So much fun! I've been here twice so far. Got in line by 9:30 or 10 both times and were inside within a half hour or so. There's a great selection of games. I wish there were more two-player games, but that's a minor complaint. Drinks are expensive but creative, delicious, and strong! They serve food from Roxy's until their kitchen closes; my friends and I split a grilled cheese, hot dog, and fries and it was great. It gets a bit crowded because there isn't a ton of space between the games, but it's manageable. Bartenders are all really nice. Highly recommend this place for a fun night with some friends. read more

arcade, drinks and awesome effin treats. this place is a 21 plus adult arcade how can i give it less than 5 stars !?

I really wanted to like this place. It is a great concept and something different for that part of the city as well as having bucket drinks. There is a decent wait to get in. This didn't bother me as it can be expected for most popular spots nearby. The biggest reason I will not return is because of the way I heard the doorman/security talking to guests. It was very condescending and rude. I'd advise spending dollars at another venue. read more

Love the hidden arcade concept and great cocktails! Go in before 8pm to avoid a line outside! Get tokens when you order your drink at the bar! read more

Roxy's Arcade - Arcades Near Me - Cambridge, Massachusetts

5 stars just for the bouncer with the orange stool. Worked 12/26/18, extremely kind, super helpful, and simply awesome!! Drinks and bartenders, overall fine. Bouncer - the greatest. Also, hot honey and bacon grilled cheese was a hit. Excellent. Only complaint - wish we knew when kitchen closed because I was craving gravy fries all night for my departure but then it was closed. All in all, bouncer was the real deal. read more

Really nice establishment. Fun place, nice staff. It's (literally) all fun and games until you realize you're paying $13 for a 16oz. draft beer...it's cheaper at Fenway. This place doesn't offer a beer cheaper than $7, for a 12 ounce can. It feels really slimy. Tons of other places - beer prices are way too high to keep coming here; if everything was a dollar for two cheaper it would be more in line. Save your money and go to Down The Road Brewing for some pinball...or better yet right across the road to Naco Taco for cheap pitchers of good craft beer! read more

This place is so cool!! Took us back to our childhood growing up in the 90s. Awesome vintage arcade games. We don't need cash. The staff will charge your card for the amount of money you want to spend and give you the equivalent in coins. We spent $30 and literally played for almost 2 hours. The drinks for great! Nice and strong, not cheap on the liquor at all! The staff is very nice and friendly! Customer service is on point! We ordered the Mighty rib grilled cheese it was amazing!! The sandwich literally came out in 5 minutes!! It was so good we ordered another round and included truffle tater tots. What makes this place even better is that you have to be 21 to get in so you dont have kids hogging certain games. The amount of time that we were able to play all the games we wanted to play. When we are in the Cambridge area we will definitely go back for the drinks, food and games!! read more

I went here at the request of a friend. I love the idea of a retro arcade style bar. I'm actually hoping the owners read this because I've got some really good feedback. The name is terrible. I brought three people with me and not a single person could grasp the concept of what you were trying to do with the name that is the definition of a bad name. It's not memorable nobody knows what to call you. If you called yourself doodie Mcpoop and balls it would be better because people would at least remember. Nobody knows how to pronounce your name. Ok. Enough about that. Let's move on. Great location and even though there's usually a line it was worth the wait. What I wouldn't have given to have a beverage in line. Even if it was just crab juice I would've bought it. Tremendous selection of games. I can't stress this enough. Bravo. This is almost exactly what I would have picked if I was opening an establishment like this. However, they consoles are too close to each other causing people to be constantly pushing by you while you play. If there was a fire in there the only way out would be to knock over the machines. It would be bad. The isles at older arcades were much larger and rightfully so for a reason. Fortunately the crowd is very like minded folks so it's a good crowd. If a fight ever breaks out here get ready to lose a few pieces of hardware. There's just not enough room. Even if you had good security to try to break it up they won't be able to get to who is fighting because of how many people and consoles are in the way. Also there is no consistent place to put your beverage. I felt weird and didn't know where to put mine so I begrudgingly placed in on the console when a staff member friendly asked me to use the shelf behind me. Oh cool. Totally. Although this is how people get roofied. Like when they can't watch their drink. Albeit weird, this is an acceptable solution to me but not so much for all the games. I was playing the original Nintendo "Baseball" with a friend but there just isn't a good place to put your drink. The only place we could was on top of the cab and even that seemed not right. The same bloke came over and friendly asked us to either hold our beers while we play or put them on the floor. Maybe I'm wrong but isn't putting your drink on the floor a health code violation or servsafe no no? Also my buddy had a mixed drink so it's not like a close top like a beer can. You guessed it. The guy next to us dropped a token in his drink. You're not really setting that poor guy up for success who has to walk around and tell people not to put the beer on the games. For certain games there really is no good place to put your drink. That's a problem. So there I am trying to hold my beer and play and I managed to spill it all over the freaking place. I took the brunt of it as to try to protect the game itself but, come on. Figure out someway to engineer an option where you have drink holders on the side or the front of the cab that's your answer. If I go back until that's fixed I'm not going to drink because it's not enjoyable having to try to balance your beer as you're playing. There were a few drink holders that were sporadically placed around the venue and that's good. We need more. Also the bartender in the left bar that was there last night with the tattoos and the shorthair doing the fancy pouring tricks was a major D bag. He wouldn't give my friend his debit card back asking him to buy more drinks and then ignoring us. This wasn't an issue where we didn't spend enough on the card this was an issue where he was doing a horrible job trying to sell us on more drinks but we weren't buying more drinks because he was ignoring us. I would stare right at him trying to get his attention to get a drink and he would just ignore me. You might want to Watch him he's going to be trouble. Very pompous and some of the worst service I've ever received. I brought a butt ton of money and didn't really spend anywhere near as much as I would have because of that guy. It just irked me. I only got one drink from him and he was a total jerk. However the other bar in the back the bartenders were outstanding. And everyone else was incredibly nice. You guys are close once you work out these small details I'm sure you'll be a five star establishment. I will definitely go back. Keep fighting the good fight Boston needs this. Thank you for creating what many of us have only dreamed of. read more

