Studio Movie Grill

The only way to see a movie!!! I know some people may get annoyed with the servers coming in and out of the theater during the movie; but they are super stealth in my opinion. I only knocked one star, because the chairs aren’t the most comfortable. But overall, a wonderful experience here!

Everything is usually great here.
The only thing is that they don’t keep their bathrooms clean. Often the ladies room is so dirty that I walk out. It says a lot about a place. Just wish they would be more mire aware of the importance of clean facilities.
After all the employees use these restrooms and then go out and help guest. It’s a nasty thought to be honest.

I went to Studio Movie Grill on a somewhat regular basis when I lived in Texas. I think this is the only location in Phoenix, so I was willing to drive out pretty far to reminisce and eat while watching a movie.
There’s studio seating, with lots of seats either bar style or table style. Visibility is pretty good even if people sit in front of you. The theater is nice and new and clean.
Service is fairly good. Food comes out quickly. It’s expensive and not the best, but deals like unlimited pizza on Sundays (aka quantity) make up for shoddy food.
It’s worth visiting at least once. As long as your expectations for food are reasonable — and you aren’t too off put by overpriced menus — it’s worth a visit.

Typically, I dislike going to the movies. Usually the seats are uncomfortable, the view gets blocked by someone in front of you, and the snacks leave something to be desired. SMG fixes all of these. The seats are quite comfortable. They are wide with large armrests and they recline (but do not maintain that position). All of the seats I have tried have not been had the view blocked by someone. There are also two main types of seats those behind a counter and those with moveable tables. The food at SMG is also very good quality, and they have a varied menu. They have standard popcorn and sodas (Pepsi products), but they also have appetizers, flat breads, sliders, desserts. I have had their wings, and I am a fan of the red hot sauce. There are free refills on soda/​water. The prices are good to begin with, and there are frequently GroupOns available to make it even more reasonable.

Absolutely the worst theater experience ever. The website does not inform you you’ll be sitting in what is basically an office chair from Costco. Completely inappropriate for a child. When I questioned this with a «manager» Jason I was greeted with sarcasm and disinterest. Too many other great choices for theaters in our area to settle for this type of nonsense. Go somewhere else. At least the wait staff is super helpful. Obviously not taking their lead from the so called management.

I didn’t know whether to watch a movie or make a conference call. Don’t get the tabletop seats. It has all the charm of watching a movie at Kinko’s.

We normally do our «dinner and a movie» night at the iPic in Scottsdale. We had a hard time getting tickets at iPic for Star Wars, so we gave SMG a try. They had plenty of tickets on hand and great seats, so we bought tickets from them anticipating a fun night out.
The movie was fantastic, and the quality of the theater was good. The reason for the two-​star rating was the food, drinks, and service. SMG does not have, but desperately needs an organized system for getting customers their food and drinks. There were plenty of employees attending the showing, but they seemed to be flying around the place in utter chaos. As a result, I got the wrong drink. My husband’s drink — a Mountain Dew — didn’t come until 30 minutes into the movie. Well after we’d finished our food. We had to signal the employees twice to get them to bring it over.
They were very apologetic and brought me a free drink (the correct one, thank goodness.) This could have been avoided if they coordinated their service.
I ordered the coconut chicken strips with shrimp, which came with fries. None of this was freshly made. The fries tasted like they were made hours ago and reheated.
If we come to SMG again (and we might, ticket prices are good and the staff was friendly even if uncoordinated) we will eat before or after the movie.

Employees are friendly. Food is surprisingly good. Go for the milkshake! They have a nice bar and lobby. I don’t like the desk chairs as much as the regular seats though. I def like the deals on Groupon.

After visiting another SMG I knew I was lucky to have this one so close. The staff is friendly, helpful, and always makes for an enjoyable experience. The food is also pretty good. I have gone for the pizza night which is a great deal. My go to dish is the chicken quesadilla. It is very good! They also have great desserts if you have already eaten dinner.

