My favorite movie theater in San Diego. Parking is always easy to find and the theater employees are thoughtful and hospitable in providing service to their patrons. Since this is a Dine-In location, a greater variety is offered on the concessions menu. In addition to popcorn and pretzels, there's fish and chips, burgers, and even a rice bowl. My favorite thing to order is the loaded nachos with shrimp. When you order concessions, they take down your auditorium and seat number so that they can deliver your food to you. Seating is reserved, has heated recliners, and are grouped in twos. Book your seats on the AMC app if you're able. I highly recommend purchasing an AMC A List membership if you attend a movie any more than twice a month regularly. I've seen a number of movies at this location and have thoroughly enjoyed my experience every time. The one instance where my recliner seat wasn't working, I was comped with two coupons for food worth $12.49 each. Even though it's a bit out of the way for me, this location is my go-to spot to see a film. Super great service all around and a wonderful theater to curl up and enjoy a movie! read more

This theater has gone through a substantial renovation and has joined the 21st century. It has pretty much everything you'd expect from a modern theater: - Reclining and heated leather chairs - Reserved seating with online reservations - Dining options + a full bar The one thing they didn't/couldn't change was the seating layout. It still doesn't have stadium seating and the incline of the seating is relatively flat. As of December 2019, movies are about $13.50. read more

Ok I was happy when they said 55+ gets a senior discount but then I sat down on one of the filthy movie chairs and sat in something wet. Hopefully it was water or soda. Now I'm grossed out. I chose a different gross and dirty chair but my feet don't touch the ground. Very uncomfortable and I just want to go home to our home theater now. Waaaaah read more

AMC Poway 10 - Cinema Near Me - Poway, California

I love the seats and the service is great but the food is not. We went tonight and watched a movie with dinner. It was over $110 for the four of us, we had the loaded fries which were pure salt. The Mac and cheese for my daughter, her response was "this is too cheesy". We also had the unlimited nachos which were just yucky and our popcorn was stale. The drinks were good, movie was great and seat heaters work amazing. read more

AMC Poway 10 - Cinema Near Me - Poway, California

I know it probably doesn't count bc I work here but the staff are all genuinely so kind, friendly, and it really is like a family here. The food is delicious and made with care, the theatres and restrooms are all kept clean, and overall the experience of both being a guest AND an employee is amazing. I love it here and I think you will too! read more

This AMC location was super hyped by a friend and maybe that's why I came with such high expectations. It definitely is not worth it but here's my experience and y'all can decide. We arrived super early for a movie, a rare move since I am Filipino. We ordered some food, drinks and concessions. Our showing was at 930 pm, at 915 pm, I saw my order bring brought out. It all seems great except there's one problem. The theater has not been cleaned. The crew went in at 9 pm to start and didn't finish cleaning until 930 pm. We had previews anyway, we are chilling. 15 minutes later, the food was brought out and it was luke warm. 30 minutes later, the movie started. My overall experience: I watched a movie in a semi-clean movie theater with semi-decent food and waited until showtime to be seated. Is it a luxury theater? Maybe it was once but not today. For the experience, it is a commercial theater masquerading as a luxury theater. As a commercial theater, it's still a terrible one. I've never had to wait until showtime to be seated. For waiting 30 minutes for the crew to clean up, the theater was still dirty. read more

What I love about this theatre is that there is NO back seat - and all the theatres are comfortable - see a great movie - eat at the Brigantine - perfect day - thank you AMC Poway - read more

I just came to the theater tonight and found not only do they reuse the flavored popcorn, but it was let unattended for over 30 minutes in front of a door across from where I entered the movie I was seeing inside of theater 6. Another serious health code violation and the management does not respond or care. I would not eat food here ever. read more

AMC Poway 10 - Would you eat leftovers that are left out - Cinema Near Me - Poway, California

We love movies and my husband and I both need captioning devices. We notice there's a girl at the AMC Poway location who is fluent in ASL. Ever since she's been there we notice the caption devices have been fully charged and it was never like that before. Sometimes she takes our order at concessions and it's awesome to be able to order in American Sign Language! Thank you AMC Poway!!! read more

Management did nothing to help and was very rude when a person in a wheelchair had to sit alone because people that were not companions sat in the companion seats and refused to move. read more

