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…