This place is definitely up and coming ! As a person that lives in the Durham region it is so hard to find fun and cool places to hangout with your friends. We love board game cafes but travelling all the way downtown for a place like snakes and lattes is a bit of doozy - and it is no fun when the place is jam packed and its hard to find yourself a table.
I am happy to say I will no longer be travelling downtown because of Chit-Chat! All of the staff members are very friendly and it has a stylish and spacious design. They have lights for each table so you can see all your pieces/cards - this was very helpful because I remember being at snakes and we were seated at a table without a light which was a bit annoying - and also tables that expand which is very helpful when you are playing board games with a large set up (e.g Mysterium). It is obvious that they thought of everything here.
The place is still going about their soft opening. They have great desserts but I was kind of hoping for other cafe items like a sandwich or bagel perhaps. They do have a game guru which is absolutely helpful because I hate reading instructions. He is so nice and always has a game ready for you to play next. It is a bit tough if the game guru steps out and you're kind of lost but thats okay. There were one or two games I was looking for that they did not have however they do have many other games to choose from which is not a problem!
Overall I think this place will become a hot spot in no time. I kind of wish this place would remain a little secret amongs my friends and I but I already know that it won't last that long!