As far as dine-in theaters go, this one leaves much to be desired. We usually go to The Lot in La Jolla or Point Loma, but we had free tickets to an AMC theater so we tried this one out. We ordered the sampler plate, which was fairly priced. It took nearly 45 minutes to get to us. It included nachos, wings, chicken tenders, and pretzel bites. The chips for the nachos were completely soggy by the time they got to us; the wings were okay; the chicken tenders needed some flavor and were cold; and the pretzel bites were hard as rocks. We also got popcorn and soda. The popcorn was good and tasted fresh! Only one of the soda machines was working and about half of the listed drinks were unavailable. The theater itself is nice and the staff were all great. The chairs seem more narrow than the ones at The Lot and the seat warmers don't work. The movie was supposed to start at 6:45, but the previews didn't even start until 7. Never been to a theater that starts their previews 15 minutes after the movie start time. All in all, not TERRIBLE, but we won't be back. read more

Just returned from seeing a movie here. Unfortunately, lots of things need to be fixed at this location. Both mine and my husband's seat heater didn't work. Not a huge deal, but a bit disappointing. The people in front of us were vaping and talking loudly- again, not the theater's fault. However, the bathrooms were horrible. The all-gender restroom downstairs reeked of pee so badly, it was making me gag. That bathroom was really gross. Then my kids went to the woman's bathroom upstairs and both didn't have toilet paper. I had to go in and rescue them. I tried 6 other stalls before I found one that had TP. I wanted to chalk this up to being understaffed, which I totally get right now, but as we came out of the restroom there were at least 6 people at the front desk area. My kids were too embarrassed for me to tell anyone or complain, but someone needs to be in charge of ensuring things are clean. read more

It was my 1st time at the poway amc last night and I absolutely loved it. I ordered the dry rub wings and I got 8 of them for $14. The seats have a little tray for your food and the reclining seats are fantastic and these ones are heated which was especially nice. I did have to switch seats though as my 1st seat heater was not working. Highly recommend this movie theater I will be back. read more

It's been quite a while since my honey and I have been to our favorite theater. AMC Poway did a fantastic job making sure our experience was as comfy as it can be during these times. My honey and I saw the movie "Nobody" it's a must see! The theater was clean, tidy and staff friendly. We also ordered some food, we went with the southern chicken tenders(a must have!), loaded bacon fries and the fried mozzarella. All of them were amazing however......the loaded bacon fries were a bit cold and they only gave us a tiny portion lol. Luckily the tenders had fries we added to it to make more. All in all it feels good to be back! read more

We had an issue during our visit where our gift cards would not work at the concessions counter, even though they were saved in our AMC profile with the balances shown and one of them was previously used to purchase our tickets online before arriving at the theatre. After about 15 minutes of failed attempts to get them to work it was starting to look like we were going to have to pay out of pocket for our food and drinks even though we had gift cards that were more than enough to pay for everything. The manager on duty Hector saved the day for us. Very helpful and knowledgeable and was able to prevent our experience from becoming a frustrating disappointment and ruining the movie. Thanks Hector!! read more

No toilet paper in the restroom; restrooms are upstairs, but no elevator obvious despite signage for wheelchair pointing up the stairs; system for "dine in" doesn't work; seats are small recliners and can't move the little table so it's not comfortable seating read more

Unlike my unfortunate situation in La Jolla a month ago, this time the theater did have air conditioning. It was sorely needed, as the day was toasty and had there been no a/c, I would not have stayed. The young man at the ticket window was very helpful as my A-List app didn't open quickly. Turns out the staff can access your account with an email address, too. Even though I made the decision to see a movie at the last minute, there were still plenty of open aisle seats, which I prefer. The seats are reclining, which makes the experience that much more comfortable. You can order food at the snack bar and have it delivered to your seat, but I didn't avail myself of that option. I did have trouble finding the large restroom but stumbled upon an empty single stall all gender one, so used that instead. It was clean and stocked. The volume in the theater was appropriate for the most part, but for one of the reviews, it blared many decibels beyond what was comfortable. The place was fairly clean; there were no sticky floors or armrests. You should probably allow yourself a few extra minutes for parking because even though the theater is in a huge lot, there are tons of other businesses and it was quite full. I didn't check out the ticket prices, as I was using my frequent viewer membership. Assuming they are in line with other theaters, this one is as good as any to catch a flick. They seemed to be showing all the popular films of the moment. read more

