Texas Movie Bistro

«Movie Bistro» yet you have to leave your seat to go place orders (at least during the Matinée showing of Star Wars: The Force Awakens I saw yesterday). I saw people with beverages (beer and the like), yet no one ever came in to see if they needed anything else.
Auditorium 2’s screen had apparently had something thrown at it at some point and the theater did not do a proper repair job on it. That «almost tear» in the upper middle of the screen was quite distracting at times while watching the movie.
There are too many choices in town. I doubt I’ll ever go back to this place. :(

I have to say, I’ve been dreading this. I don’t like to give a bad review. I try to be as positive as possible and be accommodating for things like simple human mistakes and the occasional error that any of us could make. If you’ve read reviews I’ve written in the past, I tend to lean towards praise rather than derision. It’s just my way.
But sometimes you have an experience that stands out. We all get a cold burger from time to time or a drive-​thru attendant forgets your fries, these things happen and it’s better to be understanding than blow up. Tonight though, tonight was not something I’m willing to sit by and just keep to myself. Tonight I went to a place that I feel I should warn others about. Tonight, I went to Texas Movie Bistro in Lake Worth, Texas.
This place is a train wreck. This place needs to be under new management or a new owner or just torn down and salt the earth beneath so nothing else can cause anyone any more discomfort.
My girlfriend hadn’t had a chance to see Avengers 2 yet, and I told her I’d take her on our next date night. Sadly, the traffic between her house and mine was awful so she arrived too late to make it to the shows at the theater I usually attend. So we looked at times and the next showing within driving distance was this place. They offered food as well (like the Movie Tavern) so we decided that since time was short, this might be our best option. We were wrong.
We arrived 20 minutes or so prior to the film starting. Expecting we could order, get some food and drinks and relax through the film. We bought our movie tickets, ordered our food and grabbed a beer and a frozen margarita for my lady love. Then off to the theater to wait. And wait. And wait some more. After half an hour passed, I went to see if our food was lost in the fracas of the 12 people who’d shown up to see the movie alongside us. The young man offered to see what the problem was and I went back to the film, by now having missed 7 minutes of the movie and needing a second round since we’d already finished our drinks.
15 more minutes pass. Now this place doesn’t offer fine dining meals grilled to perfection and assembled in a way that would look good in a magazine. They offer what you expect; burgers and fries and sandwiches. Things fried in grease for 10 minutes and served on a tray. With 45 minutes now passed, the movie well underway and my having to miss several minutes of it to receive our order I went back to demand a refund. The staff assured me that it was an error with their ticket machine and that if we wanted to wait we would have it any minute. We were still hungry since neither of us had eaten for hours so I relented and agreed to wait. And it still took another 8 or 10 minutes, well over an hour since we first put down our orders.
I don’t blame the people taking the order completely. And they were friendly as could be when faced with someone my size who was clearly angry. I have a long fuse but was nearing the end of it. I don’t like missing part of the opening of Avengers, I didn’t like being made to wait an hour for some chicken strips and a sandwich, and it’s not like any of this was cheap. $ 14 for tickets, fine, but the meal cost us $ 30 for what was basically food McDonald’s could serve within minutes for $ 10.
In addition to this unacceptable wait, the theater was insanely warm. Hot even. I found myself wiping sweat from my brow half way through the movie. It had to be 80 degrees inside at least. And it has been nice and rainy outside, not our typical Texas heat. The screen also seemed to be very dark. It may have been my imagination, but when I saw the movie on opening weekend at the Rave the image on screen seemed much sharper and much less dark. The seats were also pretty uncomfortable as well, but now I feel like I’m nitpicking.
I went in not expecting much. A greasy meal and a movie. Ticket prices were cheaper than I usually pay at the Rave, but it’s also much less nice than the Rave so I’ll call that a wash rather than a point in their favor.
I will not be returning to the Movie Bistro, and I would actively encourage others to avoid it as well. I don’t blame the staff who helped us, I blame management for not keeping on top of things. When the problem with the ticket not reaching the kitchen came up, you could tell on the poor young man’s face that this wasn’t an uncommon occurrence. And the stuffy temperature was clearly to keep costs down on the Air Conditioning. This is not a place that wants to court an audience of movie-​goers, this is a place hoping you don’t want to drive all the way to a good theater. AVOID if at all possible.

