Blue Comet Bar

Newark, United States

2.6

Closed now

20 reviews

Accepts Credit Cards

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Telephone:
+1 973-645-1230
Address:
Newark Penn Station 1 Raymond Plaza W, Newark, NJ, 07102
Nearby public transportation stops & stations:
580 ftNewark Penn Station
0.3 miMilitary Park
0.3 miNJPAC/Center Street
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Takes Reservations
No
Accepts Credit Cards
Yes
Accepts Apple Pay
No
Bike Parking
Yes
Wheelchair Accessible
Yes
Good for Groups
Yes
Ambience
Divey
Noise Level
Average
Music
Juke Box
Good For Dancing
No
Alcohol
Full Bar
Happy Hour
No
Best Nights
Tue, Wed, Thu
Coat Check
No
Smoking
No
Outdoor Seating
No
Has TV
Yes
Has Pool Table
No

Today

Today 10:00 am – 2:00 am
Closed now
Local time (Newark) 07:02 Thursday, 29 May 2025

Business hours

Monday 10:00 am – 2:00 am
Tuesday 10:00 am – 2:00 am
Wednesday 10:00 am – 2:00 am
Thursday 10:00 am – 2:00 am
Friday 10:00 am – 3:00 am
Saturday 10:00 am – 3:00 am
Sunday 10:00 am – 2:00 am

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20 reviews of Blue Comet Bar

