Empress Bar in Newcastle upon Tyne

Booked The Empress Bar as one of the stops for our night out on a hen do. We originally booked for 90minutes with the intention to move on after that but we ended up staying as the service and atmosphere was brilliant. We were around 30 minutes late due to our previous booking running over and Empress Bar held our tables. They provided us with our own little private area which was brilliant for a large group as it meant we could all be together with being squished into a crowd. We were served by a lovely lady (I didn’t catch her name) but she had dark hair with blue streaks in - she was amazing! Made us feel very welcome and even located a phone that one of our party had lost! Honestly this bar was brilliant and would definitely go again when in Newcastle.

We had a great night here, wasn't any need to go anywhere were else. The music was great, the drinks were fantastic, and the prices made them even better. The staff were really pleasant, and have been on the few visits I've made. The overall atmosphere was really nice too. There are only 2 points that caused the rating of 4. - One of the bar tenders was obviously new and took quite a while to make drinks - I am against having people selling a service in the bathroom. Especially when they block the sinks making it impossible to wash your hands for free. Which causes some people not to bother. And it's even worse when there isn't much space in the 1st place. All in all though, what a really great place to go for some old skool tunes, and great cocktails at even better prices.

Best bar in town..staff are great, DJ is unreal and the management and door staff make you feel welcome. Keep up the great work look forward to seeing you soon.

The empress has got a new emperor and his name is jack. He’s only been working here 4 weeks and he has changed the vibe and experience of an evening spend drinking in the beer garden. The fire and fairy lights and a welcome touch. This place is a hidden gem.

Walking around this part of town my twin brother Stephen and I decided to drop into this bar as the outside seating area looked so inviting. I must say that this is a cool looking bar,the interior is superb, eclectic decor and furnishings, a solid wood serving bar dominates the main room and there's plenty of seating options spread throughout this bar both inside and outside looking out onto the busy and bustling Side . We were here on a Thursday late evening, we got beers and sat outside, beers were first rate,light, hoppy and freezing cold, it was just so good being in such a lovely bar enjoying a quality brew, its not hard to see why this bar is so popular with beers served in this good a condition. We really enjoyed our beers in here, only stayed for the one each before moving on and for a first time visit to Empress Bar we were totally impressed. Empress Bar is easy to locate on Side. Opening hours are; Monday to Thursday, 7pm till 2am. Friday, 5pm till 3am. Saturday, 1pm till 3am. Sunday, 7pm till 2am. Most definitely well worth checking out if you're in the area.