
NQ64 Arcade Bar - Newcastle
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About NQ64 Arcade Bar - Newcastle
NQ64 Arcade Bar - Newcastle is a cocktail bar at 82 Pilgrim St in Newcastle Upon Tyne, filled with free-to-play retro consoles and emulators alongside arcade machines including Time Crisis, Outrun and Street Fighter. Drinks are ordered at the bar, where the list covers beer, wine, spirits and sodas, plus classic and gaming-themed cocktails. Beer pong is also on offer. The room is lit with neon and UV against an industrial, retro look, and the soundtrack is old skool hip-hop and R&B. The bar opens seven days a week and runs late-night. Visits can be booked online, and walk-ins are taken as well. Anyone celebrating a birthday receives free tokens for the arcade games.
Good to know
“NQ64 Arcade Bar Newcastle is a late-night, neon graffiti-splattered, cocktail bar filled with free-to-play retro consoles and classic arcade machines. Built for everyone from nostalgic gaming nerds, to casual dance mat enthusiasts. Enjoy a wide range of drinks of beers, wines, spirits and sodas, with a selection of classic and video-game-themed cocktails. Expect loud old skool hip-hop and R&B music all night long. Whether you're after date night, after-work drinks, birthdays or a night out with mates, NQ64 is open seven days a week. Book online or just walk in. To book or for any general enquiries email hello@nq64.co.uk”
- AccessibilityWheelchair: entrance, restroom
Menu & Prices
13 dishes · mains £10–18- Kong Island Iced Tea£13.25
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- Q*Driver£11.00
- Mars Attacks£11.00
- Peach On The Beach£11.75
Reviews
What reviewers say
Reviewers most often mention themed cocktails, retro arcade machines, token and cocktail deal and beer pong.
What reviewers say
Reviewers most often mention themed cocktails, retro arcade machines, token and cocktail deal and beer pong.
Customer Review Summary
Reviewers come mainly for the arcade machines and free consoles, naming Time Crisis, Guitar Hero, Outrun and Mario Kart most often, with Pac-Man, Donkey Kong, Street Fighter and Streets of Rage II also mentioned. Close behind are the themed cocktails, which reviewers call tasty, including the Jurassic Marg and Call of Duty Zombies drinks. Beer pong comes up as a further draw. Several praise the token system and the token and cocktail deal, describing game prices as fair, and one notes that every machine they tried worked. Staff are described as friendly and welcoming, with a few reviewers mentioning recommendations that turned out delicious and one server who kept a drunkenly forgotten phone safe. The only complaint is mild: one reviewer found the drinks a little expensive but still worth it. Reviewers also single out the dark, neon, retro look and the sense of humour. One birthday visitor was given free tokens, which they used on loads of games.
Customer Review Summary
Reviewers come mainly for the arcade machines and free consoles, naming Time Crisis, Guitar Hero, Outrun and Mario Kart most often, with Pac-Man, Donkey Kong, Street Fighter and Streets of Rage II also mentioned. Close behind are the themed cocktails, which reviewers call tasty, including the Jurassic Marg and Call of Duty Zombies drinks. Beer pong comes up as a further draw. Several praise the token system and the token and cocktail deal, describing game prices as fair, and one notes that every machine they tried worked. Staff are described as friendly and welcoming, with a few reviewers mentioning recommendations that turned out delicious and one server who kept a drunkenly forgotten phone safe. The only complaint is mild: one reviewer found the drinks a little expensive but still worth it. Reviewers also single out the dark, neon, retro look and the sense of humour. One birthday visitor was given free tokens, which they used on loads of games.
Featured reviews
- Google user
“Faith and Shauna were unreal! So welcoming and friendly. Gave recommendations (which were DELICIOUS!!) super quick and attentive. Definitely will be back!!”
- Google user
“Great for a different kind of night out. Good range of arcade games and consoles to choose from, as well as beer pong. The UV industrial decor suits the place well and helps to give it a good atmosphere.”
- Google user
“What a amazing place! Highly recommend stopping by this establishment for any occasion, drinks are amazing! Atmosphere amazing! Wide selection of arcade games so you’ll have a hard time not finding anything you like. Went for my birthday yesterday and absolutely enjoyed every second of it. Very affordable as well! 100/10”
- Google user
“This place is brilliant, went there for the 1st time last night and had a great time, will definitely be going back for another visit, all the arcade machines worked which was a surprise as many places like this the machines are normally defective in some way, this was not the case here, we got the token and cocktail deal which gave us plenty of tokens for games and two cocktails, you can purchase more tokens separately and they are well priced, the token prices on the games are really good ranging from 1 to 2 tokens, machines ranged from old school like pacman, donkey Kong, bubble bobble, street fighter, golden axe to shooting games like time crisis and gun blade, they have a couple of guitar heroes and a dance machine aswell as racing games like outrun and mario cart, also there are free consoles to use asking as you purchase a drink, the staff were more than welcoming, very friendly and helpful, would recommend this place to anyone who has been thinking about going, give it a go you won't be disappointed”
- Google user
“had an incredible night here! came here for my 21st with my best friend and had a blast- all the games were super fun, the drinks were delicious and all the staff were so friendly. Connor behind the bar was an absolute delight and made us feel super comfortable and special, we got free tokens for it being my birthday and we got to go on loads of games. really good atmosphere, we will absolutely be back again!! 🙏”
Amenities
- Wheelchair accessible entrance
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- Accessibility· 1
- Wheelchair accessible restroom
Location
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| Place | Rating | Distance | Mentioned in reviews |
|---|---|---|---|
| NQ64 Arcade Bar - Newcastle | 4.8748 | — | themed cocktails, retro arcade machines, token and cocktail deal |
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