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Atmosphere & Vibe

Pros:

• "The while atmosphere was friendly and inviting!"
• "It has a really nice friendly vibe, and it’s great to be around other people that are also into games."
• "It's a great vibe there and loads of fun!"
• "Atmosphere is warm and cordial."
• "A lovely welcoming and fun vibe."
• "The atmosphere is friendly and relaxed."
• "Really great staff who run the bar well who enjoy speaking with patrons."

Cons:

• "A Friday night can easily become uncomfortable from crowding and a queue is to be expected to play the games."
• "All in all the regulars make it known that you're not welcome and it's not a great night out."
• "It gets too packed. But sans events, this is a fun bar to attend."
• "The place it self is okay, but the staff just don't care which makes getting a drink quite a task."
• "Each and every time we've been assigned a table with capacity for about half the number of people we've booked for."
• "The only downer was that we were kicked out of a table which was reserved for 6pm and it was 8.45pm."
• "Also what is the point of the DJ booth?"

Staff & Service

Pros:

• "Staff are really friendly and helpful!"
• "Friendly staff provide one of the few gaming havens in London."
• "Staff are lovely and attentive. Atmosphere is warm and cordial."
• "The team were super accommodating and friendly, we had a good laugh and they just made the night!"
• "The bar staff were friendly and chatty and offering suggestions for games and places nearby to eat."
• "The staff are incredibly nice and helpful."
• "Staff were really nice and helpful."

Cons:

• "I did find the guy behind the bar a tad aggressive, which tarnished the evening somewhat."
• "Really rude response from the people there after 40 minutes trip from the center."
• "The staff seemed a bit overwhelmed."
• "Staff were a little bit officious with one couple that came in."
• "The guys run events that are great for getting away from the humdrum of life."
• "The staff are super nice, friendly and relaxed."
• "friendly place with great cocktails and food, as well as a good variety of board games, the staff are always super accommodating."

Games & Entertainment

Pros:

• "Brilliant little bar with fantastic selection of table top and console games (free to play)."
• "They have tons of board games and lots of consoles from retro to new gen, a fair amount of games."
• "Good selection of drinks considering the bar size and a good list of pun-tastic cocktails."
• "They have consoles to play, board games you can borrow and a regular karaoke night with entirely video game based lyrics to popular songs, called Mareoke."
• "There's a very big variety of board games, video games, and arcades."
• "Loads of board games upstairs and an awesome Addams Family pinball machine."
• "Great selection of board games, consoles etc."

Cons:

• "A couple of the controllers to some consoles were malfunctioning/broken."
• "I found some of the controllers needed batteries and we couldn't find any spares."
• "Video games portion was quite bad, most consoles we tried crashed and were pirated or emulations."
• "I often struggle to find the corresponding controller for the consoles which is incredibly frustrating."
• "There is a decent selection, however every game we took down had pieces missing."
• "Issue with a lack of PS4 controllers and instructions on how to switch controllers between machines."
• "A lot of stuff was not working or had busted controls."

Food & Drinks

Pros:

• "The food and drinks were good! The vegan chilli dog was superb!"
• "Good selection of drinks, games, music!!"
• "Fun cocktail menu, Pokémon let's sloe was amazing."
• "Cocktails were really nice too."
• "The video game cocktails are fun and tasted very good."
• "Nice cocktails and food was really good! I had a burger which was fantastic."
• "The vegan chilli dog was superb!"

Cons:

• "Only downer is the food and drinks are slightly pricey."
• "No idea why they don't serve even some basic form of food (feels like they would make a killing)."
• "The prices for drinks and food are on the higher side, but you also are paying for access to their wide array of games."
• "Drinks are pricey, with little/no in-house food options."
• "We had two cocktails, a bloody Mary and a Prosecco based thing. Both were made with cheap ingredients and little care."
• "The gaming cocktails are a bit expensive."
• "Chips were fine, nice and crisp but had absorbed too much grease."