Studio Movie Grill

I always enjoy this place. The seats are comfy, the tickets are cheap, you can eat and drink to your heart’s content. Good times. It it the best food? No. But it’s a movie theater not a restaurant. No need to be super picky here, just have a good time.

This review has been long overdue, so here goes… My overall experience was NOT pleasant.
First, the verbal altercation that occurred between a patron and one of the servers, in the middle of the movie, has been stained into my mind. Second, I went with a group of about eight people, we had pre-​reserved seats that were scattered around the cinema and we all had one major complaint, ALL of our orders were mixed up, with my personal order taking almost forever to arrive.
I did enjoy the flatbread when it eventually came and the cinema it nice, particularly the lounge area (comfortable seating), audio/​visual movie quality is good and ample (free) parking.
However, I have had greater experiences elsewhere so I won’t be in a rush to head back to SMG.

One word sums up this place: Terrible. I brought my wife here for our 3^rd annviersy. We thought we would give it a chance. They got it wrong on all marks. It’s overpriced. The service is terrible. The servers act like they don’t care. We asked for a box. It was never brought to us. Our drinks were never refilled. After all that, they were in a hurry to bring us the bill. The seats were very uncomorable. I get that food is the most important thing to them. That’s what their premise is, but if you are going to serve such messy food, give people napkins with their meal, give people silverware. Train your servers to at least act like they care.

Not sure what we had that did it, but both my husband and I got food poisoning from this place. We each had two drinks from the bar, I had popcorn and my husband had cheeseburger sliders and fries.

I used to like this place when it first opened years ago. The service just went so bad today. Went for a 3D Avenger at 8 pm tonight. At first, everything was fine until the lady next to us drop her water and spill on herself and wet the floor where we sit. Have to call them to clean up the mess. However, the story not end there, that lady went back with another cup of water. she dropped the cup again but this time wet my wife and her chair, we were so pissed and called an employee to clean up again. She said she would get the towel and be right back. Guess what, my wife had to stand and wait for 15 minutes and she didn’t return. We had to called them again n then a guy just moved us to new seats. When we were settle in our new seats no one return or offer us towels. The servicer comes back in the theater but she didn’t even bring a towel or anything to clean up like she said so if we didn’t call I guess my wife would stand till the end of the movie. After that, I request to refill my coke and they didn’t give me a refill.
Food: come out cold, we ordered burgers with strawberry milk shake. Oh and the shake, it already melted even before we got it!?! It’s like they made it for someone else and then used that for us!
I wish there is no star to rate for their service!!! Never want to come back here again, ever!

I took my husband on a celebratory lunch date here and we were not disappointed. We saw Superman Vs. Batman.
When you arrive, they show you a seating chart for your movie and you pick the seats you want from those that are available. You can look over a menu before the show of you like. There is a full bar that serves lots of good looking cocktails.
Every seat has a little button to push when you are ready to order. You can also push it to request other items like extra napkins. The servers are very skilled at delivering your food and drinks without disturbing the movie.
The menu has many items to choose from. The cheese fries appetizer is very good.
One thing to be careful about… your drink. They can slide off the dinner tray very easily and spill. Make sure you place it in the drink holder. Have fun!

Studio Movie Grill offers a different movie watching experience. They offer wait staff service at your seat. No need to stand in the long concession lines before your movie. They also offer advance seat purchasing, so no need to rush to find a good seat. I gave them 4 stars because of the following:
Location: They currently have 2 locations in Ga, one on Holcomb Bridge and one conveniently down the street from my house in Duluth. This review will be for the one near my house. Parking is great because most times, they have the whole parking lot to themselves. Plenty of parking. There is also a parking lot across the street, if the theater parking lot is full. We’ve parked across the street once… It’s safe.
Service: the servers are nice; although they can be forgetful, especially during big showings like the Superman v. Batman movie we just saw. That movie was pretty awesome, BTW, you should definitely go see it (I’m not going to spoil it for you). Anyway, the servers will come after you push the red button on your counter, and take your order for any food or drinks. They offer alcoholic drinks too! Way to watch an action-​packed movie like Superman v. Batman!
Food: the food is decent; they offer different specials throughout the week, so make sure to look at the back of your menu to find the daily specials. I enjoy the crispy, coconut chicken tenders the most. The BBQ bacon burger is great also– can’t go wrong with bacon. Seriously.
Seats: my only complaint here is the seats… They’re comfortable enough, but I think the seats are getting old. Maybe an update, soon? The counter tops will not hold your food. The dishes/​drinks will slide right off of it if you don’t put something underneath.
Price: the ticket prices aren’t bad at all. They also always have groupon deal -$ 6 per ticket if you go during off peak hours. You can’t use groupon during Friday and Saturday after 5pm, though. The prices of the food is reasonable.
Overall, I spend a lot of time watching movies and I appreciate SMG being so close to my house and always having great groupon deals.
On another note, I forgot to mention that they have a full bar on the left once you walk into the building, so you don’t even have to watch a movie to have a good time. Just sayin’

