The Rec Room
The Rec Room
3.5
Game & Entertainment Centres
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4:00 PM - 11:00 PM
Monday
4:00 PM - 11:00 PM
Tuesday
4:00 PM - 11:00 PM
Wednesday
4:00 PM - 11:00 PM
Thursday
4:00 PM - 11:00 PM
Friday
4:00 PM - 12:00 AM
Saturday
12:00 PM - 12:00 AM
Sunday
12:00 PM - 11:00 PM
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With Canadian-inspired cuisine, virtual reality, arcades games, live entertainment, and more, The Rec Room is the ultimate gathering place to grab a pint, host an event, or just play.
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  • Kahira
    Calgary, Canada185 contributions
    Giant space with something for everyone
    We visited the REC room for the first time with friends on a Latin Night. It truly felt like we were at a Latin club. Great music and a spacious dance floor that was packed full of people of all ages enjoying the latin tunes and band. We enjoyed cold jugs of excellent beer at a reasonable cost and tried out some of the food that was offered there. The pizza was reported as "pretty good" and the chicken wings were heavily battered and deep fried, then tossed in a heavy sauce. They were merely warm on my first bite and when we asked for napkins they looked at us strangely then handed us a load of tea towel sized cloth napkins in a wad. Seemed strange. Not having been there before, perhaps we didn't understand the routines. Regardless, I was not impressed with the wings. Overall all it was a fun, spacious place to go with friends and choose your own adventure while you're there!
    Hi there, thanks for your review and feedback! We're glad to hear you had a good time at latin night! We're sorry to hear the chicken wings were less than ideal, they should definitely be served hot! For the napkins we do use cloth napkins, but we also have wetnaps which should have been offered to you with your wings. We have forwarded your review on to our service management team to look into. Thanks again for your feedback, we look forward to seeing you back at our next latin night in February!
    Written January 7, 2020
    This response is the subjective opinion of the management representative and not of Tripadvisor LLC.
    Travelled with friends
    Written January 5, 2020
  • Donovan G
    1 contribution
    Even the employees say it’s a rip off!!!
    If you’ve got money growing on trees, then you can afford to go here... If not CHUCK E CHEESE is around the corner, was a lot more fun, WAY MORE GAMES BY FAR, cheaper too!!
    Travelled with family
    Written July 8, 2018
  • alan a
    Calgary, Canada1,161 contributions
    IMPRESSIVE!
    We attended a cinema presentation during the afternoon---the facility was packed! Great opportunity for family fare! Service was friendly and accommodating. Variety of entertainment was awesome! Definite repeat!
    Thanks for the review! Were glad to hear you were impressed by your experience! We hope to see you again soon! :)
    Written March 9, 2020
    This response is the subjective opinion of the management representative and not of Tripadvisor LLC.
    Written March 8, 2020
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Glen L
Edmonton, Canada424 contributions
Apr. 2023 • Business
Wanted something different from a burger and fries so I selected fish tacos. They were ok, only ok. Should hav had the burger and fries
Written June 17, 2023
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Tracey H
Calgary, Canada15 contributions
Oct. 2022
Sent an email about three weeks ago to inquire about a group booking. Can't book online because the group is too large, but didn't want to book a private room. Finally received a reply back from the office after two weeks but when they learned that I didn't want a private room they said the venue would contact me to book. Still have not heard from them. Have tried to call the phone line listed on their website several times to make a reservation but cannot get through - no one answers and the system hangs up on you. I've never experienced such grief trying to book a venue. I won't bother to try to use this facility ever again.

