Fox & Fable Book & Game Cafe in Camrose

5017 50 St, Camrose, AB T4V 1R3, Canada

★★★★★
(135 reviews)
Categories: Cafe Book store Coffee store Game store

About

Board Game Cafe and Bookstore in Downtown Camrose

Website
foxandfable.ca
Address
5017 50 St, Camrose, AB T4V 1R3, Canada
Plus Code
25FG+25 Camrose, Alberta, Canada
Time Zone
America/Edmonton

Business Hours

Sunday
Closed
Monday
Closed
Tuesday
Closed
Wednesday
Closed
Thursday
Closed
Friday
12 PM–12 AM
Saturday
12–9 AM – 12–9 PM

Services

Service options
Outdoor seating On-site services Takeaway Dine-in
Highlights
Fireplace Great tea selection Live music Live performances
Accessibility
Wheelchair-accessible car park Wheelchair-accessible entrance Wheelchair-accessible seating Wheelchair-accessible toilet
Offerings
Alcohol Beer Cocktails Coffee Healthy options Small plates Vegetarian options Wine
Dining options
Lunch Dinner Dessert Seating
Amenities
Gender-neutral toilets Toilets Wi-Fi Wi-Fi
Atmosphere
Casual Cosy
Crowd
Family friendly Groups LGBTQ+ friendly Transgender safe space
Planning
Accepts reservations
Payments
Credit cards Debit cards NFC mobile payments Credit cards
Children
Good for kids High chairs Kids' menu
Parking
Free of charge street parking Free parking lot

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Reviews

4.7
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★★★★★
July 17, 2024

Great atmosphere, if you have not been there, go check it out!! A fun place for all ages!

★★★★
October 6, 2023

Cozy little place to grab a drink or food. Has great atmoshere to sit down and play a game with friends. The service is also great! The servers are fast and kind

September 27, 2023

The young waitress with glasses had absolutely no personality acted as if we were a burden. Paid and asked for tip before I received my meal and drink. I had a few people join me, instead of asking if anyone wanted drinks, she slammed down my badly made cocktail and walked away, one friend tried to ask for water but she looked him straight in the eye, turned away and went back inside. My food came out, thrown on the plate, I got a pear and Gouda grilled sandwich, literally two slices of pear. Waitress set it on the table, one of my friends asked if they did grilled cheese sandwiches, she said 'yes, we do' and then walked away. My friends watched me eat my meal. We had to help other customers as they struggled with the umbrellas outside, 15/20 minutes, not one member of staff helped. Super disappointing, really wanted to support this place. There's plenty of jobs around camrose, if you hate yours, go somewhere else.

★★★★★
August 19, 2023

In picturesque downtown Camrose I found this delightful spot! Delicious lattes (I had lavender!!) and paninis, and a friendly atmosphere!

★★★★
February 5, 2023

Food is very good and they have some interesting drink options. I enjoy snacking on the dip trio a lot! Love that Camrose has a board game cafe. Definitely a fun place to go with friends.

★★★★★
September 3, 2022

Lots of fun to play games with the family at Fox and Fable. Great service, great atmosphere and lots of table space. Useful for try before you buy gaming, the list of games they have is ever growing. The local beers list is stellar.

★★★★★
May 15, 2022

Friendly place to unwind after a long day’s work. Great customer service!

★★★★★
June 15, 2019

FANTASTIC! I really enjoyed this little cafe. Great atmosphere and a really good charcuterie board. We shared it between 3 people and it was the perfect size. They also have a very large selection of games to play. Definitely worth stopping by!

★★★★
August 21, 2024

The place is beautiful, the customer service not so much.

★★★★★
Local Guide
July 21, 2024

Great atmosphere. Great drinks. Great games

★★★★★
Local Guide
March 21, 2024

Fantastic little place! Wheelchair accessibility: Accessible Food : 5/5 |

★★★
Local Guide
January 21, 2024

This place has so much potential but the lighting in there is awful, no ambience at all.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2023

Beautiful place to meet friends and play games, enjoy food, shop for books you name it! EPIC selection of both kids and adult board games. Very friendly and welcoming and we easily could have spent much longer here! We will be back!

★★★★★
December 21, 2023

Really fun place, friendly staff. Amazing food and lattes!!!

