Arcade Monsters Lido Beach

Idk about this place…
From a pinball enthusiast perspective…not your best choice.
A number of games have small but substantial mechanical issues (on Bond- as the ball pops out of the car after the QBranch pocket- instead of ramping to right flipper, it falls off and outlanes)
Idk all that much about machine setting but all these Stern games seemed to have a number of multi ball options off( I’m looking at you Foo Fighters & Dreadpool) or most light advancement features off.

I know- unless you’re a super geek for pins- you really won’t care ‘cause it’s a FreePlay for $14. 👍. So in that respect- it’s a good practice space (which is what I did).

All that aside- I was also rather surprised at how the employees dress. Idk if it’s uniform to wear very revealing furry/party outfits with full makeup but I’ve seen this consistently at AMonster locations.

My hope is that this is at least voluntary for the employees and couldn’t help but be a bit concerned for their safety as it seems they work there alone until midnight after everything else is mostly closed. 😬😬😬

Visited at 12PM on 2/24. There was one employee who was not friendly by any means, she sat there on her phone, couldn’t even smile at anyone. The place had numerous broken games, some good ones were working. Love the idea of unlimited play. $14 was a good deal. The place was pretty dirty and extremely hot. The bathrooms were so gross that my 3 year old said something. Would I go again? Probably not.

The goods:

- Good pricing system for the amount of game
- Has a bar
- Kids welcomed
- Decent selection of games
- Tons of pinball machines if you’re into that

The bads:

- Very loud (I know it’s an arcade but my adhd wasn't having it 😆) also it was very hard to hear the front desk person/bar tender
- Tight spaced even with not many people
- Decent number of games broken or in Japanese (The Japanese might be a good thing for you but wasn't for me)

Overall thoughts:

I believe this is a decent place for the price. It’s also the only place I’ve found around the area that has a bubble hockey (and soccer) table which is awesome. I did over hear a few people wondering where the staff was I am guessing they needed help with something. Overall it wasn’t a bad experience but not a “blow your mind” experience. Basically for the price give it a shot. You might like it you might not.

Waste of money

Visited here today. It's $14.99 for unlimited play. I was pleasantly surprised because I thought it was more. 2 complaints: 1. It was hot in there. However, today was the warmest day we've had in weeks. I know that can be tricky. The bathrooms upstairs were disgusting! Overall it was a fun experience and we will be back.

If you want to play arcade games, don’t come here. Half their machines are either broken or Japanese. You don’t win any prizes, and they have one claw machine for $3.50 a play. If you want to drink and play pool maybe come. For 15 bucks tho.

Turned bad after the hurricane. No place to sit if you are not playing. So if u have kids and you are sending them there, you are going to have to hang out in the street.

Pin ball machines are the bee knees!

We had the best time playing all sorts of games here! Staff was very friendly. Place was very clean. (Including bathrooms) We will be back!!

Mary's the goat

Took a friend out for his birthday and we had a blast. Will definitely come back. Thank you guys.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Awesome place to visit for all ages! $20 for access to so many games- it's a great deal! :)

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Amazing place to hangout with friends and family. Super friendly staff and amazing drinks/ games.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 4

Service: 5

Cannot understate how cool this place is all the staff are really friendly, theres arcade cabs that are rare and yet theyre all on free play, early open late close this place really does have everything.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

You cannot beat a arcade with unlimited game play for one price. I think it was $25 per person but they had so much games and a lot of it was imported from japan which you won't find anywhere else. We were there for 3 hours and me and my kids had a blast. Truely an amazing place and worth the price. The decor was great, they had a pool table and giant jenga on the top floor. Honestly we can spend a entire day there just trying to beat all the games. We finish one game till we beat it and it took us over an hour. Great place, great selection and I highly recommend it to everyone.

Atmosphere: 5

Service: 5