Odeon Braehead

Ach, you know what you’re getting with an odeon. Over priced snacks and young staff.
Went when it was busy and staff weren’t too speedy in serving the snack desk, so make sure you’re ready early.
And if you’ve paid for 3D make sure you check your ticket, because if the projector isn’t working then it’ll be 2D… but they won’t necessarily tell you that. (You’re due a ticket back if you pre-​booked).
It’s nice that you can take a coffee in with you from their coffee shop. The coffee there is fab. And you get to feel like a grown up taking a hot drink into the cinema.

What can I say, it’s an Odeon.
It’s a big place, a little rundown looking, the seats aren’t the comfiest (even if you go for the Premium option), it always seems a little messy, and not just from people unable to take their rubbish out with them, and the food and sweets are twice as expensive as those you could get on your way in at WHSmith… BUT they have Tango Ice Blasts so that makes it better (because Tango Ice Blasts make the WORLD better people!).
I was there late on a Saturday evening and I, and the 10 other patrons, enjoyed having our pick of the seats for the latest big blockbuster movie.
Ohhh and the parking is free.

Take your own popcorn
Went to see Captain America a Winter Soldier, it was fabulous full of action, would definitely recommend it.
As for the Odeon itself I like it as a venue but wish the public would clean up after themselves

Pick n mix & soft drinks way over priced compared to the likes of whsmiths, superdrug & Salisbury’s near by (half improve less away).
Though the foyer looks better with the seated area/​Coffee republic bit being there. Staff are friendly n helpful though about half the screens lack adequate leg room for my liking but a good place to go for films with the option of either a bit of shopping or meal/​drink after words with Braehead centre being next door.

It’s an Odeon! If you’ve been to one, you’ve been to them all. They’re all working off the same blueprint, and hey, if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.
This Braehead branch has an impressive 12 screen, including an IMAX screen — essential for those big summer blockbusters that blow you out of your seat and deafen you at the same time.
Take your choice of vastly overpriced pick n mix, exceedingly overpriced styrofoam style popcorn and watered down, mind blowingly overpriced fizzy drinks — all the standard perks of modern cinema facilities.
The seats have plenty leg room, are comfortable and all the facilities are clean, well presented and what you would expect.
If there’s a flick you wanna see, you couldn’t do any worse than here — unless you go to the GFT.

I’ve been to this place a ton of times and not reviewed it, however, I was hassled into downloading the app and I’ve subsequently been checking into places and reviewing them when I get round to it.
Please note I’ve been here and had great service, for example being told just as we, Laura and I not the royal, were about to go into the cinema screen, icecreamless, when an employee saw us and told us there was free Ben and Jerry’s ice cream if we donated money to charity (roll out the 5ps to put James 1 nil up against charity mwahaha). He didn’t have to do that and we’d have been none the wiser but he did and that was great service. Unfortunately this was pre-​yelping days.
Anyway I digress, usually this place is pretty good, except for the prices but that cover pretty much all cinemas. The night in question we were effectively double dating so as the ladies ordered food at the Weatherspoons, the gents headed to buy tickets. It was a random weekday that wasn’t Wednesday so the place was quiet; no queue so we approached the tills only to wait for about thirty seconds as the three cashiers gabbed about non-​cinema related nonsense, slightly annoying. Then only one turned round and said «first here» at which point we both went to the same cashier. This was stupid as I should have waited to go to the other cashier as it would have been faster and I wouldn’t have been subject to such crap service, but hey ho I’m as sociable kinda guy so I stayed with my manfriend.
We were both served by someone who really couldn’t give a crap and continued to gab to the other cashiers whilst serving us. If she could still do our job properly I might not have been so annoyed but despite both of us giving her our points card she failed to swipe either properly, how hard can that be, or explain there had been a problem with the card/​system/​universe and the points hadn’t gone on. I only found out they hadn’t gone on when trying to check my points’ total.
The rest of the experience was pleasant enough but when you have such limited interaction with staff at a cinema visit you would think the first point of contact would be quite important.

