"They have a lot of the classic arcade games like Mrs Pacman, Daytona USA, Golden Axe, Milepede, and Qbert."
"Plenty of arcade games."
"The games are all in pretty great condition as well."
"Great games which are all well taken care of!"
"They’ve got arcade classics like Tapper, Mortal Kombat, Ms. Pac-Man, Discs of Tron, Sega’s Hologram Time Traveler, and NBA Jam."
"The arcade games are authentic & unfeigned as they truly make you feel nostalgic."
"A good variety of arcade machines, mostly mega classics like Street Fighter, Pac-Man, and some other fun retro games with various mechanics."
Cons:
"Some of the games required more tokens than the others."
"The area is not the biggest, however, and there could be more games, maybe some more modern ones."
"Many of the buttons were stuck/not working on several of the games, so you would pay the money and they couldn't play the game."
"The games they need to change a lot of them already, they have the same boring arcades don’t even have most of the all-time favorites."
"Games need to be updated."
"Some of the multiplayer games did not have working controls for all players."
"Their drinks are good but most of their arcade cabinets don't seem to have proper maintenance."
Atmosphere & Location
Pros:
"If heaven exists for people born in the ‘70s and ‘80s, it probably looks a lot like Barcade."
"It's the perfect combination of arcade and bar, with a huge selection of retro games and pinball machines that will transport you back to your childhood."
"Such a fun place!"
"Very easy to get to in the midtown area...lots of major stations and transportation hubs closeby."
"Cute, fun, young and lively spot."
"Barcade has been a consistently fun experience at this location since before the pandemic and beyond."
"The sweet sound of quarters splashing into a video game cabinet, and random 8 bit sounds that would transport anyone back to a simpler time in the 80's and 90's."
Cons:
"The service is always between middling and kinda rude."
"The bartenders play the music way too loud."
"Just a regular spot for drinks that aren't that good."
"It tends to get crowded."
"Not a big space so it can get competitive to just move around to not spill your drink."
"Loss of one star because it was way too warm inside and there are no places to hang your jacket."
"It's just very very loud so not a great place to catch up but a great place to get drunk and try to play games you remember being easier when you were younger."
Service & Staff
Pros:
"The staff were very helpful and friendly."
"The staff is really nice."
"Casual atmosphere and didn't have a negative experience with the bouncer."
"Great beers, great service, & bang for your buck classic games."
"Even on a Friday night, the bar wasn't too crowded and I never had to wait long for a drink."
"Customers were nice (no kids in there) and the bouncer was friendly."
"Very friendly staff who are prepared to give you advice on the different beers that they sell."
Cons:
"The service is always between middling and kinda rude."
"The bar people were not as nice tho."
"What was supposed to be a fun celebration of my friend's birthday, quickly turned into a very disappointing night due to rude staff and security."
"Unfortunately we were greeted by the most abhorrent and rudest member of staff I've ever encountered in my life."
"Service was really slow."
"Fun place, but why are all the employees so miserable?"