Odeon Cinema

This is a very comfy cinema, But very expensive. The movies are pricey as are the concessions. Factor in car parking and you need a small fortune, however if you go early midweek and are in town like we did it’s more reasonable.

The Odeon is a pretty nicely set out cinema that is well appointed and comfortable. I’ve never had issues with screen and showing quality either, like dirt on the screen, projector or sound glitches. So that’s all good. The seating is comfortable and you shouldn’t end up shuffling uncomfortably from side to side during longer performances.
Outside of this they offer a decent website and mobile app that makes checking performances and booking tickets a good deal easier, all of which helps. You can also book the actual location of your seat as well, something that is pretty unique to the Odeon experience these days as most are still about turning up and sitting wherever. You usually pick the actual seat after booking online when you turn up, so there is still that step to undertake. I haven’t had to do it in a while so I’m hoping they’ve stopped the practice, but you used to have to choose 2 pricing structures depending on your seat location, sitting in the sweet stop around the middle of the theatre cost more than right at the back, too close at the front, or outside of the aisles. Like I say though, I’m not sure if this is still the case, I didn’t like it myself.
A down side is that Odeon does seem noticeably more expensive than other cinemas, so the comfortable environment is good, but you pay for it, and it’s not to say that others aren’t comfortable. Parking is also a bit of an issue. Of you come in by car there is only one onsite option, the QPark in the Victoria Centre itself. This is a very very expensive option that will add another good few £ to an already hefty family cost (or individual for that matter), basically another £10 to the cost once you roll over the 2^nd hour.
All in all a nice cinema, but it doesn’t really feel like a value experience, especially once you’ve bought popcorn and a drink!!!

Nice enough cinema — but very expensive, 2 people with a drink and a small popcorn costs over £20. They also have what they call premium seats which are just a slightly bigger seat (I must actually measure the difference but can’t be more than an inch!) which are in the centre seating area– they take up more than half the cinema and if you sit in them without paying for the privilege the staff will come and rightly so ask you to move, I just think the idea and the space it uses is not worth it and perhaps could be rethought, although I guess that’s a corporate decision and not just for the Belfast Odeon.
It also seems to take longer than usual to ensure the cinema is ready, and you are asked to wait until it is, however in my last visit no-​one told us that the cinema was now available and we we’re left sitting in the cold foyer for longer than necessary.
All in all I think there is room for improvement but as its never overly busy I don’t believe we will get there.

More and more I’m finding I’d rather go here instead of the usual cinema-​haunt on the Dublin Road.
It’s a little bit more expensive than other options, you’ll still get gouged for snacks and popcorn and everything, but I think in terms of the actual screens and the seating (tiered, btw, which more cinemas should have btw) which doesn’t force you to go and sit craning your neck up 2 metres from the screen on a busy night, there isn’t a better cinema in Belfast.
Pro-​tip: Bring in your own snacks, like all other cinemas in Belfast they don’t care.

Nice cinema, good screens and sound. My only issue is that its a little cold. Booking seats in advance is a. Nice plus.

It’s a brilliant cinema with big comfy seats, however it is very very pricey!!! It has a kids screening for toddlers on sat and sun mornings which is £2 for adult and kids tickets which is amazing, but if it wasn’t for that offer I would probably go to another cinema.

Odeon Belfast is a great cinema especially with the location right in the heart of the city. The screens are crystal clear and the sound is also the same.
Maybe a little pricier than the other cinemas in the city in regards to tickets, food and drink. Which is why I did not give it a full 5 Star rating.
Would definitely recommend it if you are in the city and there’s a movie on to break up your shopping day etc.
It’s in Victoria Square so obviously surrounded by bars and restaurants so it can easily be a way to start a night out…

Very nice and clean facility. Located in the center of Victoria Square, it’s a great place to take a break from shopping and sightseeing.
The employees were totally great and pleasant. The theater was large and had comfortable seating. Looked like they had some good food deals there, though I didn’t indulge.
I went to see Jurassic World (4.5÷5 btw) at 11:45pm but the actual film didn’t start until ~1230 am. I can’t speak to if that’s commonplace or not, but either way it’s was a completely ridiculous amount of time to wait. Luckily once the film started it was clear, no audio problems and a generally comfortable experience.
Hold on to your 3D glasses as they charge a fee. Bring them back next time!