Use this cinema almost on a weekly basis. Has 12 screens and also shows movies in imax 3D! Has a good range of food from sweets to hotdogs and ice cream. Would recommend buying the odeon club card if using this cinema often as theres loads of benefits from free movie tickets to discounts on food etc. Seats are comfortable and also on a slant so easier to see the screen without having peoples heads in the way. Being in xscape, there is loads of parking available. Good cinema and will continue to frequent often :)

I love the whole cinema experience, the sweets, popcorn, the dude who rips your tickets and now…3d glasses! I’ve be-​jewelled mine :)

I have to say I’m a bit of a cinema snob these days and won’t go to any local grubby cinemas with old blurry screens. This Odeon and the Imax at the science centre are my go to places to see films.
I’ve been to this one about 4 times now and I absolutely love it. The screens are big, the seats comfy and they have everything you could want in the food court from Ben and Jerry’s to good old popcorn (which they usually have a deal on) That’s not including all the restaurants downstairs.
They now have Imax here but I haven’t been to it yet as its so much pricier than the science centre. They do have the digital HD screens which I just went and seen Paul on and the picture was amazing and crystal clear! The way cinema should be now with the technology and the price we pay to get in. :)
5 Stars for this place and i’ll continue to come here until my local get’s an upgrade!

Located in Xscape at Braehead, this Odeon is amazing! It’s still fresh and bright and the seats aren’t as well worn as other Odeon’s I’ve visited.
I’ve signed up for SeeFilmFirst and most of the time the previews are held at this particular Odeon and have been here more than a few times to see the latest flicks. The screens offer ample seating and they’re always at a comfortable temperature. There’s nothing worse going to the cinema to find yourself shivering the whole way through… but then it isn’t exactly great when it’s too warm either, especially when the guy next to you has forgotten to put on his Lynx that morning.
This Odeon also has a great range of (overpriced) bites to eat and every time I visit I always get an Ice Blast, mixed, of course.

Another big chain cinema. All the basics are here: 12 screens, popcorn, Ben & Jerrys’ and overpriced pick-​n-​mix.
The seats are comfortable and the staff manage this well.
The only downside is that it is slap in the middle of Xscape.

The Odeon at Braehead is the newest cinema in the Glasgow area. It was supposed to be opened when Xscape opened, however its ceiling collapsed which meant it opened over a year late. We are now assured that the ceiling is fixed and won’t fall on anyone’s head. It has all the usual cinema stuff of popcorn sweets, pick and pix etc. While it is not the most inspiring place to be it appears well maintained and being part of the odeon group means that you can easily book online. Being in a shopping centre does make the walk out late at night a little desolate, not ideal if you’ve just seen something scary.

Brilliant cinema with loads of screens. They sometimes tend to increase prices when movies are first released. Has the usual hotdogs and popcorn, but my first stop is always the big Ben and Jerrys counter hmmm! Really nice ice cream sundaes!
Really comfy seats! They have screens at the front which shows whats happening in every viewing as they have cameras, sometimes funny to stand and watch and work out what type of movie people watching haha!

Situated in the Huge X-​Scape centre in Braehead, just outside Glasgow, This massive cinema has 12 Screens and shows the latest films (like you’d expect a cinema too right!!?) The transport to the centre is pretty good, being just off the M8 Motorway, you can park in one of the many parking spaces (free) or get the bus, or a water taxi from the city centre!
Paisley Gilmour Street is the nearest train station, and there are many busses to connect from there.
The cinema is upstairs and has a huge lobby area where you buy your tickets, popcorn, ice cream, hot dogs etc and theres a small café type area where you can sit and wait for your film to open. There’s 3 huge projector screens on the roof, showing trailers etc in 360 degrees above your head, lots of big advertising for new films etc.
The auditoriums themselves are pretty nice, ranging from 120 to 350 seats, plenty of disabled access and lots of leg-​room. The chairs themselves arent the most comfortable ive sat in but they do keep the bum from going numb!
The sound is excellent, and theres infra-​red systems in all screens for disabled and hard of hearing.
Staff are friendly, ive been a good few times and never had any reason to complain, there’s always enough staff on hand to keep queues down. The café bit is good to have a seat if your early for your film, you can sit around and wait, or you can leave the cinema and have a look at the people skiing round the corner in the indoor sno centre! (reviewed soon)
Theres also plenty more to do in the cinema, you casn have confrences, theres games machines in the foyer too.
Enjoy. :-)