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2023

The best cafe in town for sure. We drive there from Tofield regularly, which is about 35 minutes away. Worth it.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2023

Great thanks!

★★
December 21, 2023

Great place, but I find that they are often closed early, the posted hours of operation are unreliable.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2023

Great place for hanging out! Great selection of indigenous books and other merchandise! Great game selection and great options of beverages and food!

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2023

Nice casual spot

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2022

This such a great spot to stop by for small meals, drinks and socializing. Also excited for the used bookstore opening downstairs.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2022

What an amazing store! They have everything you could want and much more in a game store.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2022

Great place!!! Yummy food and fun games with family & friends!!!

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2022

Wonderful place for meeting friends, eating good food, warm beverages, great books and seriously entertaining board games.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2022

Good games

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2022

Great service, books, and games!!! Visit this place when youre in town

★★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2022

Very friendly staff

★★★★★
December 21, 2022

Just go experience the friendly atmosphere and opportunity for making new friends.

★★★★★
December 21, 2022

Hopefully more clients start coming. This a great spot to meet friends, eat and play a board game or two.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2022

Great coffee, great selection of new and used books, and lots of cool boardgames. Super welcoming and inclusive vibe.

★★★
December 21, 2021

Very slow service . Out of tap 2 beers. Didnt have any flights available.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2021

A very nice place to sit/visit and enjoy family and friends. Huge tables and large sitting room in the booth.. Very relaxing and quiet...

★★★★★
December 21, 2021

Great atmosphere, staff were super friendly and can make a lovely chia latte. Really enjoyed the collection of games. Will definitely be making this a regular outing spot.

★★★★★
December 21, 2021

Best place ever: craft Beer, Espresso, and games

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2021

Great ambiance, lots of games and staff very friendly.

★★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2020

Lots of games to choose from and delicious beers

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2020

A fantastic place to meet have a cup of coffee or local craft beer or drinks, lunch and play a few board games.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2020

Great atmosphere, good food, good selection of beverages. Great staff, and just a fun place to hang out. They always get new games too!

★★★★
December 21, 2020

Great little board game cafe. Selection of games was pretty good, each game was labeled with a difficulty level, so determining a game for our groups mood was made easy. Unfortunately,we chose battleship tournament night to go try some games, so it was a bit busy (and loud); other than that, great place to hang out with friends.

★★★★★
December 21, 2020

We love this awesome hangout. Food is amazing, drinks are amazing, atmosphere is amazing. We also had our son s 12 year old birthday party here recently and it was a HUGE hit! F&F is such a gem to have in our little city.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2020

Amazing selection of games, great food, and quality beers on tap. What more could you ask for?

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2020

my new favorite coffee shop. im surprised it was not busy. they have a lot of free to read books, lots of boardgames (cheap per person 3-5$), a food menu, beer, and really tasty cookies.

December 21, 2020

My first impression of this store was great to begin with, the staff was very helpful I was looking for a particular card game and they only carried only one particular set of the many that exist so I asked if I could order others through them. They was more then happy to oblige and even printed out a copy of the catalog that were available to choose from. My sons and I picked a pack of the one we wanted and asked if they could mail it to me since I do not live in Camrose and dont come to town often and I was willing to pay extra fees if it ment paying them for this service. They told me since I live just in Forestburg it wasnt necessary and they was more then happy to do so. I also asked if I could pre-pay for the game as I was already there that was also not a problem. I gave them my name and adress along with my phone number in case of any problems or delays. I also asked for a time frame on how long I can expect it would take for my game to arrive I was expecting for them to tell me about 3-6 weeks as I have ordered things online before and it usually takes a bit for things to arrive. They told me that it shouldnt take that long that I should expect my game to arrive in the mail within three weeks. About a month goes by and no game had arrived to me and I start to get concerned at this point I called the store and I get this nice lady on the phone and asked about my game if it had arrived. She goes to tell me that it had arrived a few weeks ago and that they had not figured out how to send it to me yet. I was so baffled by her response that I didnt know what to say. She said she could talk to her boss and ask she also asked that I could come and pick it up. I told her not to mail it at that point that I would just come by and pick up my game as I would be going to town soon and I hung up the phone. Once I arrived at the store to pick up my card game I was received by two young adults a male and female both very nice people and asked for my game. She was like oh yes she put the card game on the counter and proceeds to go to the cash register to ring up the game. I gave her this look and tell her umm... I already paid for this game , she was like oh yes Im sorry I get my game and I walked out. If i would have not said anything she would have charged me for the game again. I did not receive a phone call that my game had arrived. I believe that this store would have ripped me off for my money if I would have forgotten I had bought this game or forgotten I had pre-paid. As nice as the people are or seem that they are I will not support this store again!!!! Not a happy camper!!!

