Blairally Vintage Arcade

This place is pretty cool! We are visiting from San Diego and went in on Friday night not sure what to expect, it was packed! Nakasi brewery is right next door but at 11pm already closed on Friday so I assume that’s the reason for the crowd. They had a row of free pinball machines, and $ 4 beers! There were broken beer glasses all around the bar and more beer on the floor than people had drank, but in Oregon it seems like rugged thing is in. Kinda a nice change from perfect proper San Diego! Lol

This is a cool place to play some of the classic arcade games. They didn’t have a huge selection but it was still fun. It is more of a family oriented sort of environment. It’s worth checking out if you’re in the area.

Thanks for contacting me… I’m excited to check out the changes you’ve made! It’s really a fun place to hang out with friends!

I love the old-​school pinball machines and the video game arcades. Wish there were more of the game machines than the pinball games. But, regardless, it was fun and decently priced. I don’t drink, so I don’t know much else aside from them having a good soda selection. They don’t have enough seating, in my opinion. The djs that they get can be okay. I went on disco night for my friend’s zombie disco birthday party. It was fun, but we didn’t really have anywhere to sit and they didn’t play a lot of well-​known disco songs. The bar, itself, is hard to identify as a bar and thus it’s really hard to find. Parking is also hard to find. It’s a decent place to go every now and then, but definitely not the best.

A lot of great vintage arcade games that take you back! Great place to meet friends, watch a game, or bring the kids. Good bar food, too!

I’ve been twice. Lots of fun and games are $ 0.25, so not expensive. The bar tender was really nice and asked a guy to leave after he bothered me and my friends (we’re all women). He also remade our drinks for free because we were worried they had been tampered with. Everyone else at the bar was cool and I look forward to going back. Low-​key, fun, welcoming, safe environment. :)

Charged me and three of my friends to come in. Then wouldn’t serve any of us because we were ‘too drunk’. Left and bouncer said we were in there for «an hour» which is a lie.

Much fun. Joust, buck rogers, dr who, galaga all of my old college day favorites. They could stand to up scale the beer selection a bit but other than that this place is a bunch of fun.

Stopped in for the Wednesday night pinball tournament and landed $ 1 PBR’s. But wait, there’s more… Blair ally is amazing.
There are dozens of pinball machines from old school to new school in immaculate condition. There’s Galaxy and the whole Donkey Kong franchise. This is no low ball tavern, this is a dedicated living museum of the greatest pinball and video games ever imagined.
The bar is well stocked and tasty along with the bar menu.
If you are even remotely close (800 miles or less) get here and you won’t be disappointed.

I come for the pinball. The machines are great and he has some really classic machines (Bride of Pinbot, Whirlwind, Xenon) and great DMD machines (NBA Fastbreak, Jack-​Bot, Fish Tales). He’s got a bunch of cool EM machines, but I’m not much of an EM guy.
I understand servicing your own machines is a real task along with running a business; I just wish a few of the machines were just a little tightened up. A sticky flipper here and there, low power plungers/​flippers, some old rubbers and dying lights. Doesn’t stop my patronage though. I get it, you can’t just fix a pinball machine in a few hours, it takes some time and lost time is lost money.
Staff is just fine, they have always been very helpful and cool with me grabbing some change to grab some quarters. Beer selection is great. I don’t need staff to wait on my every need or act like a ray of sunshine. They’re people like you and me, they’re easy going.
It’s a perfect Friday relaxer. I’m in sales and when I’ve had a hard week this place evens me out and no one cares if I TILT every now and again ha.

Ok… we tried it out. It’s a bit divey, but the food was decent, the staff pleasant and it was an ok time. There are other arcades in the area that are better kept, so… your choice.

