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Squarrel Cafe

Cafe Coffee shop Pastry shop Bubble tea store Board game club

👍👍 Place is nice and clean. There are books, games etc. Seating is available at several tables. Latte with less milk 9/10 -i specified less milk in the latte and they nailed it! Texture was perfect. Their cappuccino should be good too. Summer float with crystal boba (white/yellow drink) 8/10 Iced yu... People often mention games, board, great, nice, good, drink, coffee, play, game, staff,


Address

572 Atlantic Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11217

Website

squarrelcafe.com

Contact

(718) 237-4286

Price rating

$ $$$

Rating on Google Maps

4.60 (252 reviews)

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Working Hours

  • Saturday: 9 AM to 10 PM
  • Sunday: 9 AM to 10 PM
  • Monday: 9 AM to 6 PM
  • Tuesday: 9 AM to 6 PM
  • Wednesday: 9 AM to 10 PM
  • Thursday: 9 AM to 10 PM
  • Friday: 9 AM to 10 PM

Featured Reviews


Frequently mentioned in reviews: games (22) board (16) great (13) nice (11) good (10) drink (9) coffee (8) play (7) game (7) staff (7)
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  • 5/5 Foodstaham 1 year ago on Google • 381 reviews
    Place is nice and clean. There are books, games etc. Seating is available at several tables. Latte with less milk 9/10 -i specified less milk in the latte and they nailed it! Texture was perfect. Their cappuccino should be good too. Summer float with crystal boba (white/yellow drink) 8/10 Iced yuan Yang tea 7/10 but 8/10 with less milk Grilled cheese 9/10 Bubble Tea on the Beach (red drink) 7/10 -crystal boba is awesome and it is still good next day Cold Brew 7/10
    4 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Sharon B. 2 years ago on Google • 257 reviews
    Loved the playful squirrel themed cafe! Drinks are great too. I especially liked the lattes. You're also able to pay just $5 to play board games in the back area. They had a surprisingly great selection of games. There was a board game meet up going on while we were there, so I feel like it's pretty legit!
    4 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Karen Z. 1 year ago on Google • 3 reviews
    A fun quiet place to be with friends :) The fries are always hot and the staff are always kind. I left my hat on accident and I was able to get it back. The matcha with bubbles is my fav.
    3 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Andrew W. 9 months ago on Google
    Such a great vibe. I wish it was closer to my place but I was visiting the area, got hungry, and spotted this gem. My tea wasn't the best but that was totally my fault for choosing that flavor combo. The chicken panini sandwich, however, was AMAZING. Almost worth trekking from Queens again for that sandwich.
    3 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Pooja G. 1 year ago on Google
    Fantastic place! Great seating for mid-to-large groups. Many cool board games to choose from. $8 for 3 hours - enough time to finish one game. Coffee is absolutely fantastic - $5. The atmosphere is chill and relaxed. Not too noisy.
    3 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 3/5 Emily L. 11 months ago on Google
    I actually love this place. Drinks are great. Space is nice. Wi-Fi is reliable. The reason for the three stars is that I wish the hours were reliable. A number of times I’ve come here after 9am only to be confused by the “we R open” sign and the locked door, no lights on. Please either update your hours on google or be reliably open at 9am.
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 4/5 Araby Z. 1 year ago on Google
    This place is really nice & I always have a great experience. However today I witness one of the employees, a blonde young female, blow her nose and not wash her hands after. She then yawned over the food without covering her mouth. It was displeasing to watch but other than that I have no problem with this place.
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Jair Abrego C. 2 months ago on Google • 196 reviews New
    Nice place to take a coffee alone or with friends. They have plenty board games and they organize activities during the week for game lovers. The staff is friendly.

  • 5/5 Michael R. 2 years ago on Google
    The rice balls (onigiri) are of amazing quality, craftsmanship, and delicious. 2 for $5 is hard to beat. The drinks are delicious, cups are well-designed. I've come here to work twice and it's been great. Outlets and wifi are solid.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 2/5 M 8 months ago on Google
    Atmosphere: This cafe is great for playing board games or doing work on a laptop in peace w/ free wifi. It's also nicely air-conditioned and the employees were really nice. Food: I ordered two drinks, the popcorn chicken and a teriyaki chicken onigiri (rice ball). To be completely honest, all the food and drinks there were disappointing, but one of the drinks were especially abysmal (this fizzy lychee lime drink that's only on the physical menu in-person, as far as I'm aware). That drink came with some random herb (didn't taste like mint so I'm still not sure what it was), even though it wasn't in the name of the drink, and it made the whole thing taste like fizzy dirt water. I know I can't be the only one who thought it was gross by the way, two people ordered it after me and we all sat in the same vicinity and threw it out after a few sips.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Leysan N. 1 year ago on Google
    It's a fun coffee shop to gather with friends and play some board games.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 4/5 Tiffany C. 2 years ago on Google
    Fun place with so many board games, air conditioning to freeze your toes off, and bubble tea and coffee! The staff are nice and friendly, and the space is clean and well maintained. Good place to meet friends or go on a nerdy date to play board games. So many games to choose from!
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Colin B. 4 months ago on Google • 46 reviews
    Chill coffee shop with a ton of table space and a focus on board games, of which there are dozens.

