Somewhere Among These St. Louis Dinner Guests Hides a Killer
Murder mystery dinner at the Hilton St. Louis Frontenac, where the cast dresses like the audience and any guest can turn suspect.
The Dinner Detective runs its murder mystery around the dinner tables of the Hilton St. Louis Frontenac, with the cast mixed in among the paying guests. Expect three hours of eating, questioning strangers, being questioned, and a written guess at the killer at the end.
The booking below covers the show, the plated dinner and the waitstaff tip for each guest aged 15 and up. Drinks and any tip for the cast are extra, and this listing treats every sale as final.
Dinner Detective True Crime Murder Mystery Show - St. Louis, MOInteractive murder mystery with a plated dinner at the Hilton St. Louis Frontenac. Ages 15 and up, about three hours.www.viator.comThe Cast Sits Among the Guests
Check-in hands you your detective materials, and a reception opens the night while everyone sizes up the room. Then a crime happens in front of all of you. Detectives move between the tables questioning guests, some of whom are actors and some of whom are not, and any guest can be named a Prime Suspect. Taking part is encouraged and optional, though the people around you may question you anyway.
The operator's rule is that its performers wear no costumes and sit among the audience, with the killer somewhere in the room. A 2025 guest wrote that the actors who were part of the audience did a great job of remaining incognito. An early-2025 reviewer's advice: make up a fake name at check-in.
The night ends with a final answer form, the reveal, and a Top Sleuth prize package for the guest closest to the solution. The operator warns that shows can include prop guns, simulated gunshots and brief blackouts.
Dinner Arrives Between the Clues
The meal is served during breaks in the show. On this booking you pick chicken or a vegetarian entrée for each guest, and anyone left unchosen gets chicken. The operator's posted St. Louis menu starts with a red gem salad with feta, olives and warm rolls, describes the chicken as piccata and the vegetarian plate as a vegetable napoleon with red pepper coulis, and ends on a chef's-choice dessert with coffee or tea on request. The listing bills the meal as four courses, which the posted menu lays out across rolls, salad, an entrée, and dessert.
Reviews of the food split. A 2026 guest graded it on a hotel-food curve and approved; a 2024 guest found it "less than flavorful." Allergies and diets such as gluten free or vegan have to be noted when you order, and the booking form has a special requirements box for that. The operator takes no meal changes within four days of the show.
The bar serves beer, wine and cocktails from check-in, paid separately; the operator suggests carrying cash even though the bar often takes cards. Outside food and drink are not allowed, and leftovers cannot be boxed to go.
A Bright Hotel Room, and Strangers at Your Table
Two reviewers in 2026 describe the setting as a plain hotel event room, open and brightly lit, without the dim lighting and decor of a dinner club. Seating is pre-assigned at round banquet tables of up to ten, and the operator seats different parties together. Groups larger than ten are split across neighboring tables, and the operator cannot promise seating requests made after the order.
Room acoustics are worth keeping in mind: with actors performing unamplified in an open banquet room, several guests across recent seasons noted that dialogue can get lost over table conversation and dinner clatter. On accessibility, the operator asks for at least 21 days' notice for any special accommodation—including an ADA interpreter—and notes requests cannot be guaranteed.
The listing marks the show wheelchair accessible. The operator's own pages make no specific statement about wheelchair access, and its 21-day rule applies to any accessibility question.
Rules Enforced at the Door
The minimum age is a strict 15, on the listing and on the operator's St. Louis page alike, with no babies or young children. The dress code is business casual with no shorts, t-shirts or hats, and the operator says guests who ignore it are turned away at the door. Jeans are allowed. Bring your confirmation and a valid photo ID.
Arrive 10 to 15 minutes before the check-in time on your confirmation. Latecomers are admitted for up to 30 minutes and seated at a break, but tickets unclaimed 30 minutes after check-in begins can be forfeited without a refund.
Weapons are banned at every location, concealed-carry permits included, and filming the show needs the operator's written consent. This listing sells every ticket as final, with no refund for cancellations. The operator says bad weather alone does not cancel a show; only the hotel calling it off does.
🎭 The show is at the Hilton St. Louis Frontenac, 1335 South Lindbergh Boulevard, with free self-parking, and a 2025 guest suggests parking toward the back of the building. Friday shows start at 7:00 PM and Saturday shows at 6:00 PM, and both run about three hours.
The operator plays several weekend nights a month, about two a month on its posted late-2026 calendar, and typically lists new St. Louis dates 8 to 12 weeks ahead. Scripts rotate, and one 2025 guest planned a return for the next one. Book a date, pick the entrées, and settle on the fake name you will answer to all night.