I recently with a group and found it to be a pretty good spot for a casual outing. The food was decent, prices were fair, and the service was friendly and welcoming. It's definitely set up well for large groups, especially with the variety of games. A few minor issues stood out--some areas around the games felt a bit sticky, probably from kids, and several machines were unfortunately out of order. I also noticed a few older individuals hanging around the game area, which felt slightly off, as they seemed to be waiting to scoop up prizes. Overall, it was an enjoyable experience, but a little extra maintenance would make it even better for families and groups." read more

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Waited over 20 minutes in the barely busy restaurant just for getting a drink order. To boot, when the waitress finally came our way, she served someone else ahead of me and I walked away. Not a good way to do business by any means! read more

Did not have any food , they had a huge restaurant and it was mostly empty . We did go in on a Sunday night . Had a couple of drinks while the kids were at the arcade. The area was clean, well maintained. read more

The Rec Room - Canadian (New) Near Me - Calgary, Alberta

Couldn't get a drink or food here if I tried. Waited 10 min. Even a cleaner came through... still no sevice. read more

The Rec Room - No one here? - Canadian (New) Near Me - Calgary, Alberta

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I wanted to thank Ashley, the manager, as she made my 4 year old grandson and my date day special. He is obsessed with transformers but found the game too loud. She came to our table and engaged with him and made him feel special and then went and turned the sound down on the game. We ended up playing for 30 mins and also gave us a few credits to keep playing. Great service from our server as well and we both had a blast. Will be going again for sure. Thanks and keep up the good work read more

This is a huge barcade connected to Deerfoot Mall complete with a sports bar, claw machines, and ticket earning arcade games for prizes. Highly recommend for a fun kids day out of the house. Staff are super friendly and the food menu meets expectations for this venue. Their salmon pasta last time was a bit over ambitious at a high price point and too much oil for me personally, but their flat breads are great. I had their chicken club yesterday and the thick cut bacon in there next to the chicken was noticeably excellent. I devoured the poutine which has my favorite kind of dark gravy. Scope out some of their menu deals that include free game credits, some of them have amazing value almost making the food cost just a few bucks! I've been a few times here and their games are usually 99 percent working too and have an awesome variety of game types and titles. read more

The Rec Room - Chicken club comes with amaze thick cut bacon. Sub dark gravy poutine @therecroomca - Canadian (New) Near Me - Calgary, Alberta

Rec Room has a plethora of fun and unique games, great for all ages. The bar and seating area is conveniently located across from the games area, not to create traffic. The upstairs is surprisingly big, with another smaller bar next to a stage for events. As well as the general arcade games, you are able to play Ping Pong, Golf, Snooker, and more. Immensely busy around weekends. If you are able to go on a weekday you'll enjoy it much more, unless you like waiting 20 minutes to play PacMan. Would recommend very much for a fun evening/night out, a great place to take friends, family or even a date. Gets very busy, so service can be sketchy, but generally good and have enjoyed the food. Can't complain about the pricing too much really. Bar staff are very lovely. Staff in games area, and gift shop are more than not on their phone or talking in corners avoiding customers. Card and point system, allowing for gift cards is cool. read more

Great place for a big kid like me. I like the concept. Definitely make a great place for a work social event. Upstairs they have games. They do have virtual snowboarding, shooting, air hockey and virtual golf for bigger kids like me. They have food served downstairs. I mean food there was ok. Not like wow. Yes this place attracts a younger crowd. read more

The Rec Room - Canadian (New) Near Me - Calgary, Alberta

Good bar and pretty good food but so many machines were out of order. The upkeep is lacking for sure as about 15 of the games were not working or just took your tokens. The DJ playing was also pretty good. Would go back if they fix the place up. read more

The arcade machines were radical but there is this one game named Pong and it's busted but me and my friend didn't know that so we wasted 40 of our points on it. When you cash out all of your tickets for prizes, there is not much you can get because you need plenty of tickets just to get a small snickers bar. And also, the Nacho Cheese kinda tastes like Ranch. But most of the arcade machines and stuff are actually pretty good I guess. read more

Amazing loved the vibe it really interests me if its possible for me to work here as a 14 year old

