Café Boardgame - Sälinkää

As of today Café Boardgame serves pizza. Initially my expectations weren't very high, but they have genuinely surprised me with the quality of their pizza's. It's clear the owners have taken the pizza making very seriously and the pizzas are easily comparable to what you'd expect at an actual Italian restaurant. Looking forward to trying the other varieties on the menu!

Nice bar with a big selection of board games. When i visited there was an offer on beer and certain drinks. Unfortunately, wine price is normal Helsinki price, but good wine. The staff was very friendly and nice. It's the layout of the place that stops me from giving 5 stars. A bit small, old and kind of congested, but i would definitely go back.

We ran across this place while walking around Helsinki and decided to go in and grab a couple pints of cider before ordering. One person came out recommending the pizza, one lady helped us find the game exploding kittens and the really skinny guy behind the counter gave us menus. A quarter of the way through the ciders as we were setting up the game and waiting to order the skinny gent pops up and rather rudely tells my wife who is also Finnish, in Finnish and less perfect English that there are additional fees if we are gaming per person. The fees we wouldn't have had a problem with but we had already at the time we were going to order the pizza interacted several times with employees and no one said I thing. We put the game, finished our ciders and quietly left. One of the things I enjoy in the EU is all the fees being very open and upfront, and probably would have stayed and probably would have had fun if things had been different. The atmosphere was pleasant and relaxing, the pizza smelled okay, though I think the price for gaming might be somewhat included in the price of the food. The service failed on the night we visited and I felt as if assumptions had been made unfairly based on age. To clarify I game and sell antique and vintage games going back to beta MTG and the first sets of D&D, high priced food is necessary for gaming establishments where table turnover is slow, fees are normal and usually posted prominently and additionally collected up front. I felt that this could of been pleasant, enjoyable but ended up being a bit of a failed experience.

Absolutely wonderful staff and a great experience in every way! Food: 5 Service: 5 Atmosphere: 5

Great place with lots of options. No idea about the food (we didn't get any), but the drinks were pretty good. The games were in great condition overall, although naturally with some wear considering all the use I'd imagine they see. The staff was kind and helpful, when asked, we got multiple game recommendations that accounted for the size of our group and our interests. Definitely will try to visit in the future too. Price per person: €15–20