The best running films, great food served like in a restaurant and friendly people. Clearly a wonderful place to work as well as be a paying customer. In Austin all other theaters might as well close!
One of my favorite theaters in the country. Great selection of movies, great service and terrific drinks. Love the specialty series like Terror Tuesdays also.
If you're not from Austin, or have never been to an Alamo Drafthouse, prepare to have your socks blown off. Fantastic moviegoing experience. Come early, have a few drinks, watch happily.
This place is cinephile heaven! The cinemas are small and intimate, the chairs are comfy and the food is great! Plus I love the vintage film posters that line the halls ❤️
Cinema, Austin-style. This Sixth Street institution is notorious for its gloriously silly special screenings, such as The Big Lebowski and Wayne’s World quote-a-longs, complete with comedy props. Read more
Arrive 30 mins before for amazing pre-shows. Write your order on the sheet of paper & place it standing up for your server to grab. Get some fried pickles with a scotch ale to go along with the movie
I love Alamo Drafthouse, but the bench style tables at S. Lamar are a drag. It's hard for people to get in/out before the movie and during. Not sure why they didn't modernize it during the renovation.
Hands down best place to see a movie in Austin. Aside from their great selection and the fact that you can drink a pitcher while you watch, the pre-feature on-screen entertainment is spot on.
Awesome revamp of the old theater. Went there for a company even and we all received super quick and attentive service. Parking was tough but that's temporary.
I tend to order beers when coming here for movies but the margarita I got at yesterday's Dr strong showing was amazingly strong without being overpowering 😍
Usually amazing overall experience, great movies, great food and drink, but would it kill you Alamo, to buy the finer grain sandpaper to use in the toilet paper dispenser? Unwittingly exfoli_assed
This place is a treat anytime, but check it out when big movies are coming out. They usually have special menu items that have to do with the movie, like butterbeer for Harry Potter.
Great food & drinks brought to my seat by friendly and swift waitstaff, awesome programing, and a strict no-talking/no-texting/no-cell phones/no kids under a certain age.
The green chili Mac and cheese is great but very spicy, which wouldn't be a "but" except that its dark & you can't see what you're eating & there's a giant pile of roasted green chilies.
An absolute gem just like all the draft houses. Plus, the spaceships inside and "You're Next" mural all the outside wall is are alone worth the price of admission.
Austin-based chain of dinner-and-a-movie theaters shows first-run flicks, but it's their signature events - sing-alongs, Weird Wednesdays, Master Pancake and more - that make them a local favorite.
Reserved Seaters who show up late and go to the middle of the aisle: Learn how to duck under the table so you don't make everyone move and don't knock over people's beers!
Munchkins younger than 3 are free on Baby Days (shows that start before 2:05 p.m. on Tuesday afternoons)! The idea is that you watch a flick, baby maybe naps, and if he fusses, no one minds.
Alamo Drafthouse Cinema: Amazing food and experience, but be sure not to talk, text or status update during your movie! If they receive a complaint, they'll kick you out. Talk about full service!
3 full lines for different movies in the lobby 15 minutes pre-show makes for a less than pleasant wait. Maybe show one less screening of each daily so that we could enter the theater a bit sooner?
The Alamo Drafthouse Cinema is just your run of the mill theater...except for those showings of Big Lebowski Quote-Alongs and its very own version of Iron Chef contests.
The Action Pack screenings are guaranteed fun. Expect movie-themed meals, pre-show games, comedy, trivia, prizes, and don’t be surprised if you find an inflatable bat under the seat. Read more
Show up early and start enjoying pre-show entertainment. Not just previews and advertisements! Fried pickles and a bucket of beers go really well together.
Ok, again such good programming etc. But last two showings I've gone to at 10pm have been uncomfortably warm, lets just say my teabags were steeping. Not cute. Check the thermostat.