Iron Springs Chateau Melodrama and Dinner Theatre, Manitou Springs

I have tried to find something to take my kids to and finally found it, not only family but friends too. My waitress downstairs was trying to be funny but the same jokes were much funnier when told upstairs by the pianist. The bartender was high spirited and very helpful. The actors in the show made my children laugh over and over again. When we left all they could talk about was the funny boy with long hair and the one who looks "just like barbie." Needless to say I will return as much as possible. At first I thought 30 dollars a person sounded a little steep but you cant take your family to get fast food and a movie for any cheeper and we got restaurant service and a real show.

Unless you enjoy reheated convience store food, skip the dinner if possible. We were served horrible fried chicken - greasy and cold, with cold jo-jo's, coleslaw, stale biscuts, lukewarm green beans, and stale red velvet cake. I actually spit out the stale honey (didn't even know there was such a thing) that I put on my biscut, and we let our kids eat any mints and gum in my purse that they could find, just to tide them over until after the show. I actually wish we would have just walked out of the dinner portion. The melodrama - cheesy, but that's what melodrama is, so it was fun. The actors were entertaining, but it really was a low budget show, with enough empty seats to make us feel like we were the last gasp in a dieing business. The vaudville - well, we were just glad our children were young enough to (hopefully) not get the lewd side of the entertainment. Some very funny acts, and some that they could have been more creative on, leaving out the suggestive humor in a family setting. Overall, this actually cured us of melodrama for life. I guess it started with the dinner - feeling like we were being taken for all they could get, by charging plenty and giving terrible food with no choices. We also thought that the dinner would be served in the same room as the theater, but not so - we ate dinner with stuffed animal heads, then moved to another room for the entertainment. Our advice - definitely skip the dinner, but maybe even the show. I'm sure there are better things to do with the price of one evening there.

I can't beleive I've lived here for 25 years and had never been here. I would recommend this 100%! It was very entertaining and we had a lot of fun! The food is so-so but the show totally makes up for it. All ages would like it and they get the audience to participate. We thought it would be some second rate show, but it was TOP RATE!

PLEASE DO NOT EXPECT a community theatre play here !! It is vaudville style, hokey.. and comical with great opportunities for audience participation! This is old time slap stick humor and drama. The Oleo part at the end was excellent as well! We can't say enough about how amusing the performers were, and how enjoyable the sing alongs, skits and jokes were. Hokey and fun. From Canada we have never seen anything like this before. Our 10 year old even warmed up to it eventually..he actually "wants" to go back with us again. We will !

We love the food. We love the whole experience. Our favorite time of the year to come is New Year's Eve. We have brought many friends from out of town with us, and they love it as much as we do.

My husband and I went for our anniversary. The dinner was good and the show was very humorous and entertaining. My husband doesn't care for stuff like that and he had a good time! It was the least expensive, yet one of the most fun anniversaries we had ever had!

The dinner was ok. Fried chicken thighs and drumsticks, sliced brisket in BBQ sauce, slaw, beans, roll and pudding cup. The meat was cold. I could have made this dinner for $5 for both of us, versus the approximate $20 we ended up paying. Next time, we will skip the dinner. If you do decide to eat there, the food tasted good. I would recommend the last sitting for dinner so you dont have to wait around too long before getting in to sit for the show. They had 3 sitting for dinner, and let people in for the show at 730. Show was at 8 Their lounge has potential. I did love the old music scores hanging on the walls. However, the flooring, and seating left a lot to be desired. The show though, was excellent! be aware, this is Melodrama... It is vaudville style, hokey.. and comical with great opportunities for audience participation! This isnt like a community theater play.. This is old time slap stick humor and drama. The Oleo part at the end was excellent as well! I cant say enough about how great the performers were, and how enjoyable the sing alongs, skits and jokes were. If I lived there, I would be back almost every week for the show!

The drive up to the Chateau was so cool. The old part of Manitou Springs is quaint. The dinner before the show was really nice, like something you might fix at home! We had a small wait before the show, but the Chateau had great things to look at (old pictures, furniture etc.) The Melodrama itself was terrific! All of the folks who entertained us were extremely talented. What a wonderful experience, for young and old alike!

I thought the dinner was awful the chicken was like Banquet Frozen. I would not recommend the dinner go some plae eles we left hungry and disapointed. Melodrama was fun loved the bee. Recomend the melodrama

I didn't think the dinner was the best, but the melodrama was absolutely hysterical. I went with a group of adults and we all agreed that it was totally kid-friendly. I am taking my 7-year-old niece next weekend!