Printworks Reviews Summary

Accessibility

Pros:

• "Easily accessible by car, bus, train or tram."
• "Also it is right on the Metrolink route so there is great access."
• "Situated in a central location, the Printworks complex is easily accessible and serves as a prime meeting point."
• "Really good choice of entertainment, close to the trams and rail station (Victoria), all busses near by at Shudehill."
• "Great place close to both Victoria and Shudehill."
• "Located facing Victoria train station it makes it easy to get to."
• "Situated in the very centre of Manchester City centre."

Cons:

• "Now when I say it is difficult to park I mean it is difficult to park nearby without paying through the nose for it."
• "Shame about Manchester City Council who charge a fortune for parking and like to issue fines unjustly."
• "It's also difficult to find parking."
• "It's ok just no damn parking around there that costs a decent price."
• "Parking is via a multi-storey nearby but that is expensive."
• "The only downside was screen 20 toilets was far away if have lil ones you have to go all way to screen 16."

Atmosphere & Environment

Pros:

• "There's always a security guard in there for public safety."
• "It's all under cover so good to go if it's cold and wet outside and you're not sure where to go."
• "The atmosphere of this place is very special. The perfect place to spend a nice afternoon there to your partner or friends."
• "Feels welcoming with there being no doors and it being open to the street."
• "A 'street inside of a huge building' creates a very nice atmosphere."
• "The Printworks is ideally located and populated - a good selection of pubs, clubs and eateries as well as entertainment from games to films."
• "A premier Manchester complex offering Cinema, Live entertainment and lots of Bars and Restaurants catering for all."

Cons:

• "Rather underappreciated leisure centre in the centre of Manchester... But on the inside this place is rather dark and dysmal."
• "Beware, it does get rowdy in the evenings, especially on the weekends."
• "It can be quite annoying having to push through the crowds of drunk people who are all smoking at the doors of the printworks."
• "On the weekend this place turns to chav city due to all the bars in there being flooded with local drunks."
• "However, whenever I've been in through the entrance it always appears dank and dirty."
• "Avoid after 8pm on weekends if don't like being bombarded by hen and stag parties!"
• "It didn't feel like a safe place to be at 18:30 on a Wednesday."

Food & Drink

Pros:

• "There's the famous Hard Rock Cafe where you can have decent burgers."
• "A few good restaurants in there where you can eat for cheap and get some good customer service."
• "Great place full of bars and eateries."
• "The options for food in The Printworks is great."
• "A nice mix of pubs, bars, restaurants and a cinema, reasonably priced food and drinks in most of the outlets."
• "Really nice place. Nice selection of food and drink all in one spot."
• "It's a must go! There's my favourite buffet there called Peachy Keen, super cheap and a massive variety of different food!"

Cons:

• "Visited nandos last night, the staff were slow and a lot of them seemed to be walking around."
• "The chicken and chorizo skewers were obviously microwaved as the chicken was rubbery and had that microwaved chicken smell."
• "The salad was grim. Two or three of the pots were empty, the potato salad was pretty much potato mush with mayo, the lettuce-cucumber and peppers had seen better days."
• "The drinks in the machine (have to do it yourself, from a selection) are watered down so not really fizzy for the price you pay."
• "Popcorn too expensive but you'll probably buy it anyway, let's face it."
• "Most of the places are really loud and the service can be a bit iffy."
• "Food is still overpriced and lengthy queues to purchase food every time we go."

Cinema Experience

Pros:

• "Uncomfortable seating at the Vue, VIP is just a worse version of Cineworlds standard seating."
• "The cinema bit is great, we got the gallery tickets which get you comfy seats, unlimited soft drinks, nachos and popcorn."
• "The cinema is really good inside with an Imax."
• "The Vue cinema is cheap at £5.69 for an adult ticket."
• "Great place for the odd food or entertainment, I would highly recommend going to the VUE cinema with how cheap tickets are."
• "The Vue cinema having taken over from Odeon, the move prices are much more reasonable with child, student and OAP discounts on offer."
• "Visited Vue cinema in printworks in Manchester.. the sitting is very comfy. All recliners chairs which lets you enjoy the movie more."

Cons:

• "It was really nice and clean but the adverts were on for about 40 to 50 minutes before the movie started."
• "The problem is the volume levels... The level of sound was ear splitting."
• "The Vue cinema central area itself looks like a building site although I couldn't decide whether this was for deliberate effect or not."
• "We missed the start of the film as we searched around for someone to ask but it's like a wilderness in there now after the odeon pulled out."
• "The cinema is a nice addition but is pretty expensive really."
• "I visited VUE cinema, it wasn’t clean popcorn and napkins everywhere."
• "They didn't clean the cinema, cheese sauce all over the seats, sweet wrappers and popcorn everywhere."