Way too cold in the theater itself! We told the employees twice but they couldnt have cared less. After all it was nice and toasty in the lobby, where they all were!Also the seats have zero leg room! Im only 511 so I cant imagine how bad it must be for taller people.

This theater is a little older but I think thats what gives it its charm. Never too over crowded. Just a chill place to go and see a move.

Antiques sf

A little expensive (but all movies are these days), would be nice if matinees were more discounted or there were a discount night. Other than that: The staff was great (ticket seller reccomended that we go to an earlier showing advising us that the previews were 30 minutes long and the showing was 19% sold out so not only would we make it in time, we would easily find a seat which we did... she should be a data analyst). Great artwork. Video and sound quality likewise were good.

Went last week and the volume was so low you could barely hear the movie. Went last night and they had the volume cranked up to ear-splitting decibels. 30+ minutes after the scheduled showtime they were still playing ads and trailers

The history of this place is about the only thing I can see keeping this place going. By comparison with modern movie theaters this is far behind. Convenience of location is the primary reason to even come here.

Really fun movie theatre. The rooms are huge and the screens are really big too. Watched IT chapter two and had a blast! The Audio is really clear and crisp sounding

The kids working at the concession stand should not be working there especially the girl with the short hair she does not know how to communicate and she was rude as well. Just because you had a bad day don’t be impolite to others. She was working around the time I posted this

A pretty solid movie theater in Berkeley. I watched a movie, the seats were pretty good. Overall, no complaints as its just a movie theater. To be honest, I didnt get any popcorn so I cant comment on that

Husband and I just had a grand time at the movies! We had not been to the UA Berkeley in ages, because the UA rarely plays the kind of movies I pay to see. But the fact is I am very picky with my movie theaters because I like a quality viewing experience when I go out -and I go out often. Frankly most of the Berkeley/Oakland theaters are miserable dumps, but the UA, to my surprise, offered us tonight a big screen, good sound, clean and comfortable seats and fair leg room (theater #2, people). No heads in front of me to block the view, an attentive audience and a decent projector quality. Yes, it was cold in the theater (I read the reviews before going and I bundled up), but honestly, it was no more freezing than any other theater in the Bay Area! We will happily consider the UA again on our next outing.

Wear your warmest coat. It was warmer outside in December. Employees will begrudgingly pretend to turn heat on.

Nice movie theater! Very clean facilities, friendly staff, comfortable seats, plenty of space for wheelchair users and their companions. You can earn prizes and discounts if you join their club.

I love the look and feel of this theater. The retro/vintage ambiance is comforting. The theaters are cozy and you feel like your watching a movie with friends. Small theater culture is beautiful. Will definitely come back. So grateful for the staff creating such a unique environment.

The showing I was in did not start, and it took a group of patrons complaining about it for them to fix the issue. Once they did get it fixed the movie ran fine. On the upside (or downside for some people) they did skip all the trailers to make the movie run to about the right end time.

I have a Regal Unlimited pass, so I go there very often. Great movies.

The big rooms are fine, but movies that have been out for a while are shown in the theatre with the awful seat placement. No adult human person has legs thin enough to fit in a 1.5 inch space between the rows of seats. So even if a movies been out for a while, plan to come early to find seats you can sit in.

The sound wasnt well balanced, the space was oddly laid out, and the bathrooms were tucked away and infrequent. Definitely not going back unless I have to. Seats were squished together JUST enough to make it uncomfortable...But the movie did play (after 7 hundred previews) so good job there?

Horrible service for the popcorn the kids behind the counter should not be there really unprofessional

Great movie theater in downtown Berkeley convenient to public transit, restaurants and stores. The staff is friendly and helpful. The only problem is some of the upstairs theaters with all the seats that are too close together.

Very relaxed environment, much preferred to the IMAX kind of energy, even for new releases.

Love this gem of a theater in the middle of K-town! Saw Train to Busan twice and on the second visit, discovered they served excellent coffee inside the theater.... coffee & the best movie Ive seen this year.... Im there!!!

