Randolph Pub Ludique

Pour commencer, nous étions 4 et avons du attendre 1h dehors en file, alors qu’il faisait super froid. Lorsque nous somme entrées, nous avons obtenu une table pour 2 (nous étions 4) mais nous avons accepté vu que nous né voulions plus attendre. Les employés sont TROP GENTILS! Ils savent toujours quels jeux proposer pour qu’on s’amuse! Nous avons eu le temps de faire 3 – 4 jeux différents, ainsi que de manger un peu (la bouffe etait quand même bonne). J’ai pris 1 seul drink et il était bon mais quand meme petit. En gros j’ai passé un bon moment, mais j’y retournerais dans des moments moins achalandés.

Que du positif si ce n’est de la file d’attente! On met ca sur le dos de leur popularité!
Un personnel agréable, un bon service!
Deux types de serveurs: celui pour les jeux (animateur) et celui pour les consommations. Un cover de 5 $ et ensuite, on joue à un très grand choix de jeux à volonté tant que l’on consommé.
L’animateur connait très bien ses jeux et si non, vous amèné un autre animateur spécialisé dans le type de jeu choisi! Ambiance très décontracté, il faut s’attendre à du bruit par contre.
Bön choix de drinks originaux, comme les potions magiques, et de bières. Il y a aussi une carte de shooters signatures vraiment originaux!
Bref du plaisir garantis chez Randolph!

Très amusant et super pour se retrouver entre amiEs ! Quoi que nous avions l’embarras du choix pour les jeux, nous sommes revenus à la saveur du jour: «L’Ostie d’jeu» :) Seul bémol: la nourriture qui est un bon «dépanneur» mais sans plus.

This place is amazing. I’m just chiming in with all the other reviewers here to say that this is where you’ve gotta go for a fun evening with friends. You can actually talk to everyone there, enjoy your company and wake up the next morning at a human time because you didn’t exhaust yourself!
The «gamesmasters» are amazing and pick out the perfect games. The service is fantastic and so friendly! I had a slightly strange interaction waiting in line because I went in to get my name put down and the host seemed very annoyed at me! I didn’t realize they weren’t taking down names! The line up outside is always long so steel yourself for that.
I didn’t give them a 5-​star review because the food isn’t very good. My friend ordered the saddest looking nachos (yikes) and the hot chocolate I got wasn’t memorable. I think ones best bet is to go with their selection of david’s tea or their beers.
Enjoy!

Great board game pub. Very helpful and attentive staff that checked in a bunch even though it was packed. They have a huge selection of games and staff designated to help you choose one and explain it to you. Wine was good, but wish they had more of a non-​alcoholic café menu too.

Quoi de mieux que de jouer à l’osti de jeu avec un bon mojitos ?
Ambiance parfaite pour des soirées entre amis ! ¹⁰⁄₁₀

Comment né pas aimer le randolph ?
Rien que le principe du bar me séduit, la place où tu peux jouer à des jeux de sociétés des plus classiques, le Monopoly, aux plus originaux, celui d un mafieux dealer de drogues.
On Boit une bière, on mange même le tout en défiant ses amis à des jeux comme Colon of Catane #bestgameever!

Super endroit! Je suis allée visiter le Randolph à plusieurs reprises avec des amis et on y passé toujours d’excellents moments. Le concept est très simple: on entre dans un endroit qui ressemble vraiment à un petit café-​resto. On s’assoit et on regarde le menu. On peut siroter un café, déguster une pâtisserie ou y aller avec quelque chose de plus consistant. Ensuite, un employé vient nous voir. Il n’est pas serveur; son rôle est plutôt de nous guider parmi les centaines de jeux disponibles sur place. Avec ses conseils, on choisit un jeu. L’employé nous explique les règles et on commence à jouer! En cours de jeu, si on a des questions, on n’a qu’à se référer à l’employé. Le service est toujours super! Il y a un petit coût d’entrée (dont le prix exact m’échappe), mais ça vaut largement le coût puisque ça nous permet de découvrir plein de jeux tout en étant encadrés. On a donc du fun, et juste du fun! Je recommande l’endroit à tous: aux plus geeks et aux moins amateurs. L’ambiance est fun et il y en a pour tous les goûts!

Just the coolest idea for a bar ever! They had a large amount of games, most were unheard of to me but they had servers teach me the games. The place got busy later in the night but the servers were still quick to serve and come to teach. I didn’t have the food but the drinks were decent. The bar is an amazing experience for anyone.

