We were 3 couples and we enjoyed our experiences with the potions and shots that we drank, 90…read moreminutes go by fast we only had three rounds of drinks but Kate, Lauren, River and Stevie did a great job on storytelling of the drinks and making our potions! Atmosphere of the dark bar was great , definitely would try it again

This stop was the biggest disappointment of our trip to Edinburgh…read more I went with my two daughters and we were so excited to go...... until we actually got there. We arrived for our reservation, the staff pointed at a table and got us to seat ourselves, then told us which drinks were not available. With a rather limited menu, it really is hugely disappointing when two of the drinks aren't available. You pay for your drinks in advance when you book your reservation so we couldn't leave even though my daughters couldn't get the drinks they had planned on. Then they brought all three drinks to us at the same time, advised us to make them all at the same time immediately because the dry ice wouldn't last. These drinks have multiple steps to create. Spoiler alert, if you go with kids and have to help them with their drinks, your drink will be wasted like mine was. The only thing that happened with my drink was it changed a slight different colour because by the time I got to it the dry ice was gone. They really should offer parents with young children the choice of getting their drinks a few minutes later if things need to be mixed immediately and kids need help reading and following the instructions. Neither of my daughters liked the taste of their drinks (they described it as tasting like Tylenol medicine) and I would rate mine as only "okay". We sat next to a wonderful young couple from Switzerland and they were trying to watch us do our drinks since their drinks failed and did nothing. Their spoken English was perfect but they said they had problems reading some of the instructions, couldn't get help, and therefore ended up making mistakes with the order in which to mix things. The couple were so sweet about it but they were every bit as disappointed as we were and also thought the taste wasn't very good. Then near the end of the visit, we were told "we had 15 minutes left in our reservation and to please get ready to leave now" so I stood up immediately and we left my drink unfinished (which to be honest I'm not too sad about). It's a shame because the place has potential and if the waitress had even introduced herself or been friendly in anyway we would have had a much better time. It's a cute space, the concept of it is amazing, but the staff should be friendlier (she is the only person I have met in Edinburgh that hasn't been friendly). Overall an extremely disappointing experience. The only disappointment and rude/rushed service we have had in our two weeks here in Edinburgh. When they brought the shot glass drinks out in a chest full of dry ice, it looked really cool and that was the only part we enjoyed. I suggest saving your money and just buy some dry ice instead.

My wife and I are seasoned Escape Room players, playing approximately 20 rooms over the past 2…read moreyears. Upon arrival the staff was extremely friendly and everything was ready to go, even though we arrived 30 minutes early. We picked, "The Asylum" for this event,". Our host did a great job explaining things, giving the backstory and providing general info on the room. I would have given the the room four or five stars, however, we had one large hiccup. About 2/3rd of the way through the room, we got trapped in a self-locking room. There was a "exit room" button, however, it looked identical to the real "emergency exit" buttons. My wife and I even discussed pressing it to get out, however, for fear of the game being cancelled from hitting the unlock button, we didn't hit it. Based on this, we were stuck in a room with no possible way out. After trying several guesses and searching the room, we basically gave up and sat there waiting for our time to expire. While we waited for time to expire, we discussed that there is a camera in the room and someone was watching us. We then assumed the host wouldn't let us sit in the room for 20 minutes with no possible way out....Based on that, we continued searching the room and looking for any possible clues. When time expired, the host came down to greet us and show us the puzzles that we did not complete. I asked how we were supposed to get out of the room that we had been locked into for 1/3rd of the game, only then did he realize what had happened. Not sure if it is his job to watch the cameras or his co-workers, but it led to a disappointing experience. Overall the room was decorated great, the theme was good and the vibe of everything was good....however, that doesn't make up for the issue we experienced. Without giving anything away, if you find yourself entering, and being locked into a room, via the press a big blue button, understand that you can exit by pressing the switch inside the locked room, that looks like an emergency exit button. With that being said, there are 2 of these switches in the room, press the wrong one and the hosts will expect that you have a true emergency. My advice is either: A: Warn people about this situation ahead of time or... B: Have a similar style blue button to unlock the door The only reason we didn't push the unlock button was because we wanted to play by the rules. Based on the issue we had, we were giving a 10% off discount if we were to rebook, however, it appears they give that discount to everyone. It is unfortunate as we planned on booking 2 of their rooms that day, this experience left us soured. Edited: Management reached out to make things right, moving from 2 to 4.

Escape Reality Edinburgh is ESCAPETHEROOMers second stop in Edinburgh, Scotland. They are a…read morefranchise that's currently located in 12 different cities all over the world. The Edinburgh location is quite spacious. There's plenty of seating to rest in the lobby area and we love their 3D looking backdrop poster that they use for victory poses. They currently have 6 different escape rooms at this location and a pop-up VR experience that was recently added! We only had time to try one of their rooms and of course it had to be... "The Asylum". This is the first time we've used a hint system like this, but they are quite technologically advanced. Each puzzle has a QR code next to it so that if you do get stuck you can scan it and a clue will pop up on the iPad. But you cannot continuously use it as you do get locked out for a period of time. The "pros" are that there's never a delay in getting hints from the game master. The "cons" are that you'll be seeing these QR codes throughout the room which kind of takes a little bit away from the immersive atmosphere. Speaking of which, they did an amazing job with the room design! It was also quite fitting for us that the storyline of this Rolling Hills Asylum is an actual asylum with a haunting history in New York. As tourists from NY, we found a deeper connection with this haunted room. Right when we entered, I felt a chill down my spine and of course my first question was: "Are there any live actors? You should just tell me now as I've been tricked many times before". The game master said "No" with a smirk as sometimes they do go in and give the "victims" a little scare, but they stayed true to their word this time probably just to save themselves from my high-pitched screams. A lot of the props and décor stayed very true to what an asylum would have. The room was pretty linear in terms of puzzles although there were a few moments where we were able to split up and tackle different puzzles or find items. It was a very straightforward gameplay with no red herrings. We got out with two people and plenty of time to spare. I do want to remind the players that you do have to scan that final QR code outside the room in order to stop the time for your game as we forgot to do so and that probably added an extra minute to our clock (Hey! Every second counts!). Escape Reality Edinburgh is probably the largest escape room location we've been to in Edinburgh. With that said, you know they have a lot of different surprises in their rooms since they have the space to create them. They can easily host corporate and large party events. The other 5 escape room games currently at this location are "Jungala", "Tortuga Pirates", "Machina", "Nosferatu" and "Alcatraz". We can't wait to return one day to try their other games as they all sound and look amazing! *For more info, check out my Yelp profile.

