This wonderful little theater is in a fantastic pedestrian shopping district (Battersea) that has lots of shops, restaurants, and bars nearby. It's changed its name to Cinema in the Arches and not Archlight Cinema. The website redirect doesn't work, because it takes you to their old website.
The sound system is fantastic and the snack bar a few doors down is great! Each seat comes with its own side table for drinks and snacks. I got salami, nuts and cheese crackers and a couple of Old Fashioneds! They give you your snacks in a bucket to take into the theater and then just leave behind. I loved the bottles the Old Fashioneds came in. They looked like old apothecary bottles, and I brought one home with me to California.
The seats recline and are so, so comfy that after 2 Old Fashioneds, I took a lovely nap rather than watching the film. No matter, I had jet lag and needed the nap anyway!
This was a really nice way to pass a quiet evening with family, after a long day of walking in London. The cinema was a short walk to our Air BnB and offered a relaxing, upscale time out. read more