$ 5 movies on Sunday $ 4 movies on Tuesday $ 1 hot dogs on Wednesday. Nice comfy seats with tables in between. Food is not really that good in my opinion … But popcorn is always fresh when we come and they have a wide selection of drinks to choose from. This is our go to movie theater

Great prices. Screens are dark. Possibly the worst management I’ve ever seen. Sat in the theatre with a black screen for 20 minutes past when the movie was supposed to start. Avoid.

This is a great place for a movie if you want cheap tickets and short lines. While the seats may not be the most comfortable in the world, they are good enough and the concessions are a little cheaper than your average movie theatre price. We take our daughter because of the room between rows and the fact that there are tables next to the seats that allows us to free our hands to help her with whatever she needs.
All in all a fair movie experience, especially if you’re just in the mood for a quick flick with cheap prices.

2 stars was hard to give this place. The only reason I went that high was because the movie was good quality.
I ordered crispy pickles and the supreme nachos. They brought the crispy pickles out without ranch (even though it said it came with it on the menu). And the supreme nachos were disgusting. They came with dollar store cheese on top and a two ounce plastic cup of black beans and another two ounce plastic cup with jalapeños. I spoke with the waitress about my nachos and she told me that if I wanted my money back I would have to speak to the manager (mind you, we are in the middle of the movie).
I only chose to go here because it was raining outside and I didn’t want to drive all the way to the movie tavern. Now I completely regret that decision and I will never go to this theater again.
If I wanted gas station quality food, I would have went to the race trac down the street. Don’t go here, you will have a better experience somewhere else.

This place was bad years ago when I lived in the area, but now it is even worse. We went and expected at least average dinner fare but the chicken «panini» sandwich was basically a tiny grilled (I think) piece of chicken on plain bread with a side of ranch dressing in a paper tub… yuck! This is not how you make a panini… I had asked for mayo. My GFs «meal» was just as crummy. The place has zero service with a bare bones type feeling, and the wine is cheap quality. Never again for us.

The only good thing I can say about about this place is the movie was good and at an inexpensive rate.
I took my son on Father’s Day to see a movie and have some lunch. You would think they would be well stocked with everything for a weekend like this but the snack bar ran out of Pepsi and Dr Pepper. They were pouring out of 2 liters — very strange.
Pizza my son ordered tasted very much like a frozen pizza that was microwaved warm. Reminded us of pizza you get at a school.
Bathrooms were hard to find and our cashier seemed like she was frustrated beyond belief. «everything breaks around here»… Is what we heard.
I dislike seeing businesses fail but in concerned about this one. It has potential.

This wasn’t as great as I thought it would be. Movie quality was great but the food was ok. Not worth the high price. I could have had a better experience at home. I’ll stick with the conventional movie theater.

Location easy to find. That was the only good part. Go to Studio Movie Grill. It was a mistake going here. I bought a deal on groupon and at first it was such a hassle and then the girl screwed it up and almost didn’t take it. After getting her to do her job. So we finally got in and sat down for the movie… then found out how the food ordering service works. So we ordering in the dirty theater which is watched by cops. Guess it’s ghetto. Later we find out my bf was charged 3 times the amount for the 1 pizza we order and drinks. I filled a complaint with groupon. And bw during all of this we never once saw a manager as promised. VERY poorly run. Don’t go, its a waste of time and money.

While not as good as the Movie Tavern chain, I was surprised at how much I actually liked Texas Movie Bistro. You don’t have the same ordering style that you get at the 7^th street Movie Tavern instead you order at the front counter (just like every other theater) and they give you a number to put on the table next to you once you sit and they bring the food to you. The seating is stadium style which is a nice step up from some theaters but that’s about it when it comes to «being special.»
The food is decent if not somewhat overpriced and they do serve beer (another plus) but at the end of the day I just felt like it was nothing that the Movie Tavern has made me love. The employees didn’t seem to care if you were there or not and it was rather dirty.
The verdict: Stick with your other favorite theater, there’s nothing special here. While they do have a wider variety of food, not just the same olé nachos and hot dogs that most chains do, it’s nothing to write home about. Not to say it’s the worst place I’ve ever been bar any means. I’d take Texas Movie Bistro over AMC theaters any day of the week but as I said, don’t expect THAT much of an upgrade.

Small theater, and much less crowded than Fossil Creek. Prices are a little better, too. Popcorn has been fresh everytime I’ve been and I really can’t complain. The parking is wonky and a pain in the ass when trying to get in and out during busy hours on Boat Club.

Not great, but not bad either. This is a pretty average, smallish theater. They do some sort of $ 5 Wednesday showings, so that’s kind of cool. Like I’ve said in some of my other nearby reviews, if you happen to be nearby, it’s not a bad option.