Games on Tap Board Game Café in Waterloo

This is more of a cafe restaurant with boardgames. Decent selection of titles ranging from the classics like Catan to new games like Brass: Brimmingham. Table fee is $6.50 per person, with a food&drink minimum of $4

Did a private event here. Not sure if the food was catered or created in house. Very knowledgeable staff.

Lots of games and lots of variety. Knowledgable staff which can recommend a game for you and your friends.

Nice place to play games, large selection. Note that the trivia night is often busy.

A place that has a lovely atmosphere and affordable prices to get out of the house and play some games.

Solid selection of games, drinks and food $4 for cover Food : 5/5

The people are nice. They have tons of games you can play. Make sure to bring your own party, they dont host any meeting events.

Great place with kind people. Lots of options for board games!

Great drinks and snacks! Super fun to come with your family and friends and play some board games.

Very cute spot with a great atmosphere and staff

Too many games to keep track of! Good hot chocolate. Staff polite. Ill return.

So fun and great staff!

Small but quaint Kitchen, cute cafe drinks, tons of board game variety and the ones we played weren t missing pieces lol. Recommend it to anyone interested in a chill hang out spot to have a coffee and play a game

Ive never seen so many board games in one place. The staff is very friendly and the food was amazing. I had a beef pie and a latte. Both were delicious! I will definitely be coming back.

This is my favourite place to frequent in Waterloo. The owners are great people who put service and quality above all else. The food and beer is fantastic, the prices reasonable, and its a fun way to spend a few hours no matter what time of day or week.

Food and drinks are amazing, especially the drinks. Service is also great, they seem to like the service they provide (and they should cuz going here is a real treat) we wish coming here could be a regular outing for us (sadly cant given the economy). I wish the place was a little cozier feeling, its feels more like a cafe than a place to relax with boardgames, but ultimately its very functional and if you dont mind typical Starbucks style seating for playing boardgames then I suppose its perfect, I just prefer a more homey feeling. Prices a touch high but its certainly not bad and the best quality cafe drinks then Ive ever had so once in a while its worth it. Id highly recommend it! My only real gripe was the flatbread we ordered was barely enough to feed a small single adult and it was $9.75 which seems like a lot to me. If youre coming here for more then a small snack and games it will hit the wallet hard.

This is a gem! Great coffee (had flat white) and food, plus the games! All the games! Nerds unite! New place in town! Parking: Parking in the back

Really good food, great time too with friends playing different types of games.

Great place to hang out and play games with friends. Also good food! And they have GF for the win

Amazing selection, plenty of tables, great service!

Their food is great and the staff are friendly!

The owner was very helpful with my questions about pricing and times. Very accommodating and pleasant. While I havent been to the establishment yet, the way I was handled with tact and pleasantess, I believe I will enjoy myself.

Always a great time at GoT! Get the delicious Toasted Marshmallow Chai Latte. So good! I look forward to scouring their game collection for new stuff to play. The owners are also gamers so they get it!

Great selection of games. Yummy food. This is my primary board game cafe.

Lovely staff and a great selection of games!

Best vibes in the KW area

Great service, great selection. Came back here 5 years later to say that they recognized my family after not having come in a long time. Service and selection is still great. These people care about their work and theyre doing a great job.

Good food. Good selection of games. Good service Vegetarian options: They have options Food : 5/5 |

Friendly staff and a million games to choose from.

Great ambience and some of the friendliest staff youll ever meet.

Great selection of games! Friendly staff, who do a great job of explaining games when needed. My friends and I love coming here. I love their chocolate mousse.

A fairly large space with knowledgeable staff about their game selection. An employee helped our group with a very easily understood demo. This location also has a filling menu (compared to other game cafes in the area)!

Terrific place. Great service, lively atmosphere, good food. Fun to bond over childhood favourite games. Will be back soon.

Fun stuff

Really fun spot if you wanna try out a few board games. A ton of games to choose from, spacious, and reasonable pricing. Whiskey sours arent great.

Nice experience a lot of games to choose. Nice prices

Usually I only go for trivia night but the atmosphere is nice. If you love to play board games and eat food this would be a great place for you!

Lots of board games to choose from and the staff were super welcoming and friendly

Great place

Awesome atmosphere! Friendly staff

Hands down the best board game cafe I ve ever been to. The owners are so welcoming and knowledgeable on all the games. Amazing experience.

