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Video Vortex
2116 New Bern Ave D, Raleigh, NC 27610, United States
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Ca
Review №1

Great Movie house! Can order food and drinks online prior to the movie and it is served when you are seated. Seats are clean and comfortable. Wait staff wears masks and the food is great.

Ol
Review №2

The Alamo Drafthouses bar-slash-video rental store is one of the coolest spots in Raleigh. A fantastic selection of mostly-local beer on tap is flanked by one of the best cult VHS collections in the country and an impressive selection of Blu-rays -- all free to rent.

Ta
Review №3

What a fun, retro, and interesting place to go to see a movie! Not only do you have the experience of being thrown back to your childhood in the lobby with all of the VHS tapes; the theater is cool too! They serve you in your seats! No concessions to assault you in the lobby with the scrumptious smell of popcorn. You order, and your server brings it to you in your seat, at which you have your own little tray to rest your goodies on. They use dishes and glasses just like at home! Thank you for cutting waste and serving up a tremendous theater experience.

Ad
Review №4

Awesome selection of older and not so older videos to rent totally free. Huge collection of DVDs including TV shows as well as movies. VHS collection as well. Includes lots of horror, Sci Fi, wrestling, comedy, and cult favorites. Friendly and helpful staff who love movies. You can get 2 movies at a time for up to a week for free. Plus, great food, drinks, and in theater movies at Alamo.

Jo
Review №5

I have been looking for a video store for years. This place has it all, beer,VHS, DVD, VCR rentals, toys, fresh cooked food, theater playing new and vintage films, and more. The staff was helpful and ready and willing to assist.

Na
Review №6

A great place to find older, cult, or hard to find movies on VHS, DVD, or Blu-ray. Rentals are free(!). Over 40 local craft beers on tap, plus a full bar. Food is good, but pricey. The atmosphere is fun and entertaining. Outside seating is a plus. They regularly have special events and special movie showings. Worth checking out.

Al
Review №7

Incredible gem boasting what I can only imagine are thousands of videos that you can rent for FREE! (Two out at a time, you provide credit card info in case of late charges and/or damage). It’s a nostalgic and fun experience selecting movies and they are organized extremely well by multiple categories. If you want to check if a movie is available, there are 2 iPads mounted in the area to easily search (the staff is also extremely helpful and friendly). They even have convenient drop off bins for after hours or if the main desk is too hectic. Such a cool way to relive the days of video rental stores, and I love that they have rescued all of these discs/tapes from now-defunct rental stores instead of sending them to a landfill.

Da
Review №8

We didnt go to see a movie because we wanted to browse and buy films. Extremely limited selection. They only had criterion collection blu rays and very few of them. They had a lot of video rentals, but browsing means flipping through thousands of plastic cards with images that are stacked in drawers. It is not convenient at all to browse. Put the movies on shelves like in the 80s. Who has that kind of patience to flip cards? There is a nice collection of video tapes though. They basically use cinema and movies as a motif for their restaurant. We are avid movie buffs, but this was a very veneer experience.

WE
Review №9

Great place.. Has obscure videos to rent, a cinema, good food and drinks. I highly recommend.

Br
Review №10

This place is absolutely amazing! A movie buffs dream they have something for everyone

Ri
Review №11

Movies and service great. Menu items good. Pricey. Good environment to enjoy the movie.

Sa
Review №12

Selection is good and rentals are free. 3/6 of the DVDs we have rented have skipped horribly. But well keep trying our luck.

An
Review №13

The dopest. Come rent free DVDs, Blu-rays and VHSs! You can even rent the equipment if you dont have a VHS anymore. Also crowlers of local beer available.

Jo
Review №14

Awesome place different atmosphere from other theaters but i love it

Da
Review №15

A video rental store! Nostalgic!

Ge
Review №16

Its got everything a cinephile could want. A must visit for any hardcore movie fans!

Ju
Review №17

Did someone say FREE? Well this place is just that! You get two.. not one but TWO FREE movie rentals at a time for up to a week. They have any movie you could ever think of, available on a variety of mediums. Do you have a particular affinity for VHS tapes? Well this place is for you.. not only do they have the tapes they also have the VCRs to play them on!

Va
Review №18

Fantastic! However I did get stuck in Kyle Buschs car.

Pa
Review №19

Not enough parking for the other businesses

Ke
Review №20

So much awesomeness

Ju
Review №21

Excellent!

Ja
Review №22

Pure awesomeness!!!!

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4.7 Rating
  • Address:2116 New Bern Ave D, Raleigh, NC 27610, United States
  • Site:https://videovortex.com/raleigh/
  • Phone:+1 984-444-6621
Categories
  • Game store
  • Bar
  • Beer hall
  • Beer store
  • Clothing store
  • Movie rental store
  • Music store
  • Video store
Working hours
  • Monday:11AM–11PM
  • Tuesday:11AM–11PM
  • Wednesday:11AM–11PM
  • Thursday:11AM–11PM
  • Friday:11AM–11PM
  • Saturday:11AM–11PM
  • Sunday:11AM–11PM
Accessibility
  • Wheelchair accessible entrance:Yes
  • Wheelchair accessible parking lot:Yes
Amenities
  • Wi-Fi:Yes
Payments
  • Cash-only:Yes
  • Debit cards:Yes
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