Think of this place as an adult Chuck E Cheese. Great place for people of all ages especially for the kids.It's huge and is an entertainment center with lots of different games A great variety of games, new and old however a bit pricey. I do love that everything is linked on your bracelet, so no tickets or tokens to carry around. It's great that you can grab a beverage while you/your kids play games. The food was ok, but the prices were a little high for what you get. We ordered a bunch of appies and I would say the nachos and wings were definitely under whelming (so much lettuce on nachos that it made it so soggy). Pizza was good but the service in the restaurant is very slow. Lots of improvement to be made. Hopefully next time it will be better. read more

The Rec Room - The Rec room. - Canadian (New) Near Me - Calgary, Alberta

Went in to buy a gift card for Christmas and went straight to The Pumps to get an injected donut. I picked the depth charge and got vanilla custard injected into it... It didn't taste any better than a Boston Creme from Tim Hortons. I'll try the restaurant next time. read more

The Rec Room - Canadian (New) Near Me - Calgary, Alberta

3.5 This place was pretty cool. It's super big so I would assume that there's rarely a wait for a seat in the restaurant. High ceilings so it feels extra spacious. They can definitely accommodate it large parties and it seems like a great place to watch sports. The ambiance is very loud. Games games games galore! This place has soooo many games that are pretty standard in arcades/barcades but there were def some that I've never seen before! I had a fun time playing. I was able to snag a cool dinosaur stress ball with my tickets! As for the food, we just ordered a couple drinks and an appetizer from the happy hour menu: the 2 drinks on the menu and the 3 cheese artichoke dip. Each item was $6 that we ordered. The dip was pretty tasty but small. You get what you pay for! The drinks were quite tasty as well but nothing spectacular. read more

I wish this place had an adults only night. Even if it was just one night a week say after 11pm? Just a suggestion! As an adult I'd like to play some of these games, have some drinks, play pool and enjoy the music but the amount of kids dominating the place is overwhelming. It's for kids and their parents I get it. But kid-less people seeking a place to go for date night might get turned off. read more

In the states we have Dave & Buster but the Rec Room is SO much better! This two story, adult and child friendly space is filled with both "traditional" to virtual games, ping pong tables, pool tables and a surround sound bar and restaurant! Whoot! As for the restaurant, we opted for calamari and a lasagna which were both decent for this sort of establishment! They also served up free popcorn! Definitely recommend coming here for family or date night! read more

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We had a work function at this property and there are a lot of 'pros' including ample parking, ability to facilitate large groups, lots of space, unique and funky decor. Unfortunately, it's just not my kind of place. There is a lot of noise, it's a glorified arcade and the food service was slow at best. Of interest, I received the BILL for my drink before I was even served my drink. I refused to pay until I had drink in hand, then I was approached for payment when I was in the food line. I think the format is very challenging for the servers. I don't blame her for not wanting to be shorted, but maybe deliver the drink with the bill next time when facilitating a 'pay-as-you-go' customer. It's not worth it, in my opinion, however I didn't give a one star because some of the group seemed to enjoy it. read more

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I have been hearing mixed reviews from people for many months now. I have wanted to go to get my own opinion but the only issue was that this place is all the way on the other side of the city from where I live. I live in the deep south and it is in the deep north (past the airport). So I knew that when I went I had to be committed. That is why when my friends decided to have a joint birthday there- it was great! When I walked in the first thing I noticed is that it reminded me of a casino in Las Vegas. You have option- you can sit and eat food in the restaurant, you can go to the stand up bar, they have a separate room called the "garage" for bigger groups that want a sit down meal and to stay with their friends that only has 4 big table sin it. There is a walk up "fast food" bar and there is also a restaurant where you can only get poutine, but about 6 different kinds of poutine such as to say if you want something to eat but can't get into the restaurant or something along those lines. The pricing I thought was very reasonable for tickets to play games. The tickets also last you a long time because generally at every game there is a line so to use 200 tickets- you think they will go fast but they don't. Especially when your with your friends. If you want to play an individual game it isn't bad but if you want to challenge people it will take longer to be able to get both of you on the same machine. They have games for everyone- riding games on motorcycles or cars, fake beer pong, piano playing games, sports games like basketball or football, brain memory memorization challenging games, piano playing games, fishing games with a rod and all, etc. The only upsetting part is the part about alcoholic beverages pricing. I got a cesar and expected it to be about $8 which is above average for a Cesar... it was $12!!! && it was the worst Cesar I have had in my life! It was so spicy when I asked for no spice and was full of chunks! It also came with a pickle, salami and egg on top but the egg was disgusting because it was like a "picked egg" it was extremely vinegary. I was so disappointed with the cesar. However, drafts are a decent price and they have Okanagon on tap which is an Apple Cidar that I was impressed with. They have an upstairs which is awesome too. It has a bar, couches, stage and more tables and a big screen and lots of the free games like ping-pong and pool. I like that they offer free games for you to play while your waiting for the line to die down for other games. Overall, good place! I hope it lasts! I don't know if I will be going back here anytime soon but it is only because I live so far away but now I know what all the hype is about. read more

