$5 for 2 Cold Beers and unlimited pork rinds???? I am SO in! We tried the salt and vinegar and then had to try their brown sugar cinnamon ones. Gotta get both! Savory and sweet. Place is perfect for a fun family day out! They have skeeball, pinball and my favorite the Simpsons arcade! Of course...there's more games available! read more

Pixels Pints & Bytes - Beer and games - New American Near Me - Norfolk, Virginia

We had my husband's birthday party here and we all had a great time. The food was really good and our server was awesome. He took very good care of us. When I made our reservation, I was told there's a $1.00 per person extra charge for me to bring in our own birthday cake. I've never been charged extra anywhere we've gone for bringing in cake. They don't sell birthday cake, so I didn't take any money from their business by bringing cake. I also brought all the plates and forks for our party, so they didn't have to wash any extra dishes. I'm just curious why they charge extra just to bring a cake, when other places don't charge?? read more

Went here on a Monday night around 6 pm. There weren't many people inside which was nice. There's a downstairs area with some games you can sit in which was completely empty when I went and an upstairs area where more of the games were. I opted to sit upstairs. It was supposed to be happy hour when I was there; however I wasn't given a separate happy hour specific menu so that had me a little lost. The waiter even said it was happy hour time so I just assumed my drinks and possibly the food would ring up with a discount, but that didn't happen so that was definitely a let down for sure. I ordered their Saturday Night loaded tater tots (10/10) they were so good! I also got their Big Mic double cheese burger (6/10) it was very very dry. Def had to put a lot of ketchup because the burger itself was not juicy in the slightest. As for drinks, I ordered their Mango Man blue curaçao drink (9/10) it was really good, def would order again for sure. Overall, I love the whole vibe of pixels. Playing different arcade games, getting food and drinks, and just having fun was exactly what I was looking for. They even will play movies on the projector for you if you ask, the waiter had put on dead pool while I was there. As it got later into the night, crowds of people started to roll in and the place became busy. I'm for sure going to come back, hopefully I can find out what specifically the "happy hour" entails since there wasn't a specific menu for it and no details about it anywhere either. My overall rate of experience : 8/10 read more

Pixels Pints & Bytes - Loaded Tater Tots "Saturday Night" - New American Near Me - Norfolk, Virginia

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This was a pretty cool retro arcade bar that had games ranging between $.50 to a dollar per play. They had a lot of pinballs and old school games. It's cash for the game tokens so be sure to have cash on hand or you'll need to use the atm on site. It was a fun time and would check it out if you enjoy the retro vibes! read more

Pixels Pints & Bytes - New American Near Me - Norfolk, Virginia

My boyfriend made a reservation for 3 people for trivia night. When we arrived and told them we had a reservation, we were told to sit anywhere. This was a bit confusing because at our usual trivia spot a reservation means having a specific table reserved. Maybe a reservation isn't required here? We arrived slightly before 7, but our server didn't come to our table until 15 minutes after, just after happy hour ended. She apologized for not serving us immediately because they were understaffed, which I understood. I asked her if we could still get happy hour because we arrived before 7, but she told us no because the computer would register it as after. I really hoped they had a way to override this and give it to us anyway (some restaurants do), but I'll give myself more time to catch happy hour next time. The atmosphere was overstimulating. The music was still played loud while the trivia questions were being read, and the arcade games added to the noise. It would've been better if they turned the music down or off at least while the questions were being read. The trivia host was kinda condescending, but I heard this was a guest host, so it's not always the same. Despite everything above, I had a good time and enjoyed my mango-man drink! I love fruity drinks and I can definitely see myself getting it again. My boyfriend enjoyed mine so much that he got one for himself too. We were in last place at the first half but finished 2nd after wagering all our points on the last question LOL. I think there's still room for improvement, but it was still a fun time and I will return! Especially because we now have $ to spend from our prize :) read more

