So much fun! Great staff and owners! They have snacks for when you need a break! Clean as they make sure to sanitize each and every use!

Although single-staffed, the staff is patient, friendly, and knowledgeable. Able to deal with tech issues flawlessly and maintain a respectable atmosphere. 5/5 would recommend due to staffing alone. Unfortunately one man can only work so fast, so you may have to wait while there are issues, but thats no problem.

My first time ever doing VR and it was INSANE! Zack was very patient helping me figure out what to do, as well as providing great snacks and drinks to purchase as well. Absolutely worth the price and I will most definitely be back.

Great place to chill. Leather couch a while you wait or take turns with your group. 10 separate rooms for playing and a wide variety of snacks available for purchase. Great way to spend the evening. Also their game recommendations for new comers is on point!

A bit of a rough start trying to get acclimated to the system, and the staff weren’t quite understanding how to communicate with Deaf users. Once we got over that hump, the games were enjoyable - the ones that worked anyway. A few of them were buggy. Best one was Elven Dragon.

Attended a team building activity and was amazed at the hospitality and support from the staff present. 11/10 would recommend

Kids enjoyed it the staff was very helpful and attentive. Truly enjoyed watching them go through the haunted house ducking and jumping.

Often when I consider going to a movie I easily decide to visit Portal instead. I love the surreal nature of playing these games while using your whole body. Its best to preview their game offerings online ahead of your visit so you can go straight to shooting, swinging or sailing ...

Awesome!!!! Really fun. Group of friends n beer. Great day or night out. Huge menu of for anyone games and ambiant

Awesome for kids they love it

Amazing place and experience definitely worth the money

Fun place to play games

Id say its pretty good, just that the cost is kind of high for and hour. Also the headset I was using didnt have superhot, it was okay but thats one of my favorite VR games. They should have all the games advertised in the headset... But other than that, it was awesome! the Worker there kept checking up on me ver 30 min too see if everything was working fine, which it was. So yeah, pretty good i guess

It was an amazing place and its cool how you can look at other screens to see what other people are playing! Just an amazing place all around.

Great service!! Super fun for ALL ages! We had our youngest 8 to adult playing and all had a blast. The staff are amazing and so friendly. We had such a great experience our first time we came back and booked an adult party. Again, had another great experience! Highly recommend!

This is a really good place to experience VR gaming if you dont want to drop $1000 on your own VR setup at home. Lots of game options for both kids and adults. Went to a birthday party here where all of the kids were playing a multiplayer game together in VR. Super fun. They sell some snacks and drinks as well, including beer.

Very cool experience, the staff is really friendly and helpful. They have a good selection of games to try, a couple multiplayer ones that are fun to play with friends. Recommend it to everyone.

Super fun! Multiplayer games and great selections of games. Excellent for a group of 3 or 4 friends

Kids loved it

While understanding the controls was simple, it would have been appreciated if the staff would have suggested some games based on my interest. I walked in, was put in booth 9 which had none of the games I came to play. I would have come back at a different time if that was more clear. After 45 minutes I was more than ready to be done.Edit in response to owner: I understand and thanks for the reply. My only suggestion is to better clarify that each booth only has certain games. A menu to look at before having to pay would be useful.

Variety of games available. Something for both novice and expert alike. Though a broke father thinks its a bit pricey. His 10 year old son had the time of his life. And the memories made that day cant be monetized.

This place is cool. We were searching for virtual reality so we can place we found this place on google. Very friendly stuff. Very helpful. Got tired playing but enjoyed it.

Have been to this location once, and the Bellevue location twice. Always had a fun time. Staff is very helpful and give solid advice on playing and game selection. Great place to take someone of any age.

Fun and engaging experience. Highly recommended.

Amazing place for birthday partys or to just have some fun, great employees as well

So fun! Reasonable price. Cheap beers too.

This place was fun. I visited with two friends and the three of us shared one booth for an hour, taking turns playing various one-player games while the other two watched on the big screen monitor and cheered the other one on (or made fun of him, as appropriate). The interface froze a couple of times in an hour but was quickly resolved by friendly staff. The games were mostly simple, but they were entertaining and almost as much fun to watch as to play. Ask the staff to wipe down the headset between players turns if you dont like sharing forehead sweat with your friends. The staff are happy to do that if you ask.I think it would be most fun to have a group of four people and rent two booths next to each other. There are a couple of multi-player games that you can only play if you have more than one booth rented. Star Trek bridge crew can be played with up to four players.All the other people gathered in the space can see all the people in the booths and all the screens, so be prepared for strangers to cheer (or jeer) your game play as well as your friends. Or you can go just to hang out, drink beers, and watch other people play.The bottled beer selection is decent, but the snack food selection is very limited (like movie theater candy). Best to plan on getting food somewhere else nearby if you are hungry.

