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| - This was a fun evening of board games. We only tried the board game cafe, but it looked like the escape room part was also popular. The ambiance was kind of high school, but it didn't matter because everyone was having fun. Parking seemed to constantly be full so you may need to park at a nearby business and walk over. The location is a commercial/manufacturing district, as I suppose rent will be cheaper than the popular retail areas. The game selection was not as impressive as Toronto cafés but had the popular games people want to play. There were plenty of people playing but there was no wait to get a table and the tables can be pushed together for bigger groups. We tried Logo, Sushi Go, Hive, and finished off with a fast paced game of Hungry Hippos. There were people of all ages there, but mostly university age. The bathrooms were basic, bright and clean. The staff were attentive, but not necessarily informative about the games. There is also a selection of food and drinks (no outside food or drinks allowed). There is a kitchen so hot food is served too. We tried the puff pastries which was actually a nice dessert. Prices were much like restaurant prices, slightly over priced but they need to make money somewhere right? To play was only $2 per person, that included a little tray of potato chips and bottomless glasses of tap water. We'll go again.
Returned a week later and sadly the price increased 300% to $2/hour per person. Needless to say, it was dead there this time around. The few people that showed up while we were there for three hours either left before the second hour or were not playing and just waiting for the escape rooms. We tried the strawberry milkshake, it was very good. The small bowl of chips per person was still complementary. Sorry but it's now over priced compared to what I expect.
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