The Rec Room - Bags of popcorn - Canadian (New) Near Me - Calgary, Alberta

Great place for chilling with friends and casual dining I love the large space & decor Very appropriate for large parties Server/ Host knowledge: 4 Server/host attitude: 4.5 Fast service: 4 Food Menu: 4 Drinks Menu: 4 Food quality: 4 Food Portion: 4 Ambience: 4.5 Distance to other tables: 4.5 Cleanliness: 4.5 Comfort: 4.5 Waiting time to get seated: 5 Price: 4 read more

The Rec Room - Hot smoked salmon Benedict & giant pretzel - Canadian (New) Near Me - Calgary, Alberta

I had been hearing that the Rec Room was crazy busy ever since they opened this fall. Not wanting to deal with the evening crowds, I made my first visit during the quieter weekend brunch time. The brunch menu features deluxe versions of breakfast favourites including eggs benedict with smoked salmon on mushroom caps and a bacon sandwich using pea-meal bacon on a brioche bun. For my meal, I ordered the skillet breakfast: a skillet with a base of smashed potatoes topped with cheese curds, beef brisket, onions, beer cheese sauce and two eggs. I'll admit I didn't read the menu very well and didn't realize the dish came with a cheese sauce in addition to the cheese curds. I found this made the dish a little too heavy. Some tomatoes or other vegetables would have helped brighten up the skillet. However, this was helped by one of the side dishes of arugula salad with vinaigrette. The other side was smashed potatoes which, while delicious, were redundant to the same potatoes included in the dish itself. My table-mate ordered the "Eggs in Purgatory", which is also tried. I preferred this meal, which consisted of two eggs poached in a slightly spicy tomato sauce served with foccacia and the same arugula salad. I don't usually do the whole "cocktails with breakfast" thing, but I did see that there were several breakfast cocktails on the menu. I did enjoy that a mini bag of popcorn is offered when you are seating, in lieu of the standard "table bread". The Rec Room offers something for everyone: restaurant, full bar/hangout and games. After just having the food, I would return to taste the full menu. read more

The Rec Room - From the brunch menu: Eggs in Purgatory - Canadian (New) Near Me - Calgary, Alberta

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Excellent all the way!!! Great for families!!! The service the food that entertainment, All amazing

Brutal service in the three10 bar. These guys aren't here to serve beer. Infact totally convinced they don't even know how to pour a beer - caused I watched. Second bad experience while on site here and taking a break from gaming. Sadness for sure. Delay, ignored, delay, acknowledged, delay, order made, delay, bad pour, apology, delay, would you like food? Uh...no read more

Attended a catered event here. The food was excellent as was the service. The catered menu included a salad, entrée and dessert. We were so full afterwards. I had Caesar salad, Rotisserie chicken (with an amazing gravy that I ran out of way too fast, garlic mashed potatoes and asparagus), and Bumbleberry crisp. All were delicious. My husband had a chocolate cream pie (in a mason jar) short rich and sweet, definitely for chocolate lovers, but really rich on the back end of such a large dinner. The rec room also makes some cool cocktails like the glamour (great for malibu lovers) and the strawberry basil lemonade. Nice wine and beer list too. They also have a walk up bar that includes in house made doughnuts, but we are so full we couldn't try one even if we wanted. The entertainment factor here is great! Love the video games, especially the giant space invaders and Pacman. I really wanted to try the transformers game, but it was busy, and they were pretty into it. I would highly recommend for a fun night out with friends, bachelor / bachelorette party or corporate events. We had a great night! read more

