NQ64 Peter St in Manchester

Thus place was an absolute blast, the old school arcades felt really good to play and I had a lot of fun on them. The cocktails are gaming themed and I especially enjoyed the Quick Revive No.5. Would highly recommend to those who love old school arcades.

Cocktails and arcade machines, what's not to love!

Funny thing, they wouldn’t let me in. The doorman said I was too casually dressed and said that they also don’t allow individual patrons anymore. Interestingly immediately before this I was at “20 Stories” down the street, which is an upscale rooftop restaurant and bar, and they didn’t have any issue with how I was dressed. Now to be fair I wasn’t expecting this place to knock my socks off, but I did have someone recommend it to me so I had been looking forward to trying it out. It’s a shame really. Anyway I’m giving it 2 stars because the doorman was at least respectful when he turned me away.

Stopped in the drinks and a few games. Lots of fun.

Great drinks options, plenty of games, and great staff!

Lovely bar, friendly staff- waited ages for my drink as my partner was busy chatting up the bartender 😂 only thing i didn't like was falling up and down stairs because i couldn't see them in the dark, but i was pissed anyways it was probably my fault. love a bit of guitar hero and had a few goes on the console games. i love the neon vibe going on and the menu design is really cool (i'm a design nerd)

Love this place, barman with the dreads was super friendly

Great location for games and fun, honestly it's a great vibe and a fun place to be. Unfortunately the food was not worth the extortionate price on it, I ordered a margarita and there was barely even cheese on it and it was dry, it gets ordered from Pedro's and i was really let down with what I got for the price. The staff were amazing and the place was on point despite this and we'll definitely return we just won't order food.

Very nice place, atmosphere is cool, the consoles some of the controllers are sticky, and broken, other than that no complaints, the best machine is the bike racing one i love it will be back keep up good work

Amazing night out with friends, playing retro games. Certainly took me back all token based. Some machines were a bit warn out on the crt and mechanisms all functioned fine. A great selection of cocktails and retro drinks.

I came to the Peter street venue and was served by a man named George, he was very happy to serve us and helpful when explaining how the token system worked. His drinks knowledge was very good too. We ordered the Kirby cocktail which came with a light up ice cube that changed colours, how fun is that!!! The names of all the cocktails were game related/orientated, so cool Looked after us all night, 100% would visit again. Thank you so much George !

I’m visiting Manchester for a few days and was looking for somewhere to chill and relax for the evening. Saw this pop up on google when searching for arcades (originally was going to travel to Bury for Arcade Club but it’s closed midweek), and I’m so glad I went. The lady at the bar tonight was awesome, guided me through how things work, recommended me a cocktail (which was lovely), and was very kind, hospitable and up for a nice chat. The place itself is a mood, evoking that grungey subcultural feel us gamers all know and love. Great selection of games, drinks, and the prices are very reasonable. I’m honestly amazed. I wish we had somewhere like this where I’m from in Kent. Whenever I come to Manchester, this is going to be my first port of call from now on! Thanks for a great evening!

This is a great place to take the boys! If you're looking to have a great time playing games while having a stylish and tasty drink 🍸! This is the place to be... Time passes differently here! Absolutely a must when in Manchester ❤️

One of the best nights I’ve ever had was here, great music, staff and really hit with the nostalgia feeling, between the old arcade games, the sega megadrive, Nintendo 64, PS2 original Xbox and so much more, I didnt want to leave! Highly recommend and if ever I find myself back in Manchester will be straight there!

Pretty fun place. Honestly the only complaint is that I wish there was more selection.

Great place to visit in Manchester! Makes for a fun night out with lots of different games to play. Nice cocktail menu and great prices too!

Cool place to come if you like retro games. Tokens are purchased at the bar along with drinks. Tokens do run out quick when you are having fun but it's all worth it. Decor is awesome too

Me and my partner always come here since our very first date 3 years ago, there's a great atmosphere and staff are always friendly and welcoming. Cocktails are great and I love that I can get my favourite blue hooch, always. There's a great addition with the photo booth! Definitely worth visiting every time!

