Arca Bar

Theres certainly a bit of meat market mingling going on in here, even if you arent aware of it. Its a great bar to be in if you are falling over drunk and theres a decent floor upstairs to move those glizy high heels, or dance around them.

Like many of the bars in the Arcadian this place gets very very busy at the weekends but in the daytime or early evening it's a great place to get a bite to eat or meet up with friends in a trendy bar in the city.

Arca Bar is one of the more mainstream bars in the Arcadian, though it does seem to cater for the rather more chavvy element than the others. Once you enter the place, you're aware that you are being stared at by the numerous men who seem to be stationed around the place looking a bit suspicious, or by their girlfriends, who eye you with contempt. When you finally manage to get to the bar and order it can be a bit annoying when the bar person either a)ignores you, b)gives you a vodka and coke in the smallest glass in the world or c)tries to get you to buy a vodka jelly, or whatever other promotion is on that week. It's not all bad- there's a great size dancefloor upstairs, and plenty of places to sit. The door staff are friendly (though I am a girl, so this may have something to do with it), and there's a good mix of men/women inside (but only after about 11ish). However, it's loud, the music is for the garage/house hardcore and the lairy attitude of some of the clientele is really rather scary, quite frankly. I have been to Arca far too many times for me to recall now, and have had some okay nights there, but nothing amazing. I would recommend this place for the people who are really into their clubbing type music, and who just want to get drunk and have a proper dance. It's not for those who, like me, can't really tolerate music that isn't my taste, or scary girls who just look like they want to fight.