I went to see London has fallen last night & had a very nice experience. Way better than the other location. The server was friendly & fast. The drinks were good. I didn’t order anything heavy this time, just a spinach dip appetizer. It was good but I would have preferred it without the parmesan cheese. The seats were comfy & they look like the seats on the website, lol. It definitely helped that the movie was excellent as well! It wasn’t crowded at all (last movie on a weekday). My type of crowd! Lol. I will be returning. Can’t wait to go again.

Went a few months ago, forgot what movie I went to see, I think it might have been Spectre. Any how, it was my first time, can’t say I’ve heard anything good or bad about it. I walked in and it looked awesome. Very retro, futuristic, and lively. Was greeted by the security officer who directed me to where I should be going. I sat down and was promptly greeted by the server who took my order. I got a glass of red vinegar. I thought I ordered red wine but vinegar will do.
I ordered the blackened chicken salad asked the server if I could get extra chicken, she said sure. After the previews, I’m thinking, «I can’t wait to obliterate this hot, spicy salad.» The Food came out just as the movie started… perfect timing.
My chicken was effing cold! Literally, it was precooked and stored in the fridge. I thought they had a kitchen and a grill, hence the name Studio Movie Grill! I don’t think it was even cooked in the same location. They probably buy their chicken from Sam’s club next door and serve it. Then the potion was ridiculous. I hope she forgot to add extra chicken because I had about 2 thin slices of deli style chicken breasts. Nothing like cold «blackened» chicken and a glass of vinegar.
Service was awesome though, at least they have that going for them.

At some point, all these reviews will start to read the same, so here’s a point-​by-​point pro’s and con’s list.
Pros:
+ PLENTY of parking, though you’d never know it on a Friday/​Saturday evening
+ table service! just press the button to summon your waiter (please don’t be rude and tip your waiters)!
+ alcohol! from an actual (though limited) bar!
+ $ 5 margaritas on Mondays
+ spacious rooms with fairly big screens
+ comfortable leather seats (though the swing table reminds me of being back at uni)
+ Groupon deals for SMG are almost always available
+ ticket prices are still less than AMC/​Regal
+ pre-​reserved seating!
+ «2 for $ 25» deals make date night easy (1 appetizer, 2 entrees off a pre-​fixed menu)
+ picture quality is usually pretty good
+ at the end of the movie, as you leave, the staff waits on you and offers you a refreshing mint (it’s the little things that matter, ya know?)
+ free refills on fountain drinks
Cons:
— some box office staff members have been either indifferent or borderline rude lately
— slow service the majority of the time
— those cocktail prices though
— Groupon deals not applicable on Friday/​Saturday after 5PM
— some of my worse movie-​viewing experiences have been here, due to talkative audience, often when it’s crowded
— if you’re watching a quieter movie, you can often feel the vibration of the BBBRRRAAAWWWHHHH noise from the latest blockbuster next door
— sometimes the best seats are taken by people who show up late but pre-​ordered before you.
The food is inconsistent; sometimes they’re good, sometimes you wonder why you spent $ 11 on chicken that doesn’t hold a candle to Chick-​fil-​A. The duo dip is a pretty good choice, especially the spinach dip. Either way, the food is worth trying at least once or twice and I like SMG best when it’s not super crowded.