Pixels Pints & Bytes - Mango Man - New American Near Me - Norfolk, Virginia

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The food is great atmosphere is impeccable and children are allowed until a certain time please ask venue as too which times . Go in for some much needed family safe and friendly fun . read more

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What a cool little retro-meets-modern joint! I went here for a work event, but I'd never heard of it and was pleasantly surprised! Take a look at all the cool stuff, and the food and service are really great too! We had catered wings, Mac-n-cheese, and various cookies, which were all yummy! I read more

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Big shout out to pixels!! We had a party of 30+ for a 60th birthday. The staff was attentive and friendly throughout our whole time there. The food was delicious. We had a wonderful time. read more

Pixels Pints & Bytes - New American Near Me - Norfolk, Virginia

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We booked a room for 30 people for a 50th birthday party. It was going to be our first time there. They wait until the night before the party around 5pm to let us know that our booking was cancelled. Supposedly a party was booked in May for the same night. Total BS. If they had been booked since May then how did they approve ours, and wait until the last minute to tell us. It will be difficult to get ahold of everyone and we can not find another place this close. Think twice before booking with them. They do not care about you. They do not even respect you enough to call you to give you the bad news or answer the phone when you call to try to get answers. We were excited to try this place out. read more

we went there for my daughter's 22nd birthday on 15 March. What an amazing time. We had an a great waiter. His name was Neil. He took very good care of us all night long. The atmosphere was perfect. The food was great. Cannot wait to go back again. Thank you for a great experience read more

I love this place. Only been once but Im always trying to get my friends to go with me again. Fun games, good drinks, nice small bar. Has an outdoor deck. Service was pretty good. read more

Pixels is a great spot. All of the food we've had has been good, they have a good beer list and lots of fun cocktails, and the vibes are cool. We recently sat at the bar and the bartender was so friendly and helpful. It's definitely a retro feel- you won't find video game console like at some other gaming bars. It's more of an old school arcade with things like pinball and pac man. read more

Philanthropic restaurant who supports our sons' little league. Visit on a Saturday afternoon earned 4/5 overall. Some challenges with parking and 1 waitress for the entire second floor (she was hustling though). My sons were with me and enjoyed the old school video games while we waited (a long time) for food and drinks. Good variety of beverages. Food menu had surprising number of options; prices on par w Ghent area dives. Hot chicken sandwich was better than expected, though I envisioned more than 5 macaroni noodles when I read the description. Tots looked good but found to be meh. read more

Pixels Pints & Bytes - New American Near Me - Norfolk, Virginia

Pretty good beer selection. The burgers and dogs were both good. Trivia on Thursday nights is well done. And the pinball and video games help ensure that nobody needs to be bored. Friendly and well done retro vibe helps this place feel like a great place to meet friends or colleagues for a beer and some food. I would bet this is a great date spot too with plenty of activities and decor to spark conversation. read more

Simply put, this place is friggin' cool! Wow! I was catapulted back to the early 80's and my love of dropping quarter after quarter in a video game returned. If you EVER played it as a kid, trust me--that game is sitting in this two level bar. It's so coo! read more

Pixels Pints & Bytes - Need I say more!! If Galaga is here--it MUST be cool! - New American Near Me - Norfolk, Virginia

Great experience for the whole family. There is enough to do for everyone. Rent one of their booths and you can play many games like baseball, golf, hockey, etc. read more