Great selection of games. The beer list is a little pretentious as they don't serve Miller or Budweiser products and two beers cost $18. The staff seemed very professional and the security guys were on top of keeping drinks off the games. A sign of a well run place. This place is a great example of a modern speakeasy as you enter through a fake walk in cooler door in the back of a grilled cheese restaurant. No signs out front you just have to know where it is. It seems word has gotten out as the place was packed. A DJ provided the music and there was some dancing going on when we were there. We had a good time. If you like games and beer I would recommend this place. read more

When I heard about this place opening, I was so excited! Finally, a barcade in Boston! The place was getting great reviews, which excited me further, but I was pretty let down when I came on a weekend night recently. The bar is in the back of a small, Roxy's Grilled Cheese shop, and you enter through what looks like a meat locker door. On a Friday night late in the evening, the bar was packed, and by the time we left, a line waiting to get inside had formed. It seems that there are two bars (one on the side and one in the back) with most of the games in the center of the room. The bars have a decent beer election but also offer mixed drinks and large, shareable cocktails. This was my first problem with this place. If they're going to offer mixed drinks, make sure the bartenders can turn around orders quickly enough. The bar on the side, which is where we were first, had one bartender for easily over 30 patrons trying to order. She couldn't move quickly enough because so much of her time was spent making complex mixed drinks. They should simplify the drinks or staff the bar with additional bartenders to help move things along. The next issue was that the machines take tokens, not quarters. This also overworked the bartenders, who were exchanging money for tokens. Why not install a quarter machine? My assumption is that people end up getting so frustrated by waiting in lines, that they leave with tokens instead of quarters and leave their money with the establishment...but maybe that's just the cynic in me. Lastly, I guess I'll own up to my inner nerd and say that yes, they have Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (the only characters you can play are Donatello and Raphael because the others are broken) and yes, they have The Simpsons, but they also have a huge number of pinball machines that are a waste of space. I can think of a ton of other games that are missing and should replace one of the more than 10 pinball machines. Overall, I was let down by this place. I didn't have a grilled cheese, which maybe would have been the silver lining of the night here, but after the time I spent here, I was happy to give up my space to someone who was waiting outside in line and move on with my night. I think the novelty of the bar given the location drives up the reviews and ratings here, but I wish they would make some changes to help make the overall experience for patrons a little bit more enjoyable. read more

There was a bartender that dodnt want to serve me a drink. I deliberately asked for one, and she refused to serve me one. After a couple of times me asking for a drink politely, they decided to kick me out of the bar without any reason. Please Dont come to this bar as they do not deserveyour tips read more

not sure why anyone would ever opt to come here * music is absolutely deafening * service almost non-existent * the whole atmosphere is cliche and try-hard bottom line: this place is so uncomfortable, lame and overtly consumerist that it made me cringe. read more

