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Recess Arcade Bar

Bar and Arcade$$$$

Downtown Austin, Austin

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Recess Arcade Bar

6.0^/10

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"arcade games in mostly working order."(5 Tips)
"Free skeeball with white balls instead of ol dingy brown ones!"(2 Tips)
"Cheap $2 beer and tequila on draft!"(2 Tips)
"New favorite bar on Dirty Six."(2 Tips)

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Vatche ArabianNovember 7, 2014
Affordable drinks and a great selection of arcade games in mostly working order.
David SequeiraJune 11, 2012
Beer selection is disappointing, but where that is lacking, they make up for with arcade games and SKEE-BALL!!! Arcade selection is not as diverse as i was hoping, but they have SKEE BALL, & its FREE!
Kyle BunchMarch 7, 2012
A new addition for 2012. Perfect for those times when you're wandering down Sixth Street with a strong hankering for a beer and some Ms. Pac-Man.
Andee Derby-AguileraJuly 29, 2018
Cheap $2 beer and tequila on draft! All fun and games!
Amy RobertsonJune 5, 2017
Front room is loud and annoying. The back room has a bunch of really nice vintage games like teenage mutant ninja turtles
Jamie LocklinMarch 2, 2017
Great service with friendly staff and fun games!
Khaleesy SnowdenOctober 17, 2015
Nothing is good here. The bartenders ignored me and my friend. Stayed on their phones the entire time. It took them 15 minutes to notice us. I was a bartender downtown before and this is unacceptable.
Todd BinionMarch 15, 2014
When all the lights are turned on and the music stops, that is their subtle way of asking you to leave.
Sven JohnsonAugust 23, 2019
Pinball machines in great shape and CLEAN.
AlexanderJune 1, 2014
Donatello doesn't work :-( and on MVC2 you can't jump on left side and kicks don't work on right. But its fun!
Adam AtiqullahMay 26, 2014
For some reason all the hottest asian women in Austin come here. How's that for a tip?
Andrea SofiaMarch 15, 2012
New favorite bar on Dirty Six. They have Deep Eddys on tap!
Michael PetersApril 11, 2013
Free games are a draw but a lot of them are not functioning completely. Broken buttons & dead pinball paddles.
Jay HartwigApril 21, 2015
Beers, booze, and Buck Hunter HD!
Rachel YouensMay 7, 2012
The scoring mechanism on the two skiball machines is really screwed up. If you're trying to compete, use the same machine.
Taylor McKnightFebruary 20, 2012
Free skeeball with white balls instead of ol dingy brown ones!
DaveOctober 5, 2015
Drake sometimes hangs out here after hours
Beatriz SpicerJune 22, 2012
This place is awesomeness to the max. I'm playin giant jenga yeah!
Brotha K.March 17, 2012
Try the vodka/pickle juice shot.
ThomasAugust 18, 2012
Chicas in my life
Brooke SamaniegoOctober 4, 2013
Been here 5+ times
Cool games bro
Ryan Mc DonaldMarch 11, 2013
Forget this place. In the 20 min we were here they decided to raise the price of happy hour?! #f*ckthatnoise
Melissa HApril 19, 2014
It's like a more ghetto Kung Fu Saloon.
Ashlee ReyesMay 19, 2012
I feel like I'm in elementary school lmao
CentralTexas RoadRelicsSeptember 23, 2014
This is one of the worst bars I've ever been to. The games really really really suck!
Andrew BerryJune 6, 2014
Many machines were broken, or had broken controls. Disappointed.
Ryan Mc DonaldMarch 11, 2013
10 dollar minimum == don't go here
Michael VenzkeAugust 23, 2013
Awful place. Don't go!!!! Bouncers are complete sicks.
Constance NicoleOctober 14, 2015
Gross. Sticky & Dirty
Ryan KirkMay 18, 2012
Dude fuck this place they told me I couldnt come in because of my body mods and gauges fuck this place.

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