Odeon

Clean, tidy, bang in central London right between Piccadilly & Leicester Square but without the ridiculously expensive ticket prices (£6 on Tuesday’s!) and a good variety of shows.
The only «downside» is the fact there’s no pick-​n-​mix! Well… If you call that a downside!

Like this cinema mainly because it’s discreetly hidden behind all the chaos of central London. I also realised that now most films are £7−9 all day each day unless I somehow stumbled upon a cinema pot of rainbow on their site.

The cinema is a bit old, you can really tell but actual quality of our film was good, as was the sound quality. The price was certainly worth it, £6 for a film in London, that’s unusual!

The venue is a bit cramped and dingy but they do get some good films in here. The location is pretty convenient. I don’t mind going here when they have a good film on.
The service is adequate.

The great thing about this cinema is that it shows a lot of great movies that you won’t be able to see in a lot of other cinemas because they haven’t proven so popular. However, the screens are small and the door that leads to the toilets is at the front of the screen room. The seats are a bit off too. The staff, are not friendly. At best, they are indifferent. Price of an adult ticket was £12 and some change. What the heck??? I’ll let it slide because I really wanted to see the movie (The Grand Budapest Hotel) and was willing to pay anything to see it.

If you are looking for a small cosy cinema in the heart of West End London, this is the place. It doesn’t show all the big blockbuster hits, instead showing the alternative less popular and more indie movies. I have not bought anything from the snack counter and so will skip commenting on this.
The staff are very pleasant, the only reason I have put in a lower rating is because the foyer is tiny, so if you have more than 10 people wanting to get in, (such as free film preview nights) the queue quickly goes all the way outside the door and snakes around the corner. I believe there are only about 5 screens at the cinema, and the quality of the screen is worse than the bigger cinemas in the same area as you can clearly see the many pixel dots on the screen.
I saw the Cuban Fury preview yesterday, pretty good film. I have learnt that if some movie makes it to the smaller cinemas (especially when it comes to foreign movies), it usually means the film is worth watching!
The good thing about the cinema, is that it’s so small when you leave the screen (i.e. I was at screen 2 yesterday), the exit comes right out next to the original door, no need for long treks inside the cinema to get to the outside world!

If you like European, ‘World’, or indie cinema, Odeon Panton Street fits the bill. The screens are medium to small size, but what i like about the cinema is the selection of films. They also often show new British films.
I use their Odeon Première Card whenenver I see a film at an Odeon, which eventually gives me enough points to see a free film everynow and again. Off-​peak hours the prices are good, eg. students £7, and on top of that on Tuesdays they have 25% off all day for Odeon Première Card holders. So on Tuesdays, I usually pay £5.25 or so for a great foreign or American indie film.
I would advice film buffs to check out what Odeon Panton St is showing as many times you will find films that aren’t being shown anywhere else.

The last film I saw at this cinema was The Girlfriend Experience
a film directed by Steven Soderbergh, starring Sasha Grey.

My second favourite Odeon after the Covent Garden, the Panton Street branch offers a similar fare of film (largely indie/​arthouse/​foreign language) only with a concentration on films that have left other cinemas quicker than deserved, or those that have been overlooked. You can pretty much guarantee there’s always at least one film on worth watching.
The peculiar layout of seating (and specifically, location of toilets) does let things down. If the cinema is busy (which luckily isn’t too often) you may find yourself in a seat with a slightly obstructed view, or get distracted by the bright EXIT lights or the smell of the bleach from the toilets (or worse smells!). It’s possible I just get irritated too easily ;)

Not bad for West end. But something about this place was really depressing.

