Welcome To Watson's Mystery Café & Spirits
NOW OPEN 5:30 PM THURS & FRI FOR FOOD AND DRINK
On Stage/Entertainment
Craft Cocktails & Drafts
On Stage/Entertainment
Upcoming shows and entertainment. Stand-up Comedy, Murder Mysteries, Speakeasy Nights, Adult Comedy, Jazz and Blues, Magic and more. Discover your next adventure
New Food Menu
Craft Cocktails & Drafts
On Stage/Entertainment
Try our new menu - our traditional pub food is also available.
Craft Cocktails & Drafts
Craft Cocktails & Drafts
Craft Cocktails & Drafts
Watson's is the only establishment in Boise certified by Guinness to pour the perfect pint. Hire our Mobile Bar
Join our Improv Team
Calling all Improvisation Artists!
Watson’s Mystery Cafe and Spirits is looking for professionals to join our House Team!
We practice Mondays at 7 pm and perform two adults-only improv shows every Friday Night: Improv Insanity, which is short-form and Positive Parkour, which is long-form. Our cast works together to help develop new games and forms to keep things fresh and fun for all of us and our audiences.
Participants should:
- Be willing to learn and perform long-form improv
- Maintain a positive mindset
- Preferably have prior experience in short-form improv
- Be comfortable performing in shows that may be "Non-PC"
We also stage Murder Mysteries and have a group of stand-up comedians! If you are interested in those opportunities, please feel free to reach out for more information.
We pay $30 per performance and have food and drink benefits for Watson's Performers who are fully trained and actively in performances.
If this sounds like something you’d be interested in, please join us Mondays at 7 pm!
About Us
Who we are
Watson's is an 1800s English-style pub that offers weekly entertainment, delicious food and a full bar with craft cocktails and beer.
Owned by two veterans whose main objective is to provide Boise a great place for a date night and entertainment for all.
Look for secret entrances, upcoming escape rooms, mystery elements and more.
Remember the Fallen 1964-2021
Wendell H.A. Wilson
It is with an extremely heavy heart that we say goodbye to a fantastic man, father, friend and family member. We are saddened to say our beloved Wendell passed away Wednesday, May 26, suddenly and to all our surprise.
Wendell has been and forever will be the guiding light of this theater. He gave himself with every ounce of his body to perform to the joy of many audiences at the Playhouse/Watson's, without asking for anything in return. He would give the shirt off his back (literally) if you needed it, or if he just wanted to (little inside joke there). He was always giving, both on and off the stage. If you needed anything, Wendell was there. He was an exceptional father to his son Max ,who will always be part of our family, and a man that made you feel at ease anytime you talked to him. He will truly be missed by his friends, family, his theater family and anybody who was blessed enough to know him.
Exit stage left, Wendell; "break a leg" in that divine stage in the sky, you will be extremely missed.
Join us as as we will be dedicating our theater to Wendell. Moving forward, it will be called the
Wendell H.A. Wilson Theater at Watson's.
If you'd like to donate his gofundme page is: https://www.gofundme.com/f/remembering-wendell-wilson
