Bartari Reviews Summary

Category: Restaurant Scranton, Pennsylvania

Address: 101 Adams Ave, Scranton, PA 18503, USA

Phone: +15708007109

Rating: 4.2
based on 149 reviews.

Games and Arcade Experience

Pros:

  • "Most of the games were open to play!"
  • "The best part was the machines because they really did have the old favorites like Centipede, Asteroid, and Pacman."
  • "Good choice of arcade games. Got 5 pinball machines and a handful of classic arcades."
  • "The amount of games was unreal! The old-school pinball machines were awesome!"
  • "They have tons of games, pinball, and old arcade games from our youth."
  • "Amazing spot for lovers of pinball and classic arcade games!"
  • "The arcade games and pinball machines use quarters and they have 3 change machines."

Cons:

  • "The few games we did play while waiting to get a waiter were not running properly or would disconnect randomly."
  • "Better than half the games I played were in sad shape."
  • "Did lose a dollar or so in machines that wouldn’t play."
  • "Very few video games in comparison to other arcade bars and many didn't work."
  • "Half of them didn't work correctly examples, marble madness rollerball controller doesn't work, mk 2 controller is missing and mk 3 ultimate the joysticks don't work correctly."
  • "Some of the pinball games didn’t work and ate my money."
  • "Most of the older games were not maintained and the controls were sloppy or broken."

Food and Drinks

Pros:

  • "Drinks were excellent my favorite is electric smurf."
  • "The General John's Cauliflower app. It was delish!"
  • "The beer and cocktail selection was outstanding."
  • "The wings were delicious and the atmosphere was great."
  • "They had a good selection of reasonably priced craft beers, including a $6 beer menu."
  • "The food was amazing!!!!!"
  • "The chicken an waffles were bomb!! The nachos were so good."

Cons:

  • "20 minutes just for drinks(soda) which was basically watered down to no end."
  • "The crabby pizza left a little to be desired."
  • "Food is so so, I had a burger and wasn't too thrilled."
  • "The food was literally disgusting."
  • "Certain food items on the menu are not good i.e. Italian ramen."
  • "The food selection was not great. Overpriced for what you get."
  • "The food was horrible cold asked for well done calamari it came out soggy and white."

Service and Staff

Pros:

  • "Our server Elizabeth was very attentive and helpful."
  • "The staff are super nice too."
  • "Pretty cool place, servers were great, if you'd stop allowing children to run around like madmen."
  • "The bartenders are super chill great environment."
  • "Good vibes, excellent (no hesitation) service and no rush at closing."
  • "Staff were great."
  • "Bar/Wait Service staff were professional and attentive."

Cons:

  • "It is basically a college bar with loud and obnoxious 21 year olds all crowding over the bar to get their alcohol fix."
  • "The owner does nothing about his employees I came before and one of his bartender's were drunk and trying to fight me for simply trying to order a drink."
  • "Very disappointed in the service and conduct of the employees."
  • "Service has become worse and worse every time I visit."
  • "Unfortunately there was one bartender who had a vendetta against our group the moment we walked in."
  • "They were not professional at all and they threw my food out the management here is awful."
  • "We then waited for over 25 minutes while waitresses walked by us making eye contact but NEVER stopping to greet us."

Atmosphere and Environment

Pros:

  • "This place was a lot of fun. Clean and thought through."
  • "Love this atmosphere, great games and wonderful service."
  • "Bartari was an awesome time. Atmosphere is A+ Fantastic staff."
  • "Neat place for nostalgia. Dig Dug, Donkey Kong, Galaga and Phoenix just a few of the many classic 80's games."
  • "It's a blast from the past. Perfect spot for a date or just hang out with your friends."
  • "The atmosphere was beautiful, like a vintage arcade."
  • "Had such a great time here. They were extremely accommodating to our large group, the wait staff were probably the BEST I have ever experienced."

Cons:

  • "It is WAY TOO COLD in there to the point that it's uncomfortable."
  • "One small pet peeve of mine is the loud echo from the high uncovered ceilings is irritating."
  • "Floor was very sticky."
  • "First of all the atmosphere is that of a frat house."
  • "The waitstaff also seemed very rude and a little bit standoffish."
  • "A little loud."
  • "However, it was not to be. Upon entering, the place looked like it might be understaffed."

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