Five stars $$ RECOMMEND — Best board game bar in town. You know, it is a very good sign of a place when there is a line up outside St-​Denis street. The food staff have been on point with their service. For rookies, there are two friendly gamemasters that go around catering new faces with board game selections and instructions. Friends and I spent hours playing Settlers of Catan (2 hours game) and Codenames (15 minutes game). Playful vibe, old school music. This place is magic and it is more than I can ever dream to discover the best of Euro board games. With this much time spent together, make great connection even with the new person across you at the table. Plan to return BEFORE peak hour. Worth the time and the $ 5 coverage per night. no complaint other than there could have been more bacon in the mac and cheese. $ 13 for a pint of cider. Randolph gets my thumbs up. However, for those who prefer a quieter and less crowded ambiance, can easily resort to Chez Geek next door. (N.B. I am one of those persons that almost don’t ever write reviews but we have been so happy as returning customers.)

I wish more than anything else to have a bar like this at home. This place has a super thorough collection of hundreds of board and card games for you to try, plus a full bar and food options, all for $ 5 cover. It’s a pretty popular place though, and we’ve seen lines of up to 30 minute waits on Monday & Tuesday nights.
It is a full-​service spot, which means there is waitstaff to take your food & drink orders, and game masters to help pick out, bring you, and — get this — introduce and walk you through how to play each and every game so you don’t have to struggle with the instructions and spend more of your time laughing and strategizing with your friends. All of the staff there is super friendly and the vibe of the place can’t be beat.
Their menu is straightforward but covers a wide gamut — they have sandwiches, salads, nuts, olives, gummies, nachos, beer, wine, shots, hot drinks. Though I can’t really speak to the food there, I offer fair warning that their pulled pork nachos ($ 12 CAD) is easily one of the worst things I’ve ever ordered anywhere in my whole life. Like plastic on cardboard, no exaggeration. But that didn’t ruin our night at all; that’s how amazing this place is.

This place was awesome especially if you are as big of a board game fan as I am. I specialize in banananananagrams but have been working on venturing outside my comfort zone recently so this place was the perfect solution. They had hundreds of games lined up on the wall that covered every type you can possibly imagine. Looking back, my biggest regret is not playing «hungry hungry hippos» because I have distinct childhood memories of how neat it was.
They have people whose sole job is to teach and recommend games to you — you should definitely utilize them this way you can try something different for a change! We ended up playing a trivia game, a dice game, and even one that involves drawing whales. These kept us occupied for maybe 3 hours.
They had some good drinks. I love how Montréal has made «bloody Mary’s» (aka Bloody Caesars) a socially acceptable and appreciated drink all day and night long. The US needs to make this a thang all night long because I’m really into that lifestyle. Food was mehhhhh but I guess that’s to be expected.
All in all awesome experience — hashtag Brian definitely thought about killing me due to my completely over the top competitive nature even when playing games meant for 6 year olds, but hey we survived and had a wonderful time doing so.

We visited this bar twice during our trip to Montréal from Los Angeles. My boyfriend and I LOVED it here. The $ 5 cover charge per person is well worth it and we’re avid board gamers, so their over 1,500 board game collection was impressive. The guys that walk around and help you pick out a game are super friendly, helpful, and knowledgeable. We had to much fun playing here and their food is very good too. I highly recommend this as a place to stop, relax, and play a few games while you drink and eat. It gets crowded later in the night, so if you can come before the rush, I’d recommend that as well.

Ma compagne et moi étions partis pour faire un tour dehors lorsque l’on a vu ce bar dans le quartier latin qui nous a interpellé.
Que du bonheur ! des gens conviviaux, ouverts et des jeux par milliers — de quoi réjouir le (s) mauvais (es) perdant (s) pour se ratrapper :)
A faire entre amis où en couple car ça vaut le détour.
Une étoile en moins car nous avons patienté 40 min pour rentrer, mais nous avons rencontré un couple formidable ce qui nous a permis de patienter en s’amusant.
À noter que nous n’avons pas payé le droit d’entrée de 5 $ (c’était un dimanche soir). Pourquoi je né sais pas, peut-​être que certains jours sont payants et d’autres non.
Concernant la carte, elle est correcte, les apéritifs sont de bons goûts et bonne composition, ainsi que les plats qui satisferont les petits creux.

A MUST VISIT! I’d say go in the afternoon when they open, definitely starts to get busy closer to the evening. Nothing like playing games and having a drink. There are two types of waiters here, one who takes food/​drink order, very nice and came back regularly to check in, and other who helps with the games. You decide what type of game you want to play or he makes a suggestion. First game was a suggestion and it was super fun. We played three games and they were all great and stuff we had never played before. The game waiter explains the rules and then watches you play a round. When it starts to get busy he doesn’t come around as often to check in but that’s understandable, we never had to wait too long for a new game. It’s a flat $ 5 to play per person. Drinks and food can get a little more pricey but it’s worth it!

