Generally speaking, this is a really wonderful establishment that is suited at catering for adults and children alike. There is a large indoor play structure and it's big enough to accommodate dozens and dozens of kids. Before you can send your child to play in the structure, you do have to fill out a basic waiver online. It's a flat fee of $15 per kid for the entire day regardless of how long you stay. Kids do have to remove their shoes before they enter so I highly recommend that you bring at least one good pair of socks. For parents, there are plenty of tables out front of the structure, where you can observe your child while they play. The tables don't really allow for unobstructed visualization of your kid, but you can see them every so often as they approach the front of the structure. There is a full snack bar that includes your basic treats and some simple foods like pizza and appetizers. There's also wine by the glass and beers on tap. There is a small dedicated parking lot in the back of the facility, but it fills up very quickly on weekends. Otherwise, you're subject to to street parking which has hourly costs. The bathrooms are mostly clean and they accommodate children, as expected. The food is above average and the prices are fair. The place does feel a little bit chaotic at peak hours, but my child always has a lot of fun and I generally don't have to feel too worried about their safety while they play. They have a few dedicated rooms for birthday parties and events, which I have never used. They also have very large garage door panels on the walls that can be opened when the temperatures are warm to lift and allow for better ventilation from the exterior. I do worry a bit about the cleanliness of the entire place and I wish they had more hand sanitizer stations throughout the business. Otherwise, the service is as good as I would hope and it's generally an above average experience for everyone in my family. read more

I went here for a birthday party and the atmosphere is great. Love the beer selection, kids play area, and party rooms. My only suggestion is please have your kids wear non-slip socks. My daughter fell and hurt her head on a metal chair. It was scary but the employees were helpful. read more

We had a great time with our family and the kids. They played non-stop. Everyone enjoyed the food. The pizza dough could be better quality though. Overall good experience. We will be back. Thanks for all of the healthy options with the food! read more

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This place really needs a proper deep cleaning for dust. The amount of dust on the play structures and overhead netting is concerning, especially for a space meant for young children. read more

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It's an alright spot. Nothing particularly special, but the food was decent and the coffee was very good. It's not sparkling clean andone of the bathroom sinks was out of order, but the play structure seemed to be safe and decently maintained. Overall not a bad experience, particularly for my 3 year old nephew visiting from out of town and needing something to do, but I wouldn't necessarily go out of the way to take them there in the future. Also of note: the structure has room for adults go accompany their kids and there are business chaperones inside for safety. read more

The kiddo absolutely adores this romp room! 4 stars vs 5 due to cleanliness. Do you love seeing the kiddo happy? Do you want somewhere for them to play in the rain? Do you want a beer/wine and to leisurely watch while this occurs? Then this is your place! OMSI has a similar offering but without the adult bevies or grub. Thankfully, this place has both drinks and food. The food prices are a bit higher but kind of goes with the territory. I also appreciate their hours. Accommodates the early risers and the after work night owls. I only wish maybe they'd clean more often. That many kids in one area can spur some pretty rough nightmares! $10 on weekdays, $15 on weekends for an entire day and you only pay for the kids. Don't be fooled though, they get your $$$ with the food and Bev's. read more

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Was on a trip with my kids and found this place for my kids to be able to get some much needed energy out. The play place isn't that big and is mostly for smaller kids younger than 8years old I would say. They have a lot of climbing, slides and a ball area with shooting foam balls. They also have a designated area for children 3 years and under. They have a large area indoor and outdoor for the adults to sit and chill while kids are playing. They also have a pretty decent menu that looks great with a variety of drinks and food. They also have all the snacks and juices kids love. They also have alcoholic drinks like beer and wine available for purchase. They have a sign on door that says no outside food or beverages. They also have two areas for parties separated for larger groups like bday parties or such. Parking is free in the back parking lot. But they don't have a lot of spots back there. Overall I would recommend this place for the kids and adults to be able to have a drink and chill. read more