Overly-crowded, to the point where it's impossible to enjoy yourself unless you're wasted. Tokens are not cheap, so you're mostly paying for the hip environment. Everyone here is REALLY cool and I felt like I was in Williamsburg. It was hard to even play any games because one could barely move and each game had a queue. They had some specialty drinks that come in cookie jars, but you cannot purchase/keep them and they require a DEPOSIT in case you try to steal them. They are not clean, so it's good your cup is just nestled inside of it, rather than being poured into it. The waiter who helped my friend and me was a total sweetheart, I wanted to rescue him and free him from the hell in which he works. read more

Been here a few times now and it's really more of a bar with arcade games than an arcade with a bar. The selection of games is somewhat limited and the music is LOUD, so you won't be hearing sound from most of the games you play. And each time I've been the music was limited to '90s and '00s hip hop...which is cool if that's your jam, but doesn't exactly scream retro arcade vibe to me. Salem's Bitbar and NYC's Barcades do it better. read more

I landed here with an old college friend while we were in the area. The cocktails were very original and strangely delicious, and the bartenders were busy but attentive. I wouldn't recommend coming here if you're expecting to catch up with friends, because it's a little on the loud side. But if you just wanna have a good time being casually competitive with friends, without needing to hear each other talk, then I highly recommend this place. read more

Had a pretty good time here! There was a pretty good variety of games, we lasted pretty long for $20. The music and vibe was great! The drinks are a bit pricy for the amount you get. The Bluth's Bananas Shot is fantastic. We ordered the truffle tots which were a bit of a disappointment. We smelled the truffle, but didn't taste at all. read more

Can't beat it. Great bartenders and great atmosphere and games. I spent way too much here but had a blast.

Meh not as good as 2 awesome ones I have been to in Chicago. They have donkey kong, Tetris, asteroids and Teenage Mutant. But it's pretty small and there are some missing favorites. One annoying thing was how you have to give your credit card even if you just want game tokens and have cash. Then you have to chase down someone for your card. People were chowing down on the food but I didn't have any. It seemed less gamers and more hipsters. read more

Walked right on in at 8pm on a Friday night. Hidden in the central square area, great place to grab a drink and play some games like foosball. It was already packed when we got there but we were able to grab some bar seats! It was loud and would constantly hear cheers of people winning games but fun vibes all around and cool idea for a weekend night. Drink menu is fun and staff is really nice! Fries taste like nothing but just dip it in some ketchup.. surprisingly the red bull vodka is really goooood. read more

Came across the city with some friends for a nice night of arcade games, drinks, and grilled cheese but instead got nothing but blatant racism. The bouncer decided that our Pakistani friend's passport was fake and turned him away. He was unable to give any reason for why the passport was fake other than "as soon as I looked at the first page I could tell there wasn't going to be any visas or stamps" When asked if the situation would have been different if he had an American passport the bouncer said yes. We left, called, got the manager, and came back in and were told by the manager that he supports his bouncer in his racist theories. Further questioning revealed that the bouncer had supposedly looked at "hundreds" of Pakistani passports but was unable to provide any solid reasoning for why our friends passport should have been turned away. End of rant but also side note, nobody's going to make a passport just to get into a crappy arcade bar, so the logic continues to fall apart. Do not come here unless you feel comfortable supporting a place that employs racist bouncers and managers who support them. read more

I had a great time here last night. Entering inside the arcade from Roxy's was like a portal to my perfect place. I had a Winter is Coming cocktail and a Green Muenster grilled cheese. I split loaded fries with my guy - I'm pretty sure I tasted rosemary on those fries? Everything we ordered was delicious. If you want to keep it cheap, you can get a Tecate for $4 and a basic grilled cheese for around $6. You can go upscale with fancy cocktails and more ornate food if you want to go that route - something for everyone. The bartenders were super attentive and nice. We spent the rest of our time there gaming. On a Wednesday the wait for a game wasn't long at all. We'll be back. read more

Definitely passed this about 10 times before figuring out the entrance is IN Roxy's...but my experience here was very enjoyable. The staff was attentive without being too overwhelming and the games were really fun and a great flashback to my childhood gaming days. I wish the place was a little bigger just to make it easier to maneuver around other people and games, but I will definitely be going back soon! read more

Really cool bar/arcade, not too big but it's nice that it's 21+ so not having to fight with kids for the games the restaurant, roxy's isn't anything crazy, just something to munch on read more

Environment is cute! Food was cold and lacking in taste. Drinks were cute but very little to drink, mostly all ice! Still it is a cute place, no other place like this to go out with friends! read more

