A retro 80’s style video arcade offering 40+ games with local craft brews, full bar and scratch made food!
Safety precautions
- Surfaces sanitized between seatings
- Common areas deep cleaned daily
- Digital, disposable or sanitized menu provided
- Sanitizer or wipes provided for customers
- Contactless payment available
- Sealed or wrapped utensils used
- Limited number of seated diners
- Distancing maintained in common areas
- Extra space between tables
- Waitstaff wear masks
- Diners must wear masks unless eating or drinking
- Sick staff prohibited in the workplace
Good staff fun retro games simple food menu great draft selection it's a local spot for me and yes I will return
Place is awesome as far as entertainment. food is just alright. My problem is there is no warning at the end of the night, they just shut the games off without any announcement. I lost 4 dollars in guitar hero because of this.
Thanks for visiting and taking the time to write a review. Our games are on a timer, but we always walk around and warn everyone prior to shut-off time. They also shut off a full half hour after our scheduled closing time. We would have gladly refunded your tokens. We're also sorry to hear you weren't happy with the food. We are still new and doing our best, but we appreciate all feedback and hope to impress you in the future. Thank you again for visiting! We hope to see you again soon.
Nice beer list and reasonably priced for a family night out. Food was not memorable. We were disappointed with the food.
I was really shocked to see people playing arcade games without a mask and no employees saying anything about it. I made sure my kids and I played games away from maskless people. I'm not sure I will return if covid precautions are not taken seriously.
Thank you for visiting. We have been absolutely adamant about adhering to all state covid guidelines. The safety of our guests and staff is our top priority. We are vigilant in asking and reminding all guests to keep masks on at all times when they are up from their table, even during our busiest hours. We have and will continue to take precautions very seriously.
Always so fun!!!! Everyone who works there is so nice and accommodating!
Fantastic new spot. Lots of games and entertainment for the whole family. Great food and service.
You walk into play and see the fantastic atmosphere and you are greeted with the such a smile. Now we are seated and asked would you like a drink. They drinks are to die for and then we ordered and it was in know time the food was here. We had a Heart shape pizza like we have never seen that was fantastic and Chicken sliders with tater tots that are the best we have ever had. There are so many Arcades games to choice from and so much fun and we will be back many many times. Can't for the upper deck to open when it gets warmer.
The food was great, service was very friendly and the atmosphere was a lot of fun! It was a great place to bring kids because they had fun playing games while we waited for our food and then again after dinner. I highly recommend!
Mister D, Liz, and the rest of the staff were awesome. Appreciated talking with the owner, as she shared some great tips about vegetarian and vegan ideas for our family.
We went when the place opened and got in before it got busy so we had the place to ourselves. lots of fun for kids and adults
Hard not to give this place 5 stars across the board because it exceeds all expectations. The food is delicious and cocktails both creative and delightful. The only areas where I see an inch of room for improvement are in the size of the menu and availability of some basic options behind the bar. But I'll keep coming back to enjoy this very new place and to see what the owners come up with next.
Great place great service fun to bring kids. Maybe a bigger food menu? Thank you.
Great place to bring your family for some lunch fun. Prices were very reasonable and the old school games were a lot of fun!
Great place! Yummy food, good drinks, great atmosphere!
Great time! Fair prices! Friendly staff and a family friendly atmosphere!
Wonderful place downtown to get together with friends or family and enjoy playing a few arcade games. Had the nacho special and luigi pizza and both were tasty.
It was truly amazing, decently priced and plenty to do. You’ll never want to leave!
Loved the atmosphere and games and the crew.was.great. was not happy with the skeleton bar, lots of beer but very very limited liquor and house mixed.drinks wernt not that good.
The food was good but I will say for the arcade it’s a bit pricy on some of the games like guitar hero for 4 tokens for one song and some machines were down when one I wanted to play so bad. Food was good a bit pricey but understandable the waiter was nice love the environment.
Great food and great games. Highly recommend. Great place for kids.
This was my second visit to PLAY and my guests were first timers; they really enjoyed the experience as well. Food was excellent and 99% of the games were working so thats a plus.
First time there. My grandson and I enjoyed it very much. We would return again, Recommend to all. Good value.
Best time so far. The drinks and food were amazing! I've come to expect nothing less of this amazing place. The games just make it so much better!
Love this place!!!!
Loved it. Will definitely be returning.
Great and unique addition to downtown New Bedford! Food is great and service is awesome!
Place was amazing, the staff is friendly, the game are fun, the food is great and it really is just an amazing spot to hang out at.
Good food
Good drinks
Good games
Although we enjoyed our food, the menu is very limited. Some of the games didn't function properly, which was a bummer especially since we had already put tokens in before we figured it out. Not sure if I would go back. Everyone should try it at least once. The concept is great, just needs tweaking.
Hi Lisa. Thank you for visiting and for your honest review. We're doing our best to navigate these difficult times with a new business, but we're working on expanding our menu soon (as soon as we're financially able). The games are vintage and unfortunately have their issues, but we're always happy to replace/refund any tokens if the machine didn't work. We hope you'll come back and visit again, and we'll keep working on improving everything to be sure you and your family enjoy it. Thanks!
The staff was excellent. They made sure all our needs were met. We were celebrating a birthday and they we're accommodating with cake and balloons that we had brought in. I would highly recommend it for a fun night out.
Love this place! 3rd time there & looking forward to going back again.
This place is such a flash from the past - made me feel like I was in high school again. We were promptly seated upon arrival and the table was right in the middle of the arcade side - loved it.
Fantastic food and service was on point.
Loved experiencing the retro games with my younger son.
This place is awesome
Great experience and great service
Amazing place with awesome staff. The food is amazing, especially the loaded tetras tots and all their drinks are video game themed. The games are so much fun. Some are having some problems which is to be expected but overall I will definitely be coming back.
Great blast to the past. Had the best service ever and the atmosphere is the coolest ever.
The food is incredible and I have never left Play hungry. Played some of the games after we ate. Boy am I rusty. LOL
So I would have to say Play is a 10, lots of fun for all ages. Love to see the faces as people walk into Play. They all look like they went back in time.
This place is great. Good food, love the vibe. I'm addicted to the garlic knots. Fun for kids and us grown-ups too.
It’s amazing and the food is delicious!
Super fun atmosphere and the people are so friendly. The buffalo chicken Mac and cheese pizza has my heart.
I love my experience there and the food was delicious it was so easy to book also
FAQs
You can order delivery directly from Play using the Order Online button. Play also offers takeout which you can order by calling the restaurant at (774) 202-7358.
Play is rated 4.8 stars by 79 OpenTable diners.
Yes, you can generally book this restaurant by choosing the date, time and party size on OpenTable. Due to local restrictions, this restaurant may not be accepting reservations at the moment.