I don't think anyone is going to the movies much anymore these days, but when we ever return to glory, this is a theater you definitely want to try. The seating is great because they don't cramp a bunch of people in an auditorium. I think there were like 20 or 24 seats. They're assigned seats when you buy your tickets and they're in pairs. So plan accordingly. And they aren't just regular seats. They're recliners. Probably pleather, but still nice leather imitation recliners. And they're heated! So even if you sit up front like the wife and I... don't fret because the chairs recline so much, it's still a comfortable viewing angle! They also will deliver food to your seat. They call it dine in for a reason, I guess. Oh, and they serve alcohol! The bathrooms were clean, although upstairs, and there's only one... so that's interesting. But the staff was friendly and the prices were typical. I recommend you give it a shot! read more

Waiting for at least previews to start, we came here early and now it's already 10 minutes passed the officially start time and everyone's wondering what's going on. It's too quiet and everyone's whispering about how weird this is. Update: 15 minutes passed start time. Mind you, it was a slow evening, so understaffed shouldn't be an issue even. Still don't know what's going on. Update #3: Still nothing, people are starting to get restless, and we are deciding to take a nap. Mind you, it's silent but weird, but bland and boring enough to fall asleep. We will wake up from either someone munching loudly or from the screen turned on? We will see! Update #4: heard a loud sharp bang but black screen.. read more

While in Poway waiting for my car to be maintenanced, my boyfriend and I found ourselves with a few hours to spare and decided to catch a midday movie to pass the time. There were only two movies starting around the times that we needed, so we opted to see Ad Astra. The movie was awful, but that's nothing against the theater. The sound and graphics were great and I was pleasantly surprised to find reclining seats. Living in La Jolla, I frequent the AMC La Jolla, which is a fairly upscale movie theater, only to be beat by Cinepolis, so I will admit that I am a bit of a movie theater snob. I had been to the AMC Dine-In Poway before many years ago; it was not great and I wasn't really excited to go again. The remodel is awesome and definitely worth the few dollar price increase to be more comfortable. read more

This theater is amazing. The staff is amazing. The seats are amazing. All recliners. Every seat in the theater is a great see even the ones in the front row and even when the staff is overwhelmed, they accommodate and they're so kind and friendly and even the one time they forgot some thing I told them and they corrected. It came back and brought me my food in the theater. It was awesome Love this place only theater we go to is the Poway location can't say enough good things about this place and their staff we go there all the time. read more

This theater missed the mark for me unfortunately. We ordered food and it was delivered to our seats but my order never made it. I waited over an hour before I went to see what happened and missed pieces of End Game. I just wanted a refund but it took them over 5 minutes to get it figured out, I was also given a voucher but the expiration date is 3/31/19... on the positive side the seats do recline and for those who get cold there are seat warmers. I would not recommend this theater tho... there are plenty of others that offer a better experience. read more

AMC Poway 10 - AMC voucher given on 5/2/19 with an expiration date of 3/31/19 - Cinema Near Me - Poway, California

This theater has undergone a huge upgrade! I hated it when it was the Ultrastar, and would go elsewhere even though this was closer. It's been turned into an almost luxury movie theater. They have alcohol, recliner seats, and the freestyle coke machines. The popcorn is almost always fresh and delicious. The bathrooms are upstairs, which doesnt make any sense, but I understand it's always been this way so I'm hoping they have that on their list of to-do's. The seats are MUCH thinner than most luxury movie theaters (like Angelika, Cinepolis) so if you're hefty, it might get uncomfortable. I signed up for the AMC A-List because I go to movies for than twice a month and it made total sense even though it's about 22 minutes away from me. My only qualm is that they dont have every movie that other theaters are playing and they rarely have 10pm or later showings which is normal everywhere else. Wish they would add those. read more

Great relaxing place to spend an afternoon or evening watching a movie! Comfortable roomy seating and a nice atmosphere. Would recommend over the other dine-in theatre in Poway. read more

