Cinema Grill

Thank you to everyone at Cinema Grill for making Christmas Eve for my friend, Lupe, and I, brighter and merrier as there were limited options to explore in Alameda. While I have several suggestions about how to improve the taste and flavor of my cinema grill burger, I'll focus on what I did appreciate. I'm so grateful for Iriana and manager dude, they managed to serve so many hungry customers with poise and a cheerful smile. I appreciate the tender, love, and care that the kitchen staff gave to Lupe's salmon sandwich. I wish I ordered that. There's always next time though! It was so sweet that Iriana must have filled my BIG glass up with water at least 4x because I'm a fish out of water on land. We can't wait to return for the live music entertainment! Wishing you all a merry Christmas and a happy new year!Best wishes,Briana Wing

The service was five stars The drinks 5 stars The food was 2 stars. Mismatch opportunities as well as mismatch level of service. Ordered the sidecar drink which was very delicious and my father ordered a beer. He ordered fish and chips and when he asked for tartar sauce they didn't have any. So what's the whole point of fish and chips? I ordered the Snow White Pizza. It was served lukewarm and not fully cooked. You can tell they cooked the dough and the sauce and then added lukewarm toppings on top. Not sure what the white chunky cheese was. This is very basic pub food in general and does not meet the expectations of a higher bar that they provide. This was a mistake coming here for dinner.

Went to Alameda Cinema grill after watching a movie, shared the pesto veggie pasta and margherita pizza with my bud. Veggie pasta was quite good and the ingredients went well together. Our margherita pizza took a while to come out, but the pizza itself was scrumptious and had a nice cheese pull. Our server was also very nice and attentive which we appreciated. Overall, enjoyed my experience dining here!

Walking around Alameda and was going to the movies, but we got hungry, so we stopped in for Linner. Omg, the menu was a nice surprise!!!There was a lot of staff preparing for the evening and they were so nice and happy go lucky!!!Plenty of seating inside and outside!!! Very beautiful chairs and tables... I can rarely say that, but this place indeed is historic!The food n drinks are very very wonderful! I love all the flavors! Huge parking lot next to the entrance!Clean single restrooms!!!

It has been a long time since I first reviewed here. I had hoped that after all these years, the food would have improved. It appears as though despite mediocre reviews, not much has changed. We decided on a movie over the weekend, and decided that we would have more time to eat before the movie, if we dined there at the grill. We thought that maybe there would be some new offerings.We were seated promptly by our server. She was nice and attentive. The place was empty. I think there was one other party in the restaurant and a few in the bar. It's kind of a shame, because I feel the place has so much potential. But, people still aren't coming. Upon receiving our menus, it became apparent that despite lackluster offerings, the menu was virtually unchanged in 5 years.I ordered the Philly Cheese steak. It was pretty good, and I think the best choice of the evening. My son ordered the CLT chicken sliders. He told me that he thought they were undercooked. I took a bite and realized that something in-fact was very wrong. They were crunchy in the center. It was almast like they were precooked, frozen and not well cooked to order. I don't know what it was, but they were inedible. That was a real disappointment. We had hoped to have a nice family meal together.We decided to settle up and head to the movie. I stopped by the bar to grab a blass of beer to take into the movie. It was $8.00. I gave the guy a 10 dollar bill. He replied "thank you" and kept the change. While I would have tipped the two dollars, he really should have asked if I needed change.So disappointing. Maybe I'll try them in another five years.

It's pretty hard to mess up a burger and fries right? Well Cinema Grill makes it look easy. We came here on a Tuesday evening for the $5 movie at the Alameda Cinema next door. We thought we'd pop in for a quick bite before, but unfortunately the experience here at the Grill ruined everything.We both ordered the hamburger and it was terrible. And honestly? It's not even the fault of the cooks. The ingredient quality is horrific. You can tell just by looking at it that they use low quality ingredients and yet they still feel justified in charging exorbitant prices because they're a part of the theater. This place actually has lots of things going for it: a perfect location, classy atmosphere, wonderful servers, and yet the horrible food overshadows all of those good things. Thankfully the servers were super helpful and understanding. They are extremely nice and friendly and they'll go out of their way to try to remedy something that isn't even their fault. I love the Alameda theater and I will always come back to it even though it is definitely not as nice as an AMC or Regal cinema. It's a shame that Cinema Grill is attached to the theater because it really ruins the experience. They have the perfect location, the atmosphere is very "classy casual," and the drinks are good too. And I'd come and try Cinema Grill again if it was under new management. They have a lot of upsides but they need to invest some serious time and money into upgrading the quality of the food.

If you like your food cold and tasteless this is your spot! Went to the movies and ordered food to be brought to our seats. Bad idea! Food took 45mins. Once we received our food it was cold and no flavor! Don't waste you time or money here!

The food is decent but it always sounds better on the menu then it actually is. The staff seems...generally unhappy...as somebody who has worked in a restaurant before, I sense something insidious may be afoot. I have a feeling there's a management issue, as that is usually what causes unhappy staff. The service isn't terrible per say, they just look unhappy and it kind of breaks my heart. The Grill is a good option for ordering food that will be delivered straight into the theater. They have a variety of options to choose from and process is usually pretty seamless when there is somebody at the station. When there isn't somebody there, you will need to flag down server, so plan extra time for that.In terms ambience, they have live music often and do karaoke. I think the Cinema Grill has great potential but has a couple of issues they could improve upon to be better.

First time back since the pandemic First time going to the movies also I can't believe I haven't a written a review yet ......This is a nice venue adjacent to the movie theater that has TVs - full bar and restaurant Even if you are not going to the movies it's still a great place to watch a game or get a quick bite to eat and or hang out and have some drinks Customer service is friendly Prices for food/drinks are reasonable Food is tasty Venue is clean There is outdoor seating available You can take your food and drinks inside the movie theater, you can also buy your movie tickets here as well

My friend and I were headed to "Wicked Little Letters" at lunchtime, so we decided to order food delivered to our seats. We tried to go to the side door where we've ordered before, but it was locked. No sign indicating why ... we knocked as people went by, and they let us in, but the super convenient order bar was unmanned. Again, no signage to send us to the front.We wandered to the front finally, and from getting in line to leaving with our order placed easily took 30 minutes... even though we knew what we wanted. We were presented with a tab to sign for $15, even though our total was more like $80. (It was someone else's tab.)I am unemployed, and my generous friend insisted on paying for the food and the movie tickets. So when the meal was, unlike the movie, largely disappointing, I felt the need to complain.We ordered a veggie burger, fish tacos, sweet potato fries, and two drinks (a vodka gimlet and a Cast Away). The food took about 45 minutes to arrive (which the menu had warned was a possibility), but it must have been sitting quite some time before being delivered... my sweet potato fries were barely warm, and the tacos & burger were unpleasantly soggy. The fish tacos in particular were impossible to eat as a taco--I ended up eating them more like a casserole, with my fork. The tacos were tasty but barely warm. TheCast Away was tasty, too.But for $80 + a generous cash tip... honestly, I felt bad for my friend paying that much for a decidedly disappointing dinner.The drink was good, tho *shrug*