Love the funky decor and the music is awesome!! Loads of different games for you to play whilst sipping some lovely cocktails.

Better games at Northern Quarter venue

Absolutely loved coming here. First time we tried a NQ64 bar and it didn't disappoint! We came in for drinks after the gig we were supposed to be going to got postponed last minute and Brian made our night. He gave us amazing service! He was very welcoming and class banter. Definitely helped with our misery of missing the gig. Games and cocktails were class. We only planned on going in for an hour and stayed for 5! I'm a 90's kid and loved playing all of games they had that I played as a kid! 10/10 would highly recommend.

This place is great if you love to game and socialise at the same time! Brian on the bar is great fun too!

I was refused entry due to being a menace to society, judged solely on my comfortable leg apparel.

Got acussed of doing drugs when sat at a game and also assaulted but the bouncers even tho we was leaving the premise they was sickening and will never go again I have a heart monitor there was five of them on me and my partner for no reason stngling my partner at the door even tho we was already outside what a joke of a place these kind of bouncers are the ones that really badley hurt people and are going to do It to far one day and sadly the innocent public will be the ones who suffer the manger Is a joke his way of accusing me is disrespectful and disgusting wouldn't even mind I've got an infection. And was cleaning my nose can't believe you can't even be out with a cold without being accused of this what this world is coming to.

Great gaming bar! So cool design with lots of options how to entertain yourself. Delicious cocktails are on the menu.

Look I didn't go here, never have never will... Apparently they didn't like my review & sent me a quite rude reply....

Great little find for my mate and I, who are 80s kids. Lots of retro games to play and show up all the millennials with our skills 😂. Will definitely be back!

Was here for an event. The staff were amazing and couldn't do enough for us. Good beer selections but then there's the arcades. What an awesome venue!!!!!!! Definitely would come here again, absolutely love the vibe!

Nice place with retro machines. But they are old, fail frequently and eat tokens without working. Best of luck trying to get them back or refunded. Decent beer but expensive.

I visited the venue on the 26th of April and was taken aback by the unprofessional behavior of the security team. Their approach was not only unwelcoming but also extremely rude.

Spent the night drinking cocktails and playing games. Tokens were cheap and drinks reasonable. Staff were really fun. Had such a great time. AND BIG SHOUT OUT TO BRIAN THE BAR MAN

One of my favourite bars in Manchester. Cocktails are amazing and games are fun.

Came in for my friends birthday and the doormen made my night and looked after me after I lost track of my friends. Paul and Tino were amazing. Made me feel safe. Cocktails were very nice

Tim is a fantastic member of staff makes you feel comfortable and welcome!

Freya and Gaz were so LOVELY I feel visiting bars hits different and can be awks when ur on the customer end (if u work in a bar) but they’re absolutely a credit to the team… so sound and kind!!! Good chats hope they have beautiful days ahead x

Freya and Gaz smashed it out the park, banging cocktails, fun games, dope music and sick vibes, recommended if your looking for a chill night out with the boys, your lady, fella or they/them honey

Tim was an unbelievable bartender would recommend to anyone

Coolest place ever. Banging drinks and service

Was served by Heddwyn (think I'm spelling that right) and Brian they were very friendly and chatty.

Place was great and Emma was a good laugh

Served by David he was friendly explained the games well, great cocktails !

Had a great time here for my birthday. Was served my Emma who was lovely and was really helpful. Definitely be coming again.

Really cool bar and cool drinks with that! Lovely smell when I came in and my bartender was so lovely and provided really good service, he was very knowledgeable on the drinks and was able to recommend me a lovely cocktail called akuaku as well as make me some classics too. Think his name was David, super friendly guy and very talented bartender! Thanks David !

Came into nq64 with a few of my mates, the bartender David provided a really pleasant and friendly experience, would come again

We are regulars at nq64 and tino and shaz always makes our experience very warm and welcoming.best door team in Manchester

Bartender Shim was great, told us about student offers we didn’t know about despite being students in manchester for almost 3yrs now!! Great vibes. -the two Irish girls:)

Had a very enjoyable couple of nights here. Staff are lovely especially one of the bartenders called Emma as she was very helpful when I lost my phone. Overall a great place with great staff!

