I love the nostalgia that wafts over me when I enter Barcade. The arcade games of my childhood welcome me home. On the occasions that I've gone there with an appetite, I get the Barcade Burger with extra Barcade sauce on the side for dipping. The staff here is awesome and attentive. You are only waiting to be assisted if they are serving someone else and they make sure you know that they are aware of you being there.

Cool spot to waste a few hours. Not a lot to say -- it's an old school(ish) arcade place where you can buy booze. The floors are a bit sticky and the drinks are slightly expensive for what they are, but not unreasonable. The arcade selection was good. Ample space to move around and plenty of machines open, even on a weekend evening.

Great food and service. Fun for a night out. A variety of cool games! Good variety of drinks as well.

One word: EARTHSHAKER! More words: Bars have it rough here on Yelp. Always have. Always will. Spirits run high when there is alcohol involved. But I'm here to share my wonderful experience at Barcade Detroit. From the person working the door checking every ID, to the personable bartender, to the gracious fellow who was hard at work maintaining the collection of pinball machines, everyone was fantastic. The bouncer was able to answer my question about parking, direct me to one of the Barcade free lots instead, and gave me a quick orientation to the geography of the place in addition to how to order food. My interest was largely pinball. The food and beer offerings were merely a bonus. And the pinball, as you can see above, included one of my favorite classic machines, EARTHSHAKER!. It was in remarkably good condition. Games that were in less than perfect shape were being maintained, and when I ran into an issue with a machine there was a fellow who was able to help. He also pegged me pretty early as a pinballer, and told me about Monday night weekly tournaments. Those may be challenging to work into my schedule, but if an opening comes up, I'm going to give those a try. Eventually, I got a bit peckish and decided to check out the bar menu. It's kinda what you might expect. Lots of fried things. Burgers. Maybe there were wraps too. Not exactly the paragon of health. As all food is these days, it felt a bit more expensive than it should, but so it goes. Inflation is real. In my mind, the most healthful/delicious thing on the menu was going to be the fried chicken strips. Largely because it contained protein to balance out the fat, and didn't have the carbs of a big honking bun and potatoes to boot. I got it with Nashville Hot sauce and blue cheese. Four large planks of chicken, fried to a beautifully crispy texture, tender on the inside and spicy enough to make my head sweat, made me pretty darn happy. The blue cheese dressing was better than expected, but could be improved. My blue cheese standards are very very high. Plus I was able to find a lower ABV beer on the menu that blessedly was not a Hazy IPA. I got to try something new and it went beautifully with the spicy food. I should mention the bartender was both super patient with me, as it took me a very long time to make up my mind about food and drink. He was personable and shared the secret of one of his favorite campy TV shows available to watch for free online. My pinball scores improved after the break, and I was very happy with my progress on the Pulp Fiction machine. I also spied a sit down version of Crazy Taxi, which used to be one of my favorite things to play back in the day. But all of my tokens went to pinball. What can I say, I'm in a real pinball phase at the moment. On a Tuesday night, I had the place pretty much all to myself. Nothing to complain about. The bathroom was full of graffiti, but was generally clean. Only great things to say. If pushed I suppose I would have preferred paper towels in the bathroom instead of just the blower. Perhaps the music could have been turned down a bit over the pinball area? But those are all minor nits. This is a great place and well worth a visit.

Had to check this place out for the arcade! The cocktail menu was absolutely on point with fun names to go along with the arcade name/vibe. I ordered the Butterfly McQueen and really loved how light it was with the perfect amount of lavender. The bar was cool and had a great amount of arcade games. Great place to get a good drink and play some games.

Had so much fun playing all the vintage games from my childhood with friends. Service at the bar was quick and the bartender was friendly and helpful. It's nice they have dedicated parking across the street. Lots of beer selections. Something different to do with friends!

Vintage video game bar establishment. It will definitely make you feel like a kid again as you partake in your childhood favorites. I really enjoyed the four player Pac-Man at the front of the bar. The bar service was really fast! drinks are strong. They serve food which I did not try.

I love me some vintage video games and pinball ain't too shabby either. Barcade has a mess of them both and, as the name might imply, a bar, too! I'm not a drinker myself but they do serve food as well. You can order at the bar and if you're not camped out there, you can take a number to one of their few tables. The food is pretty basic. I got a couple of decent fish tacos last time but the burger I had previously didn't make much of an impression on me. So you might want to eat at another local establishment before coming to Barcade for games galore. One of my personal faves, Dig Dug, is located right next to the front door, and i notched the high score on two successive trips, the better one being north of 52,000. Lots of old favorites and appealing also rans you might have forgotten about line the aisles. I played Moonwalker for the first time recently and found it to be a lot of fun even if I don't know about Michael "saving" kids. Frogger, Ms. Pac Man, Defender, Asteroids, X-Men, they're all here. I wish they had Paperboy even though it's hard af. I think I heard those trademark dirt bike handlebar controls tend to break down eventually and are expensive to fix. There's several driving games and most of the second level is pinball. I played Star Wars, Infinity War and Alice Cooper recently. The art on the Metallica pinball machine is a hoot. I thought it was Peter Bagge but I looked it up and it's a guy by the name of Donny Gillies. One thing I don't like is Barcade uses tokens and not quarters. I still have some I missed two visits ago in my change jar at home. That's how they get ya! Most games are still just 25 cents though, a bargain in 2023. Pinball is usually three tokens which burns through em quick if you're not all that great like me. Decor is basic black with some videogameesque graphics on the tables by the front door. The games are the star of the show. Lighting is just a bit dim as an arcade should be. I wouldn't mind it being a bit dimmer to be honest. The soundtrack is retro with lots of 80s and 90s metal and alternative. Not music for black people as one Yelper put it. Yeah, they could probably stand to mix it up some with a dash of classic hip hop, a sprinkling of The Gap Band and a touch of Morris Day and the motherfuckin Time! Volume is at a level to make you feel the place is live but not so loud you struggle to hear someone right next to you. The crowd in here can get pretty animated as they play, too. No skeeball, air hockey or those spinning guys soccer games and I'm cool with that. More room for classic video game consoles. Not quite five stars here but Barcade can be a blast. Parking is easy and there's a bike rack right outside.

Super fun place! 21+ only, which is great! Food and drinks were FANTASTIC!! Only issue (which is not an issue for their business) is that it was so busy that we were standing around at times, which felt kinda awkward.