I wish I was better at guitar hero. Good drinks and a good date even though I lost our battle. Most games are free. Go if you can.
Hooded Smoke
My boyfriend and I absolutely LOVE this place! The cocktails aren't just cheap, but they're sooooo good. All the staff we've interacted with so far have been excellent and very nice. I really have nothing bad to say about this place 💗
Atmosphere: 5
Service: 5
James Hicks
UPDATE: I'm giving this place a massive shout out and improved re-review. Went back for trivia on 11/20 and it's 1000% better. Owner guy personally asked me if trivia was improved - and it has in the biggest way.
Well done Old North Arcade Bar, I'm humbled and impressed by how serious you take your customer experience. I'll be back!
(PREVIOUS REVIEW) A decent barcade. I come to trivia on Thursdays a lot. Please get a different host for it. The latest one has extremely esoteric and factually incorrect questions. And it lasts 3 hours.
Atmosphere: 4
Service: 5
Rebecca s
10/10 awesome place!!! Friends and I are talking about a weekly game night!!!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Nathan Cook
Cool bar where you can play old school games consoles and arcade games with a good vibe
Atmosphere: 4
Brad Berg
Drank beer and played all my old favorite arcade games for a couple of hours here. Tap list was strong and varied. Games were fun - and free, if you’re a paying customer! Grab a pint and have some fun!
Atmosphere: 4
Service: 4
Emiline Ellis
LOVE this place. Great drinks, beer selection, and the vibe is just perfect. Dive bar meets 90s arcade.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 4
Jasany Jenkins
A lot of the games don’t work. Drink menu is mostly sugary drinks
Service: 4
Ty Sully
Went to columbus for a show & this arcade may have been the highlight of the whole trip. We had so much fun here. Before this, I never knew how bad I needed to crush a big greasy slice of pizza after getting my butt kicked at tekken & then kicking butt at guitar hero.
My only gripe is that the CarnEvil cabinet was down & I’ve been on the hunt for that game for years. Maybe it’ll be fixed when we come back. 🤞🏼
Great place to take out-of-town visitors, especially those that played these videogames in their youth. The game selection was enough to keep everyone happy with sheer nostalgia and genuine fun. Themed drinks were okay, but I'm a simple person with simple needs. Make sure you wash your grimy paws though before eating after gaming here (or anywhere, honestly). Take that as both advice and a warning!
Atmosphere: 5
Gian Lahn
Want a bar arcade? Steer clear of this place. Most of the popular games are out of order or dont function as they should. You cant even play tron even though they have a room soley dedicated for it. The punching bag does not function properly. It seems like they are just trying to get as much money as possible without reinvesting into the actual games themselves which is the whole reason to go here in the first place. A bar thats old and in the north? Sure. Arcade? I dont think so. So much potential wasted for being cheap.
Tasha Haley
We had a blast playing games! I was pleased to see the variety of pinball machines and nostalgic games! Definitely a great place to hangout! Drink menu is pretty awesome, too!
Atmosphere: 5
Eupouria
Second best bar in Columbus 😉
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Kacey Clark
Super cool game selections. The reason we chose this place over others is because this place allegedly closes at 12 and others closed at 11. Unfortunately the games started to be turned off around 10:50 and by 11:05 they were all but a few turned off. If we would have known this was the case we would have chosen an arcade closer to us that closed at 11.
awesome games and vibes!!!
I wish I was better at guitar hero. Good drinks and a good date even though I lost our battle. Most games are free. Go if you can.
My boyfriend and I absolutely LOVE this place! The cocktails aren't just cheap, but they're sooooo good. All the staff we've interacted with so far have been excellent and very nice. I really have nothing bad to say about this place 💗
Atmosphere: 5
Service: 5
UPDATE: I'm giving this place a massive shout out and improved re-review. Went back for trivia on 11/20 and it's 1000% better. Owner guy personally asked me if trivia was improved - and it has in the biggest way.
Well done Old North Arcade Bar, I'm humbled and impressed by how serious you take your customer experience. I'll be back!
(PREVIOUS REVIEW)
A decent barcade. I come to trivia on Thursdays a lot. Please get a different host for it. The latest one has extremely esoteric and factually incorrect questions. And it lasts 3 hours.
Atmosphere: 4
Service: 5
10/10 awesome place!!!
Friends and I are talking about a weekly game night!!!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Cool bar where you can play old school games consoles and arcade games with a good vibe
Atmosphere: 4
Drank beer and played all my old favorite arcade games for a couple of hours here. Tap list was strong and varied. Games were fun - and free, if you’re a paying customer! Grab a pint and have some fun!
Atmosphere: 4
Service: 4
LOVE this place. Great drinks, beer selection, and the vibe is just perfect. Dive bar meets 90s arcade.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 4
A lot of the games don’t work. Drink menu is mostly sugary drinks
Service: 4
Went to columbus for a show & this arcade may have been the highlight of the whole trip. We had so much fun here. Before this, I never knew how bad I needed to crush a big greasy slice of pizza after getting my butt kicked at tekken & then kicking butt at guitar hero.
My only gripe is that the CarnEvil cabinet was down & I’ve been on the hunt for that game for years. Maybe it’ll be fixed when we come back. 🤞🏼
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Restaurantji Recommends
Great place to take out-of-town visitors, especially those that played these videogames in their youth. The game selection was enough to keep everyone happy with sheer nostalgia and genuine fun. Themed drinks were okay, but I'm a simple person with simple needs. Make sure you wash your grimy paws though before eating after gaming here (or anywhere, honestly). Take that as both advice and a warning!
Atmosphere: 5
Want a bar arcade? Steer clear of this place. Most of the popular games are out of order or dont function as they should. You cant even play tron even though they have a room soley dedicated for it. The punching bag does not function properly. It seems like they are just trying to get as much money as possible without reinvesting into the actual games themselves which is the whole reason to go here in the first place. A bar thats old and in the north? Sure. Arcade? I dont think so. So much potential wasted for being cheap.
We had a blast playing games! I was pleased to see the variety of pinball machines and nostalgic games! Definitely a great place to hangout! Drink menu is pretty awesome, too!
Atmosphere: 5
Second best bar in Columbus 😉
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Super cool game selections. The reason we chose this place over others is because this place allegedly closes at 12 and others closed at 11. Unfortunately the games started to be turned off around 10:50 and by 11:05 they were all but a few turned off. If we would have known this was the case we would have chosen an arcade closer to us that closed at 11.
Atmosphere: 2
Service: 3
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