The Rec Room - Best Caesar salad I've had in a restaurant in a while! - Canadian (New) Near Me - Calgary, Alberta

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We had a fun time checking this arcade bar out! The space is fairly large with tons of fun games. Staff was super nice as well! We did have the place almost to ourselves as we went middle of the day on a week day. But it was so fun and we will definitely be back! read more

The games are okay. Dave and buster like for those in the know. The three-10 restaurant is a little sucky. My trad beer is definitely contaminated with some something ipa-y. We got the spinach dip, and the waitress told us that people usually order another order of pita, because people run out. So we did, and even still we ran out. Maybe they should figure shit out and realize maybe they're under-serving the amount of pita for the dip and serve a few more to start... And the overall wait for food was ridiculous and it's empty as fack... been here an hour and still waiting for food actually... so yeah, food service sucks ass. read more

I'm going to give this low stars because the games side of the rec room is great but the restaurant Three10 was a disaster and there is no separate place to rate that. We had reservations for 9 people at 6:15, 4 of us arrived at 6 and were told we couldn't sit until 70% of the party had arrived so we were just standing in the busy entrance awkwardly getting in peoples way for about 15-20 minutes. Next we were seated, and after a few minutes someone comes up and asks us for drinks, we all order drinks, and they take about 15 minutes to come out. At this point we are still waiting for 2 people to show up so we held off ordering any food for about 10 minutes. Eventually the rest of the party show and we all order food. It then took at least 45 minutes for our food to arrive, 2 people had ordered appetizers which came at the exact same time as the main, wrong foods were given to us and were all mixed up, and we got drinks on our table that no one ordered that were still added to our bill. Food was good, I will say that, but then once we were done it was back to the bad service of waiting for our things to be taken, bill to come, machine to pay etc. There was also a tip already added into all of our bills because we had a party and I can confidently say right now the tip amount I was made to pay was not deserving for the service we received at all. I am always one to tip well hard working workers but this was just a mess. Basically we arrived at 6, were seated at 6:20 ish, and didn't leave the restaurant until close to 9. So unless you want a long night of waiting, don't go to Three10. read more

Came to the Rec Room on Thursday after work. Not busy. We sat in the downstairs restaurant and the service was soooo slooowww....???? We waited over an hour for our dinner orders. It wasnt busy so we had no idea what was taking so long...couldn't find our waitress anywhere.. maybe she was on her hour long lunch break? We were giving the Rec Room another try as the last time wasn't great.....FAIL....done with this place. read more

Make sure you have an hour to wait for your food. Surface is worse. Seem to cater to large groups and forget about everyone else. Got food finally, cold one person at table had to wait another 10 min for hers. Do not wast your money! read more

This place has a lot more hype than it deserves. It's a fun place with lots of games and different things to do, but if you're planning on staying a long time there's no point. You finish all of the arcade games within 30 minutes to an hour, and then after that there's not really anything else to do. You barely get enough points to get any of the good prizes, so you might as well just buy them. The price is fair, you pay 30 dollars for a lot of points on a card that lets you play at least twice for all of the machines. All in all a good experience, but nothing different from going to the arcades at a movie theatre or the one in Cross Iron. At least at Cross Iron Mills the prizes are achievable. read more

We went there as a group. The ambiance was good and the interior is very modern. I wasn't very impressed by the service. Our guy server thought it was very confusing for him to deal with a big group with separate bills. For a place like this, having big groups paying separately shouldnt be something new. They should already have a system for situations like this. He was worried about giving the food to the wrong person. But we know what we ordered so all they had to do is bring the food, announce the dish to the groups and give it to whoever claims for it. Though he did get every order and bill right in the end. I liked our lady server. She comes by updating us when our order will come. Our orders took forever to arrive though but they arrive all at the same time. I asked if it's a busy night for them and he said yes but he said usually on a Friday and Saturday. It's Thursday today. How long has this been opened anyway? Big place = more people = lots of orders! The food wasnt that great as well. The porkchops were dry, bland, and tough! The bison lasagna tasted something that's made from home-which means nothing special. The calmares and pizza wasn't tasty. To compensate for the delayed food, they gave us wristbands that's has $20 credits to us in the arcade area. I like the vibe and the the modern design but I'd prob won't come back here anymore. read more

