Bunratty Castle Banquet (Ireland) with kids?

[dpdw]

UGGGGHHHH!!! I have been racking my brain for days trying to figure out if we should go to the Bunratty Castle Medieval Banquet -- can someone else who has been there help me decide??

Background -- DH & I are travelling with our 4 & 6 year olds and DH's parents. I've been to Bunratty a few times (pre-kids & mostly drinking at Durty Nelly's), but never the banquet. My in-laws are from Ireland & the last time they were in Bunratty for the banquet was nearly 30 years ago when my DH was a kid.

DH and my in-laws say they don't care what we do & are leaving it up to me to decide. According to the million reviews I've read on Tripadvisor, either the kids will LOVE the banquet or they will HATE it.

Oh, and I know they serve mead and (perhaps) crappy wine, but do they also serve beer? That alone could be the deciding factor. :beer:

Please help me!!!! Should we go or not?? **pounding my head on the desk**

[gtkim]

It depends on your kids.

They might enjoy the music, but how well will they do sitting at a long banquet table with a bunch of strangers for a couple of hours? They typically seat you across from whoever you are with so three of you would be on one side of the table and 3 on the other. IIRC, the only silverware we got was a knife. Are you going to enjoy it if you are constantly worried about them?

They only serve mead and the wine with dinner.