Cybermachina Game Pub - Kraków — Restaurant in Krakow

My partner saw this advertised in another Polish city, so we thought we'd try Krakow's offering while we were here.

We went quite late at night (9pm) and although we found it easily enough, knowing where to go inside the venue is not as easy as pressing M to open the map. I think we ended up disturbing everyone before finally finding the bar area tucked around the corner.

Although the drinks are well priced and have names related to gaming, the way they were made and presented was just "slap this in a glass and here you go". My partner said that when she ordered a non alcoholic drink, the barman had to keep referencing a recipe sheet, which is not the best look, even if making such a drink is rarer than getting a shiny Pokémon.

In general, the NPCs behind the bar might have needed a Mana Potion for their lack of energy, as they barely spoke, weren't exactly friendly and one of them was more interested in chatting to his friend while puffing on his vape.

The design of the venue was kinda "Mum's basement" (not a negative), very fitting for gamers and everyone was being respectful and not being "pub rowdy". However, I will say that it was a bit disappointing that everyone was just doing their own thing in singleplayer, with most of the consoles taken up by the same people the entire time we were there.

As for the boardgames, the idea of having to hand over our ID (this was stated on a sign), was not something we were willing to do. Sorry, but I'm not giving a random person my SSR 5-star gacha ticket home. Thankfully one group of people did share the CaH set with us, which is what made this visit at least somewhat worthwhile for us.

This seems like a kind of place you could be a regular at if you lived in Krakow, but I really can't recommend it for tourists like us who are only...

Absolutely awful experience. From the moment we walked in, we were greeted by the most unpleasant bartender imaginable—visibly annoyed, rolling her eyes at us like we were an inconvenience.

We asked if they could change the stream to IEM Katowice, and her response was shockingly rude—she bluntly said she didn’t care about CS2. What kind of gaming pub hires staff who have zero interest in games or customers?

To top it off, we ordered two colas, and instead of serving them properly, she lazily poured them from a random one-liter Pepsi bottle, with zero effort or professionalism. The entire experience felt like we were unwelcome intruders rather than paying customers.

Avoid this place at all costs. The atmosphere is ruined by the miserable attitude of the staff, and whoever manages this place clearly has no clue what they’re doing. If you value good service and a decent gaming environment, do yourself a favor and...

The concept is great - a good number of board games to borrow, and different consoles to play. All free! The cocktails are good, and their honey beer (Zloty Smok) is really nice at a good price. Could (and have) spend many hours here :)

However, some of the board games need refreshing (missing pieces, missing instructions, boxes barely holding together). Even just after opening the tables were rather sticky. Also the toilets are very unpleasant. Two unisex cubicles, which at 6pm in the evening are already smelling of urine. I've been three times now on 3 subsequent years and its been the same each time. Shame really.

The whole place could do with a good deep clean and Cybermachina would...