Great cinema with comfortable seats and lots of screens. Lovely snacks too — especially the Ben and Jerrys ice cream. It’s a little bit pricey though — but in a really good location within Victoria Square Shopping Centre which has lots of restaurants for pre or post cinema food.

The Odeon is a good cinema to visit, with comfy seats that are tiered. The screens are large and clear and the sound is good. Premier seating is available though I personally never see the point in paying the extra for them as they’re just a little bit more comfortable than the usual seats and don’t really have better viewing than the other seats. The cinema always seems clean when I’m there and the toilets and everything are good.
There is plenty of food available: popcorn, nachos, sweets, ice cream, drinks and so on. We particularly love the Tango Blast slushies which are cherry or blue raspberry with a lovely tangy flavour.
Prices can be a little expensive in the cinema, especially to see a 3D movie, but luckily I have a ‘Perks’ card which gets me discount which saves a good bit. If you have student cards you will also get the discount.
The cinema also offers a Première Club where you buy a card which you then use to collect points. These can be redeemed against food, drinks and tickets, so it is very good.
Staff are friendly and very helpful. The Odeon is probably my favourite cinema to go to.

Thanks to my Father, I have quite the love affair with the cinema. From a young age I was exposed to countless classic films and I still find it a massive treat going to ‘the pictures’.
Belfast’s Odeon has a great location with plenty around to eat so you can really make a night of it, even the cinema itself has it’s own Ben and Jerrys ice cream station!
As venues go it’s not the cheapest, and with orange ending their midweek offer soon, un fortunately that’s about to make a lot of people unhappy.
Having said that, if you sign up for free to be an Odeon member you can be invited to their ‘Screen Unseen’ events. These events are sneak previews of upcoming releases usually a good few weeks before there public release. The best thing is no one knows what the movie will be (a real hark back to the days before trailers)
Best of all — it’s only £5 a ticket.

first time in this cinema usualy go to yorkgate so me and my daughter went this afternoon and watched taken 3 had to leave early as we were so cold the place was freezing it was warmer outside deffo not b back their

Love the odeon and would always go here. The prices are a bit steep an the new unassigned seat caper is a pain.
Love the loyalty scheme tho :)

The cinema going experience is a pretty well known and standard one. You make your way there, buy your ticket, head over to the snacks stand buy something for double what you could get it elsewhere and head in to watch the movie. Once in there it’s all fairly standard, apart from minor differences the seats have pretty much a similar layout and comfort level give or take. The basic ticket price has been rising enough over the last few years and the prices of the snacks have always been ridiculous.
So when a cinema has ticket prices at a premium above most of the competition and expects you to pay more still to sit anywhere in the ‘good’ area, (ie far enough back not to strain your neck looking up and far enough from the back not to strain your eyes trying to see the screen and close enough to the middle as not to see the screen in an odd perspective) then you’d expect all aspect of the service to reflect this. The problem is it doesn’t. It’s just like any other cinema, yes it has a digital screen but after a while you don’t notice the difference much any more. It’s no cleaner than other cinemas, bigger or more comfortable, it is however less accessible if coming by car as you either have to use the (very) expensive Victoria Centre car park or park a good distance away at another car park or on-​street parking.
By the time you add all this up you’ve paid a lot more to go to a cinema like any other (albeit with a better picture quality). As other cinemas are beginning to made the switch to digital projectors though this one proper advantage is disappearing.

This is the best cinema in Belfast!!!
Well it is only the best if you play the system as it is generally really expensive. I have heard so many people complain that it is so expensive and they are right… because it is expensive… but not all the time.
Everyone know that on tuesday nights Belfast has cheap Tuesday and on wednesday there is Orange wednesdays. If you have an Odeon premier club card going to the cinema here is only £2.25…now I defy anyone to find a cheaper offer than that!!! Also at the moment well until the middle of October if you go online you can print of a 40% off voucher. Again a great deal and great value for the technical quality of the cinema.
Popcorn and food & drinks are expensive here and is probably largely how they make their money … personally I’m a big fan of sneaking in a packet of sweets and a can of coke… I don’t see much wrong with that… besides their popcorn isn’t that good anyway… if you want good popcorn go to a movie house cinema!!!