Looking for something different to do, try Escape Glasgow. OK, so it's being locked in a room but…read morewith friends this is fun. Search for the clues, figure out the codes and soon you will find the key to freedom. If you haven't tried I recommend you try and if you want more of a challenge try the contagion room. Guaranteed fun! I hope they develop more seasonal or special limited feature rooms. As once you've done the classic and contagion you know how to solve the clues or you can join another group of friends and look like a genius. "Been here before you say? Never, I'm just that smart." Hehe!

I'd never seen the Crystal Maze TV show so when I heard about Escape Glasgow I really didn't know…read morewhat to expect. I'm also fiercely competitive and was a little bit worried about Briony-Hulk paying Yelpers a visit when we did this a few months back - thankfully, I managed to keep my Hulk under control and work as a team member well enough to get a 33 minute escape time from one of the classic rooms. YAH. Last night we headed back for a UYE organised by the awesome Harry L to do Contagion. This is more of a themed room where you have to find the cure to the plague (or something) within 60 minutes of getting into the room, or you'll catch the plague and die. It's £66 and you can have up to 6 people. Liam talked us through how it all works even though there was just the one newbie, the briefing is fun and informative so you don't need to worry about getting bored. If you need to go to the loo you'll need to head up to the first floor of Baltic Chambers which is one of my few criticisms of this place, it'd be nice if they were closer by! You then get locked in the room (although if you really do freak out about being locked in, they can let you out). The guys from Escape Glasgow are watching you on CCTV so that if you get stuck on a puzzle, they'll put a hint on the TV in the room. This proves to be SUPER helpful as sometimes you will just get stuck and have no idea what to do. I won't give the puzzles away for the room as that would spoil the fun, but it is SUCH a laugh and so much fun. I love that when you're there with 5 other people, each person brings something useful to the team and you will all end up solving puzzles. I think it would be near impossible to do alone. Contagion is a really fun room and I think I preferred the puzzles in this room to the classic. You don't need to have any special knowledge to do them, you just need to be observant and think imaginatively. I love that when you escape the room, the guys seem properly chuffed for you and they'll talk to you about the bits you got stuck on. They are looking at re-doing one of the classic rooms so hopefully we'll head back when that gets changed!

Amazing escape rooms venue! Really immersive and atmosphere is brilliant! Loads of different rooms…read more Will defintely be back again very soon. Thanks for booking us in at short notice Shaun!!! You da man!

It's hard to review a place like this without giving something away but I'll try really hard…read more This location is a bit out of the way, to the point where you could almost argue that finding it is part of the intended challenge. Once you get there, you're pretty much immediately put into the challenge and left with your one hour timer. Unlike many of the other puzzle games, this one is actually over several rooms which allows for a wider variety of puzzles. Our group did have one puzzle that clearly didn't work as well as planned, and another that we managed to skip by accident, but overall the experience was fun and the location will work out some of the kinks. There were a wide variety of types of puzzles for different types of players. I'd say I'd happily go back but that doesn't work with these types of places. I'll instead strongly recommend people who likes these sorts of games try it. It's more than worth the price of admission.

Oh my god this was so much fun.. Me and three of the girls from work decided to give this a go.. We…read moregot a good deal on itison and headed along. It is situated in the tradeston area and it does look a bit run down and dodgy from the outside, but once you are in its grand. You enter all at the same time and then wait for your instructions from the walkie talkie guy. It was great fun trying to suss out how everything worked, finding clues and trying to work out what to do next,. Some of the puzzles are really clever.. Some are easier than others and some are tricky.. But don't worry if you are struggling or a bit puzzled walkie talkie guy will give you a wee clue here and there.. Would definitely recommend giving this a go.. Good fun, a laugh and taxes the brain a lot.. Think of a cross between the crystal maze and I'm a celebrity (without the bugs)

Did the 90s escape room-it is full of nostalgia fun-lots of 90s elements and songs -very well doneread more

First and foremost, there are no lifts/ elevators for this building! The escape room is located on…read morethe 3rd floor, so you'll have to go up 3 flight of stairs to get to the escape room. We did the Magician's Heist room. I like the intro concept they have. (Trying not to spoil the room for anyone) The room was big and fun. Lot of non-linear puzzles so it's easy for a bigger group to divide and conquer. That said, the sweet spot is still 4 players. Has good amount of puzzles, and a good variety as well. It's a literal something for everybody type of room. Light theme so good for any age