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The food is so good! This was our first time visiting and I was so impressed by the food. The pizza was so good, the Cesar salad she chopped fresh and the hummus and cheese plate was all fresh vegetables and the portions were huge. I thought the price was very reasonable for the time they played. Wish we had one in Everett! read more

I LOVE this place!!! Our kids came when they were younger. I wondered if they'd still enjoy it at age 10 on a visit to Portland - and they did. They ran around for 4 hours straight, made friends, and had a blast! We also liked the food. The pizza is housemade, and the lemonade was made from scratch in front of us. I enjoyed the veggie tray with hummus and appreciated having a glass of wine in the evening. The wifi was fast and free, so I was able to work the entire time. A great place to go on a rainy day with kids AND work! read more

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As a play place and activity to do with your kid in a rainy city like portland, I'd definitely give it a 5 stars for kids 10 and under. As a whole facility some points get taken off because of the cleanliness of the facility. I've been going here for the last like 6-7 years. First as a nanny and now with my own lil guy. We love the designated toddler area as it's less hectic. I personally don't mind parenting someone else's kid if I see big kids in there though lol. But the bigger side is also fun if you have a kid that's big enough to do all the things. The food isn't five stars but they never claimed to be. Nice restaurant. It gets the job done and is food almost every little kid will like. Nice plus is it's also a cafe and has alcohol if you need a wind down while your little is playing. The place is a bit dirty but can be overlooked. read more

I'd give this place five stars for the play area but one star for the food area and service! We waited 30 minutes for a $5 lemonade to quench the two year olds thirsts. And there really is no control here as we could have played for free since it appears to be an honor system that you go and pay the $10 per child weekday admission. I mean there were lots of families who just entered the play area and appeared to have not gone to the register at the food area to pay??? But, our two year olds loved the play area and once they got their bearings, they took off and managed to easily get around by themselves. read more

Playdate PDX - Arcades Near Me - Portland, Oregon

Staff wasn't friendly at all Ordered 2 drinks and cashier said " it'll be ready in about 5 mins" 15 mins went by. Walked up to ask about my drinks and the lady with red hair and glasses had a shitty attitude about the situation. I was being polite as can be. When the drinks were finally ready, I said thank you and she just mugged me. As the only Latinos in the building. I felt like it could've been a racist thing. read more

1 star because my kids loved the place. 2nd star for the truly delicious fresh squeezed lemonade. 3 stars off because the place is just so FILTHY!!!!!! Please, please close this place for one day and dust!!! I won't come back because my son has allergies and the whole time we were in there I was cringing. I made him take a bath as soon as I got home. Luckily he didn't have an allergy attack but I wouldn't chance it again. Just clean!!!! Do you need volunteers???? Let some parents know...hook us up with free passes and lemonade. PLEASE. ‍ read more

Playdate PDX - Layers of dust everywhere - Arcades Near Me - Portland, Oregon

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The biggest indoor play ground in Portland. Only 4 free parking spot and it's hard to get parking in that space. Nice food and friendly staffs. read more

What's not to love. Drop the kids off and let them run wild...for the most part. I guess we need to feed them. Child and adult menu, coffee and alcohol...win win. $10 for an hour and $14 for the day. read more

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I am leaving this review in hopes that management will take it seriously... Please. Clean. Your. Facility. I mean at least WALK through the playground a little bit before opening. We were probably some of the first customers and there was poop smeared all over the stairs at the very front of the playground. It was dried so obviously it had been there for awhile. Dirty socks left in there too. I've taken my child here a couple times but this was the last straw. This was not our first time experiencing this kind of filth in this environment. I've seen Chuck E. cheese's cleaner than this. I'm not really sure if you guys need volunteers but I am 100% betting parents in the community would love to help you guys out! Wish this place the best!! read more

This location is located by downtown Portland and we parked and walked to the entrance which is on the other side. For one hour, it was $11 and that included one child and an adult. I think we even played for longer than that because my son did not want to leave and he enjoyed every bit of their toddler area. They had so much to do there and the kids were kept busy for hours on end. I would want lights inside of the toddler area since it is a little dark and they can trip over balls or other items. It's still not enough to Knick off a star but it was a great time regardless. There is also food for purchase if you'd like and sit back and let you child's play run wild! read more

