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Eight On the Break Pool hall in Dunellen, NJ

4.7★★★★★ 565 Google reviews

TournamentsOpen late

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340-346 North Ave
Dunellen, NJ 08812

Call (732) 752-8880

Directions thebreak.net

Monday12 PM – 12 AM
Tuesday12 PM – 12 AM
Wednesday12 PM – 12 AM
Thursday12 PM – 12 AM
Friday12 PM – 1 AM
Saturday12 PM – 1 AM
Sunday1 PM – 12 AM

Hours from Google, shown in local time. Confirm before you go.

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Fact sheet

Kind Pool hall Google lists it as a pool hall
Google rating 4.7 ★
Reviews 565
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Eight On the Break is a pool hall at 340-346 North Ave, Dunellen, NJ. It has a 4.7-star rating from 565 Google reviews.

How the place describes itself on Google: “Longtime entertainment venue (open since 1973) includes a pool hall, arcade & snack bar.”

What the reviews and website show

Each item is listed only with its proof: a sentence from a 4- or 5-star Google review, the place's own website, or how often reviews mention it.

  • Tournaments

    “We still have tournaments back in the 90s and 2000's playing Street fighter Marvel and all of those games.”— from a Google review

    Mentioned twice in reviews.

  • Full bar

    “All the food and drink at the bar are quite cheap too.”— from a Google review

    Mentioned twice in reviews.

  • Food

    “It has the best selection of Japanese rhythm genre cabinets outside of Round 1, lots of good food nearby, and ready street parking.”— from a Google review

    Mentioned 16 times in reviews.

  • Open late

    Per its Google hours: open past midnight 2 nights a week (latest close 1 AM).

What players say

2025 UPDATE: 4 stars -> 5 stars because they got a brand new taiko cab and how is that not 5 star performance. also, the last time i went it seems like they cleaned the place up Pros: 1. Like the only SDVX cab in NJ and LITERALLY the only newer model taiko cab in north jersey/nyc area.

★★★★★ Tzhaki, Mar 2025

Been trying to find a Tekken 7 arcade machine for the longest time and I'm glad that this place has it. They have a 1vs1 option or combo mode, overall I spent a lot of coins into this specific machine. It's great :>

★★★★★ Kazuya, Mar 2024

This place is a hidden gem. I’m a pinballer and the pins they have were great titles in good and proper working condition. The video games are some classics plus there’s pool tables too.

★★★★★ Paul, Jun 2024

I love Eight on the Break. It’s the perfect mix of old school vibes meets modern. They have your classics like Ms. PAC Man, Air Hockey, Pinball Machines, and Dance Dance Revolution but they also have arcade games imported from Japan. The Taiko Drum rhythm game is my favorite but I also like the Piano rhythm game.

★★★★★ Kat, Jan 2026

Excerpts from public Google reviews. Read all 565 on Google →

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