Barcade

Can never go wrong with old school games with friends. Old style arcade with food and drinks is definitely a chill vibe. You can come here alone but it's better with friends. I've been to the one in Jersey City and Brooklyn and they all essentially have the same vibe. They switch up some of their menus, I believe when the seasons change.

I am a lifelong gamer and love bar arcades. Barcade Newark has a large variety of retro arcade games and pinball games. The prices to play the games are very reasonable. Most older games are only one or two tokens to play. The staff did a good job of intermittently cleaning the machines. However the token machine only takes cash. Not the worst thing considering how overpriced card based arcades work. The food options are good for a bar arcade but are not necessarily gourmet. I appreciated that they had vegetarian food options! They have a strong draft beer selection and also offer a lot of happy hour food/drink combos. I will definitely be back to play, drink, and eat!

This is a great place to get REALLY GOOD bar food... A variety of drinks and unwind with nostalgic games. The pizza is phenomenal... They've got great wings, but then if you love pickled food, they have a platter of pickled hops shoots and other veggies. That's right a bar that not only servers beer with hops in it but they will pickle you some hops with cauliflower, turnips, string beans, and red peppers! Just delicious.

Barcade! What can I say about this place?! I absolute love the concept, the combination of a cozy bar and arcade gaming center is perfect, featuring many popular vintage games like Mortal Combat, Pac Man, Daytona USA and Pinball. They have great ambience, nice choice of cocktails and draft beers, decent food and good service. I have been to Barcade a few times for lunch and also at evenings mostly with a group of friends. They offer American comfort food serving a variety of burgers, sandwiches and few other sharable plates at moderate pricing and generous portion sizes. They recently revamped the menu with a greater choice of vegetarian/vegan friendly options. I would highly recommend their $15 lunch special (absolute steal deal) which offers you a choice of burger/sandwich with fries/salad and a beer. Their classic tomato mozzarella sandwich is pretty flavorful and the new falafel sliders are great. I also tried the beet veggie burger, it's decent but some find a tad sweet because of the beets. If you order the lunch special, they also give you 4 Barcade coins to play some games until the lunch arrives, which was pretty cool. I like playing the Daytona USA - car racing, Pacman and Mortal Combat. The choice of alcohol served is pretty great and the prices are reasonable. Recommendations: Food: Lunch special with Tomato Mozzarella sandwich or Falafel sliders And tater tots on the side. Games: Mortal Combat, Daytona USA For food alone it would have been 3.5 stars but the concept of arcade and bar makes it great for me. Overall it's a must try place for a fun hangout with friends.

Really cool spot that opened just in August. It's nearby Rutgers Newark so I'm sure the 21+ crowd must be flowing in in the evenings. We came on an early Saturday evening so it wasn't prime time or crowded which we liked. It was easy to walk up the bar and get drinks. Then we walked around and checked out the arcade games. We played a few and most of them were only on "token" to play which was the equivalent to a quarter! Pretty neat spot but it's not that big so I wonder how crowded it gets during peak hours or during their happy hours.

First time at this location. Beers, cocktails, and food available. Ate beforehand so I didn't order food. Next time I'd get the bar pizza it looked so appealing. Change machine that gives you tokens. Games are 1-2 tokens per player. There is seating but first come first serve. Overall very good experience here. I parked in the parking deck which is adjacent to the Barcade. They can validate your parking ticket if its $50. However it cannot be split. I would try a different location closer to me. 9.1/10