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There were older kids being rough with others no matter the age, that was the only downside. Really fun place, great menu! Loved the vibe - the kids loved it besides being victims to the bullies. read more

Update: My original review of the unsafe dusty filthy environment was never once checked into by management or the owner of PLAYDATE PDX. The Sharp Metal clamp on the Airguns was at THROAT/NECK level of my3 year old child. This could've caused severe irreversible damage and trauma to my child and others! How unfortunate disgusting of them. I have reported Playdate PDX to BBB. Before we left Playdate PDX I requested to speak with management about the issue and was told a manager was not on staff at the time. It's been over a month. Please take extra caution if visiting here! There are MANY better,safer and more fun exciting indoor play parks all over Portland and Gresham! Try Raindrops playhouse, Monkey King! read more

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I have my son at home on Mondays and we usually try to find something fun to do. So this Monday we tried out Playdate PDX since some neighbors talked about it - man, it was so crowded on a Monday! My son is about 2.5 yrs old but he is a little bit introverted so we usually would stay in the toddler area. The toddler area they had was small and also really dark? It felt like a cave, my son stayed there for not even 5 mins and wanted to venture. The area with the shooting foam balls was fun, but again there were too many bigger kids and my son got ran into twice. He's fine and tried to climb up the back to get on the shooting stand but it was too crowded. I asked if he wanted to go up to the toddler slide, but he didn't want to because there were all this foam blocks left there. I was already sweating bullets. I was jealous of all the other parents who were sitting around drinking coffee and beers. We paid $13.50 for the hour and we left after 15 mins because it was too chaotic. We will come again later when my son is over 5! It is not fun for young kids, esp when you have to be on their tail the whole time. read more

Playdate PDX - Toddler Area - Arcades Near Me - Portland, Oregon

Brought our 3 yr old and our 7 mo old. We were able to park it with the little one while our big kid ran around... for 2 hours. We were traveling from CA and this visit was planned as an indoor activity for our kids to take up a chunk of the day. We unfortunately got here an hour before they opened because google was not correct. Refer to the website for hours of operation. We walked back to our hotel and we're the first ones in the door. The staff was friendly. The food was so so but fairly priced and they serve beer and wine. We were here on a weekday so they weren't slammed and the kids had a blast. As tourist I definitely recommend this place! read more

Been here so many times for my little toddler. I love that they have a cafe, hand sanitizer everywhere. I just hope that they do a good job of cleaning at least every night but I don't wanna dive deeper and find out they don't lol but my kid loves running around in there and we stay for about an hour or two. The $14 all day is pretty worth it, it just starts adding up with my cafe tab thank goodness for beer and wine! But i usually stick with the chai latte's and snacks. The pizza is really good! And I love that they have kid meal options as well. Just went yesterday and they are having a "STOP COVID PARTY" and it was such a great surprise! Get your booster or vaccine and your kid plays for free all day, plus you get $10 off the cafe for each person vaccinated. Plus they take walk-ins, it's free, and ANYONE with an ID (yes, ANYONE) can get it. Win-win-WIN! read more

Playdate PDX - Arcades Near Me - Portland, Oregon

So fun. Went with our 4yr old and infant. Staff were sooo nice and helpful. Food was whatever but of course it was. Great tap list. Our kid played for over an hour. I don't get what all the negativity is about in the other reviews. It wasn't dirty, it was just a play place. Like...do you go to outdoor playgrounds? Anyway, strong recommend for the parents of that 4-7 age groups who cannot figure out what to do on a rainy day. It's a clear win and we'll be coming back all the time. read more

It's a great concept, and the facilities are well laid out and constructed. The only downside is the staff seemed a little young and overwhelmed on a busy Saturday. read more