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Place rating: 1
Holbrook, NY
9 dollars for a beer that’s half full. cash only. overall terrible. bartender just sits there and watches tv. Missed the train sure wished I hadn’t.
Place rating: 3
Chantilly, VA
OK … Know going into the Blue Comet you are entering the food chain … if you are a cagey alpha Predator like a lion … Puja likes you !!! Drink your drink and move on! Pay cash from under 20 bucks … credit card for over 20 and don’t expect much but some easy pleasantries and alcohol. If you are lower on the food chain (have no money, ask for free stuff, drunk, stupid and/​or disgusting) she will whip your ass good.
That is basically the Blue Comet. Come in, drink, move on. You have no other choice in Newark Penn Station except buying booze at the liquor store and drinking from a brown paper bag. Shut up, order drink politely, pay cash for under twenty dollars worth and move on.
Place rating: 1
Fanwood, NJ
Ahh missed the train by a fraction of a second and now I get to spend an extra hour in a dive bar located in my favorite $hithole of a train station, where I get to pay 7.50 for less than a pint that sticks to the bar. Avoid this place like the plague ESPECIALLY if you haven’t had your shots!
Place rating: 1
New York, NY
Death wish? Feeling great, and want to get depressed real quickly? Well, welcome to the Blue Comet Bar where your desires can become reality. But first, you must navigate through the maze of mentally unfit and homeless that linger in the lobby before you actually arrive at this dim lit, corner area «bar» in Newark Penn. I struggle in finding who or why somebody would want to come here. The alternative, which is the buy a nice 16oz old English can from one of the vendors is so much more of an attractive alternative. If you do elect to check this out, I strongly recommend your personal affairs are in order before hand.
Place rating: 5
Columbia, MD
Greatest bar in the world. Puja is a world class bartender and her staff members Chanel and Monique are great as well. My new home away from home.
Place rating: 4
Newark, NJ
A good local spot, convenient location, couldn’t get better right in the middle of Newark Penn Station. The bartender Puja is fair, the prices are set but with a little respect and politeness you never know what she has up her sleeves! It’s a good place for a pit stop and you can bring your own food in if you’re hungry, there’s plenty of options for a quick bite. I will definitely be stopping by from time to time!
Place rating: 5
Hoboken, NJ
Forget the prices, forget the location (inside Newark Penn), this place is very inviting. Puja is is a great bartender. She doesn’t put up with bad behavior, which I really like, she makes this place a safe destination while waiting for your train. One of my favorite place to sit and relax. Love this place and you will too.
Place rating: 5
Newark, NJ
Puja takes care of her people. Puja is always welcoming to all her paying customers. She keeps you safe and secured by not allowing any funny business to go on in her bar. This is a very convenient location to grab a drink and meet up with friends. You can even pick your own music on the TouchTunes jukebox.
Place rating: 1
Newark, NJ
The owner or manager is rude as hell. She over charges you on drinks when she thinks you are drunk. It’s the only bare in Penn station. Smells like shit, the bums harass you. Her bartenders are all mean as hell. Everyone you turn around she is yelling at someone punja. On top of that they done accept credit cards … Like gtfoh it’s 2015
Place rating: 4
Alexandria, VA
Forget the people who wrote bad reviews. This place is exactly what you’d expect and want from a bar inside Penn Station: cheap drinks; wan light from the neons, tvs, and jukebox; friendly bartenders; enough quiet to hear yourself think but not so much it’s daunting. Haven’t had any food yet, but at 23ish dollars for 3 vodkas and a redbull, it’s definitely worthwhile.
Place rating: 1
New York, NY
Perfectly meh dive bar. No music. Expensive beer. So sad because there is much potential. chimney and dogfish head on tap!!’ So great until you realize it’s at least $ 10 for a glass. This Newark Penn station bar takes advantage of travelers. Just head two storefronts down and get beer from the liquor store. They do take credit cards despite the cash only sign but it’s a $ 20 minimum.
Place rating: 3
Morristown, NJ
Surprisingly interesting drafts among the dozen taps in this little cash-​only train-​station dive bar: Stella, Guinness, Allagash, Goose Island IPA, Stone IPA, Dogfish 60min IPA and (*shock*) Chimay. Also the usual suspects of Bud Light, Blue Moon and Yuengling.
Not cheap at 7 for Bud Light, 9 for an IPA and $ 10 for Chimay. But a cold beer and a bar stool in the Blue Comet was vastly preferable to a wooden bench in Newark Penn’s big waiting room lol.
Friendly bartender too. Exceptionally quiet when I hit this place in the late aft, and warm too cos the a/​c was out. Only food is bags of potato chips etc.
Place rating: 1
Bradley Beach, NJ
OK so I walk in after missing my train. Order a Brooklyn lager.6.75.its flat. I give it back and she gives me a yuingling. And I ask how much it was she says no charge. I then say what’s the difference in PRI e she replied with I’m not charging
I paid 6.75 for yuingling. Do you really think this is good for a dive cash only bar .will never go back
Place rating: 3
Hillsborough Township, NJ
Pretty sure this is the spot for lost souls who have missed their train. That’s why I’m here. Surprisingly pricey but the bartender has a heavy pour and beggers can’t be choosers. I feel like someone should be smoking crack in the corner but otherwise, I’ve been in worse bars :)
Place rating: 2
New York, NY
The definition of a meh dive bar in a divey kind of train station is the Blue Comet Bar.
So many odd weirdos and homeless seem to populate Newark Penn Station that I would have thought this place to have a bit more charactor, but alas, it is really devoid of any personality.
Dropped by yesterday for a beer while waiting for a train back to NYC. It’s small, overpriced, dingy, and doesn’t even have any music playing. An odd silence for a bar. At least play some holiday music since it’s Christmas week. Play something.
Really not worth spending your cash or time there. If the liquor store across the hall is open head over there and brown bag it. Then again, you’ll look like half the oddballs shuffling around this station.
Place rating: 5
Englewood, CO
Last night I leave out of penn station New York to get to Newark and find out I have an hour delay it’s midnight and I look around at McDonald’s, a pizzeria that’s closing, and the Budweiser sign at the blue comet. I sat with my girl had two very cold Budweiser Puja, the bartender was excellent. Attentive and good spirits for a bartender at 12 o’clock at night. It was a small oasis and a very hectic evening, I enjoyed myself. it beats sitting up on a cold deck waiting for a train for an hour. Stop in, you might be surprised too.
Place rating: 3
Newark, NJ
Good dive bar, a little expensive for the hood. lol. Good spot to kill time waiting for your train.
Place rating: 1
Cranford, NJ
The definition of a sleazy dive bar, but it’s not like they’re trying to be something else. 3 Bud Light bottles and a Jack on the rock was $ 32, so this place is pricey for a dive.
My advice is to only go here if you miss your train and have time to kill, if you do take a shower immediately afterwards.
Place rating: 1
Plainfield, NJ
Well, this place is a DIVE for sure! It is very dirty, dark, musty and small. The only thing it’s good for is when you are stranded late at night in Newark Penn Station and it’s the only place open. I agree with Jim B. Order the draft beer at your own risk. Like I said, order a drink here if you just gotta have one. If the wine & liquor store is open, I suggest you go in there and brown bag it! If you want something mixed get a small bottle and some juice… when I’ve been there to grab a beer, I’ve seen them give people a cup with ice :) At any rate, Blue Comet could really use a makeover. They charge enough for the drinks, you would think they could make some improvements. Avoid this place like the plague.
Place rating: 2
Somerset, NJ
Most of Newark Penn has been renovated but stuck in a corner and in the past is Blue Comet. Small and dark. In thirty years I have stopped by maybe four or five times. Just unattractive. Stick to the bottled beer, I think the tap lines are not cleaned properly.