Ocean Terminal Avis 6

Ocean Terminal? More like Ocean Eternal Parking Quest.

Firstly, the “easy access” is clearly part of an immersive dystopian driving simulator. It took me 30 minutes to find the car park. Thirty. Minutes. I’m fairly sure I circled Leith Shore enough times to qualify as public transport. If Leith is trying to reduce emissions, congratulations — I’ve just used my entire week’s carbon allowance looking for somewhere to abandon my vehicle.

And the trams. Oh, the trams. Dodging trams was NOT on my driving test. At one point I felt like I was in a low-budget post-apocalyptic film where the main character’s only goal is survival and maybe a parking space.

By the time I finally parked (somewhere in what I believe is technically Fife), I’d aged three years and lost the will to shop.

Lovely waterfront though. Would admire it again. On foot. From a safe distance. Shame businesses and the Royal Yacht are losing business due to the poor upkeep and signage directing customers into the building.

The Ocean Terminal as a whole is a fine place to go for all, it’s the Ocean Bar located inside, avoid at all cost, drinks and snacks so over priced it’s unreal.

When one finally locates a parking space and manoeuvres through the choking smell of fuel in the oppressive, dimly lit car park, arriving at a camouflaged lift, one is then left trying to guess which floor is which - I doubt Bear Grylls would have had better luck.
Shortage of cinema staff. Screen 2 was very cold, making it a miserable experience. Misinformation about ticket prices i.e. website info is confusing, and cinema staff are not knowledgeable.
The one star is for Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy (fabulous and deserving of 5 stars), which we’ll go and see somewhere else in order to fully appreciate it in a comfortable environment.
Never again!

Lovely please to visit
I had my haircut in ocean terminal barbers there it was amazing.

Absolute dump of a place with little to no shops. It’s embarrassing & god knows what the tourists think. The best thing about this place is the exit from the car park.

Visited Ocean Terminal Edinburgh to shop for a sofa at Sofa Workshop - bustling, clean shopping mall with a good choice of shops, restaurants & cafes. Spotted a 24 hour Pure Gym & VUE Cinema too. Easy parking.