Fountain Park Reviews Summary

Cinema Experience

Pros:

• "The cineworld is great, and the new buffet upstairs really is very good with a fantastic view."
• "There's a Cineworld with Imax 3d and 4d!"
• "Cinema with our grandsons at Cineworld. Great choice of films. Then Mr. Basrai's restaurant for lunch. Amazing food."
• "The cinema is really good and I go there all the time. I would definitely recommend."
• "As always thought star here is the Cineworld which has Edinburgh's only IMAX screen."
• "Great cinema with the most brilliant screen."
• "Visited because of Cineworld."

Cons:

• "I found their IMAX screen of only mediocre size, not really impressive, but the ticket price is as high as other IMAX cinemas, if not more expensive."
• "In the cineworld they wouldn't allow my friend to watch a movie that was rated 15 and it was the Harley Quinn Movie."
• "The Cineworld cinema is excellent, albeit expensive."
• "The cinema has plenty of screens but it's expensive if you don't have a discounted ticket or pass."
• "The cinema is in desperate need of a revamp, which appears to be happening."
• "One thing stopping the 5 stars, is the setup in the cinema. The self-service ticket machines are poor at best."
• "It's one of my go to spots in the city, it helps that I have a Cineworld Unlimited membership."

Parking

Pros:

• "The car park always has enough space."
• "Great parking available. We only went into the pizza hut for a meal. Service from chloe was first class."
• "Clean with good parking facilities."
• "Parking is also free up to a certain time limit."
• "Parking is free for 4 hours if you validate your ticket inside the venues."
• "Plenty parking onsite and it is validated so you don't pay if you are using facilities and less than 4 hours."
• "There is parking underground free for 4 hours if you are in any of the facilities."

Cons:

• "Parking was difficult to get into as the spaces are in threes between pillars and if one car is badly parked it takes spaces out of commission quickly."
• "The only downside was parking- because we spend all day there, they didn't want to let me out of free customer parking, because there's only 4 hours parking."
• "The parking is the biggest negative. It's probably one of the worst car parks."
• "Parking is a nightmare. The machines don't take cards. And then they don't take notes."
• "Parking was a bit difficult. Sensors of the cars went off while trying to park."
• "The underground car park is a nightmare to get out of."
• "The spiral steps down to the car park are not great especially when wet."

Food and Restaurants

Pros:

• "We loved the unlimited food for just 20 pounds at Mr. Basrai's restaurant, and the food and drinks were really good."
• "Always a great place for a day out. You are spoilt for choice with the range of restaurants."
• "You are spoilt for choice with the range of restaurants."
• "There are many places to eat and many cater towards my vegan diet especially Pizza Hut."
• "Plenty restaurants to choose from with a great range of cuisines."
• "There's food for everyone, from sweets and buffets to fast food, pizza, and fish and chips nearby."
• "The staff were excellent, the pizza and fries were good."

Cons:

• "The food at the restaurants I visited (Mr Basrai's and Frankie and Benny's) was mediocre and barely worth the price."
• "Food was horrible. Ordered the chicken wings and they could have been done better."
• "Some of the food places were a tad busy. We tried to go to Nandos and it was a 25 minute wait."
• "I've been to Franky and Benny's and also Chiquita's and would not rate the food and actually the service worthy of another visit for either establishment."
• "Stay away if you're for something to eat go somewhere else dismal service even had to bus my family's trays myself barely touched meals really bad."
• "We had our lunch at Mr Basrias first. Was okay. Plenty of choice but some stuff a bit cold."
• "Would recommend eating their hot dogs in the 10pin bowling place's cafe I was sick last time coz it wasn't cooked right."

Entertainment and Activities

Pros:

• "Excellent place! Very clean and loads to do!"
• "Visited a couple if days ago to play a few games of bowling with my family. Had a great time there and really enjoyed the games."
• "Really good place all round. Lots of activities to offer although they decor in the golf is a bit deteriored."
• "Featuring a Cinema, Restaurants, Arcades a Casino, a Trampolining centre, a fitness suite which has a swimming pool, and even a crazy golf course!"
• "Great selection of bars and restaurants cineworld cinema and trampoline center for kids."
• "There's something for everyone here, laser tag, there's two arcades, trampolining, bowling and many food establishments."
• "An amazing place to hang out with your buddies or family. you can spend your whole day and never get bored here."

Cons:

• "Toobusy and noisy, staff were nice and polite, door was not great."
• "It's also cold and dirty if realised this bad would not have agreed to wait here."
• "Loses out by having a slightly 'ghost-town' feel about it, with boarded up shop-fronts, and closed off escalators heading up to a long-defunct bar."
• "The golf course could do with a little bit more thought as most of the holes were straight away holes."
• "The mini golf is pretty pricey, the arcade has a good range of fun games."
• "The ten pin place is dated with rubbish balls and poor lanes."
• "There is also a fun zone but I wouldn't recommend staying there too long because all the lights and sounds gave me a headache."