Snakes & Lattes

Snakes and Lattes! How do I love thee? Let me count the ways. As an American (from Texas) I find this place original and basically brilliant. This is the type of place I would go, easily, once a week if I lived near the city. It fulfilled in me something so specific — it makes me so happy to be single and to not have kids.
Okay, so the snacks and coffee were just okay! Maybe I will try something other than mac and cheese if I can get back. I also think my experience would have been superior if we had more than just two players at our table, but again, I was just a tourist.
My partner and I played what was recommended to us, but I can only remember the name of the first: Concept. We spent a long time enjoying that one with lots of laughs. My dream is to come back, perhaps with a bigger group, and play Ticket to Ride and Cards Against Humanity.
God! I wish there were more places like these around. Thank you for existing!

Hmmm, I haven’t reviewed this yet! Well, I have been here a couple times over the years and it has definitely changed, but the overall concept is still there.
The location has gotten bigger over the years since I first came when they opened, which is a great thing to see. The larger the location, the more seating you have. Unfortunately with the expansion, they are still crazy busy. So much so that they don’t take any reservations. Guess when you’re popular you don’t have to cater to people for reservations. Thats one thing I don’t like though, since it always take forever to get a table for any more than 4 people. Each time I’ve been, it has taken absolutely forever!
When you ‘do’ get a table, every seems to get better though. You can either pay the sitting fee or get a drink/​food. The coffees and teas are quite good and the food isn’t bad either. Just overpriced for what they are offering.
The games are extremely diverse, with wall to wall shelves that offer games that you absolutely know, to games you absolutely have never heard of. Some of the more popular ones have more than one copy, so you’ll probably get to play it if you so desire. I recommend playing games that you never have (or wouldn’t buy) as this is the whole point of these cafes!
A fun environment that encourages nerding, board-​gaming, and having fun without restraint! Just try it out on a weeknight when it will probably be less busy.

Staff: Super friendly and helpful.
Games collection: Great and extensive
Food: Elementary at best. Full of cheap ingredients and way too much bread in the so-​called flatbreads. Highly recommend something outside of the flatbreads if you’re carb conscious. The coffee is good, though the Nutella latte wasn’t stirred.
Overall: Enjoyable, but be careful with the food selection.

Came here with a group of friends and played Trivia Pursuit and Cards Against Humanity. Its a really cute place with great lattés (of course, with the name)!!! Would definitely recommend it for a casual game night!

Cool place, and very spacious for downtown. I was not impressed with paying 18% gratuity. There was 6 of us, and all they did was carry us our drinks. If I knew they would pull that crap we would have went in separate and just sat together.
I wasn’t a huge fan of the service either. The hostess, although pleasant, was far to anxious to work in this industry. My friend just wanted water, and had to ask 3 times to get it.
All in all, I’ll be going back. Great games, very clean, and decent milkshakes.

I love this place and wish we had one locally. Really good game selection in good condition and a nice little menu too. We had to wait when we went and just had a very enjoyable time. Wish I had one closer to home. I suggest the nutella latte with a splash of liquor :)

Service I don’t think was very good. We got a basic introduction at the host but when we got a table, none of the servers/​game masters came to our table to get us set up. The place wasn’t packed so I don’t understand why they can’t make time to greet us. At the onset, we hailed a server and I ordered a Nutella hot chocolate (2 drinks for this order). I believe it took a long time to get it although I was a bit distracted by the games. while waiting for the hot chocolate, I had time to look at the game selection, take a few games out, a friend arrived and they ordered a few more drinks/​food, then when we were well started on monopoly, it finally arrived.
The Nutella hot chocolate came in a cute Snakes & Lattes Mug with a leaf latte art. I liked it however there was not a lot of drink for $ 5.
Please be aware no outside food or drinks are allowed and if they see it, they will point it out.
We spent 5 Hours playing one game of Star wars monopoly (they did not have the original). The board and things really took up the whole table. no room really for our bags.

Terrible customer service, particularly the hostess.
They told us a table would be ready in 40 minutes so we went for a quick bite to eat two doors down. As soon as we put in our order we got a text from them saying we had ten minutes to get there. I texted back asking if we could have the next table. Instead the hostess put us at the bottom of the list. When we arrived we were told it would be a thirty minute wait.
After an hour of waiting I asked for an update and the hostess was very curt and rude. After an hour and a half of waiting the same bad-​attitude hostess told us they were having capacity issues and that we had to wait outside in the cold.
I’ve spent hundreds of dollars at this place and bring game groups of up to ten or eleven players. This place will never see another dollar from us.
The rude and incompetent hostess wasted the Friday evening of six people, some of whom traveled one hour to get here, only to end up waiting for 2.5 hours and then being rudely kicked out into the cold.

