The Nerd

Saw other reviews say they paid 5 bucks to get in..we didn't pay anything on a Saturday night. Music is good, servers are great. The place is grubby and cold, but lots of fun things to play and see. Also they have wrestling out the back.

Really cool spot with bowling alley lanes, arcade, wrestling and science fiction memorabilia. Drink selection is decent. Marcus the bartender/security was very nice and efficient. They have a couple of specialty events that would be worth seeing. If you are an adult and in to any of these things, great place. They need to sell merch for their business. Didn't see a food menu. Loved it and will go back.

Stopped here with a group of seven while on vacation. Based on the pictures we found, we we're looking forward to the visit. We weren't aware of the $5.00 cover, but decided to pay it and check the place out. Boy were we disappointed! First thing we noticed was how filthy the place was! So very dirty! No way would we order anything to eat or drink from there. The place was run down, dumpy and just so very disappointing! One of the women in our group went to the restroom and she said there was dried up vomit all over the bathroom. Seriously didn't touch anything, sit anywhere or order anything. One quick walk around the place and we were out!

I don’t give 1 star reviews often but I am actually offended at how this business is run and feel the need to inform people not to waste their time here. My group was initially excited to come here due to a past reputation - iconic wrestling memorabilia and a Sabu mural caught my eye. However, it was all downhill from there. To start, I have no issue with the staff. The employee working there did just fine. Overpriced drinks (a $15 rum and coke???) and a tiny arcade where $20 only gets you around 30 minutes of play essentially ruined the excited vibe my group had coming here. We all left feeling like we wished we’d gone elsewhere. The claw machines were legitimately rigged (claws wouldn’t even close after multiple attempts) and the bowling wasn’t working despite being a ridiculous $20/person for 1 hour. There are posters up showing they’re sponsored by an NFT (in 2025 no less) so clearly they’re desperate. This is a tourist trap and a key business to look at if you’re researching the quick decline of Vegas and locals being priced out. Avoid avoid avoid.

The atmosphere is basically the only thing going for this place currently. I've been here twice and my experience was the same both times. Very expensive watered down drinks, staff will turn your music off if they don't like it (doesn't matter if you paid for it to play), and a nice but ultimately empty feeling atmosphere. The games are certainly the best thing about this bar, but there is a price on just about everything. There's a $5 cover charge per person to get in, most games require money to play, and along with each drink being $15-$20 no matter what's in it, the bill WILL rack up very fast. Be prepared to spend over $50 on just drinks alone. Specialty drinks tasted great, but they were $20 no matter what was in them. It doesn't really seem to make sense for a drink with 8 different alcohols in it to cost the same as a drink with 3. I ordered a vodka cranberry hoping for a cheaper drink, and it was $15 and HEAVILY watered down. The drinks are also given in flimsy and small plastic cups. It was not a very great experience to drink here. The first time I went I was ignored by the bar staff for a solid 10-15 minutes waiting to ask a question about bowling as the staff continuously walked passed. I gave up on asking my question. Unfortunately, I don't think I will be coming here again. Even told my friends not to come here when they visit Vegas. I really wish I could like this bar, especially because of the ~special claw machine~ but I don't think I can.

$20 cocktails served on a paper cup. Unacceptable. $30 of gaming time is about 25 minutes or so. The bartender was super nice and friendly, but this place simply ain't it. I know gamer bars are dark but I legitimately didn't see anything. I almost tripped on the steps going to the bathroom. Complete tourist trap.

Went to see Micromania wrestling while in town. The servers are on point here and it's 100% worth visiting when in town. The wrestling was awesome and as a fellow Star Wars nerd, this bar's vibe is on point. It's a great hangout spot, there are tons of things to do here, including bowling and Xbox.

Terrible drinks for $20 😩 had to wait for workers to stop talking so I could order my drink and this place is ancient.... Air hockey table was a blast..... definitely not worth it though

Do NOT come here! Prepaid for a big group to bowl here. Lanes constantly broke down. Couldn't even finish a whole game without it breaking down several times. The lanes just went dark. The place is dark and dingy. Employee "Chanel" was no help. She kept saying she's new and they were short staffed. I asked to speak with manager and was told manager unavailable. Wouldn't call the manager from the house phone to ask for help. She said "You can call the manager by yourself from your cell. I replied, You call him from the house phone and I'll speak to him. She would not. I asked for manager's phone number and she replied, I can't give you his phone number. What Da F@#% ⁉ This employee needs additional training. This place is a total waste of time and an embarrassment for the owner/operator. Not even offered a partial refund for services not received. Be warned. Drinks are overpriced. Bowling is a joke. Toilets stink & unsanitary! ZERO STARS! Don't waste your time & money here! Thanks for reading.