Too bad that in a short time since the remodel, the theatre is already becoming run down and dirty. There is/was a huge hole in the tile floor close to the theatre entrance, (somebody from Poway rode their horse into the lobby?) the carpet is stained, dual use bathroom doesn't look like it's been cleaned, bathroom walls closest to the WC are stained, toilet doesn't flush automatically, etc. etc. Upstairs men's restroom needs work. Tape covers electrical boxes that are uncapped. Depending on the movie being shown, patrons disregard theatre etiquette and walk into the seating area with their phones on. Seats are a bit cramped with the rotating food tray. read more

What a difference from the old smelly dirty theater that is now a revamped, clean and nice theater. Went yesterday to watch the Grinch, and wow, the seats were comfortable. They recline and are heated seats!!!!!!!!!!!! Food menu looks good, I only got the small Soda and Popcorn combo that was ONLY $5!!!!!! Overall, the theater is clean, new seats, new carpet, new food. Check out the new AMC! read more

This theater will not use open caption movies, so the Deaf will not support this business. It's 2023!!! Would the hearing want to see a movie without sound? I think not!! read more

I like this theatre. Everything was a good experience except... the cashier. He seemed as though he hated having to be there. I bought some concessions for my group and he seemed so irritated when I paid with cash. He shook his head and sighed, then took the bill. He made the change by looking at the cash register several times and then he handed it to me. He left the popcorn on the counter and didn't say another word. I figured out where to get all of the water bottles and found the butter. Not sure what kind of training he's had but a thank is pretty par with most businesses. read more

We were excited to hear about the upgrade to amc so we came to see a movie. Overall the theater is nice and the heated seats are a big plus. Unfortunately there were some issues that made us decide not to come back. 1. The projector lens was dirty. There were large spots on the movie that clearly must have been dust particles (theater 8). It really affected the quality of the viewing. 2. The food. Entrees costs around $15 to $18 and is fast food quality, served to you in cardboard boxes. We left the theater hungry. In addition, for some reason, they didn't bring napkins with the flatbread pizza so my husband had to leave the movie to get those. read more

I am very happy with this location. The service is always friendly. The closed caption devices are always charged and work MOST of the time, and I have never had access issues for my service dog. The heated recliners and freestyle soda machines make for a fantastic experience! read more

Compare to the old Digiplex, this renovated theater is amazing. I go here all to time due to my AMC Pass. Sorry, Regal, AMC gets my money. Thanks to this theater, despite being small, it is comfortable and quite accommodating. Nice customer service! I love how you can reserved seats! And can tell if the theater is crowded or you have it own your own. One time, I was the only one watching, it feels like my own cinema while eating my delivered Western BBQ burger! This is the place! And I love it. One concern is the restroom; it is located upstairs. There is one on the right side, but it is a family restroom. It sucks when you are rushing, you have to go up to pee. read more

AMC Poway 10 - Cinema Near Me - Poway, California

This is your substandard, "no-frills," type of movie theater that simply gets the job done. You don't come here expecting to have a glass of wine in your hand and someone catering food to you so it doesn't make sense to compare it to luxury theaters like Angelika. Like some people mentioned, Tuesdays are the way to go with $5 movie tickets all day + drinks and popcorn ($2-$4 depending on size), and candy ($3) all going for discounts. Another cheap way to go is to catch the first showing of any movie in the day time. This will only cost a measly $6 regardless of which day you go. I've been here since the days it was known as the Poway Ultrastar and honestly not much has changed since then besides the fact that it's got a lot older and shoddy. The seats are a little beat down and the smell can be rancid at times. This place can use a major upgrade but since none have been made since I can remember, I doubt it will happen any time soon, if ever. The staff here is very friendly and always happy to assist. You shouldn't have a problem parking here since this movie theater draws considerably fewer crowds than most theaters. I like coming here when I can get a cheap ticket for $5-$6 and skip over the hoards of people. Tickets prices can go up to $12 during the evenings though so I would recommend another theater if you're going during prime hours. This place is not worth paying double digits for. But when I'm on a budget, this place gets the job done. read more

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Great movie theatre! Love the remodel! Heated seats, reclining leather seats with a tray for your food and drinks. Very well kept. Food is pricey but pretty good. Pretzel bites and a beer from their bar are a must! Can't wait to go back! Only think I disliked is when my 7 year old niece nephew asked for a teaser poster of Frozen 2, they were told that only posters are given out to employees, I was so confused by that and they were so upset, made me sad. read more

