KQ Bar
Band Tue–Sun 9 PM–1 AM · DJ Monday · bar 6 PM–3 AMไทย
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24 questions · answered 9 September 2026

Asked at the counter. Answered plainly.

Everything people ask Min while she is doing the bill, in five groups: finding us, the music, the seats, the drinks and the food, the bar. If yours is not here, the Messenger link at the bottom goes to the owner's phone.

Finding usThe seatsBand Tue–Sun 9 PM–1 AM · DJ Monday · bar 6 PM–3 AM
The KQ Bar sign: black and gold, a crown over the K
Bar 10
Of ten, beside the stage
6 PM – 3 AM
Seven days, band Tue–Sun 9 PM–1 AM; DJ Monday
Tue – Sun
The band; DJ Monday
One tap
Guinness, the only one in the hall

Finding us

Finding us.

Where is KQ Bar?
Inside Las Vegas Beer Garden on Soi Diana, Central Pattaya: the last bar on the right, beside the stage and the toilets. Walk in from Soi Diana, straight up the middle past nine bars, to the stage. Look right. Black-and-gold sign, a gold crown over the K.
Is KQ Bar on Walking Street?
No. Some directories say so and they are wrong; we are asking them to fix it. KQ Bar is on Soi Diana, ten minutes north of Walking Street by baht bus, and has been since April 2024.
Does KQ Bar have its own Google Maps pin?
Yes, separate from the complex. Tap it and the blue dot ends at our counter rather than the gate. The link is on every page.
How far is KQ Bar from LK Metro?
Ninety seconds from the Soi Diana end of the lane to the Las Vegas sign, then the walk inside to the stage.
What does KQ stand for?
King and Queen, the playing cards, in a hall where every bar is named after a hand. The Thai on the sign, เคคิว, is the same two letters.

The music

The music.

What nights is the band on?
MHz Band Thailand play Tuesday to Sunday, 9 PM–1 AM, in sets of about forty minutes until late. On Monday the complex's DJ plays the same stage.
Can I request a song?
Between songs or in a break. Classic rock gets the best response; Sundays say yes to the odd ones. The worst outcome is a polite shake of the head and a counter-offer.
Is it too loud beside the stage?
The tables sit to the side of the speakers, not in front, so it is loud enough to feel and quiet enough to talk. One reviewer wrote that you can chat without shouting. One row back or the counter if you want quieter.
Is there a cover charge?
No. No cover, no minimum, no ticket, no dress code beyond a shirt.

The seats

The seats.

Which seats are KQ Bar's?
The tables along the right-hand edge of the stage, the rows behind them, and the stools along our counter. About forty seats in all. The seat map draws them.
When do the stage-side tables go?
Friday and Saturday: by half past seven. Wednesday, Thursday, Sunday: by half past eight. Monday: whenever you like.
Can I book a table?
Groups can: message the bar earlier in the day and we hold a table by the stage until eight. For two people, come early.
Is there room for a group?
Yes. Birthdays, societies, stag weeks that have calmed down. The tables by the stage hold a dozen with the band in front of them. The groups page has the rest.

The drinks and the food

The drinks and the food.

Is the Guinness really on draft?
From a keg through the tap on the counter, poured in two parts with the settle between. The only Guinness tap inside Las Vegas Beer Garden.
Is there food?
Lee's Diner and Craft Cottage, across the soi, cook for the bar. Order at the counter and it arrives on plates with cutlery, not in a box.
How much is a pint?
We do not publish prices. Thailand's Alcoholic Beverage Control Act, in force since November 2025, stops bars advertising drink prices or promotions, and we are not going to break it for a web page. Ask at the counter.
Do you make cocktails?
Save and Bank do, and the shot list runs long and odd. It is a bar beside a stage, not a cocktail lounge; Gatsby, up our soi, is the lounge.
Can I watch the football?
The match is on the screens behind the counter with the sound off while the band plays. We are not a sports bar and do not claim to be.

The bar

The bar.

What are the opening hours?
6 PM to 3 AM, seven days. Band Tue–Sun 9 PM–1 AM; DJ Monday.
Is the bar air-conditioned?
The whole hall is, from the gate to the stage. Reviewers say the cold reaches the pavement; one regular says it is too cold to stay for more than two drinks.
Who works there?
Min on the till, Save and Bank behind the counter, May, Annie and Rita on the floor. They talk to you as much as you want and not a word more.
Will anyone hassle me?
No. Nobody at our counter will sit with you uninvited, hurry you, or bring you a drink you did not order. If that is not your experience, tell the owner; the Messenger link is on every page.
Do you take cards?
Yes. Visa, Mastercard, credit and debit cards, Thai QR payment (scan), and cash. Some bars in the hall are cash only; ours is not.
Is there a smoking area?
Not inside the hall. Outside the gate on Soi Diana.