Quaint cinema which was very empty on the night I went. Not sure if it pulls more of a crowd on the weekend but it was nice to be one of 5 or so in the cinema.

i like this little place.
great for independt films its small and simple just how its suppose to be. no biggie or pressure for you to buy anything

Consistently delivers watchable movies when all around have blockbusters and cgi trash. I have enjoyed visiting this cinema for 15 years but the hiatus of the last 3 or 4 has seen prices rise to a shocking degree– at £20.40 for a pair of tickets it’s no wonder that people would rather invest in flat screen, wide screen, blu ray home entertainment! The cinema itself is comfortable but with much smaller screens than you might expect this close to Leicester Square.
The snacks were also ridiculous with a bag of Walkers sensations costing £2.75! But this was the only cinema in London still showing Mesrine: Killer Instinct in the evenings and for that I salute them! If you’re looking for decent foreign language or ‘arthouse’ cinema in Central London– The Odeon Panton Street is one of your best options.

This is a special odeon cinema which usually has higher quality movies, and always tries to avoid the hype kind of movies.
I really like going to this cinema and I really like the choice that they usually show and I would highly recommend watching a movie there.

Odeon Panton Street is centrally located with a good and varied scheduled of films that is much more varied than some of the other centrally located Odeons. I saw the excellent argentinian film XXY here which I highly recommend by the way. Prices as I think another reviewer pointed are as expected for central London although not as high as Odeon Leceister Sq. The décor and general appearance of this Odeon however leaves much to be desired and could do with a serious overhaul. But all in all a good place to see slightly more varied fodder than the usual mulitplex fayre and in a great location.

This small cinema is just a stone’s throw away from the hustle and bustle of horde thronged Leicester Square but may be a better option for those seeking interesting or off beat fare rather than the just the experience of seeing a blockbuster on a massive screen.
The downsides, however, are that the foyer is extremely small and serves only a comparatively limited selection of drinks and snacks. On a recent visit I was also disappointed by the quality of the screen as the material used to manufacture it made the picture look somewhat pixelated.
Credit to Odeon for providing alternative programming but the nearby Curzon on Shaftsbury Avenue is a better venue.

The last film I saw here was Il y a longtemps que je t’aime (I’ve loved you so long). This is one of the West End cinemas that you check if you want to see a foreign language film, or a British film with limited distribution. Sure, the screens are small, but it’s not over expensive (unlike the Odeon Leicester Square). It’s also unlikely to sell out. And you can go over the road to eat at the Strada Panton Street before seeing a movie. Odeon: please introduce a loyalty card. If you did, I could pay £15 a month and see a couple of movies for less than the price of a ticket on the door.

This is a nice little Odeon, with a good selection of your more arty/​foreign films. It’s got a handy location in the centre of London, and is a nice break from all the blockbusters they show around the corner at Odeon West End. Prices are a bit high, but I guess that’s London; I think I’m still stuck in my student ways from ten years ago! Annoyingly, one of the screen is absolutely tiny, and you do wonder sometimes whether you’d be better off watching it in your own front room, especially as all the seats are either side of the screen. The aisle is down the middle, where the good seats should be.

The Odeon cinema on Panton Street is located just a short walk from Piccadilly Circus and the Piccadilly tube station. In spite of this it remains a relative unknown compared to many of its brothers and sisters in the Odeon empire. The complex itself is relatively small housing only two screens but prices are distinctly lower than other cinemas in this highly expensive area.
The best thing about this place is that it retains films often for far longer than most cinemas meaning that if you happen to miss a release you can always come to see it here at a later date. In addition Panton Street offers far more experimental, foreign and artistic films meaning it’s often a favourite with film students and the arts-​minded. The screens are small but of good quality and the seats are very comfortable.
This cinema is a great alternative when you want to see something a bit more challenging.

During the development of the large multiplexes being all about popcorn and digital sound, you can still find Panton Street Odeon– the homelike center of entertainment.
Hopefully situated in the middle of centre, it is easy to find. Unlike for Odeon branch, Panton St is one of the smallest cinemas I’ve ever seen in London, but surprisingly the friendest one. It’s intimate atmosphere strikes right from the entrance– not many people are involved in the buisness, so you can always meet the same woman selling you drinks and the same man checking the tickets.
Although having only few halls, the cinema provides us with the most interesting and often unreachable titles. You can watch the classics along with the newest range of drammas.
The money value is excellent– before 5 p.m. you can get any ticket for only 5 pounds.