The Arc Cinema - Beeston Reviews Summary

Category: Movie theater Nottingham

Address: 2 Station Rd, Beeston, Nottingham NG9 2WJ, United Kingdom

Phone: +441157044224

Rating: 4.6
based on 181 reviews.

Seating Comfort and Design

Pros:

  • "The recliner seats are excellent."
  • "Love the reclining seats."
  • "The seats recline and you have plenty of space to enjoy films."
  • "The seats are comfy and recline with cup holders, there's loads of space for people to get past."
  • "Seats are comfy, plenty of food and drink options available, at a cost."
  • "The leather reclining seats were extremely comfortable and the leg room very generous."
  • "Comfortable reclining seats. Not too busy and assigned seating when booked means there's a space left between each group."
  • "The seats were brilliant (3hour+film)."

Cons:

  • "However went to watch film Meg 2 film today only to have it with no sound on certain parts and then keep freezing as well."
  • "Went with the hypersence screen and wasn't disappointed, seats comfortable, not to hot or cold in there and they kept the lights down till the end of the credits πŸ‘ overall great experience!"
  • "Seats were fine but a lot of them squeeked which this place is brand new so feels like they cheaped out or just haven't maintained them well screen was smaller than expected."
  • "Reclining chairs were ok, but not very comfortable, you couldn't have your feet up and the back rest straight, so had to sit at a weird angle and came out with a pain in my neck."
  • "Seats are comfy but don't recline as much as they do in showcase, so your sort of still upright."
  • "The seats are decent but could do with lumbar support in my opinion."

Facility Cleanliness and Maintenance

Pros:

  • "A very clean and comfy cinema."
  • "Everywhere is clean and the sound quality is excellent."
  • "It's clean, the seats are comfy and recline with cup holders."
  • "The whole place is kept clean and tidy."
  • "Clean, modern and well worth supporting."
  • "Very clean and tidy."
  • "Everywhere was clean and not covered in wrappers and popcorn."
  • "The whole experience perfect and oh and the cinema was a lovely temperature which made our evening."

Cons:

  • "Upon arrival find the lift was out of order so walked up the stairs watched the film started climbing back down the stairs held onto the handrail and there was a sharp part which I caught my finger on and it bled."
  • "The concession area was a bit unclean not shocking just wet surfaces and popcorn/leaflets on the floor."
  • "The state of the place was like a bomb site though with as much popcorn over the floor as at the kiosk."
  • "The foyer is very small for queuing. The film was starting at 2020, we were still queuing at 2030 to get as we had been told it was clean. When finally entered the screen it was obvious it had not been cleaned and the whole cinema was dirty."
  • "The whole foyer looked messy, littered with rubbish and again no member of staff to be seen apart from the one guy behind the refreshments counter."
  • "However a serious lack of security... no one checks if you have a ticket and would be so easy to get in for free."

Price and Value

Pros:

  • "I've learned they have a loyalty type card, where you can get money off the ticket prices."
  • "It feels like a real treat going here but the price is really good, similar reclining seats at other cinemas are nearly cost double."
  • "Prices for food and drinks were a bit steep though...!"
  • "Tickets were cheaper than the likes of Cineworld and the seats way more comfortable."
  • "Clean, modern and well worth supporting. Special student offers on Monday's."
  • "Been here a few times now since it opened. Love the seats as recliners and can get comfy whilst watching a film."
  • "A fantastic cinema with a very vibrant bar below it. Fast becoming a place of choice with lots of facilities and cheap or free parking nearby."
  • "Cinema is modern and new, screens are good, and it’s cheap enough."

Cons:

  • "Prices for food and drinks were a bit steep though...!"
  • "The food section takes the shine off the experience entirely, untrained staff, long wait to be served even when queue length is short and low quality produce."
  • "The food isn't too badly overpriced, the cinema experience is brilliant, chairs are very comfy, staff are friendly enough. But the place itself is actually quite dirty."
  • "However, what was quite a big issue is the way plastic lids for drinks were stored. They were all hauled into popcorn boxes with no labels to help you with the sizes. It looked messy and unhygienic."
  • "Cinema really nice but charging Β£3.65 for a Β£1.00 bag of Maltesers is daylight robbery and then when you make a comment on the price the guy who served you literally laughs in your face."
  • "No phone number, tried contacting via the web form and got no response. We were looking to go as a group but have a couple of vegans who have heard all the seats are leather and there is no non leather seats."
  • "Went to the Hypersense screening of Black Widow, staff were great and in fact everything apart from the screen. Ruffles in the sheet at the bottom of the screen that was projected onto so visible throughout the movie, these were big folds not creases."

Staff and Customer Service

Pros:

  • "A very clean and comfy cinema, with pleasant staff."
  • "Excellent customer service in particular Kate, who was super friendly and eager to help."
  • "The staff are friendly and there are plenty of movie snacks available from the counter."
  • "Honestly this is probably my favourite cinema in Nottingham."
  • "Had a great experience here on Thursday! Very cool and clean cinema with lovely staff."
  • "First time here, great welcoming and some nice areas to sit and wait."
  • "Thank you Graeme and Phil for the memorable experience :)"
  • "Have to say hats off to Joe working on Friday 10th Feb. He sorted out a ticket issue we had as a family for Titanic."

Cons:

  • "Twice we have been and twice there have either been drunk idiots buggering about, drinking and talking through the film or straightforward idiots using their phones throughout and kicking off when asked to stop."
  • "The staff are fantastic, amazing food and drink selection and the seats are amazing."
  • "Great cinema overall but the customer service and support needs a lot of improvement."
  • "The staff didn't seem very organised and were not the most forthcoming or helpful on our first visit."
  • "The staff don't seem to check tickets and so there was a bunch of obnoxious teenage boys sat behind us who disrupted the whole viewing."
  • "Cinema really nice but charging Β£3.65 for a Β£1.00 bag of Maltesers is daylight robbery and then when you make a comment on the price the guy who served you literally laughs in your face."
  • "There's no chance they paid the ticket price to behave the way they did through that film."
  • "No phone number, tried contacting via the web form and got no response."

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