Four Quarters Newcastle — Restaurant in Newcastle upon Tyne

I love the vibe of this place. Very nostalgic with the arcade machines and consoles. The drinks, especially the themed cocktails, are delicious and we would happily go again. The staff were really friendly too!

There are a few downsides though. Firstly, when booking a console booth, you're not guaranteed your preferred booth. No bother for us, but we visited when it wasn't busy and we didn't get our preferred booth. The poor console we had was clearly overheating, and we had to turn it off several times, wait for it to cool a little, then turn it back on when we wanted to play a game. Games for said booths seemed to be quite limited too. Again, no bother for us as we discovered some interesting games we've never played before, but I can imagine some die hard gamers getting upset over this. It was also slightly annoying having to ask a member of staff to change games for us- perhaps give customers access to a lock box that contains all the games for each booth to avoid delays?

Upon leaving, we discovered an empty room containing a few more consoles. This room had an unmanned bar and if we wanted to play said consoles, we would have to go down a flight of stairs to get controllers/games/change games which seemed like a hassle so we didn't stay and play there. It's a shame really because it seemed like a cool place, if the bar was manned.

Overall like I said we would visit again. Just a few minor issues we found that haven't put us off, but I can imagine them...

Not that great. Staff are lovely, but the games selection is... lacking at best. 1 or 2 good ones, but the rest are very niche and not great (specifically the arcade cabinets).

update I notice that someone from FQ replied to my review and I'd just like to say that 1. Your opinion on your games selection isn't particularly relevant, you being an employee on-shift, 2. My review was based on my opinion, so you coming back and saying you think I'm wrong is a tad insulting, as well as being just a bit ironic (as it shows that you don't much care for guest enjoyment, just how your business is perceived), and 3. I neglected to mention that I did not try the pizzas during my visit, so please look to other reviews for opinions on them (directed at potential customers, not the company (since reviews are to help inform potential customers unless specifically stated otherwise, not for the company to come back and call me wrong?)) So yes, my rating is a 2-3 star, but because of the cheeky reply by FQ, im dropping that...

It was a good experience but unlike around the corner there were a couple of things that could have been improved.

Firstly I thought it was an adult only arcade bar yet there was a man walking around with an infant on his shoulders. This was a bit of a turn off for me.

Secondly the 1st game Point Blanc two player shooter only one gun worked. 2nd game Sega Rally again one of the racing booths was broken.

Thirdly unlike the interchangeable console games at NQ64 you had to ask behind the bar for the consoles to be changed and there was no control holder they just seemed to be dangling to the floor which didn't look to hygienic or appealing.

Then I was going to go on Guitar Hero but the guitar felt a little grubby maybe pizza grease.

We ordered a Cowabunga pizza which wasn't great but okay. It would have been nice to have been given napkins or wet wipes with the pizza box as we were sitting on a sofa booth and there was nothing to wipe...