Giga-Bites Cafe

PROS
–Lots of products available for various kinds of non-​video game systems, although they do have a small video game station!
–Lots of space for various kinds of games: war games, card games, table-​top games. This place does still get packed during peak hours!
–Gaming tournaments. I know they do official tournaments, but I am not sure about any unofficial ones.
–Clean, and at least the women’s bathroom smells fresh and is always clean.
–Love their food, coffee, smoothies, drinks, and snacks.
–Wonderful staff. The fellas that work there, even the not-​so-​talkative ones, are charming and work hard to provide excellent service.
–Active owner. One of the hardest-​working, engaged owners of an establishment I’ve ever met, and I think it shows in the environment.
CONS
–When it gets packed, it gets loud. It can be a challenge, but it can be worked around.
I spend every other Friday here for a slight-​homebrew D&D 3.5 game that I run. Their BLTs are to die for, as are their coffees and the Hawaiian Hoopla. The owner and the staff are great to be around and make the place personable.
I saw a review on the food being expensive, and although the price is higher than a basic sandwich, I do not believe they are overcharging for the product they deliver. They aren’t throwing together the cheapest ingredients possible. They’re using higher-​quality ingredients (green leaf lettuce instead of iceberg), arrange it neatly on the plate, and deliver a napkin alongside. Even if they were overcharging for the food, the presentation and service is absolutely worth the money you pay for it. If you’re not sure what to get at the café, a BLT and a Hawaiian Hoopla smoothie are a good start. WARNING: If you get the Hawaiian Hoopla smoothie, be prepared to want that every single time you’re within five miles of the place!
Never regretted a cent that I spent here. Not one.
Thank you, Giga-​bytes, for all the wonderful experiences you’ve allowed me and my friends to have there. This review is incredibly overdue.

This place is an awesome find! We’ve always played a variety of family games, but as our tween got older matching his new independence with appropriate places to game without us parent-​type people was tricky — most kids end up gaming exclusively online. The downside is that online gaming doesn’t allow them to see other player’s reactions or share as directly in the camaraderie of the game. It’s wonderful to find a place that has tables open for all-​ages appropriate games — you have a group, they have a table — and if you don’t have a group chances are you can find one there! Bonus, we can grab a snack while we’re there too.

Guy that took my order for food today was incredibly rude. Felt pressured while trying to figure out what to get when it’s my first time here. Not going to return for food.

Great place good food.

The sandwiches at Giga-​Bites don’t lessen the existential angst that plagues me every waking hour, but they are delicious! I ordered their BLT. I gazed into my sandwich and slowly masticated, thinking:
I cannot mean anything to anyone. I love bacon.
Thank you for the excellent service!

Food and games are a litte over priced. The atmosphere is good and there game nights are friendly. I would go to game but only eat there is you don’t mind paying about a dollar or two more for everything. They charged me over $ 3.00 for a can of Surge. They do have a large selection of games.

Went to buy Cards against inanity and a couple of other very specific games for my son, and to my surprise, they had everything I was looking for, plus were super helpful finding them for me. I’m sure I’ll go back for more gifts in the future!

Love the new location! Adds so much more room for gaming sessions instead of feeling like you have to squeeze in a game on the fly to make room for someone else. So many new gaming tables, it’s awesome! And so much more room for the actual products, feels less like I’m going to miss something im looking for, but even if I do, there is most always something else I end up leaving with anyway. There are tons of tournaments for various tabletop games like Warhammer, Malifaux, magic. they now feature a board game rental for $ 5 a day so you can try a whole menagerie of games before you commit to buying. And if you decide to purchase that game, the $ 5 rental fee is used towards your purchase! So glad they finally did something like that instead of dropping $ 60+ on a game that I just didn’t enjoy more than once. The owner is pretty conversational, it’s great to have staff that is so involved with their customer base. The new location is great! Highly recommended for the gaming community, even if you have to make a special trip out, totally worth it.

The food is good and isn’t expensive. The workers are super helpful and friendly, as is the owner, who will engage in conversation or show you whatever game piques your interest. It can be a bit overwhelming coming in and seeing so many people and so much stuff set up for gaming, but all one has to do is strike up a conversation with one of the friendly patrons or workers, and he’ll feel right at home. Highly recommended. I miss this place.

A little cramped from all the products available, not to mention the large tables for gaming in the middle of the café, but ultimately an awesome idea whose time is overdue. I only had a coffee here, but it was very delicious, and I hope to come back to try the food at some point in the near future.
I think this business, and others like it, will also go a long way in dispelling the myth about the eating habits of gamers. There has been a renaissance in the gaming world, and it’s no longer the dark secret that it used to be. People are gaming loud and proud, which is wonderful, but there is still a stigma that needs to be overcome.
This café should go a long way to that end. Healthier food options, chic coffee choices, healthy smoothies… a great idea, and a wonderful option to the fast food, bagged salted snacks, and sugary caffeine drinks that were once iconic of the genre. Keep it up, guys, and hope to see you all again soon!

