Location

13707 Embassy Row.,
San Antonio , TX 78216 UNITED STATES

Reviews

Based on 6 reviews

aprilsmama

What A Bargain!

Santikos Embassy Theatre is family-oriented, as well as comfortable and clean. The early evening prices are quite a bargain for first-run movies, and for school kids with small allowances. What I like the most is the free summer movie program for kids. They show a different movie every week, and they show a good variety of movies for different ages. The theatre may not be as large and distinguished as others, but the customer service is exceptional!

posted at 07/20/02

fwwatson

Great bargain for families

This is a terrific neighborhood movie theatre featuring first-run movies at reasonable ticket prices. Movies that are likely to appeal to teens will be jam-packed on weekends and will net you all the attendant obnoxious teen behavior -- seat changing, talking, and cell-phones. However, unlike other places we've been, Santikos is diligent about posting security staff in the theatre to keep the noise and disruption down. We couldn't ask for a better neighborhood movie theatre!

posted at 10/14/05

gardenlobster

Prices Need Updating

This year the fees went up. $5 flat fee for everyone until 3:59pm. $4.25 for everyone between 4-6pm. $8 adults, $5 everyone else (students, seniors, kids) until close after that. As always, kids 3 & under are free. I've only been once, but I was impressed. The theater is clean (including the bathrooms), and the facilities are adequate. Popcorn is pulled off a shelf and you do your own butter at the condiments stand, which I LOVE. Have you ever tried to negotiate extra butter at other theaters? There's either a charge or they don't know how to do it right. Concessions aren't that much either. I don't have prices on-hand though. I remember it wasn't bad.

You can check out the website at www.santikos.com. Click on Theaters, then Price Specials to get the ticket pricing, or the theater itself to get the schedule. Good bargain!

posted at 06/16/06

ll12345

Great Family Theater

We live 18 miles from there and even pass up another popular theater because we enjoy it so much! Self serve sodas and Icees do the trick for everyone and the staff is always friendly. They hire some physically challenged which I think is noteworthy. The place is pretty clean and I like the fact they have security. The mid afternoon discount (between 4-6 I think it costs $4.25) is the best when your watching your $$. Enjoy your movie here.

posted at 06/29/06

Ninchtoenailz777

New Sherlock Holmes Movie

I would not recommend the Santikos Embassy 14 on Embassy Row. The theater screen was very dark. We could not really enjoy our movie. The theater staff told myself and more than a dozen others that the movie was just this way. I say BULL. All of the HD movie trailers are great quality and lighting. This theater in my opinion is greatly hurting the producers and film studios by showing this great movie in low quality style.

posted at 01/01/10

Steelhere

Letter to Corporation

Prior to entering the movie theater where the showing was, my 5 year old son and stopped to purchase popcorn and to request a cup of water. At that time a 4 once open lid cup was handed to us. I asked if it was possible to upgrade to a cup with a lid to prevent any spills from my newly turned 5 year old son during the movie. I was refused due to policy. I offered to purchase a cup with a top and was refused due to policy.
I approach three managers all standing around one another and they also reiterated that it was policy to not make a cup with a top available. I did learn that employees could purchase a cup with top for 0.25 cents but customers did not qualify for such offer. I mentioned spills on the floor, myself or the child to all three managers and they continued to be unmoved.
Later I approached a manager individually, one of the three managers, still in disbelief that a business would not consider giving a parent a cup with a top even with the offer of paying for the cup and I politely but honestly mentioned do to my experience that I would not be returning to the theater. I even offered that the employs fill the cup up behind the counter to ensure that water is was is indeed put into the cup. The Manager's response was to offer a refund without concern with my disappointment nor any hesitation. I had spoken to my son about going elsewhere earlier and he refused with a tantrum so was unable to accept without upsetting my son. Ultimately I was stuck. After lot of talking with the manager (at least 10-15 minutes he offered me a cup with a top as "a favorâ€ showing his efforts to go out of his way by breaking policy rules). He mentioned that he hoped that his giving me a cup with a top just "this time onlyâ€ would encourage me to return at another time. I mentioned in a polite most logical way, that his comment did not make sense since the policy would not be changed to accommodate a purchase of a cup with a top. I could not see that any future experience would be any different. His response was that he wished he had not given me the cups with the top and left it at that. There were other concerns during our visit that I could point out that are areas in need of improvement, but ultimately my highest concern is a lack for compassion and empathy for a "needâ€ that a mother requested and even offered to purchase to ensure a pleasurable experience for both parent and son.
Perhaps my bring this to your attention might make for a better experience for someone else. Maybe even a policy change. As for myself, with the attitude that giving a mother a top for a cup is such a concern and too difficult to achieve for several employees, I plan to steer clear of any Santikos owned theaters in the San Antonio area in the future. My family is completely comfortable with Netflix. My question to you as a corporation is what if I had a requested or brought attention to something or some action that would be more urgent, concerning and necessary rather a simple top of a cup? Like the times the seats in the theater at the Santiko Palladium IMAX have been over sold at our expense and we have had to wait for the following showing with our previous showing ticket in our hands along with other paying customers.For this review . . . my son also found the bathroom to be so smelly that HE would not stay in there. If a kids notices that just think how bad it was. P.S. the popcorn also tasted old (I am not a picky eater so for me to notice is pretty bad and 99.9% of the time not a complainer), but non of these items were brought to the attention of the staff after our lack of response for a top for a cup.
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posted at 08/13/10

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