Orinda Theatre — Local services in Orinda

I love, love, love the Orinda Theater! And it breaks my heart to see so few patrons on a Saturday night. Everyone gets up in arms when a theater closes, but are you patronizing them? The Orinda Theater is a great experience: It's a beautiful old theater, the people that work there are friendly, they have a nice variety of food and drinks at the snack bar, and the main theater is gorgeous!

A bonus: if you call the theater they actually answer the phone! I can't even remember the last time I called a theater and someone answered the phone in person.

Please check out the Orinda Theater and their wide variety of programming. They are doing everything humanly possible to keep the theater going - let's do...

The Orinda Theater has been around since the 1940s, and it's an awesome theater. I'd definitely see a movie here. Now attached to the theater is a small tiki bar called, Boo Loo Tiki Bar. It's a very small spot, and the owner of the theater and the bar are one and the same. I went here 6 weeks into its opening, and I liked it! It has a lot of heart as members of the community contributed to the build of this bar. The drinks were really well balanced and, as a result, tasted delicious! Employees here are very friendly, and there are munchies served onsite. Definitely look into this spot and give it a try! Perhaps before or after a movie, or just to pop in and check it...

A man with the theatre was impeccably rude to my daughter and I, and completely turned us off from even wanting to look for a different movie other than our movie, which was unfortunately sold out. We spoke no words to him and immediately he barked at us as we approached the theatre about the movie being sold out and carrying teas with us, while other people were all around. We understand they would like to protect their concessions but, little did he know, we were going to purchase popcorn and candy when we brought in tea, due to the fact we do not drink soda, and that and sugary drinks is all they offer. I will definitely not be returning to the Orinda...