The Quarter Barrel Arcade & Brewery

616 2nd Ave SE, Cedar Rapids - 52401
152 reviews
Pizza Arcades
(319) 200-4140

The vibe is relaxed and fun. The pizza is amazing. The sauce to cheese ratio is perfection. The kids meals are served on retro cafeteria trays which add to the nostalgia feel.There is also a good variety of games to choose from. It's perfect for a date night, group outing or family activity.

I love this place. It's easily one of my favorite places to go in CR, so much nostalgia and fun to be had for both kids and adults. It's a great date location and i love bringing dates here. Do wish that there were more games but I understand why there isn't due to the space. Only suggestion I would have is if you did have more games maybe rotate some of them out occasionally. Like some of the ones by the kitchen that don't get used as often rotate them out for other ones occasionally. Doesn't have to be often, maybe every couple months or so. But I love the food and the beers tend to be ok (I'm not much of a beer drinker myself and prefer sweeter beers and wine) but overall I love it.

I love this place! The food is always delicious, the atmosphere is fun and chill, and the games are a great time. My friends and I got the garlic cheese bread, the truffle oil fries, and the dessert pizza, The Chipper. The garlic cheese bread was delightful! Nice and cheesey with a great garlic flavor! The truffle oil parmesan fries were good; the could have used more of the truffle oil and more parmesan. Tasty, but could have been better. The Chipper, though... Omg. It was delicious! Oreos, marshmallows, M&Ms, chocolate sauce, and caramel sauce all over this thing. So. Delicious. It was rich so, I had to take some of it home. But, so good!!

Service was poor, although management was most responsive towards my complaint. Can / draft options available, no well drinks served anymore. Free gameplay options are a plus! I agree with another reviewer that some more description would be helpful, ex "al dente". (kids and I thought veg was underdone in dishes, restaurant stands by difference of opinion). We all loved the fries :)

Time to update the review...from 5 down to 2. I don't know what the criteria are for adding 18% gratuity to a check, but as somebody who generally starts tipping at 20% of the bill pre-tax I was surprised. Truthfully they had earned more than that but just the automatically adding it was a huge turn off.The pickle is this, I don't like being told what to do. It just seemed kind of crass and arbitrary and targeted which is not the vibe that I got from Quarter Barrel previously.Also, with two party cut pizza slices left : BOX IT UP - don't trash it. After I pay for it's mine and gosh darn it I would have eaten it later in the middle of the night.It's a small business. It's locally owned, pizza. Just having the pizza on the menu = 3 stars. Prior to the minor semi-not really-but-almost-rudeness tonight, had my recommendation now I'll just have to contemplate why it is that I'm angry at a video game bar in therapy or something.(Last night:3/3/22)

The pizza was good. The curry cauliflower bites were incredible. Fun time playing arcade games with the kids.

Great place!Kid/Family friendly. Retro arcade games & pinball.Food was good, service was good.House beer was good. Had the Recon, Belgian Strong Ale.Our server, Everett ("E") was prompt, and friendly.Crab RanGoonies Pizza is unique, and pretty good.E, also recommended their new salad, it was also very good. Made with Arugula, peppered bacon, almonds, bleu cheese, and port wine pears.

Tucked into an old store front, provides great food. Pinball machines in abundance adds to a great dining experience. Wide selection of beers.

Food and service was great. The Buffalo chicken dip is amazing! It was cream cheese base instead of the mayo base that one would find at say, Applebee's. And loaded with chicken, Buffalo sauce and mozzarella.

Always have a great time here! The staff is the best. Food never disappoints. The games are always clean and in great condition. Kid and family friendly. Awesome ???