Reviews for Queen & Rook Game Cafe in Philadelphia, PA
There is nothing not to like about this place. Your gaming experience is personalized. Each table is assigned a game sommelier,... if they choose to have one. The sommelier comes and asks your group a few questions and suggests games based on yourpreferences. There is an overwhelming selection of games to choose from. It was awesome to see everything from childhoodfavorites to adult card games, puzzles, and everything in between. We liked all of the games suggested to us, some more thanothers. The environment is inclusive and inviting. They have a great drink selection and a good amount of vegan and allergenfriendly foods. We spent hours here, much longer than intended, but had no regrets. It was awesome. Read more
I had a great date night with my partner at Queen and Rook Cafe. They take reservations for indoor and outdoor seating. We opted... for a table outside and it was big enough for us to eat and play games. The game selection is impressive. Neither of us arethat into board games, but we kept ourselves entertained with the options for over two hours. The staff was also really helpfulin making suggestions. Although I love that the menu is Veg/Vegan, the only downside of the night was the food. The temperatureit was served at made us think that it had sat for a few minutes before making it to our table. The flavor was also somewherebetween good and okay. The menu has a variety of options and we hope that maybe we just caught the kitchen on an offnight. Overall, we really enjoyed our time here and will definitely be back in the future. Read more
Amazing venue for food and games. (although I don't remember seeing anything about it being a completely vegetarian menu... the... food was better than I expected)! Very courteous staff and board game gurus, with a gaming store next door giving 10% discountfor Queen&Rook customers. Read more
A really nice place in the city to have a good time. We ordered their Korean spiced Cauliflower (tasted good but could have been... crispier), soy chorizo and potato pasteilillos (scrumptious filling in this one), street corn nachos (tasted great but we wouldhave liked some more toppings on the chips at the bottom), salvadorean fish tacos (loved the crispy tofu and the tartar saucecombo in this one) and their icecream and ice cream float (can be skipped). Their game collection is expansive and some of themare fun, especially if you go with a large group. There is a $7 fee per person for 3 hours of access to their games sectionwhich I found reasonable. The best part of our experience, however, was the staff. They were all so nice and explained therules to us quite patiently. Our server constantly kept checking on whether we were doing okay and her food recommendations werecommendable. She also gave me an extra scoop of ice cream toward the end (thank you!). We will go back with more people the nexttime. Read more
Super fun! Instead of just sitting and drinking at a bar you can play some games while drinking. We play some pretty... complicated games at home - so it was great to have a "game master" who knew the rules set up and help us start the game. Theystopped by and checked on the games and were great! (Super shout to the employee who loves Atlantis rising and gave us a greattutorial!) Definitely worth the $7 fee to play! Read more
My friend and I today happened to stumble across the game shop as we were exploring the area today and the worker there,... Mikayla, was so kind, friendly, funny, and helpful. They seemed excited and energetic about working there and were answering allmy questions and telling me about the connected cafe, so we hopped over there next to check it out. There are some really coolevents and a 10% discount in the store if you eat at the cafe, and 3 hours of gameplay is just $7. I am vegan and was happy tofind a broad selection of vegan options. Our waitress, Pratigya, was helpful and our game master, Josh, found and explained tous some fun and easy 2 player games that we had so much fun playing over a delicious lunch. I got lavendar lemonade, chorizopastelillos, and korean cauliflower (all 3 vegan), and my friend got a cookies n creme milkshake and mozzarella sticks(vegetarian). It was lovely to find this great plant-based cafe, and not only that but a fun place to hang out and play gameswith friends. The staff is so friendly, the food is good, and the atmosphere is fun. I will definitely be coming back andbringing friends! Read more
AMAZING PLACE! $7 for unlimited game time. Or it could be 3 hours, I can't really remember. But there are hundreds of games to... choose from. The tables are small though. Luckily, we were placed on another table about half through playing. The food is allvegetarian and vegan friendly so that's a major plus. Also, the drinks are super tasty as well. I got a few margaritas and theywere all delish and strong! They could work on their service though. I would love to come back! Read more
I visited for the first time today with a group of five people. I arrived first and was greeted immediately. An associate... explained the options: $7 per person for three hours of game play, and he directed me to the barcode for the menu.Unfortunately, the chef called out so food would not be available until a replacement chef came. Due to the delay, we were toldthe game fees would be waived which I thought was a proactive and classy touch. Julian, our waiter provided phenomenal service.He was attentive, funny, knowledgeable, and accurate. I loved him! There were so many games to choose from but we settled onTaboo and Scattergories to get our feet wet. Honestly, the library is VAST. I saw Mall Madness from my childhood, TV Show gameslike Law & Order and The Sopranos, and games that you may have never heard of like Battles of Westeros (check it out if youthink I'm exaggerating). There was also a cart to place games on when you're finished so they can be sanitized. The menu offersmany vegetarian and vegan options and I must say the Seitan Chicken wasn't bad. The desserts were delicious according to myfriends. I was too full from my massive plate of shareable nachos. They offer a full bar although we didn't partake. This was aperfect way to spend a rainy Saturday and I'm honestly recommending this for friends, families, dates, or anywhere in between.Each of us said we're definitely coming back. Thank you for an excellent experience, Queen & Rook, we had a wonderful time! Read more