This place is just oozing with coolness. The first thing we did about this place was almost miss…read moreit entirely! It's seriously tucked away on the side of the old strip mall. We got in not long after they opened, please don't judge, on a weekend. The bartender was cool AF and we just loved everything about this spot. We played some free pool, drank some drinks, had jello shots and took photos in the photo booth. What's not to love?!

I was here with my friends for some pool and drinks. For context, we were not there very late…read more(maybe 9-10:30ish). My friends and I played some pool, had some drinks and then decided to leave. Before leaving, my best friend and I decided to go to the ladies room. Upon discovering that all bathrooms save one were full, we elected to go into the single available bathroom together. I will at this point acknowledge that there was a sign on the bathroom door that said "one person at a time" that we did not see initially. After entering the bathroom, but after I had disrobed to the point necessary to use the bathroom, we heard someone BEATING on the door saying only one person allowed at a time. We explained through the door that one of us was in the process of using the bathroom, and that we would be out shortly. The banging on the door continued, and, when I stated that I was mostly naked (to use the bathroom) this person returned "I bet you are." Once we were finished using the bathroom, this person ( a man who was identified as one of the owners by a friend, but not confirmed as such by me) aggressively confronted us about the bathroom policy, sayin we would be kicked out. I told him I was about to leave anyway, and that we'd only decided to go into the bathroom together once the other bathrooms were deemed full, and that, further, it was more efficient to use the bathrooms in pairs, where one person used it, while another washed their hands. He was not receptive to this feedback and further pointed to the sign. Upon walking away, the women he was with even stated that I was "such a b*tch", to which he did nothing. If this was an owner, I am appalled at the treatment of a patron. Had this been handled differently, I would have gladly offered an explanation and apology. Further, if this owner allowed his guest/date to insult me loudly across the bar, it makes me wonder what else they allow. If this is someone not affiliated with the bar, which, based on the passion of the affront, I doubt, I encourage the bar to better police their patrons, as this encounter made me feel very unsafe. I won't be back.

Hooligans is a gem of an arcade! $15 for unlimited play. Tons of machines -- think pinball, DDR,…read morecar racing, air hockey and so much more! It's definitely a great bargain. I took my 8 year old son to meet up with friends and they had a blast! We stayed for 3 hours and could have easily enjoyed playing for longer but it was already well past their bedtimes. I got to meet the owner (Ryan) and inquired about the character mural on the wall -- turns out he and a friend designed and painted it themselves! How cool! I didn't snap photos of the snack bar but there is one! Chips, cookies, fountain drinks, canned beers & ciders all for sale.

Friendly staff, clean facility, great bar for adults. They do allow birthday parties but we're just…read morehaving a fun day.

I'm back three years later to tell y'all ain't nothing changed! The service is still great! The…read moredrinks are always made with a smile. My new go to order is the honey chipotle, wings all flats! The fries are still great they haven't changed them.. love that! The did a refresh on the games in the back lobe that!

I wanted to love this place SO BAD!! There's an attached arcade!!…read moreAnd the staff was SO NICE and friendly and helpful and I loved the industrial, creative decor. But we'd spent the day at McWane Center and we were starving so we were there to EAT! The food looked gorgeous but it tasted very meh. The onion rings had too much breading on them, which I didn't think was possible, but here we are. The part of the breading next to the onion was mushy so that threw off the texture of the whole thing too. The burger was very much like a Whataburger. Even the lettuce smelled the same. I got The Standard and the bun of the burger was a little mushy (similar to Whataburger) and there was not much meat. For an $11 burger, I'm expecting more than a Whataburger. My middle kid likes everything on her burger and isn't picky at all and the loaded kid burger looked impressive but it was about the same as mine. Not awful, but not very good either. Very close to the same amount of meat. She's the queen of the Clean Plate Club and she only ate half. The fries were good but a somewhat too salty, the dip that came with the onion rings was excellent and we ended up using it for the fries. We had 2 adults and 3 kids and our meal was $63 before tip for 5 waters, 2 adult burgers, 2 kid burgers, a kid grilled cheese, and a basket of fries and onion rings (I thought I was ordering a "side" of fries, not realizing I actually ordered a basket and it was a lot of fries and onion rings). We don't mind spending money on good food, but the prices here don't align with what you get. No one was more disappointed than me, I've been wanting to eat here for FOREVER!!!

