The Dice Box Eastbourne — Restaurant in Eastbourne

TLDR: Excellent place for friends or families to play new board games and have a coffee, really not so good if you want good food too.

I've been to the Dice Box a few times and the staff have always been really lovely and helpful. They've helped my friend and I find games to suit us and explained how to play them as well if we had any questions.

The drinks I've had here have been really good - I've had a couple of the milkshakes and they've always been really tasty.

The food, however, is incredibly disappointing, particularly for the price. It's £12.50 for one of the burgers which comes with chips - the burger honestly tastes frozen and airfried, same with the chips. A few weeks ago my friend ordered a 'small plate' which is £4 and ordered chicken goujons and we only got 3 goujons, and they really weren't particularly good. Another time I got the pizza and, once again, it was just a frozen pizza reheated and sold for far more than it was worth.

Absolutely nothing against the staff at the cafe, they're all really lovely and I appreciate that they probably just get sent their stock and certain instructions on how to serve the food. It's just disappointing that the food feels expensive, especially when there is a pub close by that costs £13 for a really good, fresh made burger. 50p extra for a significantly better meal.

Now, if I ever visit, I'm much more likely to eat before or after and just pay the £2.50 an hour to play games...

Once we found a game we all knew we had a great night. We wanted something classic like Cluedo but they didn’t have it :(. It’s got a lot of very complicated games for beginners.

We were hoping there would be a wider range of non complex games. I understand it’s about trying new things but would be good to offer both.

Music would also be a good idea. It was absolutely silent and felt like music would up the vibe.

Cocktails are all pre mix and are very very sweet, not very strong on the alcohol but on the sugar, watch out for the headache.

Overall good night and might come back if Cluedo becomes available or dungeon and dragons night.

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Just spent a lovely couple of hours playing at Dice Box. Such a fantastic range of games -from classics, new ones easy to pick up, ones for children and families, ones for grown -ups. Delicious drinks and amazing snack options.

Huge shout out to lovely Lyra, who offered support to us as we tried a new game and could pick the perfect games for all customers based on their interests. No question too silly and support given quicker than we could Google!!

All staff lovely and knowledgeable. Such a great place to visit, especially if you're looking for something to do on a rainy (or...