Cool place to stop by, have a few drinks and play some arcade games. They have a good selection of beers. Friendly staff.
I've been to the Boardwalk Bar and Arcade a number of times now, and hosted two large socials here. Both events have been a success thanks to the ease in working with the Better Hospitality Group team. They're so accommodating with our needs and requests, and the day-of staff are super nice and friendly, and patient with us. I highly recommend you come here to beat the heat with some fun games and frozen drinks, as well as for any socials or large gatherings you need a venue for.
I would highly recommend this location for hosting events. We held a birthday party for roughly 15 people and the venue was perfect. The tables are large enough to provide ample space for mingling. Also, the staff was attentive and took great care of our party. The arcade games were an added bonus, and they were relatively cheap. Great for a casual large group gathering!
Boardwalk Bar & Arcade is a beach-theme bar with arcade games located on the Wharf. I came here for a birthday party and we had a table reserved for 20 people. You had to get a game card if you wanted to play games. The claw machines were rigged. I'll admit that ordering from QR code was a bit confusing and it was easy to order on someone's tab within the party. It was nice that they have happy hour on the weekends. Our party enjoyed both food and drinks. The Cotton Candy Collins was rather disappointing as it didn't really taste like cotton candy or was served with cotton candy. My favorite drink was the Nutty Palmer, which consisted of bourbon, peach, lemon, and black tea shaken and served over the rocks. I decided to get the Soft Baked Pretzel and Corn Dog. The Pretzel was served with honey mustard and beer cheese dipping sauces while the Corn Dog was served with honey mustard and ketchup. Between the two food items, I enjoyed the Corn Dog more.
I would say the bar looked clean and new, but couldn't say anything about the food or drinks because we couldn't get service. The place wasn't even busy (6 bartenders behind the bar) 6 customers on the inside bar, 3 on the outside. We sat next to a woman who was getting service while the supervisor (I'm guessing, she had a darker shirt color than the others) waited on her and ignored us. The only good server was the shorter black woman who saw us and came to give is water. She was hustling and attending the few people at the bar at a pace faster than her coworkers. We ended up leaving because more people came in 12 mins after we waited and I knew we wouldn't get service.
I'm a bit of an arcade conissuer and I'd suggest this place take the arcade part out of their name. The fortune telling machine didn't deliver a fortune. When we got there, the skee ball was being worked on sadly. These aren't the reasons I gave this place 3 stars though.Two of the biggest gripes I had with this place was that most of the cabinets weren't authentic, for example, the 20th anniversary cab for Galaga and Ms Pacman was gutted to be used for a mediocre multicade. The other was that Street Fighter Championship edition was being used instead of the standard Turbo edition.The bar aspect of this place is sweet though, I love the beer menu, and the staff was quick, hospital and efficient, can't say anything for the food though as i didn't try any.
I hosted a party for 25 people today. The service was terrible. We waited forever for the servers to clear between courses and they were so unhappy to be there. We waited for drinks. Ordering and getting drinks in an expedient manner is so basic. The Sprite tasted like water. Nothing was working at 11am when the restaurant is supposed to open. At 11:45am, the sodas still tasted like water or some fashion of a drink that was nothing like what we ordered. I don't know why they advertise that they accommodate private events when clearly they don't have competent staff to do so. The food is also very average. The corn dogs were disgusting. The batter not fully cooked around the hot dogs. Sugary. Why would anyone go here?
The positives: Fun concept and decor; good location. My kids loved the arcade and cotton candy. The negatives: the food needs work. I’ve never had a bad soft pretzel until today - didn’t know you could mess that up… the beer cheese was the only thing that made it tolerable. The cheese pizza was terrible. My 5 and 8 year old have never refused to eat pizza until they had this pizza!! I ordered a mojito and it had no limes or mint leaves in it!?! It tasted like they used prebottled lime juice - it was not drinkable. I know this is a fun arcade spot but I still expected a little more for a nice spot in the Wharf.
Opened just a few weeks ago, it's still a work in progress. Everything is shiny and new and the staff is really nice. The food is just okay right now, but very affordable compared to most other restaurants on the waterfront. My Carnival Cuban, however, was really good and spicy and loaded with meat. A good option for those on a budget.
Went to check out this new “trendy” bar yesterday and it was just that…..a trend. I do appreciate the idea they went for but I don’t feel it will be sustainable in the high end area. The bar staff was nice and I didn’t try the food because we had dinner prior to coming but it looked fun and carnival like. There is a few games spread out in what looks like they were just trying to fill space. The decor is cute and had lots of TVs which will be great for sports. I know this is just my opinion but with such a beautiful space on the wharf I feel like a better concepts could have been utilized.