Dayton Dinner Theater

Dayton Dinner Theater runs themed dinner-and-a-movie events rather than standard daily showtimes — think a costume-encouraged 40th-anniversary screening of Labyrinth with a cocktail hour, trivia, and a full dinner built around the film. Reviewers who catch it on a good night rave about the immersive format and the hosts' evident passion for bringing the community together. Execution seems to vary by event, though: multiple reviewers across different screenings independently describe food falling short of expectations, from running out of dinner mid-event to a buffet that didn't match the promised 'themed dinner' billing. It's a genuinely different format than a typical movie theater, closer to an interactive dinner-theater experience built around film screenings. Because it's ticketed per event rather than per showtime, pricing runs higher than a standard movie ticket, bundling dinner, drinks, and entertainment together.