Arena Bar and Grill

Amazing pizza! My friends and I love coming on Saturday nights for Karaōke. Always a fun environment with strong drinks and friendly staff! Definitely a hidden gem in North Fort Wayne.

I can’t get enough of this places double dipped wild wings! Soooo good. The bar is one of those type with a lot of regulars. Not a huge beer selection on tap, but that’s ok. They make some great mixed drinks. The Papa Smurf is a great mixed drink. Give it a shot sometime.
Still my favorite place to get wings! The double dipped are sooooo good!

The BLT pizza is a must try. Thin crust is delicious and you taste the bacon with every bite.

Since my first review we’ve been back almost every Sunday for football. The place has really grown on us and we’ve begun telling others about it. Still just a small sports bar but friendly and fun with edible food and that’s all I ask from a place like this.

Strip mall sports bar. Friendly staff and it seemed like a group of regulars. Stopped in for a few soda pops and part of the Red Wings game. Didn’t try the food, but the people around me were eating, and it did look good, and the portions were large.
Not sure if I will ever be in Ft. Wayne again, but if I am, and near there, I will probably stop in to try the food.

Wings are excellent extra wet with the sweet heat sauce extra crispy. Give them a try at this friendly locals joint.

Came here many times and the burgers were amazing. I did not expect such a good burger for the price it was. The service was awesome everytime i came. The waitresses were aure to chexk up on is consistently!

This place serves typical bar food, but has outstanding wings and pizza. The pizza is really good because it is thin crust and the kitchen usually puts a good amount of toppings on it. The wings are also very good, but unless they are on special are a bit pricey. They are served in big bowls instead of the usual plastic baskets like other places which adds a nice touch. Most of the appetizer selections are fried, but they do offer a selection of somewhat expensive salads if you are in the mood for something besides pizza, wings, or a burger.
The service can be a bit spotty at times. As pointed out in other reviews, some of the servers can be seen outside on the patio smoking, hanging around the bar talking with each other, or even chatting up and partying with customers. This is no problem if folks are getting taken care of, but many times when the place is busy, people are left waiting which can be very frustrating. The only consistent exception is a server named Tami (sp?) who it seems is always hustling around and trying to handle what seems like more than her fair share of tables.
Overall this is a fairly decent place to grab a meal. Arena has weekly specials like $ 10 large pizzas, and wing nights — so give them a call to see what is being offered. However be aware that it is a classic dive bar, meaning that it has reasonably cheap food specials, cheap drinks, and a fairly run down appearance. The bathrooms are awful, the carpet is in dire need of being replaced, and on inspection looks like the place could use a fresh coat of paint and a thorough cleaning. But hey — isn’t that what makes for a classic laid-​back, neighborhood, dive bar?

The owner is a good guy… cool hangout. They have karaōke and thats a hoot. Food is decent. Service is great most of the time.

Not a bad place to have a beer and eat some wings. Good atmosphere. Karaōke sometimes. Plenty of tv’s to watch sports. Check it out.

My friends and I come here often because it’s on our side of town and if you don’t mid the laid back service then this place is perfect for you!
The meal that I get here every time are the grilled sweet heat wings and they are the best around town. Much better and more homemade than any b dubs.
The next best things here are the two top class pool tables. always level and have good cues.
If you don’t mind the waiters having a few drinks w/​you then arena is the place to be on the north side of Fort Wayne.

Disappointed by the limited selection of beers on tap for a bar. We could have gone to one of the restaurants close by to get a better selection. One of the bartenders was drinking pretty heavily right along with the customers and then was standing outside the door with a bottle of beer and a cigarette when we left. The servers were dressed more appropriately to be servers at a strip club. Harsh, I know, but leave a little to the imagination ladies. We just ordered an appetizer because we realized one guy had dumped about $ 20 into the jukebox and was playing a weird selection of music, so we weren’t going to make this a long visit. The fries with cheese and bacon just weren’t that great. I have no idea how you can mess that up, but it just wasn’t that good. We have the Arena Bar a shot, but we will not be going back.

This place is unusually busy. I say unusually because it’s kind of divey, nothing special, but always seems to be packed.
One thing, people who live in the area like to come here and a few other places to stay close to home.
They make good food here — their pizza is my fave.
As for the drinks, hmmm… just order beer or a simple mixed drink. Don’t try to get all complicated and order a martini like I did, because what you get back will be a mystery drink that ends up sitting there, unless you come with a recipe in hand.
The staff is friendly and fun. One thing — the service for food… terrible. Sorry! I love this place, but my goodness, I literally sit there FOREVER waiting on someone to even come over to serve me. Then when I want another drink, good luck getting that unless you go to the bar to get it.
They have two pool tables and a Golden Tee machine, so guys frequent here to hang out. Also, they do karaōke on Saturday and I believe other days during the week as well. That is always a lot of fun.

Good food, good service.

Bryce!!! Apple shots are amazing! Great local place to get drunk plus the pizza ain’t bad!

Pauley’s wings and the best thin crust pizza for cheap. Beer is cheaper than bdubs. Geriatric karaōke on Thursdays is the best. They can’t figure out the TV situation when there’s a high profile game, usually leaving the TVs on something dumb like Lifetime or stale to infomercials. OR they put the same game on all of their TVs. They look at you like you have 3 heads if you ask to have a channel changed. The owner’s dumb girlfriend likes to scream when she’s not getting attention.
If they had the awareness of what they have showing on their TVs they get 5 stars. If you aren’t going to watch sports, it’s a great stop.

This establishment has 2 pool tables, an average sized bar area, small patio, and a dance floor. Service was great, pizza was average, atmosphere was average.