Let’s Play! Cafe

Great place to hangout on a rainy day… I love pinball and this is one of the best places around in the Seattle area. Unfortunately some of the machines are dirty and need to be shopped but I’m sure the owner is on top of this maintenance and will fix them up to like new specs. I was on vacation from California and was looking for a good pinball arcade and it is only second to the pinball museum in chinatown (which is amazing). I was a little upset that they painted over the hand painted beautiful vintage steam train painting on the side of the wall with a super crappy green and blue pac man b.s. paint job that is half finished and looks like ass for all of monroe to see, that is just a embarrassment to all who drives by. Maybe a bit harsh but maybe it will change… Overall its a great place with nice people and I hope it will grow. Seriously the paint is horrible…

This place is giving me hard time with how many stars I should give…
I think it’s because I have been to so many arcades, coz I’m an arcade nerds!
However, I have to give this place a 4 stars based on the price and the variety of classic games!
Let’s Play Café has tons of classic games. It has probably about 10+ pinball machines and they are all different. On top of that? 50 – 75 cents for each game! what the? I can basically spend $ 5 for up to 1 hour of gaming here. They have some decent good old racing games that I enjoy driving 2 – 3 races/​visit. I like the sniper game in the back, it’s very cool and unique since I have never tried it anywhere else. Though, my brother and cousin found this game hard to play. but that’s because they are noobs *cough cough*. Old classic shooting games including this House of the Dead and Haunted Park or something. Donkey Kong, Pacman, Duc, Starwars, etc. They also provide board games for you to rent out and play and the store itself has a decent size of boardgaming area.
The main reason why I keep going back here because the freaking DDR machine. The old classic machine with the SuperNova and SuperNova 2 versions. Just heads up that the left dancing pad isn’t really working so use the right one!

Update: hosted my husband’s 50^th birthday here. They lost our reservation, fortunately made room for us when I found out. Owner seemed cranky with our mild mannered guests the entire night. It was a little embarrassing. For the high price of the party I would have chosen somewhere more inviting next time.

Entertaining 4 kids for over an hour on $ 20 is favorite part of this place!
Staff is ALWAYS friendly & helpful!

This place is the cutest arcade I’ve seen, so close to my house and very convenient. Parking is a little tricky unless you do street parking right in front. So as I find a way to pull in the lot by turning at the cross street I am attacked by a few potholes so lowered cars beware! The arcade itself is in the back and a lot of them use single tokens (25 cents) they have a wide range of retro arcade games that bring back memories of times when arcades were more prominent. They do sell drinks there but plenty of signs up to not bring drinks into the arcade area. They have plenty of tables for magic players or any tabletop game. One thing my friend noticed is some of the items they sell are around 20% off msrp. So not only a wide variety but an awesome deal. If you’re looking for something different to do or want the feeling of a little nostalgia and have a need to play some retro arcade games… Come here and you won’t be disappointed.

Love this place!
Great retro styled arcade. Many classic games here. Centipede, Asteroids, Dig-​Dug, Tempest, Ms. Pac-​Man, Zoo Keeper, Pengo, etc. They also have Blitz, NBA Jam, Gauntlet, racing games and light gun shooters. Their pinball selection is second to none in this area. Great tables like Addams Family, Simpsons and my favorite, Dr. Dude!
They sell board games and card games like Munchkin. Snacks too. Fun assortment of free board games to play while you wait for gamers to finish, or just if you feel like a more hands-​on strategy experience.
The wife and I often walk down here with our infant in the baby carrier. The employees there are always friendly and personable. They are also quick to address any problems with eaten tokens, stuck balls etc. Very professional.
The only thing that would make it complete is if/​when they start serving hot food. Other than that, this place is amazing and one of the highlights of living in Monroe. Pass me another token!