INSERT COIN • CENTRALIA
Family-Friendly Arcade,
Restaurant, And Bar
2021: Best New Business
2022: Best Family Entertainment Spot, Best Inexpensive Date
2023: Best Family Entertainment Spot, Best Inexpensive Date
2024: Best Family Entertainment Spot, Best Cocktail
2025: Best Family Entertainment Spot, Best Cocktail
2023: Best Family Fun Center, Best Craft Beer
2024: Best Family Fun Center, Best Craft Beer
2025: Best Specialty Cocktail, Best Craft Beer
Where Lewis County comes to play!
Self-pour beer wall, full bar & restaurant
Fun for the whole family
Family Friendly
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VIP Mezzanine Party Room
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100+ Arcades
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No Outside Food or Drink (except for birthday cake & ice cream)
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Kids Spooky Movie Trivia 10/14 @7pm FREE EVENT!
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Bingo Night 10/19 @7pm FREE EVENT! Fun Prizes!
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Family Friendly 〰️ VIP Mezzanine Party Room 〰️ 100+ Arcades 〰️ No Outside Food or Drink (except for birthday cake & ice cream) 〰️ Kids Spooky Movie Trivia 10/14 @7pm FREE EVENT! 〰️ Bingo Night 10/19 @7pm FREE EVENT! Fun Prizes! 〰️
Our Arcade
Travel through time in our arcade and enjoy 100+ games ranging from O.G.‘80s classics, modern redemption games, claw machines, skee-ball and Virtual Reality experiences! Plus our retro games on the restaurant side are 100% FREE to play!
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Our collection of game titles includes classic video games like Donkey Kong, Minecraft Dungeons, Pac-Man Baller Basketball, Boxer Arcade, Tron, and more. We have retro video games that will ignite your nostalgia and modern games that kids love!
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We offer mini console gaming at select dining tables while you wait for your food and drinks. We have classic and modern consoles like Nintendo, Sega, Famicon, and more. Check out our delicious food menu, draft beer, cider, fun-themed mocktails, and cocktails!
Eat & Drink
Insert Coin Centralia offers a full restaurant with award winning elevated bar fare featuring smash burgers with fresh locally sourced meat (never frozen), fresh sourdough pizza from Kalama Sourdough, salads, wraps, shareable appetizers, kid favorites & seasonal specials!
Our goal is to delightfully surprise you with high quality delicious food you wouldn’t expect to find at an arcade bar!
Quench your thirst at our full bar featuring a 26 tap self-pour craft beer & cider wall, fun themed mocktails & cocktails and Jell-O shots!
Book A Party
Looking to level up your next celebration or gathering? Book our VIP mezzanine party room that overlooks the arcade and accommodates up to 30 people! We offer different party packages including game card deals, pizza, soda pitchers & party decor! Insert Coin Centralia has over 7,000 sq ft of FUN!
Our party room is $50 for 2 hours.
View Party Packages & Pricing Here
For corporate/special events please email us at marketing@insertcoinwa.com
About Us
Insert Coin is a family owned and operated arcade bar and restaurant built around one simple idea: creating a place where families, friends, gamers, and grown-ups can all come together and have a great time.
Insert Coin combines classic arcade nostalgia with modern games, great food and drinks, and a welcoming atmosphere for all ages. What began as a passion for gaming grew into a community-focused business with locations in Centralia and Olympia, Washington.
From birthday parties and family outings to date nights, team events, and a casual night of gaming, Insert Coin is a place to make memories, connect with others, and enjoy a little friendly competition.
Insert Coin
The name Insert Coin was chosen because every single original retro arcade game has "Insert Coin" across the screen and on the nostalgic coin entries. The name is a nod to this era and the memories it brings. However, with the owners being technology nerds, they wanted to blend the new with the old. Using a game card system appeared to be the way to go with no more coin jams, faster gameplay, and digital tickets (which are better for the environment). Game credits and tickets never expire.
Insert Coin is a woman and veteran owned business.
Hours & Locations
Business Hours
Sunday - Thursday
11:00 AM - 10:00 PM
Friday & Saturday
11:00 AM - 11:00 PM
Contact
Got a question? Email us! marketing@insertcoinwa.com
For job postings, check Indeed here. We are unable to accept job inquiries and resumes via email. Only applications submitted through Indeed will be considered.
FAQ - Centralia Location
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We allow kids at Insert Coin from 11:00 am - 11:00 pm every day. Following orders from the Washington State Liquor and Cannabis Board, Insert Coin becomes a 21+ venue after 11:00 pm. All minors and other persons who are not allowed to consume alcohol at Insert Coin must leave the building after 11:00 pm. Our juke box also stops filtering music at 9:00 pm.
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Our standard restaurant, bar, and arcade hours are:
Sunday - Thursday 11:00 AM - 10:00 PM
Friday-Saturday 11:00 AM - 11:00 PM.
We are closed on Thanksgiving , the first Monday of December for our staff holiday party & Christmas Day. -
Our game prices vary game to game. Everything runs on credits through the game card system. 1 credit equals 10 cents. So a 25 credit game would be $2.50 per play. Some are 15 credits, 20, 30, etc. We generally say that $30 on a game card will allow you to play for a good while as long as those credits aren’t all used on prize games (claw machines), those are much faster games and can add up.
Our game card kiosks also offer credit bonuses over $30 so you get more credits for your money. *Please note that our game card kiosks will split the dollar amount you select evenly among the number of cards you select (e.g., $50 for 4 cards = $12.5 of credits (125 credits) on each card).