Sooo I came here with my family for a nice Sunday movie. We were informed after we sat down the there were no fried items available. You could order the burger but only have fruits your side.
The water tastes bad. It has a bad after taste as well.

The stained seats, the sticky floors, the broken furniture and the smell are all things that must be dealt with when you want to go the cheaper movie ticket route. While the movies shown are ones that could easily be rented from many popular box thingies at the front of most supermarkets, you can still get the movie theater experience without the huge price tag.
I honestly gave this place three stars because I like that it’s available to lower income and/​or people that don’t like to overspend, like us. Otherwise, the two stars would have been posted asap.
SN: One really nice thing about this place is the security guard that’s there late at night after everything is closed and you just get out of a late movie. They escort you to your car if you feel like you need it, and are not used to the neighborhood.

Worst service ever. Not customer service oriented in any way from the hostess to the manager!
We easily spend near $ 100 for our family of 4 on food and snacks, not counting tip or tickets. I am happy to take it elsewhere.
Waiting for Ovation in Snellville to open.
Skip this place!

My family and I went there to watch the latest Star Wars on Sunday in December.
While other theaters were nearly full and only front raws were available when I searched online the day before, SMG still had plenty seats. It was the main reason we chose SMG, and other was that the concept of providing foods and movie together sounded fascinating.
The theater was clean, seats are comfortable and foods were okay. So I enjoyed overall, but I had to help my kids to eat their food sometime and it distracted me from watching movie.

Service has been really poor here the last couple of times I’ve been.
I saw Creed here around thanksgiving and it took 30 mins or more for my food to arrive and it arrives cold.
I saw Star Wars on Christmas and I had similar issues with long delays to get food. In addition I told the waiter that the person I was with would have a separate check but he still but everything on one bill. A separate group seated next to me had the same issue.
Also, I’ve noticed lately that the accounting is slightly off. Not by much, but the suggested gratuity on the bill you first receive is different than the bill that is returned for you to sign (if paying by credit card). The difference ranges from 13 cents to 19 cents depending on % tip. Again, not major but the numbers shouldn’t change.