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2020

Attended a cider tasting at The Fox & Fable with my friend Emily. Emily and her husband Jason are regulars there. I had a wonderful time and discovered they have a regular beer tasting club. The host Richard, who also happens to be one of the owners, was very attentive to the attendees and let the guest speakers run the show. I had a wonderful time and will be back.

★★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2020

Great place. Come and enjoy. You will be surprised.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2019

Great staff and a nice selection of boardgames ! Will definitely go again

★★★★★
December 21, 2019

Fantastic atmosphere, great service, and wonderful food! Absolute gem.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2019

Great place to spend time with friends playing board games while having good food and drinks!

★★★★★
December 21, 2019

Wonderful gem in the middle of Camrose. Great staff, great atmosphere, craft beer from all over Albera. What more can you ask for?

★★★★★
December 21, 2019

Excellent food, good for late evening studying, unique soda selection, and gender neutral bathrooms. Love it here, my favourite spot for studying for midterms. Planning on making good use of the book and game selection this summer!

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2019

I had no idea this little place existed until today. So I went. I highly recommend it. The Cappuccino was excellent!! I tried the curried butternut squash soup, which was delicious, and the fresh scones were really good. I didnt have time to play the games, but I love this idea and cant wait to go back with a group of friends!!!

★★★★★
December 21, 2019

Great atmosphere, excellent food and a huge selection of games.

★★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2019

Nice relaxing hangout. Tons of games to play

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2019

Went here with some buddies, and its a great place to hang out. Nice environment, lots of games available to cater to any preference. Food prices are a little high, but reasonable. They have a good selection of craft beers as well.

★★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2019

Nice place and quite a selection of beers.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2019

Great place! Wonderful concept!

★★★★★
December 21, 2019

Great craft beer selection

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Local Guide
December 21, 2019

I love this little place, the entry fee is 5$ and you get to stay for as long as you want. Its a little intimidating when you walk in at first because you dont really know what youre allowed to do. Bring some friends, grab a board game off the shelf and enjoy yourself. They have a cafe in the front with a hefty selection of drinks, pastries, food, snacks and candy. So much fun and you could spend all day there. The people who work at Fox and Fable are passionate about table top games and love where theyre working, and it shows.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2019

Fantastic place I love going here! Super fun even serve great food!

★★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2019

A very geeky place in a city I never imagined, I loved the surprise. Other than that, the service was a little confusing.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2019

Very cheap and fun!

★★★★★
December 21, 2019

The food is fresh , flavorful , and amazing . Staff are friendly and welcoming and the game selection cant be beat !

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2019

Fantastic atmosphere, great game selection and good was tasty and interesting.

★★★★
December 21, 2019

An excellent place to meet up with friends to play board games or D&D. Bring your own games or play theirs. They have a nice selection to choose from.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2019

Warm cozy atmosphere and great coffee.

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Local Guide
December 21, 2019

Our family had a great time playing games and enjoying craft pops and beer. Games selection is amazing. Will be back in next time we are in town.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2019

Great place to play some Zombicide! And the on tap beer is great !

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2019

Great place for coffee food brew and games

★★★★
December 21, 2018

What an interesting place! Coffee, craft beer, food combined with board games (you can buy or play), books and live acoustic music (often on the patio). going to be going there a lot!

★★★★★
December 21, 2018

Great place for beer with friends or a game night with family!

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2018

Good food and solid local drink selection, lots of fun games as well.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2018

Such a cool little place with FUN games and drinks snack and food!!! (Always drink responsibly )

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2018

Fantastic place to play some boardgames games and have a beer. Can even go for just coffee, which is nice because its open when most other local coffee shops are closed.

★★★★★
December 21, 2018

Although we only popped in to see what it was like, I found the set up and ammenaties impressive. I would definitely return to enjoy at greater length.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 21, 2018

Great place for our family to have a snack and play games! I was thankful there was a toddler play area in the corner so my 3 year old could keep busy while we played board games.