This was my first time playing a VR game and I loved every minute of it! Im not a huge videogame person but this was truly something else. Husband and I (late twenties) bought a groupon for $18 for 15 minutes of game play for both of us - which I think was a fantastic deal. 15 felt sufficient for a first time visit (instructional time does not count against the clock, so youre actually there for almost half an hour). I really want to do this again with other games or with the Google Earth option. Highly recommend for people of all ages!

Lots of Games to play, for a very cheap price!

Great fun, helpful staff. Great experience

So much fun! The staff was super friendly and helpful and explained how everything worked really well! The setup was great. We had an absolute blast and can’t wait to go back!

This place was a very fun activity to do with friends. A lot of multiplayer gaming options, interesting single player games. And the variety of games was also very good. It ranged from action Adventure to very kid friendly mini games. Thoroughly enjoyed the activity. Would recommend!

Portal VR is a local business, and theyre staff are super friendly/helpful. They have well-maintained equipment, and a really wide variety of games ranging from casual to the more serious gamer. Their rates are pretty reasonable, and its definitely something fun to take the family or visiting friends to.

Excellent service and game selection. Helpful staff to assist in choosing the right game, and on onboarding quickly. Room kept cool enough to play comfortably. Same day reservations are accepted.There are enough bays to support a party, and each are nice and large to support full (standing and moving) VR. Best part - they are well configured for multiplayer!Price is fairly expensive hourly ($30/hr), but this is competitive with other VR rooms. This is a specialty experience and priced to match, but the value is there.I would recommend to others.

Prices are fair, the equipment is well cared for and the employees were willing to work with us when we werent sure if vr was right for one of my friends. Had a blast as a walk-in and would love to come by again

Good place to go and have fun. There is a ton of games to play, I loved Beat Saber, and Superhot. Wonderful place to go with family.

Really fun place for adults or kids of a certain age.The staff is very friendly and helpful. Theres a small beer selection, which cant be consumed while playing games, but its nice to have if youre taking turns in a booth with someone.Its not exactly cheap, but its a really cool and fun experience to play the virtual reality games.Spend the extra money and walk the plank. That freaked me out and amazed me!

Friendly staff and a good selection of games.

This place was fun. We took my 11 year old son there with three friends for his birthday and they had a blast. I tried out the VR too and I did wish for games with better graphics as some were fairly dorky. But eventually I found a couple that were pretty fun to explore. Staff were very friendly. This would be a good rainy day activity when the kids are out of school, etc.

Really fun place staff are very nice! Not as busy on the weekdays.

Cool new (in 2017) 3D arcade with 10 booths and an *awesome* plank walk where you can ride a virtual elevator to the top floor of a skyscraper and step out onto a narrow plank while your feet feel their way along a low 2x6 board (thats just a few inches off the floor). Great place for a birthday party with 4, maybe 6 kids total (the max for a couple of the fun multiplayer games). Call them though, to arrange a party; its much faster than their (pretty confusing) online reservation and pricing system...

One of the best places to play games.

I had no idea this place existed. But of all people, MY WIFE found it when looking for things to do last weekend. It was $40 for a booth for an hour, so we called up her brother and his girlfriend and we all split the booth for an hour.Pro-tip, youll need to book in advance, at least a day in advance if your going to get more than one booth.Also theyre using all HTC, and no Oculus, so the resolution isnt as good as Ive tried with other head sets.The other thing is the setup is defiantly oriented to be more of an Arcade than anything else. There were plenty of moms and dads in the lounge area enjoying a beer or catching up on work while their kids played. It would be awesome if it converted to a 21 plus after a certain time so you can stand behind your friends while they played and have your drink at the same time. --But again the layout isnt really setup for that.In the mean time, its the only VR bar Ive heard of around, and its a great way to spend part of an afternoon with friends.

Super fun, super unique experience. Good customer service and beer selection.

This place is so much fun. Staff really focuses on making sure you have a good experience to which is really important and really cool.

Pretty sweet little spot! Def a beginner but the staff was super helpful.

Way fun! I took my nephews and kids here. They have top of the line VR in booths you can walk in. The staff was very helpful and let us play games together. Street parking is a little crazy, Id recommend going down a block. Staff does good job of sanitizing equipment between guests. Id recommend an hour to really get into it. If you are short on time, try their plank or hang glider swing. They project what people are seeing on big TVs, so watching others is also fun.

My eleven year old loved it. We will be going back for a second time. It takes a little practice to get use to the controls. Not being a gamer i wasnt familiar with the games, having grown up with Atari systems and not playing video games since the Huskies won the NCAA football title.Intresting, the 11 year old didnt ask to get a VR for Christmas.

