Really it's the same generic sort of stuff with the only real difference being price. In any case, the menu serves pretty much the same run-of-the-mill, sorts of entrees and dishes you would get at a Kelsey's or Jack Astors or Turtle Jacks or Montana's style restaurant, the only difference being that they attach dinosaur themed monikers to each meal i.e. Not surprising given that the website boasts to have a seating capacity of 900 guests, so that's a lot of food they are churning out. The food itself is not special at all and took some time to get out to us. The first couple of times, my two year old nephew was terrified and screamed and cried because he must have genuinely felt the place was going to cave in on us. Every 10-15 minutes, the house lights dim and flash and the soundtrack becomes a little more menacing and is intended to simulate a volcano erupting. If you stop to look up at the ceiling, you are undoubtedly causing a traffic jam so there is some urgency to keep moving. To look at the other dinosaurs up close and personal, one would have to be content with whatever creature you were seated next to and admire all the other ones from afar or at least from the distance of the narrow paths winding through the dining tables that servers and other patrons were also trying to use to get to their own tables. Great idea, but the problem is all of the dinosaurs and exhibits are perched in or over other diners tables! For my kid to get up close to the aquariums, he would have to interrupt someone else's meal! It's a little intrusive when people are trying to eat and you are standing and pointing at the edge of their table gawking at a triceratops robot hanging over their family while they shove fries in their mouth. After taking our orders, our waitress encouraged our table to go and explore and look around at the various displays. Every inch of the place - from the ceilings to walls is dripping with Dino themed decor and forget about having a conversation with the other adults at the table because a steady loop of groaning and grunting prehistoric monsters is played over the loud speakers making it virtually impossible to hear one another without yelling. Prepare yourself for sensory overload as there is much to see and equally as much to hear. truly spared no expense on decor and design. The place is truly designed like the movie set of one of the Jurassic Park films and Landry's Restauarants Inc. When we were finally brought to our table, our hostess led us through a labyrinth of dining tables that took us through several themed areas of the restaurant. The other kids were impartial and I'm sure would have been just as happy eating at Denny's or some other generic restaurant serving the same type of food without all the animatronics. Really, out of the five kids, my three year old boy was the most excited as he is truly Dino crazy. We went with with four adults and 5 kids ranging in age from 2-7. Fairly certain this was by design because we were told to mill around the gift shop to wait to be called. Even with our reso, we weren't seated immediately and had to wait at least 15 minutes before actually being brought to our table. Made reservations for a Wednesday afternoon at 1pm.good thing we did because the place was absolutely jam packed and had a massive line when we arrived.
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