GameOn bar+arcade — Restaurant in Baltimore

My Husband and I were visiting Baltimore from Dallas to celebrate our 10th wedding anniversary, and this arcade bar ended up being one of the absolute highlights of our trip!

From the second we walked in, the energy was electric. The retro arcade games brought us right back to our early dating days — lots of laughs, a little competitive trash talk, and tons of nostalgia. Every machine worked great, and there was such a fun mix of classics and newer games to keep us entertained all night.

But the real magic? The in-house DJ- DJ Mac🌟 The music was on point — a perfect blend of feel-good throwbacks, dance tracks, and remixes that kept the vibe upbeat without overwhelming the space. It was the kind of music that makes you want to grab a drink, move a little, and just soak in the moment.

Speaking of drinks — they were fantastic. Creative cocktails, good beer selection, and the bartenders were super friendly and helpful with recommendations. You could tell the staff really cared about creating a great experience.

If you’re visiting Baltimore and want something fun, unique, and a little off the beaten path, this spot is a must. It was the perfect mix of playful and romantic — everything we could’ve asked for on our anniversary night out.

Already talking about coming back for our...

Make sure the bartenders don’t double charge you at the bar. And grab a receipt even if you pay cash. Not the sorta place I’d open a tab honestly.

It was super suspicious when it happened to me for this transaction bc I paid cash, only got 1 beer, & paid w a large bill. I asked the bartender for a receipt asap bc he conspicuously gave one to my friend who used a card, but not to me. Bartender printed receipt and immediately gave me the cash he shorted me and apologized saying he double charged me. Which woulda been suspicious enough by itself had another unrelated staff not joked about doing it to another patron later in the night while I was at the bar. (By unrelated staff I mean the doorman walked someone in from the street and shouted at the bartender "Double Charge this guy", who was seemingly his friend but that indicated to me that this was enough of a common occurrence and even a joke at this establishment.)

Furthermore, the lemon pepper wings were salty af and seemed like lemon pepper salt on already salty and seasoned wings. Not sure which is the greater offense, stealing from me or messing up sysco frozen foods that you just...

Was excited to check out their new location after moving into the old Banditos location.

Sadly it’s just too expensive for what it is. Most cocktails priced $12 or more PLUS games that take mostly 4 tokens. 4 tokens to play a 20 second long ski ball game is just robbery. Def some pricing issues on many of these games.

Much like the previous location, many of the games are broken or damaged. MK2 had several non functioning buttons. The basketball and claw machine would eat tokens (at 4 a pop!). Staff will refund you when asked, but still annoying.

I might justify the high prices if these were well maintained and original arcade machines. But many of them are just repros running emulators, many with stretched aspect ratios which is just lazy; respect the craft.

I get it, most of the customers here probably are not arcade nerds. But they should still get an experience that includes well maintained machines.

Take a page out of Crabtowne in Glen Burnie. Who has 2-3 times as many games, well maintained, and...