Austin Roller Rink

“We had a blast for Adult Night at Austin Roller Rink last night. SO MUCH FUN!! The feels, the music, the amazing skaters that showed up, it was all so nostalgic. I think we even started a roller gang🤣🥰”

“I went with my friends but I have super bad balance, so since my friend fell on her tailbone, I took my shoes off and was trying to help her on the rink. A worker who was just skating and talking to random people said that I couldn’t do that, despite NO signs being posted about it. He himself was just skating around and seemed so condescending. “Erm you can’t do that!” What if I had a kid and wanted to help them? There’s no readily available or accessible aids. I decided to try to play some arcade games instead but couldn’t because all of the games were out of order! It would just take our money! Literally almost every single game was not working. The boxing game literally had anime girls with boobs out, so probably not good if you have a kid. It was so hot in there and there were portable, so the games are probably not the only thing working! The AC is probably broken too! It got so so hot. The only good thing was that it was cheap to get in, but I guess you get what you’re paying for.”

“This place is a total dump. What's the appeal? Is there nowhere else to roller skate? First time there attending a birthday party this weekend: - Maybe the dirtiest place I've been in my life - the old Emo's urine trough was cleaner - Had about 10 arcade games... but every single one was out of order? Except for one claw machine. But then that one claw machine... the ramp/exit for winning items was blocked by random objects so when my kiddo finally won something... the item got stuck after the claw dropped it. Why even have those games at all? It was weird and confusing. - Pinballz and pretty much every other arcade experience recently has an electronic payment way to play. This place has ancient machines that only take quarters. Luckily I found a probably 10 year old stash of change in my car - again only to have the one working claw machine be a total scam. - Staff was not unfriendly... but completely indifferent to anything happening just looking at their phones, etc. The only positive was a jukebox that played a steady stream of 80s/90s kids nostalgia - which I assume is the only thing keeping this disaster afloat.”