PIXELS Pints & Bytes
2117 Colonial Ave, Norfolk
(757) 481-8253
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This place looks amazing, the food and drinks were amazing, and it was was so much fun. If you are a big gamer with a taste for nostalgia this is for you:)
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Cool looking bar. Fun, if you go during karoke night go early! Sign up early!!!
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 1
Service: 4
So, im no top tier food critic but the food here is amazing! The atmosphere is wonderful and inviting. The service is friendly and understanding. I dropped my coins behind street fighter and they helped me out with more. I was totally prepared to pay for more and they have me more. THIS IS MY FIRST TIME BEING HERE!! This place will definitely be my hangout spot after work. I think a mario kart tournament would be fun also.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
25 min here zero service
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Went for karaoke on Tuesday. Dj didn't put me up once though I waited 3 hours. I will not be back and neither will any of my friends. The dj is paid for karaoke not what she wants to hear. She has a job she is biased and unfair in doing. I even tipped her because I know she doesn't like my music and she took the money for nothing.
Always a great time at Pixels!!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
If you love pinball then this is your place for throw back video games and pinball machines relatively inexpensive. Lots of craft beers on tap and in cans. Food menu isn’t huge but the chili nachos are a great choice . Onion rings are good also all in all a great place to hang for dinner and games .
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 4
Fun place, a few games eat your tokens.
Atmosphere: 4
Service: 4
I discovered this place when planning my vacation to Va Beach and put it on my list of places to visit. Driving back to Norfolk for this gem was well worth it. We bought $20 in tokens and bought a few drinks and found ourselves entertained for about 2 hours. The selection of games was great, and the staff was extremely friendly. We'll definitely stop by when we're in the area again.
Atmosphere: 5
Service: 5
For good times and real games fron back in the day.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 4
Restaurantji Recommends
Great arcade + bar
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
Fun little place. Layout reminds me of the Dungeon in New Orleans. Just instead of spooky atmosphere with BDSM stuff, it's gaming.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Last night was our first time visiting. We were super excited to have our son's 19th birthday here and also celebrate one of our best friends birthdays as well. We made a reservation about a week prior online. When we arrived they don't have a dedicated host which is a little off putting at first because we didn't know where to go or what to do. However, they were very accommodating once someone came to help us. The waitress who was also tending the bar was really great thankfully (which is the ONLY reason I gave 5 stars for service) and the food ending up being pretty good too for the most part. The vintage games that took tokens were such a great thing for the adults and the kids. Some games were not working, but the majority were which is understandable when you have a bunch of older machines.
However it all went downhill after that. We had finished eating and doing our cake celebration when we all decided to walk upstairs to play more games since we had a bunch of tokens left. This time there was a gentleman sitting at the railing on the second floor asking for IDs. Didn't really explain why he needed them and only told us we would need IDs to get up there. So instead of going through the hassle we decided to just stay downstairs finish our cake and finish using our tokens on the games they have downstairs. At that time the ID guy decided to come downstairs and rudely tell us we had to leave. He even told us that my 13 year old daughter and 19 year old son needed to go stand outside. He was EXTREMELY rude. So we had to gather up our stuff quickly because he was kicking us out. We found out later that apparently it's 21+ after 9pm (even on a pretty empty Monday night). NO ONE explained this to us at all. I understand an establishment having rules (even if it didn't make sense because alcohol was being served the entire time we were there), however what I don't understand is the fact that it was never mentioned to us by any of the staff (my daughter is clearly not 21). Instead of politely telling us their policy and at least allowing us to gather our stuff at a normal pace we were made to feel like criminals who were getting kicked out. This place took a birthday celebration and ruined it. My son LOVES vintage video games which made this the perfect place to celebrate his birthday. But instead they ruined it.
We will not be back, which really disappoints me because before the incident we were really having fun. Please at least train your staff to tell anyone (doesn't matter if you think they are all over 21 or not) that you can't even be in the building if you aren't 21 after 9pm on the dot. Thank you for ruining my son's birthday. Do better.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 4
Service: 5
Food was ok. No internet. Arcade games were good. Pinball is not up to standard. They are contracted out and the operator seems to not care about the games. Gives the whole place a bad reputation. I went here for a sanctioned ifpa tournament. They did not have keys to the machines to fix issues, stuck balls, etc. Button not working on stranger things. Guardians of the galaxy not working correctly. This may not be a big deal to most people, but to pinballers it is. And if your paying to play (coin drop), theunshould be in tip top shape.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 4
Very decent selection of pinball. Well maintained machines. Too.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 3
Service: 3
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