So I havent been to the UA in awhile and I definitely wont be going back. The staff was really nice which is the only reason Im giving the review 2 stars. The facility itself is so run down I can barely believe this is still a functioning theater. The screen was so dusty and there were clear finger streaks through the bottom of screen which were so distracting while watching our movie. The floor was peeling and so sticky that when someone went to use the bathroom it echoed during the show.... Sad since this is a theater I grew up at.

Best part is for $21 a month, you can watch unlimited movies!

I like this Theater, even though its an old Theater, its usually clean and the workers there keep it presentable at all times, including the restrooms. You can enjoy watching the movies here in the same way as you would at any of the modern Cineplexces or big Cinema Chains ( minus the reclinable more comfortable seats ) other than that, the movies sound and look pretty much the same! In addition, it has some kind of nostalgia to it with the big space outside the showing rooms, the old paintings, the wide staircase and decorations from back in the day, the snacks selection and drinks are good, and the Popcorn is fresh and yummy!

Wonderful staff and great classic theater feeling.

Hard to get parking in downtown Berkeley. Nice theater otherwise.

I brought my own drink and I smelled like the jazz fern they knew about both and were cool with it. They dont have Dr pepper but they do have mr pibb (extra -_-) which was still pretty nice.

Why these redvines be not actually redvines. I mean Im pretty that overpriced fake be from the 99 cent store. dont go man, dont do it

Tried to contact customer service about confirming an advance ticket and the service was very rushed and hard to understand. The person was very impatient and hung up before I could communicate my problems properly.

Nice old theater but rude audience talking and using cell phones. The theater used to have employees patroling theaters every 15 minutes or so. The do not do that anymore. It would help.

This is a VERY VERY COOL place to chill out and relax never have to deal with long lines or crowds

I had to watch 15 minutes of promotional garbage before the previews even came on, then 2 more after the previews and before the movie began. I felt manipulated and held hostage. I will not be going back to this theater

Lots of movies, cool retro architecture, my wife says cute guys behind the counter.

Really enjoy coming to this location. Small, clean theater thats never packed on off-hours so you can sit wherever and not be bothered. Older but comfy seating. Concessions are a bit pricey but thats the movie experience! Need popcorn and a hotdog

Not impressed with the lay out at all. I am 64 and 65 years old. There is NO WAY in gods green earth that any man let alone a senior citizen of my height can sit comfortably in any seat in that theatre and get comfortable and watch an over priced movie. The seats are to Damned close, theres no leg room. Wouldnt recommend this for nobody.

The theater I was in (auditorium 7) was very small and dirty with uncomfortable, old chair and a small screen. The concession didnt have a huge selection and was pretty expensive. Its a regal so its not as bad as something like AMC but its pretty over priced

This was my first experience here. Went with my girlfriend to see Midsommar during matinee time. The showing was in Auditorium 5, the seats in front are situated so close to your knees. Mind you Im 54 135lbs, so if youre a big guy/gal you could have a worse experience than mine. We had a group sit in front of us and the backs of the seats slammed into our knees. Needless the theater wasnt packed so we just went to a row behind us and fixed the issue. Probably wont come back. Midsommar 10/10.

Nice staff. Room was decent and music as well. There was plenty of legspace on my seat. It is usually not too crowded, you can choose a good seat. They have an old Pacman machine and a crane game (the toys you can win there did not seem very interesting). The bathroom was clean.

Great perks at the concessions counter and great service.

Nice place to watch movies

Its good but man the candy machines give you like 8 candies for 50 cents and thats not a good bargain but you win some you lose some :)

Nice theater quiet and clean, parking can be expensive 2hr max at some times

Accessable via public transportation

They replaced the seating at some point and now the rows are too close. If a person sits in front of you, your legs will be pinned (not an exaggeration). We had to wait until the movie was starting to find seats with no one in front. Almost left. Wont be back.

A well-established multiplex conveniently located in downtown Berkeley. Come here for the studio blockbusters. The theaters are a little old, and the quality varies. I prefer the smaller screening rooms with deep seats and more legroom.Its not always easy to figure out where to buy tickets when the box office is empty. I wish the management would put up a sign directing patrons to the snack bar. Otherwise, staffing and service are pretty good.

