Castle Billiards Lounge
“This pool hall is a hidden jem if you are looking to play some pool, watch sports, and enjoy really good bar food.”
“Located basically in an alleyway behind a baseball field, very easy to miss, and poorly lit, but doesn't that add to the charm of a pool hall?”
“Waitress has been consistently nice, Tables extremely clean & great atmosphere.”
Castle Billiards Lounge
Take-out: Yes
Accepts Credit Cards: Yes
Wheelchair Accessible: Yes
Good for Groups: Yes
Happy Hour: Yes
Has TV: Yes
Waiter Service: Yes
Has Pool Table: Yes
Price range.
$ Price range Under $10
7 reviews
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My boss put me in charge to find a pool hall to have our employee appreciation outing at. I eventually found this place on the internet, read their reviews and decided to give them a call about a month ago. The person on the phone was extremely nice, helpful and more than willing to accommodate my groups needs.
The outing was last night and all of us wound up having a blast! On the outside, the place looks small, however it was pretty spacious on the inside. They have plenty of regulation sized pool tables, a bar area with both beer and liquor. During our time there we were able to use four pool tables. We were also able to order pitchers of beer and we had heated food available throughout the entire event (which we ordered off their catering menu/available to view online).
The food was pretty good. Mozzarella sticks were AWSOME!
The bartenders were also very nice and quick.
We were not able to put shots of liquor on my bosses tab so we had to pay for it ourselves. Not a problem! Shots were literally $5 each… Winning!!!! They had a very creative cocktail menu along with a list of fun shots to take.
There were only two cons:
1) the bathroom could have been cleaner
2)majority of the pool sticks were broken and were pretty cheap
I had to give the place five stars based on how amazing their service was. It was nothing but the best! I would personally love to come back here again with a group of friends!
Karaoke Friday at Castle so cool lol. Drinks & wings good as always. Loyal customer. Waitress has been consistently nice, Tables extremely clean & great atmosphere.
Great Friday outing for a couple.
There really aren't a lot of pool halls in the Jersey City. I grew up in pool halls during my teens and early 20s – Edgewater, Boston, etc. For my birthday, I really wanted to go to a pool hall – relive the more careless days you know- so my hubby found Castle Billiards Lounge. On a friday night, we arrived with our own pool sticks, chalk, glove and all. The staff from the cashier to the bartenders were very friendly, showed us our table and we were off. There were plenty of tables, guessing around 15, ours was in great shape and clean. It was a great time spent at a great place. Very happy there is still a pool hall around where you can just let loose and have some fun.
This place is exactly what i think of when imagining a pool hall. Good variety of people, drinks are cheap when there are specials, but they aren't very good. The tables aren't the best kept, but it is pretty cheap for pool.
Pretty full Saturday night, had to have the manager find my group some more cues since there weren't any left on the walls. Didn't notice any pocketless tables.
It's a decent spot to hang out.
It's our buddy's birthday, and my partner likes to shoot pool too. So, we went over to this place in the pouring rain. Plenty of on street and lot parking.
Once inside, it's pretty nice. You get a table from the cashier, kind of like how you get a lane in a bowling alley. No muss, no fuss and no scary shoes. Lot of people in there having fun.
There's a snack menu and drinks, of course – which they bring right to your table. Not expensive and the drinks were *huge*.
So, it's not necessarily the first place you'd take your mother or maybe even a date you want to impress. But, the tables were in great condition, and everybody had a really good time.
This pool hall is a hidden jem if you are looking to play some pool, watch sports, and enjoy really good bar food. It will not be the best place you ever go to; it's definitely a hole in the wall. With everything relative, it's a great spot to spend a Saturday afternoon with a nine year to play pool and avoid a gangsta image type crowd.
There are about 20 tables; the tables are nothing special and are a little worn. The tables have a ball collection drop, which is a first at a pool hall for me. Not sure what to make of this as it's both convenient (at the end of a game) and annoying (when you scratch… which I do a lot, more than an nine year old.)
The staff is extremely friendly and attentive, but then again there were about eight people in the whole place. I'd like to see them when or if the place is ever busy. They started up the kitchen just for us, and made sure our drinks were full.
We ordered cheese sticks, buffalo nuggets and an eight ounce steak sandwich. The food came out in 20 minutes. I was a little worried to try food here since it was dead, but I was pleasantly surprised. The food was amazing bar food.
The Buffalo nuggets were the best. Great size with breaded real white meat (not that processed crap) . They were cooked perfectly and the sauce was great. It could use a little more kick, especially since I asked for the hottest they have. The cheese sticks were cooked just right and unlike most places still filled with cheese.
The steak sandwich was on a great fresh bun of emense size with an even large wholly cooked steak that was definitely larger than eight ounces. It was probably about 12 to 14 ounces. I asked for it medium rare. It was cooked just right. The sandwich is missing toppings though, and could use some crumbled blue cheese or gorganzalla chared on it. This is an easy up sale, and I would have paid extra for that. It could have also used some caramelized onions. The would have brought this sandwich up a notch.
Definitely try the food hear. I will be back to review more from this menu.
When we prepared to leave, we began to clean up our plates, and the manager asked us to leave it. It was nice to hear that at a pool hall. The bill was reasonable. With two hours of pool and the food it was $40.
Place is solid with an abundance of tables to play on. Drinks are extremely affordable even on a Friday night. Bar food is pretty decent as well, but with a lot of fast food places in the area, I would suggest grabbing a quick meal ahead of time. I was lucky enough to try multiple food items sense it was a birthday party celebration. Brisket was actually pretty good but a tad salty, mozzarella sticks were crunchy and hot, penne vodka was descent and salad was typical. When you're drunk though, everything fried and heavy tastes good. Music is a bit outdated though since its an older dj and place needs some tender loving care maybe a minor renovation. But overall, nice place to just come and hang out with friends.
:Blue moon $4.50 on tap
:Bottle of Heineken $4.75
:Yuengling $4.00 on tap