As far as dine in theatres go, Studio Movie Grill would have to be my least favorite in the Phoenix area. I would strongly recommend going elsewhere to have your dine in movie needs met. The theatre itself was super dirty and not well maintained. There was peeling duct tape along the steps in theatre 6 as well as multiple stains and unattended to spills all over the floor/​seats. The service light at my seat was also broken, making it difficult to get the waiters attention during the show. The restrooms were equally as neglected with paper products strewn about, an unpleasant sewage odor, unflushed toilets, and unmentionable puddles on toilet seats/​the surrounding area.
In my opinion, Studio Movie Grill could really benefit from a deep cleaning and some TLC style handy-​work to the premises.
Aside from the cleanliness issue, the seating was awkward (I suggest selecting one of the AB seating options, so you don’t have to watch an entire movie in a rolling office chair) and the food was mediocre.

First of all… this is the best concept ever! A one stop — shop (so to speak) for your classic date night of dinner and a movie.
Love the fact that you choose your seats prior or reserve them days in advance online. Even better is the fact you are able to choose between the «counter» seats or what my husband and I call «desk» chairs, though they rather are quite comfy.
A push of a button and service is brought to you with a fairly good selection of menu items. My husband swears by their chicken tenders, where I opt for their quesadillas. Of the four times we’ve been here, the food was excellent out of three. The fourth was during a weekday and a slow night (which may have been a variable in why the food wasn’t it’s usual caliber).
The 5 stars rating, however, goes to their customer service. Kenny, the manager, went above and beyond to rectify a situation where we were out a movie and unable to be notified of the cancellation. Thank you, Kenny! Servers are really good and prompt.
Only theatre we go to, and for very good reason!

Unfortunately, the food pulled down the rating of what would have been a four or five star rating overall.
The check-​in was very efficient since we reserved our seats on line. The theatre is clean as are the bathrooms. The service is friendly and timely, so no complaints there.
I usually get the popcorn which is always delicious. But this time I decided to be adventurous and ordered a margarita flatbread. It was tasteless, soggy and gluey in texture. I tested my grandson’s cheese pizza. While my four year old grandson ate it with no complaints; I found it to also be tasteless and doughy.
I did enjoy the glass of Pinot noir; fresh water and speedy service. The Peanuts movie was great fun to watch.
I do plan to come here again in the future. But I will stick with the basic movie fare… popcorn!

I love this place for the comfort of the theater, prices, and popcorn/​drinks! I’ve been here many times and it never disappoints. The service is lovely and the mints that are given upon exiting the theater are such a nice touch.
The chairs are really comfortable and there really isn’t a bad seat in the house. The servers come promptly to your chair whenever you hit the red service button. I like that they take your credit card at the beginning so you don’t have to fumble through your wallet later in the movie.
We usually just get drinks and popcorn, of which both our generous portions, reasonably priced, and delicious. Today we ate dinner here and between the kids pizza (my son), chicken salad (me), and margarita flatbread (my mom), our food was just OK. The veggies on my salad were crisp and fresh, but there weren’t many veggies besides the greens that came with it. Unfortunately too, the chicken was very dry and tough, I couldn’t even cut some pieces with my knife and fork. I had to tear into those with my teeth, like a wolf :-)
The consensus of our party is that we will continue to come here for the movie, drinks, and popcorn but enjoy lunch/​dinner either before or afterwards.
Tip: if you order a large popcorn, there is one free refill!

Horrible, horrible!!! I posted photos of our «seats»!!! We sat at a counter in desk chairs… And not even comfortable ones!!! I went back to the counter and she said all of the «seats» we sold out. I paid $ 22.00 for this and drove over 30 miles each way! I asked her why they didn’t tell us about these seats on the website when we bought them… She said there is a legend on the bottom of the page. Good to know… Now!!! We will never go back … And we will tell everyone to stay away. Funny thing is, at the bar the bartender told us the Camelback Esplanade wishes they were like Studio Movie Grill… I am still laughing… What a dump!

