Had a really fantastic time at Bytes and Brews during a recent visit to Columbus! For a totally reasonable $10, you'll enjoy full access to all of their video and board games, and then you can order craft beer or cocktails along with legitimately good snacks to enjoy while you pass time with friends at one of their hightops or long tables. Our group of three retreated upstairs with sandwiches and chicken fingers, all of us happy with our selections. Highly recommend playing the mystery cocktail game (you roll a die to see which one's been waiting for you.) It's a lot of fun, but if you're a little pickier, just order off the menu and get something you know you'll enjoy. The staff is super friendly, and we were very happy with the service. We never had to wait long for anything. It's laid-back and casual, so a great place to hang with friends or for couples/groups looking for something new to do! read more

Stopped by the rebranded Bytes and Brews. The menu says Bytes Taqueria so maybe they changed their name along with the remodel. They now have only bar and booth seating downstairs and no games at all. They also only have tacos, a burrito and quesadillas. A few appetizers. The bar menu is various margaritas. The kids menu does have chicky tendies. All of the games are now upstairs and I think they added a pool table. I don't remember one before but I didn't used to go upstairs a lot since I only played pinball. There is also a bar upstairs and a few booths to sit at. They now have real utensils. Unfortunately they still use the metal trays. I never cared for them since they make the food get cold fast. I got one each of the street tacos. They only have flour tortillas. They offer chicken, barbacoa and steak. They also have a separate 3 count burria taco plate but I got one each of the standard. The barbacoa was spicy and juicy. Personally I didn't care for it, but that is just a personal preference and not anything against it. The chicken was good, a little bit on the dry side but not terrible and the toppings were good. The steak was my favorite. It was juicy and flavorful. I thought the prices were reasonable. I really appreciate them not trying to rip people off on the soda and charging $1.50. Although I don't know if that includes refills. I do think they need to offer chips and dip like every other Mexican restaurant in town. I recommend everyone giving them a try read more

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Finally, Columbus has something for adults! KIDS can come just not after 8:30 on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. The food is good. Pretzel bites were so good. Had the smash burger onion rings, and my son had a chicken sandwich and fries. We enjoyed both. FOR $10, you get unlimited play of pinball and lots of arcade games. More are upstairs, including my favorite Ms. Pac man. They have a full bar. Upstairs, you can rent a couch for $20 an hour and play on various gaming co soles and games. Also, they have upstairs gaming table for card and board games. They had various events nightly. Dungeon and dragons, trivia, gaming tournament, and comedians. This offers a fun, affordable way to have fun. Went w my 20 yr old and we BOTH had a blast. read more

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We came here after the reopening and it was overall decent, but it definitely has room for improvement. Why are the "craft" tacos so expensive? I've never eaten anywhere with tacos this expensive, and they aren't particularly big. Heck, the classic margarita is cheaper than the tacos. The lack of corn tortillas is disappointing. I had a barbacoa taco and a chicken teriyaki taco. The barbacoa taco was pretty lackluster in flavor. The chicken teriyaki taco was solid. Also, it'd be nice if there was outdoor seating. read more

What a great place for adults and kids alike. I went for a friend's son's birthday party and had drinks, appetizers, and a wonderful time. We were there about three hours, and it was amazing. I can imagine it would be super fun as a place for a first (or any) date. I highly recommend it. read more

It's an interesting concept, but the execution is a little lacking. We were hoping for Jarfly with games, but the quality of the food just isn't there for the price or location. My burger was good, but small for the price. My daughters had chicken fingers, but again not as good as other local places. They compared the flavor to something you'd get from a grocery store deli. Fries were acceptable, but nothing special. The flatbread was burned on the bottom. This was especially disappointing since I asked the waitress for her favorite item on the menu. Overall, seasoning and temperature of the food were lacking on a few of our items. I'm hoping this is one of the kinks that eventually get worked out in the kitchen. We spent $100 for the four of us including $20 in tokens to play games. That's a lot for the experience. read more

Attention patrons of Bytes and Brews in Columbus, GA: While eating dinner at the establishment this past Saturday evening, I observed the male employee behind the bar and taking orders was openly vaping. Another employee with a staff shirt came out of the kitchen with his personal glass, dredged it through the ice bin without using a scoop, filled it with water, and returned to the kitchen drinking it. I had just completed my meal and was disgusted knowing that the ice came from a contaminated bin. The employee was a young blond male. I try to support local start-up businesses but not at cost of food safety. T. Ben MacMinn, we will not be coming back, and I have filed a complaint with the Columbus office of the Department of Public Health. read more

This place is great! They have many many video games. It's an alcoholic nerd's heaven!

