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Recess Arcade Bar

Bar Cocktail bar Night club Video arcade

A lively bar with a collection of old school video games, drink specials & panini for snacking. People often mention games, arcade, night,


Address

222 E 6th St, Austin, TX 78701, United States

Website

6street.com

Price rating

$ $$$

Rating on Google Maps

4.00 (633 reviews)

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Working Hours

  • Saturday: Closed
  • Sunday: 2 pm to 2 am
  • Monday: Closed
  • Tuesday: Closed
  • Wednesday: Closed
  • Thursday: 8 pm to 2 am
  • Friday: 5 pm to 2 am

Featured Reviews


Frequently mentioned in reviews: games (15) arcade (12) night (6)
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  • 4/5 Ashley F. 4 years ago on Google
    There was a sorority event going on on the day I stopped by to visit, so the place was fully reserved. Shoutout to Mike at the door for letting me and my friend come in and play for a bit. My only suggestion would be to get more pinball machines.
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 3/5 Will J. 5 years ago on Google
    Place had a nice fun vibe. The drinks were great and at a great price. The arcade do need improvement and at times the music was way too loud.
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 2/5 Joshua L. 1 year ago on Google
    Super run down. Did not feel like recess at all. 3 out of 4 pinball machine broken. Hot and humid inside. Bar adds a 20% tip to your receipt and asks for more. Probably won't be back.
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Nicholas S. 1 year ago on Google
    I went on a Saturday night; many arcade games, four pinball. They had a drinks-included (with play of games) incentive. The music was bumping The bartender was awesome (Bow to the Bartender) Very enjoyable spot
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Kevin Q. 8 months ago on Google
    Great Service! Don't remember much about the night. I do remember Willy helping out my friend the best he could while closing up. SHOUT OUT TO WILLY!
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 1/5 Teajae B. 6 months ago on Google
    When I went this place had fewer than ten working arcade cabinets. TMNT? Broken. Street Fighter 2? Broken. The hunting game near the front door? Broken. But they have three different versions of Pac-Man. The back room with the five pinball machines and dingy ceiling tiles felt like the kind of place I could smoke at 14 without getting caught. My girlfriend told me that their toilet stalls were either full of waste, wouldn’t close, or wouldn’t flush. Thoroughly disappointed by this place!
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 1/5 SaFe S. 1 year ago on Google
    Played 3 games, $15, got one shot, bar tender says i was being disrespectful so he cut me off. I said 5 words to this bartender “can i get a shot of vodka” wouldnt recommend
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 1/5 summer o. 1 year ago on Google
    If you are thinking about going here don't. If you identify look femme and u aren't wearing lingerie when the sun goes down they aren't going to let you in the door. SHALLOW place for a spot promoting video games. Wish I had read the reviews before I went. Sounds like the most the games aren't working anyway.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Thomas Schessler (Plush Sized N. 2 years ago on Google
    This bar was amazing. We stumbled on it while exploring the city one night. The drinks were great, games were fun, and the pinball machines seemed to be kept up well! It was a great night!
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Kimberly R. 2 years ago on Google
    Super fun bar! Friendly, fast, and awesome service! BRYAN, hands down, best bartender EVER!!!
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 4/5 Eve L. 1 year ago on Google
    The place was decent, a couple of games were out of service but we still had fun with was left. It is a bar so I didn’t expect the place to be top notch but definitely have potential to improve. The bathroom were not glamorous but it fitted the purpose. The bartender was really nice and there’s cup holders everywhere so that’s cool.

  • 4/5 Lorraine M. 2 years ago on Google
    Okay so bar was cool you get to play games and drink! Only down side is their restrooms!

  • 5/5 Brittany A. 5 years ago on Google
    This place is super fun! We loved the arcade games and the boomerang air hockey was great. We did not get drinks here though. They also have large jenga blocks but they are pretty dirty and I got a splinter from one and it got infected so I would stay away from that.

  • 1/5 william b. 1 year ago on Google
    Broken arcade out of order everything or you put your money in and the buttons not working ..20% add to bar tab ..Vomit in the sink.Not again..

  • 1/5 Benjamin P. 1 year ago on Google
    This place was a joke. Neither quarter machine worked. The place opened an hour late. The bartender was so high he couldn’t even tell us what beers they had, so he just started pulling them from the cooler.

  • 1/5 Nik G. 2 years ago on Google
    A group of my friends were in town for a bachelor party we got to the bar round 9:30 10 pm. The two Bartenders were very rude and and treated us like we were idiots the whole time we were ordering drinks….. all bartenders at one point in our lives. They lies and told us games told us they were staying open a while . 20 mins into our night after we cashed in about 60 dollars of coins between us to make sure we had a good time the bar shut down 10 mins later. I asked what we can do with all the coins and they said there was nothing they could do. We left unhappy, knowing we would never return to this mediocre location. Who ever owns this bar should fire there staff that was working this night. No one should have people working for them who treat their patrons poorly.

  • 1/5 Josue R. 6 months ago on Google
    Yoooo FIX YOUR MACHINES! I honestly don't even know how this is considered an arcade bar. How does this place have 4 stars? Street fighter: out of order Pinball machines: out of order Boomerang air hockey: out of order Rest of the games were mid 😪 GIANT GALAGA Only thing worth and you can play that in other places. I WAS VERY EXCITED and then immediately very disappointed 😞 Ended up going to Cidercade and Holy cow that place is LIT!!!!!

  • 2/5 i g. 9 months ago on Google
    I wanted to like this place, but they need to put more effort into keeping the games functional in an arcade bar. The terminator shooter game had a broken start button, and the reload button didn't work. Skeeball said "cash only" and had the credit card machines taped over, so we used quarters and it ate them. The staff said they can't refund our money and we have to open a issue with the manager and come back in a few days. What kind of policy is that in an arcade?

  • 1/5 Evan V. 2 years ago on Google
    Looks kinda cool from the outside, but attempted to go here on 5 different occasions and each time it was either not open (even though it was listed as open on here), or they were having private events without notice. The staff was not helpful, ignored us, and was kind of rude. Weird that they don't have these private events listed anywhere or even have a phone number listed on their Google map page. Been to arcade bars before so we were excited to go, but it's not super impressive inside. Overall, I was disappointed in them. We stumbled upon Punch Bowl Social, and highly recommend that place if you want a arcade/games kinda atmosphere. Also, cidercade across the river is amazing. $10 all you can play arcade games. Too many arcade games to think about.


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Amenities


  • Payments
    • ✓️ Debit cards
    • ✓️ Credit cards
  • Offerings
    • ✓️ Beer
    • ✓️ Wine
    • ✓️ Alcohol
    • ✓️ Spirits
    • ✓️ Cocktails
    • ✓️ Happy-hour drinks
  • Accessibility
    • ✓️ Wheelchair-accessible toilet
    • ✓️ Wheelchair-accessible entrance
  • Service options
    • ✗ Delivery
    • ✗ Takeaway

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