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WOW! Can I just say, what an upgrade!! They have completed half of the construction and it is AMAZING! So much more space in the theater, recliner seats, the seats even have a heat feature! They will be adding the food/beverage service (like Cinépolis). Of course $5 Tuesdays are awesome! The refillable soda machines (any soda, any flavor) is great. Great popcorn, great candy range, great service. I LOVE our new movie theater!! read more

AMC Poway 10 - Cinema Near Me - Poway, California

Loved our family movie night!! I accidentally made a mistake somehow with my ticket purchase and the management team made all better without a hassle. The service was amazing from the time we arrived all the way through to end. Everyone was pleasant and helpful. We usually do popcorn and snacks but this time we ordered the food. The Brie Burger was delish!!! This was one of our most enjoyable movie nights and thanks the the entire team. I do miss my wine in a glass instead of a small plastic cup. But not sure maybe it was a different location who served it in a glass. But over all Thanks a bunch for the superb all around service!!! read more

Comfy reclining seats, good tray tables, good popcorn and nachos even if they are ridiculously expensive. Clean bathroom - 5 stars. Minus 1 star for manual paper towel dispenser so you have to touch it with your hand. Gross. read more

This theater has gone through a major remodel. all the theater rooms have reclining chairs and seat warmers. This is considered to be a "AMC Dine In" theater, meaning they have more food options rather than just your standard popcorn and nachos (which you can still get if your heart desires) I usually don't order food or snacks when I watch movies, but for whatever reason, the "ultimate nachos" are my latest obsession, and I always get it. at the time of this review, the only thing they need to do to finish the remodel is fix the signage out front, and add a full service bar for alcohol. I strongly recommend people to get on their AMC Stubs A List. For $20 per month, you can see up to 3 movies PER WEEK. it resets every Fri. The average ticket cost is in the ball park of that price anyway, so going just once a month, you'll virtually break even. it's a huge plus that you can easily make reservations on their app, and it's easy to cancel if something comes up last minute. My only knock I have on this theater is the only premium format they offer is 3D. I was hoping during the renovation, they would add either IMAX, Dolby Cinema (or both), which could have took this theater over the top. read more

I want to like this place more. I really do. I dont go to the movies all that often, so as of late, I will cough up a few more dollars to go to the 'luxury' theaters like Cinepolis or Angelika. Tickets here are understandably less expensive, so thats a nice draw, but I just have not had a good experience here, including my most recent visit. I came here to watch Moana with my 4-year old. Bought the tickets online, picked them up at the front, then got in line to get some snacks. There were 2 lines, but one register was not working, so you would get to the front, order, then have to go to the back of the other line to wait to pay. Why not just have one line? I ordered my items, a juice box for my son (they were out of them, so I got a water instead), large popcorn with butter, and another water for me. The got the items, then off to the other line I go. I get to the front to pay after no joke, a solid 10 minutes, and poof, the items I had ordered and were brought to the counter were gone. So I order again, few more minutes and we were off. These are young kids just trying to earn a few bucks, I totally get that, but getting some better type of process in place comes from the top down. We get to the theater, the seats are not too comfy, maybe I am spoiled though. The movie itself was fine, not too packed, but the popcorn was awful. My son, who loves popcorn, had a handful then was like nah, so I just threw it out. If you are going to cough up that kind of dough to go see a movie and maybe get some snacks, you may be better off going elsewhere. If you are just trying to go see a movie and nothing else, this place will do. read more

We went to see a movie at this Theater, and this was our first time at this location. The first thing that happened was as someone was exiting the theater. We went in that door that was next to the box office and was greeted by a rude employee yelling at us to go over there and have our tickets scanned. The lines where long and took way to long to get our popcorn and drinks. During the movie , every time someone would leave and re enter the theater you could here the door slam, ruining the movie. It coast us over $50 for 4 people to go and another $40 in concessions and it was a Bad experience. We will not be going back to this theater again. read more

Tuesday special way better than Taco Tuesdays $5 Movie Ticket $6 gives you Popcorn + Drink Nicest Ushers. Could use some upgrades. read more