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B.R.I. Taproom & Arcade

Bar

👍👍 Great place for a date night or just to hang out. They don't serve food, but encourage you to patronize the restaurants nearby and allow you to bring it in. The pinball machines are $1 and the other games cost a quarter. We come every week! Thanks for coming to Mesa! People often mention games, pinball, arcade, great, beers, beer, machines, good,


Address

213 W Main St, Mesa, AZ 85201

Website

www.bri.beer

Contact

(480) 307-9994

Price rating

$ $$$

Rating on Google Maps

4.70 (115 reviews)

Open on Google Maps

Working Hours

  • Friday: 12 PM to 12 AM
  • Saturday: 12 PM to 12 AM
  • Sunday: (Easter), 12 to 10 PM, Hours might differ
  • Monday: Closed
  • Tuesday: 2 to 10 PM
  • Wednesday: 2 to 10 PM
  • Thursday: 2 to 10 PM

Featured Reviews


Frequently mentioned in reviews: games (19) pinball (13) arcade (13) great (10) beers (9) beer (8) machines (7) good (6)
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  • 5/5 Lindsey M. 1 year ago on Google
    Great place for a date night or just to hang out. They don't serve food, but encourage you to patronize the restaurants nearby and allow you to bring it in. The pinball machines are $1 and the other games cost a quarter. We come every week! Thanks for coming to Mesa!
    5 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Nicholas W. 1 year ago on Google
    Great place on Main Street in Mesa. They have a great variety of beers (and they're not all IPAs for once). Tons of old pinball and arcade games. Kid and adult friendly but kids need to be out by 7 pm. 80s music like The Cure playing the whole time. What could be better?
    4 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Dale H. 11 months ago on Google
    The adult arcade you've been waiting for! They provide a decent selection of pinball and classic arcade games from the 70s and 80s while serving BRI craft beer and a selection of wines. They also have water and soda on hand for the kids and anyone not partaking. There is no kitchen, but you can bring in food from any of the local downtown restaurants or the occasional food truck.
    3 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Geoff B. 1 year ago on Google
    Downtown Mesa is growing and BRI has paired their great beers with video games and pinball. I had never played pinball before but I am getting addicted. The Mario pinball is really fun and seems to be a good one to start with for newer players like myself. The atmosphere is fun. There's music playing for ambience but it's not overly loud. I like the layout of the machines; video games on one side and pinball machines on the other. There's a good amount of space, the machines aren't packed in tight like other barcades I've been too. They don't serve food but you can bring in outside food from anywhere. Some nearby recommendations are Tacos Chiwas, Gus' Fried chicken or the food trucks at Chupacabra taproom.
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Rayge87 1 year ago on Google
    The Beer, the games, the service was great! Old school arcade games and pinball machines, great times!
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Rick H. 8 months ago on Google
    This is a great location to choose from a great selection of beers. The video games and pinball machines brought back some happy memories.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Chris R. 6 months ago on Google
    Mine & Wife First Experience at B.R.I. Taproom was Awesome!! 🙌 First let's talk about All the Old school Games. A Great Selection 👍 Next, (you do use Tokens) But the Video Games 🕹 are Only 25cents. Wait-What... When was the last time you played a game for a quarter 🤔 They also have a Fun Line up of Pinball Machines. (There like 75cents) but obviously still worth it. They do have a bar are if you would like a drink 🍸 but... I'm here for the Amazing Games!! If you have never been to B.R.I. Taproom I Highly Recommend stopping by, I don't know how you wouldn't have an AMAZING time. 💯🙌👍🍻
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Angelica C. 9 months ago on Google
    5 ✨ for food because you have to provide your own pick it up have it walked on from across the street Gus's Famous 🐔 Chicken or you walk down the street and pick it up. They only have the brewery delights for you and the games of course so come on in to the cool 😎 air have a beer and get your play on.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Fausto S. 1 year ago on Google
    Cool old school games... great beer... nice crowd.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Joshua L. 1 year ago on Google
    Awesome place! Tons of well-kept cabinets, especially classics like Donkey Kong, Joust, Centipede, the works. Staff was super friendly and helped out our large party with ease. Cannot wait to come back!
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Darricksen B. 1 year ago on Google
    Great little arcade. Quieter and cleaner than Cobra Arcade and karaoke on Thurs!!! You can bring in your own food as well since they do not have a kitchen. Small places to get food walking distance around the area
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 4/5 Meredith P. 1 year ago on Google
    Fun. What else you gonna do in downtown Mesa? Big plus- NO white boy bartenders with dreads. Minus- charge too much for games. Careful on how much alcohol is in your beer, could be cut off before you hoped. Edit.. Sorry should of played the arcade games and will next time! Only played pinball. One machine was 3 tokens, rest I played were $1.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Charles B. 1 year ago on Google
    This place is such a good place to come and chill! I like how they have a rotating cider on draft from the nearby Cider Corps. There's also of course some great old school arcade games and pinball machines to play!
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Sam 1 year ago on Google
    Excellent place. Delicious beer. Lots of arcade games.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Ryan 1 year ago on Google
    This place is great! They have amazing beers on tap that they brew on site. And they also have a great selection of vintage arcade games and pinball to play. Service is phenomenal and the bar tenders are VERY knowledgeable about their craft beers. I will definitely be visiting again!