First off I'd like to make it clear that I've been taking my 6 year old here for a long time and feel like I can't write an honest review. I've lived downtown for three and half years and when I found this place I was so excited. Pre covid- I loved this place. My daughter always had a blast and I've never had any problems regarding the safety of my child while she plays. Yes the line at the cafe is usually long and tedious. But when you're paying 8.00-12.00 dollars to let your kid play for hours while you relax with a beer or do work on your laptop it's not a huge deal to wait in the line and wait for your food. It was worth it. Today- My experience here today was confusing and quiet frankly criminal. Me and my daughter entered and we were questioned about WHY we were there in the first place. Um excuse me? I'm a paying customer I'm here to receive the service of my child using the play structure??? Then I was told that they are doing 1 hour limits. Um what? So let me get this straight, I'm paying 11.00 for 1 hour? When before I'd pay that same amount and could leave on our own time? So they are kicking people out after they paid money to get in after 1 hour?? Especially when the line for food and drinks takes 30 minutes to get through? Is this a joke? I won't be returning until they can provide the service we are paying for. The only reason I'm giving it 2 stars is our food was decent and I know what this place used to be and can be again. 3 years ago I would recommend this place hands down. But after today I can no longer do that since they are basically stealing money from you. read more

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Kids love this place, but you better follow your kids in or it's Lord of the Flies in there! Also, the equipment looks like it has literally never been cleaned. Filthy AF. Tunnels and slides are greasy and grimy like a McDonalds place land. It's nice that they are having a huge COVID vaccine/booster event going on. Lots of kids and parents not wearing masks though. read more

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A safety hazard. This place is often run by very little staff. The play area has dark areas. There is no age limit for kids so if an 11 year old wants to beat the crap out of a 4 year old, there's a good chance no one will see. There's a play area where you can request songs. the 11 year olds can request songs like "wet ass pussy," and the staff have no clue. I asked staff to change the music and it kept happening. I showed staff the child that got beat up (not even my child and I was in tears) and all was said was "be more gentle." I'm debating on whether or not to call child protective services. This mess is unsafe. read more

Great service during our visit on Friday 6/15 for my son's birthday. At first it was a little bumpy due to us bringing in our cake, but the staff was friendly and accommodating. We had done his last 2 birthdays there and rented the rooms. This year we wanted to only do a few friends and cake, which ended up being more then expected. The staff helped us out with plates and other supplies and made us feel very welcomed. We will continue to service them and keep coming back for regular play dates with my son as we have been doing for the last 4-5 years. Great place to bring the kids and let them release some steam, as well as work while they play. Good food, fast WiFi, comfy setting, and even wine and beer. read more

Awesome place. Had my daughters 2nd birthday here. They were wonderful! I definitely recommend!

One room of the play area is a large space with dozens and dozens of semi-hard foam balls lying on the ground. I watched kids use these balls to hurt other kids, by throwing them as hard as possible while only mere inches away from their victims. There was no staff or attendant present to speak to about this mean-spirited and hurtful behavior. There were no posted rules about correct and incorrect ways to use these balls. This room appears to have a purpose as a place where kids can load the foam balls into air-powered guns and launch them. However, no kids were using these guns, because it just made you a sitting duck for the mean kids who simply wanted to hurt people. read more

I love this place. Affordable, fun for the kids, and some wine for mom! Tons of smiles all around. Didnt see a lot of mask which is FANTASTIC as my daughter doesn't see a ton of that and i plan to keep jt that way. These people are not babysitters and you are responsible for monitoring your own child, as it should be. read more

My biggest complaint about this place is that my kid drags me around in the dang place structure and my 30+ year old knees are NO MATCH for that plastic. Also the food is pretty garbage but it's aimed towards the low brow toddler culture so I get that but man it looks like blech. Other than that, I like it. My 2.5 year has been coming here since he was just a tick under 2 and always has a good time roaming around the play structure, loves the ball area and we as parents enjoy sitting down with a pint or a glass of wine when he allows it. I know kids can be rough but I don't expect this place to be a dang referee. The staff tends to be very nice but not enough on hand to do much. I mean what is it that you expect an employee to do? Discipline your child if they are a jerk. If the parent won't, why would you expect a stranger too? If a situation rises where another child is brutal, then I surely would expect to toss them out but again...we're parents. Be parents. read more