I worked at an arcade in high school. So barcades tug at my heart strings. This place is textbook hyped because it's new. I had a lot of problems. Firstly the place is like a dark cramped cave. I went on a Monday afternoon on a long wknd and there was a line to get in. All the games were backed up and there was zero room to walk around. Getting tokens was a challenge. All the games should be the same token amount to make it easier. It's not like some are a lot pricier or better than others. They are all vintage pinball or arcade. In new arcades the dance dance rev etc are more tokens than the old pacmans which is understandable. But here the NBA jam is different than the pinball and ninja turtles. Makes no sense. The bartender I had was working as slow as molasses and catering to women first. Regardless of order. The grilled cheese I had was a ripoff and burnt. I don't care how gourmet a cheese sandwich is claimed to be. It's still a cheese sandwich. Mine was $9. The only positive and nice gesture was that the foosball and shuffleboard games were free. I won't go back. I like the little arcade at Boston bowl. They have newer games like deal or no deal and a nice shuffleboard table. Along with the bowling of course. read more

2 stars! Wow! You think she must have had a terrible experience. She did! No it wasn't the bearded middle aged man gently grazing my back as I play pinball. No it wasn't the raging bitch waiting to play basketball. It was the pissed off bearded grilled cheese bouncer man who scolded our bare shoulders, let it be known that the temperature had dropped significantly (30degrees) within the course of 2 hours. We were cold. We sought warmth. Our uber was 3 minutes away. With a locked grilled cheese shop entrance only an arms length away, I felt ostracized. So I guess this isn't about the arcade as much as it is the grilled cheese man/store front. read more

My boyfriend and I love arcade bars and this tops everything. The fact that it's a Roxy's AND an arcade is even more amazing! Their chicken sandwich was so good! You buy tokens in batches of $5. Waiters were super friendly and service was fast. They even delivered our food wherever we were playing games at so we didn't have to wait around at a table for it. Good drinks in playful character cups!! read more

The arcade games are definitely fun and it's an innovative way to run a bar. Though it does get crowded on weekends, and there's usually a line outside to get in. Hint: lines die down at 11, no idea why but bouncer said it does and it certainly did! We tried two of the R2D2 drinks when we were in there, and they weren't that great. I'd just grab a beer next time. Though Roxy's food is always delicious, and I'm glad they serve that there. read more

I got the large drink in the R2D2 and it was almost all ice. Very little drink. I also ordered a side of tater tots and they came out cold!!!! Ugh. Over priced and not delicious. But I would still go if friends came to town bc it is a cute venue. read more

The staff was fantastic. We came in through Roxy's. the counter staff at Roxy's directed us to A4cade if we wanted a beer with our meal, so we then went into the arcade and ordered food at the bar. The entrance to A4cade is inside Roxy's; the person checking IDs for A4cade sits inside Roxy's. And the food they serve at A4cade is from Roxy's. To a customer, they appear to be one and the same establishment. The two bartenders at A4cade were both pleasant and personable. One in particular provided a lot of information about the different beers and mixed drinks available, and service was good. Our food arrived quickly. Unfortunately, my vegan buffalo tofu sandwich was so salty it was pretty much inedible. My husband, however, enjoyed his rib sandwich. The arcade is small, crowded, and noisy. If we did not score end seats at the bar out of the hubbub, I would not have lasted five minutes. The target audience clearly is young adults in their 20s, who seemed to be having a good time (although even in my 20s, I would have enjoyed it only in short bursts). Although I am thrilled that they had multiple vegan options, I personally am unlikely to go back. That said, my husband probably will return with a buddy for a quick drink and bite some night. read more

Really good cocktails. Great atmosphere. Lots of televisions to watch sports (march madness here was awesome!) while you wait for the machines. There was a wait to get in, even on a weeknight. The poor bouncer was clearly freezing his butt off trying to keep track of people coming in and out. Can't y'all get those gentlemen warm ponchos or something? It's 15 degrees and windy tonight! There also weren't a lot of great places to put your drinks while you play. Placing your drink out of sight is always a terrible option, and it will get knocked over if you try to put it on the floor. Cup holders on the front of the machines could easily solve this issue. read more

I felt like a kid again! Any place with a Simpsons arcade game wins, drinks were great food was pretty good. The old school decor is a nice touch too .It was just a tad crowded and kinda tight but what do you expect booze and arcade . It's definitely no Good times ( only a few will remember) read more

I was super excited to go here. I love Roxy's grilled cheese and area 4 and the Barcade chain in NYC so I was excited something similar was coming to Boston. The problem is, on weekends, the line builds up and the inside gets SUPER crowded, to the point where you have to squeeze by people and say "excuse me" every step you take. Not conducive to groups, I'd recommend going in pairs. Also not a fan of the cocktails, they were too sweet or too harsh. read more

