Description

Central Cinema is Seattle's only dinner-and-a-movie theater . After you select your seat - booths with tables in front and some funky school-desk seats with fold-down tables in the back - a server brings menus, then returns to take your order. Your food arrives while you watch the film. You can continue to order items throughout the first hour of the movie. Menu items appeal to both kids and parents ...
by gocitykids on January 29, 2008 from gocitykids

Tips

Look Good: Special door prizes are given to those who dress to a movie series theme.
by Citysearch on January 24, 2008 from Citysearch
Save Money: Happy hour starts at 9:00pm Wednesday, Thursday and Sunday and includes discount pizza, popcorn and tap and wine specials.
by Citysearch on January 24, 2008 from Citysearch

Editorial Reviews

In Short Dimly lit, this self-proclaimed 'pizza and beer movie theater' offers seating in booths or on plush sofas--al facing the screen--where the wait staff directly brings orders throughout the movies. This one-stop evening out theater embraces a wide range of independent, classic and art house films, from comedy favorites like "Office Space" to 1920s' silent films like "The General." ...
Rated 4.35 stars by Citysearch on January 24, 2008 from Citysearch
Diners at the Central Cinema can eat in the bistro or in the theater itself. There is nothing more amazingly perfect than watching a good movie with a well-made personal pizza and a big glass of beer. Warning: Eating with forks and real plates in the dark is just as tricky as it sounds. Read our review
by thestranger on January 27, 2008 from thestranger
Slide into one of the diner-esque booths lining the front area of the movie theater, snatch up a menu, and order beers while the lights are still on. Try the salmon burger; though lacking in chipotle mayonnaise, it's plenty flavorful. The chicken panini, made with moist pieces of bird and zesty olive tapenade, is even tastier. Pizza is this theater/bistro's strongest point, with the quattro formaggi ...
by seattleweekly on March 31, 2007 from seattleweekly

Information from the business

Located in the Central District neighborhood at 21st & Union. A real "Mom & Pop" neighborhood movie joint where we can enjoy good food to eat, a cold beer and fun movies. A place close to home with Themed Series, Feature movies in the evenings, and Independent Specialties. See your favorite movies how they were meant to be seen, on a big screen, with big sound, in a room full of people. Central Cinema ...
by Citysearch on January 24, 2008 from Citysearch