I've been to Pixels two times since they opened last year - 4/6/19 & 6/22/19. My first visit was with my friend Neal after we checked out some MMA (Spartyka) at nearby Chartway Arena. Neal lives in VB and doesn't get out to Norfolk much, so I convinced him to check out Pixels since it has old coin-op video games. It was a Saturday night and the place was packed - all students from ODU. We were likely the oldest customer there, but whatever. If you don't already know, Pixels took over New Belmont and is two-floor operation. Within this building is two-floors of food, drink and video games! The arcade machine take proprietary coins, so you can use a change machine located throughout, or if you have big bills you can get change at any of their bars (they will give you coins in a Crown Royal bag!). That first visit was fun - despite the crowds our server was friendly, attentive and helpful with describing their menu items. We opted to not play any games that night, but they left a big enough impression that Neal threw a surprise birthday party for his brother, Chris, on 6/22/19. Speaking of the food, they offer some interesting items, like Belly of the Beast, which are pork belly bites. On my first visit, I tried their wings, called the Wang Chung and GTFOH with tots. The Wang Chung are 2x fried wings with an adobo dry rub, which were excellent. GTFOH were tots (although I believe you can choose fries instead) served with a 3 cheese sauce, chili, creme fraiche, pickled peppers, tomatoes and chives. Interestingly, I looked on their website (pixelspintsandbytes.com/bytes) and it looks like the pork belly bites are gone, while Wang Chung and GTFOH have been renamed. Regardless, Pixels provides fun for all, offers good food and drink and the service is excellent. In addition, they're open late, so there's always an opportunity to check them out. JV read more

I wish they had more dark beer options. We do have a lot of fun going there. My Kiddo loves beating Mom and Dad at Pac-Man Battle Royal. All the servers are great. Shout out to Amanda, who has served us several times. She is amazing. read more

So, this is a very fun place. Felt like about 1/4 of the games were down. Kind of sad. But they still had a good selection and we had a good time. Apparently the trick is to not go on a Sunday afternoon/evening, if you want to try the food, they were 86 on a lot of things. However, what was available was pretty good. They staff was super friendly and the drinks were good. And this particular Sunday was slow and kind of quiet, so it was very relaxing. So maybe Sunday is the time to go. It is very easy to blow a chunk of change here. Each game is between 0.25 - 1.00, with all the good ones being 0.75 - 1.00. However, with the pinball machines, if you feed 2.00 in at once, you get 3 plays, which is good for me, I love pinball. Skiball machine is on a timer, and really low to the ground, wish they would raise it up about a foot, for my backs sake. kinda sucks having to beat the timer, but still fun. Overall 2 drinks, 2 apps, 2 meals and a lot of game play (about $20 worth) came out to about $90, not including tip. Our bartender, downstairs, was great, she got better than the 20%. I give 4 stars for the games and 3 stars for the food. Maybe if I was able to get some of the things I ordered I'd give it a 4. Maybe. We ordered 4 things, one of which was the nachos, it literally had 4 jalapeño slices and 3 tomatoes cubes on it. And looks like someone got over zealous scooping the black beans. Cheese was nothing to write home about either. But overall I'd go back for the games and the drinks, it was good time to play all the fun games from the childhood. I rank my decisions to eat / visit somewhere again as: 1 star - if someone else buys it I won't eat it, I would rather go hungry. 2 star - if I'm hungry, no other options are open and someone buys it - I would consider eating it 3 star - I'm ok with eating it as long as someone else pays 4 star - I will eat again and pay for it and be a semi-regular customer 5 star - I will travel for good food and pay good money and be back on a regular basis and maybe even pay for yours just so we can go read more

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So, really wanted to like this place more. It's a great concept and location, and the games are fun. Menu is adorable, and the service was solid. The food, though is outright bad. Tempura broccoli? Awesome idea! Softball sized blob of thick batter with half cooked florets inside? Poor execution! Spinach dip is dead east, yet somehow just tasted like cream cheese. Tater tots tasted like salt. Maybe we came in on a bad kitchen night? read more

This was my first visit here. Very nostalgic place. Perfect casual date night spot. Variety of pinball machines to classics like Frogger, Pac-Man, Mrs Pac-Man, Galactica, Centipede, Mortal Kombat, air hockey, and many more. We tried the Philly loaded tots. They were decent. The tots were cooked perfectly, grilled onions, and a delicious cheese sauce. Real steak was used but needed to be cut into smaller chunks. It seemed like a steak that was cut into thirds. The cocktails are what's keeping this from 5 stars. The flavors didn't go well together. The other cocktail was Jaegermeister based with ginger beer. Had a black licorice taste. I would return! read more

