The Baird Cafe & Lounge — Restaurant in South Orange

The Baird Rec center is one of the main gravitational centers of athletic activity in South Orange. There are brand new and excellently maintained venues for basketball, tennis (courts and elevated enclosures), soccer, baseball, and is directly across from the town pool (the pool does require a seasonal membership, but at a reasonable price). Having gone here for most of my life, playing for the high school soccer team at the Meadowlands fields adjacent to it, or for so many different athletic events and pickup games, it has come a long way since my time as a student at South Orange Middle school. Any shabbiness it used to possess has been very effectively improved over the years, causing it to become a premier establishment, on it's way to perfection - it is an honor to have such a nice rec center in...

Really nice place! We were visiting South Orange for a day and stopped at the place for a lunch. Food was good, prices good and it's really well located. We even were able to take a sit outside because we were with out puppy. Inside there're many board games, so if you're visiting with friends – you can have a good time. On top of that the personell was really nice and friendly. If by any chance I'll be again in South Orange – I'll come...

The board game cafe at the new Baird Center is really fantastic. They have dozens and dozens of board games, from family friendly to heavier strategy games. The staff are really nice and the owners are happy to help you figure out the rules for a new game. They don't even have a cover charge or hourly fee to play the games, so support them by getting food or the Paper Plane coffee from the cafe! Everything is priced...