Worst Viewing Party I've ever attended. I went to see Wrestlepalooza on ESPN. When I arrived, I was told you had to ticket in advance (something I don't remember seeing on the Facebook event, but that could be my fault), except the 20 free tickets were all sold out. However, there were 10 VIP tickets, which included preferred seating, unlimited food and drink, for just under $50. I figured ESPN would have set me back $30 for the event, so $20 for "unlimited food and drink" seemed reasonable. Boy was I wrong. "Unlimited drink" was beer. I don't drink beer. I asked for a Dr. Pepper and was told "It's really hard to find Dr. Pepper in a bar." It isn't, actually. I order it all the time. The bartender opted to cut me a break and make me a drink that wasn't on the approved menu; this is the only reason this review isn't one star. This was also the only drink I had on the night; despite the fact that there were no other customers in the bar up until the point I left (other than one guy shooting hoops), they refused to provide service in the room - you had to come to them, which was a bit of a walk. The room the screening was in felt like a storage room. You had to get past unplugged, unused machines to get to the room, which was only lit by the projection image and difficult to navigate in the dark. If you take a look at the attached photos, the route to the "VIP seats" is on the right, around the edge, through a stanchion which you have to open yourself, in the dark. Note the setup in the photos attached. "Unlimited food" was a stack of personal pizzas they ordered in from pizza hut, which arrived around the start of the first match and were immediately gone. The only options were pepperoni, cheese and buffalo chicken. There was no other food provided during the time I was there. They brought in what looked like a small wire tray of something as I was leaving, but even if that was food, that's over an hour and a half between options. "Unlimited food." So here's the big problem. The stream was unwatchable. The signal hung on a regular basis, leaving a frozen image on the screen. Others were checking ESPN on their phones and reporting back as to how far behind the live broadcast we were. By the time something changed (more on that in a minute), we were a full ten minutes behind live (this means we'd had ten minutes of frozen screen time during the pre show and the end of the first match), and we jumped from the commercial break before the second match to just before the finish of the second match (Usos/Vision). This is the point where the bar opted to switch to run the event off of the hotspot from some guy's cellphone. Please note the closeup of the chromebook with said cellphone in the foreground. During the first match, the guy next to me (who was not wearing a VIP wristband but still seated in the VIP section), got up from his seat next to his companion and left. The bartender who had helped me came back with him, and together they started fiddling with the chromebook, which interrupted the image and the signal even more. I watched them perusing the WiFi signal list (which is why I included my own screenshot of this list) and discovered we were on the open, public network "TheNerd." Let me reiterate: WE WERE ON AN OPEN, PUBLIC NETWORK THAT IS LOCATED AT THE SOUTH END OF FREMONT STREET, AN AREA THAT IS HEAVILY TRAFFICKED BY THE PUBLIC, AND THESE PEOPLE THOUGHT THEY WOULD HAVE THE BANDWIDTH TO CARRY A LIVE STREAMING SERVICE IN HIGH DEFINITION. The bartender and the guy switched us to "DORK KNIGHT HOTSPOT," which improved the broadcast for a short time... except when guy went to pick up his phone, use it to record the screen, and send that footage elsewhere. See, the third match on the card was Stephanie Vaquer vs. Iyo Sky, and BOY, did this guy make it known how much he liked Stephanie Vaquer's ass. I don't know whether he was talking to me or to his female companion... but it made the match, the one I was most looking forward to (yes, both Sky and Vaquer are attractive - but they're also the best workers on the card), even more unbearable. As this match, the third of five matches on the card, the hangs in the stream increased to every 15 to 30 seconds. Once Vaquer won the women's title, I opted to leave. I couldn't do this to myself for another hour. AT NO POINT WAS THE EVENT STREAM ON "NERD-PRIVATE." I went to the bar; I figured I was probably leaving, but maybe I could get a partial refund or another drink to gain some value to the event. I tried to bring the problem with the signal to the bartender's attention. I was told that DORK KNIGHT HOTSPOT guy WAS a VIP, despite not having a wristband, as he was a friend of the owner. There was no owner or manager on property for an advertised event - the entire thing was in the hands of these two bartenders. I was told "This is only my problem for ten more minutes," and "No refunds." I won't ever set foot in The Nerd again.

