Emporium has give me some great memories. Not many times you see a bar with high reviews…read more They have a great mix of things to do, whether it is watch a Giants game, dance to their DJs, or just have some fun at their arcade downstairs - you can't go wrong with a good time here with some friends. You are welcome to bring your own food from the outside but just no drinks which is a great way to keep the party going with friends. Though my buddy got kicked out, the bouncers were nice enough to kick him out respectfully - that is for being a bit too drunk. Love you guys for that and please don't ever give the bouncers are hard time. :)

Came here around 10pm and ended up leaving at 2am (closing) on a Friday night…read more * The DJ was great, he blended different genres and kept it upbeat * There was lots of room to sit down upstairs * There were lines for some games but they went by quickly * I enjoyed the drink selection, from sweet slushies to good old liquor. The cocktails were strong! Overall great experience I will be returning!

Not a fan of the current Country Club theme. But the bartenders have always been amazing and they…read morebring the energy! Shout out to Devon, Eric, Cyn and Tyler! A great spot to celebrate special occasions, watch sports and great tasting food!

love This place! me and my family definitely will be going back. We had a great night and all the…read morestaff was super friendly and nice. But a super shoutout to DAVON! We loved Davon, he is awesome and made our experience great like no other.

Simply the best barcade - casual & fun & good food & good drinks. Great neighborhood spot…read more Don't sleep on their cheese pizza or lumpia!! Andddd shout out to TC, he's the best

Came here after dinner at a sushi spot. The barcade was packed--people were watching **RuPaul's…read moreDrag Race**, playing games, eating, and drinking. It took a while to get drinks since there were only about 2-3 bartenders. We didn't try the food because we'd already eaten. The lighting was kind of dark, and it got noisy with people cheering and commenting on the show. The decor was cute--neon drawings on the walls, a small rainbow bridge above the pinball machines, and other fun touches. The games were fun but cost around $1 each. Glad they had drink holders at some of the machines. They also had some board games you could play at the high tables. Most people cleared out once the show on TV ended. I'd probably go again when the show isn't playing. Hehe.

Our company was located down the street from the spot. Definitely good memories here. Great…read morecustomer service and amazing beer.

I came in to support a friend's DJ set during a slower part of the night. The DJ briefly invited me…read morebehind the booth to show me the setup, and a bartender immediately started yelling at me instead of addressing it professionally. Considering how few people were there, the reaction felt unnecessarily aggressive and more like a power trip than anything else. Not a place I'd return to.

Fantastic location in the city to play Mini Golf . I read the previous reviews and saw why they…read morecould have a poor service experience. Fortunately for me, that was not the case. Fun times to play Mini rounds on could ambiance courses. Definitely recommend when you're in the city if you want an interactive outting.

I had a subpar experience at subpar where we held a little boys birthday party. It all started out…read moreOK. We arrived and the young people running the place hosted our group the best they could. Most eye incredibly kind and the mini golf course looked really cool with all of the San Francisco landmarks built in. We had reserved a small narrow room with a lovely view of the bay. The room has one long table with chairs and nothing else in it. There was no place for gifts or for the cake, which was odd to me. We met with the host (who we later learned was the manager) and reviewed the schedule for our group. We had originally reserved the space from 2-4pm but paid for an additional half hour to extend the pay until 4:30pm. We planned to play mini golf first, then eat, then play in the arcade for the last half hour. We went over this schedule with our host when we first arrived and they confirmed our plan. The boys enjoyed the competition of mini golf and the food (chicken tenders, fries, veggie egg rolls, wings and mozzarella sticks) was perfect for that age group. Where everything went horribly wrong is when the boys tried to use their unlimited arcade play cards. We actually went to the arcade ahead of schedule just after 3:45 and their cards already didn't work. They read "low balance" and wouldn't operate games. We started collecting them and asking the staff for help to get them fixed. None of the staff understood what was wrong or how to fix it. After about 10 minutes of confusion someone got the manager, a young woman named Diana. She took the stack of non- working cards and said that she would fix it . She disappeared into a back room for about 15 minutes. We waited with the gaggle of impatient little boys surrounding us, wanting to get back to play. When she came back we were excited and hopeful that she had fixed the problem so we could get the last 10 minutes (at this point) of arcade play, but instead she came out with a print out of the email thread from a week prior showing where it said, in fine print, that game play would end at 4pm even though we had paid extra for the additional half hour. I was livid that this manager would rather waste more of our time -- that should have been a celebration -- waiting for her to print out and highlight the single line we should've remembered that our arcade play time would end at 4pm. Yes, we didn't read the fine print, but what really makes me angry about this situation is that we went over the schedule together at the start of the party and told her that we wouldn't even head towards the arcade until 4pm. That would've been the best time to remind someone that the arcade play ended at 4pm! Not when there is an rambunctious pack of 11 year old bouncing around the arcade and waiting for their arcade play cards. It blows my mind that she chose to print out the multi page email thread rather than just giving us another 15-20 minutes of game play. We all knew we had to leave at 4:30pm. It was a really awful way to end what should have been a fun party and left a really bitter taste in our mouths. I mentioned to the manager that she should consider updating the training so that all hosts understood they should review the schedule AND give reminders if there are any hard stops, and she rolled her eyes at me. That really showed me how much she did not care about customer service. Maybe she was having a hard day and we were the last straw, but it was a really awful experience and an awful way to end a day that should have been fun.