  • 5/5 Joel W. 1 year ago on Google
    The Taproom and arcade are exactly as they describe. They offer a variety of craft beers like their Stapley location, but offer a large variety of arcade games. Weekends are busy and offer a change of pace for pubs.

  • 5/5 Daniel A. 1 year ago on Google
    I like it. I don't really like Mesa very much, but I like this place. Most of the games are cheap enough you can play for a little while. They don't have food, but they allow you to bring food from surrounding restaurants. At least a dozen beers on tap, plus a huge cooler full of all kinds of beer. Overall a pretty cool place.

  • 4/5 Dominick M. 1 year ago on Google
    Doesn't feel too cramped like some of the barcades, good selection of beers on tap. There's plenty of good food nearby, but it would be nice to have a limited food menu.

  • 5/5 Ricky H. 1 year ago on Google
    Place is amazing. The ONLY thing I'd complain about is overly technical -- their house of the dead 2 cab seems to use gun4IR which is decent enough but kinda inaccurate. I have sinden lightguns at home, and they are ultra accurate. I'd say if you could get some and get it working in the cab that game would be even better. I say this like I didn't dump 10 bucks in it, or won't again next time I show up. Don't mind me lol.

  • 5/5 Madison B. 1 year ago on Google
    Perfect weekend hang out! They have a wide variety of pin ball and old arcade games, my personal favorites are Galaga, Tapper, and the punching bag. They carry 9+ beers on draft from the beer institute and the bar tenders are always very helpful with their descriptions of each flavor. They usually give me a sample when I'm trying a new beer to make sure I like it. Overall an awesome place with really good energy perfect for a first date or getting a group of friends together.

  • 5/5 Isaac Teller (. 4 months ago on Google
    I absolutely love the atmosphere and playing pinball and classic video arcade games while I knock back a cold draft. This is an amazing place for adult birthday parties and social/work gatherings. I had such a blast when I visited recently. After I told my family about it, they insisted on visiting and they loved it! I'm planning to go again this weekend. See you there!


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Amenities


  • Payments
    • ✓️ Debit cards
    • ✓️ Credit cards
    • ✓️ NFC mobile payments
  • Offerings
    • ✓️ Beer
    • ✓️ Wine
    • ✓️ Alcohol
  • Accessibility
    • ✓️ Wheelchair accessible entrance
    • ✓️ Wheelchair accessible restroom
    • ✓️ Wheelchair accessible parking lot
  • Dining options
    • ✓️ Outside food allowed
  • Service options
    • ✗ Takeout
    • ✗ Delivery

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