Mejor sitio de Montréal. Tienen miles de juegos de mesa. Cuesta 5 $ estar pero los amortizas seguro. Tienen personal especializado que te trae un juego solo para vosotros y os lo explica.

This is certainly a novelty place and made for a unique night out. Went here as a group of 4 and were seated upstairs. Basically looked like a bar-​crossed-​board-​game-​library. There’s more lighting than most bars but it was appropriate for the board games.
We didn’t get any food but I had two hard ciders from a local brewery that were good. The main appeal of this place is the wide variety of games available in both English and French. We played a few different games, a mix of fast, strategy, bluffing, and trivia. The game experts were phenomenal. They engaged us well and explained the rules effectively for each of the games picked out for us. Each were always around for quick questions… I was impressed with how many games they knew and how effectively they communicated to us.
Overall, if you’re looking for a spin on a weekend night out, come here! Missing the last star (barely) only because our friends got here earlier and couldn’t get a drink or anything without first having a seat. Seems like a good way to get business while waiting for the next empty table.

Grosse déception!
Nous avons attendu dans l’escalier, à nous geler le derrière, car on nous promettait une place dans quelques minutes.
Bref, la place né s’est pas libérée après plus de 40 minutes d’attente à –30°C.
Bref, j’ai beaucoup entendu parler en bien de la place, mais je crois qu’elle est victime de son succès.
Un rendez-​vous manqué pour moi, plus d’une fois.

A board/​card gamer’s heaven and an awesome place to go to have drinks or hot chocolate during the winter and play a few board games with your friends. The staff were attentive and friendly and I really enjoyed myself. I had the apple cider and it was delicious!
And when I say board games, I literally mean libraries full of them with many additional copies of them too in case someone else wants to play with that same game you plan to. The selection is amazing in both English and French.
There’s an entry charge but let’s be honest, if you didn’t pay to get in you’ll just come here and free load these free games won’t you?
Buy a drink, maybe three and have some fun.

What great fun! Staff is knowledgable and enthusiastic about the games. Prices are good, the drinks especially were fantastic.

So it’s raining and you’re really in a mood to meet up with friends and play some board games?
Then it’s a perfect place for you!
This is a great place to meet up with your friends and have some food and drinks and pass the day/​night playing all sorts of games.
The service is great and the friendly staff members are happy to recommend some cool games for your group, whether it’s only 2 of you or 10.
Definitely a place I’d visit again!

anal rape by night!
so, on a monday night, we had an elite event at randolph for some fun games and stuff. usually, we have a separate Unilocal page to review the event itself but since there’s none, its gonna be on the main randolph page. nonetheless, the experience should be similar for those who didn’t attend.
first off, we were welcomed by a not so familiar face as our beloved CM had personal matters to attend to. we can’t blame her. life always comes first. WE MISS YOU RISA!
now, the replacement host was none other than our Quebec city CM. nice! meeting another CM from another city. that’s always fun.
as the clock hit 7pm, which marked the start of the event itself, Yannick and our randolph host welcomed us to the event and that we’ll have a nice fun evening playing some board games and bonding with unfamiliar Unilocalers. that part was kind of a bum. at our table, we had a «new» Unilocaler while the table behind us had about 5 new Unilocalers. we kind of left them out as we were too absorbed by our games. i feel bad about it. in all, we were about 15 spread on 2 tables. we were told about 30 were on the list. lots didn’t show up then!
anyway, we played a game of drawing telephone game. don’t remember the name of it but like the telephone game where you tell your neighbor what you heard, instead, you’d draw it. stupid funs were had with the drawings. that’s where the anal rape by night comes from. what was the original word? i don’t remember but laugh out loud funny we did.
after that, we moved onto the beast itself, cards against humanity. heard many things about the game but never actually played it. it was as dirty as it can get despite me being stuck with unplayable and unfunny cards.
as for drinks, we each at a cocktail/​beer of our choosing (from a list), i didn’t drink any as i had a very bad experience with the iced latte from santropol earlier but that’s for another time. and we munched on some nachos. its pretty standardize pub fare and that’s ok as you are here for the games. very very big walls of games they had.
in all, we had much fun despite having the regular group of elites showing up at almost all events. it felt more like a UYE than an official one. maybe because it was monday night or that it was raining outside or because our CM wasn’t present or that people just suck at showing up or that we weren’t inviting enough to include the unfamiliar Unilocalers that showed up. that, i don’t know.
anyway, fun event despite crappy evening weather

first of all, it is a rather tiny space so you may have to wait for a seat, however, this time will be totally worth it. Once you get in, various board games and super nice and helpful staff will definetly amaze you. Also it also provide unforgettable cocktail and beer. A MUST GO for everybody who enjoy board games with your friends.