Went here with some friends and was quite disappointed. Didn’t order much — just a milkshake and a couple of smoothies — and it was alright.
The games weren’t very good. They offer what looks like a huge selection, but after grabbing about ten, we were only able to play a couple. The games were either missing parts, score cards, instructions (the entire game board for Harry Potter trivia pursuit!), etc.
Not worth the hype. The service was ok, drinks were fine.

Have been meaning to visit this place for what it seems like ages…
It’s mostly adults but kids are also welcome.
The atmosphere is pretty chill and the tables were all full when we arrived, thus we were placed on a waiting list for about a half hour.
Had a great opportunity to check out all the games for sale whole we waited. There are a variety of games sold from classics to games I’ve never even heard of.
Once seated, we ordered lattes of course. Nutella was my weapon of choice.
The sandwich menu included a waffle club. Actual waffle instead of bread (have I been living under a rock or something?!) The sauce made it soggy, but 8t was delicious all the same and a very unique sandwich I was glad to try.
It was nice to relieve my childhood and play however long we wanted at a price of only $ 5.00 you can’t go wrong.
Wouldn’t mind going again and sipping some beer or something who knows.

Snakes and Lattes has changed and gained it’s popularity so much over the years. I remember my first time coming here back in 2010 and I know they renovated, so the layout is completely different than what it used to be. I personally think it’s a lot less cozy now because they house more guests.
Anyways, it’s $ 5 per person if you just want to play games here, I think you’re able to sit as long as possible, well when I came here I was able to sit as long as possible. Each of the drinks and foods are add ons. The lattes are made very nicely, though I’m not a big fan of their foods. I got a quiche one time and it was kind of cold and not very delicious.
The waiters are very nice and are able to recommend games for the group all the time depending on what they enjoy playing. They were also accomodating because apparently when I came a bit later, the spot I was sitting in was a fire hazardous spot and after seeing how dissapointed I was because I literally took 2 hours to come down and see my old classmates that I haven’t seen for five years, they said it was okay for this time only.
After snakes and lattes gained in popularity, many other cafes began to open following the concept of snakes and lattes in terms of being a board game café, but SNAKES AND LATTES will always be the original one in my heart.

Don’t normally visit Bathurst and Bloor area too often but since it was my last day being back at home and a few friends wanted to get together so we all decided to try this place out. Heard many good and fun things about this place but just never got the chance to go and try it out.
I guess the day I went which was a Wednesday was a good day! HUMP DAY and $ 5 beers! and I think it’s always just $ 5 for admission? But that’s a good deal! Get drunk and play board games! I guess it was $ 5 beer Wednesday therefore the place was quite busy and had to wait for a seat for awhile… But anywho! The place is pretty deep in terms of square footage. From looking out on the street I wouldn’t have known they have such a large space inside. Lots of seating and right when you walk in there is a bookshelves with tons of board games that you can purchase! Also near the centre of the place there is a barista/​bar area which is pretty neat.
The customer service was very friendly and very attentive to our table. We played 3 games and when we were stumped on choosing a game we could just simply and ask the board game GURU who knows practically every single game on the shelf. Dude must really love board games.
Really fun and enjoyable experience with friends. Definitely would go back more than once.

Came here for the games. A lot more upscale compared to other ones I’ve been to. The game «guru» was super helpful in suggesting games for two people (which can be harder). And it’s a $ 5 overall playing charge so you can stay as long as you like.
Food isn’t super cheap, but it is available which is nice. Will definitely be coming back with larger parties for more games!

It’s a interesting place to go to, but definitely not worth the hype in my opinion. The staff are very friendly but told us we had to either get a drink or pay the sitting fee but it turned out we had to do both? The drinks were hot but very plain. However, they were perfect but a freezing day. Everything is a bit overpriced but it’s expected because of how hyped this place is.
We got to stay for quite awhile and try a bunch of different games. Many of them were extremely worn out and definitely needed replacement. We must’ve put back over 10 that we wanted to play originally but they were way too sticky and grimy to continue. We ended up FULLY playing one or two games that we found to be okay to deal with. It’s great how loud you can yell and laugh without anyone telling you to shush. That’s a good thing about this place– a bunch of people together, with the same hobby.
This place was definitely great to try out but it’s not anything I’d be a regular of.

