Snakes & Lattes College

Best place ever !! Great food, great coffee and the biggest selection of board games for all ages !!

So much fun! Food was good, although I wish some of the games were in better condition. Some board games were actually very dirty and sticky. I find myself constantly going to the washroom to wash my hands.

Happened upon this spot & we were excited as we love games and wish there was a spot like this in our city. I’m an espresso enthusiast and the Americano was was dark brew, strong and delicious. The staff is very kind and the energy of the people in the café was fun. They have a massive game selection and we had a good time playing a few games! It’s $ 5 per person to play any games for as long as you’d like. They kindly checked on us regularly and refilled water often.

My boyfriend and I stumbled across this place thinking it was a bookstore. We were pleasantly surprised that it was not. We walked in and asked for a table for 2 and got sat right away, on a Saturday at 9pm.
We ordered some drinks and asked for a «game guru» to recommend some games he thought would be fun for just two. The guru brought over 4 games and explained to us each game and took the time to teach us how to play it, which I appreciated (I hate reading instructions…).
We stayed until around12:30am and had a really fun time. We paid $ 5 per person plus the cost of drinks and some baked goods we ordered. We will definitely be checking this place out on our next trip to Toronto.
Also, they have free wifi, which is great for anyone from outside the country.

This location is bright and spacious. They carry a big selections of board games for you to purchase.
This is a nice place to hang out with friends. It can get very busy and loud on weekends in evenings.

More than an hour long wait, AC breaks randomly, smelly air, and warm beer. Why would ever wanna come here.

Snakes and Lattes newest location on College has so much space. Always a great place to hangout for a $ 5 fee and there is a huge variety of board games to choose from. The staff are super friendly and there are dedicated «game experts» that will suggest games for you based on what you like and will sit down with you to teach you how to play. I had a beer here, but it was quite flat so maybe they don’t refresh it as regularly as they should.

We arrived on a Saturday afternoon and I was amazed at how big this Snakes & Lattes location was! There was a huge space for many, many tables of people to sit at to play board games with their friends. There were also two walls lined up with huge bookcases on which hundreds of board games could be chosen to play with.

Sorry they don’t even deserve a star. I walked up the the bar, unpacked my books to read. Sat waiting. Not one person came to acknowledge I was at the bar. There were 6 servers behind the bar all giggling and having a great time. One bartender /​server, or whom ever because you don’t know who is who, talked to someone 2 seats down from me. They seemed to be coworkers. And I wait. I sat for a couple minutes and started to pack my things as nobody still had acknowledged that I existed. Even as I was packing up and put my coat back on, I still was invisible. I even noticed a couple getting there bill and waiting for the server to bring their change and he actually waived the guest over to him to get their change.
Shaking head… Will never return.

I thought I would give up on the Snake and Lattes shops since I was let down several times whenever I visited the first bathurst/​bloor location. However I’m glad I discovered the College location and gave it one more try. Rules are the same. $ 5 unlimited cover with a moderate menu of food and drinks. I do wish that the food costs would be less inflated though since there is a cover charge. Alternatively a waive of cover with food & drink purchase would be nice since costs add up quickly.
What’s great about this location is that all the issues I had with the bloor and bathurst location have been addressed here. This location is spacious, clean feeling and brightly lit. Games are organized with special drawers dedicated to pencils, markers, etc, and most importantly you can actually get a seat here. If prices were better I would likely frequent more often and give this a 5 star.

Such a fun place for a wholesome geeky night out! Some cider + cards against humanity on a Friday night? I’m sold.
Huge bookshelves of all the board/​card games you can imagine, this location is really open and spacious with rows of comfy wooden benches and tables. The atmosphere is the perfect blend of a warm cozy café with an animated crowd.
Having a meager game collection at home, for $ 5 I got access to try out an extensive selection of board/​card games for what seems to be an unlimited time frame. What a deal. They also have super helpful staff that are around to expertly explain the games if you have any questions. And how cute is the Sushi Go card game!
We didn’t order anything to eat so can’t comment on the food but who comes to snakes and lattes for gourmet food anyways? I will definitely be back!

Bad service. We ordered a vegan salad and came out I why bed bugs! When shown to the server, she just took away the plate and didn’t say much.
Waited to see if the food will be replaced. But the server didn’t even bother to let us know what’s happening with the order. When I flagged her down, she replied by saying; sorry the kitchen is not closed and all we have is popcorn! WTF?!
We were really hungry and very disappointed. Would have stayed longer and ordered other food but this place didn’t deserve my business.
Would recommend the bloor st location better then this.

Love the new-​ish location. Much bigger which means a lot easier to get a table!
I also like that they have lattes AND booze now. Good selection of games — with a guru walking around to give you suggestions or explain games. Friendly, knowledgable staff.
Their menu is a bit small but seem to make things in house.
Gets warm as well in here

5per person and you can spend 10 hours sitting and playing with your friends, washroom break? Sure they have washrooms. Food break? Sure they have food. Run out of games? I doubt that lol its a good place to meet up with friends and have fun.
Down side is that they don’t do online reservations (hence you can actually stay for 10 hours). For a party of 5+ finding a seat could be difficult. If you’d like to play with your group at say 9pm you’d probably need to put your name down at 6pm. (This was on a Friday night though, not sure how easy it is to get a table for a large group (we were 12) on a weekday).