I was presently surprised when I walked in the door with my 4 year old granddaughter. Having raised four kids, I've been to my share of play places such as these. It's is a big building with huge garage doors for front windows. I thought this a cool because I noticed they opened them for some fresh air. The first thing that I noticed was the cleanliness. Many of these places are so dirty I'd never let my kid inside the door let alone the dreaded ball pit. There are a ton of tables for the parents to hang out at and for kids to eat food during a play break. Socks are a MUST which is great. They don't allow you without them. Same with the parents who are allowed to play with the kiddos. They provide shoe cubbies at the front of the play area. Prices were reasonable. $4.00 for everyone over 4. Under 3 free. Prices double on the weekends. Adults aren't charged even though they are allowed inside. All the food they offer is baked. They don't have a fryer. They offer a nice assortment of things such as pizza, breakfast items, wraps, and typical kid fare: hotdogs, corn dogs, nuggets, etc. They also provide beer & wine for the adults. Overall a good experience and fun was had by all. read more

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My two year old had so much fun! She did not want to leave! She was everywhere (which also means I was everywhere), 3 stories to this structure and she was only scared at a few parts. But only because she's never seen anything like this. The shooting ball pit was her favorite. Thank you for hosting the vaccine event! One area of opportunity I could recommend, placing tvs so that (ahem) husband's dont have to turn their backs to watch the game. It would be so awesome to have tvs like hanging above the play structure or just off to the left. The other being more lights on the toddler section. That area was quite dark. Other than that, we'll be back for sure! read more

The play area is a lot of fun for kids of all ages. There are decent food options in the cafe. Plenty of seating for parents. Ample parking on the street. 4 stars for all that! The staff seems overwhelmed though. There is no-one on the front desk very often. And the party rooms need serious updating! I had my daughter's third birthday party here, simple because I knew she always had fun in the play structure. There was no other reason to choose this place though! The party rooms look very dark and the couches etc in the rooms are torn and ugly! The walls are filled with murals and you can't stick anything on the murals themselves. You can't choose which of the three party rooms you would like to use- they will just assign it to you on the day itself. The host assigned to us for the party was quite prompt though- showed up on time, kept taking our food orders regularly and getting out food in time. That was one saving grace. But other than that, if I was reviewing them for their party spaces, I would give them 2 stars. read more

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Brought my 2 children here to play. They are 7 and 9 and they absolutely loved it. Basically this place is a huge jungle gym maze like structure. Keep in mind that you do have to check on your kids. The workers there are not there to supervise your children and they are a lot of kids running around and playing tag. We didn't experience any bullying, but many of the children to get into ball fights and they do have a lot of child disagreements. Check on your children occasionally. Theu do have food and drinks like coffee and BEER!!. AND FREE WIFI!! Lastly the restrooms were pretty clean. read more