Snakes & Lattes is literally the most amazing establishment and was the highlight of my trip to Toronto (sorry, boyfriend. Seeing your fam was great and all, but… board games).
For $ 5/​person, you can sit and play any of the games that they have for an unlimited amount of time. This is such an awesome deal for a family outing, a cute date, a get together with friends, pretty much any and every occasion.
I ordered a mango strawberry smoothie and it was really good as well. I’m such a sucker for board games and happily holed up here to play Catan for a couple of hours.
They also sell a variety of games, in case you want a quick place to drop by and pick up a board game for yourself.
I totally will be coming here every time I visit Toronto in the future!

Snakes and Lattes is my second experience in a board game café ambience. The entrance fee is $ 5, which is cheaper than other board game cafes I’ve been to.
The café drinks are priced around $ 3 – 5, and adding that to the entrance fee it comes around to ~$ 8-​$ 10. This is standard fare price in comparison to doing other activities (mini-​putt, laser tag, etc.)
The board game selection is very expansive, and there is no time limit on the time you can stay there after paying the entrance fee.

The board game selection here is really great; they’ve got something from every genre, and lots of out of print classics. I really liked that they had a section for locally-​made games, and you can buy new copies of them. There were several games that I would never have known about and enjoyed had I not seen them on Snakes & Lattes’ shelves.
The food is ok, but don’t expect to make dinner out of it. The portions are on the small side and the offerings are more appetizer than main course. We didn’t feel particularly pressured to order food (we did get some), but I noticed one of the staff was getting annoyed at the couple next to us who didn’t order food.
Someone mentioned free wifi in another review; they DO NOT have free wifi. I read somewhere they do that so patrons will stay off their phones and interact with fellow gamers. That’s nice, but for an out of town American like me who was relying on wifi to get internet access, it was kind of annoying.

For $ 5 and unlimited stay, you can’t go wrong. I came on a Friday night with a group of 6 and they accommodated us within half an hour, which I thought was pretty decent as they were already full to begin with.
All the workers here are extremely laid back and make you feel at home. Our server circled around our area a couple times in case anyone needed to flag her down as well as to make sure everything was OK. She was super nice.
The prices here for drinks are pretty decent. A little more expensive than regular cafes, but they have latte art so that makes up for it, hahaha. We didn’t get any food, but I’ll have to try it at least once because all the pictures look really good.
They also have a couple «Game Masters» hanging around whom you can go to to get advice on which games to play or if you need an explanation on how a game works. I didn’t get the name of the guy who helped our table the entire time we were there, but he made the experience really great. He explained things very quick and easily and even recommended us 3 really fun games when we asked for something «quick, but fun, for 6 people». If you ever need something quick and fun and for larger groups, look for the games «Cockroach», «For Sale», and «Coup».
All in all, I don’t know how anyone could give this place a bad rating. It may be extremely loud and you have to raise your voice all the time, but that’s the fun of it. The atmosphere is really energetic, yet casual, and everyone here is just having a good time and taking a breather from reality. Will recommend this place to anyone who enjoys having a good time playing and learning new board games.

Really cute café. Great for dates or group hangouts. Came here on a Friday and played chess for a few hours (they close at 2am). The staff are knowledgeable with the games and can make good recommendations on what to play. I also highly recommend the salted caramel latte with almond milk! It was so yummy and not overly sweet. Also got the nutella latte but it was a bit too sweet for me.

This place is quite popular. The tables got filled literally within an hour of getting in here on Friday around 4 PM. There’s a huge selection of games to play and you can get lost in between choosing, but they’re very helpful if it’s your first time there.
I didn’t come here to play games. I was just in the neighbourhood looking for a coffee shop with a big table, power outlets and free wifi and this place seemed like the best option. Their food and beverages are quite good. I tried a flat white, and later ordered an Italian soda (cherry and lime), which was quite refreshing and was recommended by our waitress, whose outfit I loved by the way.
All the tables around us, including the young teenagers and the older adults seemed to have a good time and they all had food on their tables. They sell lots of games at the front and what I love the most about this place is that the staff is very passionate and knowledgable.
I’m looking forward to coming here and try some games with friends.

Le temple des jeux de société! Ici vous réservez une table et allez choisir un jeu de société parmi la centaine disponible sur les grandes étagères. Tout est classé par thème, il est donc très facile de s’y retrouver. Vous pouvez également commander à boire et manger.
Best place to go for board games! Just book a table and go pick a game on one of the shelf. Everything is classified by theme so it’s very easy to find the game you want.
Also you can order food and drinks.