For one night only, Speak in Code are joining us from Manchester, bringing their sharp style and no-fuss approach to world-class cocktails.

We’re buzzing to welcome one of the UK’s most respected bars into our basement bar at Cloth Market for a Sunday night bar takeover you won’t want to miss.

You know the score, reservations can be made here.

IRL dating event with Thursday!

Our first event with IRL dating app Thursday was a sell out and we’re ready to do it all over again. We’re buzzing to be working with Thursday to bring singles together in real life. No DMs, no ghosting, just great cocktails and amazing conversations.

Who knows… you might just meet your soulmate at Mother Mercy

Candles & Cocktails – A Fun Candle-Making Workshop with Hot Wax and Mother Mercy Heaton!

Join Hot Wax for a fun and creative candle-making experience including a complimentary cocktail while you hand-pour your own scented soy wax candle in an amber glass jar, choosing from a selection of gorgeous fragrances. Guided by Ash, the founder of Hot Wax, you’ll leave with your own handmade candle, a goodie bag with some little treats inside, and some great memories!

📅 Date & Time: Sunday 24 August | 2pm
⏳ Duration: 1.5 hours
📍 Venue: Mother Mercy Heaton
💰 Price: £40 per person (includes all materials + goodie bag)
🔖 Tickets are non-refundable and non-transferable

Candles & Cocktails – A Fun Candle-Making Workshop with Hot Wax and Mother Mercy at Fenwick!

Join Hot Wax for a fun and creative candle-making experience including a complimentary cocktail while you hand-pour your own scented soy wax candle in an amber glass jar, choosing from a selection of gorgeous fragrances. Guided by Ash, the founder of Hot Wax, you’ll leave with your own handmade candle, a goodie bag with some little treats inside, and some great memories!

📅 Date & Time: Thursday 21 August | 6pm
⏳ Duration: 1.5 hours
📍 Venue: Mother Mercy, Fenwick Newcastle
💰 Price: £40 per person (includes all materials + goodie bag)
🔖 Tickets are non-refundable and non-transferable

Join us for an evening of mindful making, with a focus on gratitude bracelets accompanied by world class cocktails served from Mother Mercy at Fenwick.

In collaboration with Emma Hedley, this event will give you the opportunity to make gratitude bracelets out of colourful, recycled, semi precious and vintage beads.

The session will begin with a short journaling practice, before mindfully selecting and making your beautiful bracelet.

Café Mercy X @sheldo_draws: Matisse-inspired expressive illustration workshop on 6th August 2025.

IRL dating event with Thursday!

Our first event with IRL dating app Thursday was a sell out and we’re ready to do it all over again. We’re buzzing to be working with Thursday to bring singles together in real life. No DMs, no ghosting, just great cocktails and amazing conversations.

Who knows… you might just meet your soulmate at Mother Mercy

La Lotería — Cazcabel’s spicy cousin of bingo — is heading to Mother Mercy 🍹🃏

Think bingo’s boring? In this game, each player gets a hand-drawn board with 16 images. As the host calls out each card, you’ll mark off your board — and if you’re the first to shout “¡Lotería!”, you win a prize!

Expect big energy, hand-illustrated cards, and plenty of Cazcabel cocktails to keep the fiesta flowing. Plus, everyone who joins us on the night will be treated to a margarita on the house!

Two top 50 cocktail bars, Mother Mercy in Newcastle upon Tyne, and Blinker Bar from Manchester are getting together for an unmissable bar takeover at Mother Mercy Cloth Market in Newcastle upon Tyne. Sponsored by Schweppes.

Thursday Dating event in Newcastle upon Tyne, held at Mother Mercy on Thursday 5th June 2025, from 7pm

Award-winning Bar Glue joins Mother Mercy for a one-night only takeover in Newcastle upon Tyne

Our Cloth Market Cocktail Quiz is back for 2025! Join us on Thursday 30th January for a night of trivia, signature cocktails, and fun as you compete for the ultimate bragging rights - and prizes!

📍 Cloth Market
📆 Thursday 30th January, from 8pm
🍸 2 for £15 cocktails
🏆 £50 bar tab prize

MOTHER MERCY X STERLING 🍸

We’re over the moon to announce our latest bar takeover in collaboration with Sterling, the award-winning, Manchester based cocktail bar, hidden underneath the city’s iconic Stock Exchange. 

For one night only, join us to experience an exclusive five-drink menu crafted by the team who are also behind the UK’s Best Bar 2022 & 2023, Schofields. An evening perfect for tequila and whisky lovers, with unique serves featuring Casamigos and The Singleton Whiskey.

📆 Sunday 24th November, from 6pm.

MOTHER MERCY HALLOWEEN QUIZ! Dare to join us down in our basement bar this Halloween? Expect an evening of chills, thrills and killer cocktails at our Halloween Quiz...

Here’s what we’ve conjured up:

• The chance to win a £50 bar tab and bottles of spirits from Bacardi

• 5 devilishly delicious Halloween-themed cocktails, including Pumpkin Spiced Margarita mini slushes and a wickedly good Toffee Apple Highball

• Let our Tarot readings reveal your fate... of your next drink

• Battle it out in a daiquiri speed round for the final two, with an extra prize for the winner! -

  Thursday 31st October, from 8pm.

