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| - My first VIP experience. We bought a pair of tickets in the "fully reclining" theatre. Had a beer and an 80% ice citrus Sangria in the lounge. Went into the theatre and sat down, only to find the seats only reclined part way. Why? The wall behind us, along with a metal bar in front that cuts through the screen if you try to settle in or recline. Do not buy tickets for the back two rows.
The seats are made with the same grade of foam throughout, unfortunately this is a lesson that early recliner manufacturers learned not to do. The problem is the part where the bulk of the weight is placed wears down faster than the head rest, resulting in it pushing your neck into an unnatural position. My neck was sore after the first 10 minutes of sitting and in pain by the end of the show.
The staff was well trained and friendly, though our servers forgot to ask for our scene card, twice.
The food was horrible. I ordered one of my favourite dishes, Asiago Spinach Artichoke Dip. It came with burnt naan, the dregs of an oily bag of nachos (not housemade as claimed just standard restaurant nachos), and instead of a rich, creamy coloured, warm delicious dip... it was a blanch, sour, bordering on spoiled, lump of cold goo. My wife's vegetarian California burger had 1 bite of avocado, a tiny sliver of tomato, and was dry and flavourful as a puck.
The brownie explosion, described as "Triple chocolate brownie with walnuts and vanilla bean ice cream drizzled with raspberry and chocolate, topped with real whipped cream" - sounds amazing right? What arrived is hard to describe... two thin layers of a chocolate like substance, a middle white substance that I hope was trying to be white chocolate, covered in chunks of a caramel coloured gelatinous glob of chemical tasting sweeteners and dyes. The overall flavour was strangely coconut and not chocolate. With a tiny tiny scoop of ice cream and a couple tea spoon sized dollops of whip cream on the side. I never could identify anything resembling a nut. Again, served cold right out of the fridge and had the consistency of slightly hardened jello.
A $70 + price of admission experience? Not even close. I wouldn't pay cafeteria prices for the slop they served. The only reason it's getting more than 1 star is the staff and drinking beer in a theatre. With the small town sized screen I can get a better experience drinking at home watching the big screen.
Summary:
Horrible food, uncomfortable chairs, small screen, a complete rip off... but decent staff.
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