Melanie P.
Yelp
Yelp tempted me with a free ticket to visit Electric Playhouse. I liked it so much that a month later, we hosted my son's 6th birthday there!
Everything went awesome! We even had the entire place to ourselves until the last hour.
We got the Kilowatt room, and for about 20-30 people, plus an added fruit plate, salad, 2 additional pizzas and soda pitcher, our bill totaled over $700. After all attendees were counted, the 20% local discount was taken off, and the "taxes and fees" added, our total was still $799. That was more than I expected, and I suspect came from the generic "taxes and fees" line.
That said, taking a step back - that price still feels like a steal for hosting any kind of party on the strip; let alone one with such original attractions/activities!
These gigantic touchscreen pods are amazing! From what I could tell, there's usually 5-6 interactive and customizable visuals per pod, plus a couple games. Each pod's selection is unique; you won't find the same options on any other pods. The main, large arena area has even more games to choose from.
My son's favorite visual is on the small pod closest to the party room. It has bunches of brightly colored spiders that you can squash. Additionally, he likes all the games available in the main arena - and there are a lot.
My favorite visuals are--what I think is named--"Galaxy Waves" located in front of the bar. Multi-colored waves come in from the sides and space rocks float across the walls. That said, I didn't try all the pods. I was focused on readying the party area and socializing with guests! I'd like to come back soon and just focus on playing again.
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The party itself went fairly smoothly, though like anything, it had some bumps.
They were out of lemonade, so we subbed with Sprite. At first I thought nothing of it, but soon I realized that's a big issue for a children's party. A lot of kids, including my son, are averse to carbonation bubbles. My son was thirsty, and downed water only when he felt desperate. As feedback, keeping alternative juices on hand probably would be helpful for the kitchen if they still want to cater to children too.
As for the food, it was solid.
The pizza was fluffy and clearly made with care.
The fruit plate wasn't too much of a surprise; it was composed of grapes, honeydew melon, cantaloupe, and a light sprinkle of raspberries.
The salads were standard garden salads, but I noticed a bit later that they forgot to separate the croutons/toppings to the side like I asked [via email]. Thankfully my mom is gluten intolerant rather than celiac, so she was okay with just picking them off and being careful. They did keep the dressing on the side though, which was helpful.
They let me in with my Costco baked cake without a hitch. They require a certified bakery make the cake or dessert that you bring, and they'll glance at the sticker on the box. I just added some superficial decorations, and voila -- my son had an astronaut themed 6th birthday cake!
The food did get placed in the room a bit later than I expected, but that actually worked out perfectly because all of our guests were late. It's tough for anyone to venture out to these strip locations! (Plus I told our guests to either arrive late or leave early so they could stay within the 3 hours of free parking window that's available for locals at Caesar's garage.)
We brought our own cake cutting and serving supplies. Staff didn't provide any help for serving the pizza until I asked. They gave us extra tongs, but those didn't help as much as I hoped they would. In hindsight, some clear gloves from the kitchen would have been great! I don't mind serving all the guests, (it is just pizza after all,) but I had a cold that day so I was trying to be mindful of not passing my germs to everyone too.
Staff were extra nice at the tail end of our party room time. We were supposed to be there for only 90 minutes, but they let us linger for 2 hours instead. As we still lagged with cleaning out our stuff, they were kind and patient. I'm sure it helped that no other customers were frequenting the facilities yet, but they still didn't have to give us the extra time that they did. So I'm grateful!
While we were out of our party room time, and then just playing in the pods, a few of us did become thirsty. There was no one manning the bar area so we had to ask for water bottles at the front desk. Four water bottles came to maybe $12.41 - which was fine. Water never tasted sweeter after running around with kids for the last couple hours!
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What really topped off our experience at Electric Playhouse was the back balcony that overlooks a gorgeous view of the strip! It's bordered in full cement, so kids will need a chair to see anything above it. That said, it's fabulous for adult selfies and smoke breaks!
Overall our party experience here was pretty grand! Like I said, the next time I come, I'm going to focus on just play, and maybe try a mocktail!