Tokyo Station is the sister location to Free Play Arcade, the groundbreaking bar/arcade concept…read more This location used to be a Free Play Arcade but has now been converted to a Japanese arcade theme destination. If you're expecting old school arcade games like Free Play Arcade, you'll be disappointed. If you want to be transported to Japan via Arlington, read on. My Overall Rating - 5 Stars (Atmosphere, Service, Food, Return) Atmosphere - Step into the world of the Japanese arcade. As you walk in, you'll notice claw and Gachapon machines tempting you to play and win something. There's Japanese pop music piping through the speakers, and a dedicated room full of imported Japanese arcade games add more sounds. There's also a dedicated bar and dining area. It was relatively empty at 12:30 PM on a Friday. But it's also simply INCREDIBLE if you're into Japanese culture. You're not in DFW anymore. 2 Star. Service - There's a friendly bartender, if you want to order drinks (I did not). Otherwise, you place your order at a kiosk, grab a numbered puck, and then grab a seat. When your puck starts making a sound, your food will be ready at the windows. Heads up, if you leave you table unattended the staff with clean up so others can sit. They're very efficient. 1 Star. Food - Let me first say, if you're looking for the Free Play Arcade experience, you will be disappointed. If you're looking to be transported to a Japanese arcade (me) this place is awesome. The kiosks are very straight forward; you can order packaged ramen to ramen made in house. I went with the Street Tonkatsu. The broth was mild (not overly salty), and the pork belly was very tender. I also ordered the Tokyo Station Tacos. The JBBQ pulled pork was surprisingly tasty, but I couldn't help but long for a Chinese Bao instead of a tortilla. But what impressed me the most was the booth we sat in. It was connected to a monitor, and we could access a bunch of SNES games. 1 Stars. Will I Return? - Yes! Tokyo Station is my kind of jam. The only thing that gave me concern is that it wasn't very busy on a Friday. I hope this concept stays, because it's the closest thing to a Japanese arcade besides flying to Japan. 1 Star.

This was my first time here and I am not really a huge fan. This arcade features Japanese arcade…read moregames and that's just not my thing. There were a few games that were the American version but only a few...Galaga and Pacman were the ones that I noticed. They did have a decent selection of pinball machines...however they are NOT included in the free play. I was a little surprised but also disappointed that pinball was extra... The cost for the "free play" is a little pricey compared to Cidercade...if we are comparing size and what's included. I also think that it helps to have an interest in japanese video games, which I do not. This is a really small arcade which did make it hard to move around and there were lines for the popular games, unfortunately, the overall experience was not really that exciting. The service at the bar was the great, the bartenders were friendly and knowledgeable. There is a separate area for the free play and the kids working the counter were mostly on their phones unless someone walked up to them.

Cidercade Arlington is hands down the best experience I've had at an arcade! This location is much…read morebigger than the Dallas location and has a wider variety of games including the vintage arcade cabinets, pinball machines, a game floor that's similar to Activate games, ping pong, billiards, and various rhythm games! My wife and I spent 5 hours easily here and didn't get bored! We also tried a couple of ciders and they were great. The workers let us sample a couple of different ciders so that we could make sure that we liked the one we ordered! I'm absolutely coming back!!

Good value at $12 cover for unlimited play…read more Decent bar type food. Good variety of games including old school and newer ones. Don't go on a Saturday if you can help it; it's a zoo. Not unpleasant but another day would have been less hectic.

We ate at the Scratch Kitchen while waiting for our go-kart time. Corn ribs were the best thing we…read morehad--100% get those. Buffalo chicken dip had good flavor, but the cheese on top hardened into a layer you had to peel off to actually get to the dip. Chicken sandwich was pretty juice and hearty. We sat at the bar and service was quicker there after originally sitting at a table with no help for a bit. Options are generally bar type foods, but the quality was definitely better than expected. Service was great! The bartender even held on to our leftover to-go box until we were ready to leave.

Great family friendly place to spend indoors with something for everyone to enjoy. The arcade is…read morespacious and the race tracks are fun. Staff is friendly and helpful. Drinks are tasty and the food is mid, but overall I do recommend.

Took my retired, 70+ yo Aunt here for a play day. We went about 1P and it was nearly empty, which…read morewas great. We ordered wings and although at sight they appeared burnt, however, she said they were surprisingly delicious and she did not have any meat left on the bones. I too devoured my plate and would have to agree with her. They are some of the best plain wings I've ever had.

