My husband and I went to Bit Bar for Valentine's Day and we loved our experience! I had made a reservation and I'm glad I did they got busy quickly! We decided to just have appetizers and they were amazing. The star was by far the grilled cheese appetizer. It was amazing!! I did expect more game options but we still had a blast playing and I discovered I'm pretty good at pinball! The biggest highlight however was our waitress. I could have heard her wrong but I believe she said her name was Story. She was very personable, polite, and attentive. She was getting us a second round of drinks and accidentally took my husband beer that was still 1/4 full. As an apology she brought us more game tokens. Most servers wouldn't even acknowledge it happened. As if we weren't already having a great time she offered us a Valentine's Day fondue box on the house! This was an outstanding experience and really made our Valentine's Day special! Thank you Bit Bar, we will definitely be back!! * I'd also like to add their prices are really decent too! read more

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I returned to Bit Bar because of the wings and they did not disappoint! They have a couple of sauces to add but you don't need them, they are that good. The Tetris Tots were great. The SoMe Peanut Butter Whoppie Pie Stout on tap is fantastic! Staff at the bar was friendly and attentive. read more

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If you were raised in the 80's/90's this place is really going to resonate with you. You can play all the arcade games you grew up with, while grabbing a drink or a bit to eat. Great for young the at heart and also those that are actually young. read more

Very cool arcade bar! We had a blast playing some Classic games. The drinks were lovely, and the service was great. This a great place for kids as well. We went during Halloween season, so there were tons of spooky things going on. Great place to make a spot when in the area read more

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This place was so much fun! First time going to a drag show and it didn't disappoint! The place is really cool on the inside and definitely packed! bartenders were cool and the service was great! I don't drink anymore or go to bars, but this particular weekend away, I had to stop in to see the show! It was definitely worth it. If you're looking for a good time, this is definitely the place to go. read more

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This was pretty cool. Relaxed Wednesday night for our first visit as locals. Stacks on stacks of delicious beers litter the menu, and although we didn't expand too deep into food, the apps menu worked. Blue cheese burger sliders were damn tasty (although I would've preferred real blue cheese, this was slightly fluffy and runny) and the beer cheese teamed up with those delicious pretzels hit the spot. Dumped $20 into the token machine and that kept the missus and I busy for darn close to two hours Skeeball, pinball, some random cabinet games. Mixed drinks were tasty, beers were plentiful, staff was awesome. Friendly and a lot of fun! 21+ after 8pm, so eat early if you're bringing your kids! read more

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Cool arcade bar we accidentally came across when running in the rain back to the train station. Had some time to kill before the next train arrival and to let the kids unwind with some video games while the adults have a few drinks. They have a huge selection of beer and a decent collection of pinball machines, arcade games, skeeball and, mostly older/classic stuff. The price for arcades were actually not bad. This place was super clean and an awesome place for a group of friends to just have drinks, eat and game. Wish we had something like this at home that's not your D&B's. read more

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I came here last time I was in Salem and knew they had some GF food options and that my husband would enjoy the vibe. Our server was very helpful and friendly. Food was good! I kinda geeked out on the single serving size of nachos. I think you should be able to order smaller portion sizes of appetizers so I was happy! My husband got the hot honey chicken sandwich and loved it. A drag show was about to go on but we were both so exhausted from our 3am travel start time. read more

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On a tour and we get to this place I have my ID and so does my wife but my friend doesn't have hers honestly appreciate it but really no one here is underage and we can't go in denied and the guy at the front is the rudest person. I go inside and get two beers for myself and come out to give me a lecture as I'm letting you hangout like I'm some 21 year old kid. Trash establishment this is how you treat paying customers and patrons. read more

Was walking by & Came in here to play old school video games. The employees I encountered were friendly w/ me. I didn't get to try any food b/c I just ate @ Ginger's. It was kind of loud in there b/c there were a lot of kids. I hope this survives b/c there's a lot of spots that come to Salem then the next year they're gone. I enjoyed myself here & crossing my fingers for next year. read more

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I maintain that Bit Bar is the best Barcade in the North Shore. The food is great. the Service is fantastic. The game choice is on point. They are a great spot in Salem and I can't believe it's been almost 10 years now! read more

Went to get drinks here. I sat down at the bar and no one acknowledged me or even gave me a menu. I had to look for a menu which I did and sat back down again HAVE IN MIND it wasn't even busy, THEN watched the bartender assist 4 other people standing while even making eye contact with me in between and once I finally got up and stood right where I thought I couldn't possibly be ignored IT HAPPENED I literally watched the bartender start to help someone next to me that showed up after I stood up! I left, that was the worst experience ever, what crappy customer service I wish I could give no stars. read more

I love the food! I love the games! It's hard to make it for events for me but I'm glad they are there.

