Portville Drive-In — Local services in Town of Portville

Myself and my family went to see Empire tonight, two adults and 3 young children, just to get out of the house you know they miss the movies, could’ve watched this at home but wanted to go to the drive in.... anyway.... so we showed up just as empire was starting, we get ourselves all situated with our snacks we brought because the concession is closed, and before we can even get the radio going and everyone settled we start getting very rudely harassed by staff about our dome light. Now it takes several minutes for it to turn off on its own there’s no way to turn it off with a button. The only way to get it off right away is to start the car. So we run the car for a few minutes while we finish getting settled, get sick of breathing exhaust and running the engine so we turn the car off, literally one minute later the staff is threatening to call the cops if we don’t get the dome light off.... like really? I’m sure this is a standard setting in a lot of cars but he refuses to listen to us, so we left and ate the money we spent. Not impressed. The rude staff was intolerable. Kids were very disappointed that we had to leave. He escalated so fast over something so trivial there were like 5 other cars total at the whole drive in, I’m sure they can understand us waiting for the auto light to go off. I would think you guys would be welcoming customers not harassing them off the property as fast...

Literally couldn’t understand a word out of the guy working the entrance stand (I’m assuming it was the owner because no one would hire someone who can’t speak well to work the booth). It would be ‘whatever’ but he was borderline rude—very curt and not friendly at all—which made it worse. I have worked jobs in customer service where I would’ve been fired for less. The bathrooms were disgusting and didn’t look maintained at all. The actual movie started at least 15 minutes before dusk so it was difficult to see the beginning. Not impressed and definitely won’t be back. Too bad. It is a fun memory and pastime, but I will find a better venue with a little more pride in their product to take my children to next time. I imagine people only go here because it’s the...

I like everything about this place except one, I DO NOT LIKE THE PEOPLE WHO COOK OUT AND THEN DUMP THE GREASE ON THE GROUND. I DO NOT LIKE THE PEOPLE WHO USE IT AS THEIR OWN PERSONAL TRASH DUMP. I DO NOT LIKE THE PEOPLE WHO DRIVE AROUND WITH AND THEN WHEN THEY PARK LEAVE THEIR LIGHTS ON. I DO NOT LIKE THE PEOPLE WHO BRING THEIR PETS, I DO NOT LIKE THE PEOPLE WHO AFTER WATCHING THEIR MOVIE AND THEN MOVE THEIR CAR TO THE OTHER SCREEN, IT IS CALLED THEFT. I LOVE EVERYTHING ABOUT THE DRIVEIN THOUGH. THE PEOPLE WHO OWN IT AND RUN IT, THE FOOD, PIZZA, FRIES, COFFEE, THEY ARE ALWAYS FREINDLY AND COURTEOUS AND GO OUT OF THEIR WAY TO GIVE ME A GOOD EXPIRIENCE ON THE NOIGHTS I AM THERE. I HOPE THEY WILL CONTINUEAND NOT HAVE TO CLOSE LIKE...