The location is fun and vibrant! The staff is friendly. The food was enjoyable. But of course the star of the show are the games. Don't forget to visit the upstairs to play some PAC-MAN. read more

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This is a super cute bar arcade. They have plenty of pinball machines and Multi-Cade games and a select handful of other games mostly upstairs. There are two pinball machines and all of the machines run on tokens. There's video games you can play on the televisions with I think 6 tv set ups upstairs (I didn't inquire about the game selection however). They have a nice selection of drinks or mocktails, whatever you're into. Nice place to spend a chill evening playing a few games read more

Bytes and Brews - Multi-Cade - Arcades Near Me - Columbus, Georgia

Great place!!! After they reopened everything changed for the better. The management is 100% better than the old one and the food is so good! read more

Fun arcade bar and restaurant! Great addition to downtown Columbus with pinball, traditional arcade games, tabletop games, Wednesday night trivia, and a fun menu. It's a good time. read more

It's a fun spot for Columbus, the management went above and beyond to try to accommodate us after having a water leak above our table. The food was good. Love the child friendly atmosphere. It is slightly cramped but worth it got stay for some space. Would go back. read more

What a fun place to eat. Retro video games and ski ball. Food was very good too. Fries seasoned and Pretzles with cheese were both very good. The chicken parm and honey chicken sandwiches hit the spot for us. It was not busy when we went for lunch on a Wednesday. A little pricey but really not bad for the area. read more

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The smashburgers are really good and the onion rings are made in store. Definitely worth a trip. Additionally, the are retro video games to play. read more

This is my first time eating here, I order burger with mozzarella cheese, mushrooms, and lettuce, and order of onion rings, onion rings. It was very salty and the burger. They forgot my lettuce and the meat was salty. read more

Came here on lunch break. I ordered a smash cheeseburger w/fries & drink. I specified to the bartender "no onions". I noticed on the register screen, "add caramelized onions"!!! I again repeated no onions TWICE more. Bartender acknowledged & said he'd let the cook know. My order came out, got close to half of cheeseburger & noticed there were onions!! Let the bartender know, he apologized & took the rest of my food to the back. He offered more fresh fries while I wait for a new cheeseburger. I didnt want to eat fries w/out my cheeseburger. I asked to speak to the manager but was told he wasn't there. I then asked for manager's name, but was told he "didn't want to give out his personal name"??!! I responded that this is a public business establishment so why can't you give me the manager's name? The bartender went to the back. He supposedly lied about the manager not being there!! Then all of a sudden "LUNA" the manager appears from the back!!!! I go back & forth w/him also. I finally realized it wasn't worth being there any longer, so I left. I advise anyone who patronize this establishment to be careful. They do NOT offer any sort of "voucher" for an INCONVENIENCE caused on their behalf. My lunch was only 1hr; 45 mins had passed already. I didn't have time to wait on a NEW order to be cooked while they were SHORT-STAFFED & behind on other orders that came AFTER my initial order. A simple "voucher or gift card" would've solved an issue like this, but NO REFUND OR VOUCHER/GIFT CARD ARE OFFERED. BAD BUSINESS!!! I will not RECOMMEND OR VISIT AGAIN. read more

Great food and good serves loved the atmosphere and the people working everyone was nice I loved it

Let me start by saying that I am happy to be the first person to review this place. I am a 50-year-old guy and walking into this place was like reliving my childhood, but better because they had some pretty good draft beers. I had already had lunch, so I ordered the sugar bombs which were cinnamon covered pretzels with a side of icing and they were absolutely delicious. I was very pleased to find out that the games ran off of game tokens that only cost $.25 apiece. That's the same price it was to play a video game or pinball 40 years ago. The bartender Kim was charismatic, very helpful, and extremely informative. I can tell that she absolutely loves her job. This business checks a lot of boxes for a wide age range. I guess you could say this is kind of like a Chuck E. Cheese for adults. There is plenty of fun to be had for any age here. Between the food, the drink selection, and the inexpensive gaming I could see spending an entire day here with no reason to leave. I think this business is going to do very well and I would recommend it to anyone of any age. Enjoy. read more