I'm sort of grossed out just thinking about this place. My partner and I would consider ourselves nerds- we love starwars, dungeon and dragons, anime, video games- you name it. We were waiting for another bar to finish a private party and saw this on the map and figured we would check it out. We were greeted at the door by a man in a fedora and a woman in a maid outfit who welcomed us and asked us if we were here for the midget wrestling. We were.. well confused and then realized oh no- they're having a whole event here. The floors are sticky. Games are pricy. The drink is a dirty looking bottle of coolaid with vodka. Honestly we should have just gone to White Castle.

Horrible service, overpriced drinks and most of the machines were broken. Attempted to bowl and all the lanes were broken. Asked for a refund and she refused. How are they even open still?

The drinks are expensive. The mechanical penis wasn't available to ride. We had a group of 5 to do bowling. It cost us $105 but the balls wouldn't come back and the bartender said she's not the bowling technician. When the birthday boy asked her for a refund because we couldn't even complete a round of bowling, she refused.

This was a cool spot to wait for our slotzilla time. It was basically empty. Plenty of retro games and things to do. We bowled and played Super Nintendo. They also have an arcade, photobooth, and sets. 80s babies you will have a blast

Bar tender is drunk by 4pm spilling drinks and we paid 100 for bowling none of the 8 lanes worked, blamed us for braking machines, only there for half hour and we spent 20-30 dollars a shot to warm up, 400 bucks wasted and blamed for equipment not working. We are all maintenance techs, pretty good ones at that. Another place taking in all the money and not spending any on equipment.

The Nerd is an interesting bar filled with random spaces. You have an arcade areas, game station, a staging area where we saw a Barbie dream house set up, and the back pit where you can ride the giant penis. The restroom was also of the most disgusting ones I've seen. One stall was a shower curtain instead of a door. I was speechless. Definitely not a bar of choice but we came here to watch our friend perform in the Variety Show they hosted on a Sunday night. They made a cocktail specifically for the show called the Blockbuster (similar to the Kirby) which we got along with a beer. The cocktail was $13, light on the alcohol, and pretty darn sweet. The beer was good but also on the sweeter side. The only pros were that the bartender was cool and they have a cool, creative drink menu.

love the vibe and atmosphere! super fun to drink and play some games with friends. would recommend to anyone looking for a chill vibe near fremont

This place has an arcade, bowling, and riding bull. It's located on the upper floor of a plaza. It was dead when we came in on a Friday night but slowly filled up. 2 ppl for a bowling lane was $40. A bit too pricey but it's obviously unlimited games. Can't comment much on the drinks since I only had one. The DJ was good.

This spot looked/sounded pretty cool. It had lots of video games/games everywhere. We came in and got our IDs checked and sat down at a table. As we sat down I noticed there wasn't anyone else in there. And it was like 10-11 pm? So that was a little concerning but we continued to chill there. We each ordered a drink. 20 minutes later we decided to leave since nothing was really going on, and we wanted to check out other spots too.

The bar was dead and the bowling alley was broken down when we went. They do have a bad dragon claw machine which is cool. They have a few games. Other than that the floor is pretty uneven and broken in multiple places, we almost slipped a few times. Drinks are also a bit expensive. Not worth it. Service was okay.

This bar is so fun and it's located directly on Fremont Street experience. They offer free bowling as long as you are buying drinks at the bar and you can hang out and play in their bowling alley for free which I think is super cool. If I remember correctly, they have four lanes and you just keep your own score and hang out. There's also a giant mechanical penis that you can ride if you're feeling crazy and up to it. It's an amazing photo opportunity, fun for bachelorette parties, or birthday girls, or anybody who wants a showstopper vegas photo for their social media !