A wide selection of games & fun experience to do with friends! I walked in on a Saturday night & was happy with the availability. I will totally be back, but for some constructive feedback (why you lose a star): Very uncomfortable seating For the $4 minimum food/drink spend, more options would be preferable beyond chips & the odd dessert.

Great selection of games, good atmosphere, and decent prices & menu. Just be mindful of the restricted opening hours.

First time here and will be the last. Me and my fiancé drove over an hour to come here for a date night and left really disappointed. When we were seated we waited 10 mins before flagging down a waitress to place a drink and snacks order. She wrote down our order then we proceeded to play some games. 40 mins later we still did not recieve even a drink. As we watched tables around us getting served. 2 Staff members walked by us and no-one payed us any attention. My fiancé got up to find our waitress ( who was sitting by the back) and ask about our order as it was a hour later after ordering. in which she asked him what table were we She came over to the table and asked us what did we want.. She didnt even put our order in! I then told her not to worry about it as its been over a hour and we would like the bill for playing the games. She left and a manager came to our table apologized. We left right after that as left a very bad taste in our mouth. Not sure what waitress writes down customers orders then doesnt do anything with it. very unprofessional and lack of attention to customers.

I was only here briefly but they have a huge selection of games to choose from and its a nice clean atmosphere as well. Mint hot chocolate was bomb AF. Will be returning definitely

Awesome place

Loved the vibe. Great selection of games. Went on a Friday night and it was packed. We had coffee/tea/hot chocolate and dessert.

I could stay here for hours, lots of space beautiful and good food.

It s amazing!

Fun and super nice staff, great value for hours of fun!

Great selection of games, friendly staff, and relaxed atmosphere. Nice place to relax and hang out with friends or have a date.

Best service, been coming for years. 100000/10. A staple in the kw area

10/10! We loved this place when we visited last week. There are so many great games to choose from, the staff are friendly and incredibly helpful plus the food was yummy. Can t wait to return and test out some board games I ve been interested in playing. Parking: Many parking spots around the side and back of the building. Kid-friendliness: I took my 5 year old nephew and there were I lots of games we could choose from to play.

Yummy drinks and snacks, great selection of games, quick and friendly service, and cozy atmosphere. :)

Great place to go, have a few drinks with friends and play some games. Will definitely come back

Great game selection - asked for recommendations and they nailed it! Super knowledgeable staff. Food was delicious. Served hot and no issues whatsoever with gluten free bread for the panini and grilled cheese. Would definitely return. One Ask: please add draft Cider to the menu!! Dietary restrictions: Gluten-free bread for sandwiches and gluten free tortilla chips for the warm dip entree (default tortilla chips are GF)

The selection of board games is great and their trivia night is a lot of fun. They also have a good selection of food and drinks.

Awesome selection of local craft drinks, perfect Panini sandwiches, and wow more games than I could ever play through. Absolutely recommend, and will be back!

Played some games and had some snacks, was a really good time. I have been going for a few years and never disappointed.

The food was incredible (I got the pulled pork grilled cheese and it was genuinely the best grilled cheese Ive ever had), the servers were so nice and they have every game you could possibly think of. My friends and I had a great time and I would definitely recommend trying it out!

Super fun and relaxed environment. The service was great.

Went here for trivia night with friends! Super fun and staff was very friendly. Great selection of boardgames as well. Overall, just a really affordable and fun night out!

Perfect place for a first date....trust me!!

Not too many food options. But tons of great games and great atmosphere. Loved it

I have been there years ago with friends just to play some games and on a different occasion with even more people to celebrate my birthday. The atmosphere, the games, and the service were great!!

Great place to bring friends or a date. Its a board game place but you dont have to play it. They do charge a play fee if you want to play something. They have a good selection of games, but the quantity is very similar to the other board game cafes in KW. Parking: It can be tricky sometimes. And none of the parking spots are marked so you dont know which ones you can actually park at. The building is shared with 3 other businesses so its a bit confusing.

Great time at the board game Tap! So much variety to pick from and good service.

Had a great time here.

Good place to spend with your friends. Lots and lots of board games to select. Hosts are really nice and look forward to help explore the games and give a quick insight. Good options for deserts. Lemon ginger tea is must try.

Great atmosphere, great drinks, good service! Staff is very helpful with selecting games and not too pricey.