Besides being a cool gamers hangout it is a good sandwich shop as well. I had a sandwich called The Amazing. If is homemade chicken salad, crisp bacon, provolone cheese, lettuce, tomato, and mayo. My friend got a hot dog. Both were very good. In fact I will stop here for lunch sometimes not just for the games. The problem with that is that there are only limited table space since this is mainly a game store. If you are a gamer of any type try this place out. It has a friendly staff, usually a verity of games going on to watch, many times a demo will be going on to try a new game or if you just want to hang out this is the place for you. I think this is the new gamer destination for Atlanta!

One of the best, or possibly the best, food/​gamer store in Atlanta.
Hot tasty paninis, sandwiches and refreshing shakes served up to order. Reasonably priced!
Tables and terrain for table top miniature gaming. Open table space for other gaming. They also have a good selection of miniatures, decent board games choices and a small section of RPG books for sale.
Excellent and friendly staff.
And HOLY SMOKING JEBUS! Clean bathrooms!
If I lived closer I would go here for all my gaming needs and play time.

Outstanding place to game. Probably the most versatile game store in the Atlanta area. It’s not for children though!

This place rocks! It is a hangout for every type of gamer, and it is in a newer bigger facility, where the old Atlanta Bread Company used to be in the East Lake Shopping Center in Marietta. If you have not been here yet, I highly recommend you stop by, though I warn you that the hours for the day time are a little odd (call ahead), but at night, it is always busy. My husband and I play games like Warhammer 40K, Fantasy, board games, Cards Against Humanity, etc here, and sometimes we just stop by for some great smoothies (I lived on their smoothies when I had the flu) and great café food at excellent, gamer prices.
Warhammer hosts a variety of tournaments and fun events, and sometimes has lock-​ins for extra long hours of fun. You can also join the Rolling Bones Club and become a regular, and enjoy discounted merchandise and tournament entry fees. Giga also has a very busy and interactive forum, where gamers can get feedback, find out about events, and ask questions about games. David, the owner, is likely to be in, and is friendly and informative, and the staff is pretty laid-​back.

Really friendly staff! Theres always something going on here. When you’re looking around don’t be afraid to go into the rooms that are in the back of the café. Thats where all the pen and paper RPGs are played! Or just grab a table and a game with some friends!

If you’ve not yet been to the new and improved location of Giga-​Bites Café (or haven’t gone in general for that matter) for your gaming and social needs, you’re in for a real treat when you do! This is a great place for gamers to call their own during the day, here in Marietta in a rather convenient spot with more to do than ever!
Events are seemingly hoping and constant on the billboard and staff is willing to give you the lowdown on fun things to get involved in here. I myself didn’t get a chance to see the computer to vouch an opinion on the LAN set up as of yet, but I will say that when you walk in, there is plenty to look into and a great café environment upon entry! Behind the counter to your left is friendly and attentive staff that are happy to serve you good Irish and Manhattan dishes (my husband enjoyed his flat bread sandwich). The extended menu goes on with descent sized smoothies, coffees, and brownies. Enough to keep you going sugar and protein-​wise.
Another thing that I appreciated and as a lady took note of was the clean bathroom. I feel like they are pretty well taken care of; clean, brightly lit, nice homey wall décor, stocked, nice wall color. Pretty cool!
So, enjoy a card game at one of the booths with an old friend, plan a secret DnD meet with your friends in the cozy and well-​lit backroom, set up a strategy over the green tables with your fantasy-​based miniatures and just have fun here! Or during the quieter hours, grab a book and a coffee during your break and relax. You can’t go wrong in this fun place!

One of my first forays into geek culture of Atlanta, Gigabites has kept me coming back. It’s changed over the years to focus more on miniatures gaming, so if you like putting models on the table and rolling dice, Gigabites is your place.
Food is excellent (Ask for the Mighty Meaty Sandwich! *hint* It’s not on the menu.) and the staff is as knowledgeable as they come. Even if the staff doesn’t know something, the crowd of regulars will!

This is a cute little place out in Marietta for gamers. They’ve got internet and tabletop gaming (Warhammer) and such for use nerdly types and a pretty extensive menu considering it’s a small café. My biggest complaint is I wish it was bigger and catered not just to minature gaming, but that they had space/​tables for board gamers too. I’m afraid it goes largely unnoticed, as it’s in a strip mall, kind of out of the way, but the staff is great.