Joshua Horst

Review of Quarter Barrel

Tasty gourmet food that was well priced. A 12" piz...

Tasty gourmet food that was well priced. A 12" pizza and an order of onion rings was just right for two people.

Our server Jay was very friendly and attentive. The food was up fast too.

The craft beer was good, but it was expensive. To be fair there were cheaper options, but I wanted to give their beer a shot. Out of the two I tried (English Bitter and Belgian Ale), I preferred the Belgian.

Many of the best arcade games are here (Pacman cabaret, Ms. Pacman, Donkey Kong & DK Jr., Defender, Galaga, Centipede, and more). I don't know of any place in the area that can boast having these titles. Some games did have noticeable issues like missing sound (TMNT) or a clunky/wrong joystick (DK), but most are working just fine. At their age, I'm sure the machines need frequent maintenance or parts, so it's understandable that some machines are in queue for repair.

Also several pins. I'm not much on pinball, but there are 5 or 6 there.

All in all it's a quality restaurant, and to my knowledge nothing else in Cedar Rapids is offering a classic arcade atmosphere. I hope this establishment is around for many years to come. CR really needed a place like Quarter Barrel.

Go and check 'em out if you haven't yet!

Edit: Thanks for the response. I figured that maybe TMNT was an annoyance, and it's close to the bar. Not sure if it has attraction noises. Have a good one!