Love this place! Its such a large indoor space - having seating on the patio is an added bonus. The food is good & reasonably priced. A wonderful place to chill for a few hours. They've expanded the game selection significantly over the years, so there's always something new to play. read more

The waiters and waitresses are amazing!! If a game takes a coin and won't work they will give me 2 or 3 back they are soo kind! The food is so good I'm a picky eater and can name at least 5-10 things I absolutely enjoy! I also love how the kid meals come with coins so the kids can have fun after they eat it's such an encouraging way to get little kids to eat when they want to play the amazing games! And don't get me started on the ambiance! It's amazing! I love the old game retro style it's such a different way to decorate a place! I love it it's so inviting! Keep it up Bit Bar! My favorite go to part in Salem ! read more

Bit Bar is easily my favorite bar in Massachusetts. The food? Magnificent. The drinks? Top-tier. I've been here maybe 20 times in the last year, and I've never had a modicum of a negative experience. Bonus points: their vegetarian options are a 10/10 read more

What a fun place! The food was decent, service okay on a night that seemed pretty quiet. But the vibe and all the games are a blast.

I have never been to this place, not even the old one but I was very surprised with this one. It is a perfect location and pretty big. I really like all the mix of games that they have and the amount of games that they had too. My son's thoroughly enjoyed all the games especially. We were there for a 40th birthday party and he was a pretty good deal of getting unlimited games. I love the little area we have in the back with all the tables for everyone to eat and I love that. We just had a waitress basically for us. However, my only complaint is when they put out the food they had it like a buffet style which is fine but they had a little game going on the wall which I wish they shut off because the person that was playing it was in our way of getting the food. The pizza was pretty good, The pretzels were good, however the mustard looks absolutely disgusting, The chicken fingers are pretty decent but I wish they had more sauce and the french fries pretty good too. Definitely say the food's pretty good. I wish they had more like mocktail options, but that's just because I'm not a drinker. I would definitely be back read more

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I love it here and their stamp is so much smaller now. They have drag every Friday and the show is very very good. read more

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Fun place to grab a bit to eat and play some games. The drinks were delicious and fun! The gluten free options were a huge plus for me! Got the tenders but those weren't the best a 4/10, loaded tots very yummy and the bbq chicken pizza was the star of the dinner. Would come back again just for that pizza. I accidentally left a bag of two brand new sweatshirts there. I called 2.5 hours later and they had them at the host station for me. What a relief! read more

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Great beer, great machines. I really wish they had open play and charged for entrance. I'd certainly be staying longer .... And buying more beer. None the less, had a fun time at this fun space. read more

I'm not sure what's going on at this place--whether the staff are overworked or if they just don't have enough bartenders--but every time I visit, I get at least one sarcastic response or a sly remark from the bartenders. There was one exception--a single bartender who was actually respectful--but unfortunately, the rest of my experiences have been consistently disappointing. A girl named Melissa one of the bartenders is one of those people that gave me the disrespectful remarked and asking for her assistance and said it in a rude way that she'll be with me. I should've got up and said no thank you and just left the bar. This past Saturday was the final straw, and I've decided I won't be going back. I haven't tried the food, so I can't speak to that, though I'd assume it's decent since it's a sports bar. The drinks are average, and while the arcade games and the venue itself are fun and visually interesting, I'm primarily a bar person--and the bar service has been a letdown. read more

We ended up here by accident, but I am so glad we did! It was raining like crazy outside and everywhere in downtown Salem was paaaacked. But we walked right in here and, after a bit of confusion at the entrance, were seated in the back at a booth. We were hungry so we started off with some drinks of course and ordered the loaded tetris tots (they are literally tetris piece shaped!) the bbq pork mac & cheese and the Johnny Appleseed burger. Everything was shockingly good. My expectations of food were really low but I'm happy they were exceeded! After eating we paid our tab and set off to play some games. There are tons of games available and the place is organized well enough that you can get around to almost all of them easily. DDR is always busy so make sure to get in line to play! read more

This is always a stop on our annual trip to Salem. Highly recommend. Great for kids and parents. Food is good and service is excellent. Shout out to TJ who goes above and beyond to ensure a good time is had by all!! read more

