"Metro Private Cinema is opening Wednesday, October 29, adding another option to New York's growing crop of fancy movie venues - this one with private rooms. The Chelsea project, led by the controversial Tim League of Alamo Drafthouse, features 20 private screening rooms that can be booked for four to twenty customers, each with recliners, surround sound, and table service from chef Joshua Guarneri (Breslin, Hearth and Hound, Bar Avalon in LA)."
"The theater will offer themed multi-course dinners tied to films like Wicked: For Good or The Big Lebowski, or customers can decide to go with a seasonal menu - kampachi crudo, mushroom risotto, peri peri prawns, and a dessert trio, for example. The space also includes a cocktail lounge that is open to the public, the Bar with No Name."
"Say you wanted to book a screening for late November: the initial booking for a room for four to six people is $300 at 7:45 p.m. Then you'd choose among themed dinners or the fall menu for a family-style experience, plus $25 to $50 per person for beverage pairings or a la carte drinks. That brings the cost to somewhere around $1,200 for dinner and a movie for a party of six, or about $200 per person."
Metro Private Cinema opens October 29 at 131 Eighth Avenue in Chelsea, offering 20 private screening rooms for groups of four to twenty with recliners, surround sound, and table service. Chef Joshua Guarneri will supply themed multi-course dinners tied to films or a seasonal menu featuring dishes such as kampachi crudo, mushroom risotto and peri peri prawns. The venue includes a public cocktail lounge called the Bar with No Name. Initial booking examples show a $300 room fee for four-to-six plus $25–$50 per-person beverages, totaling roughly $1,200 for six. Special holiday dinners are planned. The project follows other cinema-dining openings and is Tim League’s first major venture since a turbulent period for Alamo Drafthouse.
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