The Cookhouse

8/10

13th Hour really does traditional escape rooms well. The puzzles are fun (if nothing new), the searching is heavy, and they really push you to use the full hour. Highly recommending trying out everything they have to offer. To push it to overdrive, the space could consider adding in one or two actor moments, and having GMs introduce the game in character. It's missing that extra "pizzazz" that top-level spot bring to their games.

13th Hour is worth the effort to travel to. The only room I know of that is okay letting one person reserving an entire room for themselves at no extra charge. They have such a great entertainment site all around. The Cookhouse and the 5 other ones I have done did not disappoint!!

I liked the room. Most of the puzzles were fine, though one of the hidden clues seemed a bit unfair and too hidden to me. It had multiple occasions where you had to crawl/go under things. Though if you have at least one solidly able bodied person in your party to do those 2 or so aspects you should be fine. Otherwise, I don’t suggest it.

Such a fun room. It definitely helps having more people because there’s so much to do, and each person picks up on different puzzles… This room could use a little refurbishing, but nonetheless still enjoyable. All the Hayden rooms need air conditioning… Be prepared for the heat in the summer. Heard it gets extremely cold in the winter.

8.2/10 The Cookhouse is just another strong example of how 13th Hour know how to do escape rooms. This room falls into the overall story and theme of the murderous Hayden family. All the puzzles and tasks are on theme and fit so well with this story. The strongest part of this experience was the beginning in our opinion. The actual kitchen had such great detail and made it a very unique experience, but as we progressed through the game, we felt the level of detail fell off a bit. The best parts of this game were based in this area and we wish the other rooms felt more connected with it. This is a more search heavy room as well. There were a few times that we got stumped and that was because we didn’t search specific areas well enough which would’ve lead to the next thing. 13th Hour has a great lineup of rooms, including The Cookhouse, but might be found lower on our totem poll of their games. We would prefer some of their other games but we do not often give hearts on this app. When we do it’s because they truly deserve it and 13th Hour most definitely do deserve it with The Cookhouse.

Disappointing Experience – Won’t Be Returning We have been to 13th Hour Escape Rooms multiple times and have completed several of their rooms, including two of their more challenging ones. We had high expectations based on our past experiences, but after our most recent visit, we won’t be coming back—ever. We booked The Great Room and The Cook House, and while the rooms themselves were well-themed and decorated, the experience was completely ruined by an unprofessional and intrusive game master. From the very beginning, they bombarded us with unsolicited hints before we even had a chance to request them. It felt like we weren’t even playing the game ourselves—just being spoon-fed solutions. At one point, my boyfriend and I were discussing a puzzle (not arguing in any dramatic way), and the game master actually came into the room to assist without being asked. Then at the end, they had the audacity to say, “I don’t like when my groups fight.” Excuse me? First of all, it wasn’t a fight. Second, we paid to solve the puzzles, not to be patronized. The Cook House was even worse. This is supposed to be their easiest room, but despite having completed 30+ escape rooms (including two tough ones at this very location), the game master treated us like complete amateurs. The second we didn’t get something instantly, they spammed hints nonstop, making it impossible to actually work through the puzzles ourselves. And at the end? They smugly said, “You’re welcome for spamming the hints button.” As if we should be grateful that they completely removed the challenge from the experience. To top it off, I wanted to shop at the end, but I was so frustrated that we just walked out. The game master literally led us out the door as if we were being dismissed. We still had two more rooms left to complete here, but honestly? We won’t be finishing them. We’re also skipping any of the haunts they offer because we have no interest in giving them another cent. If you want an escape room experience where you can actually think for yourself, go somewhere else.

Went with kids and mommy and maan. This is the one Rhys crawled out under the toilet in a secret passage with a dead body at the end.

I am going to review of all of the rooms in this series together as we did them all back to back on the same day and I would undoubtedly make errors trying to differentiate between the individual rooms. Overall experience is a 10 out of 10! I loved them all and feel that this there is a satisfaction not only as a player but someone who can appreciate watching the company grow and expand. The first room in the series compared to the final room in the series (as of me writing) shows they have grown leaps and bounds not only in technology, but in puzzle design and storytelling. The sets are absolutely to die for... Pun definitely meant. Bloody, gory, and suitable spooky but never crossing the line into gross out horror. The puzzles are top tier and was really impressed that for a series of rooms they never felt into the trap of repeating puzzles. Every room's challenges were that room's and that room's alone. This is something you need to experience for yourself because mere words cannot do it justice! I do recommend breaking up the rooms over two days if possible. It will be more enjoyable to take it all of the hard work and stellar ambiance!!