I liked the concept, which is why I tried it out, but the experience was not exactly what I imagined it to be.
For instance, the chair situation? A, B, C, etc. So the «highly mobile» chairs in front of the really long table you can share with a large group of people are just pleather office chairs that they placed in the movie theater. The couple chairs that are not mobile are the sofa seats that I wish were mobile, as in having the ability to prop the seat back.
The whole food service system was more distracting than I thought it would be. All throughout the previews and about 30 min into the movie, there are many waiters just going back and forth right in front of you to take people’s orders or bring them food. Soo. that means, you can’t see what’s going on on the screen, you can’t hear what’s going on, and you can’t focus for several seconds every several minutes for a total of 45 minutes.
The food was meh. The service was mixed. Our initial waiter was very friendly. But we wait for our food to come out, and ours is pretty much one of the last to arrive even though we ordered it before the previews started playing. My boyfriend and I ordered popcorn as an appetizer but after our entrée appeared first, we had to ask where our appetizer was and then the waiter simply dumped this whole thing of popcorn onto our small tables, expecting us to just deal with it, and scurried away.

A dine-​in theater with OK seats, meh food, yet friendly servers.
Location: This is in far north Scottsdale. Parking is easy; the lot provides adequate spaces.
Seating: For some reason, I thought the seats would be more comfortable. The options are seats in front of a long bar/​desk type thing with office-​like seats, and there are other seats that have a roll out small table for each person.
Food: Overpriced and meh. That said, the pretzel bites were tasty, though the cheese with them was stale and a bit greasy. The pizza was just OK but tasted bland to me.
Servers: The service was efficient, but we had very few napkins and had to request a box twice.
All in all, I’d attend movies at other theaters.

Fourth or fifth time here. Always dig this place. There’s a bar in the front to just grab drinks before the movie, but once you take a seat in the theaters, they are quick to serve you, too. The food is pretty decent. Last time I had chicken tenders and shrimp. Pretty standard. Tasty. Today I had the ceviche and I was impressed! For $ 11 you get a good portion of seafood on a nice sized fresh leaf of lettuce. I would definitely order it again. It was tastier than ceviche at seafood or Mexican restaurants. Don’t be too dissuaded by eating raw fish at the theaters…
I also like how you can choose your seat beforehand, so better to buy tickets early!
I do not recommend the counters. I haven’t sat there but people are just sitting in computer chairs. Looks less comfy…

Food is ok, but not good. Service is about the same.
I had more fun sitting at the bar than anything else. This would be a 2 star rating but the bartender earned a whole star just on his own. Great skills and service.
But there are literally hundreds of great bars in town. I don’t have to subject myself to the SMG experience to ho to them.

This place kicks ass. There’s a posh little lounge area inside the building with a bar and big screen tvs usually with sports on ala Buffalo Wild Wings. You can grab a bite at the bar before you go in to watch your movie, or you can eat and drink inside while the movie is playing, too! They do an amazingly stealth choreography of getting everyones’ meals ordered and served, and then they’re gone! Great young staff who are on it and seem like they’re having fun at the same time. They take your order on Iphones and then print out your bill at the end of the movie. The food is above average and better than I thought it would be. The atmosphere is like having a sleepover and munching while watching a move with 100 of your closest friends! I didn’t know if I would like it, but I did!
This place is not your average movie theater at all. The only similarity is they both show movies, but it ends there. This place has a large staff who is bustling around serving a lot of customers a lot of food and drinks when I was there on a Friday night. I respect the coordination, logistics and plain investment it takes to make a place like this happen. in the theater itself, the new Mad Max flick looked amazing even way up close for the sold out show for 8:45 Friday night.
This is the kind of place you want to get there at least an hour early and have a bite and a drink before and/​or during your movie, and really enjoy the experience. Don’t rush in five minutes beforehand like an ordinary theater because you’ll miss the ambiance, the people-​watching while everyone is unwinding from their day and the employees who are hustling to give you a great move-​going experience. I’ll say it’s not the most discount way to see a movie, but the food and drink prices are fair for the quality and quantity of what you get and, overall, I thought it was so worth it. Support a neat place like this, people!

From the minute I walk into this theater, I feel taken care of. All of the staff members that I have encountered are extraordinarily friendly and helpful, love the bar area for a pre-​movie cocktail, and the cushy seats in the theater are luxurious.
Absolutely love that you can order food and drinks from your seat with a push of a button. The response time is quick, and the servers are efficient.
I think the food is pretty darn good, too. And $ 5 glasses of wine on Sundays — heck yes.
We will be back for many more movie outings at SMG!