Barcade Reviews Summary

Category: Bar New York

Address: 148 W 24th St, New York, NY 10011, USA

Phone: +12123908455

Rating: 4.4
based on 252 reviews.

Arcade Games

Pros:

  • "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?"
  • "However the security guard was extremely rude."

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