Tavern of Tales: Café & Bar

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!

this place was pretty odd. we ordered two alcoholic drinks and both were over saturated and under spiked. my drink tasted like gatorade syrup while my date’s was overly bitter, neither of which had even a shot of vodka. we were also recommended a game by one of the staff but the instructions were so tattered that we couldn’t figure out how to play. most games had enough pieces to play all of the games, but some were lacking a lot of vital parts. overall, a cute place, but probably best for tabletop role play or large groups who already have a game to play

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.

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 was profiled for dining here alone. NOT POC or WOMEN FRIENDLY. Read the other reviews about uncomfortable racist experiences happening here and ask yourself if you want to support an owner who perpetuate this behavior in our community. I was profiled by the owner who personally came over and pressured me to get out. I had a new full drink on hand(!) , a running tab of food and drinks and wanted to ask about some additional food... there was no explanation for him wanting me to leave as ZERO customer had been coming at that point (I was like one of 4 when I showed up) and it was already pushing 9 pm, 60% of front of house was empty and unoccupied including the two spots next to me… I was given the comment/excuse that I was close to reaching my “time limit” a policy which is nowhere on the tables and was never mentioned when I entered. He said nothing to the two tables of Caucasian couples next to me who had been there long before I arrived. Unwelcoming racist vibes from a business owner who only cares about the bottom line from people who look a certain way.

Having a bar and a boardgame hub never felt more synergetic like Tavern of Tales. plentiful tables and game options to choose from with spacious game rooms for reservational sessions with friends.