The Max Retropub — Restaurant in Tulsa

A bit disappointing as an arcade, and the website clearly hasn't been updated in a while- Token Tuesday "free play" is now "you get 5 tokens if you buy a drink", still a good deal but a bit irritating. The disappointment comes in how few games are actually what they say they are. The only arcade games that are all original parts and don't use emulation or a bad replacement monitor are RoboCop, Macross, Ms.Pac Man, Dungeons & Dragons Shadow Over Mystara, Star Wars Trilogy Arcade, Simpsons Arcade, Tetris, Golden Axe, and Street Fighter 2. Of those, the only ones that are taken care of and play well are Macross, Ms.Pac Man, Star Wars, Simpsons, Tetris, and SF2. The majority of machines, be it OEM, subpar refurbishments, or emulation, are quite poorly maintained, Out Run has a sticky gas pedal and Golden Axe has a SUPER burned out CRT screen. D&D's screen isn't as bad but it has a weird effect where it will bounce if the frame cuts to a different shot, making the eyecatch demo seizurific. Another issue is most games have their sound straight up turned off, which makes them far less fun to play. In contrast, the pinball is all quite nicely taken care of, based on how they look. Unfortunately I wasn't able to confirm they all play nice because it costs 4 tokens as opposed to the 1 token of the arcade games, I like pinball but not that much. I'm not big into alcohol which is why I went here solely for the arcade, but the Tron I got to get my 5 tokens was pretty good, even if it was weirdly strong while also being sweet. Men's room is a mess, graffiti EVERYWHERE [like actual gross offensive graffiti not just a cool decorative choice] and no door on the stall. Also it smells in here lol

Won't be returning, wish it was worth coming back though, place is...

Over all the concept here is great, love the games and set up. However the reason for 1 star is because of the bartender. Seems like the other recent reviews had a similar experience to mine. I ordered a $6 beer and handed the bartender $21 so I could get $15 back. I was told I was only going to get back ones. I asked if I could just get a $10 and a $5 back. They responded with “well it’s so you can tip me.” I thought that was very forward and a bit entitled. I had every intention of tipping the bartender well like I had with the other bartenders until they made the comment. I had plenty of $1’s in my wallet for tipping and didn’t need more. So I didn’t tip for my beer. A few minutes later I see a message on the pinball machine “Tip you’re f’ing bartender” I’ve never had such a petty experience at a bar. I worked in the restaurant industry and I understand how important tipping is. However it’s unprofessional to blatantly ask and then throw a fit. At the end of the night I went up to the bar because I felt that maybe if I explained myself they could learn something from the situation. Nope, I was told I was the entitled one and they responded with “awww did I offend you” in sarcastic tone from the message across the pinball machine. At the very least, it was an admission to writing the message and that they really are that petty and unprofessional. This bartender is a problem and I can only imagine how toxic of an environment they create...

Stopped by during a night out with friends. It was okay. The drinks were really watered down/weak and expensive. Half of the machines were broken which I know can happen when so many people playing them, but the ones that did work had dirty/greasy handles and sticky buttons. It wasn't the cleanest place, but the bathrooms.... shudder they had the most disgusting bathrooms I've ever been in. Toilet paper pieces everywhere, sewage odor, standing water, the floor was sticky, toilets were very dirty, sinks were dirty. I was honestly afraid to touch anything. I ordered a few drinks and one of the male bartenders acted like it was an imposition to serve me. Then my boyfriend wanted to try the Chuck Norris, so he went up to the bar and asked the same bartender I dealt with for it and he refused. Yes you read that right. He told my boyfriend he would not recommend it because it had hot sauce in it. My boyfriend stated he knew that, but he still wanted to try it and the guy still said no... So my boyfriend asked what would be his recommendation, he just said "I don't know". So my boyfriend ordered something else. Very poor bartending skills if you can't even sell people on drinks. And it doesn't matter if you don't want to make it. Who cares? We won't be back. I like the concept, but it just...