Draughts - Waterloo
Cafe Draughts - Waterloo, Arch 16 Leake St, London SE1 7NN, United Kingdom:
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Address: Arch 16 Leake St, London SE1 7NN, United Kingdom
Website: draughtslondon.com
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Latitude: 51.5019627Longitude: -0.1157091
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stone royal
Great place to play games and relax. The staff are excellent and so was the food. Only downside is it being time limited, but I guess you could just pay more to stay.
3 months ago
Cherie Wilson
Really good games library, all well looked after. The staff are knowledgeable and if one person doesn't know how to play a game they know who to go to to help you. I'd like a few more drinks choices (cocktails are effort but they make me feel good) but am happy with the selection available. I'll be coming back again and again as there are some games I really want to try out in the games library and the atmosphere was really really great! It's £5 per person for 4 hours which is more than reasonable considering the amount of games you have to choose from
3 months ago
Velkumar Thangavel
Fabtstatic. So impressed with the format . We looked at or played around 5 games and none had pieces missing and all were in good condition. . The food was decent and the service was very good.
6 months ago
elizabethl garcia
Good food selection, nice assortment of games, kind of expensive. Some waiters are more friendly than others.
6 months ago
Ali Hamilton
Lovely place - cracking fun idea for a date & we'll definitely be back :)
2 months ago
Vasilis K
Service ranges from ok to rude; staff all need training in customer service. Some of the board games are in a really disgusting state (have a look at Splendor or Jaipur next time you are in). You’d think they’d have heard of card sleeves.
2 months ago
Saia Maumalanga
Really great idea if you enjoy a board game - huge selection and a member of staff recommended a game we'd never heard of - we loved it! You can order drinks and food too so can make a whole morning/afternoon of it. Bear in mind you should book in advance to get a table. Will definitely return!
4 months ago
Dalton Suddieth
Despite not making a booking beforehand (I highly recommend you do this!), they squeezed my group of 5 in using no-show slots. The service was great, the food delicious, the games choice exceptional. However, they need to work on the acoustics. Perhaps the use of carpet. It was noisier than it should have been, I could barely hear my table - which isn't ideal when you are trying to play articulate!
4 months ago
Bizon Volnyy
Great place for a fun evening out! Staff are friendly and helpful, wide selection of board games, good atmosphere and the food is good too
6 months ago
Max Chen
Nice idea to play board games whilst at a cafe. Nice, large selection of games. Really nice venue with a brick arched ceiling, however, it makes the room very noisy and you have to really raise your voice to hear the people you are with. Almost impossible to hear others if you are in a large group. Also, you end up spending a lot of time trying to workout how to play the different games if no one has played them before. At other board game cafes the staff know how to play all of the games and walk you through on how to play. Would be nice if Draughts could incorporate that here too.
3 weeks ago
Lisa Roberson
Decent vibe, great with a partner of a group of friends, lots of fun
2 months ago
Pat Betik
This place should be brilliant but each time I’ve been the service has been lacking. You can’t order at the bar but there aren’t enough staff serving tables. Hopefully it improves because I love the selection of games.
3 months ago
Tattooartist Dutch
Awesome board game cafe. Well designed, lovely people, and a huuuuuuuuuge choice of games! Will definitely come back here, I had a really great time.
4 months ago
Thomas Meola
Awesome selection, cool location, excellent food and beer, great staff!
2 months ago
Linda Walton
Great games, great staff. Quite expensive but I'll be back!
2 months ago
Mike Powell
Excellent board games cafe with a good food menu. Not cheap. But worth it. Staff are friendly and the beer varied.
3 months ago
Brad Austen
Good place to have a casual pint and board games with friends. Best to book before hand but an amazing casual night out!
4 months ago
Arsene Remy
Had a really good stag day here - choice of games is great and the food is top notch!
2 months ago
Pavel Becha
Loved it great experience
8 months ago
Marcos Alves
Love this place! Go to the haggeston location often, but wanted to try the new location and it's even better. Lots of room and tons of games for every group. And in a really cool location in the graffiti tunnels. Food is also very tasty!
3 weeks ago
Matthew Johnson
Make sure you book in advance but really fun place with table service!
3 months ago
Harvey Ross
It was very loud. Luckily it didn't bother us too much but it would be a challenge for anyone who was hard of hearing. Otherwise a very enjoyable evening out, and the food and drinks were great.
4 months ago
Patricia Gualtieri
The staff were very helpful and knowledgeable. I asked one of the staff members for their recommendations for two player games, He returned with five games and instructed us how to play each one. I'll definitely be coming back it was great fun.
3 months ago
Giannis Marougas
Good fun and reasonably priced. Wide selection of games for 2 people got to 20! Also has good range for beginners. Located down a somewhat dsrk alley so don't be put off!
3 months ago
Jennifer Huls
Love a board game café but can't get over the slow service / complete lack of attention when trying to order drinks/food, on top of the volume levels in such an echoey space
2 months ago
Dan Dennett
Good selection of games, but the place was dry on a lot of the beers they had on the menu. Food is decent - especially the sweet potato fries.
