Tavern of Tales: Café & Bar

"I usually come here to play Magic the Gathering on Saturday. They have an event called casual commanders where you can come and play with others. It’s usually pretty packed during these days which I like because it gives me a chance to play against others! They also sell packs and other items related to Magic."

"First time visitors! Our group of 4 reserved a room & had a really fun time eating, drinking & playing games. Food was hot & delicious; drinks were unique & tasty; and the games were fun & and good variety. The staff were really nice & accommodating — will definitely be back to reserve a room or as a walk-in!"

"Pros: Clean Aesthetic Creative game board joint( probably the only one in Boston) Cons: Terrible service Staff don’t know their own menu Unseasoned expensive food The Deets:

We came with a group late for brunch, and aside from us in the entire joint, only 1 other couple in the far corner. There were three people in the front and it took 20 minutes to get our orders in and another 20 minutes for their staff to figure out they don’t actually serve some items. Latte came out with pitiful blob of foam, but the food came out looked beautiful. 
Perfect toast, perfect layers, but that was it. Flavor was lacking, and way too expensive for what it was I recommend going to Mike’s or Milkweed a block down for some proper food at actually affordable price. I wanted to be fair, so in all fairness, the lackluster service, the overly expensive unseasoned food really hit the nail in the coffin for us. I’m all for creative local businesses but I really don’t know how they have good reviews after this experience."

"I've made so many memories at this place! As a casual board/card game player myself, I've been very happy with the selection of games available, and if you want to bring your own thing, you can. I love the drinks here (my only feedback is to bring the boozy frappe back :') that stuff was delish) and the food makes for a perfect dinner + board game night combo with friends. 10/10 would recommend and will be back!"

"After 12+ visits we sadly had a very unpleasant experience here. Were hustled out by rude waitstaff and told in increasingly gross ways that they had to have our table. We were playing a board game and they didn’t bother to tell us that we would be kicked out until after we had ordered and eaten food—and set up our game. Would have been nice to know up front! The waiter hassled us more and more aggressively after this. Unbelievably rude. We acknowledged politely that we would leave before our ‘time limit’ was up but that didn’t stop them from coming back to remind us every five minutes. They offered us a room we could pay for by the hour though!!! A better way to handle it as a business would have been to inform us up front there was a time limit, and offer the room for free. It’s a shame because on previous visits we’ve had very kind staff who engaged with us and talked to us about what we were playing. Really took an interest in us and made us feel welcome. After this really unpleasant experience it will be hard to return."