Empire Cinema & Eatery (Island Bay)
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Address: 214 The Parade Island Bay Wellington Contact Person: Nick Payne General Manager Phone: 04 939 7557 Mobile: 021 114 5346 Email: nick@empirecinema.co.nz Website: www.empirecinema.nz |
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Details
Capacity: 65 + 55 + 49
Screen: Three. Digital + Cinema One with 3D capacity
Sound: Digital
Seating: Fixed, comfortable seating
Snackbar: Cafe/bistro + bar. The gelato is a special treat.
Accessibility: Level access to two ground floor screens but no lift to Cinema 3 upstairs
Capacity: 65 + 55 + 49
Screen: Three. Digital + Cinema One with 3D capacity
Sound: Digital
Seating: Fixed, comfortable seating
Snackbar: Cafe/bistro + bar. The gelato is a special treat.
Accessibility: Level access to two ground floor screens but no lift to Cinema 3 upstairs
Geoff's Review
The Empire is a remarkable local cinema in the outer suburb of Island Bay in Wellington. After a long period sitting idle, following a life as a single-screen cinema and hardware store, it was re-opened due to the efforts of local Ian Hay.
It closed again in 2013, only to re-open again with new family owners in 2015. It continues to provide a gathering place for locals and provides a safe and welcoming environment for children.
The entrance opens on to The Parade, a broad main/bus route leading to Island Bay and the sea, and the locals seem to treat the cinema and cafe with great affection. An on-site kitchen provides dining opportunities with brunch and dinner daily (pizza and pastas a speciality), whilst the cinema offers a wide range of films to cater for most tastes (mainstream and art house). Provides 10-trip loyalty cards.
The primary audience are regulars but people also travel from all over Wellington to this venue.
Island Bay has a unique atmosphere, with a population mix of families, young professionals and some vestiges of its Italian immigrant heritage. Good parking nearby or take a Route 1 Island Bay bus.
Check out the interesting St Vincent de Paul op-shop across the road and there are range of cafes are just up the road, in the Island Bar village.
The Empire is a remarkable local cinema in the outer suburb of Island Bay in Wellington. After a long period sitting idle, following a life as a single-screen cinema and hardware store, it was re-opened due to the efforts of local Ian Hay.
It closed again in 2013, only to re-open again with new family owners in 2015. It continues to provide a gathering place for locals and provides a safe and welcoming environment for children.
The entrance opens on to The Parade, a broad main/bus route leading to Island Bay and the sea, and the locals seem to treat the cinema and cafe with great affection. An on-site kitchen provides dining opportunities with brunch and dinner daily (pizza and pastas a speciality), whilst the cinema offers a wide range of films to cater for most tastes (mainstream and art house). Provides 10-trip loyalty cards.
The primary audience are regulars but people also travel from all over Wellington to this venue.
Island Bay has a unique atmosphere, with a population mix of families, young professionals and some vestiges of its Italian immigrant heritage. Good parking nearby or take a Route 1 Island Bay bus.
Check out the interesting St Vincent de Paul op-shop across the road and there are range of cafes are just up the road, in the Island Bar village.