Cafe Mercy X Chuchos 🌮🍸

Kitchen Takeovers are BACK this August!👀

We’re joining forces with local legends Chuchos to bring you an exclusive, authentic Mexican menu. Expect a delicious lineup of Mexican street-food, alongside a few of our signature tequila cocktails 🤤

📍Cafe Mercy

📆 Every Thursday in August (4pm - late)

🍸 2 for £16 Patron cocktails

🍴 Authentic Mexican small plates and 3 for £12 tacos

Walk-ins only.

Cafe Mercy X Chuchos 🌮🍸

Kitchen Takeovers are BACK this August!👀

We’re joining forces with local legends Chuchos to bring you an exclusive, authentic Mexican menu. Expect a delicious lineup of Mexican street-food, alongside a few of our signature tequila cocktails 🤤

📍Cafe Mercy

📆 Every Thursday in August (4pm - late)

🍸 2 for £16 Patron cocktails

🍴 Authentic Mexican small plates and 3 for £12 tacos

Walk-ins only.

MOTHER MERCY X TIKI QUIZ🍹🌴🥥

We’re shaking things up this month, with a tropical twist on our monthly quiz night! Get ready for an evening sipping Tiki cocktails and frozen cocktail slushes as you battle it out to win that all important bar tab, along with a load of Bacardi goodies...

Oh, and there will even be a chance to put your Daiquiri making skills to the test, with a bonus speed round... 👀

Here’s what you need to know:

📍Cloth Market

📆 Tuesday 20th August, from 8pm.

🍹2 for £15 cocktails, £4 mini slushes AND Daiquri speed round (

🏆£50 bar tab, as well as goodies supplied by Bacardi...

🌴Hawaiian/Tiki shirt competition (do your worst😉)

Save the date and secure your team’s place today by making a table booking!

Cafe Mercy X Chuchos 🌮🍸

Kitchen Takeovers are BACK this August!👀

We’re joining forces with local legends Chuchos to bring you an exclusive, authentic Mexican menu. Expect a delicious lineup of Mexican street-food, alongside a few of our signature tequila cocktails 🤤

📍Cafe Mercy

📆 Every Thursday in August (4pm - late)

🍸 2 for £16 Patron cocktails

🍴 Authentic Mexican small plates and 3 for £12 tacos

Walk-ins only.

This August, the fabulous Public team are joining us from Sheffield to take over Cafe Mercy!

Expect a collaborative menu filled with refreshing spritzes and Aperitivos, from the talent behind one of the UK’s Top 50 Cocktail Bars.

What better way to spend a post-work summer evening 🌞

Walk-ins only.

Cafe Mercy X Chuchos 🌮🍸

Kitchen Takeovers are BACK this August!👀

We’re joining forces with local legends Chuchos to bring you an exclusive, authentic Mexican menu. Expect a delicious lineup of Mexican street-food, alongside a few of our signature tequila cocktails 🤤

📍Cafe Mercy

📆 Every Thursday in August (4pm - late)

🍸 2 for £16 Patron cocktails

🍴 Authentic Mexican small plates and 3 for £12 tacos

Walk-ins only.

You know the score...📢

Our Cocktail Quiz is BACK for another month! Join us in our basement bar for an evening packed full of trivia, drinks deals and prizes...👀

📆 Tuesday 23rd July

⏰ From 8pm

📍Cloth Market

Free to enter

Join us for an evening of glamour, as we invite you to experience a Charlotte Tilbury Masterclass whilst enjoying our signature Cocktails and Cake in our Fenwick bar.

Taking place on July 18th between 6-8pm, get ready to upgrade your makeup bag, take away top tips from industry experts and indulge in Mother Mercy cocktails served from a teapot alongside a selection of delicious pink pastries and cakes made by the Fenwick team.

Book your tickets today via our Fenwick page.

MOTHER MERCY X HAPPINESS FORGETS 🍸

We’re delighted to announce our latest bar takeover in collaboration with the world famous, East London based Happiness Forgets. Join us for an evening of expertly crafted cocktails from the team behind one of the UK’s top 50 bars, courtesy of our event sponsor Burnt Faith.

📆 Monday 15th July, from 7pm.

You know the drill… Our Cocktail Quiz is BACK!🍸

Enjoy 2 for £15 on cocktails as you test your knowledge - start gathering your team and make sure to pre-book your tables!

Mother Mercy

44 Cloth Market

Newcastle upon Tyne, England, NE1 1EE

United Kingdom

You know the drill… Our Cocktail Quiz is BACK!🍸

Enjoy 2 for £15 on cocktails as you test your knowledge - start gathering your team and make sure to pre-book your tables!

📆 Tuesday 28th April

8PM - Cloth Market

Free to enter

We’re thrilled to announce that Present Company are joining us to takeover our basement bar! Voted one of the UK’s top 50 bars in 2023 and a finalist in the 2022 GQ Bar of the Year awards, its fair to say the Liverpool-based team knows a thing or two about how to make a world-class cocktail.

Expect a fantastic five-cocktail menu, including a frozen margarita made by our slushie machine😉.

Oh... and did we mention our first 50 guests will also be entered into a draw to win a half bottle of Cafe Patron XO?