Reasonable price cocktails and cheap beer. There was a wide variety of games that brought us back to the 1990s. Burgers were alright. The grill cheese sandwich was crispy and loaded with gooey deliciousness. read more

I had a great time at this bar and I'll definitely be back. It's easy to miss since it's behind Roxy's. Enter through Roxy's and go straight through the white swinging double doors. I went with a group of 10 people at around 10 pm on Valentine's day, and it was pretty busy. It's a great bar for groups and everyone in my group had a lot of fun. It's also a good place for a fun date. My friend and I bought $10 worth of coins and they gave us a bunch of extra free coins. :) Everyone there was playing games, so there was no one at the bar and I was served my drink right away. The prices for beer and cider were reasonable for Central square area. The cider options are ok. They had Bantam's and a dry cider that I can't remember the name of which was nothing to write home about. Hopefully they'll start serving Downeast. This arcade has 6 different variations of pinball. We played the Game of Thrones pinball and the Iron Man pinball. The Game of Thrones pinball has a much better bang for your buck. If your ball goes up the a certain chute on the right side it holds the ball for later and gives you a new one. This essentially means you get an extra ball every time you hit a ball into the chute. There's a couple of two person fighter games. Marvel Super Heroes vs. Street Fighter is the best one in the bar. It's tucked away in a corner to the left of the entrance. If you hit all 3 of the lower buttons (red/green/blue) it's a power move, but I think you can only use it once per round. We also played the Simpson's, which is fun, but it's a game that you'll end up feeding a lot of coins. There are 2 different car racing games, we played one of them. Neither of us got 1st place so we had to pay after each race to start a new one. There was only one two person shooter game, but it looked a bit boring, so we skipped it. The bar also had Tetris, Ms. Pacman, basketball, skee ball, foosball, and shuffleboard. In my opinion there's too many variations of pinball, several of them weren't even being played while a lot of the other games were constantly occupied. They should swap some out for 2 person fighter and 2 person shooter games. read more

There are a few things about a4cade that give it potential (discreet entry, wall decor, good service), but it needs to level up in a big way. Three huge complaints: pricing is much too high, place is too crowded, can't hear the games over club music. Basically its a tiny club, with no room to dance, posing as an arcade. Games that originally played for a quarter are twice that (Street Fighter for 0.50?). Pinball is not vintage and is $1. Cans of beer $9-$12. Small glass of Trillium on tap for $13? Cocktails $12 and up and not too large either. Fenway is cheaper. The place is small, you'll be able to scan all of the games in about 10 minutes if you can get around, but, by 6 PM on Friday night its so crowded you can't get around. Games weren't packed with players - maybe get rid of Neo Geo and other lamer choices for more elbow room? Also, the music is club volume and the games are impossible to hear. This is another serious flaw, part of what makes arcades great are the game sounds and, in this case, there is only thumping hip hop - the music choice was fine, but it this isn't what an "arcade" is about. Get yourself together A4CADE, the hype wagon will crash eventually and crowds will thin. I guess for now you're milking it hard. A little competition would kill this place. read more

This place is adorbs and the food is amazing. While they didn't have the arcade and video games I was fondest of as a child (Centipede, Millipede, Asteroids) they have a decent number of options both for video games of many different old gaming systems as well as hoops, skeeball, and foosball. The drinks are a little pricy, but unique, strong, and delicious. The food is reasonably priced and delicious. I've heard this place gets a line some nights and I believe it--I was there on a Wednesday and while there was no line, it filled up pretty fast. Oh, and before I forget, the service was excellent. A fun night but nothing I'd wait in line for. read more

R2D2 and Shark mugs, pinball, foosball, Roxy's grilled cheese, wait staff coming by to take your orders while you play, nostalgic movies and music playing, and many of the old school games your inner child desires. It's about time we have a great barcade in Boston. What more could you possibly want, really? read more

Fun spot with a secret entrance through the kitchen "fridge door". Drinks are creative; mine came with a toy dinosaur. If you run out of quarters, they have an X-box that you can plan with your group. read more

I used to enjoy this place even though it could be a bit of a wait to get to play your game of choice because it gets busy. That is until I got harassed by the bouncer for being drunk...which I was not after 1 beer.. the reason being the way I talked to him. Interpret that as you will, likely some sort of exercise of power. Miracle of science across the street, an actual bar, had no problem serving me. The situation culminated in him telling my friend who was standing way out on the sidewalk to 'come at him' as he, the bouncer, was standing in the doorway. I'd think the purpose of a bouncer is to diffuse conflict, not create it. Lost a local customer for good with that treatment there. read more