NQ64 Nottingham

What it’s like

An 18+ arcade bar with two-player cabinets and free-to-play consoles, except Sunday mornings when kids are let in.

This one's mostly for the grown-ups, so read the opening hours twice before you plan anything around it. NQ64 is an arcade bar with two-player cabinets like Mortal Kombat, Mario Kart and Time Crisis, plus dance mats and free-to-play consoles, but it's 18+ only for most of the week.

The exception is Shorty Sundays, 11am to 3pm, when under-18s are allowed in. Outside that window nobody under 18 gets past the door, full stop. So if you're picturing a family arcade trip, Sunday morning is your only shot.

Games run on tokens rather than cash: £9.50 gets you 15, £13 gets you 25, and each play costs one or two tokens depending on the machine. The consoles are free to play, though the site's pretty upfront that they'd rather you bought a drink while you're at it. There's no lift or stairlift here, it's up a flight of stairs, so it won't work if anyone in your group needs step-free access.

If you're after a big group booking, there are party packages too, Silver and Gold, both bundling tokens and drinks with free console access thrown in. Worth knowing those exist even outside the family window, in case you're planning something separate for the grown-ups later.

What’s on here

• SUN11

  Shorty Sundays

  11:00 - 15:00 · Free · 16 more dates

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Facilities

Need to know

Best for

Adults mostly; kids only get a look-in on Shorty Sundays

Parties

Silver from £26pp (25 tokens, 2 drinks) or Gold from £32pp (25 tokens, 3 drinks)

• Shorty Sundays (11am-3pm) is the only time under-18s are allowed in
• No stair lift, so it's stairs only to get in
• Consoles are free to play but buying a drink is the done thing
• Party packages (Silver and Gold) include tokens and drinks bundled together

Plan your visit

Also on site

• Arcade Machines

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  Over 30 arcade machines, token-operated, 1 or 2 tokens per play.

• Dance Mat

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  Dance mat game available to play.

• Guitar Hero

  indoors

  Guitar Hero game available to play.

• Pinball Machines

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  Two pinball machines on site.

• Retro Consoles

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  Retro consoles free to play.

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