Odeon Cinema is a fairly good cinema, but it is nothing special if I am honest. For a brand new cinema, I find the seating and screens to be unremarkable.
The new Dundonald cinema is around the same age but has much nicer seats and far better digital screens, and also has good eating options outside it like this cinema, so it kind of beats this place hands down!
The Odeon is also an expensive place to go to the cinema unless you are a student or child with normal tickets coming in at a steep 6 pounds and above!
I am a sucker for Ice cream though and the presence of a Ben And Jerry’s stand is a bit of a saving grace. However for me this is the third option if I am going to the cinema in Belfast and even lower down if I will be travelling from home!

I will be the first to admit that I am a bit of a cinema snob. I did my degree in film and even had the madness to go on and do my masters in it as well. I have loved movies my entire life and like to think I have a wee bit of taste when it comes to these things.
I like all sorts of cinema that people would call ‘slow’, but I have a place in my heart for the big budget action blockbuster and if you are going to go for that kinda movie then you can’t go wrong with the Odeon. It’s a proper, well ran, staffed and clean modern cinema that is perfect if you want to go see the new Harry Potter Film or what not.
The prices are high, but they’re high in every cinema in town unless you go for Orange Wednesdays or whatever. I prefer QFT in my heart, but for big budget shenanigans, you can’t be bad to this place.

Jimmy Carr once said something along the lines of, whenever you enter a cinema, you dander over, buy you’re ticket and head to the concession booth and buy a popcorn and drink it’s the only place where the staff say, that: ll be £7 please and you react normally with a ‘yeah no problem’.
I however don’t think that and refuse to spend the frankly ludicrous amount of cash for what is corn, sugar and dyed water.
The Odeon really does push it when it comes to pricing, I was expecting great things from this newly opened store, the name I had always associated with the highest quality of film going experience.
For a start, an adult ticket to see a normal film (not a silly 3D thing) is close to £9… I’m not sure if the cast actually are performing live on stage like it’s theatre or not but the price would lead to you to believe this.
The other issue is the smaller films are given smaller screens, some of which are like sitting infront of a 50inch plasma rather than a cinematic experience.
You could easily spend between £15−20 here simply to see a film… I thought the whole point of something like a film was as an alternative to costlier outings during these ‘trying economic times’.

This multi-​plex Odeon cinema is located on the top floor of the Victoria Square Shopping Centre.
I can’t really think of much to report because of it’s homogenized and generic nature.
The staff are pretty friendly but I do agree that drinks, popcorn, nuts etc are ridiculously overpriced– just go get them in the shop beforehand. I just refuse to have it cost about £20 quid to go see a film!
And what’s with the £1 charge for the 3D glasses? Did we not used to get them for free back in the day?
As my very witty younger sister said recently at a 3D film, «Turn around Tia, It’s like we’re at a pedophile convention!» Try this the next time you go to the cinema and I guarantee you’ll laugh yourself silly! It’s those thick black glasses.

The Odeon right at the top of Victoria Square is a really nice cinema. The screens are big, seats are comfortable and has all the usual services expected of a modern cinema.
It’s way too expensive though and as such is nearly always empty. It’s a shame really but only to be expected at near £10 for a 3D film.

The Odeon cinema is located on the top floor of Victoria Square, alongside most of the eateries. Though renowned throughout the UK and possibly further afield, it is arguably the most expensive cinema I have ever had the displeasure of coming across.
People come to the Odeon because it is like a virtual reality-​type, Star Trek, space age cinema. It is supposed to be futuristic, funky and fresh. Sadly all it is is a f… rip-​off. For two people to go see a film in 3d, it is £16. For two people to see the exact same film at the exact same time in the Movie House on the Dublin Road, it is £8.
I know that sometimes people are paying for the experience and I don’t mind putting my hand in my pocket and treating myself but this is absolutely ridiculous. Everything is twice the price and you are getting nothing extra that you cannot get anywhere else. They have classic nights where you watch an old film but so too does the QFT and it is a third of the price.
What worried me the most was that you can also pay for a «vip» seat which I did not want to even look at for fear I would kick the sign down and tear it up while security threw be out.
All I could think of is if a young boy or girl wanted his or her parents to take them and a few friends to see a film and have some popcorn. It could set them back over £50 to see a film and eat some sweets!
The prices in this cinema cannot be justified and yes it is probably a better «experience» than anywhere else, it is an absolute joke that just because it is surrounded by designer shops, it has to charge designer prices.

