Draughts Reviews Summary

Price

Pros:

• "Didn't mind the £6 playing fee, especially as people could sit there for hours without drinking or eating anything."
• "Really good value as well!"
• "£5 per person for 4 hours on the weekends and unlimited hours on the weekdays for access to (probably) one of the largest board games collections in London."

Cons:

• "It might be quite pricey."
• "It's way too pricy, 3 beers and some fries I spent 40 quids."
• "Paid £71 for one hour of games and one round of drinks."
• "Super overpriced - we ordered a vegetarian platter which was so measly between us we had to order a camembert and nachos to feel satiated."
• "But they won’t take bookings over the phone, and online they require a hefty £20 booking deposit (plus your personal details)."
• "The atmosphere and concept was quite cool - we had a great time playing games but this was ruined by the extremely slow service, dirty tables and subpar, overpriced food."
• "The margaritas were half the size they should have been and £9 each — a complete rip off."

Food & Drinks

Pros:

• "Very good lattes and brownies to keep you going."
• "The food is AMAZING! Exactly what you could ask for for a night out."
• "Super tasty Mexican/Spanish inspired food!! Loved the tacos and churros."
• "Enjoy food and drinks while experiencing any great table top games."
• "Decent selection of food and drinks to have while playing."
• "Varied menu with lots of veg options."
• "Food is good, I loved the fried mushrooms."

Cons:

• "I think the quantity of food for the price was insufficient."
• "However, the burgers were not as warm as we'd like them to be."
• "The food was horrible, the fries tasted and literally smelled like fish."
• "Food is very bad and overpriced for the quality and quantity served."
• "The food was overpriced and average at best."
• "The food is also ridiculously overpriced for what it was and I’ve had stomach issues all day which I strongly believe was from the food."
• "Food mostly good- fish tacos weren't for me but corn ribs great!"

Service

Pros:

• "This place is amazing, there are loads of games available to play, it is spacious, clean and the staff is super friendly."
• "Staff were also very knowledgeable about board games, what to recommend, based on what we were feeling."
• "Staff is very friendly and helpful."
• "Staff super friendly and available to even explain to you and recommend games to play!"
• "Very friendly, hard-working staff."
• "Staff were very friendly, and welcoming."
• "The staff were super accommodating, even giving us a corner spot and letting us decorate the area."

Cons:

• "Even though we were sat in front of the bar we had to signal for staff attention."
• "We were seated and waited for over 30 minutes to be served."
• "Finally I'm putting two stars cause on our second visit it took the staff 30mins to get our order."
• "The manager got really rude and didn't want to listen to us."
• "Staff was pretty rude throughout."
• "We asked for help to find certain board games, and a short gentleman wearing a beanie and a staff shirt laughed and ignored our group."
• "The staff are completely overstretched."

Ambience & Atmosphere

Pros:

• "Amazing place, I really enjoyed myself here."
• "Dog friendly too!"
• "It has a really cool and relaxed vibe."
• "Exceptional games collection and a good selection of beer."
• "I left with feel good vibes, this place is awesome."
• "I’d highly recommend for families & friends."
• "Amazing selection of board games and different spaces to select your ideal ambience."

Cons:

• "The smell of the place is not recommended and the table was so sticky."
• "The games themselves were also in quite poor condition."
• "Needless to say I left hungry."
• "The place is very VERY loud. We had to shout at each other most of the time."
• "There was not really any atmosphere, no decorations to actually say it was a gaming bar."
• "The atmosphere and concept was quite cool - we had a great time playing games but this was ruined by the extremely slow service, dirty tables and subpar, overpriced food."
• "Stressful atmosphere. Just ridiculously loud with people screaming continuously."

Game Selection & Condition

Pros:

• "Game selection was great (multiple games weathered)."
• "A spectacular range of boardgames for £5pp to play, definitely brings back memories."
• "Excellent range of board games."
• "Great selection of board games, many that I've never played."
• "There’s more games that I could ever learn to play."
• "My god they have so many games!!"
• "The selection of board games incredible and well organised."