Pixels Pints & Bytes - Melon Cocktail - New American Near Me - Norfolk, Virginia

The food was awesome. The kids had a great time playing the games. Best part was the bartender that waited on us. The service she provided was outstanding Saturday 7/27 @4pm, there was not a wait at all for a table. I did make a reservation prior to so wouldn't have any issues, if busier than usual. I must say she made the BEST drinks we had our entire vacation in that area. She also was very friendly and that meant a lot! Kudos to her!!! read more

Like Chuck E Cheese, but for adults!! I enjoyed my recent visit to the new Pixels = Pints + Bytes Barcade. I took my six year old to celebrate losing his first tooth, and we had a blast. First, I must say I was super impressed with the bartending staff -- they could easily have been annoyed with us because my son was counting out his tooth fairy change to exchange for tokens. But not only did they patiently wait for him to make the exchanges, they totally hooked him up with a few extra tokens which was so incredibly nice. They've got a variety of old school arcade games like Qubert, Mario, Pacman, Galaga, Mortal Kombat, etc., as well as some skeeball, an air hockey table, some pinball machines and more. Even tactile games like Simon Says and Rubix Cubes on the bar! The layout is really nice too - two stories, so plenty of room to explore in various rooms without any one area seeming too over crowded. I really liked that the machines are spread throughout instead of the bar in one place and the games in a another. They had a variety of drink specials -- I went with a glass of wine and wandered around enjoying the games with my kiddo for about an hour. Overall, it was a very enjoyable experience and we'll probably make another visit here the next time the tooth fairy visits and leaves tokens! We did not order food on our visit, but might try some out next time. read more

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Awesome little place with great food and great classic arcade games. This was our first time there and the bartender was awesome and explained everything. She also gave great recommendations for both the food and the cocktails. We went on a weeknight so it was pretty chill. We were told the weekends can be a little crazy so either stop by on a weeknight or go early on the weekend. Just go...you'll love it! read more

Great service, good food and love the ambiance, very lively and loved playing the games

Cool concept here. Came here on a Saturday night and they were busier than I expected. This would probably be a good place to hang out when it's not so busy though. It was so crowded so we couldn't take advantage of playing any of the old school arcade games they had and it seemed like everyone there had no regard that there were other people waiting to play. There is also a skee ball and air hockey table. The two-story barcade also has an enclosed patio area and a section upstairs designated for smoking. Luckily we were able to find a section for our group to have a few drinks and make the most of our time there. The bartenders were fairly quick in getting our drinks out so no complaints there. I couldn't really experience this place to its fullest, but I'd come back when it's less busy, maybe during lunch. read more

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Randomly chose Pixels and I'm not mad at all! The happy hour was amazing and lots of vegan/vegetarian options. What can go wrong with video games and great food... Great atmosphere for game night with family and friends. I would definitely recommend and come back!! read more

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Great place for throwback arcade games. They have Galaxia, Centipede, Frogger, PacMan, Donkey Kong, and other popular 80's arcade games. Several pinball machines but those are $1 per game. The arcade games are 25-cents per game. Food is dec. read more

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At first me and my friends went here because we enjoyed playing arcade games and missed the experience of being in an arcade. Upon visiting, we were surprised by how good the food and drink selection was. Food is served on cafeteria style plates which we thought were cool. Selection consisted of burgers, pizza, hot dogs and other bar foods that are themed around games. There are also vegetarian and vegan options as well, so there is something for everyone! They have a wonderful selection of beers that range from your typical beers like Bud Light, Corona, etc. as well as a great selection of craft beers from local and state breweries. Like the food, there's a beer for all tastes here! Game selection ranges from arcade classics like Pac-Man and Donkey Kong to fighting games like Mortal Kombat and Marvel vs Capcom. For those who grew up in the 90s like me, they also have a projector set up along with N64 and PS1 consoles for games like Mario Kart, Tekken, Goldeneye, etc. If you want that 80s/90s arcade experience while having good food and drinks, this is the place to go! read more

