Vue Cinema Grants

The cinema itself was fine, and the staff were polite and friendly but I have never smelled the stench of urine as strongly as when I entered this establishment. It was more of a tear jerker than the movie itself.

i thought it was great cinema plenty of leg room friendly staff and its as good as a cinema can get

Your basic multi screen commercial theater. Nothing special. But not bad either.

Considering this movie theatre is flanked by the likes of Tiger Tiger and a Weatherspoon’s, the clientele inside is not nearly as loud, drunk and obnoxious. We frequent this place often and have never had an issue of poor cinema etiquette amongst our fellow movie goers.
However, poor planning of putting the theatre in the same indoor shopping/​entertainment mall as two dance clubs (Retro is next door as well) means you hear the thumping bass of music throughout your movie through the walls. Considering how much you pay for a movie — and that what you are paying for is the «experience» — this is enough to keep me from ever coming back on a Friday or Saturday night again.
Warning: Due to the aforementioned nearby businesses, if you go in for an early, 7 or 8 p.m. show on the weekends, brace yourself to exit to a street full drunk 18 year olds, shouting, wobbling and giggling their way around. It is truly a sight to behold.

There was a time when this Vue in Central Croydon, known as Croydon Grants, was the more grown-​up cinema to its companion out on Purley Way, which concentrated on more family-​fun stuff. Now they are identical. Gone are the indie flicks and Oscar winners, in with the crowd favorites in 3D. I guess Croydon wasn’t ready for a West End-​style program. It’s a former Warner Village cinema of a certain age so it has big screens, very comfy seats and brilliant sound. The usual cinema food trappings are there and of a good standard. It’s just that it used to be so good and now it’s just so bog-​standard. However, these companies need to turn out good-​looking balance sheets.

Big, soulless cinema in an out of town retail park. Shows all the latest films as you would expect, and you can book online, get some popcorn, and even a quick dinner in one of the chain restaurants next door.
Does the job though, even if it is a good few minutes walk to the nearest bus or tram stop.

This cinema is quite spacious and situated in the heart of Croydon so perfect for any day out. The building itself is quite large and you have to take an escalator to the first floor to grab your snacks before the movie. They’ve got a new Ben & Jerry’s ice cream counter. The food like all cinemas are not cheap but if you only go once in a while then I suppose it is not too bad. The bathrooms are kept quite clean, which is refreshing compared to most other establishments. The cinema is reasonably priced. The best thing about the cinema is that there is restaurants all around and a tram and bus stop to get home easier.