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I didn't know what to expect when I walked into this restaurant/arcade, and was pleasantly surprised. It's a huge space which I believe was a furniture store, and before that Sears. The transformation is incredible. We were greeted upon entry by a gentleman and also were two hostesses one of which seated us at our table. To the right is the eating area, and to the left is the arcade. It looks like there is additional seating upstairs, but I never had a chance to go and see what was actually up there, I ordered the Three ten Burger, and it was juicy and flavorful. It also came with a side of fries. My older son had a pizza, which looked tasty as well. My youngest had the chicken bites, that was on the kid's menu. It tasted good and came with gravy and the side that he chose was the garlic mashed potatoes. All the items we tried were very good and I have to say was a nice surprise. I'll definitely be back to try what else they have on the menu. Also the arcade has to be one of the biggest in the city. Although we didn't try the arcade out, I may have to next time when I have no time constraints. One final note. Kids are allowed in until 10:00 p.m. read more

The Rec Room - 310 burger - Canadian (New) Near Me - Calgary, Alberta

Oh come on, for a Dave & Buster's copycat, I was pretty thrilled. The atmosphere was loud and noisy as expected. The games were funny and new but I have a few comments regarding the food service. First of all, may be a new venue but poor management of service. We were hoping for good food and drinks but the service had been mediocre from the beginning. Second, do not order the organic salmon, it came barely seasoned, the green salad was sparingly dressed and the sauce was not delectable. Third, I felt that the waiters were on training and they could not remember an order if their lives depended on it. Overall, I was thoroughly disappointed by the experience. I lost my heyday and I am looking elsewhere.... read more

Great option for families for kids to play and parents dine in the restaurant. Video games and ping pong were on the hit list when my family and I were last here. The kids enjoyed all the gaming options and were fully entertained- so I could say worth the cost of wristband and credits. As for the restaurant, it is a little pricy for what you get food wise- I have been here twice now and have only eaten pizza - while the toppings were intriguing and actually tasty, and the crust not too thick, it is still a bit pricy compared to other thin crust pizza options in the city. Unlimited popcorn is a nice touch when they remember to bring it. The kids meals were a good price for all the food included, even a large delicious dessert donut. Kind of a pricy afternoon of entertainment - but could be worth it once in a while, as there are fun food and entertainment options for both kids and parents. Not sure if this deal is an introductory special, but when you sit down to eat at the restaurant, purchase the wristband and credits from your server where they are cheaper than buying them from the gaming side alone. read more

I was excited for The Rec Room to open up as I fondly remember the whack-a-mole and skee ball days of my childhood. We made dinner reservations and I had "The Bounty" pizza ($16) with roasted wild mushrooms, grilled potato, spinach, ricotta, parmesan sauce, lemon zest, and extra virgin olive oil. It was pretty good, but I'd say to leave out the olive oil drizzle, as the pizza itself was already quite oily. Overall, there was nothing wrong with the food, but I'm not dying to return. Our server was very nice though, and since it was the first few weeks of opening, they had a special offer for the games as well. They provide you with a bracelet which you load up with tokens, and then you swipe the game card at the machine. A lot of the games were just adaptations of phone games (ex: flappy bird, plants vs zombies, etc) which left me feeling like I didn't have a lot to choose from. I have heard from some friends that have gone a second time, and they have changed some of their games so that there's less time to play (and therefore less points) which is disappointing to hear. I'd say the Rec Room would be a neat place to go if you haven't been before, but not somewhere I could see myself going regularly. I was also holding a heavy winter jacket that I wanted to drop off in my car outside, but the security made me coat check it? (It was free, but the line was quite long) so I found that a bit weird. read more

