HOME Theatre Manchester Reviews Summary

Venue Atmosphere

Pros:

• "A really lovely venue, great atmosphere around the place."
• "It's a really lovely venue, bright and spacious with big windows and a lovely atmosphere."
• "Has a really comfortable atmosphere and a good selection of bars and restaurants in the complex."
• "The ambiance and decor in HOME is great."
• "A wonderful addition to Manchester's already existing plethora of entertainment facilities."
• "The whole building is interesting architecturally but lacking in a sense of warmth and welcome."
• "A cool vibe and a sympathetic space."

Cons:

• "It's really lost its atmosphere since moving to HOME and feels like a much more corporate venue."
• "The whole building is interesting architecturally but lacking in a sense of warmth and welcome."
• "The bar rather lacks ambience being rather like a half finished airport terminal."

Cinema Experience

Pros:

• "Really nice cinema showing films you can't expect to see anywhere else in the city."
• "The cinemas are always well kept, they show a great assortment of films and the audience are always well behaved."
• "The film programme is excellent with good films every week."
• "The cinema was absolutely brilliant, big comfy seats with your own armrests and cup holders."
• "Great independent cinema offering a large selection of films and events."
• "The cinema there is exceptional, showing loads of smaller indie and arthouse releases as well as some bigger films too."
• "Some of the cinema screens have a small capacity which makes for an intimate screening experience which I really love but might not be for everyone."

Cons:

• "The tickets were overpriced for the cinema (9.50). There wasn't any decent snacks (no popcorn)."
• "The cinema itself was a little disappointing, the seats are a little small so you end up bumping the people either side of you if your aren't small and thin."
• "The quantity of advertising before the film and the distraction tactics employed to keep you watching are something else though."
• "The seats in the cinemas and in the main theatre are incredibly uncomfortable. If you have lower back pains, or sciatica issues like I have, then they will get worse after you have sat in those seats."
• "However it was a tad expensive and silly that we couldn't take glass bottles of water into the cinema."
• "Didn't experience HOME in its full glory as we visited for one movie... The seats looked nice enough however I found my rear end quite sore and uncomfortable drawing to the end of the movie."
• "I'm sure this is a generally lovely venue but has a significant design flaw in the almost complete lack of visibility of the stage from the front/sides of the upper circle."

Food and Dining

Pros:

• "Brilliant hot n' spicy pizza."
• "Food is good quality, prices are relatively low, service is excellent every time."
• "The food is nice although a bit saltier on some dishes than my taste preference and the chef will accommodate requests to change or add things."
• "The food was good and the service excellent."
• "We had very good pizzas before watching a film."
• "The food is diverse and always amazing."
• "The food - pizza was freshly made and had the right amount of toppings whilst the base had a lovely crunch, but wasn't tough."

Cons:

• "Restaurant is a complete rip off, processed food, coffee not good either."
• "Unfortunately the food didn't match, couldn't have my original order of fish and chips as there was an 'issue with the gas'."
• "The HOME fish and chips came with overcooked frozen chips."
• "Quite possibly one of the worst and overpriced burger, completely cremated even though it was vegan."
• "The veggie cottage pie was extremely dry, pretty tasteless and didn't seem fresh."
• "The gluten free margarita pizza was also very dry with little cheese."
• "Sorry to post negatively, but I rarely eat out these days and so was so disappointed with La Reine pizza I was served at Home."

Staff and Service

Pros:

• "Really lovely and helpful staff, looking forward to trying the theatre, bar and pizzas!"
• "Service is attentive but not overbearing."
• "Staff were all friendly and helpful and the vibe was nice and busy."
• "The staff are friendly and the service is usually reasonably good."
• "Staff nice friendly, food took a long time and pizza was floppy not cooked enough, no one seemed interested in this."
• "Staff are always friendly and welcoming; nothing is too much trouble for them."
• "Staff really friendly and helpful on Thursday night and got us a table at the restaurant on the first floor without a reservation on what was a really busy night."