An iconic Edinburgh pool hall and bar has launched a new karaoke room with a personal food and drink order service.
Marcos, on Grove Street, was once the largest snooker hall on the planet and the biggest fitness and leisure centre in the world. It was also the first ever big screen karaoke venue of its kind in the country.
Now, the bar, which offers pool, live sport and food and drink has returned to its origins in the form of a new state of the art karaoke room, as well as giving the bar a spruce up.
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According to Marcos, in the 80s, over 500 people would flock to the bar each weekend and sing their hearts out. Rather ironically, the man performing in front of tens of thousands at Murrayfield on Tuesday, Bruce Springsteen, was also a visitor.
Springsteen used to work out in the gym at Marcos before his gigs in the capital, with owner Paul DeMarco using some of that heritage to pay tribute to the musical history of the venue.
The room can comfortably accommodate up to 16 people, each of whom can take to the mic then take full advantage of the remote private concierge service to order drinks and freshly stoned-baked pizzas.
The karaoke room is just one part of the refurbishment project – venue visitors can also go head-to-head in the brand-new retro gaming snug, kick back and watch live sports on the latest 4K ultra HD TVs, or enjoy a drink at the revamped bar which now includes an even larger selection of craft beers and cocktails, as well as over 50 gins.
Speaking ahead of the launch, Paul DeMarco commented "So much has changed since my father Bert DeMarco and my uncle Ramon DeMarco opened this venue over 40 years ago, but the great thing about Marco’s is that we continue to evolve without losing sight of where we started.
"The result is a range of unforgettable experiences – from easy-to-play American pool, great food and drink, live sports, and now karaoke and retro games stations."
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