The Circuit Arcade Bar

3121 W Leigh St, Richmond

Recent Reviews

Tyler Satre

Most of the games didn’t work and most pf the beer was listed empty or not actually pouring. If you’re going to have a self pour place to have low staff then the machines actually need to work.

Cristen Satre

At least half of the machines were broken or didn’t work. Not a great beer selection given that more than half of the self pour taps were either empty or had kicked but weren’t showing as empty. Says they serve food but kitchen was closed. One staff member trying to juggle it all. Such a cool concept in a great location, with such terrible execution

Michelle P

Fun idea, but the bar is clearly in disrepair. There was one staff member working or even there, that poor man. Most beers were not available, most machines were turned off, not working, or would just eat your coins. The women's room was disgusting, dirty, and in huge disrepair with broken stalls and the soap dispenser literally torn off the wall. The place was crowded and full of friendly people, but I could tell everyone was disappointed because everything was just broken and ill-run.

Justin Rose

Honestly one of the most poorly maintained businesses I've ever encountered. I'm flabbergasted it is even open. 60% of the games are completely powered off and many of the others are broken in obvious ways (eats tokens, broken controllers, shutdown mid-game). Even half of the beer taps don't work. Please, save your money and avoid.

CR Neary

It's a really neat place with a lot of potential, but I think we might have been there on an off night. A lot of the machines weren't working and others had some control issues (loose joysticks, unresponsive buttons, loose steering wheels, etc) from age. The lineup of games is impressive. The beer wall is pretty nice but they weren't offering any food the night we were there. With fewer machine issues and food available, this place would easily be 5 stars.

Amanda Rawlette

Came here a couple years ago and had the best time. Went tonight and was literally sad to see how downhill it has gone. Dirty and 60-70% of games not working. The idea of it is so fun and it has so much potential, but I worry at this rate it’s going to close soon. Ended up giving our tokens away because it wasn’t worth staying. Super bummed. I hope they can turn it around.

Maya Anderson

The beer options are usually pretty good but every time i’ve gone 50% of the games aren’t working. Tonight it’s more like 75%. Everything broken

Kyle Hughes

Been here like 4 times and it gets worse and worse every time. This last time I went it was depressing. Half the taps didn't work, none of the machines had any sort of maintenance done to them and they're all falling apart or just don't work. There's no handle to get out the men's bathroom, only one employee to handle everything. Just go to Bingo brewing

Hannah Ross

When I first came here soon after it opened, it was great. Now it is terrible. 85% of the games are broken and are never fixed, plus everything is so dirty with no option to use a wipe to clean it. Buy a case of your favorite beer and play games at home. You’ll have a much better time

Jody Coppersmith Uriell

Good in theory but not in execution. They opened late. Half the games don’t work or aren’t well maintained. The employee there was not rude but hardly pleasant. Came for pinball but should’ve stayed across the street at the brewery where their 2 machines were well-maintained and working well and the bartender was friendly. Don’t bother.

Richard Lewis

I remember this place being amazing and a lot of fun (almost couldn't get to games bc there were so many people) just a few years ago. Came back in Oct 2023 and half the games don't function. They'll eat your coins but don't actually work. Staff doesn't seem to care and no one seems to really want to upkeep what was a really fun place for people to come to. It's tragic and I won't come back until I hear it's got better management.

Tyler Pollock

Lots of games were either off or half functioning, which was a little scary to see. Decided to go ahead and get some tokens to play around. Fun to see House of the Dead, some miscellaneous pinball tables, and the Boom-A-Rang air hockey was really cool. Lost a token to Skee-ball which didn't give any balls which was probably the worst part of it all. Just felt like the place was still really fresh and working on their rhythm, hoping they get it soon and start making big strikes.

T R

This place used to be great but practically none of the games work anymore. They’re down to two working pinball machines, one ski ball, no basketball, and maybe four or five arcade games. This place desperately needs to close down and fix their games. It’s a bait and switch to sell people tokens when no games are working. This could be the best bar in the city if they actually took care of their machines

Michael Berdan

Horrible. Most games don't work. Staff is apathetic. Cool concept especially pay by the ounce beer, but apparently zero investment from the ownership group has ruined it. It's on a downward spiral and needs new management badly. Don't waste your time or money.

David Weinstein

More than half of everything is shut down. No basketball. Foosball had 2.5 working. I say .5 because the one I used was missing some of the balls. Couple of the drinks I tried to pour didn’t work. Hope they fix this or turn it into something else soon. But hey the toilet works !!

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The Circuit Arcade Bar

3121 W Leigh St, Richmond, VA 23230