A baron of board game cafes in Toronto, Snakes & Lattes have expanded their empire into a new and enormous space on College. It’s large, well-​lit space that lends itself nicely to vegging out with a few friends over a their impressive variety of board, card and card games. It could be more comfortable, what with the wooden bench + table combos and all, but then I suppose I’d never leave.
It’s $ 5 per person to play. There are lots of editions of the most popular games (e.g. Cards Against Humanity) to go around, and game turnover between tables was pretty quick. I loved doing quickplays of games I hadn’t played before as per staff recommendations. They are very knowledgeable and will help you find a game based on your interests and amount of brainpower you are willing to put towards the game. If you’d rather be a renegade and make your own decisions, there’s a handy colour-​coded system detailing the level of difficulty on each bookcase and, subsequently, box.
The barista station sometimes gets backlogged, as the orders for nutella and salted caramel lattes flood in. Both are quite good but indulgences. If you want something healthier they have soups, salads (the wild rice and berry salad is nutty and filling) and proper sandwiches. If you’re like me and prefer to snack as you rack up resources in Catan, a rather large Quebec cheese board and the caprese bites are excellent. I suspect they kept the Lagers’ kitchen open across the street, because trays were continuously being ferried across the street.
Oh, and they now have two pool tables! And the craft beer menu is great! If you want a mid-​week board game night, Wednesdays are $ 5 pint and play.

Nice location for Snakes and Lattes, lots of tables and well lit. $ 5 all you can play fee for each person which is reasonable. My group stayed for 5 hrs and we only played 2 – 3 games. Too many choices to pick from as they have 2 full walls of games. The food is also pretty good here, I got the Steak and Onion on Focaccia and the Wild Rice and Berry Salad. The rest of the group got the grilled cheese sandwich. We also got the House Made Kettle Chips to share which is pretty good and portion is generous. Overall had a great time here and would def come back again for more game nights.

This is a very good location for Snakes and Lattes. The large well-​lit space is probably ideal for large parties because it seems they would be able to accommodate.
The picnic bench tables can be a tight squeeze for larger groups but I think it comfortable seats four regular sized males. We played Splendor and later on Rah (really good game that almost looked unplayed, even the game master came over to tell us how he really enjoys it!).
The cover charge ($ 5) remains the same price which is fantastic. I actually expected them to raise it to $ 10 because you could easily spend hours here.
They still have multitudes of boards games here for any size group to choose from and have a good time.
We didn’t order any food but the menu looks like it has a good selection that will satisfy any hunger whilst board gaming. The beer selection is good. Servers are very attentive and friendly as well.
Will definitely mark this as a go-​to spot for board gaming activities in the future.

I came her late in the afternoon on a Saturday and this place was packed! More packed the the original location on Bloor. There was a lot of kids there which I don’t really see at the Bloor Location. This location serves alcohol which is something the Bloor location is missing this location also has a few pool tables. It a lot bigger then the Bloor location and fits more people, then again its on College and Bathurst instead of Bloor and Bathurst.
Ive had the Hot chocolate and the salted caramel latte and both are great. Ive been meaning to try the Mac and Cheese but I havent gotten around to it. The service is always suburb.
My only complaint would have to be the number of kids in this location, Im not a fan of the sound of LOUD children, so I would rather not having to deal with since this location does sere alcohol they should have followed the same system as they did at Snakes and Lagers.
Id probably rather go to the Bloor location just because theres not any kids there but if Im in the area I may come back to this one if I really felt like it and maybe if it was later in the evening so that there would be so many kids.

If you’re looking to absolutely destroy some friendships, this is the place for you.
This place has beer and walls of board games, the perfect combo for getting riotously drunk and smacking your best friends into last Tuesday.
The wait was insane (an hour and a half) but that’s the nature of the place. If you’re there, you’re going to be there for a couple of hours at least. We just hung out at a bar across the street until we got called.
Seating is pretty comfortable and they have a fantastic selection of beer and games. There’s also snacks, including vegan options. I had the Side Launch Dunkel, which was excellent, and we played some super fun games that I’ve never seen before. My friend wasn’t kidding when he said that every time he goes to this place, he ends up spending $ 50 on amazon the next day. We played a game called Ghost Blitz which was incredibly simple, but super fun. Like «someone’s going to lose an eye» fun.
Service is incredibly friendly and the game wardens, or whatever they’re called, (if they’re not called game wardens, they should be) were very helpful in helping us find new games to check out.
We had a ton of laughs and had a great night. No friendships were destroyed at our table, but I can’t say the same for the table beside us who decided to play the worst game of all time: Monopoly. Guys, if you’re going to check this place out, do yourself a favour and play a game that you can’t get for $ 1 at a garage sale.

I love the size of this location! Whether you come as part of a large group, or on a date, there’s a variety of seating arrangements. This location also has a bar area and two pool tables (additional charge per hour). The game selection is huge, and the game experts are very kind, knowledgeable, and frequently come up to guests to see if they need help. The games here are new or are in very good condition. I love that there’s always something new for me to try. I ordered the root chips which is a huge size. I also had the fresh veggie rolls which was okay. I think the wrapper or the rice noodles were a bit on the dry side. The menu accommodated vegans which is awesome. I wish they had the sandwhiches and meals they offer on Bloor though.