I went to a ‘Survivor’ watch party at Boston’s Survivor bar. Here’s what it’s like

I’ve been at plenty of restaurants and bars where viewers react in real time to a player making a crucial play or pulling out a big win.

I’d never been at a bar where people groaned at a 52-year-old airport ramp agent stumbling off a balance beam or when Jeff Probst read names off sheets of paper.

Having been to both, I can confirm that going to the Ultimate Survivor Fan Cafe in Boston for a live watch party is just as much fun as going to a live watch party for a football game.

The cafe is a temporary takeover of the third and fourth floors of The Greatest Bar near TD Garden in Boston, offered through Nov. 9. It features elaborate decor, drinks, food, merch and games inspired by the “Survivor” TV show.

You can buy a 90-minute reservation any time. But I wanted to go all-out. So I went for a longer reservation for the cafe’s Wednesday night watch parties — during Survivor’s normal 8 p.m. runtime on CBS.

Watch party at the Ultimate Survivor Fan Cafe

After buying tickets for a table ahead of time (exclusively sold through Bucket Listers Boston), we got our seats and explored the space setup over the two floors.

I took a picture with the Jeff Probst standee (of course). Later in the night, I joined a crowd in mourning that same standee when it got clobbered and folded in half towards the end of the night.

Once you’re seated, you’re free to poke around the space. That includes playing the games, checking out the merch booth and using the “Tribal Council” stand, where you can write someone’s name on rustic parchment like they do on the show.

I’ve always wondered what it was like to use a marker on that brown paper they use on “Survivor.” So on this night, I got to live out my oddly specific dream.

Once the show started at 8 p.m., we joined the rest of the crowd in watching the events unfold while noshing on food and drink.

The “Survivor”-themed menu has some brilliantly named items inspired by the show. My favorite name was the “Got Nothin’ For Ya,” which was just a bowl of white rice. My favorite item overall was the “Entire Chocolate Cake,” which is served with or without utensils.

I ultimately opted for the “Double Elimination Burger.” But for dessert, I splurged for the “Auction Covered Item,” a mystery dessert that is revealed after you order – just like the auction.

My prize: A little brownie sundae with ice cream.

What was the watch party like?

As for the watch party, it was a little mild to start. There were some comments throughout the crowd about wanting Wakefield native Shannon Fairweather to do well.

But as the episode got to the immunity challenge, the crowd started getting into it. The challenge got really intense at the end and drew some applause when the winner prevailed.

At Tribal Council, the crowd hooped and hollered as the votes were revealed, before a huge cheer broke out when the tribe had finally spoken. Apparently, that tribe member didn’t have a lot of fans in Boston.

Is it worth it?

I had fun. My plus-one had fun. But we’re both big fans of the show.

It was $90.60 after taxes and fees for two tickets for the watch party. That included $20 in food credits and $5 in merch credits per person.

The menu is about on par for a night out in Boston these days. It was $17 for a cocktail, $22 for the burger and $10 for the little sundae.

There was also a $2 service fee per person, which was bizarre to me. It’s such a small fee. But we were going to tip anyway. Is it part of the tip? Do I have to do extra math? I was not prepared for math.