Address: 12 Tib St, Manchester, M4 1SH, United Kingdom
Phone: +441617101957
Rating: 4.5
based on 206 reviews.
Game Selection
Pros:
"Great bar and selection of free and token based retro games."
"Loads of arcade games ranging from super retro to more modern classics."
"Great selection of retro cabinets and consoles."
"The choice of games was brilliant."
"Such a hidden gem! Plenty of different types of games to go on."
"Great collection of arcade cabinets, pinball tables and free-to-play retro consoles."
"Plenty of old school arcade games to get stuck into."
"Really fun night, would be amazing for a group of friends or on a date! Lots of different gaming options."
Cons:
"Some of the games are old and a bit knackered and we lost a few tokens trying to get started."
"The staff were really welcoming... unfortunately the main thing I went here for, light gun games, weren't calibrated very well."
"Went especially for 2 particular games - Point Blank and House of the Dead and both were out of order!!"
"Brilliant idea and great atmosphere. Plenty of old school arcade games to get stuck in to. Only issue is two of the games we wanted to jump in on were out of use."
"Too busy to actually play anything. Many games were out of order."
"The games could probably do with some clear instructions posted next to them as I felt like I was wasting tokens not knowing how to play the games properly."
"Game themed drinks were cool. Staff assisted quickly when technical help was requested with one of the consoles."
"Machines kept eating our coins."
Atmosphere and Decor
Pros:
"Really cool neon painted arcade bar!"
"The place is cool and very atmospheric."
"It's so fun and gives going out for drinks more of a focus."
"Wow. Found this gem of a place tucked down a side street in Manchester! Even when walking in looks so cool!"
"Underground arcade hall, with witty named cocktails. Relive your childhood in this cyberpunk themed game bar."
"A great collection of arcade cabinets, pinball tables and free-to-play retro consoles, hidden away beneath the Northern Quarter."
"A dark, sticky, slightly sweaty basement bar adorned with graffiti and chock full of some of the greatest retro arcade games and consoles - geek heaven."
"Really cool place with a decent selection of ales but if you're running a gaming bar you *need* to have at least 4 functioning N64 controllers as a minimum."
Cons:
"This place gets incredibly loud. It's so loud you can't hear the cabinets, which makes some games unplayable."
"It started loud but got incredibly loud by the end of the night. So loud that my ears felt like they had water in them after we left."
"It was okay but do not let the pictures deceive you, it is small and highly busy, I went here with a date, we managed to play one arcade game, everything else was jam packed."
"This was not my kind of place. You enter via a back ally where other buildings put their bins."
"Half your time in there is spent stood waiting to go on games, the other half is watching some progressive student gimp in a crop top take 10 minutes to pour you one drink."
"Lots of neon, lots of arcade machines and some pinball options. Definitely has a grungy atmosphere with graffiti on the walls but that works in its favor."
"For a venue upgrade the new place feels like it's missed the mark, and it's realistically offering nothing new."
"Oh dear. I was very much looking forward to NQ64 for my birthday. When I arrived and got in I could barely move for the people crammed in there! Let alone get on a machine."
Drinks and Food
Pros:
"Cocktails were great even more so with us being in early for a happy hour."
"The one saving grace is how good the cocktails are. I can't say anything negative. They're creative, and delicious."
"Overall amazing experience through and through, drinks were good and reasonably priced."
"Great unique cocktails too, and very affordable with their happy hour special!"
"Cocktails are nothing special in my opinion but they've also got a nice selection of beers from all over the world."
"The drinks were a little on the expensive side, but it was such great fun."
"Great drinks selection, nice staff and the games are brilliant."
"Great drinks and friendly staff. Very creative and delicious cocktails for a fair price!"
Cons:
"This could be down to personal preference but none of our party enjoyed their drinks."
"Absolutely the worst place I’ve ever been. No way to order any warm dish if you don’t provide every single detail about yourself."
"The drinks aren’t great either so don’t go there just for the drinks."
"Cool concept and good variety of retro arcade games with the tokens being reasonably priced. Let down by the disappointing and overpriced drinks."
"However, I can only give it 3 stars. This is because of the absolutely ridiculous prices of some of the drinks."
"The drinks are slightly pricey too."
"The beer selection is very limited but I guess you aren't here for that."
"Nice throw back to my childhood... Drink are decently priced and tokens for the games are reasonable plus they have free games too!!"
Staff and Service
Pros:
"Staff are friendly and they explained the rules and made good drinks."
"The staff were so friendly and welcoming. We'll be going again."
"Staff were wonderful and gave us a warm welcome!"
"Special shout out to Tom - he's so kind and friendly and wants everyone to have a good time."
"Staff were great, venue was great and also very clean, it smelt lovely as we walked in! I would definitely return."
"Great arcade with a well stocked bar and friendly staff!"
"Staff assisted quickly when technical help was requested with one of the consoles."
"Been a few times and it's always super fun! Wanted to leave a review as my friend ended up quite sick on our most recent visit and the staff were so lovely."
Cons:
"Since moving into the bigger venue, experienced nothing but issues. Bar staff looking at you waiting to be served and purposely ignoring you."
"First time here really loved it, great prices although staff could be a little more welcoming."
"The staff were your typical unfriendly hipsters, too cool to even smile."
"Bartender only IDd girls, and wouldn’t let us stay because the girl who doesn’t drink didn’t have ID with her."
"I thought this place was abit over rated but my partner is a gamer so we needed to try it out, we definitely didnt expect it to be so small and tightly packed in."
"The disign of the place may not be fancy, but the games are amazing. Staff is very friendly."
"Not a amazing selection of game's to play it value enough for the tokens I suppose drinks are expensive and there are alot of signs up asking people not to hog the machine's."
"It's got a slightly sticky dingy feel due to being underground but that kind of fits in with the nostalgia."