48 Hours Until We Open The Doors To The Retro Room At Cityside... Here's Everything You Need To Know

We're almost there with Belfast's first retro arcade premise and it's getting very exciting indeed. If you missed us on the socials through the week here's the round up...

Where will the new place be?

The Retro Room will be opening at Cityside Retail and Leisure Complex in Belfast City Centre at 1pm on September 12th. Some of you might still call it Yorkgate. Here's where to find us https://maps.app.goo.gl/eiLYnHkBPKEjCmmdA

When will it be open?

We'll be open to the public every weekend, bank holidays and the Xmas week. Our opening times are:

Friday from 11am - 11pm
Saturday from 11am - 11pm
Sunday from 12am - 8pm

We will also have some special events such as the Culture Night Olympics and a big Halloween weekend spooktacular.

What will it cost?

Public Entry

First off, no coins are required we think that's just daft in this day and age and card readers to play these games are a rip off too. £1 or £2 for a game that typically lasts minutes isn't for us! We want you to have fun, not leave disappointed.

Instead you'll buy a ticket at the door and pay by the hour. Our introductory pricing is £7 per hour or £25 for an all day ticket (up to 12 hours of gaming goodness, come and go as you please!) Of course all of the games, consoles etc will be free to play once inside. That's it, no extras we promise! 

Private Hire

The private hire of the arcade will cost £50 per head for a three hour session and you'll need a minimum of 10 people in your party. Bookings will be online or in person and in sessions (eg 11pm - 2pm, 2pm - 5pm etc). At the moment we're working off a maximum capacity of 50 people per booking however this will change in the coming weeks as we're launching an area outside the unit also. Consider it a conservative estimate at this point! 

Bring your own will be a-okay for private events however there is a great bar and eateries on the premises at Cityside if you want to make a day or night of it! Obviously anyone consuming alcohol needs to be 18+ or we'll send the Chase HQ guys after you!

Private hire will launch from the 30th of September.

Age Policy 

We'd really encourage that kids are 8+ (mostly because they need to be tall enough to play the games on a wee stool) but we won't have a strict limit. 

Is there parking? 

Yep there's tons of parking at Cityside! Around 1000 car parking spaces in fact.

Mon – Fri: Up to 5 hours free parking, for customers whilst on site only.
Sat - Sun: All day free parking.

Is it close to the city centre?

Yep in fact we timed it! It's just over a 6 minute walk from the Cathedral Quarter or University of Ulster. It's a two minute drive or taxi ride. We're also right beside York Street Station so have excellent train links.

Is it licensed?

Nope but there's a great bar with pool, darts and a superb selection of drinks across the floor at Gallaher's https://linktr.ee/gallahersbar_belfast

That's it for now, see you at the Retro Room this weekend?