The Board and Brew Reviews Summary

Food Quality

Pros:

• "The old bay fries were easily the crispiest and some of the best fries I’ve had."
• "All of the food that I've tried so far has been delicious."
• "Food is great, staff are helpful, knowledgeable, and kind."
• "I got the smoked salmon sandwich and it was wonderful I wanted to marry it."
• "Food was amazing! Better than I expected."
• "We love board games and some of us are vegan. We had great food wonderful coffee and tea and a couple hours of board games."
• "Food is fresh and served with care."

Cons:

• "The food could’ve been much better for the price."
• "Cappuccino and my bacon egg and cheese all tasted awful!"
• "The pour over coffee was not made correctly and very bad."
• "Just don't order any food - everything except for the sweet potato fries is bland and tastes and looks like something I'd expect an 8-year old to make with an Easy-bake oven."
• "Greek salad was drowned in dressing and basically inedible."
• "The chicken & waffles, chicken was burnt and didn’t have a lot of flavor."
• "Breakfast sandwich was bland: bacon was tough and croissant was dry and tasted slightly burnt."

Service

Pros:

• "The wait staff, cashier, literally about 4-5 employees who I interacted with by the time I left, were helpful, lovely, thoughtful and provided excellent service."
• "Service is really good, refilled water often and friendly. Never felt forgotten about."
• "The manager and our waitress were beyond nice and set us up on the patio."
• "Staff was exceptional, especially Corey."
• "Staff are helpful, knowledgeable, and kind."
• "The general manager was the only one there for the front of house and still provided amazing customer service while fulfilling our large order."
• "Service is excellent as well."

Cons:

• "From beginning to end, my experience here was a nightmare."
• "The food and service here were awful; they took forever to wait on us."
• "Service was extremely slow and we waited over 45 minutes for a box and a check."
• "Super-slow, overpriced, burnt coffee served by staff who seem friendly enough but no sense of urgency."
• "Service is terrible not sure if it was because I was black or what but felt highly disrespected."
• "Service was a disaster."
• "The waiters are nice they just have no system of dealing with customers."

Atmosphere & Experience

Pros:

• "Little bit of a wait getting seated in the board game area, but it was worth it."
• "A very large board game library to use, rotating events, helpful staff, outdoor space - it really has it all!"
• "The atmosphere is nice and it's a fun place to chill with friends and play some games."
• "Cannot recommend the board and brew highly enough."
• "The atmosphere (comfortable, fun and easy going) and the food (not one bad bite) make this place a knock-out location for anyone."
• "Very friendly environment, and amazing concept. Perfect for family and friend get togethers."
• "Such a vibe and the coffee is delicious!"

Cons:

• "I wanted to sit inside but there were no seats available."
• "Well by far far this is the worst gastronomic experience I have ever had."
• "Upstairs basically the community room of a college dorm."
• "It's too loud... all of the surfaces in the cafe are reflective."
• "And overpriced. 14$ for a singular piece of toast with cold egg and cold toast and sad avocado."
• "The games were not too exciting, I’ve been to better board game cafes with amazing game leaders that really help the gaming experience."
• "This place is severely understaffed!"

Value & Pricing

Pros:

• "Affordable, great food choices, and waiters are nice."
• "The food and games were super affordable too!"
• "They’re very reasonably priced as a place to play games compared to others in the area."
• "The food was great, there were a lot of drinks to choose from, and the board game fee is super cheap."
• "You pay 5$ per person to have access to all of their games for the rest of the day, which is so worth it."

Cons:

• "Which are not free, I didn't know they were $6 per person."
• "So, at least you should pay 6$ for a take-away small mocha."
• "Super-slow, overpriced, burnt coffee served by staff who seem friendly enough but no sense of urgency."
• "The coffee is small and pricy!"
• "Prices are a little steep, which I was not bothered with until the quality of the food did not reflect on the price."
• "However, I also ordered the dirty chai and it was hands down the worst chai I’ve ever had."
• "WARNING: they don’t let you know about their auto-gratuity policy."