Cinema Cafe Kemps River Premier, Movie theater and restaurant in Virginia Beach, United States
Cinema Cafe Kemps River Premier is a movie theater with a full-service restaurant in Virginia Beach, Virginia, where every seat is reserved in advance. Films play on standard theater screens while food and drinks are brought directly to guests during the show.
The venue opened in 1987 as part of the Cinema Cafe chain's growth into the Virginia Beach area, bringing the dine-in cinema format to the region for the first time. The chain had started a few years earlier and was one of the early adopters of this format on the East Coast.
Cinema Cafe Kemps River Premier is a regular part of the social life in Virginia Beach, where catching a film and having dinner happen at the same time. The setup encourages a relaxed outing rather than a quick trip to the movies.
Guests under 17 need an adult with them after 6 PM, and children under 5 are not allowed into R-rated screenings. It is worth checking these rules before arriving, especially for evening visits with younger children.
Each theater seat has a small call button that guests use to place orders without leaving their spot, and staff bring the food quietly during the film. This means a full meal can arrive at any point in the screening without stepping out.
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