Spent a lovely night in NQ64 last week. The service was tremendous especially from a lovely waitress named Emma. My son suffers from autism but absolutely adores retro games, Emma was ever so kind to him and made this night one to remember.

Really enjoyed going here with my mates it’s a proper laugh with some great games. The staff are welcoming and friendly especially Emma who was very personable and made our night special.

Amazing vibes and cool music. Also the doormen were very nice and funny. Really made our night

No sanitary products in the ladies bathroom

Emma was lovely, great bartender 10 put of 10 will go again

Great service from Joe, a delightful young man!

Such a friendly experience with brilliant recommendations for cocktails. Brian made a fantastic experience for our first time in here.

Great spot on Peter street to kick back and play games ! Emma was amazing, service with a smile and poured a belting Guinness! Phwaaaaar

Our trip was so good but was made by our server Emma. She was so friendly and had amazing service.

Shim made my night 10x better with his quick wit and unbelievable service. My drink couldn’t have been better

Emma’s the best of the best. Joe’s nice too.

Me and my cousin came and visited this place after seeing it on TikTok. Cool vibes. Amazing bartenders and very friendly door staff.Will defo come back again soon.

A must visit for anyone in Manchester that enjoys games, good drinks and great vibes. Staff were friendly and always on hand, with a special mention to Shim who looked after us all night and even remembered our drinks order by the end. Tokens are reasonable priced and good choice on the drinks menu, as well as a good variety of newer and classic games to play. Thanks again Shim, really happy with the time we had

Came in for late night cocktails on a 1 night visit, served by Shim on multiple occasions, ridiculously good cocktail knowledge and making ability. Couldn’t recommend this place for a drink and of course a bit of a game!

Brian was amazing. He gave amazing recommendations for drinks and games. He challenged us to certain games and made things extremely fun. If visiting this area I would definitely recommend Brian as your server, he is amazing! :)

Special shout out to Shim, knew his stuff and helped chose great cocktails. Great atmosphere, reasonably priced drinks and great staff.

We always have such a lovely time at Nq64 Peter street it’s 100% the best site and that’s from someone who’s visited almost alllll of them 💁🏻‍♀️ Joe and Brian were lovely on the bar today they were happy to make us some off menu cocktails (ask for a margarita and thank me later! ) and were friendly and welcoming 🥰 try the Lara’s lost if you love a spritz in the summer this one has a winter twist to it! Also get down and try and beat the high score on pac man with some great cocktails to fuel you! Thanks for a great time as per guys!

Great bar. Brilliant selection of games and the staff were all super friendly. Shim recommended us drinks, what machines to play and made us feel very welcome - five stars!

Absolutely love coming here. The atmosphere is always amazing and I love the drinks! The staff are really friendly and are happy to make off-menu cocktails if you fancy something different. Had some great service from Joe and Brian who were very welcoming and knowledgeable about the menu and wider cocktails. Really enjoyed the games (unless I lost), especially the OutRun Ferrari game!! Loads of arcade games I loved as a kid! 10/10 recommend

shim was a very friendly and knowledgeable bartender, made the experience 10/10 !!

Shim and AJ was great and recommended us some amazing drinks

We love NQ64 and go every opportunity we get. This was my first time in this specific one and we were served by Joe who was absolutely lovely! He asked us how we were and our favourite games and said if there is anything we needed to just ask. The cocktails were beautiful as well. We’ll definitely be back!

Great experience and Joe served us well. Brilliant place brilliant guy.

We love shim, best service, what a guy.was extremely attentive and had a great convo with us about all different topics and genres.overall great guy

Great place, great games, and great staff - especially Shim

Brian was the best bar staff ever, great cocktails and great therapist

We really enjoyed our visit to NQ64. Good,fun selection of machines. Relaxed atmosphere and good service from Brian. We'll go again.

