Newport Syndicate

If you’re anything like me, you’ve driven by here easily a few hundred times and found the place extremely intriguing and a bit tempting even, but you never stopped in because a). there just doesn’t seem to be much going on around the place and b). you’re not really sure what you’ll find once you go inside. Let me tell you:
The sweeping art deco facades of the Syndicate bathe in neon light. Within these walls resides a hand full of bars and halls that cater to weekend parties, wedding receptions, proms, and anyone looking to enjoy a couple of drinks and a couple of dueling pianists.
The Syndicate has long been a nightclub, but once was a bowling alley, and an underground gambling facility long before legality was an option. The place was, at one time, fitted with its own subterranean escape tunnel in case the fed came to raid the joint.
It seems that today most of their income comes from their plethora of privately reserved rooms for various parties. The Syndicate sports multiple rooms with DJ booths, stages, dance floors, and even one with its own smoking room. Many of the rooms have their own entries so their is no need to drag your party through the whole building. Multiple events can be going on at once without any knowledge of one another.
Outside of the reservation rooms there is a main bar called Gangsters. Gangsters is a large curving bar top complete with an open stage area; dueling pianos; and perhaps a bit curiously, a couple of stripper poles. An outcropping of booths lines the exterior wall of the stage area and a herd of bar stools line the bar.
If you’re interested in what the Syndicate has to offer you’ll definitely want to check it out on the weekend, as access is limited during the work week.

I attended a wedding reception held here-​on the lower level. The space was really unique and had the guests talking about the history of the place (was it really a strip club?!-who doesn’t want to partake in that conversation at a wedding!). The staff were very attentive and helpful through the evening and meal. The food was pretty standard wedding food for this area, no complaints.
I’m not sure if the acoustics are difficult or if it was just the DJ; the music was good, but the sound was pretty bad. The room has this interesting sunken dance floor in the middle and some other unique seating areas as well around the perimeter.
Overall, it was a unique venue. We were provided complementary valet; without that, I’m not exactly sure where i would have had to park.

Went in for drinks with friends. VERY COOL PLACE! Its like 5 different bars in one building so that is very cool. But the main bar is where the action is, place is packed, folks having great time, bartenders are awesome! Beer was cold, but hell its supposed to be so nothing to rave about there. Now if it’d been ice cold, that might have been worth writing about but it wasnt.
Cool atmosphere, cold beer, great for dancing with my bride which makes her happy, and a great place to meet with friends.

My office has had our department holiday party at the Newport Syndicate for the past two years. Inside, the place is great. The hardwood everywhere, the classic feel… it gives you the sensation that you’ve taken a leap back into a 1920s club.
The food provided is just okay. We had very bad service from the waitstaff when ordering our drinks. After a while, some of my coworkers just walked to the bar and got drinks themselves instead of waiting 15 minutes for a gin and tonic to be handed to them by the cocktail waitresses.
The best thing about the Syndicate is the dueling piano bar next door. After our party time is over, we all usually go over to the piano bar and have a great time.
I enjoyed my time there, and would definitely recommend the dueling piano bar!

Really cool inside. Decent food