Showcase Cinema de Lux Leeds Gelderd Road, Birstall, Batley WF17 9TB

"Its been quite a number of years since visiting this cinema, and what a pleasant surprise ! Not only is their "Insider" membership (which is free) a great incentive - cheaper tickets on a Sunday evening and all day Mondays and Tuesdays - (plus "cash back on purchases) but the seats are absolutely amazing. Massive comfortable leather reclining seats with foot rests and loads of leg room. Highly recommended !"

"This is definitely the best cinema in the area and has been for a long time. The seats are very comfy. The sound is brilliant. The X Cinema is a little more expensive but provides a mole leg room and good recliners. Also has digital sound so great all around. Any seat after the third row is perfect viewing for the screen."

"Went to see a Sky Cinema movie (The Amazing Maurice) as we don't have Sky. This was the only cinema locally that was showing it. Nice big seats and very comfortable. Very friendly staff - more mature than you find in cinemas generally, and they seemed happy to be there. There was even a (friendly) security guard, which I have never seen before at the movies. Everything inside was very clean. After the film, we stayed for a coffee at the bar, which serves a small range of Costa Coffee as well as alcohol and food. We found it pleasant there, nicely set out and lit, accessible and surprisingly relaxing. Will definitely come for a coffee again (which also helped us miss the rush hour traffic). The disabled parking is up by the side of the cinema building but often busy, although we have always found a spot. The spaces are close together, so might be tricky for a wheelchair user (I did see a wheelchair user inside, so it is possible). There is sloped access from there around to the front of the cinema, with ramped access inside the building as well as the plethora of steps. The toilets (separate ladies, gents and one disabled cubicle) are sited together and generally clean. Disabled cubicle was clean but the toilet was very low set, which can be difficult. Unfortunately, one person (child?) had had tummy trouble, and the smell pervaded the entire ladies block. Given the traffic through there, perhaps there needs to be more thought to air fresheners? Toilet brushes are similarly absent."

"Whilst the cinema is nice and the seats are very comfy, the back row seats have a very restricted view due to the angle of the screen compared to the row of seats in front. We went with a four year old and she ended up sitting on her mums knee to watch some of the film due to a good 1/3 of the bottom of the screen being impossible for her to view. In the end she got bored and didn't want to stay, so missed a chunk of the film. I did feedback to showcase and suggested an advisory in the booking process regarding ideal age/height for people using these back row seats, but felt also worth sharing here to avoid others falling into the same trap. The rest of the seats are great, just avoid the back row if you have younger kids. On a side note, the pick n mix is extravagantly expensive, even for a cinema, so maybe take your own."

"A very, very good cinema in the North East! The parking is extremely large, with disabled spaces located just outside the cinema entrance. The recliner seats are comfortable, I'd say as good as the ones from the Vue cinema in Bolton, however it lacked the trays which would've been helpful. The separators between rows offer more privacy for viewers, which I enjoyed. The sound quality was so-so, we watched Jurassic World: Dominion and I didn't feel that the sound effects were that loud. The bathrooms were clean, and the hallway offered sofas where one could wait or just relax. The staff were polite, good customer service. The booking experience via the website was smooth, and an extra added touch was having a look at the food and drinks menu ahead of arriving at the cinema. There is an option available to place your food and drinks order ahead, but we chose to decide upon arrival. The nachos portion was very good size, of course cinema food is more expensive but hey ho! I'd recommend this cinema for an enjoyable cinema viewing experience!"