Elite Event @ Central Cinema

Great little theater! Seating with tables serving simple food and pints/​pitchers of beer on tap. Super friendly service, great cozy atmosphere… much better than others like Cinebarre imho. Went here for the Unilocal Elite event to kickoff SIFF 2011, and can’t wait to come back and catch another flick here!

This is exactly what I enjoy about Elite events. An undiscovered location, good food, free drink and a fun crowd!
I’ll definitely be back to Central Cinema.

A-​flippin-​mazing is the only way to describe this cinematic wonderland! So, it’s a movie theatre that serve food and beverages while you watch classic and cult movies. My friend and I went for a Unilocal event, and were impressed by the décor in the lobby — the milk jug chandeliers are completely adorable, and the movie posters are completely captivating.
The screen in the theatre isn’t IMAX sized, but it was perfect for the size of the room. The food was wonderful — we had popcorn (with brewer’s yeast and curry — oh my!), and split a wheat-​free chocolate lava cake. The cake was heavenly, so rich that splitting it was a wonderful idea. All in all the experience was top-​notch, and we are definitely going to make another appearance. Perhaps for the Pretty in Pink PJ party.

I would have never known/​found this place if there wasn’t an event here. I guess I’d have to pay more attention to movies, especially those independent films.
Who doesn’t like the idea of drinking, eating and watching movies at the same time? It’s like home. Central Cinema gives it all. They serve drinks and food. And, they provide great service. This is something you definitely can not get from the chain theaters.
Parking maybe be an issue. I guess it depends on how busy it is. Otherwise, street parking be found easily.

This event @ Central Cinema rocks! Drinking beer and eating tasty snacks… @ the movies!!! The Odin red was a great beer and the pigs in a blankey were oh so yummy :) That white garlicky sauce was so good!

Is it a movie theater with food and beer brought to your seat, or is it a restaurant that plays movies?
My boyfriend and I went to the Unilocal event (thanks Katie H.!) last night at Central Cinemas that cross promotes the Seattle International Film Festival. It’s like watching a movie in my living room except I don’t have to get up nor ask my honey to to get beer or food, and the screen and sound systems are much bigger.
The beer selection is pretty good, on tap were Manny’s, two beers from Odin’s, probably some other ones. I love the beers from Odin. We were fed popcorn (delicious, best theater popcorn I’ve ever had) and pigs in a blanket (best pigs-​in-​a-​blanket I’ve ever had). We also got a house salad and rhubarb cream ice cream (Full Tilt), both were delicious and good values. Our waitress was unintrusive while also attentive, a difficult combination.
The seats are bench style, like sitting at a booth in a restaurant. The theater is clean, and designed so that you can actually get up and go to the bathroom without having to walk over more than one person. And when you combine beers and movie, bathroom break is a must. Fortunately, Central Cinema put in an intermission with alerts that lets you know how many minutes you’ve got left.
I can’t wait to go back to Central Cinema, and I’m also much more enthusiastic about SIFF now I know they have low brow movies too.

Love Central Cinema, but never get there often enough. Thanks Katy for reminding me how much I miss it. I just wish they would show more fabulous movies like Robogeisha. That movie was perfect for central cinema. I much enjoyed my multiple servings of popcorn with yeast and garlic powder. I also enjoyed a vegan pig in the blanket, but I did have to order it off the menu, still delicious though. I’m glad I decided to attend even though it made me late for work. Volunteering for SIFF this year and enjoyed the previews, so many good movies this year, and different previews were shown than the ones I saw at the SIFF volunteer preview event I went to on Monday. Plus my boyfriend was the winner of the SIFF giveway so this event couldnt get any better. Thanks again. Will head to the central cinema website now and peruse the movies for when the SIFF festival ends. Woohoo.

Another fun Elite Event, this time at Central Cinema. The Cinema staff kept the snacks and drinks flowing all night and made the movie that much better!
BTW– the popcorn and Odin beer were excellent. I’ll be back again for sure!
Thanks Katie and staff at Central Cinemas for putting this together!

Awesome!
Always enjoy going to the Central Cinema but it’s even more better when Katy’s throwing the party. My first Elite Event in a long time so in the venerable words of Siskel and Ebert: «Two thumbs up!»