We also offer ~30 retro games in the restaurant that are all completely free and we offer free console gaming at select dining tables. There is something for every budget.
Price stats as of September 2026:
Freeplay - 27% of games
$1 & Under - 30% of games
$1.01-$2 - 35% of games
$2+ Premium - 8% of games
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Yes. We have salads, bone-in wings & can lettuce wrap burgers. *Our kitchen is not a gluten-free environment. While we take precautions, cross-contamination with gluten-containing ingredients may occur
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Yes. We would still have to activate it and tie it to your open tab though. But you can keep it forever!
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Downtown Centralia offers FREE street parking plus an interactive map of nearby parking lots here!
There’s also lots of parking by the train station one street over from us!
The closest bus stop to us is going to be the Yellow Line at Pine Street Plaza. View Lewis County Transit’s website here
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You can keep it for next time you come back if you are saving credits or tickets. Or you can recycle it in the designated blue or black Card Recycling boxes. Credits and tickets don't expire.
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The game cards are COMPLETELY separate from the self-pour tap wall cards. They are two exclusively different systems for the safety of minors.
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We do NOT provide refunds for game cards. There are NO exceptions for this and it is explicitly stated at the arcade kiosks. The credits and tickets last forever and the game cards can be used at both locations.
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In Centralia, customers can bring outside cake and ice cream for birthday parties. Other than that, No outside food is allowed.
For allergy concerns, please email us: marketing@insertcoinwa.com
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We pride ourselves on using local vendors when possible. Centralia’s pizza dough is from Kalama Sourdough Bakery.
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Typically, we can rent out our facility on Mondays and Tuesdays. For more information, email us!
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Guaranteed fun for every budget!
Visit on Eat & Play Day! (Wednesday in Centralia, Tuesday in Olympia)
Attend our events! Win gift cards at trivia and fun prizes at bingo
Weekly arcade deals: Mondays 50% off games, Tuesday & Wednesday 10% off games, Thursdays win double the tickets!
Play our free games! We offer 30+ games on freeplay on the restaurant side
Shop at Safeway (Centralia). We offer an amazing coupon on the back of these receipts: Buy a $20 game card, get a $20 game card! *one per unique transaction
Military Discount – 10% off entire tab when a valid military ID is presented.
Trailblazer Tuesdays – $1 off totchos for Centralia College students, staff & faculty every Tuesday (Centralia location only).
Public Service Power-Up! - 15% off lunch specials with valid public government ID badge! Dine-in only
Those who qualify: WA State Agencies, Public K-12 & College Staff and Educators, City Employees, County Employees, Tribal Government Employees, Federal Employees
Owners Dan & Keli contributed over 18 years of public service to WA before they became arcade bar owners. Thank you to all who take on these important roles in our community!
We donate party rooms (meaning the room deposit is waived) to non-profits, WA State agencies, veteran & woman owned businesses, active duty service members, and for select business meetings. Please email us for more information: marketing@insertcoinwa.com
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We use fresh meat from Reichert’s Choice Meats here in Centralia! They are never frozen, and never have been!
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We don’t do reservations. Seating is first come, first serve. In Centralia, we offer table service where servers will attend to you at your table. When all tables are full we will do a waitlist for walk-in parties.
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Yes! You can purchase a physical gift card in person at either location OR purchase an e-gift card here
Gift cards are valid at both locations.
Check a gift card balance here
Be sure to take advantage of our yearly holiday gift card deal! FOR IN PERSON GIFT CARD PURCHASES ONLY. Black Friday through Dec 31 — Buy a $50 Gift Card get a $10 Game Card, Buy a $100 Gift Card get a $25 Game Card.
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This is a common issue with banks, where they will show the pre-authorized amount pending for both the pre-tip amount and the post-tip amount. Only the final amount will finalize the next business day and the other pending amount will fall off. This has to do with who the customer banks with, we have no control over this. We have also never had an instance where the pending charge did not fall off.
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It is every Tuesday in Olympia and every Wednesday in Centralia. Customers will receive a $10 game card with every adult entree or 12” pizza and a $5 game card with every kids meal or 7” pizza. Lunch specials are exempt from this offer. This offer cannot be combined with other offers or discounts.
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We serve our full menu open to close every day. No exceptions, unless something is out of stock.
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You can book birthday party at this link. We also have a tablet at the front counter to book. For special events please reach out to marketing@insertcoinwa.com
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Follow us on Facebook & Instagram and keep an eye on our TVs.
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Join our “Jelly of the Month” club here!
It is tied to your phone number through Toast. You get 1 point for every $1 spent. Then each time you return you will be prompted at the end of check out to redeem. $5 off every 50 points earned and $5 off on your birthday month!
Think you have an existing rewards account? Search for it here
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Please check our Indeed page for all new job postings: https://www.indeed.com/cmp/Insert-Coin
We are unable to accept job inquiries and resumes via email. Only applications submitted through Indeed will be considered.
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Please ensure you’ve reviewed the FAQ section before emailing.
For inquiries about checks or refunds, please call your preferred location:
Centralia: 360-807-4825
Olympia: 360-915-9824
Email centralia@insertcoinwa.com and allow 3 business days for a response.
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We are no longer accepting donation requests via email. Please fill out our donation request form here: https://forms.gle/WhD86h5uWQttEgTg9