Good flicks, not to clean, never give rewards

They still have the ginormous large sodas and icees.

Adequate but not an exceptional place to see a movie. I was shocked that they ran out of popcorn at a prime time on a Friday night as well. They said it would be 15 minutes for more and movie had started. Much better theater one block down same street.

Old theater where some of the rooms are really small, tiny seats with hardly any leg room.

Pretty standard movie theater. Seats (at least in the theater I was in the other day) had so little leg room that I had to use the aisle (and Im certainly not tall). Also, they only had one concessions server so I skipped refreshments due to how long the line was taking.

Staff were VERY VERY NICE!!

Mission Impossible: Fallout was good.I cant speak on other screens but for Screen Room #6...New Clean leather seats, but whoever was the Contractor who installed these seats should take a class at Cal Berkeley.The seats are severely too close, as in, if you are taller than 55, your knees will be pressed firmly against the seats in front of you.I am taller than that and my girlfriend and I both had sore knees.This was my favorite theatre, and they deserve a high rating for cleanliness, ease of access and staff, but I wont go back until they announce that they have fixed their Sardine Seating arrangement. (in screen room #6) I hope it is not all of the screen rooms.

A little old, but the place has great charm. Not a bad place to see a movie on your own.

Nice theatre and friendly staff. Our movie group went in the late afternoon during the week...it was practically empty. Peets and other coffee and dining within a short walking distance. Beautiful interior.

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What have they done to the seating in the cinema? Im not a tall person 58 but my knees were pinned to the seat in front. Then a woman sat down in that seat and it slammed into my knee trapping my leg between the seats. I had to sit for the whole movie with my legs out in to the isle facing side on to the screen. The guy across the isle was doing the same thing. Literally any time the guy behind me moved I was jolted forward, this was clearly because he was having the same problem. My girlfriend who was sat next to me came out of the movie with knee and back pain. I dont get how you can put seats in that dont fit averaged sized people into them. Im just glad I wasnt sat in the middle of the row otherwise I dont know what I would have done. I will not be coming back to the cinema until they put in better seating. I would not be surprised if this lost them a lot of customers. I was sat in Screen 6. FIX IT!

I was excited to see an old movie theatre, enjoy going to these every now and then. Unfortunately the seats were very uncomfortable, there is no leg room. I keep wondering how did they design it like this? I had to sit sideways and kept turning all the time.On the plus, they have new movies. Staff are very friendly, service is quick and professional, the place (including the restrooms) is very clean.

Quaint relaxing classic movie theater

Fake 3D! Plus, we felt like a sardine. We came to see Advangers last night in 3D and to our surprised we found ourselves blind with or without glasses. Why would you sell fake 3D? There was nobody in that room, possibly bc this theater already got flagged by this scam. We had to move to another room, lucky they had another session starting 15 minutes after ours did. Room six was another surprise. I could barely.... I said barely fit between my seat in the front seat. When the movie started, they left the lights on!? Never coming back to this rip off scammy theater again.

Beautiful historic theater. Very small but perfectly nice. Well staffed by friendly and helpful people. Concession is pricey, but thats no different then any movie theater.

Great seats and many shows to choose from. Just wish they dint gouge you on the amenities......

Movie in the theater next to us was so loud the sound and vibrations bled through the wall pretty loudly. It compromised the suspense and emotional built the thriller/horror movie was trying to pull off.

Older theater. Clean. Wheelchair accessible. Fun place

Couldnt show the movie I came for. Only positive was the teller who refunded us was very kind.

It is quite annoying to hear the booming bass and explosions of the movie next door so clearly... Perhaps only come if youll be watching the loudest movie theyve got.

Seats are perfect if you are a 12 year old. Very comfortable but my knees hit the seat in front of me and I am not tall.

Its a pretty small cinema, compared to AMC or Cinemark. I went to watch a 1 night fan screening of Fate/Stay Night, Heavens Feel Lost Butterfly, the second part of the Heavens Feel trilogy.