TLDR: predatory sales practices and power tripping managers with means to rectify the problem but…read moreno regard for customer service. General manager had the capacity to credit account/card that was already paid for a month ago, EVEN WITH our proof of purchase. THEIR system wiped all transactions the day and time we originally visited, but they chose not to give us a refund or provide credits. GM even said he has the authority to give us credits, but he didnt want to. Made us wait for 30 min just to tell us to go through our bank. Visited about a month ago when the system was running into issues. They recommended we try reloading credits into the card to see if it worked, which we did: $110. It didn't work. We came back today (1 month later) to see if the system loaded our card and it never did, but our payment was posted. Looks like the day we originally visited (10/18), the system recorded NO transactions from 12PM-3PM. We provided proof of payment via credit card transaction, but due to them not being able to "verify the transaction" on their end (because their own system was down???) they could not credit our card/account. The GM was absolutely useless and noncooperative even with physical evidence of our payment. He literally told us he has the authority to credit our account, but was choosing not to. Wasted 30 min of our time with no rectification under the guise of "finding proof of transaction" with a system that malfunctioned and couldn't work bc IT team was not even working (on a Saturday). Powertripping leadership with no care for customer experience. Fun venue but lack of service ruined experience

Still a fun place to hang out and play games I grew up with and tons more I've never played.read more

Had a blast here the other night with some friends! It was nostalgic and brought back good…read morememories. This place is ran by good people who actually care about the games and they made it great! I'll be back again

The customer service was outstanding. The low score is because the only thing available when we…read morewere there was the arcade and bowling. We went early in the day to beat the crowd only to find there was no crowd. The bowling was fine and the kiddos liked the games so it wasn't a total loss.

I took my basketball team in on a Saturday without any notice due to our tournament schedule, and…read morethe ops team made it work for us! They helped us out efficiently and gave me a good deal for my boys to be able to do all the activities at an affordable price. While they don't yet have all of the activities on the website, what they do have is great. Well the one exception is their shuffleboard table. It needs new equipment. But bowling, billiards, laser tag, escape rooms and the ropes course were all awesome! The pizza was pretty good too, and the parents enjoyed the beverages. It was a super fun place to spend a few hours between games. And the service was really attentive!

I was super surprised they weren't so busy , everyone was super nice , we had a good time bowling…read moreand had food and played lots of games , and the games are super fun and reasonable me and my family won 7,000 tickets and everyone got a prize even the adults , the food was good too just the right amount to feed 4 a pizza and an appetizer. The atmosphere is chill and fun. The service was the best .

Today was the second time I've been to alley cats in Arlington in a long time, I came to this…read morelocation for a friend's birthday party and the staff were really nice, our host was very nice and helpful too, he even helped out handing out the pizzas, it was a little crowded but I still had a good time here I would recommend this location and I will come back sometime soon.

The wings were tasty and the fries were hot. The waitress was fast and nice. The 49er ambiance is…read morealways amazing? The team does a great job hosting us!

I took a family friend (middle schooler) here for a fun day out. She had a fantastic time. We came…read moreon a Wednesday, where games are half off. I would recommend this, it doubles your play time. We thought the two experiences in the front: the human crane and arena looked fun, but were a bit overpriced. We enjoyed the rest of the venue though. It was definitely loud and lively, but not too crowded in the middle of the day on a Wednesday. We loved the food we got- it was perfectly seasoned and came out quickly! Our server was able to provide everything we needed. Staff was also helpful when my tween lost her phone on the game floor. Was a great day out, but definitely a pricier activity ($50 for food pictured) and ($60 game play/375 credits)!

Cool concept just a bit outdated. The place reminded me of…read morediversions game room. It has a bunch of arcade games and game counsels such as Nintendo/Xbox. We ordered a combo meal deal they had on the menu. It came with a large pizza, cheese sticks, fries/onion rings and 15 wings. The pizza and wings were better than we expected. The wings were just the right amount of crisp and very flavorful. Props to our server. He did great given that our party was large and assisted us mostly himself. He was never rude and attended to whatever we needed. Check in on Yelp and receive a free dessert.

Service was amazing! Had Maddy as my server and she was so attentive and helpful! Would come again…read more:)

Very interactive and in general fun; had good action and the AC was phenomenal to beat the heat;…read moreline was okay with too loud sound but the ambiance was amazing. Would ride again! Perfect kids ride.

This is a fun ride that is indoor. The line was not long and it moves really quickly. Yes it is a…read moreclone like the other parks. My wife tends to score well on the game, I must know her secret as she does well on these types of rides. It is a fun ride for the family and even though it is just a clone, it is always fun to go on and relaxing.