The Electric Theatre

Gooner123

Electric Theatre Cafe 16th June 2009

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I am always amazed that the Cafe at the Electric Theatre is not more busy - it's a real find right in the middle of the town, but with a fantastic terrace overlooking the river. It's well run with friendly staff - a real change from the masses of chain cafes, bars & restaurants on the High Street. The menu is simply, the food is quality & I love the fact that they use local foods sourced from local suppliers. Well priced & great value.

Alwilliams26

Don't forget the films! 15th September 2008

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Just visited the Electric Theatre twice in as many weeks picking up a couple of films from the Summmer 08 Film Festival (Part II). It's also home to a film club that meets once a month.
So for the positives. It seems really well run - everyone from the people at the ticket office to staff on hand at the events seem really well organised, and, full of smiles.
The bar/restaurant is very good. When ordering food just make sure to get your order in a good 45mins before showtime, as the kitchen can get very popular. The menu has a good selection of quick bites and more substantial eats all that look to be very good value for money.
The theatre itself is good. Seats are fairly small and certainly not luxurious, but they are at least padded!
The two films I saw were shown on a screen that I would have hoped would be slightly bigger, but due to the great films themselves (The Lives of Others and Into the Wild), this was soon forgotten about. And the sound quality was very good.

The only downside is down to the fact that while the Electric Theatre produce very good leaflets and programmes about forthcoming events, this doesn't really translate to the website very well. Maybe this is due to the fact that they are at the mercy of the Borough Council's site - but getting good information online is not easy to obtain (but you do eventually get there in the end).

furrypig

11th September 2008

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Well situated in the centre of Guildford only a short walk from either the station or the bus depot. They organise some grat event sincluding the forthcoming Guildford Book week. Usually well priced tickets.