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| - My friends and I have gone to the Meeple on and off for about a year now. Early on we went ahead and purchased the $100 yearly membership. The concept is great, pay the small fee and enjoy a wealth of board games at your leisure. The selection of games is great, and most of the staff know the rules to most of them and are willing to explain to new groups. If you haven't been, definitely give it a try!
Where it unfortunately falls apart is atmosphere and service. I reeeeeally wanted this to be our local haunt, somewhere we could get together regularly and enjoy drinking and playing games. But the environment that is created between the atmosphere and the service just makes it uncomfortable once the novelty of the games wears off. When you realize that you could go out and get a new game between your group for the table fee alone, not to mention save yourself from overpriced drinks and snacks, you realize how important atmosphere is, and for our friend group, it just wasn't worth it. Once again, I really want this place to succeed, so I'm going to make this review a list of suggestions to management rather than complaints, as I would love to see the place thrive.
-The florescent lights and lack of music can make the room feel very sterile. Some light tavern music and atmospheric lighting would go a very long way to make it more inviting.
-I'm ok with spending $6 or $7 on a beer every once in a while, but when I do, I would like the glass to be filled to the brim. I've never been to a bar that deprives me of an ounce or so on my drink every time.
-It consistently took 20-30 minutes from the time we wanted to leave to the time we actually left. The checkout process needs to be streamlined.
-The following are subpoints under the point: LOOSEN UP.
+A few of the staff would recognize us and call us by name, but we would still be ID'ed Every. Single. Time. This feels awkward. What are you expecting when you look at it?
+It also feels very weird to have to be seated in a place that is like a bar in every other respect.
+The wait staff just has never felt comfortable or inviting, and they always seem overwhelmed when it is busy. This could be either training or hiring practices, but something needs to give when we wait 10+ minutes for a water refill most of the time. There were multiple times when I would have ordered another beer but nobody came for a long stretch.
-It was cool to have reasonably priced salty snacks to eat while we drank. Then the prices went up. Then you guys started serving soup. We laughed on the way home at the price vs. portion ratio. Its just ridiculous. If you don't serve food, you need to allow outside food in. Also, for the love of Pete, let my friend bring his water bottle in. I promise its not vodka.
This list probably seems petty, but this type of place is getting more popular, and these things are going to make or break the business in the midst of competition. I wish you the best of luck, and I'll probably be back soon to check it out!
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