Bard and Baker Board Game Cafe

Fun place to play games with friends or as a unique date night! Amazing beverage choices and they have a lot of vegan/vegetarian/dairy free/gluten free options!

This is absolutely one of my favorite places to be, whether it's completely packed or nearly empty. There are so many reasons why, and I could probably gush endlessly about any of them. For the sake of anyone hoping to read this and get a sense of whether they would like to spend an afternoon or evening here, I’ll make a more readable list of what I think may be key points for others: - Gorgeous space (that’s getting even better with time) that is handicap accessible - Games – the wall is both visually stunning and has an excellent selection (the list of them is on their website if you want to plan ahead of coming, or you can bring your own, or you can ask for help finding/picking a game) - Really wonderful staff (just like...the best) - The menu of drinks, food and snacks is amazing (like seriously, they just made a new one (5/31/19) and it's utterly gorgeous, in addition to having added a lot of new items) – the menu is also on the website. If you have any dietary concerns, just let the staff know when you’re ordering and they’ll help you out – they have many vegetarian, vegan and gluten free options. Also! They do serve alcohol and craft cocktails, but they also can make a mean mocktail. - Relaxed / fun atmosphere depending on how busy it is & music of choice at the moment. Sometimes it's synthwave (my personal favorite), sometimes it’s nostalgic video-game music, or arrangements that suggest specific video-games, or Ghibli movies – I’m sure there are other things that I’m just not remembering/catching too. - Scheduled events focused on building community and having fun – Their schedule of events is also on their website, typically things are on Thursday evening, or Saturday/Sunday, but not always. - Big Sunny Windows – they have these amazing big windows that get all of the afternoon sunlight. - And the staff, I know I said this already, but it bears mentioning twice. I genuinely can't say enough good things about this place. If you are even passingly interested, I recommend checking this place out and getting a drink or baked good to go. Maybe you’ll end up staying and loving it.