LOVE this arcade!!!
I love retro arcades in general. I grew up with 3 pinball machines and various table games in my home, so I seek out good pinball machines especially. My fav more contemporary machine is Elvira Scared Stiff, but I digress…
Blairally is a really big arcade that has what a lot of these newer retro acrades don’t — SPACE. Some places are very tight. I understand you’re going to get bumped when you’re playing in a bar — but if their main point is the games, have space for goodness sake!
They have a TON of older pinball machines here. Older, as in pre-​1970. aka — No digital score sign, kids. I was in heaven. My favorite here was Centigrade 37. (Perhaps a play on Fahrenheit 451?)
Many 80’s games as well.
Food and cocktails — but I didn’t really care about those. Great for kids and adults and definitely worth a stop for enthusiasts. Fun for the causal game player as well.
GO HERE if you love arcade games!

Love this place. Came here with my 10 year old son for an early dinner. Had awesome food, and got to play some great games :)

This is where the action in the Whit is! Blairally has so many great pinball machines and arcade games it’s like a paradise of arcade games. They also have a full bar and serve some pretty awesome eats.
What is really cool is there is something going on most nights. Their regular weekly scheduled events are pretty rad, like on Friday’s they have both Free Play Friday and 80’s night (Church of the ’80’s). Wednesdays there’s a regular tournament (called Pinball Knights) and Sundays there’s Game Show. But even if there isn’t something going on when you go, a good time is sure to be had by all.
They have a full bar with some fun house cocktails as well as a pretty good tap selection and an awesome selection of tall boys to choose from. They even offer a small but good selection of wine. Oh, and they have a pretty good selection of soda in the bottle too.
The food is sort of a mix of standard bar type fare (hot wings anyone?) and some pretty awesome sandwiches (I recommend the grinder and the club/​Dagwood) along with some comfort type food.
If you haven’t been to Blairally yet… you need to make it a priority to get in here already!

Alright, so we were a bit drunk (still are). This place was sweet, then I was told to take it easy on the indoor pinball machine, then sweet again. Bartender walks up to me with my next drink, tells me that «you need to slow down,» I roll a strike and the rest is only found in the Book Of Drunken History.“
Go here or strike out in life.
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A fun place to go and grab a drink with friends and play some older games. Fridays are free pinball which is great when you are wanting to do something without spending a lot of money. The place is a bit divey but is easy to look past.

I’m a child of the 80’s and I just returned to my childhood walking into this place!!! Ms. Pac-​Man, Centipede, TRON, Donkey Kong??? OMG! And only for 25 cents? Heaven. Though I did end up getting just as angry placing the games like I used to when I was a kid. At least now I can grab a good cheap beer while playing. :)
I would totally recommend this place to anybody in the area.

If you’re around 35 – 55 this shizz is right in your wheelhouse!
Vintage arcade games and pinball machines line the walls. There’s stuff like Donkey Kong, Defender, Robotron, Centipede, Street Fighter, etc. I was excited to finally get the chance to play Tron! That was one of the games that was always dominated by gangs of older kids when I was a young lad.
There’s probably more pinball machines than arcades, and not many of them are classics. There is a Playboy one and one for the Dr. Who fans. I was hoping for some really old school pinball machines, and there is one or two, but not much.
Blairally also has a bar with some good beer choices at reasonable prices.
Lots of nostalgic fun to be had here!

Great selection of vintage pinball games and stand up arcade games. The old school bowling games are great for groups of people. Also, they have a nice selection of local beers and ciders on tap. Game show on Sunday night is just about the best entertainment you can find. They have a new menu that has some great snacks and sandwiches. The outdoor stage is a great time over the summer and creates a nice outdoor area to eat and drink with friends.

Dropped-​in after dinner down the street on a Thursday night. It was quiet inside with maybe 5 other patrons. They had a decent selection of vintage video, pinball and ski-​ball in a very industrial setting. This is a Barcade and as a plus they do serve some local brews (like Ninkasi which is located next door). Got to hang out with some of my old «golden age» friends, battle aliens and Defend the planet from Invaders from Space. In a world of ubiquitous home consoles, it was great to play some vintage upright cabinet games.
This is a big space and I would like to see more vintage games filling the place. Nice blast from the past!