For the second time in a week my 3 1/2 -year-old son was beaten up by another child in the play area and staff were completely clueless on what to do. This place is literally run by children watching children. My son emerged from the player area running up to me tears and blood streaming down his face with multiple contusions and cuts because apparently another child in the play area who had since run somewhere else wanted to play with a stuffed horse. I completely understand that you can't control children, kids will be kids. What I do not understand is the complete lack of any sort of protocol. Everyone their look like a complete deer in the headlights. I am mediately went in with my son to try to find the individual that did it and was rather unsuccessful. Buy this time several minutes had passed, a parent, not a staff member finally came up to us with a napkin and some water so that we could wash the blood off of my sons face. Seeing that your staff was rattled and had literally no idea what to do, I tried to enter the play area with my son in arm bleeding from his face so that he could hopefully identify the kid who hurt him and I was promptly blockaded by your staff from entering. Even more infuriating and the thing that finally set me off was one of the first things out of the senior staff member there was in extremely defensive and snarky re-citation of the disclaimer that we signed a waiver and that the play area is supposed to be monitored by parents. Understood but not the time nor the place to throw that out there. She then followed that up immediately with you mentioned that something similar happened last week, why were you not in there with him? Wow... right, wrong, or even anywhere in between, that is the conversation you have with someone after things have calm down and you've done what needs to be done to rectify the situation. For that to be the very first thing out of your staff's mouth after that happened to my son in your establishment, you guys should be shut down. There is supposedly supposed to be three staff members inside the play area monitoring what was happening, there we're not, and in the past including that day when there have been, they were more busy playing with each other, throwing balls at one another and running around the establishment like the children playing inside of it then watching the kids. There has to be some sort of protocol that takes place when a child is hurt or injured in your establishment regardless of whether not it was due to your play structures or to another child/adult in there playing however if there is one it obviously was not followed. When I began asking the staff members how many people are supposed to even be allowed in the play center at a single time, "what is the maximum capacity?" The answer I received was 45. There were well over 100+ Shortly after I was told by the same person oh wait no, it's 300 people... let's be honest they had no clue. I pride myself on having an incredibly cool head even in very intense situations and circumstances and I am not proud of the way that I exited your establishment however the way that entire situation was handled by your staff, that could have completely been avoided and de-escalated, but when you trust the staff of your establishment two at the very least provided a sub optimal safe play area for children to plan and in the event that something bad does happen for the first response to be to try to CYA instead of to help is shocking. In any business when things go south is the perfect opportunity to rise above and create a loyal promoter and advocate for your business by handling it the right way. To say that this was a missed opportunity would be the understatement of the century. When you were at a public pool and somebody's hurt a lifeguard blows the whistle and everybody's out of the pool so that they can assess the situation and figure out what to do from there. In order for this place to stop the Chaos for three seconds and deal with an emergency, i fear that there would have to be a corpse. I do not blame you or your staff for what happened yes that would be ridiculous however how your staff handled the situation and the very obvious lack of planning coordination and training amongst them was nothing short of astonishing Ann would be guaranteed to send noches Mia but any parent from 1 to 11. I would advise parents out there to avoid this place and find a better alternative we're at least the staff on hand or able to run the place adequately and handle situations as they come up as to be expected in this type of establishment. My son and I were treated as though we were the ones with the problem. My wife and I will be discussing tonight how you will be hearing from us. read more

Playdate PDX - Arcades Near Me - Portland, Oregon

This is a solid place to take your kids so you and your spouse can just chat while they run around. The toddler area is SUPER DARK though. Wish it had better lighting for the littlest kids. Food is pretty good, they have charcuterie boards and booze for adults and pizza/Mac n cheese/etc for the kids. read more

It's great to take the kids here for a day of play, but I do think it was a bit overpriced. 12 for each 10 year old I brought! Food was meh and the smoothie I got I ended up giving to a friend because I didn't like the base. Seating was plentiful, and the chair I found myself in very comfy. I'll definitely come back, just not as hungry! I will note the hummus plate my friend got looked good - I also didn't try the coffee, so the smoothie really sold me as "meh" ;) read more

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I was a bit suss when we pulled up. Mainly the area. There was some dude yelling at people as they drove past and it was just kind of an awkward first impression. You gotta pay to park so there's that. It's $11 for an hour, which if you're a parent you realize how dumb it would be to pay for ONLY an hour. It's $14 something for all day. Just remember about your car if you're staying longer than 4 hours. Which if you are, kudos to you super parents. You gotta keep an eye on your own kids which in my opinion is best. WEAR GYM CLOTHES!! I can't stress this enough. I went dressed in my typical attire and I must say that I left soaked in sweat. It's not really that much of an exercise I mean you're climbing and shit, it's mainly just a lot of people and the body heat man. So dress accordingly. We only stayed for about 2.5 hours, mine is almost 3, but there was still so much we didn't get to do. I feel like it's a great spot for birthdays, or just to tire em out. We had plans to go to the zoo, but due to the rain we decided we'd do this instead. I think at first we were both disappointed. But if you saw the look on my kiddo's face when she saw the massive castle and dragon. It was worth it. read more

Playdate PDX - PlayDate PDX Entrance - Arcades Near Me - Portland, Oregon