Our work group did a team building event at Activate. We had a ball!…read more This venue is located in Park South Plaza on Highway 31 in Vestavia Hills, next to Taziki's. Our manager paid for us to play 60 minutes. Before we went, we had to complete a waiver online and choose our game name. There were restrooms inside where you could change clothes (cause I heard if you are competitive, you would sweat a lot). They also have lockers - activated by a wrist key fob - so you could put your purse and keys somewhere safe. It's a dark area full of arcade rooms (maybe about 10 or 12 rooms in total). Each room has several games from which you can choose to play. Our group of 12 people were split into 3 teams of 4. The front desk attendant gave us all a wrist fob that we had to activate with our game account. The attendant explained how to play. Choose the game, all players scan their fob, then wait until the current team playing in the room exits before you go in. Scores are based on how well you do. If there is no one waiting outside the room after the game completes, you can move to the next level and continue playing. My team's first couple of games went so wrong and we questioned ourselves and our lives many times while playing. However, we got the hang of it and enjoyed ourselves so much! My favorite game was in the "Grid" room, where they called a color and the team had 5 seconds to get to a space with that color. So fun! If you are looking for a fun place to "be a kid again", this is the place to go!

Loved Activate!!! Glenn was so helpful and made our experience so fun. We enjoyed doing levels with…read morehim helping us and explaining how to work through them. Thanks Glenn

I had Living Social deals that I used on my most recent visit. They were a GREAT deal and if you…read morecan catch them, I highly recommend, as you basically double your money with it. We went for my birthday and it was a lot of fun. It was a weeknight and we had most of the games to ourselves. Most of the games worked, and the best one was the TMNT game, as 4 people can play together and it was tons of fun to play. Definitely a fun evening out together!

My reaction speed can be measured in hours not seconds, but I do enjoy a good game room for the…read morenostalgia even if I don't get any high scores. But BumperNets is not just a game room, they also have a sales floor and many of these games are also for sale. And they sell and service pool/billiards tables, air hockey tables and more. Very cool. Games are completely playable though 50 cents for me to get chased by ghosts in PacMan is a bit much. Pinball games including a "Game of Swords" style game were pretty neat. They also have game nights with tournaments and brackets!

This place is awesome! Everyone was so friendly and there's tons of games to play! Must stop by and…read morecheck it out! Wish we had one of these back home!

From the owner: Respawn Arcade is a place where gamers of all ages can come and play their favorites and find some…read morenew ones too!

Roughly 18/51 (17%) of their machines were out of service. They had all machines off until we went…read moreto play, hiding the obvious flaw of their machines. The few cabinets that did work, were flawed. The selection of games were limited, there were three shooter games, only two worked, majority of the games were clunky cabinets with sticky buttons, or stiff joysticks. The racing cabinets had bad steering wheels, where the slightest movement would throw you off track, or have you not move at all. I would not get the full day tier for ten dollars unless you genuinely believe that you could get more than three hours there. I personally barely got an hours worth of gameplay.

My kids love coming here! Such a fun time anytime we visit. Great price... skates in good condition…read moreand the staff is friendly! We have hosted a party here previously and it was great as well. Glad to visit anytime we can!

1st time here and we definitely will be back. My daughter attended a birthday party here. They have…read moreskating of course as well as laser tag. They have an arcade and vending machines. They also have food like nachos, pizza, drinks etc... to purchase.

We came for the lights on kid thing and it was well worth the five dollars to get in. Plenty of…read morecandy and a nice snack at the end. My kids were way more interested in the candy but we got a hot dog, drink, and some Cheetos. We'd definitely come back and do this again. There was one part that was a little scary but it was just because of the dark and my five and four year old made it through with no issues.

So much fun for the kids. I am so thankful for Nightmare at 3008 not only having a kids night but…read morehaving a sensory friendly time as well. My kids love 'scary' stuff but I think a haunted house would be way too scary. This was just perfect. All the characters were super sweet and the designs were lit up so they weren't as scary. My kids laughed and screamed with fun. They also had a sack lunch for the kids after they went through the haunted house. Thank you so much to them for the great time for my kids!

DONOT COME HERE, Jeanette was the rudest lane attendant I have ever had , was constantly on the…read morephone , outside smoking , & talking to her "buddies" She was basically being paid to socialize when I paid an arm and a leg to even bowl , I wish I would have gone to Bowlero the lanes are so much better and so is the service , owner if you would call him that was rude as heck to !!! DONOT RECCOMEND

Well took the family here with kids. Most of the arcades game were broken. Paid for bowling and the…read morekids needed bumpers but they put us on a lane without bumpers and when we ask if we can switch because the kids need bumpers but you guys didn't tell us the bumpers didn't work. They said we can't sorry and left the area. It wasn't that fun. It would have been more fun if more stuff was working properly.