Ok the place is cool. They even have some free things to do like video games, connect 4 and photo ops... I wanted to come here for weeks before I got to Vegas... we got inside and the girl working cards us, doesn't say anything else to us. We walk around and try to understand the place, I wanted to ride the "d" bull but it was closed. We go to the front to get a drink and then she ignores us when there was no one and the bar at all. We left. Never again sadly. Just because of the service and rudeness.

I used to love this place. But ever since they took out the barstools it kinda sucks.

Nerd bar is my all time favorite bar ! There is so much to do, so many games and a bowling alley w a great Dj . The artwork is really cool and creative .The bartenders are awesome and fast . The owner Johnny is so nice and a really cool guy. I love the drinks and the wrestling stuff , I love how it's half museum for pro wrestling. It's a must for any Vegas night out ! And the micro mania midget wrestling is the best!

We paid in advance over the phone in order to have a large group come and go bowling. When we arrive we are advised at the machines have been broken for weeks. However, they still had taken our money. When we asked for refund, we were advised that we have to text a third party who runs the bowling because they cannot do a refund at the bar. We were then advised that we should just file a dispute with our bank saying that the charge was fraudulent. I will not be back again

We were in Vegas to visit friends that live locally and the husband wanted to give my wife the presidential tour of all things The Strip and Fremont Street. I remember saying to Nancy that since I used to live in Vegas, I'd be hard pressed to see anything that was new for my eyes. She accepted that challenge and said, we have a surprise place to take you! I was like, what is it, what is it.... She wouldn't budge. Just kept saying it'll make sense when we're there. I didn't exactly know what this surprise would hold, but obviously for a lesbian couple, after the fact (and visit) its pretty hilarious! Upon walking in, you see it. For anyone in the know of the slang term, BDE, it was there. In all it's glory. I was just like, what in the actual........ yeahhh, is that. Lol Luckily for us, we came in on a super deserted night. Pretty much no one except for the staff. We did ask permission to take some posed shots with BDE. I was laughing too much to take a ride on it, but my wife and bestie did. I've read reviews for this place independent of mine and they're not that great. I'd have to agree the drinks were nothing to write home about. Hard pass on that. For laughs, props, games, BDE, and decor...... it's worth a visit. For everything else, go check out the rest of Fremont St. Thanks for reading!

I went to The Nerd for the first time and had a great time! Tiana was very friendly and nice, and we conversed a lot since it was slow in the bar. And she even took my pic for me! My drink was really good and I loved the ambience of the place overall. All my nerds need to tap in to this bar and you'll have a good time!

I love coming here to play tekken but mans is crazy. 350 for the tekken set? Wild and yeah I'm still thinking about it.

Interesting spot on Fremont Street. It's a massive bar that has a pop culture theme and each spot in the bar has a theme, from a star wars area to wrestling WWE and now even a Barbie themed space. It's not particularly coherent however. Also in some of the photos they make their cocktails seem like its gonna be all fancy and dressed up, they're not they actually come in just cheapo translucent plastic cups ( presumably so you don't take their glasses out of the venue on to the Fremont Street Experience?) There is a bowling alley, a massive mechanical Dick ride and there is also video game consoles with controllers that you can play against your friends with for free (i.e. PS5 game or SNES ROMs). The place is also interspersed with claw machines and other games of skill where you can win prizes. We came on a Monday and it was dead as a door nail, but I could see this place being packed out on the weekends. I think its an alright place to check out. The drinks are not that good however.

This spot has always been a favorite since it was the old Drink & Drag and I was pleased to see that although they booted the Drag Queens they seemed to have kept the fun. Who knew that there was such a short distance between Drag and Nerdiness? Although I am not the nerd type I still like the place. Kudos to the Nerd for making that work.

Linda best bartender ever !!!!!! Nerd hard is the best spot for drinks and games Would highly recommend if u are in Vegas

I'm writing this review solely on my opinion of a walk through. I love 80s themes and memorabilia so it's always intriguing to visit a place that blends that to give me a nostalgic feeling all while providing some fun facts and history. The guy that was at the bar wasn't very welcoming so I wasn't super inclined to interact myself. As I walked around each space it was cool to see pictures, games, and the overall neat stuff inside this place. I think it could be a really cool spot with a bit more organization and interactive employees. If this place were on the strip it'd probably draw tourism but if you're in the DT area, go take a peek.