Went there this past weekend with my brother and my niece and nephew. It was a cool concept but it was pretty packed for an early afternoon. The first floor game play areas are pretty close to the tables where people are eating/drinking so can be a bit tight...I didn't see any bartenders at any of the bars or I would have ordered a beer...possibly?! The games for the most fun were fun....but it stunk when several of the machines ate the tokens...fun and drinks at own risk. If you are claustrophobic...definitely don't go there on weekends. read more

Absolutley love this place. The atmosphere is really laidback. It's retro, focuses on more horror movie stuff in their decor, but tasteful, not scary. Then they have TV's playing all the older shows like "The Nanny", "Family Matters", and old school music videos. The food is delicious. We have not had anything bad there. Full bar with tons of beer and liquor to choose from. The pinball machines and arcade games are so fun and definitely brings me back to my childhood. The staff is great as well. They are always very kind and very attentive. This place is kid friendly too. My 7 year old son really enjoys coming here. They also offer 21+ after a certain time, I can't remember if it's 8 or 9 pm. Just all around a great place. If you love arcade games, pinball, air hockey, and yummy food, then this is the place for you. read more

Love pixels! Great bartenders, love the 80's theme and the retro games. Excellent happy hour. The food is pretty good .. I'd say the wings are a great option along with the nachos. The hot dogs are huge! Service can be slow at times. Other than that, this is our go to! read more

Bartenders are awesome. Everyone else is trash. Didn't do anything wrong and have been refused service. Funny, I am in hospitality industry. Not a good look for someone wanting to patronize your establishment. Do better and BE better read more

Went here yesterday to celebrate with a few friends for my husband's birthday. Games were fine & place was not too packed. We went to the bar a couple of times and one of the bartenders made a comment about us not tipping saying "are you going to tip this time?" was not a friendly way to ask nor should that have been asked if you're providing GOOD service ‍ we left shortly after due to interaction and would probably only go again to hang out but not return to bar read more

Love this place feels like a mix of Darryl's and Aladdin's castle. Love the nerd trivia

Great place with old school arcade games, friendly staff! Great for a date. Went two nights in a row to make sure we got to play most the games. read more

Pixels Pints & Bytes - New American Near Me - Norfolk, Virginia

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Pixels Pints & Bytes never ceases to amaze me. I love their trivia nights and the vibes. FOOT LONG HOTDOGS. SHEEESSHHH. I usually dont go for glizzies but man oh man. These are so good , especially for bar food! Perfect when everyone is just chilling and you want a good meal. Drinks are stupendous and the staff are friendly. My go to place in Norfolk for a bar. read more

Very retro vibe. Brought my 7 year old here around 6pm on Saturday. He enjoyed it so much, he loves these types of games so it was right up his alley. Most games are $0.25/per play which is extremely reasonable, we played for almost 3hours. They warn you at the entrance that at 9pm minors will have to leave but we don't stay out that late anyway. It was pretty packed but not overcrowded to where you couldn't play in peace although later in the evening people were getting louder and rowdier due to the college basketball games on the TV's which was understandable. Plan on bringing him back perhaps earlier and will be telling friends about this place. Perfect for a date night as they also have a fully stocked bar and decent sized food menu! read more

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In town for a volleyball tournament so looked for a place to fit and feed a lot of picky teenagers. Enter Pixels which had a great menu that applied to everyone and had a ton of great games to keep the group well entertained for hours. Staff was incredibly friendly and kitchen delivered great food and very fast for a large group. Highly recommend it. read more

Fun place. Food is just okay, it was pretty plain, I think, way overpriced for bar food. Service could be better, waited a long time to even get a chance to put in drink orders, even longer to get food. Games were fun but again thought it was overpriced. Group of 5, drinks, $20 in tokens and food ~$130 read more