2 months ago
P Dub
Had a really good time here playing games and enjoying the company of friends. £5 pp for a table to play a variety of boardgames.
Drinks and food available but prices DO NOT include VAT which wasn't clear plus a service charge. This left us with a bit of a soar taste in our mouths. Hence 4 stars instead of 5.
3 weeks ago
John Halley
Awefule place. Served a chicken burger which was obviously pink all the way through. I mean who doesn't like their chicken rare. Quesadilla was tasteless but somehow burnt so that the whole thing fell apart.
Waiting staff regularly taking orders from only half the table for drinks and food so we had to go up to the bar to order and be told we couldn't because it was table service. Had to say to staff table service requires service at tables. It's kind of the point.
Menu was worthless seeing as most items on it were out of stock.
One person had ordered the halloumi fries and then was told by two separate staff members it was out and what else he'd like them. Oddly enough he got served ... You guessed it... A portion of halloumi fries.
Not sure if the staff have any real comprehension on how to run the place. The cheek to give us poor quality food and service and slap a service change on the end of the bill was outrageous. A service charge is for when you receive actual service.
The staff may want to go to the library pot cafe in Richmond. May learn how you run a venue such as this one. Good board games though so they have that going for them, which is nice.
2 months ago
Rob Hirschmann
Loads of fun games to play in a cool setting.
4 months ago
Ercan Ongun
Incredible selection of games, good food, and a good selection of beers. Staff are friendly too.
2 months ago
Ivan Mendez
Great place, hidden under the Leake Street arches by Waterloo. A huge collection of board games to choose from.
Food menu is good. I'd recommend the mac 'n cheese. The beer and cocktail selection is also decent.
I went during the day and worked from there with my laptop using their WiFi connection. Have booked a table for a meetup with some mates thus weekend so will get to try out some of their boardgames as well as other fudges from their menu.
4 months ago
Angela Schelp
Great place to hang out with friends and unwind over drinks, food and games. Buzzing atmosphere and friendly people - I didn't want to leave!
2 months ago
Jody Resnick
I absolutely love board game cafes, but charging people 6£ Each, to play games is criminal... The food was also very average. I had the bbq jackfruit burger with grilled halloumi but ended up getting some sort of frozen tesco bean burger (with a few strings of jackfruit inside) and rock hard, deep fried halloumi.. It was 60£ for 2 of us. Service was good and game selection was good, but Unfortunately won't be back.
3 months ago
Christy Jones
A great place for an evening out, with a bit of a difference. The selection of board games isn't quite a grand as their Hackney brother, but it's still definitely very impressive. Only thing I would say is that it can get quite loud with the combinations of large parties, and the pumping music
3 weeks ago
Brian Frankel
A really pleasant atmosphere and friendly staff. Food was delicious too!!
2 months ago
Daniel Clay
Great place to spend time. Board games, good and table service. The mezzanine shuts at 2200.
Can be hard to find as there is no sign!
6 months ago
Rachel Pitcher
Love coming here. Tonnes of board games and a fun environment
4 months ago
John Doe
Loads of games and good food for a good price. You have to book in advance and the place does get very quiet so larger groups will have trouble understanding each other across bigger tables.
2 months ago
Krzysztof Danielewicz
Really cool concepts with 500 board games available. Good and drinks are pretty good too.
3 months ago
Diti Sen
Be warned, just tried to book and can’t get a table in the evening unless looking 2 weeks ahead. No way of contacting the restaurant to confirm availability.
2 months ago
Daniel Na
What a friendly place! Great atmosphere, loads of games & lovely staff. Food was meh, but it didn't matter!
8 months ago
Walter
We had a fun night this week, staff were very kind and helpful. Food was good too, there was a less than pleasant smell but that's my only criticism! I don't think the smell is a regular feature though!
8 months ago
Shannon S
Somewhere between 3 and 4 stars. Great range of games and friendly staff. But so ludicrously overpriced for food it leaves a bad taste in your mouth.
3 months ago
Kelly Pease
Hard to find, but once you're thete, really cool venue, great food, great games - really good time!
2 months ago
Terri Buck
Great place to go for an afternoon of fun with friends
2 months ago
Nanette Jaco
Loved the interior design. A bit expensive but nonetheless beautiful and fun.
3 weeks ago
Molly Harris
Expect to spend a good four hours in this place. Food and drink is simple and the place can get a little warm in the heat. Great place for a rainy day though. Pre-booking is highly recommended.
4 months ago
Eric White
Great games and good food. We walked in and weren't told about the £5pp cover charge until after we had been sat down post waiting 20 mins for a table. The tax is also added on after as is 10% gratuity. Would have preferred a bit more transparency
6 months ago
Carolyn Brown
Really good service, fantastic range of board games!
4 months ago
Kolette Allen
Came here on a rainy afternoon as we have been wanting to check it out. I was skeptical of the cover charge and therefore with it being quite expensive before you have even began but it was so much fun and we got to try out some games that we have been recommended. The waitress was very friendly, although we felt like we were disturbing the bar man a little bit when we went up to get drinks (but not enough to sour the experience) we will be back on the next rainy day!
4 months ago