This is a great place to come with friends! The food and drinks are great, and they have a huge selection of games. Lots of people were in there so the atmosphere was fun! The time limit is 3 hours and minimum spend is about 10$ per person (6$ for playing + 4$ for food/drink). Overall great value for money and would highly recommend!

Games on Tap is an absolute must in the KW region. Over 1000 games to choose from, great ambiance, fantastic food (the zucchini soup was ), excellent customer service! One of the employees even walked us through a couple of games to save us some time from reading the instructions. Great place! Highly recommended!

Board game selection is less than others in town food is okay but not great. Good selection of drinks and alcohol is available.

We ve been twice now with friends for games and drinks. Such a great time! The staff are wonderful and they have an awesome selection of games!

We had a blast at games on tap. We attended their trivia night (happening on Sunday and Monday, if I remember correctly) and the questions were very fresh and interesting with a bit of local taste. They had lots of classic boardgames to choose from, and their cocktail I need a vacation really hit home. Definitely going back again in the future!

My and my husbands favourite board game café. The owners, Sean and Janette, are great. Theyve taken the time to learn our names as weve gone many times over the years. Great atmosphere, good food, and a large selection of games. Theres always a new game for us to try, and theres often something new on the menu to try too.

All the games, great beer, tasty eats, friendly owners and staff. Would 1000% recommend!

Great selection of games and nice atmosphere

Good service. Excellent quality of more traditional games

Great environment. Lots of game choices and fantastic food at a more than reasonable cost. The server was fantastic and knowledgeable about the game we played and even helped out without questions. Without a doubt a great place to go.

Clean with lots of games to choose from, great place

The atmosphere at this establishment was by far one of the best Ive had the pleasure of enjoying. We were greeted warmly moments after wed step foot into the locale, and asked if wed made reservations before being shown to our table. A couple of preliminary questions about what kind of board games we were interested in playing lead us to Betrayal at the House on the Hill, and one of the employees helped us understand the rules and order of operations. It was a blast, and the selections of food and beverages was just icing on the cake. Would recommend for a good time

Easy reservation. We called and were able to book a table for 6 people within seconds Welcoming staff. Our server was helpful and helped us find card games Delicious drinks ( we got the iced tea and it was amazing and affordable) Lots of board game variety $6/7 (can t remember but it was def worth the price) Overall, def go with your friends and family or even by yourself!!!

A great place for a private celebration or playing games. Friendly service and reasonable prices. Thanks for the good time

Amazing board game selection! The staff are great and know the rules to many games without hesitation. The food was also delicious! Looking forward to going back

Excellent place with a great atmosphere, friendly staff and really really good food/drinks! The boardgame selection is also huge, Ive discovered some of my fav games here.

Visited from out of town and definitely the best board game cafe I ve been to. Reasonable prices to play, eat, and have a drink. Excellent game selection and workers offered to help explain when needed. I like the space, a lot of time board game cafes try to fit too many tables in. Here it was spread out and didn t feel cramped even though it was full. Very much recommend!

Staff is awesome, great atmosphere. Tables arent crowded together and our server and Battista were super nice. They took all of our orders at our table while we played and still found time to help us figure out the mechanics of different boardgames. Im from out of town but will definitely come back next time Im in the area.

This was such a fun Cafe. There were all kinds of games for different levels of gamers. The Cafe was clean and welcoming. The barista was also very knowledgeable about the games. Parking and access was extremely easy. The Clementine beer on tap was my particular favorite

The host was super friendly, the game wall is huge

Fantastic selection of games and tasty cocktails. Would just enjoy having a more expanded food menu.

Fun spot with lots to do. The menu is fairly basic but what we sampled was quite good. Service is friendly and attentive. Come by on Mondays for trivia.

Terrible service

Great game selection. If you re looking for a chill quiet night, this is the spot

Music trivia night was so much fun.

A little out of the way, and hard to find. But lots of games, a great atmosphere. Power went out in the middle of our time there (not their fault the whole neighborhood went down) but the ambiance of people playing board games to phone flashlights was charming.

Great atmosphere and lots of quality games. The food they have is good and their house made ice tea is some of the best Ive had! Though they done have very much options for any dietary needs like gluten free or vegan, some but not many. Over all a great place to go and eat and play games with friends or family or even a corporate party as well!

Great board game cafe. The food is good, they have a good selection of drinks and lots of board games to choose from.