The concept here is that you pay a 5 $ cover to have access to the pub’s gigantic board game library. They have staff that wander around with suggestions and help you with questions, rules etc. You can really tell that they are passionate about it. You never feel rushed to make a decision, they will even stick around for your first few turns, help you with whatever you might need.
That’s not all, they also have some pretty nice beers and delicious food. In the end, your night could be a little pricier than in a normal bar, but it’s worth the experience every once in a while guaranteed.

I never got to review this place! I remembered about this place when I went to a similar bar in Washington, DC. Randolph beats all the board game bars I’ve ever been to!
$ 5 admission fee gets you unlimited games to play! There are sooooooooooooooooooooo many games to choose from. SO MANYY! The workers here know a lot about games, so if you don’t know what to play ask them! Very knowledgeable staff!
I was introduced a game here, and I stumbled across the same game at a mall in U.S. I explained the game to my friends, and we played a quick game of it. My friend loved it so much that she bought it!
Drinks: There’s no drink minimum, which is pretty great! They serve coffee, tea, and alcohol!
If you are in the area, you definitely have to stop by! Weekends are busy, and there’s about a 10 – 15 minute wait. Not terrible! Great place to hang out with friends, try out new games, and have fun! We need more of these places in U.S.A!

What an interesting concept for a bar! For a $ 5 you can play board games to your heart’s content. Not a board game person? Nothing to worry about as there are consultants on hand to make recommendations based on your interests. If you are an avid gamer then you’ll be in heaven as the walls are lined with tons of board games.
Drink prices are on par for Montréal bars. They also are adequately strong. You could really taste the whisky in my Irish hot chocolate so I felt that I got my money’s worth. There is also a decent food menu. The prices are very reasonable but I do wish the portions were slightly bigger. I had the bacon mac and cheese and while it was tasty (and cheesy) I still wasn’t full when all was said and done.
It is popular and since it is small it gets crowded very early. I came for happy hour and by 7 or so it was full so come as early as you can. My guess is that weekends are way worse.

OMG, THIS PLACE IS THE BEST EVER!!!
Board games and drinks. They have over 1000+ unique games to choose from that are sure to fit anyone’s taste and style. Even as a board game collector and enthusiast, I’m blown away by their collections! You don’t need to know how to play to come here. The waiters are extremely knowledgeable and they can suggest games that suit the group. They would teach you how to play the games and even play a few rounds with you if necessary. Oh, and make sure to try out their Irish Hot Chocolate!
There’s a $ 5 cover fee per person but there’s no limit to how long you stay or how many games you play. Apparently if you come after 8pm on Friday or Saturday nights, there’ll be a line outside. If there was a store like this where I’m from, I would come here every weekend!

Quand je cherche à passer une belle soirée je pense toujours au Randolph en premier. Super service, bonne bière et surtout le meilleur concept!

So much fun. Absolutely wish we had a place like this where I live.
I was a little worried going to this place with just two people. However, my girlfriend and I love games, so we figured it was worth a shot. Without a doubt we saw the large groups and thought of what a fun time it would be with some of our friends. However, the «Game Masters» were able to help us select games that would suit our needs. In this case: two people, less than 1 hour, and strategy focused. We listed some of our favorite games and the «Game Masters» helped us make a selection. We were both so impressed by their advanced knowledge of the hundreds of games in the collection, all of which we had access to for $ 5 a person. There was also a selection of snacks and alcohol.
We didn’t have snacks, and the alcohol is nothing to write home about, however, for a casual setting, the snacks were just what they needed to be. This is a low cost way to have a very fun night-​out as a group or just a couple. The staff is friendly, accommodating to English-​speakers, and overall super aware of the game collection.

A friend suggested the place and I was a bit sceptical: what to expect? Would we have to join other groups? As it turns out, the staff is rather soft-​spoken and patient. They are very open to you coming in and asking for a specific game! The waitress is a tad pushy on the drinks, there’s a great selection of them, but all over $ 8. The nibbles look delicious, next time I’ll be in, I’ll make sure to try the giant cookies and home-​made hummus! Yum!
Don’t be scared though, once you pay the $ 5 cover, you can play however much and however long you want. You can change the game you’re playing. it’s all very flexible.
The only minuses I can see would be that the space is cramped and fairly loud. Regardless, I’ll be back!

