Address: Basement, 89, 91 Wardour St, London W1F 0UB, United Kingdom
Phone: +442072872157
Rating: 4.1
based on 180 reviews.
Staff and Service
Pros:
"The staff were friendly, and helped me when a machine took my coin."
"The staff were super friendly, and the arcade itself was a decent size with a wide variety of arcade machines."
"Staff are quite nice and friendly if you have any issues, like cabinets eating your pounds."
"Staff members are amazing! They are thorough with ID checks when you go upstairs."
"The staff is also very friendly and helps changing money, for example."
"If you put money into the machine, you can always get something sorted out by the staff if you ask them nicely."
"Very cool aesthetic! The security guard was really nice and friendly."
Cons:
"No toilets asked a worker and he just said no, afterwards tried playing tekken 6 but the machine didn't work."
"Awful Service, non existent communication. I tried to contact this arcade three times - by calling using phone, sending an email on their website and lastly through Twitter. I did not hear back from them by any method."
"Good selection of machines, shame about the security guard."
"The costumer service feels more like a battle between the staff and the several kids around there."
"There were no staff whatsoever and a few machines out of service."
"Arcade game (Time Crisis 4) crashed (blue screen) and I lost the change I'd put in. Told security guy, who saw the machine had crashed, but acted like I was trying to scam him and then walked off."
"I think the security is made up with the burglars because it keeps on happening, I'm not the first case."
Game Selection and Quality
Pros:
"Excellent choice of Rhythm, dance, driving etc. games."
"A great little array of multiplayer shooting, racing and beat em up games."
"Fantastic selection of arcade machines, especially Japanese music & rhythm games."
"Pretty much the only arcade left in London. They've got a Taiko no Tatsujin machine (drumming), 3 Pump It Up machines (dance) with a few K-pop songs."
"Best arcade in London by a stretch. Has everything from; Mario Kart, Pump It Up 20th Anniversary Edition, Pump It Up 2015, Tekken 7, Tekken 6, Street Fighter IV, Street Fighter V, Time Crisis, Dragon Ball Fighter Z, Air Hockey, Pool, as well as an arcade machine that has a great amount of classic arcade games."
"One of the better gaming arcades in the UK, and arguably the best for rhythm games!"
"They have three pool tables, two ice hockey tables, three dance machines, one guitar hero, plenty of racing (including Mario kart), 2 quebeats, and other Japanese arcade machines."
Cons:
"Not a 'fun' arcade at all but one where people seem to stay at the same machine for ages trying to beat a high score etc."
"One racing machine wouldn't accept any money, the one next to it had broken steering, no self centering."
"The game machines I tried were old and janky, the Groove Coaster one is near inaudible and the controls were barely responsive."
"Used to be much better before COVID. When we came, a lot (and I mean ~7) of the machines were broken with nobody there to fix them."
"This is a Good arcade although a lot of the machines are broken and the quality of the screens are not good."
"Fairly small, but that doesn’t stop me from having fun! The machines are usually in fine quality, but when i came, SVBX was broken, and some other popular rhythm games were also broken."
"Most of the arcade games were running, although some weren't functioning."
Amenities and Accessibility
Pros:
"It's in an area of Soho that has a lot going on nearby such as bars, pubs, clubs, restaurants, and multiple close stations."
"Cool, has a lot of stuff and the Initial D Passes for the Japanese game."
"Small arcade but are jam packed with such a variety of games to play, and they even have a couple of pool tables!"
"Lovely arcade with a nice selection of games if you're starved of choice."
"Interesting arcade in the Soho area. Where are plenty of different arcade machines (driving, shooting, dancing, guitar hero and so on) 3 pool tables and cold water machine."
"Great place to visit with friends, be warned though it can be costly here. There are also no public toilets."
"A place run by gamers, for gamers, with all the latest imported machines, a haven for rhythm gaming."
Cons:
"The arcade has no toilets, no way to get money from your credit card and several machines are Japanese with no English instructions."
"Shame the rhythm drumming game was out of order and the other didn't like the newer £1 coin."
"There were no toilets. There was no place for food or drink, but you also couldn't bring in your own."
"It's also very dark down there and not very welcoming would recommend if you want a quick bit of fun in Soho."
"It is quite cramped with lack of good airflow as the place felt very stuffy and hot."
"Charming place but too many problems. Arcade machines do not take the new pound coins so you are left unable to play them."
"Only one thing: while they do have a machine to exchange notes into coins, there are no atm closeby."
Atmosphere and Experience
Pros:
"The atmosphere is nice and people are generally nice and polite, especially when its busy."
"Had an amazing time, perfect for rhythm game fans."
"People are nice, and the people that play the dancing games are good at them and it's quite entertaining to watch."
"Overall, a really fun place to go with your friends or on a date and kill some time."
"Sort of a hidden gem, doesn't get too crowded and is a great place to go with friends or even a date."
"Additionally, when a friend of mine left her phone behind, the kind patrons also handed it into security rather than taking it for themselves and she was able to retrieve it from them."
"Beautiful neon lights and friendly atmosphere."
Cons:
"Does get quite hot and the equipment could do with more cleaning."
"Machines are very loud and I know that's to be expected from an arcade however I feel like they are too loud."
"This place is so tiny, cramped, hot, LOUD, and overall provided a pretty nightmarish atmosphere."
"Very lacklustre if I’m honest, quite a small space for the amount of people that frequent it."
"It can get really crowded and hectic with all the different games fighting to be the loudest."
"Total waste of an afternoon going there."
"I have honestly never had such a disappointing experience at a arcade."