This is my second review of this place, & I wish I could say it was better than the last but sadly not. Went for dinner with an out of town guest then over to play some games. Dinner was fine, service was slow, food was a sold 7/10 but it was fine, we weren't in a hurry. We went down to play some games & wanted to ran another drink from The Shed in the games area. We got to the front of the line, ordered our drinks from an impatient bartender then went on our way. I took a sip of my vodka soda & it was very clearly not vodka soda. Being that I paid $10 for it I took it back up the bar, politely told him that I think he had poured gin by accident & that's when the night went down hill. He actually said the words "I poured Smirnoff, I know what I poured. If you want another one you have to pay for it. You think you know better because you tasted it? Well I saw myself pour it." Taken aback I asked for a manager who came down & barely handled the situation. Not a single sincere apology for the rude service just a "make her another drink" then an "I'll talk to him" and sent me on my way. I can get over the fact the drink was wrong, it was a busy night, the line was long. Not a big deal at all, not upset in the slightest but how it was handled? Yeah, never again. Been there twice & I have yet to leave with a good taste in my mouth. Games are fun, the staff in the prize room SUPER polite & helpful. The restaurant side? Meh. I can get subpar food & treated better elsewhere. read more

Very Soso expensive food. The atmosphere is good but I recommend eating beforehand. Half of the establishment is bar and the menu is very sparse. I was hoping for more appies and finger foods. The pool table and ping pong table area was very nice and encourages lounging, I just wish the whole place was like this instead of the huge bar/restaurant area. read more

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My fiance and I went to the bar area and 1 of the bartender did not greet or in any form acknowledge us we waited at least 5 mins it may not seem long but to be able to walk by us at least 6x you'd think we'd get noticed, made us wonder if the bar was closed that guy just really disliked his job. Thank God someone came and helped us with our drinks it might have been the manager he was wearing a colored dress shirt different from the other staffs. But if it wasn't for him I would have given a really bad rating because of mr.grumpy but I cant just base it on one single person. Because Other than that useless grumpy miserable looking bartender the other staffs were pretty nice and the security people were amazing and manager did his job right, to insure we got the service we deserve manager knows what costumer service is about. Thank you. We had an amazing time read more

Great place to bring kids! Staff named "Mike" was awesome with customer service and you will not get bored at "The Rec Room". read more

We stupidly went there on family day and it was far far far too crowded. None of the games in the whole facility were available and they all had long lineups of people waiting to try them. We were starving so we said instead will eat at the restaurant and then play again later when there's less crowd but unfortunately there was over an hour and a half lineup just for the restaurant (this is at 3 PM. 3 PM is shoulder time stuck between lunch and dinner it should not be that long to wait.) So we wandered around for quite a while and watched other people playing, I think my kids got maybe two games to play and then finally they let us into the restaurant. Long story short it was terrible, we ordered chicken and two burgers and fries and I had an onion soup. The soup and the chicken were fine but the burgers and fries were stone cold. The waitress didn't seem that impressed when I complained -she acted like I was an annoyance. Plus she hadn't come to check on us in over 45 minutes and all of our water glasses were empty. Plus in total the whole meal took over two and a half hours and cost over $100 for two adults and two teenagers and no alcohol. That's insane. The waitress eventually did apologize and she brought us free desserts but the kitchen is so unorganized, they're only dessert options are a strawberry sundae or English toffee putting with ice cream, or chocolate pudding.. Those are three really strange options...... Personally I love toffee putting but it's an acquired taste it has some strange spices in it and it really doesn't cater to kids, even though obviously this is an indoor games restaurant which totally caters to kids...And by then we were so sick of the place and wanted to get out of there so fast we just asked for our desserts to go but of course that doesn't work for the ice cream and also they had just run out of pudding anyway. This kitchen really really needs help. All the waitresses were complaining about the chefs and evidentially earlier in the day there was actually a three hour wait for peoples food. There is no excuse for that -clearly they need more staff and better staff. The waitresses excuse was they were unorganized because they're opening a new location in Toronto and that is taking all the managements energy. Whatever. With service like this they're not going to have me visiting back again anytime soon. read more

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Their food used to be better, the quality has been deteriorating and the wait is long. Hope they will turn for the better soon.