This is a great place for date night. I love the game themed food and drinks, super cute! The drinks were colorful and strong, definitely getting your money's worth. The food was okay, nothing special, but I thought the Tetris tots were cute. They had so many games while also giving you variety. The skeeball machine was super fun, but be wary that the 50 points on the right machine and the 10 points on the left machine don't show up in the points. We got $20 worth of coins and it was too much, the games are super affordable, something that you don't see often. I couldn't help but compare this place to Roxy's in Boston. Everything about this place is much better in my opinion. Definitely going back, hopefully you get a chance to check it out too! read more

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Super fun themed menu, wonderful atmosphere, extremely friendly staff that make sure your needs are met to their best abilities. Just a wonderful experience highly recommend it for anyone looking to have a little fun. Kids are welcome up until 8P.M. After that point the bar closes at 12. You can't have a good review without a little critique, I know the kitchen is a pretty crazy environment and at the end of the day the staff is probably exhausted, but I just feel like it closes far too soon. Being able to order some bar bites or desert would be absolutely awesome after things start to wind down. Regardless if you come in during the dinner timeframe you're in for a wonderful experience. Our server story was very kind to us and later on the bar tender John was probably the coolest individual I've ever met a pure master in the liquor arts. Highly recommend the bit bar. It's a wonderful place where kids can have fun and adults can take in all the nostalgia and wish that they didn't have to work their 9-5 and pay bills anymore but hey that's what the alcohols for right? Only pictures I have of the place is this awesome art of Pokémon on the window true talent lives in this establishment keep up the hard work guys! read more

Bit Bar Salem - Bars Near Me - Salem, Massachusetts

This is like a lower scale version of Dave and Busters. They have arcade games and a bar with standard bar fare: The angry birbs appetizer was buffalo chicken tenders and the chicken tenders taste out of a bag. The chicken blt sandwich was better. The angry tots were not great. It is bar food so whatever. Not sure I would come back or recommend. Maybe for a drink or if your kids want to play video games. read more

horrible experience I came from out of town for a night out and all of the staff from the moment I walked in the door we're looking at us funny and that made us feel uncomfortable and then secondly I was comparing tattoos with couple on the patio and they told me they didn't feel comfortable with our presence and wanted us to leave, couldn't explain why just said that she had the right to do so. horrible service. I've never been treated so disrespectfully in any adventure out of town than I have in Salem Massachusetts. I will definitely be making a complaint and be calling your guys a supervisor tomorrow in the morning. read more

0 stars for the service and food. 3-4 stars for the games and that the place inside looks cool. My husband wanted to come here to eat and play the arcade games and I was asking why we were eating here and not just coming for drinks. But we agreed to come for dinner too because it would be a fast and easy meal. The service at this place is horrible. Our table was still dirty so they had to get someone else to wipe it down real fast but they didn't dry it so it was still wet. Our waitress took awhile to come over and when she did she was very confused and out of it. She said they had a new computer system and she's still learning how to work it. She literally stood in front of us taking our order for 10 minutes and trying to figure out how to type it into the system. I don't know why she didn't just write it down on a piece of paper and then type it in back in the kitchen area. Or maybe management should make sure their servers are competent enough to use the touch screen computer before implementing it. Even after taking forever to type everything in she still managed to forget my friend's drink. Anyways we went to play some games since we figured it would be a long time to get our drinks and food. When we came back to the table our food was all mixed up and put on opposite sides of the table so we were trying to figure out whose was whose since a lot of the food looked the same. I got the K.O. Fried chicken but my dish looked and tasted like regular chicken tenders. The chicken was dry and had no crunch to it whatsoever. I thought they mixed it up with the kids meal one. My friend's kid ordered chicken tenders and they looked really crunchy and battered , like how fish and chips would look. Our waitress said there was no mixup and that I received the right item, I don't know if I can trust her though because she didn't seem to know what she was doing. The sauce was just thrown in a cup on the side too , I thought it was supposed to be be cooked in the Korean sauce. My husband's fish and chips wasn't good either- it was over cooked and dry, and the fish was so thin there was more breading than fish. The only good thing about this place was we got a bunch of free tokens from a Salem brochure in our hotel. The arcade part was ok. A bunch of machines were out of order, and some of the pinball machines that were in order didn't quite work right. Some pinball machines kept getting stuck. There was some games I was looking for that they didn't have. No Pac-Man. I was disappointed there wasn't any sonic games either, even though they have a sonic plush on the bar wall shelf. Bottom line is just come for drinks and the games. Don't bother with the food. read more

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Still the same quality of service, many years later. Bit Bar is always a win with friends and family visiting from anywhere. And we just hosted a friend's 30th there - fun and easy from start to finish. Everyone was impressed with the food, drinks, service and of course we all had a blast playing the games. So glad to have this place so close to home! read more

Such a fun place! Amazing games and atmosphere. Also great drinks, food and patio is cool.

