I've been wanting to go to Snakes & Lattes for a while and I am glad I scheduled a meetup to visit this place. This is not a show up solo type of place!
I was greeted by the hostess and quickly sat in a table because there was availability. I gave her my name and my meetup member's name so she could effectively sit her when she arrived. When my meetup member arrived, she was quickly shown my table.
We soon discovered that:
* at some point, a server will come by to take your order and explain how the games work
* there is a cover charge of $5 per person to play games
* the games' masters helped us choose games
* to pay your bill, you need to head to the cash register
Our server was a very sweet and gentle lion of a man. His passion for the games and his workplace oozed out of him.
We played 2 different games for a span of 2+ hrs. No one rushed us, esp as we spent a good 30 min chatting after finishing our 2nd game.
If you have limited board games knowledge, I suggest you come with others who know their stuff. If that's not an option, come with an open attitude to have fun! The staff will suggest games based on your interests and what you like, but if you're not a board game person, just come with an open attitude to try any game and be ready to have fun!
One more thing, don't come here thinking you will strike eye contact with a handsome stranger. People come her with their groups to play board games. I am not saying that was my intention when I set up the meeup, but I thought this would be a place to meet new people. Not really. However. I do believe this would make a great date night place!