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| - For the last Harry Potter movie I decided to splurge by seeing it at Epicenter. The $13.50/ticket price had to be spent on something I knew I would love seeing.
Pros first: LOVED the seats. They were comfortable, big and perfect for a date. I also loved that I could pick my seats when I ordered my tickets. Also the food from Mez was AMAZING. We bought date night tickets, so we got an appetizer and 2 drinks with our tickets for $40. Not a bad deal considering parking was also included. We got the pistachio encrusted goat cheese appetizer and one of the steak entrees (not sure which my boyfriend ordered). It was enough food to share, but it was good enough I wanted to keep it all to myself. I also liked the fact that I could eat and have a glass of wine while watching a movie.
Now for the cons. I really wanted to rate this place higher, but these things held it back. First and foremost the online ticket ordering was a HUGE pain. I tried 3 times to order online and kept getting an error. Also, there was no explanation on the website about the difference between a regular ticket and the date night ticket. The biggest thing that brought my rating down though was service. I had to call 5 times (yes, 5) before I ever got someone on the phone to explain to me what a date night ticket was. When I did finally talk to someone she couldn't explain the difference & kept trying to tell me it was the difference between VIP seating & general admission. When I explained to her that I knew enough to know it wasn't that, she finally found someone that actually did know what it was. Then I had to actually go to the theater to reserve my seats because the online service wasn't working. The worst part though was when we actually got to the theater. When we first walked up to the girl taking tickets, she didn't even acknowledge us and kept talking to another employee. Then when my boyfriend went out to order our drinks and food, she was so rude to him that he had to walk away from her before he got in a screaming match. It was our first time there, so we didn't know where to go, or how things worked and she treated him like he was a stupid child. He finally found the appropriate place to order without her help and luckily the rest of the experience was a good one.
Overall recommendation: Great for a date night for a movie you really want to see and enjoy. Get there early so you can order the food & drinks before the movie starts, because the movie itself starts promptly at showtime - no 15 minutes of previews beforehand.
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