This Halloween, Agency Cocktail Lounge is inviting guests to experience something bone-chillingly fresh and oh-so-mysterious at their amazing new location.
Make reservations for their Halloween experience at the Dubbel Dutch, 819 N Marshall St., on Thursday, Oct. 31 or Friday, Nov. 1 and experience an immersive five-course tasting experience that also challenges you to unlock the chilling mysteries locked away inside the historical hotel.
“The Last Experiment” offers a curated five-course menu of haunting craft cocktails and bone-chillingly delicious small plates, each of which will be paired with riddles and cryptic clues to guide you stealthily through the Koeffler family’s sinister legacy.
In the words of the talented Agency staff:
“Drawing inspiration from the mansion’s fictionalized past, this one-of-a-kind journey takes you back to the year 1898, when the magnificent Koeffler double mansion stood as a beacon of architectural beauty. But beneath its elegant exterior, dark secrets unfold, sparking a tale of forbidden experiments and eerie disappearances that haunt its halls to this day.
“Each course of the Tasting Menu unlocks another chapter in the story, weaving together innovative flavors with intricate puzzles designed to challenge the mind. As the evening progresses, the line between past and present blurs, pulling you deeper into a family mystery where alchemy, obsession, and loss are intertwined in a haunting narrative.”
Are you up for it?
Reservations are extremely limited, and only the most curious will solve the riddles that unravel the tale of the Dubbel Dutch Hotel.
To secure spots for up to four guests, visit agency.resos.com, select your party size, your preferred date (October 31st or November 1st), and your preferred time. This experience is $80 per person, excluding tax and gratuity, with a $20 pre-payment required to secure your seat.
Note: for parties larger than four, contact Kat Doughty at Kat@welcometo.agency.
As a passionate champion of the local dining scene, Lori has reimagined the restaurant critic's role into that of a trusted dining concierge, guiding food lovers to delightful culinary discoveries and memorable experiences.
Lori is an avid cook whose accrual of condiments and spices is rivaled only by her cookbook collection. Her passion for the culinary industry was birthed while balancing A&W root beer mugs as a teenage carhop, fed by insatiable curiosity and fueled by the people whose stories entwine with every dish. Lori is the author of two books: the "Wisconsin Field to Fork" cookbook and "Milwaukee Food". Her work has garnered journalism awards from entities including the Milwaukee Press Club. In 2024, Lori was honored with a "Top 20 Women in Hospitality to Watch" award by the Wisconsin Restaurant Association.
When she’s not eating, photographing food, writing or planning for TV and radio spots, you’ll find Lori seeking out adventures with her husband Paul, traveling, cooking, reading, learning, snuggling with her cats and looking for ways to make a difference.
