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| - One of the most interesting things about Lambie is really how relaxed it is at first glance. Everyone in First Markham Place is up and running at around 10-11 am at the latest, but these guys aren't open until 3 pm. This makes sense, because they're open till 1-2 am as well.
One thing to note that a lot of people aren't quite getting is that food comes secondary to the board games here. Yes, this place is supposedly a "lounge" where people sit down with drinks and chat for hours on end, but the main focus was the board games. Lambie may have associated themselves with "bubble tea", but it hardly is their main focus. Their focus was to be a hangout spot for people, where people can find a means to just enjoy time in each others' company, all at the price of not having to stare into another person's face blankly like the average tea/coffee shop.
In that regard, Lambie has succeeded quite well. They offer a drink + games package, you order a drink and you get to stay for about 2 hours? 3 hours? The more you order, the longer you can stay really. This works out well. Not all games end in 2 hours, and let's be honest, board games have made a very significant comeback recently, and the crowds it has attracted is hardly small. It would make great sense to kick you out so they can do more business because you can't keep hogging their tables for the price of a single sub-$4 drink.
However, I think to some extent, it lacks a bit in the sense that you do feel rushed to be kicked out. It is a small store, and definitely not well-suited for something like this especially when people tend to call up a lot of friends to hang out together all at once. The layout is not quite meant for relaxing with friends, but are more for stiff dinner with relatives you don't know very well. All of this added together isn't exactly as welcoming or inviting as some other places.
This isn't as important, but they don't seem to host any gatherings to encourage more board game players to come out. It really seems like they couldn't pull together and figure out a way to make their place more enjoyable. It's already a tiny store, and they're geared to encourage people to play board games at their place, but they have absolutely no interest to encourage you to come back. That is an unfortunate shame, because I've passed by recently, and they're closed. I can't tell if they're remodeling or closed for good, but the games are all gone, and the cabinetry is all torn out, leaving only a few chairs lying around. If they are gone for good, then it's a bit of a loss for First Markham Place, because it was showing signs of an aging population. The mall no longer seemed to want to sell to a specific younger crowd, just only stuck with mainly selling glasses, dried seafood and Chinese herbs, jewellery, and cell phone accessories. It has 3 convenience stores inside the mall itself, and that in itself really speaks for the lack of variety in the mall.
I do hope they make a comeback soon, because they deserve a second chance to make a good first impression.
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