It’s hard to deny that combining a movie theater with food being served to you at the touch of a button while you watch is an incredible concept. SMG is a very swanky looking theatre, and this location was even swankier than the other locations I’ve been to. There is a large bar in the lobby area and huge flat screen TVs where you can catch up with your favorite sports teams while you perhaps wait for your movie date to arrive. This is exactly what my wife Jennifer F. and I, as well as Derek R. did as we waited for Jam P. and her girlfriend Jenny to arrive. We sat in the comfy seats and my wife screamed as her team, the Panthers, gave the Falcons a good whopping (sorry Falcons fans). We also visited the bathroom while we waited and found them clean and well stocked. However, I was quite confused as to why there’s a service button in there similar to the button used to order food at the tables in the theater. I hope it’s for restroom supplies and not food, either way, kinda strange :/​
When the rest of our party arrived, we bought our tickets and picked our seats. We’d all taken advantage of the $ 6 Groupon deal which is a steal! There always seem to be a lot of Groupons for SMG which is awesome and even better, like most Groupons, when they expire you can still use them for the value you purchased them at. Pretty Cool. The employees at the front of the house were also very professional, efficient and pleasant.
So, with my glowing review so far, why the did I only give SMG two stars?
The food. Sigh. Now I remembered why it had been such a long time since my last visit to SMG despite the fact that I love the concept, love the theaters and love the cheap price of admission. The food is so, so bad. My wife and I partook in the 2 for $ 25 deal which includes an appetizer to share and an entrée each. You can add a dessert for $ 5 extra but drinks are not included. For our appetizer we chose the chicken nachos. First off, why was it served in a dish no bigger than a cereal bowl? In fact, it might have been a cereal bowl. Either way, it was a very dumb way to eat nachos, especially when you’re sharing them – in the DARK! Besides the small bowl, also making them hard to share is the fact that they use the weirdest shaped chips — think «swirls” — and then they cover it in a mound of lettuce, tomatoes and sour cream making the chips impossible to get to. The shredded chicken pieces were few and far between and they weren’t very tasty. If that wasn’t bad enough… what’s the best thing about nachos? The CHEESE right? It wasn’t that there wasn’t cheese on these… oh no, there was lots of it, but it was the KIND of cheese that was the issue. It was that orange, gloop that resembles Velveeta (maybe it was Velveeta). But whatever it was, it was cold and unpleasant and it was generously swirled all through the nachos. Gross. I did NOT enjoy this dish but I figured the entrée should be better.
I ordered the BBQ burger with fries because I figured, how could anyone mess up a burger? Well, SMG found a way. When it arrived, I immediately tried to cut it in half and the sound it made was reminiscent of a person biting into a chip. It was crunchy which obviously meant that the bread was way over toasted. I outwardly groaned but hoped the inside of the burger would be better. It wasn’t. The pattie was dry and also overcooked, the bacon tasted like beef jerky, even in the dark the cheese looked like it had been sitting out somewhere because it was an odd color and dry around the edges and the onions were HUGE and plentiful. I got a mouthful of pungent onions in every bite even after scraping off some before I started eating. It was probably the worst burger I’ve ever had. The fries were just okay… not great tasting in the least, and some were burnt, but compared to the burger and the nachos, they were the champs of the dish. My wife ordered the coconut chicken tenders and she gave me one to try… it was tough and hard to eat. I considered sending my food back but the whole fact that we were in the movies and the servers have to duck and whisper and interrupt the film, discouraged me from wanting to be a bother. I just ate what I could and washed it down with the Corona I ordered which was at least cold and refreshing. Needless to say, we didn’t order dessert.
Another thing that bothered me was the fact that there was a little girl seated right behind us and we were NOT watching a kid friendly movie! In fact, we were watching the exact OPPOSITE of a kid movie, it was «The night before» with Seth Rogan, Joseph Gordon Levitt and Anthony Mackie. Anyone who’s seen any of Seth Rogan’s movies knows what they’re like but this one was particularly raunchy. There was EXCESSIVE drug use, Full frontal male NUDITY (shown several times) and LOTS of language. How was she allowed into the theatre for this? Of course I chiefly blame her parents (AWESOME job parents!) but someone at SMG should’ve noticed this as well. Come on.

Crystal H and I went to see The Peanuts Movie because I wanted to go and see it! We came in early so we waited for about less than fifteen minutes to go inside. We sat in the middle row. where it’s just a row of one table and lots of individual seating (if you know what I mean).
We came here on a Wednesday so we can get the unlimited pizza! Ok ok. so I ordered the 4 cheese with Artichoke pizza and Crystal had the Hawaiian pizza.
When it came out. oh my, oh my! It was a HUGE pizza! We weren’t expecting it to be so HUGE! Anyways, I finished my pizza and wasn’t satisfied with how little artichoke was on the pizza. I practically had 0 to 2 tiny pieces of artichoke and a bunch of garlic cloves on my pizza. It shouldn’t be named 4 cheese and artichoke instead they should change the name to 4 CHEESE and GARLIC pizza. because that’s all it was. The flavor was «meh». I tasted a slice of my sister’s pizza. and it was much better than what I ordered.
4 Cheese + Artichoke pizza — ($ 11.00)
Hawaiian pizza — ($ 11.50)
Our server, Randi was friendly. But we didn’t need her to come back, because 1 pizza filled us up! WOW. too much food! There should be a option where you could share for an extra $ 2 bucks or something. because wow. too much food!
Oh and during the movie, there was a couple sitting in front of us and my sister and I gagged and lost our appetite, because they were smooching and the guy was sucking his girlfriend’s pinky finger and getting all gross! Why didn’t they pick a seat that was further up in the back seat and why in this theater where there are innocent children around trying to watch the movie!!! Those inconsiderate people! I was so disgusted that I didn’t want another round of pizza and yes. I was full! But they were smooching throughout the whole movie! How would you like it if someone was doing that in front of your face?! Barf, much?
Overall, the movie was cute and funny! The food was «meh ok».