By far, one of the funnest places in Las Vegas. I highly recommend them, they are amazing. Keep up the awesome !!

the midget wrestling was fun. I got 3 drinks, 2 mixed and 1 soda and paid $44.72?! I get it's Fremont but the next day I see they added a $15 tip. WTF?! wouldn't go again, it was hot and the service sucks. A/C was out.

Walked in and great service and environment right to start Super slow for a weeknight I can see this being a good spot for locals for sure

A hidden gem of Fremont Experience! The millennial kid in me is very happy to have a place like this. Thematic drinks, nerdy vibes, and more. I tried the 8 but which is essentially pure alcohol, and it goes down pretty smooth. The service is pretty nice; the bartender is pretty cool to talk to about nerd things. The vibes is very geek and y2k music. I think I found one of my new favorite places in Vegas to check out! Highly recommend if you are into nerdy things!

We heard about this place on Yelp and decided that we'd give this place a try since we were staying in downtown. I feel like this place has a lot of potential. They've got tons of cool unique memorabilia/ photo-ops at this location and even have a dick riding bull (yes, I said what I said), and a bowling alley. Most of the arcade games here didn't look like they were managed well. I tried putting some quarters into a game and didn't work. Half of the games were not even turned on :( The prices for the drink were just okay. I thought it'd be better considering it felt like I was at a dive bar. I do hope that they spend some time upgrading this place as it has a ton of potential!

This place is a hidden treasure for locals. Lots of games here. Arcade games, bowling and the ride a di*k machine. It's right on Freemont street, you would have to come upstairs to neon plaza. The bar tender Ruby was welcoming. The patrons were just as nice! Looking for something to do that's fun for a group of friends on Freemont. Check this place out.

So I recently went to see the midget wrestling and it was fun what was NOT fun was that I bought 3 rounds of drinks. For 1 round they added a $20 tip that I am just seeing once it posted to my account wtf ? .... I don't tip unless the service is great so I know I didn't tip. Then the other 2 rounds I got were charged TWICE . That's 4 charges ... this is unprofessional because everything else was fun.. this is very unfortunate that they would take advantage of someone. Well I'm well aware of what I do not your average strip goers I'm a local and don't appreciate this

We were walking Fremont St when a guy came up to us trying to get people in this place. Promoting a buy one get one free drink so we decided to go and check it out. Place is on the outskirts of Fremont St where all the stores and places are closed. Super sketchy. We walked in and it was dead af inside. The place has cool tv props the guy said. There was bowling alleys and I think video games to play. The place was dead inside tho. We literally got our buy one get one drink and left. The drink tasted old like the juice was old or something..weird after taste. This place would be cool if they played better music and actually had people inside. Wouldn't recommend tho

So this is a hard review. I believe these is a great place but the location is terrible. There is everything in this place to make it great. Bar, DJ booth, dance floor, mechanical bull, bowling lanes, and games. The place was empty on a Sunday with only a few people at the bar. We toured the place and looked at all of the memorabilia and then left. The location is in the Neonopolis shopping mall. You enter right off the Fremont St. where it is busy with people into the mall where it seems to be a ghost town. You walk into the small opening to get inside the outdoor mall plaza and there is nobody around and half of the stores seem to be out of business or closed for the night. I would like to try this place again on a Friday or Saturday to see if the atmosphere is better.

This place has some potential, but seemed really run down. We were there on a Saturday night and it was mostly empty, maybe 15 other people inside. Down the street we were given cards for free shots, so we decided to check it out. The shot was some kind of green concoction that was lukewarm. We didn't stay long since it was pretty dead in there, moving on the the end of Freemont closer to Corduroy bar where the party was. I doubt we'll be back, unless they make some upgrades, and freshen up the place a bit, but where else can you ride a mechanical wiener? Pro tip: skip the free shots, unless you want to know what hell tastes like.

Customer service sucked, place was dirty. Falsely advertised an event and refused to refund for the crappy event. If I could give negative stars I would.

It's a cool place with cool nerd shit and cute toys and cute drink names. Staff is super chill Cool vibe over all

Love this place! The staff is the nicest. They have great food and great service. Love coming here for the weekend having fun, drinking, & playing gamessss. Thank you!!!

