Annette Rivas
This is a great dinner show. The talent serve and perform. They have spectacular voices. The food is served family-style and we had salad, ribs, salmon, mashed potatoes, corn, baked beans, and cobbler for dessert. All the food was very good and portions were all you can eat. I highly recommend attending.
… moreJozef Watson
Great dinner show with excellent food and service. Provides a lot of entertainment for the entire family and plenty of food to eat. Had a lot of fun hearing about some Alaskan history and eating the great food. It’s family style seating so you’ll be with other people but it’s a fun time from the moment they open the doors. Well worth the time and money.
… moreCoachSingleton
Alaskan Cabin Nite Dinner Theater (5 Stars):
We made reservations for the Alaskan Cabin Nite Dinner Theater through the Denali Park Village front desk, and it turned out to be a highlight of our trip. Most of the attendees were part of a Land and Sea tour group, but you can also book tickets online in advance, which is highly recommended for planning purposes. They have two seatings each day, with the first one at 5:30 PM (1730 hrs) and seating beginning at 5:15 PM (1715 hrs).
The meal is served family-style and includes a delicious spread of ribs, salmon, beans, corn, mashed potatoes, salad, biscuits, and a fantastic cobbler for dessert. It’s all-you-can-eat, so feel free to indulge in as many ribs and as much cobbler as you like—trust me, you’ll want to!
The show itself was outstanding. It’s a lively mix of comedy, singing, acting, and history, all rolled into one entertaining performance. I was even invited to be part of the show, which made the experience even more memorable. A special note: there was a deaf couple in the Land and Sea group, and the cruise company provided two interpreters for them. I spent quite a bit of time watching the interpreters—they were amazing. If you’re ever on a cruise or a Land & Sea tour, remember that companies are required to provide interpreters at no additional cost, which is a fantastic service.
… moreConnie W. Lunt
Good show based on a history around Denali. Food good and plenty of it. Family style seating is cute but did make food service and passing items difficult. We arrived on time at 5:30 and the table we were placed at for the show and meal was already occupied. Which was ok, we were 4 people and had to sit one on one side and three on the other. Could not talk to our group. As for food, everyone was already done with their salads and bread. Made it feel really rushed. If the start is 5:30 then serve at 5:30 or tell us earlier and we would have been sooner. The whole night just felt rushed. Would recommend as the talent was good but arrive 30 minutes early so you can actually eat normally!
… moreDave and Judy Ingram
I had mixed reviews of this experience. The food was excellent and there was plenty of it. I had a group of 8 with me. One brother-in-law needed to have a gluten-free dessert. This was not provided, but he explained to our waiter what should happen, and in less than 5 minutes was served a gluten-free dessert. This was definitely a plus.
On the other hand, the seductress picked on a few people from the crowd to sing to them. Some of her humor was borderline adult. Another of my brother-in-laws was selected as her secret lover, and he was with his wife. He handled it well, but it was very embarrassing to him and his wife. I imagine others in the crowd felt the same way, but laughed it off. Her routine could have been incorporated with the piano player, and the same message would have been conveyed. This by itself soured the evening for me.
… morePeter Au
Good good and good show. The salmon was excellent. The ribs were great. Service was wonderful. The show was entertaining and hilarious. Well worth the bucks.
… moreDavid Rosenduft
Service and entertainment tops. Ribs and other fixings good, but salmon was dry or maybe over cooked. Give them a shot, the actors/singers really have some talent, in some cases as good as broadway.
… moreMissy Stanley
I must say I am not the theater type but this was a great time. I was in tears from laughing so hard. A little corny but a lot comical. Dinner was salad, salmon, ribs, corn potatoes and baked beans with cheese herb biscuits. Most was just so so but the salad was nice and fresh and a welcome sight after eating on the road so much. The dessert was a berry crisp and was delicious. It elevated my food rating a whole star. Meal is served family style at tables of 10.
… moreT. Bolt
It’s old-time entertainment. It’s somewhat corny, but well done. Some of the original music numbers were quite evocative. The food was plentiful, filling, and the salmon was out of this world. Dessert was a home-made style blackberry cobbler, you would swear grandma made it-assuming your grandma knew how to cook.
… moreMillie Kwan
What a fun experience! Thought it was going to be kitschy, but it was definitely entertaining. The food was fairly good for this type of operation with ribs, salmon, mashed potatoes, salad and a great mixed berry cobbler. The waitstaff then put on a musical show which taught singer of the history of Alaska and the singing was great. Really enjoyed!
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