Shelter Arcade Bar

103 Dike St, Providence
(401) 383-1112

Recent Reviews

ryan conradi

Closed! I asked at Fete Music Hall, they said it's been closed for many months, but people still show up all the time because it hasn't been taken down from Yelp or Google. I'm not sure why the business owner hasn't taken the information down! According to Google the business hours just haven't been added, and according to Yelp it will be open at 6:30 p.m. tonight.

Tyler P.

Wish we could give zero stars, we have tried to call and come here two times now and they have been closed even though their website says open 6:30 to 1am and we have come at 10 and 730 both times closed no answer.

Zack Starikov

Showed up at 9:30pm on Saturday with my wife and the place was locked. After trying the door multiple times we figured maybe we had the wrong entrance so we walked around the back through the sketchy alley and there was no other door. We went back to the address google maps had and the windows looked dark and door locked even though the little sign was outdoors. We checked all social media sites yelp, google maps, etc and everything said open from 6:30pm-1am. What a waste of time getting there and trying to figure out how to get in. It's possible this place went out of business and no one updated google or yelp.

Erik Edson

Sadly this is no longer a free arcade bar, even though they still advertise it on their website.

Jack Rudder

Awesome barcade connected to an awesome music venue. We often trek out here to see bands and wind up staying in the arcade, filled with great pinball tables and classic video games. Once we caught the members of deafheaven in here playing games after their set.

Will LaRose

Great barcade. The atmosphere and crowd here is way better than other barcades in Providence. No cover fee is the best part. Solid selection of games and pinball machines in decent condition. Good selection of drinks at a fair price. Right next door to olneyville weiners, perfect for drunk food afterwards. Parking can be difficult to find especially on the weekends, suggest ubering

Bryan Labus

Freeplay was wayy better!!

Fidget Blik

The car game ate all my quarters. And a shot of Fireball was 9 bucks! I can get a whole bottle for that price! And the bartenders were rude as hell. They should never assume the change is their tip. They should also tell people the price of a shot. I would have ordered an actual drink for a the extra dollar.

Lisa Esser

great retro arcade in the heart of Olneyville around the corner from NY system and next to FETE music hall. Excellent selection of old fashion pinball and arcade games including skeeball, friendly staff.

James Drohan

Nice place. Staff friendly. Free arcade games. What isn't great about free arcade games? Nothing at all.

blux sfx

It was wicked....Now it's 18+, I've been asked to buy drink for under aged too many times, the vibe just isn't there anymore. It's a small dive bar, free games so that's still cool

Kenneth Medeiros

Really awesome place ! Can't wait to go back !

Mike Doherty

Super cool space , lots of vintage arcade games and pinball.

Stephanie L Johnson

Definitely suggest a visit, this place is awesome.

Luis Luis

Free pinball and arcade games all day with no cover charge is great! They also have craft beers and then cheap beer like PBR. They no longer serve pizza which sucks.

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