Chauvel Cinema

Love the history of this place. It’s a little rundown but it’s part of the charm, it has character and definitely not cookie cutter. Great place for private screenings and film festivals. Parking can be tricky in the area but there are lots of options for drinks and food nearby being in Oxford Street.

Why wouldn't you replace worn out and torn carpet when you go to the trouble of replacing the seats in the cinema? Coupled with peeling paint from the water damaged walls, and the subtle odour of mould, enter at your own risk.

Friendly staff for one & foremost...nice little cozy cinema, with dining seating, join movie club, bar & very accessible to main shopping of all kinds at street Oxford & post office nearby & Paddington Town Hall, Library, Newsagency, bus stop, restaurants, coffee shops, garden park, church, hotels, club... We held the Queer Screen Movies 🎥 to watch here yesterday 1st screening yesterday dated Saturday, 19th September 2020 as a Volunteer to usher the patron which cinema to go to, answer their inquiries & of course remind them of COVIDSafe - wear mask 😷 sanitize hands & social distancing

Pros: Good location in Paddington, can take alcohol into the cinema, staff were friendly. Cons: The Chauvel cinema is really quite rundown, with visible holes forming in the carpet and the chair cushions feeling like they collapse underneath you. It wasn’t very comfortable! I also found the bar to be really overpriced... I would recommend you go to Palace Verona down the street instead!

Charming place to enjoy a flick. The location is also great if you want to have a walk around Paddington before your show. Although it is dated, the aged look makes it a fantastic place to enjoy an indie or foreign movie.

Just watched a Persian film 'A Hero' visiting for the first time. Staff was super friendly and kind. Seats and the venue needs slight restoration work. Bathrooms are neat and clean. Lots of foreign films are showcased here.

Delightfully old fashioned but sit in the front! Q was too far from the screen! The French film with Patrick the donkey was brilliant! No drink holders and the seats don't recline! Not really "surround sound" This year we have seen Waiting for Bojangles! E6 and7! Great experience with two glasses of Prosecco - 2 glasses and two small popcorn $38

Feel glad to saw shuji Terayama’s film at here, it’s so amazing!!! But the seat of cinema one seems need fixed up, too old and some of them was broken up already