Sci Fi vs 50s

[durangojim]

I like SciFi, but I'm also not one for "playful banter" at a restaurant with my server.

 

[melmel89]

Love 50's the atmosphere is great and it's worth a visit just for Dad's brownie sundae

 

[aw14]

We just went through the same quandary. We allowed our 11 year old DD decide and she chose sci fi. We have been to both and you can't go wrong either way.

 

[Sparkle81]

Tricky one. Love that atmosphere and novelty of Sci-Fi but 50s edges it, because the food is a lot better and the setting is still pretty fun.
To be honest, we usually fit both in on our trips, so I reckon you should go for it

 

[NoWayJose]

Really appreciate all the feedback. It truly is incredible that this seems split right down the middle (even the voting is equal!).

How rare is that?

I think i'm leaning toward 50's, but i'd like to get to Sci-Fi on another day perhaps. Im heading down in November and it seems light the crowd week im going, so maybe ill find time...

 

[englanddg]

I think the experience is better at Sci Fi, but the food is better at 50s.

 

[MaryJaneP]

I agree with englanddg. IMHO, food is slightly better at 50's but you pay for that with a lack of a peaceful eating experience. Sci-Fi is good enough food and you can be as quiet as you want. I also prefer movies at Sci-Fi to TVs at 50's.

 

[slappy magoo]

To the OP, I don't know if your party has any adults or not (I know you wrote you were taking your parents but I don't know if you're bringing kids, too). So potential word of warning, it might not apply to you - last time we went to Scifi, our oldest was almost 4 (our baby was six months). We thought our oldest would love eating in a car and having a milkshake and see the cartoons and the trailers for what people used to think was scary. But what "people used to think was scary?" Yeah, that stuff scared the crap out of her. We almost left but she agreed to stay IF we sat all the way in the back, at a table opposed to a car, so she could sit with her back to the screen. Even then the music would creep her out and we kept telling her we could go. I think the lure of the milkshake overrode the fear factor. Eventually, she warmed to watching some of the stuff, I'd tell her when it was a cartoon and she'd turn back around when the cartoon would end and I'd let her know if it was "Safe" to watch again. Ironically, I think our baby (who will be nearly 3 our next trip) would be fine there and our eldest, soon to be 6, would still be scared. So while we still have ADRs for the moment for lunch at Scifi, we will probably nix them and stick to dinner at 50s.

If you have any small kids in the party, 50s might be a better bet, if they're young or in general big ol' fraidy-cats

 

[NoWayJose]

Thats a great little tidbit. Fortunately, no youngsters joining that would be afraid, although I can see how that would easily arise!

These are the things you don't think about and why it's great to ask these questions on the forum.....

 

[Ironace]

we were at sci-fi in sept of 2013, our ds's were 2 and 5 and there were no issues with the trailers scaring them, they really enjoyed the whole experience. we were on the dining plan and our server bought our 2yr old his own kids meal even though he was not included on the dining plan. my dw has a gluten sensitivity and is a vegetarian. the chef created a unique meal for her and even made a gluten free brownie that she loved so much(she usually hates brownies). dw said sci-fi was the best meal she had during our 7 night stay and hopes the chef is still there when we return this sept. and the milkshakes are one of if not the best I've ever had.
as far as 50's goes I was a teenager when I went and do not have much of a memory of the place, but other family members that have recently been love the experience and enjoy the food.