Why the answers are short

Most bar websites answer questions the way a brochure does: warmly, at length, and without saying anything you could hold them to. Ours are short because they are checkable. The hours are the hours, the band is the band, the tables go when they go, and if we say the counter is quiet between six and eight it is because we stand behind it and it is. Where the honest answer is "we do not know," it says so. Where the honest answer is one the law does not let us give, which is the case for the price of anything, it says that too.

The questions themselves are real. They are what people ask Min while she is doing the bill, what they type into Google before a taxi, and what they message the owner's phone at two in the afternoon. We added the ones we get most and dropped the ones nobody asks. If yours is not here, the Messenger link at the bottom goes to a person, not a form, and the person is usually awake.

The three we get most

"Where are you?" At the back of Las Vegas Beer Garden on Soi Diana, beside the stage. Not on Walking Street, whatever two directories say. Every page on this site ends with the plan of the hall and the route drawn on it, because this is the question that matters most and the one the internet gets wrong.

"What time do the tables go?" Half past seven on a Friday or Saturday for the row along the stage edge. Half past eight on the other band nights. Any time you like on a Monday, when the complex's DJ has the stage. The seat map draws the rows and gives the time for each.

"How much is a pint?" We cannot say, and neither can any bar in Thailand since November 2025. It is a fine, not a policy. Ask at the counter, where the answer is a number and not a page.

The week, since it is the most-asked

Band six nights. DJ two. Open seven.

  • MonDJ on Monday. The band returns Tuesday, 9 PM–1 AM.
  • TueLive band, 9 PM–1 AM.
  • WedLive band, 9 PM–1 AM.
  • ThuLive band, 9 PM–1 AM.
  • FriLive band, 9 PM–1 AM.
  • SatLive band, 9 PM–1 AM.
  • SunLive band, 9 PM–1 AM.
The food question, answered on a plate.

Four more that come up in messages, not at the counter

"Can I come with children?" No. The hall is a bar with a band in it and the drinking age in Thailand is twenty. There is no early-evening exception and we would rather say so here than at the gate.

"Is it wheelchair accessible?" Yes. The hall is flat from the gate to the stage, the walkway is wide, and our tables are on the floor with no step up to them. The soi has kerbs and the baht bus does not kneel, so the last hundred metres are the only awkward part. Message before you come and the counter will keep a table at the end of a row.

"Do you take cards?" Yes, all of them: Visa, Mastercard, credit and debit, and Thai QR, which the staff call scan. Cash too. It is worth saying because some of the bars in the hall are cash only, and a person who has spent their notes at the front can still sit at the back.

And one we cannot answer, and one we will not

"What is the band playing tonight?" We do not know until they do. The set changes every night with the room, and the singer decides the second set during the first. The band's page says what a set is like and how a request works, which is the closest thing to an answer there is.

"Which bar in the hall is the best?" We will not say, because we drink at all of them and because the honest answer is that they are ten different rooms for ten different nights and the one beside the stage is ours. The complex's own site describes all ten from the front of the hall. This one describes the view from the back, and the reviews page lets the people who sat at our tables say the rest.

The KQ counter with the tap, the till and the band beyond
Where the questions get asked.

How to find us

The most-asked question, answered with a map.

One way in, one way out. Nine bars stand between the gate and us, and each will invite you in. Keep walking.

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  1. Come in from Soi Diana

    The big Las Vegas Beer Garden sign, two minutes from LK Metro. Free entry, no ticket, no dress code.

  2. Walk straight up the middle

    Past Pocket Kings, Palace, the V Bar, Full House, Viva, Aces High, MGN and Black Jack. The music gets louder with every step.

  3. At the stage, look right

    A black disc ringed with bulbs, a gold crown over the K. That's the door. The toilets are just past it, which is why everyone walks by at least once.

  4. Or let your phone do it

    KQ has its own pin on Google Maps, separate from the complex. Tap it and the blue dot ends at our bar, not the front gate.

    Open KQ Bar in Maps