5 dollars l’entrée (chose à savoir)
Mais cela vous donne la chance d’arriver devant des milliers de jeux différents, pour deux joueurs ou plus, en français ou en anglais, on viendra même vous expliquer les règles.
On accompagne ça d’une bonne bière et c’est parti pour de nombreuses heures de fun !
Un super concept pour jouer à vos jeux préférés ou en découvrir d’autres !
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Entrance: 5 dollars
Food, good beers, incredible choice of board games: tons of fun.
Good for groups but you can chill out with one friend, they have games for everyone. English or french, they’ll find the game for you, and they’ll even explain the rules if you need to.

J’ai donné rendez-​vous à mon ami pour essayer le pub ludique dans la côte de la rue Saint-​Denis, et après être monté les petites escaliers, c’est dans une salle bondée que nous nous sommes engouffrés. La musique jouait aussi forte que dans un petit bistro, et les tables aux trois quarts occupées étaient garnies de petits pions, dés, cartes et plateaux de cartons aux couleurs bigarrées. Oubliez le café pour fanatiques d’échecs habituel. La clientèle est relativement jeune, mais couvre un spectre plus large allant jusque dans la trentaine avancée. Pas de jeux de rôle. Pas de jeux vidéos. Pas de mangas en vue. C’est le royaume du jeu de société. Le permis d’alcool en faisant un pub en bonne et due forme, on n’y retrouve pas non plus de clientèle adolescente.
La première chose qu’on remarque est le dévouement des «commis-​gamer», de dynamiques employés en polo rouge chargés de vous suggérer et expliquer rapidement de nouveaux jeux. C’était particulièrement important pour nous, car nous n’avions pas d’idée en arrivant. L’endroit au décor étonnamment design regorge de jeux entassés sur des bibliothèques de bois. On retrouve de tout: des jeux de dés et de cartes aux jeux de plateau avec des pions en passant par les morceaux et blocs de couleur qui s’empilent en hauteur sur les tables. Si vous êtes plus sage, peut-​être préfèrerez-​vous davantage les nombreux jeux-​questionnaires? J’en oublie très certainement d’autres types.
Nous avons pour notre part commencé par un jeu de cartes très simple, Ligne de bataille (Battle-​Line), en buvant une pinte de bière pression servie par serveuse plutôt efficace, vue l’achalandage. En quelques minutes les deux étages de l’endroit se sont remplis presque à pleine capacité! Ensuite nous avons essayé le jeu de plateau coopératif Pandémie. Nous étions limités dans notre choix par le fait que nous n’étions que deux. D’autres tables accueillaient trois, quatre et même davantage de joueurs, concentrées sur le même jeu la majeure partie de la soirée. Mais nous voulions prioriser de nouveaux jeux se jouant en peu de temps, donc conservant une certaine simplicité. Notre troisième essai fut Takenoko, un jeu de gestion de ressources du genre de Catan, mais une version très simplifiée. Enfin, nous avons commencé une partie de Petit monde (Small World), mais vu la quantité de règles et le peu de temps qu’il restait, nous n’en avons joué que quelques tours, pour clore une soirée vraiment agréable.
Si vous avez faim et soif, le côté cuisine sert des amuses gueules, quiches et salades, sandwichs pressés et desserts, à agrémenter de bière ou autres breuvages. Bien sûr si vous né venez que pour le jeu, honneur à vous! Il suffira de payer le droit d’entrée et vous servir des verres d’eau. Et voilà, au jeu!
Points bonis:
–Si vous connaissiez déjà le concept de l’endroit, soit parce que vous aviez visité les Snakes and Latés et Snakes and Lagers de Toronto, ou encore le Monopolaté de Ottawa, dites-​vous que le concept est ici très bien exploité et comme à ces endroits très populaires, il comporte sa propre personnalité.
–Notez aussi les particularités suivantes:
Dimanche 20h: soirée-​quiz Randolphe. Équipes de 2 – 6 joueurs.
Lundi 19h: soirée melting-​pot, pour socialiser et se
joindre à la table d’inconnus.
Mercredi 19h: soirée Loups-​garous, pour jouer en grands
groupes à ce jeu de carte particulier. Ouvert aux joueurs
individuels cherchant groupe!

Quelle méga bonne idée un bar et une salle de jeux de société en même temps! Sur St-​Denis en plus! On a eu beaucoup de plaisir entre amis là-​bas! Les employés connaissent bien plusieurs jeux et ont été capable de nous aiguiller et de bien nous conseiller! Super place pour une soirée de plaisir entre amis!

Les soirées animations sont vraiment bien. L’ambiance est vraiment parfaite pour jouer à son aise. Très bon service à la clientèle. Il y a plusieurs jeux amusants !