The Odeon Cinema is located on the top floor of Belfast’s Victoria Square shooping centre and is exactly what you would expect from a big chain multiplex. You will be able to go here and see all the latest releases whilst being overcharged for popcorn, sweets, crisps, drinks and hot nuts etc.
The cinemas themselves are lovely with excellent sound and nice comfortable seats. The only problem is that it is all just a bit bland and corporate and lacks any character whatsoever. There are classic movies shown on Monday nights which is a redeeming feature but all in all a pretty bland, forgettable cinema experience.

As cinemas go the Odeon cinema is pretty good!
This cinema in my opinion has an advantage over most others in Belfast in that it is situated on the top floor of the fashionable Victoria centre, meaning that it is surrounded by restaurants and therefore is an obvious answer to the question «What do you fancy doing after dinner?»
There is nothing complicated about going to the cinema — you buy your ticket, get a snack or drink if you fancy it and you go to your screen. The Odeon has a great selection of places to satisfy a sweet tooth before you go to your movie, with a Ben and Jerrys ice cream section, a smoothy bar, a pick’n’mix stall and of course a popcorn and fizzy drinks counter.
Any time ive gone to this cinema it is always very clean, which surely is a hard job to negotiate considering the amount of sugar filled children it must see every day!
A good place to enjoy a movie!

Bloody expensive are the main words that spring to mine, but I do like this cinema for 3 reasons: a) It has a Ben and Jerry’s b) a large popcorn is just that-​huge and c) It’s in Vic Sq with my favourite restaurants nearby. And the seats are also quite comfy and cosy, which perhaps justifies the extra expense.

We have had the fabulous Victoria Square in Belfast for a couple of years now and it really is superior to anything else the city has ever had before. Sorry Belfast Chamber of Commerce, but it’s true.
Vic Square is a marvellously upmarket shopping complex, with restaurants and a cinema on the top 2 floors.
Let’s start with House of Fraser which was new to Belfast. Just going up the escalator from the car park fills me with joy and excitement before I have evens even the handbags, shoes, clothes and make up. I always say that HOF has everything you need for a top day out. Shopping, and a bar and restaurant. Wonderful.
It’s true that HOF isn’t a cheap place to shop, but if you want bargains, go to Primark (and I’m not knocking it as I’m a regular Primark shopper). HOF has labels like St Martins, Kookai, Ted Baker, Carvela, See by Chloe and Mulberry. Getting the picture? It should be a picture of all things fabulous.
The rest of Victoria Square is filled with higher end high street stores like Coast, Hollister, Ted Baker, LK Bennett and of course Cruise, home to Gucci, Louboutins, Jimmy Choos and all my other heros.
Having said that, there are also branches of H&M and River Island which have better ranges than the other branches in Belfast as I think these are their flagship branches.
Upstairs are plenty of restaurants and the very impressive Odeon cinema so you could in theory spend the whole day there.
The whole complex is bright and airy, all modern lines and glass. There is a huge glass dome at the top which you can go right up into to see stunning views right across the city.

Nice shopping.

ooooooooooooo FANCY
No PRIMARK bags here (unless passing through)
Never been too many around when we go… dont know how well it doing in this RECESSION.
We love the open plan… not as hot hot hot as some shopping centres
I like not breathing the same air as scumbags.
Posh shops. but they keep closing down one after the other not nice for staff in them
CARPARKING IS THE MOST EXPENSIVE IN THE COUNTRY
but handy if you have multiple bags
Slightly worrying restaurant lay out. away from all the action
MORE TOILETS needed please
clean
bright
airy
expensive
high end
uncrowded
less scumbags than most other places