Amazing place to spend some great time with your friends, just dont understand the cover charges!

Great plan. So much fun!

Great selection of games and friendly service

Amazing place! Staff was very friendly and knowledgeable. Food was delicious. The server was basically a boardgame sommelier. His game recommendations were perfect.

Cant wait to go back. We live out of town and drove an hour to thos place and it was amazing, great food, amazing service, and fun was had by everyone.

A fun evening out for either a group or just two :) service is good and the games available are quite extensive. I haven t run into any missing pieces and most cards in the games are in plastic sleeves. However, every drink I have gotten hasn t been as cold as I would expect, maybe slightly above room temperature. Food options are great. Some groups can be quite noisy/rowdy at times, and while I understand they re enjoying their games (as good as it is to see), it can sometimes be disrupting.

Nothing but good things to say about Games on Tap. The game selection is awesome and accommodates for groups of many sizes, and the food and staff are always really good. P.S. Go team !

Great place to relax and enjoy great food! games and trivia Sean and Jeanette are amazing!

Lovely experience will definitely be back again!

Ive been here a couple times now with my husband and its by far my favourite boardgame cafe. The service is excellent, Sean is extremely attentive to anything we may need, food and drink options are amazing, and of course theres a nice selection of boardgames to choose from. I love that we can make reservations online as well. Will definitely be coming back!

Lovely café atmosphere, yummy eats and drinks, pleasant staff, and a huge variety of boardgames to choose. Will absolutely going again.

Great selection of games, cozy vibes and helpful staff. The seating is a mix of tables and comfy couches, and they serve alcoholic & non -alcoholic drinks. Didnt try the food. Great place for a date or a long session with friends. Ill certainly return!

We played games and had good there. Owners were very accommodating, attentive and helpful when we needed them. We also felt very comfortable and had the space we needed for 3 adults and 4 children. Thank you for our wonderful experience!

Kind people, clean, well maintained.

The game selection is quite big! Im really not thrilled about the menu though. Very basic items like fries, youd be surprised dont exist. It was fun for a date once but I dont see much to keep me coming back. With the prices and bland food I could probably just host something better

The board game part is definitely 5/5 stars. The cafe part is 4 stars, though, primarily for the price/portion ratio of food/snacks (or am I just spoiled by other local establishments?). Drinks are a fair price though. Basically be ready to spend a lot of money by accident if you come here, but also look forward to a great evening with a very good selection of games and with knowledgeable staff.

My family and friends have being frequenting this spot since the beginning and have always had an excellent time. The two owners are knowledgable and friendly and are able to recommend and explain new games to you based on ones that you already know. They offer a very welcoming atmosphere that appeals to friends, families and an interesting date spot. During the pandemic, their weekend game rentals offered a cheap and fun way to stay off screen while spending time with the people you care about. Now in stage 3, they maintained the same level of customer care with an emphasis on minimizing touch points for the different games. Looking forward to spending more time dining and gaming in!

Amazing collection of games, and the food and drinks are always top notch. And of course, service is fantastic. SO glad one of our favourite KW destinations is open again!!!

Came here for a chill Friday date night, they have a HUGE selection of games! The people working here are also so kind to help you understand any game without having to read through instruction manuals. The menu has a good number of food options, we got the chai tea latte with the brownie cake (ok-ish tbh). Would come again for a fun night of bots games, signed up for a 45 min slot, and ended up going nearly 1.5hrs :)

Great service! So many games! Great food options!

Had a good time

Customer service was exemplary. Ordered the double espresso and it was divine. Brewed to perfection. Will definately come back.

First time here, really enjoyed it. Was there on a Saturday night, no issues reserving online and it wasnt too busy. Our server was very nice and knowledgeable. Had great suggestions for two player games! Flatbread pizza was delicious and cheap! Great affordable night out, we will be back!

This place is a gem! Staff are super friendly and helpful, if you want to try a game you havent before and they have they will help get you started. Very clean, warm and cozy atmosphere. Craft beer on tap, specialty coffees and cafe style eats on the menu. 10/10 recommended!

Great service, great food and most importantly a great board game selection

Fantastic staff and a great selection of games, they also have a very fun cocktail list that our group enjoyed!

