The Board Room VA

Fun experience a lot of board games to choose perfect place for a hang out

Cool place

me and my friend have been talking to justin the bartender and he's so funny and amazing we forgot about our game of life!! the board games are free btw but this place has also been playing my favorite songs i wish i could live here

We found this place while searching for board game cafes. We were worried the vibe would be too much "bar" and not enough "board games" and unfortunately that rang true for our Saturday night visit. With two private events going on and people there to watch the game, it was impossible to find a table so we sat on some stools in the bar area, which did not provide great space for playing a game. My partner had the paloma which was too sweet for them so they did not end up drinking it. The beers were good (Czech Mate Pilsner and Deuces Wild IPA). The game we squeezed in was Float - brand new and in good condition which was awesome ! The food was decent for bar snacking (mozz sticks and a cheese board), but no plates, glasses, or trash was ever cleared from our area. Other people were even taking used items from their own tables and adding it to our area - frustrating and gross. We saw a bug crawling on the dirty dishes. Overall, the experience was mediocre but I am happy to have such a concept close by and will likely try again on a less chaotic night.

This place has a massive cockroach problem. They’re in the upholstery and crawling around the floors. We moved tables across the bar and there were still cockroaches crawling around. This seems like a massive health safety violation, I would be super careful around their food and drinks as a result

Food was alright. Neat to have games to play, want a fan of the smell.

It’s a decent place to hang out with a lot of board games but 15 minutes into my stay here, there were two bugs in my drink. The bartender was nice and replaced my drink, however I didn’t finish it. If they took care of the bug problem it would be a great place.