To be clear, my rating is based on wanting to go to the facility but not being able to. I cannot comment on their food or staff as we could not book our event.
Written October 31, 2022
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Melissa Y
5 contributions
Jun. 2022 • Family
Very impressed with the new and modern games they had. Tons of fun for all ages. They are under renovations but made it very accommodating. Fun with kids or even a date night!
Written June 28, 2022
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sunflower7829
canada36 contributions
Feb. 2022
This is the 2nd time we tried to go to The Rec Room. The first time in spring 2021 they wanted payment upfront and wouldn't allow you to check it out (COVID-19) beforehand, as we had no idea what to expect or how much we would want to spend, we left.
This time the place was packed and full of screaming kids. I was hoping this was going to be like Dave and Buster's, which caters to adults and has minimal kids but it appears to the opposite. We tried to go get a seat in the bar and it was full. At 2 in the afternoon. I think kids were allowed in there too. Super disappointing. I guess we will have to travel to the US to visit Dave & Buster's again if we want to enjoy games since The Rec Room caters to the under 18 crowd unless you want to go after 10pm.
Written February 22, 2022
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Sarah S
1 contribution
Oct. 2021 • Family
Rec Room is NOT a good place for a kids’ birthday party. I brought two groups there, a group of 10 year olds and a group of 12 year olds. Their package that allows for 2 hours or more of playtime was used up within 25 minutes. The machines don’t work and end up eating through the game credits you pay for. The staff said they could only help with three of the dozen kids there. They also took the kids game tags and mixed them up so that they couldn’t go claim the prizes they won. In the end, they gave us a limited number of wrists bands to play on the games but not win points. These only worked intermittently. The kids were really patient about this but as the parent, they made this easy - no more parties at the Rec room.
Written October 19, 2021
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Wilson L
Kelowna, Canada4,246 contributions
Sep. 2021
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!
Written September 28, 2021
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alan a
Calgary, Canada1,161 contributions
Mar. 2020
We attended a cinema presentation during the afternoon---the facility was packed! Great opportunity for family fare! Service was friendly and accommodating.
Variety of entertainment was awesome!
Definite repeat!
Written March 8, 2020
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Thanks for the review! Were glad to hear you were impressed by your experience! We hope to see you again soon! :)
Written March 9, 2020
This response is the subjective opinion of the management representative and not of Tripadvisor LLC.

Kahira
Calgary, Canada185 contributions
Jan. 2020 • Friends
We visited the REC room for the first time with friends on a Latin Night. It truly felt like we were at a Latin club. Great music and a spacious dance floor that was packed full of people of all ages enjoying the latin tunes and band. We enjoyed cold jugs of excellent beer at a reasonable cost and tried out some of the food that was offered there. The pizza was reported as "pretty good" and the chicken wings were heavily battered and deep fried, then tossed in a heavy sauce. They were merely warm on my first bite and when we asked for napkins they looked at us strangely then handed us a load of tea towel sized cloth napkins in a wad. Seemed strange. Not having been there before, perhaps we didn't understand the routines. Regardless, I was not impressed with the wings. Overall all it was a fun, spacious place to go with friends and choose your own adventure while you're there!
Written January 5, 2020
This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews as part of our industry-leading trust & safety standards. Read our transparency report to learn more.
Hi there, thanks for your review and feedback! We're glad to hear you had a good time at latin night! We're sorry to hear the chicken wings were less than ideal, they should definitely be served hot! For the napkins we do use cloth napkins, but we also have wetnaps which should have been offered to you with your wings. We have forwarded your review on to our service management team to look into. Thanks again for your feedback, we look forward to seeing you back at our next latin night in February!
Written January 7, 2020
This response is the subjective opinion of the management representative and not of Tripadvisor LLC.

ElTigre2014
Calgary, Canada335 contributions
Aug. 2019 • Family
We were looking at a car park but who cares. The sun was great with a cooling breeze. The Goode Island was great as always. But best was the rainbow salad. Amazing!
Written August 18, 2019
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Hi! We're so glad to hear you had such an amazing time on our patio! We'd appreciate the opportunity to send you the love right back. Please send us an email to info.calgary@therecroom.com and mention this review. Thanks!
Written September 27, 2019
This response is the subjective opinion of the management representative and not of Tripadvisor LLC.

Jason S S
Calgary, Canada28 contributions
Mar. 2019 • Couples
Went just because. Lots of cool video games, and a surprisingly great restaurant. Like a casino, except you won’t leave broke
Written March 1, 2019
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Hi Jason, thanks for your review! Glad to hear you had so much fun on a whim. Hope you'll be back soon to hang out with us more! :)
Written March 4, 2019
This response is the subjective opinion of the management representative and not of Tripadvisor LLC.

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The Rec Room is open:
  • Sun - Sun 12:00 p.m. - 11:00 p.m.
  • Mon - Thu 4:00 p.m. - 11:00 p.m.
  • Fri - Fri 4:00 p.m. - 12:00 a.m.
  • Sat - Sat 12:00 p.m. - 12:00 a.m.


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