My boyfriend and I love coming here for a little break away from real life on our staycations. The food and drinks are great! Always quick and attentive service. If you love video games, you will loveeee Bit Bar! read more

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This place is really fun! I made reservations beforehand and we arrived about 15 minutes early and were immediately seated. I appreciate how they are still taking Covid precautions and do put at least one chair between you and the people beside you. We ended up having such a great time here we went back two days later while walking around to enjoy some drinks. They offer a large selection of beer and specialty cocktails. We met some really great people here while hanging out and the atmosphere is very cozy. read more

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It is SO FUN!! And honestly one of the few things to actually do off season in Salem at night. They have tons of retro games and a super fun and creative bar menu. The games are super cheap (except pinball) and they take tokens. I think my boyfriend and I spent hours every night playing pinball and and skee ball. The only thing I don't love, the staff. They're kind of unfriendly, they're not very warm and will just stare rather than take a drink order, like do you even want my money?! read more

I recently visited Bit Bar Salem in Salem, MA, with my son and unfortunately, our experience was extremely disappointing. From the moment we walked in, we were greeted by a dark, smelly, and dirty atmosphere that immediately set a negative tone for our visit. The food at Bit Bar was nothing short of a disaster. Not only was it served cold and stale, but it was also simply gross. It was evident that the quality of the food was subpar, and we found it difficult to enjoy anything on the menu due to its unappetizing nature. To make matters worse, the arcade games at Bit Bar were a major letdown. The majority of the games were very dated, with many of them being broken or out of order. This made it nearly impossible to fully enjoy the arcade experience that we had been looking forward to. Despite all of these issues, the only redeeming quality of Bit Bar was the selection of pinball machines. From Godzilla to The Simpsons, there were some great options that provided a brief respite from the overall disappointing experience. Overall, I would not recommend Bit Bar to anyone looking for a fun and enjoyable night out. The combination of a dark, smelly, and dirty environment, along with cold and stale food and a lackluster selection of arcade games, made for a truly awful experience that I would rather forget. out of read more

We ordered various drinks on a night out in Salem. Cool retro bar in Salem. Would recommend people to stop by here. Next time will have to try the food. read more

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First time back in Salem since 2019 and I remember this place being the Salem Beerworks. Now its an arcade bar. I loved the decorations, neon lights, and the items from the 80s in the space behind the bar between the drink menu's. It even had cartoons playing on 2 tvs instead of sports!! Being October, Salem is busy. Nice to see some interesting costumes as well. There was a guy in yellow dressed as Wario from one of the Super Mario games dancing by the DJ area. Lots of space and even still has an outside patio! Overall, a great time, only loses a star because the floor was very sticky and there were empty glasses on the tables that no one came to get. read more

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This was such a cute little bar! It had such fun games to play and so many fun drinks (a Waluigi-themed drink, how can you go wrong?!) that I am going to need to go back all the time so I can try everything! There were so many vintage pinball games and ski-ball is definitely one of my favorites, so it was so fun to be able to play those games with a drink in my hand! The service was amazing and our waitress was so so kind and sweet! She had great recommendations and knew all the gluten free options of the menu! Highly recommend!! read more

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Avoid This Place Like the Plague I can't believe I even have to write this, but here we go. The disaster began when I went to use the restroom shortly after arriving, and on my way back, I stepped in someone's vomit. Disgusting. I asked a staff member for some water to clean off my shoe, and instead of offering any assistance, I was directed to a "water station around the corner" like I was at a self-service cafeteria. When I finally sat down, I ordered chicken quesadillas, which were clearly listed on the menu as being served on flour tortillas. What arrived? Corn tortillas. It wasn't that I had a special request; they just couldn't be bothered to get it right. My server, Barbara, didn't seem to care in the slightest when I pointed out the mistake, acting as if incorrect orders were perfectly acceptable. To make matters worse, I paid an extra four dollars for guacamole that never showed up. When I mentioned this to Barbara, she casually offered to "just bring it out now." When I asked if the charge could be removed from the bill, she kept insisting it would take forever to find a manager and that it would be a hassle to get it taken off. Apparently, good customer service was too much to ask for. Honestly, I don't know what was worse--the service, the food, or the vomit incident. If you value your money, taste buds, or just basic hygiene, do yourself a favor and eat literally anywhere else. As for the arcade portion of the bar, I have no idea if it's any good--I didn't even have time for it. read more

Cute place. Cool drinks to try. Family friendly until 9pm(?) Service was a little slow but not horrible. read more