Jake and I arrived early before last evenings event, thinking we’d end up nearby for food and drinks and some facetime catching up.
We didn’t need to go elsewhere, cause we had here!
Knowing free appetizers and alcohol awaited us, we decided to split the Cinema Burger and enjoy a «pre funk «drink.
The service was a little confusing, at first, which i will simply attribute to two things: They were in the middle of the menu switch over and setting up/​cooking for the event, and, Jake really wanted to order through the fancy app on your phone nonsense (until he saw that though ordering was free, downloading the app to his phone would be $ 1). Other than that, our server was very nice. They split the burger, the salad, and even our pickle in half for us with no problems, so PLUS for that. Too many places either (a) won’t, or (b) have such a stick up their wahoozit about it.
I really enjoyed the burger. It was a «grass fed, this that, the other thing and some of that» type of burger. Red onions, bacon, Tillamook cheese, tomato and a fantastic garlic aoili. Really enjoyed it.
Having been to Big Picture, Cinnebarr, and Gold Class Cinema in the area, I would rate Central like this:
Above Big Picture for having a full menu, but below for seating.
Equal to Cinnebarr for seating, but below for theater layout and lack of hard liquor.
Above Cinnebarr for food quality of dinner and appetizers for menu, but below in the popcorn category.
Bonus ratings for all of the additional fun activities they do (sing alongs to Glee’s season finale, a Big Lebowski quote along, etc being some upcoming fun).
It will likely take an event or a special movie happening to get me to attend Central again due to it’s location (BP, Cinn and GC are all closer to me), but I am still a fan.
P.S My first ever Check-​in :D

LOVED IT.
I have never been to Central Cinema before so this was a ~great~ way to break me in. Awesome theater, fabulous service, fun popcorn choices, great free beer from Odin (our table went through 4 pitchers!), and a ridiculous and awesome movie — Robogeisha. Live action animé that never took itself too seriously.
I had a fabulous time, and even though chatting up fellow Unilocalers wasn’t on the table while the movie was going — there was plenty of time beforehand and during the intermission to say «hi» to everyone.
Thank you Katy and Siff and Central Cinema for a really incredibly fun night.

Perfection! Katy is a master party planner.
I’ve been to Central Cinema once for a documentary screening put on by NARAL Washington, and now I’ll have to visit them more often because they do awesome things! Free screenings, Unilocal events, providing free popcorn and pigs in a blanket (complete with garlic powder and spicy spicy mustard, yum). The food was just right, and the Odin beer, graciously donated, was delicious.
I’m not ashamed to say that RoboGeisha is my new favorite movie. My companion from last night and I are still quoting it to each other, and will for some time. An instant classic. Great choice! Unfortunately a few folks got a little rowdy towards the middle but Katy laid down the law right quick and everyone was able to enjoy the movie. I had a blast. Can’t wait to be back for more cult flicks.

Thank you Katy H for putting on yet another great Unilocal Elite event!
I had never been to Central Cinema so this was a great opportunity to check it out and was definitely impressed with the show these people put on. It’s a very upbeat atmosphere with a big focus on fun and enjoyment of the movie theater experience. The featured movie for this exclusive event was RoboGeisha and I’ll just say this was the perfect choice for both the venue and the people in attendance as it is such a fun movie to watch with a group of people that are really in to the experience. Will definitely be back here again to see more classic films and to check out more items off the great looking food selection which you can order and have brought straight to your seats while you’re watching the movie!

Another great Elite Event!
First I have to admit, and I am embarrassed. I love discount, cult movies, drinking and watching said movie and yet. I had NOT yet been to Central Cinema. I live somewhat close. SHAME on me! I meant to. I really did!
So, I was soooo happy that we had an elite event here! Great location! The staff was great, the event space was cool and the Odin beer and PERFECTLY buttered popcorn was a hit!
I was anticipating this über famous Siff movie of year past; RoboGeisha!!! I was jealous I missed it last year at midnight showing, that I got to hear about from friends. Man, this movie was even more awesome than I had expected or heard about~ Crazy funny! I loved that we viewed previews of this years SIFF films before the movie too. I think I found a few I may try to see. Detention 2011 and Karate Motorcycle. haha? Great peeps, great movie, great night out. Thanks Katy for all your planning!
I missed chatting more with Unilocalers, but see you all at a Unilocal Drinks later this weekend! no? Cheers!

****Elite Movie Mania***
My first time at Central Cinema and it didn’t disappoint one bit. The movie was RoboGeisha and it was a lot of fun.
Brick walls, plenty of seating with a great staff to get you all booze up with wine or beer. They had a menu so you can order pizza or vegan dog. They had yummy popcorn with spice shakers to add curry, garlic, and yeast powder. They also had weiners in a blanket with mustard, ketchup or mayo.
I also like the camel outside with couple of lays around his neck.
Katyface again throws the best parties and events. I wasn’t able to stay for the whole movie but love seeing new and old Unilocal Friends that make these event so special.
Thank you Katy, Siff and Central Cinema for a fun night date night for me and the wifey.