We stopped here as a quick detour, and it turned out to be one of the best parts of my trip…read more The place isn't very big, but there's so much to it. I'm not huge into pinball, I never really got the point, but these were totally different. There were a tonnnn of vintage pinball machines, and several of them had screens telling a story and pieces moving inside the machine. I could've spent hours in there. You need to go.

Cool pinball place. Not just pinball but you'll find arcade games too including some skeeball and…read moreshooting hoops or some real retro ones too. There are change machines to get coins Most games $0.50 -$1 each. Inserted all coins and my machine didn't turn on so asked staff for help. He wasn't able to get someone from the back to help so he refunded me $1 cash Back has screen printing, pool table, and it looked like a private ping pong table sectioned off from people going there. Great Lego collection buildings in the front entrance window

This place is fantastic. I have always had an interest in coin-operated machines and own a number…read moreof antique ones myself. They have a great selection spanning literally more than a century. My daughter does not have quite as much interest in coin ops; however, she loved it as well. Imagine a museum where you get to touch and play with essentially everything. I spent less than $10 there and had a blast. I highly recommend this place and want to visit again someday.

Located right next to Fisherman's Wharf, this place is a gem for tourists and locals alike. My…read morefriend had always wanted to go after seeing it in The Princess Diaries (although the museum was located at Cliff House back then), and we took a long walk from the Ferry Building all the way down to Pier 45 to check it out. Vintage games were as cheap as a quarter where you can play an old pinball machine, have a mechanical fortune teller spell out your future, or just watch some cute little carnival scenes. It was quite busy on a Saturday afternoon, and I enjoyed the energy of kids and adults alike running around from machine to machine. Go check it out!

This is one of the many attractions at Pier 39. They have the flyer ride, they have a "7D…read moreexperience" which is like a "shooter" game on a giant screen, and then they also have two "escape rooms." Everybody here was very friendly. I did the flyer ride. It is about a seven or eight minute ride, It was a lot of fun. It's one of those where you sit in the seats, and then the floor drops out from under you, and it is like you are flying over the city. The wind blows in your face, and when you were going over the water, you feel just a little bit of a spray. I don't want to give anything away, but it does take you all over the city. It was really a lot of fun. The only reason I'm taking off a star, is because the flyer ride is a bit expensive. It's $14 per person, adult or child. That wasn't too bad for myself, but if you are more than two or three people, it can add up. Regardless, it was well worth the money for myself to do. I wouldn't come back to see the same movie, but if they changed it, I would ride it again.. This ride is also part of the "San Francisco city pass. I had fun.. Thanks!

Back again in another year ..why not ..it's funny ..it's quick ..10 minutes ..roller coaster and…read moregame ..

This place is crazy nostalgic, and I'm loving it. Playing the games I grew up with, along with the…read moresounds of kids having fun, the games are clean, and the area is fantastic. A nice park around the corner and plenty of restaurants a short walk away. I drove just shy of 100 miles to get there and try their games, and it was worth it. The town is like a cool getaway, especially if you live in an area that gets hot.

Good, wholesome nostalgic fun at a great price! I've taken my 22 year old nephew there when he was…read morea kid and a teen and now I take his younger brother who is 11 there to keep the tradition going.

I came for the Halloween After Dark where my friend presented. All of the talks were funny and…read moreinformative and well delivered. Very imaginative and fun! The drinks are crazy expensive but thats to be expected. The festivities around Halloween were fun - costume contest, pumpkin carving (though not enough for everyone), etc.

Been always wanting to go here and we finally did it! Came into this thinking we didn't need the…read moreentire 3+ hrs but we did! There is SO much to see, with about over 5 different sections and all being interactive it's a place your inner child can run free. Our favorite part were the many games you could play with a partner or group such as a snake video game, 1:1 table games, and much more. Such an eventful night with music playing and chances to buy a drink. Highly recommend to visit with some friends or for a fun date night!