Pixel Bar Reviews Summary

Staff Friendliness and Helpfulness

Pros:

• "The staff are all really friendly and they know their way around a cocktail!"
• "Staff were so friendly and helpful and accommodated us at really short notice."
• "The staff are friendly, cheerful and helpful even at its busiest times."
• "All the staff were super friendly and helped us with any problems including when we had some ps5 technical difficulties."
• "The staff are lovely, the prices are actually good, and the drinks taste awesome!"
• "The staff are incredibly helpful and enthusiastic."
• "Absolutely fantastic place, great staff, selection of drinks, consoles and games!"
• "Staff are very friendly upon welcome and easily handled our request of the table and rented PC for the night."

Cons:

• "Attempts to flag down staff were met with delays and required persistence."
• "When you pay for a booth you shouldn’t be waiting for drinks."
• "The manager (?), an older ginger man, made our experience incredibly uncomfortable."
• "First time at the pixel bar. Went in, ordered a drink, waited upwards of half an hour, didn't get my drink, then was asked to leave our seats."
• "Booked a booth for me and my mates a week in advanced and called 15 minutes before my allocated time to hear that everything is booked and ready. To only find that all tables had become first come first serve."
• "We did eventually get a PS4 booth once some people had left. Staff did what they could to help, it wasn't their fault, but you should probably look at tweaking your booking system to avoid this as I was a bit miffed."

Cocktails and Drinks

Pros:

• "Amazing cocktails and amazing vibe."
• "Great value for money and good choice of cocktails."
• "Drinks were spot on - tasted like pop and before I knew it I was a bit tipsy, loved the Pokémon cards I got."
• "The cocktails were all brilliant plus paying for two only cost £11 so it was basically £5.50 per drink which is pretty excellent!"
• "Cocktails in happy hour are just perfect.. so many to choose from and gaming is fun."
• "I recommend the Estus Flask, and the food is amazingly good, even if I struggle to get the same thing twice, as the menu seems to change constantly."
• "Cocktails are amazing, the staff are so chill and engaging, the aesthetic is incredible and I never have a dull time whenever I visit."
• "The cocktails are 2-4-1 from 5-9pm or all the time if you're a student which makes them very reasonably priced, taste great and are actually quite strong."

Cons:

• "Drinks are not cheap, but are in line with other bars in the area."
• "Went for a friend’s birthday nice idea and was having a good time until we had to wait 30mins for our drinks."
• "Only negative point for me was the food, a bit too pricey for the quantity, spicy wings barely had any meat on them and the burger was tiny."
• "Food was very pricey, realised when we walked past the place they get their food from they change double the price."
• "Great place, cocktails were really nice, staff were amazing, friendly, welcoming and hilarious! Can get busy but it’s a great atmosphere and why wouldn’t somewhere so great to be, be busy!"
• "Great little place located Underground with an enjoyable, if not crowded atmosphere. Drinks being pretty expensive, but worth the money, especially if you buy the Multi drink deals and split them among friends."

Gaming Experience

Pros:

• "There are a ton of game inspired cocktails, a great variety of drinks, and plenty of games to play if you're into it."
• "Whilst on a day out in Leeds city centre with my brother and our friend, we decided to check out this geeky bolt hole, and were not disappointed!"
• "It has it all really, food from Almost Famous, delicious, reasonably priced cocktails, great selection of beers on draft, and enough games to shake a stick at, what’s not to love?!"
• "My favourite! One of my all time favourite places. One time an old family friend Pete had a PC fall on him and he broke his skull and spine and died almost instantly, so I'm gonna have to bump the review down a bit."
• "There is a great selection of games to play, so you can meet up with friends to battle it out over a game of (eg.) Mario Kart together!"
• "I suggest just use your home computer. I was using the pcs for about an hour then the bartender came and told me I have to leave because the university esports society is here."
• "I wasn't there for it but my mate Pete had 'is 'ead crushed by a pc a few nights ago, quite tragic, but as consolation they did send me a free drink so all's well that ends well in my book. Miss you Pete!"
• "Absolutely amazing place!! Wonderful staff and amazing venue fit for anyone even slightly into video games. Honourable mention to Wokesy for hosting the Pixel quiz and for being a welcoming and fun presence around the bar!"

Cons:

• "However, at 9:25, with no one coming to fetch us, we headed to the bar and faced a noticeable lack of attention."
• "The advance booking for 9:30 went smoothly, and despite arriving early, the delay in getting our booth wasn't a major issue."
• "Once assistance was secured, the staff member was helpful in promptly setting up our booth. However, there was a discrepancy with the gaming options—I had requested PlayStation, Xbox, and Switch, but only PlayStation and Switch were available."
• "Went as a group of 3 and used the ps5. £8 and hour for the ps5. However all of the remotes were damaged and had stick drift or stuck buttons which was a shame, they only had ps4 games downloaded too so it took away from the excitement of playing a ps5 for the first time."
• "I was using the pcs for about an hour then the bartender came and told me I have to leave because the university esports society is here. I'm not sure why they have priority but I wish they were upfront about it beforehand."
• "Fantastic place! Staff are very friendly. Covid measures work really well, plenty of hand sanitizer's around. Drinks and snacks can be ordered off the app and food can be ordered by scanning a barcode which uses the Almost Famous Menu."
• "Pixel bar has some really good gaming PCs and consoles however sadly the bar is very close to the gaming area and music is extremely loud - you can hear it through your headphones when on the PCs which is very distracting."
• "Visited this amazing place yesterday as part of our granddaughters birthday celebrations. We all had so much fun.The staff were polite and very helpful guiding us every step of the way .We will definately be back.⛳🥰"