OMG OMG OMG! What a great place to spend a few hours with your friends. First of all, the pricing is very cheap (6$ per person for 3-4 hours) and the food/alcohol/coffee/desserts arent pricey as well. Then the team is fantastic. They show a lot of enthusiasm and patience in explaining you the rules of the games especially if you are trying a new game. Shaun and Jeannette make sure that you have a wonderful experience. Very kind and very knowledgeable team. Finally, a great collection of games and overall, a highly recommended place.

I keep going back! Since discovering this place with one friend group, Ive been back every week with a different group. They must have hundreds of games and Shaun was so knowledgeable about so many of them. He explains the rules so simply that you dont have to be intimidated by then. The snacks and drinks round out the feeling of an at home game night without the cleanup! Great experience.

Love love love this place every time I go there I come home with a big smile Sean and Jeanette are amazing they make you feel so at home. The service is impeccable the staff is beyond friendly the chicken pesto panini is sooo delicious !!!! I hosted a meet up group today and everyone was in love with the service they received! I am grateful and happy this amazing place exist ! It is definitely worth my 45 mins drive Not only they have an incredible game selection I also recommend that you check out their trivia night every Sunday and Monday :)

We had a great date night here. Good selection of munchies drinks and table top games. The server/host was amazing and so helpful. He had a really good understanding of most, if not all, the games rules/gameplay, making it easy to go in and pick a game you have never tried before. Highly recommend.

We went for Sunday Trivia and had a great time. The staff are all very friendly, and the cafe is very well organized. They have a great selection of board games, and the trivia was super fun.

Came here for the first time to play Trivia, and will definitely be back! The atmosphere is so clean and welcoming. Staff are also super friendly, and there are a great variety of board games.This is definitely an ideal place to enjoy time with friends, and also some great food.The menu has lots of food and drink options which were all priced reasonably. Overall, would highly recommend paying this place a visit!

$6 cover charge for 3 hours of board games! Huge selection, very tasty Jalapeno Popper grilled cheese + kettle chips. If you like to play board games with your friends this place is one of the best!

This place was fine. The staff was friendly. We went here for trivia (Sunday nights) and it was pretty easy trivia. The main negative is you have to pay $5 to play and then have a $5 tab per person. The prize for winning trivia is a $20 gift card. So the only way you actually net gain money is if you win as a one-person team. That seems wrong to me. I ve never been to a trivia place where they make you pay to play, and never for a prize that low. Given how many people that show up to play trivia, one $20 gift card is nothing! And second place prize is just chips. No third place prize. And we actually ordered the chips and it was literally just a handful of chips and a small bowl of Tostitos salsa. I can t believe we paid money for that. The drinks are not too expensive though, so that was good. The server, despite being nice, never checked up on us after we received our food. Overall, the trivia was pretty fun, despite being easy, but I don t know if I ll go back because this $10 per person thing for a $20 gift card really bothers me. I d go if the prize was better and there were 2nd and 3rd place prizes.

Had and excellent time and friendly staff. Great prices, fun games and good food

Good games, ambience and good

Fantastic variety of games with helpful staff who are happy to help you get started with a new / unfamiliar game. Snacks and beverages are great too. Makes for a fun night out with the same comfort of a night in with friends.

Lots of games and a great atmosphere.

so much fun!!! GREAT FOOD TOO

Cool snacks and super selection of games!

The owners of this business are amazing and genuinely care about their customers and customer satisfaction. The place is always kept clean and the environment is always welcoming and fun. I look forward to coming back here one day once it is safe to do so for the great food, positive environment, and large array of fun games to play :)

Excelent place with a lot of board game to choose from and have a good coffee.

Great environment, a very good selection of games and lot of food and drink options. Fun place to hang out with your friends :)

Games on tap has such a wide range of games to play. The food and drinks were yummy and the staff were really helpful when we needed ideas of what to play.

Place not that great. Some options on menu are overpriced

My first visit was an absolute treat! There is an online rental service up and running, and I decided to grab some food as well while picking up the board games I selected from their great selection, and what a good decision this was. Getting two of the most delicious grilled cheese I ve had in a while, a divine peanut butter mousse, along with the 3 games I ve wanted to try and was able to rent for an amazing deal before fully committing has been one of the most convenient and positive experiences I ve had with a local business during this whole pandemic. The owners are kind and charismatic, showing you how much they care about what it is they re doing - And I am such a fan. I will definitely be visiting on a regular basis! Thanks for what will now be a phenomenal weekend of board games to try