Needs better staffing. A group of us went in on a Friday, were the only ones there for a while but didnt get much instruction or pointers. Totally unnecessary to watch the tutorial, it was more helpful getting real peoples advice plus you waste too much time. Wouldnt recommend going until theyve sorted out the logistics better

Great place to try out VR or play some games if you cant afford one. Came here on a date with my husband and had a great time playing multiplayer games.

An experience you will not regret. I took my boys and a friend and they had a ball. Im ashamed I did not get the name of the captain of this ship and what I assume is his daughter, but they are amazing people. They are knowledgeable, extremely helpful and kind and 100% accommodating. They truly make you feel welcome and want you to have a good time. When we left my children said mom, they are so nice. One of a kind and our family gives them an A+. Thank you!!

Son loved this place and begged to go back again!

Had my doubts when hubby suggested it for date night...but it was AWESOME! So much fun. Loved playing Smashball. The staff was so friendly and helpful and weve already been back a second time.

Super fun for what you pay. Not overly pricey and have a great selection of games. Best part was the staff. Very helpful and knowledgeable

Lots of fun. Steam VR setups. Owners are nice and helpful! There are (I think) 9 vr rooms here (but possibly 8) and they make it pretty straightforward to try this stuff out! Seriously, so much more fun than you would think. I probably wouldnt have done it before this, but I would honestly go back, it was that good!

Such a fun place, totally a cool experience. If its not too busy you can pause, take a break and have a beer. Only complaint is they dont have a boxing game. I will sign the waiver I promise!

I had a blast!!! The staff were really nice and helpful and the VR was insane!!!

I had never done virtual reality before, and it was better than I even imagined. We did a workplace team celebration here using their birthday party pricing, and it was fantastic.

This is a fun VR gaming Centre! They have around 10 individual booths which you can reserve for a game. For first timers I would recommend starting of with 30 mins because it can get tiring.The prices are a bit steep and I wish they had more multiplayer game options. But its definitely fun! If you are playing in groups, I would recommend u pay for individual booths and select a multiplayer game. You can see and talk to each other via your headsets during the game.I would also recommend you try out the walk the plank VR experience for 5 dollars. Totally worth it!!! They also serve beer and snacks out here. Unique thing to do in Ballard!

I had a bit of an unfortunate situation here. My girlfriend and I had booked an hour to split between the two of us. We get set up, everything works smoothly for the first 10 minutes, until one of the controllers dies. Proceed to have the staff troubleshoot setting up another controller for probably 20 minutes. And they never could get it set up 100%, we spent the rest of the time playing with a controller that would just disconnect randomly, we think the battery was also going out on that one. The workers offered us a bit of extra time, but it wasnt really worth it since we couldnt even play the games properly. Seems like a really cool place with a good collection of games, but I wish we would have been taken care of more when our booth was malfunctioning.

I love this place. VR is awesome and the staff are very helpful.

Staff are all over the place but just stand around chatting with eachother. Once they realize your struggling they do come help. They dont have a clear area for Birthday parties they host and other guests are rude or intrude in your space once you were told to leave their space area for a party that was going on. There is litrerally one bathroom thats it. They charge $2.00 for a can of soda and dont take cash only card.Parking isnt idea for the area so theres a museum area where we had to pay and park then walk back up the block.

This place is super fun and family friendly too. My son and I each had our own booth and enjoyed the games you could play together the best. You wont be disappointed.

Loved the experience here!The arcade was set up for about 10 booths at the time my colleagues and I visited. The staff was engaged and helpful and got us going pretty quick. I believe they were set up with the HTC VIVE in all booths. Several single and multi-player games were available. For players who get very active (like I did), it might take a bit of time to get used to the physical space in the booths, especially for games requiring wide arm motions. A few drinks and snacks on site, hopefully more now. All in all, thumbs up for setup, service and experience!

Like walking into an alternate dimension, super fun. The staff had a problem getting a game my wife and I wanted to play together going, but they tried all they good, super friendly, great team. The HTC Vives are better than I expected and the rooms are awesome. Excellent set up.

Place is really cool, now my friends and I are addicted. Staff is also super helpful, they will be patient with you and make sure you have a fun time!

Fun for kids and those new to VR. Games are from Steam vr store. You MUST reserve in advance

Totally fun with tons pf great games. Very clean. Easy parking.

Its very easy to have fun here. VR gaming is a hell of an experience. Go with a group of friends to maximize the entertainment value and enjoy the immersive experience. Dont be afraid to walk the virtual plank.

Awesome at $37. Could stay there forever! Definitely for gamers!

Great spot to try vr gaming. Super helpful staff and great for groups!

