The Board and Brew

8.27.22 SO MUCH FUN! Visited for the first time today for my birthday with my girlfriends. It was inviting and cozy very similar to Bus Boys and Poets. There were shelves filled with so many game choices and the food was not only delicious but environmentally friendly and conscious. Then to top it off! They gave me a complimentary ice cream so sweet! Literally. We play codenames mostly but they also have a cool guy that walks around and offers to teach you new games. I would definitely visit again.

Absolutely in love with this place! Everything about The Board and Brew is amazing! The food and drink is superb. The staff are so kind, fun, friendly, and knowledgeable! And there is only one word needed to describe their game library and that is, LEGENDARY!! I am looking forward to all the gleeful weekends and cheerful memories I will have there gaming late into the nights with good friends and good company.

Nice atmosphere. Didn't like the mac and cheese. Good milkshake. Awesome fries. Didn't like being charged 9 dollars for playing games when I didn't play games . . . Waiters were excellent though and handled my allergy with great care.Dine in: YesTakeout: Yes

Both the food and drinks I had here were excellent, and there were a lot of options on their menu. It also was a very fun and comfortable place to play board games. There are a good amount of normal tables and chairs, and a few larger tables that have couches for bigger groups. Our server was wonderful, and there was someone to help us pick out a game to play based on what we felt like as well as explain the rules to us. I highly recommend this place for a fun game night/day with some friends.

New to the area and wanted to try a local place for breakfast. I was pleased with my order for the most-part and Russell my server was the best! It’s also a cool place to play board games hundreds of options. I’ll definitely return!

Walked in on a Tuesday before lunch to a relaxed casual environment. Was greeted with smiles and found out it’s actually a full seated experience. My server quickly helped identify something to eat - I ordered the Granny Smith Apple-Arugula Salad with added grilled chicken. Great balanced flavors and they did not skimp on the chicken which was tender and tasty. They served quickly too because it was busy. Will definitely be back.

My partner and I are new to the Maryland area and enjoy finding new fun things to do! We thought to come and just sit and have a latte, but didn't know it was a full service place. We reviewed some boardgames and menu and thought, "Why not?" compared to a boardgame cafe in NYC, this is place is huge and extremely affordable with great food. Service with knowledgable Bunny Owner Experienced Waitress *Bonus*: Our waitress was helpful, attentive, and didn't ignore us at anytime. Wonderful job, though I forgot her name, she was a rabbit owner, who owned a lop, which makes her awesome in my book. Bunny owners are always good workers all around. Latte $4.75 & Mocha $5.50: I am not picky, but my Mocha was fine, it tasted like a Mocha. My partner said the latte was really good though, good balance of coffee and milk. Salmon Lox Style Bagel / Chesapeake Smokehouse Smoked Salmon $13: We ordered this with no bagel, so they customized our order just fine. The salmon was "salmony," I mean its smoked salmon, it only has one taste at any place on this earth. Its fresh enough, really good, can't mess it up, you'ed be a major clown to mess up opening a pack of smoked salmon and putting it on a plate. Southwestern Egg Sandwich $8: This was awesome, I wasn't expecting the meal to be so huge. Amazing portion for $8, easily a $16+ item in NYC. Crispy bacon, nicely cooked eggs, great avocado spread, on an extremely fresh bagel, I loved it! Definitely a hit with me. Gaming $5 Per Person: We scouted the games before sitting because we were hesitate at first with no intention of playing. The organization of the place and clearly labelled shelves made it extremely easy to peruse the goods and find a game we can play. Previous places we have been to just piled the boxes with no clear labels, so kudos to this place for making it easy to find something within the 750+ games they have. We ended up with "Bunny Kingdom," a deck management game with cute bunnies, and it was an awesome game, with the learning curve, it took about 1+ hour to figure it out. We ended up buying the game the same night. Game Quality: After observing the games and boxes, people take care of the games well here with minimal wear and tear. My game box was a bit sticky, but we wiped it off. Absolutely no fault of the cafe, because its all up to the "us" locals to care for them while playing. But our pieces were fine with some broken pieces, but no big deal, still playable and still really fun. Food on table while playing if any: I always wonder about various things a business does. This place is tricky as a gaming/food place. The plates were not big my food kept sliding off the edges, causing me to keep wiping the table, but I think the reasoning is that people have a plate on the table while playing, so if its big, its in the way. Then the drinks, which I almost knocked it over, screwing drink holders on the side of the table? Which may take up space and be in the way at times for passerbys, meaning people may bump your drink not good. Phew so hard... but what they have going now works great! I want my own cafe someday, so what you Board and Brew have going is amazing to watch and learn from! Overall: We spent $43 + tip plus $4 worth of parking, for two drinks, two meals, and two people gaming, totaling 4 hours spent here. 1 hour eating + 3 hours playing. What an incredible experience we had after a long week of work. Adding great service and a great atmosphere, and a wonderful crowd that hangs out there. We will definitely come back and play more often! Thank you Board and Brew! Parking is easy too, drive right in the apartment complex with the ramp that says "Guest/Rental Parking" for $1 an hour. Yes, New Yorkers, its called "rental parking" here, I was confused at first… Parking: Parking is right in the Apartment complex, just drive in the ramp that says, "Guest/Visitor/Retail Parking." $1 an hour!

Amazing! Traveled to this area for a McNair event. Stopped here in the morning for breakfast, absolutely delicious. And gaming for 5 dollars?! Who could ask for more! Stopped again for dinner and my friends and I played games nonstop. The wait time was also quick! If I ever come back to D. C or Maryland in general I would come back here. Our waitress was also a MN native so it was nice to see the diverse workers!

They have tons of board games that you can use for $5. The healthy egg sandwich was awesome. Good sourdough bread and pesto. Not too large. The correct size for reasonable appetite. Coffee was good too. Not very expensive either. Vegetarian options: Nice options including breakfast items without bacon or sausage

$5 per person for board games, whether you ordered food or not. Everything thing taste really good. The waiters are so nice, I wish I could say same thing about the host/manager too.