The food here is not the greatest but the staff is always nice.
I loved the Groupon for $ 6 movie. They always have the Groupon. Why don’t you just lower your prices and get rid of the Groupon?
I like this Studio Movie Grill is better than the one in Brookhaven because there is no table light for your food. That light is so annoying when you’re trying to watch the movie.
My biggest complaint is now they don’t accept the Groupon on weekends after 5pm anymore. Give me a reason to come to this theatre now.
Pros
Good location. Groupon.
Cons
Food. Crowd. Parking.
Would I come here again?
Probably. I’m still a cheap nut and will utilize the Groupon as much as I can.

I really, really want to like this theater. However, almost every time we come they manage to make it a tedious experience. On the one hand, I love that they serve real alcohol! I love the option of an actual meal served during the movie! I even love that their popcorn is better than most theaters. On the other hand, my orders are routinely wrong. If it’s even a bit crowded they often don’t get the food out until the movie is practically over. Also, forget trying to order any type of alcoholic drink that’s not listed on menu from the servers. If you want a martini, go to the bar, order it there, and bring it to your seat. The waiter will screw it up otherwise.
Also, the parking here gets crazy. When a new movie comes out you must be prepared to arrive early. Or you need to be prepared to circle the lot for a long time. The line for tickets can take a long time too.
Overall, this place could be really fun. However, the execution is often so poor that the evening gets ruined.

2÷20÷2015
We decided to leave the boys at home for an impromptu ladies night out at Studio Grill to see a Mr. Christian Grey. Within the past 2 months I have visited this location 4 times last night being the 4^th. Each experience has been pretty much the same. Everyone is always courteous and pretty prompt once that red button is pushed. Last night we met Jennifer. Jennifer was our waitress who took our drink order.
Jennifer had to be the smallest cutest little thing with the biggest personality that I’ve encountered in a while. Her smile and great energy was so contagious it immediately knocked me out of my sour mood from the work week. I told her that I wanted to take a walk on the wild side and order a Corona Rita (something that I normally would not order being an anti beer drinker and wine connoisseur).
She told me how great it was and recommended that I add a flavor for an additional $ 1. Jennifer also said that if I didn’t like it she would pay for it. I was sold. My drink was so cute and huge when they brought it out I was tickled. Need I say how delicious it was? Kudos to you Jennifer and your big bright smile!
Now about the food… the appetizer of choice were the loaded potato skins and buffalo wings. I personally indulged in the potato skins while my sis braved the hot wings. Before we even tasted the wings I could tell they were going to be super hot. The sauce was so red and pungent I could have sworn my nostril hairs were singed when I took a whiff of them. Sis thoroughly yet slowly enjoyed them.
My potato skins came loaded with the usual minus the bacon by choice. They were perfectly crisp on the outside, mushy on the inside, seasoned well, hot and delicious. I couldn’t eat them all though I wanted to. I had to save room for my entrée and dessert. I chose the macaroni and cheese for my entrée and for a few extra dollars added blackened chicken. They were not stingy with the chicken at all. I had a mouthful of chicken with every bite. I really appreciated that.
The chicken was seasoned well but I thought they could have added just a tad more flavor to the mac n cheese. After a few bites I boxed it up for home and ordered a cheesecake for dessert. The slice that I received was big enough for 2 or 3 people. I tried to share it with my sis but she was still working on those spicy wings lol. The cheesecake was creamy and tasty after I let it sit for a bit. You see, it was delivered to me partially frozen. Strawberries included. After maybe 3 bites I was stuffed and couldn’t go any further.
My bill came to $ 44.91. Was it worth? Absolutely and I can’t wait to do it again next month as my cheat meal of choice. This location rocks. I’m very big on cleanliness so with that said. Each theater room I’ve been in was always clean as well as the bar area and restrooms but SMG please I beg of you, please clean your menus.
Nothing like sitting down hungry ready to order and opening up a sticky menu. The noise that it makes alone is enough to make one such as myself cringe. Other than that I had a blast and can’t wait to go back.

It’s really nice to be able to reserve your seats but unless you sit down 5 – 10 early and order all your food right away, don’t expect to eat within the next 30+ minutes. The theatre is nice but food service almost always sucks. Different waiter for everything they bring you and often get the orders wrong. Although the menu is limited, the food is pretty good when it finally gets to you. Great place to go if you aren’t hungry!