Level One Bar + Arcade

For my 1100th review, I am going to write about my amazing experience at Level One Bar+ Arcade!I promised my brother a surprise during our trip to Columbus, OH if he passed his insurance agents license. He passed, so I took him to Level One Bar+ Arcade. I did it to have some brother bonding time. Its been years since either one of us had stepped into an arcade and really spent hours playing in one. Some of our fondest memories together occurred while playing video games and in video arcades. Thus, it was wonderful to relive those moments together and create new memories at another video arcade.Really cool place, ambience definitely is a cool classical arcade that just happens to have a bar inside. Tons of games here! You can find all the classics, Street Fighter 2, Mortal Kombat, Mortal Kombat 2, etc. Talk about memories... i remember playing Street Fighter 2 and Mortal Kombat at arcades when I was in grade school. I got go relive memories when I played X-Men the Arcade Game, a game I beat at an arcade when I was in middle school. The only disappointment was with Rampage. I jumped for joy when I saw it! I loved playing as either George, Ralph, or Lizzie as gigantic monsters devouring the worlds population and destroying cities when i was younger! Alas! It was not operable!My years away from playing video games showed my rusty skills. I used to be a beast in games, i did alright but man have my skills deteriorated since college. Again, we played for hours, and had a great time together. We did not spend a lot of money, all non-pinball games are free. We also did play some pinball games like The Walking Dead, and You Only Live Twice. Level One Bar+ Arcade made our last night in Columbus, a wonderful night.I definitely recommend coming here!

This place is pretty rad. A friend and I grabbed sushi next door and as we were leaving noticed this place and decided to stop in for a drink and a few games. It's pretty big and gave me total Stranger Things vibes. A little 90's esque, Christmas lights strung around, some of your old favorite games, and a few newer ones.Pro-tip - Purchase a drink at the bar and most games are free to play. Pinball will still cost you some quarters and maybe a few others. We each grabbed a drink at the bar and started with some mortal Combat and PacMan. The place was actually pretty busy for being a Tuesday night.I would definitely come back, either with friends or on a date. Heck, I would even bring my nephews here when it's all ages (only on Sundays, I think).

They only serve drinks here, but it is very reasonably priced. All of the video arcade games were the ones back in the 80s, I do believe 16 bits(?). Regardless they have the Pacman, Joust, Centipede, Donkey Kong, Galaga, etc. and you play for free. Because they don't serve food, they allow you to bring in outside food. Nice selection of alcoholic drinks and nice ambience!

This place isn't bad. A cute neighborhood bar if you're in the area. I give it a 3 because there are better [more space..more ventilation] place to go in Columbus. To me its very much ok but the layout wouldnt make me spend a long time there. If you're in the area this is a cool place to to go but I wouldn't go out of my way.The games are free btw so don't take go dropping quarters unless you're trying to place pin ball. I will say they do have skee ball in addition to the 16 bit games.

Barcades are my happy place. Of all the barcades that have popped up in Columbus, Level One is my fave. What it lacks in square footage, it makes up for in atmosphere, service, and PINBALL. So. Much. Pinball! The Level One staff keeps the place super clean and the games are almost always in good working order. Of course, the cocktail and beer offerings are top notch. It's definitely worth noting that they're kid friendly during the day. I've taken my son several times and he's had a blast. The bartenders are happy to make him a kid friendly drink - even if it's just a simple lemonade. And I'm happy with the local beer selection! Cheers, Level One!

Good bar: I didn't drink TOO much last night, but the mixed drink menu looked fun and interesting, as did the extensive, diverse beer selection. Great arcade: Here is THE key point: If the games aren't in working order, it doesn't matter if they're free or not. The games at Level One are in great shape. There's a nice mixture of blockbusters (Donkey Kong, Defender, Asteroids, etc.) and more obscure, but equally fun, games (such as Elevator Action, Robotron, Tapper, and Assault). And, as an added bonus, all of the video games ARE set to free play...all the owners ask is that you buy a drink, or two.As of last night, there were 22 pinball machines. Today's tables, such as The Munsters, Iron Maiden, and Deadpool are heavily represented. But, there're also cool machines from the past (such as 1978's Bobby Orr's Power Play, Mousin' Around, Tales from the Crypt, Bonzai Run, etc.). I was surprised that ALL of the tables are in great shape. I guess you could be picky and say things like "The flippers on Medieval Madness are a little weak." You COULD say that, but if you actually DID you'd be a persnickety dick. Ok, I will say that the pinball machines are NOT set to free play; the older machines are 50 cents per play, and the newer tables are a buck...so...I guess...you have the right to complain if they're not working well.Honestly, I didn't notice if Level One served food or not. I did notice that they were hosting a birthday party, and pizza was being served...I also noticed that the pizza sauce smelled like vomitus. If you're into retro gaming and/or pinball, and you're on 23 south heading into Columbus, you owe it to your self to stop at Level One Bar + Arcade. Five stars!

Level One is a solid bar with a decent vibe. Some bartenders are cool, and some are kinda douchey/don't care about the games.There are always ALWAYS little kids at this bar, even at 11pm on a weeknight you will see a baby stroller/screaming babies. The Ski-Ball machine is frighteningly loud and often ruins the experience - hopefully they get rid of it and put in more pinball machines!!Pinball machines are usually in great shape for being on location, but their Wizard of Oz has been broken for over a year.. The tournaments are fun and their Twitch stream is hella entertaining to watch!

Came here on a Sunday afternoon where it's all ages from 12p-6p and all games are free except pinball and skeeball. We've been going to a few different arcades in town and this place has one of the better selections I've seen compared to most. I feel like an arcade should have MOST of the following: Donkey Kong, Frogger, PacMan, Galaga, and QBert, plus a few personal faves like Rampage, Burger Time, and Contra. This place has most of those games or at least variations (I.e. Ms. PacMan instead of regular PacMan). They also have board games if you're a more analog gamer!The staff was friendly and helpful and the location is accessible (easy parking, right off the highway)My only complaint is the draft selection was pretty much all IPAs. I understand craft beers are all the rage right now, but if you want me to stay and have a few beers while I play, a nice Pilsner or lager would be ideal. Just my two cents. I'm not knocking their score for it since it's my own personal preference but it was just kind of annoying. On the flip side TONS of drink options for kids (mocktails, juice, sodas, and even Capri Sun)All in all a great experience and we'll be back.

Level One is the coolest thing in the Crosswoods area. If you know how jammed that area is with traffic you usually avoid it. This makes it worth going to. It's attraction is the games of course. The cocktails are another reason. I hate that it's in Crosswoods. It's a pain in the ass getting around it. There's always so much traffic. If you wanted a reason to go there this would be it. There's so many of the classic arcade games and they're all free except for the pinball. It also has a full bar. There's drinks named after classic arcade games. A good one is the Galacta. The setup of the arcade is all right. Maybe it might get cramped. That's expected for a good business of course but it's not too hard to get around inside. Some of the best games include classics like Street Fighter. These are all free if you buy a drink which is no problem for me. It's only 50 cents for the pinball games. These are fun and worth it. If you like arcades and alcohol come to Level One. It's the only barcade so far in this area. This sucks getting to it but it's too fun to let that keep you.

This is a cool bar that has a bunch of the arcade games from the 90s and some pinball games. The drinks are good too but it's more of a place to hang out with friends to play the games. You have to pay for the games and they all cost a quarter to play.