The Fifty-Niner — Restaurant in Colorado Springs

Eclectic place. We don't drink, so mostly visiting for a place to play games with friends. Good selection... something for everyone!

Food menu is limited. I recommend looking at options online before you go. Friends got panini which came with a personal/ small bucket of chips and bowl of a few slices of dill pickles. Price seemed fair and menu descriptions accurate. The charcuterie boards, not so much. We ordered the combo meat with the cheese board. You get $2 off that way vs ordering separately, but I wonder if we would have more food to order separately? Both were to come with nuts, tomatoes, and artichokes. Would we have had double the amount if boards were separate? Meats were ok for the price, but cheeses, we got 2T of white cheddar, 2T of bleu cheese. Other cheese sticks had a decent portion. Walnuts were candied. Small bits of orange slices around board weren't that great, but hey, that's produce in the Rockies in winter, eh? That was the only fruit on the board, adding up to 1/4-1/2 an orange. Overall, the board was pretty, and stuff on it was yummy, but they should say how much you get outright I think.

Servers very attentive. Radio music had some 70s songs in the mix. Nice for us "older" crowd folks. Decor odd but fun... only mounted dragon heads in a restaurant I have ever seen. Definitely recommend for a first date or anniversary when you just need to try a new, fun place.

Despite concerns on expected portion size for board, I definitely...

Found this place through Open Table and the concept really piqued my interest. I have been to board game bars before and the additional speakeasy theme seemed fun. I surprised my boyfriend with a date here tonight and while I enjoyed it, I found it rather wanting.

I loved that the entrance was through a game shop: very on brand. I wished there was more to the entrance than just walking through the store, through a short open hallway, and into the area. They could've done more to keep it undercover, even just a curtain to hide the reveal.

The decor was lovely, with mythical creatures' mounted heads and velvet couches. The food and drinks were delicious, but I thought perhaps a little too pricey. Personally, I am unwilling to pay $18 for a drink, even if it is top shelf. I wondered if perhaps there was a no tipping policy here, and that the high prices represented the fair wages the employees were getting, but that was not the case.

It seems to me that this is the type of place that wants you to pull up a chair, grab a game to play, and order a drink; but if you are spending $100+ after just a few drinks and snacks, it just seems hard to justify. I can play a board game at my own home with my own cocktails and save a lot of money.

This place has a lot of potential! I would definitely consider returning, with more friends to make gameplay more lively. I understand this place is new, so I am interested to see how they develop...

Nice atmosphere, drinks were solid. Food was OK. The waitress/bartender/chef was hustling to keep everyone in spirits and food. She could've used an extra set of hands to make the process flow. Excellent selection of games, would've liked to see Cards Against Humanity but the selection was pretty good. They are serious about the two hour window for your booking. The everything lady(who I cannot stress enough did an excellent job) very promptly and politely gave us last call and closed out our tab at 90 minutes. Which wasn't a problem. The place was very clean, lighted well for game play, To be fair, this was the Wednesday after Christmas so i don't think they expected much business. Just an observation, to add to the speakeasy flavor, make up a secret game name and have speakeasy patrons ask if you have that game as their password to the speakeasy. It would make it more fun. Overall a very...