Meat Grinder

THE SERIAL KILLER AT PADLOCK'D GOLD COAST?? IS THAT YOU?? Aw jeez, aw man, this wasn't good gamers : - ( There are a number of core elements that make up a good (or even solid) escape room and somehow Meat Grinder didn't possess any of them. No interesting/fun puzzles, no semblance of narrative, no consistent tech, no torches, no sense of direction and no s u b s t a n c e. From the jump, it seemed pretty clear to me and my team that something in the room was off. The "serial killer audio" that was supposed to set the scene was nowhere to be found, which lead to a number of puzzles being affected and even becoming damn near unsolvable. What we were left with instead was the most obnoxious, ear-splitting music for the entire FIFTY SEVEN MINUTES of our experience. Now you're probably thinking, "Michael you belligerent fool, just ask the staff to turn it down". I DID. FOUR. TIMES. Unfortunately due to the "press for clue" system in place, players actually have no real way to communicate directly with their Gamemaster other than hitting a button and listening to a pre-recorded piece of audio provide you with unhelpful or irrelevant info. Invest in walkies gang, they're an escape room staple for a reason. Once it was finally over our GM Phoenix (who was lovely btw) was perplexed and apologetic. Even offering us a free game as compensation for the aural hellscape that was provided (Zombie Apocalypse was a much better experience). All in all, Indestroom reared its ugly head again and I was left feeling disappointed and a little annoyed. In terms of the other 1 million offerings at this venue, I hope this is the bottom of the pile. 3.9/10 🔏🧩

A really good room with a great quality set to match! Escape This do always have good sets and it is no exception for this room, the room is decorated very generously and is actually quite large as well. The puzzles are great as well and make very good use of mechanics and high tech. I only had frustrations with a skill based stacking game which ended with the blocks falling over and landing on my arm (ouch) This room is definitely the best Escape This room I've done to date across all venues!

Really great theming and overall a very high quality room. That being said, advertisements mark it as one of if not the most scary horror experiences in Melbourne. It’s not scary at all apart from the awesome theming and ambience. I wouldn’t let that hold you back, this is imo a must play escape room if you’re in Melbourne

A tricky room, with an incredible storyline and some impressive moments. Tense and gory, as one would expect from the name. Some unique puzzles that I haven’t seen anywhere else, and some ominous audio to tie to all together. Overall a top tier experience, just make sure to bring your A-Game!