Came here a little early so didn't get to experience the mechanical penis riding, but still had a great time. Bartender was quick and friendly. We got setup to do some janky bowling that actually let you choose minigames with selfies and a monster maker game. The SmashBros setup was also a welcome play. Their bathrooms are lined with comic book pages and overall feel of this Freemont spot was just ratchet enough to want to come back to. Nerds Rule!

Charity is a fantastic bartender. Customer oriented and super friendly. Love her smile!

Fun place to visit when you're in the downtown area. Large bar with retro video games, arcade games, bowling, and a mechanical bull. Cool decor, with several different themes, and personable staff.

What a shitty place. We got scammed. They posted the Super Bowl showing for $50 a person and looks nothing like the picture they advertise. Definitely not a place I'd recommend to watch the superbowl

Came here with my date we just left Eureka and decided to work each other's asses in super smash brothers and the only place I can think of is the nerd because it's a nerdy situation! So what better place to come play some games#itsamovie COME THRU AND TRY WHOOPING MY ASS IN Supersmash brothers

place is cool , the ambiance is very welcoming and staff is amazing drinks are decent and love the arcade

Good music and friendly staff. Good place to hangout. Enjoy the food. Highly recommended!

1st and last time I will ever go here. Showed up here with a group of co-workers last night may 24th for the micro wrestling. Show was suppose to start at 9pm with entry at 830pm. Nope false advertising and a bold face lie. We show up at 815 to be told they are doing a comedy show right now and you can not enter. When asked about the show they said it should be done around 10-1020pm. The ppl at the door could big cat less and made everyone wait until almost 11pm to come in. So many people were complaining because nothing was offered and was told if we leave and decide not to see the show no refund. We all bought our tickets online so this place could care less and showed it since they already had the money. We get in and sit in our seats and the show still took awhile to start and we finished up about 145am. 145am when the show was suppose yo be over at 11pm. Did this establishment care, nope. They just said sorry nothing more nothing less. No discounts on drinks when watching the show or offers on anything. I highly suggest finding your entertainment in the entertainment capital of the world anywhere else. They rather snatch up 34 bucks per person for a night than have repeat customers and good business ethics. Refunds should have been offered I know out of 23 of us 7 left because they would have to pay their babysitters an extra 100 each just to attend this event. Again they didn't care they had your money if bought online, double booked an event, and had everyone waiting just standing around while basically flipping us all off. At least that's how I take it with all the responses I received.

This is a cool arcade like bar with some classic video and arcade games. In order to play, you have to purchase credits and a card. Most games average 8-10 credits. Get one card and share if you are a group as it save you an extra $1 activation fee. They also have bowling, an mechanical object that you can ride, giant connect 4 and jenga. It has a chill vibe if you enjoy those things. Be advised that they do check ids on the way in. I didn't try the drinks but plan to in a future visit. The reason for my 3 star was that there were a few games that I wanted to play but they were turned off or out of order. I also felt the credit cost for most was pretty high.

Update: the name of the manager who slapped the phone is Christopher Gonzalez Went in and there was an altercation. Me and my wife have been here about 20 times but will NEVER come back. I found out it was the manager, not the owner, who walked over to me and hit my phone out of my hand when I was recording for MY safety! Everything was recorded and saved. He also said he was recording and was wearing glasses and secretly recording you! DO NOT go to this place unless you want to be battered and treated like crap! We won't EVER go back there again!

Soooo cool! Great drinks just all over so much fun !! Service was really good they were over all attentive bowling was fun !

A little confused but I guess that's what their going for!! Right on!! So, this is what we apparently get when cosplay or a specific genre of gamer merges with the bar scene. Well, at least that's what their business motto/tagline states. I dig the general concept, I do, and their entertainment offerings are commendable; however, a general revamp is definitely in order for this downtown gem. The fun aspects are in abundance. Photo ops with memorabilia, giant junk (by junk I mean d!ck), and other noteworthy attractions. My party definitely took advantage of the only open bowling lane, and the nostalgic games such as Connect 4 & Jenga. To sum it up, the bar staff was descent and the crowd was totally lacking. Even so, who can really resist drinks and good company?!