My old Camero had more leg room than the middle of theater 6. Sucks to blow a first class wad on pretzel seating.

Beautiful antique theater, but with new modern projectors!

Small auditorium (#1) with excellent sound system.

The movies was great and the people too

Clean and updated Theatre. Beautiful art deco lobby. A reminder of the golden days of the movies.

Definitely not the best theater Ive ever been to but its decent for Berkeley. definitely had the best concessions of all the Berkeley movie theaters. especially hit or miss on if you get one of the good screens or the bad ones.

A bit dirty and disheveled when I visited...

Decent staff but a bit dingy inside. Needs a remodel.

Outdated and audio issues in the theater, I wouldnt come back

The sound and screen was good but the sitting space is awful. You cant really fit if you are more than 5 5. May be the other rows have more space

Its a good theater. It doesnt have all the bells and whistles and some theaters have, but it gets the job done. Its a great theater to go to if you dont want worry about a crowd or fighting for seats.

Vintage theater. I love it. I dont love the short handed staffing practices and closing/locking everything up before the last show is done so said shorthanded staff can get out of there before the projectors get cold. Not a good look.

I grew up in this theater. I remember standing in line to see Purple Rain here. Its great they are able to grow with the times, yet preserve the decor that makes the Berkeley UA special.

No real butter... No place to put your feet everyone was sitting so they could put there feet up or some where. But for quickly late night movie on the fly it barely works. But does

Been comin here since middle school. Very cool, though the seats can be tight on the knees if youre tall af like me

Be a while since coming here. Enjoyed the show..

Nice unique theater. Seems historic!!!great popcorn!

Beautiful theater on the inside! Im from the south and Ive never seen one like this so maybe its just my ignorance. Good service and good quality. But I did feel that the screen couldve been slightly bigger.

Love the old time design

Thos theater is ok to go see a movie. It was nice and clean.

Normal theater. Nothing fancy gets the job done

I love this theater, so much personality ive been going for years

Service was great, IMAX screens seem scarce but it is very clean, now if only they had better discounts for students it would be great, but good job overall.

Good selection of films, but the sound often bleeds thru to a neighbor screen. And too many trailers, they seem to go on forever. Also I found the exit lights brighter than the image on the screen, this may be a fire marshal issue, but it was distracting. Their 3D presentations are good. And the staff is friendly.

Im 52 and my knees pressed up against the seats in front of me when someone sat down. The only reason I didnt walk out is that Bohemian Rhapsody was a great movie.

Inexpensive but food selection and quality is poor. Bought a hot dog and the bun was stale

I’ve never made a review before on any theatre or restaurant but this place was just so bad that I have to. The amount of legroom was just miserable and thinking about my experience there again makes my head ache. The person in front of me was likely having legroom issues as well and she leaned back, reducing my legroom another 4 inches or so. Won’t be going back for sure.

Cheap, slight smell that I forgot about pretty quickly, comfy seats. very cute and intimate theater

Its a great theater. The seats are comfy, good popcorn and drink. Plus there is the original Ms.Pack-man and pin ball. They show a great variety of movies and there club card rocks! This is a great movie theater!

Great theatre. Convenient location close to restaurants with impressively comfortable seats.Good array of snacks and drinks to choose from, which you should because thats how the theatre makes money!

Nice clean theatre, has been getting the blockbusters this summer so Ill definitely keep coming. Cant wait for Dead Pool, works great with MoviePass!

Good gracious. The seats in this theater were the most uncomfortable I have ever sat in. Let me explain why: the seats leaned all the way back with almost no pressure, crushing the knees of the person sitting behind you. So you either have to lean forward in your seat the whole movie, or just accept your seat back getting knee-ed back and forth every time the person behind you would unsuccessfully try to reposition their legs in a way that wouldnt lead to their calves falling off due to lack of bloodflow.TLDR: Come to this theater if you want your knees crushed for two hours.

Security guard with a gun. Dingy lighting and upholstery and paint. Attitude from all employees. Loud, rude, pushy, patrons every visit. Dont suggest civilized people go there. Great place to get into a fight or catch something