Took my sister to this hot spot after some recommendations from colleagues. Couldn’t have been more spoilt for choice when it comes to arcade games, which I love. I love that. Also the bartender Shim was very friendly and pointed us to our favourite game Golden Axe. We used to call it Amanda Holden Axe because we thought it was cockney rhyming slang. Funny how times change. Thanks again

me and my friends came here and it did not disappoint!! our server emma was amazing, so friendly and definitely one of the highlights. 5 stars for her would recommend

Great drinks and Joes service was fantastic.

Staff could be a bit more friendly but cool place ,

Had a great time with my friends. Emma’s was really helpful, thank you!

Have to say the young man heddwyn is absolutely lovely and made our visit a lot of fun. But the whole team was great as well. All working very hard.

Emma was amazing and made our night much more enjoyable! Thanks NQ64! ⭐️⭐️

Not open when advertised to be open. Supposedly open at 4pm and still closed at 4.20pm. Check it’s open before arrival.

Nice enough place, their guitar hero needs calibrating though, there's a delay which makes it hard to hit the notes, you can also barely hear what you're playing because everything else is so loud so it's kind of pointless. Wish it had headphones or was in it's own little sound booth, but I understand that's probably unlikely to happen.

Busy,some nice cocktails,fun arcades and for everyones taste,music can be quite lot tho so maybe hard to talk.

A really nice arcade hall where you can try out som old consoles for free, but also try some of the real arcades. You get 15 tokens for 8 pund and around half of the machines cost 2 tokens, the rest is 1. Really good old school music when we were there. Shazam didn’t recognize any of the songs😢 Nice place to have some fun 🤩!

Wat een leuke plaats! Wij zijn 4 dagen in Manchester geweest vanuit België en wij hebben hier 2 avonden gespendeerd. Het is geweldig om op verschillende consoles te kunnen spelen! Je kan 15 tokens kopen voor 8 pond, waarmee je op de old-school arcade games kan spelen!

Can't knock the great game choice and the cocktails and overall vibe of the place, but the service always seems like the staff are disinterested, and the cost of coins and how much the machines cost mean you're constantly back and forth to the machines, but I guess that's for the upkeep of the machines which is top notch.

This place was an absolute amazing find! It's so cool! All the cocktails are game themed, so many cool old games! And the vibe was just amazing!!!!

Unique place with many different arcade games (pay) and consoles (free). R&B and hip pop music.

Love it needs more games though!

Found this place on a whim (had seen another one elsewhere in Manchester before our visit though!) 15 tokens for £8 and most games were either 1 or 2 tokens per person. Also a selection of consoles available to play on (for free!) The cocktails were delicious too! Definitely recommend this place!

amazing night, heddwyn was super nice and helped us through the cocktail menu as we are super picky 10/10

Not for me really music to loud

Great and unique place for a night out. Brilliant cocktails and great mixture of new and retro arcade games.

Fun UV-designed bar with retro arcade and classic console games, far from the typical! Super nostalgic. Perfect date night spot for couples. Most games are single or two-player. Token system, no cash needed. Cool cocktails and craft beer options are available. No entry fees and usually no queue at the entrance. Relatively small space so can be crowded during peak hours. Not ideal for large groups. Instagram Links: Bar @NQ64ArcadeBars Reviewed by @cesamargaux

Attempted to go in on remembrance Sunday wearing our poppy and veteran medals. Was appalled when the doorman said we were intoxicated and refused entry. Bare in mind we'd just finished work and we're looking to have a few beers 😀 and make use of the facilities during this significant day for Veterans and our serving members of the armed forces. The man in charge of the door clearly has an issue with service personnel.

Great gaff loads to do decent prices

Super friendly stuff and good drinks.

Great selection of classic games!

I had an incredible time at NQ64 Bar in Manchester's Spinning Fields! The combination of a fantastic arcade and reasonably priced drinks made for an unforgettable night out. The gaming selection was top-notch, offering a diverse range of classic and modern games that kept me entertained for hours. The ambiance was lively and nostalgic, creating the perfect setting to relive my favorite childhood games from the 80s while enjoying a refreshing drink. The staff were friendly and attentive, adding to the overall positive experience. NQ64 Bar is definitely a must-visit spot for gamers and anyone looking for a fun night out in Manchester!