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Theaters That Serve Food During the Movie (Alamo Drafthouse, Canal)
Posted on 6/13/13 at 1:57 pm
Posted on 6/13/13 at 1:57 pm
Do you like them? I did this yesterday at the Theaters at Canal and it was a fun experience but I found myself busy trying to cut the food in the dark, eat, etc. and missed parts of the movie being distracted. Having waiters walk in front of you was also a little distracting. I also couldn't switch seats from the obnoxious lady next to me because we had assigned seating. It was definitely over-priced ($12.50 ticket, $2 parking, 19.80 meal)but I wouldn't mind doing it once a year. The screens were also a lot smaller then I expected.
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Posted on 6/13/13 at 2:05 pm to JabarkusRussell
Don't think I would want to eat a full meal but I would really enjoy a few beers during the movie the same way I do at home v
Posted on 6/13/13 at 2:07 pm to BOSCEAUX
I like it because the seats are so damn comfortable. Every seat in there is a good one too.
Beer is better than a coke.
But it is very expensive to go to a movie that way.
Beer is better than a coke.
But it is very expensive to go to a movie that way.
Posted on 6/13/13 at 2:08 pm to JabarkusRussell
Cinebistro in Atlanta cuts off food orders 10 minutes before start time. Thus most eat before the previews with prob 25% finishing during them.
No waiters walking in front of you during the actual movie.
No waiters walking in front of you during the actual movie.
Posted on 6/13/13 at 2:09 pm to JabarkusRussell
Drafthouse is nothing like that. I only see movies there now. Regular pricing for tickets, free parking, entrees are around the $10 mark, beer is regular priced, huge screens, and they kick your arse out if you're talking and texting. I can't imagine living somewhere with a regular movie theater anymore.
Posted on 6/13/13 at 2:09 pm to JabarkusRussell
If my wife and I go to the movies, we go to Alamo. ..if we are taking the kids we go to the regular theatre.
Posted on 6/13/13 at 2:22 pm to lsufanintexas
The food was decent but not at all filling for $20 and it was so dark I couldn't see what I was eating. 
I got the salami platter and it came with stale crackers that made a lot of noise when I chewed. I'm sure it had to be annoying to those next to me.
I got the salami platter and it came with stale crackers that made a lot of noise when I chewed. I'm sure it had to be annoying to those next to me. Posted on 6/13/13 at 2:30 pm to hiltacular
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Cinebistro
i was going to mention this place...very comfortable, and as you mentioned, their handling of the food service is not intrusive at all.
Posted on 6/13/13 at 2:33 pm to pussywillows
I heard the IPIX in Austin is even nicer than Alamo
Posted on 6/13/13 at 2:39 pm to JabarkusRussell
Not to mention the salami smell.
Posted on 6/13/13 at 2:40 pm to JabarkusRussell
The Ipic in Scottsdale is REALLY nice. Most upscale theater I've ever been to. We go there occasionally. It's pricey though. $50 just for the tickets for two(includes plush reclining seats, pillow, blanket, popcorn and wait service). Then you can easily spend another $50 on drinks and food/dessert. However, the drinks are really good and the food is the best of all the dine in theaters we have tried in the area.
Def not a place you can go all the time but it remains our go to whenever we feel like splurging on a nice date night.
Those type of theaters are great for seeing a big movie the day it premieres though. With the assigned seating you don't have to arrive to the theater early for a big movie just so you can get a decent seat. And some of the theaters won't let people under 21 after a certain time so no theater full of annoying teenagers.
Also...with the price being so high, you eliminate a lot of the trash that typically pisses you off at the theater.
Def not a place you can go all the time but it remains our go to whenever we feel like splurging on a nice date night.
Those type of theaters are great for seeing a big movie the day it premieres though. With the assigned seating you don't have to arrive to the theater early for a big movie just so you can get a decent seat. And some of the theaters won't let people under 21 after a certain time so no theater full of annoying teenagers.
Also...with the price being so high, you eliminate a lot of the trash that typically pisses you off at the theater.
Posted on 6/13/13 at 2:42 pm to lsunurse
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And some of the theaters won't let people under 21 after a certain time so no theater full of annoying teenagers.
cinebistro does this as well...before 6pm, anyone under 21 has to be with a parent/guardian, and after 6pm, they're not admitted at all.
Posted on 6/13/13 at 2:45 pm to pussywillows
It was really nice seeing the premiere of the final Harry Potter movie and Hunger Games without a bunch of chatty teenagers there or people dressed like wizards
Although we did go there opening weekend for The Great Gatsby and saw a few women dressed as flapper chicks.
Ipic has a really nice bar area as well where you can hang out before/after the movie. Feels like you walked into a nice lounge/bar instead of a movie theater in the lobby area.
Although we did go there opening weekend for The Great Gatsby and saw a few women dressed as flapper chicks.
Ipic has a really nice bar area as well where you can hang out before/after the movie. Feels like you walked into a nice lounge/bar instead of a movie theater in the lobby area.
Posted on 6/13/13 at 2:47 pm to lsunurse
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without a bunch of chatty teenagers there or people dressed like wizards
ipic sounds very similar to cinebistro.
Posted on 6/13/13 at 4:13 pm to LordSnow
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I heard the IPIX in Austin is even nicer than Alamo
It is, but it's also more expensive. I love it though. The food is good and you get to watch the movie in a recliner.
Someone needs to open up something in Baton Rouge that's similar to the Alamo Drafthouse. It would go over like gangbusters.
Posted on 6/13/13 at 4:15 pm to JabarkusRussell
I went for the beer during the movie. I got meatball sliders the one time I went and wasn't disappointed.
Posted on 6/13/13 at 4:17 pm to JabarkusRussell
I love Canal Place bc the trash never goes there. The downside is the prices and sometimes peoe order strong smelling food.
Posted on 6/13/13 at 4:52 pm to JabarkusRussell
I went Canal Place Theater to see Iron Man 3 and it was ok but I won't make it a habit of going there. I read reviews of and one of the people suggested in sitting in the front row to offset the waiters walking in front of the screen. I set in the front row center so it was fine, but I could still see the waiters coming along the sides of people who ordered things on my sides.
Posted on 6/13/13 at 4:56 pm to JabarkusRussell
The waiters drive me nuts at canal place
Posted on 6/13/13 at 6:13 pm to Joe Joe Joe
Whatever happened to the old theaters in Covington being turned into one of these places? It's been empty since 05.
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