This is so much fun! It feels like your actually in the game. Snack bar for small snacks and drinks, comfortable lounge and the beast experience in the VR world.

So much fun, great games, friendly staff. Such a fun experience, you have to try it.

They were so helpful. Kids had a blast!

Awesome place and friendly staff especially miss T.

Some of the VR games are a bit gimmicky, but some are really well done and tons of fun to play in multiplayer mode. The HTC hardware is amazing. Ive played with some VR before, but the full body movement tracking really transforms the experience. Would highly recommend this venue for birthday parties.

Came here for a team event. We had the place reserved for about an hour. We played some of the games together as a group. We also tried out the plank game as a team event. Pretty fun. Honestly the novelty kind of wore off quickly. But I felt like an hour was a good experience.

This place is tons of fun. Way surpassed my expectations. I highly recommend Elven Assassin or Star Trek: Bridge Crew.

Went here on a date night and had an amazing experience. It is a little pricey but a unique experience! Can’t wait to go again!

This is a great place. But time is very limited. I have found another VR Arcade in Northgate Mall. They are also very good. They are open 10am to 9pm all days. 11 to 7 Sunday.

I love the set up. I attended Vive release party here. Great stiff specialty cocktails and awesome appetizers. Prices could come down a little though

Portal is awesome! Everyone is so nice and the whole family works there. I definitely recommend going to this place!

I had a great time once we got the game working, but the experience really varies based on who helps you. It was a good thing we had an extra person in our group (5 people, 4 stations reserved) to provide some support and coordination between us because the main person helping us was not a big help. I think he didnt want to be there.Some suggestions for the folks working there, if they happen to read this:1. Dont grab the headphones off someones head to talk to them. Its incredibly jarring. A gentle touch on the shoulder first would be much better. Tell people that youll touch them on the shoulder before removing their headphones to talk to them, so they know what to expect. You could also consider wiring in a microphone that will take over the headphone audio so you can talk to customers who are in game.2. Check in more often when people are in the tutorial modes. We would have wasted a lot more time without our friends help because we didnt know what to do next. One of us was set up with her controllers swapped, so she was struggling with the tutorial due to the left want being in her right hand and vice versa.3. Give us a way to call for help. Make sure we know how to remove our headset and maybe give us a button we can push or a light we can turn on. I suppose shouting works, but thats probably not what you want either.4. If possible, work out some of those hardware/network issues. We had a lot of dropping audio and one of us kept having her headset go blank on her. VR software and hardware is still new, so I understand if its not something you can fix, but there may be some wiring or networking issues you can resolve.I know youre a small, new business, so I fully expect you to need some time to iron out the kinks. Despite the issues, we had a great time, and well be back for sure!

Great customer service, clean equipment, and super fun games. Well worth it!

Portal VR is a great location to play. R for newcomers and experienced vr people alike. A great range of games and a wonderful experience overall.

I absolutely love the concept, and the execution was phenomenal. It is loads of fun to stop by and play a bit of VR.

Friendly and helpful. A great bachelor party!

I could see myself spending all of my money here. Cut to months later and Im totally strung out. Give me just one more hit of that game where you shoot arrows at the orcs!!!

Great vr experience but it hurts your head after a while of gameplay.

So many great options for my gamer husband, there was technical problems but the staff was wonderful with us and gave us a little extra time for the inconvenience

This is so fun and the staff is friendly and helpful!

We did a company event and it was a really nice and excited experience, totally recomendable.

Lots of fun! The staff is really helpful.

Fun steam box arcade. hourly rates. kids would love it.

VR at a reasonable price, by the hour. Friendly staff.

This was amazing brought all the kids ages 3 to 14 and the adults and we all had a blast !

Super cool concept, thoroughly enjoyed it, would go back. Price is good.

This place is awesome! Drew the manager is super helpful, and it looks like theyre putting in some kind of green screen room.

We are visiting from FL and saw the awesome reviews on Yelp so decided to visit. Had an absolute blast. The staff were super duper kind and knowledgeable about all of the games. They helped us to setup multiplayer games and the tutorial was quick so we knew what to do. They had a lot of games, I think 20ish per setup. You can go online and pick which set of games you want and sign the waiver so that you are good to go when you get there. Then you can control which games you play and switch out games as often as you want. The staff were really fun and just excited that we were having fun. Would love to come back here with friends. They have a some multiplayer games for a group or just two. We love and live for video games but it would also be fun for folk who causally enjoy games too. Highly, highly recommend stopping by here and reserving time ahead of time online. Its possible they have a party there so you want to make sure the time slot is open. I reserved for the same day about 6 hours ahead of time.

Totally immerse yourself in the world of the game. This is a must see and try in Seattle wa it was an amazing cost friendly experience