  • 5/5 Shamika M. 2 months ago on Google • 21 reviews New
    This is my bff and I favv spot... Whenever we're in the area we always stop in to get the Chocolate Croissant it's soooooo good just the right amount of chocolate to croissant ratio 🤤 This time we decided to try their tuna melt... It slapped we were talking about it as we were leaving the store with our cappuccino's in hand slurping away and commenting that we'll be back for more ☺️ Also honorable mention here needs to be the staff specifically the young woman in hijab that took my order. She was soft spoken but I could still hear her, she was sweet without being flirty, she was pleasant with a smile. My coffee was hot but she warmed my heart and made our experience way better.

  • 1/5 mizukaif 5 months ago on Google • 10 reviews
    Forgot to add tapioca n make my drink less, ice. The food is mid, we ordered pop corn chicken, each piece is smaller than the size of my pinky, and is too salty. Boba are tasteless, rice balls are not bad the chicken flavour is recommended.

  • 4/5 Kirstie R. 2 months ago on Google • 6 reviews New
    The food was fantastic! The service was wonderful, accommodating our group with a 5 minute delay, and people were enjoying their gaming, generating a palpable happiness in the cafe. 😄 Some notes: The tables were so close together that passages through to the cashier/board game wall were nearly invisible. Spacing out the tables would be helpful, make for a more organized space, and properly fit a 5 person game without narrowly squeezing someone in between 2 tables. Also, please replace the stools with seats with backs! It is incredibly uncomfortable to game for 3 hours on a small stool.

  • 1/5 Sabrina D. 2 months ago on Google • 3 reviews New
    Drinks were basically ice and water. And if you’re sitting without playing game, the servers will ask you to leave the seats for the board gamers

  • 1/5 Riley F. 4 months ago on Google • 3 reviews
    coffees great but the service is horrible. always young people working and have always been ignored the first 5 minutes of standing at the counter. i have also waited 15 minutes for a single coffee, even the busiest starbucks in the city could do this better.

  • 5/5 Eddie T. 2 years ago on Google
    The space big af, plenty of tables and chairs. Mad board games for a vibe if you need one. also very quiet not super crowded (i went at 9am tho). Cool asian cat at the front, nice and pleasant dude. I got a drink & grilled cheese (that’s a random choice they got) for like $9? so not bad at all.

  • 5/5 Kunal K. 6 months ago on Google
    Best place for board games. Friendly folks, welcoming, play light/medium/heavy games Coffee and drinks are great too.

  • 5/5 Ashanti H. 8 months ago on Google
    Delicious drinks! Fun atmosphere! They have board games and the staff is really friendly.

  • 2/5 Eyla C. 2 years ago on Google
    At Fort Green location. Their food is good but overpriced with EXTREMELY slow service. Usually only one employee in a full cafe. Spent a few hours here once and saw three water bugs in one day one landed in my jacket not fun. The workers were nice about it though.

  • 4/5 Cecilia G. 2 years ago on Google
    Passed by. Wasn't in the market to dine Middle Eastern cuisine. Appears pretty good from outside. However, the cafe is surrounded by fabulous shops to purchase, everything Middle Eastern including tea lights,candles and candle burners, soaps, exotic incene oils, prayer rugs and olive oils.

  • 4/5 Mae G. 1 year ago on Google
    The bubble tea, which is what I went for, was good but nothing special. I loved the squirrel theme and the books and games offered, but everything was so slow! Other than that a nice little cafe great for a quick stop or doing some work.

  • 5/5 Maiya C. 1 year ago on Google
    After dinner nearby my friends & I wanted to grab some espresso & they were open nice & late. Loved all the games that you could play. Espresso was good & reasonably priced.

  • 2/5 Sarah B. 10 months ago on Google
    Had to wait over 20 minutes for a Thai tea. Need I say more? Looked around the whole time at a bunch of other rather annoyed people (mostly teenagers—so if even KIDS are annoyed….) who were also waiting for inordinate amounts of time. Overheard other people grumbling and remarking “this is ridiculous”…..and because of tip culture I tipped the guy BEFORE receiving poor service….rather annoying….why did I tip somebody to make me wait for an absurd amount of time?? How about some hustle and maybe staff more people at a time?? by the time, I finally did get my drink, it did taste, OK, nothing exceptional. Not bad. But not worth the wait.

  • 4/5 Samuel M. 2 years ago on Google
    Interesting place. Concept is quit nice.Young lady that greeted, took the order and served us, was friendly and pleasant speaking.

  • 5/5 Tedd L. 2 years ago on Google
    Fun coffeehouse experience combines board games and great drink choices. We sampled several items and all came in as winners. The smoothies can be customized with 2 or 3 add ins to make some great flavors. Really great prevention on the cups makes it a little more unique as well.

  • 5/5 Anna T. 2 years ago on Google
    They host a boardgame meetup on Sundays which is fun! But also i LOVE that they let you adjust the sweetness level on your bubble tea!! I got two drinks here and both were delicious. I would definitely come back if i was in the area!

  • 5/5 Cathy K. 2 years ago on Google
    Perfect spot for cold rainy weekend. Was busy when we stopped there, service was friendly. There's a limited special right now, only $5 per person for unlimited play!!! Apparently there's a few pastry items but they were sold out. Bathroom is decent. Diverse crowd. Their staff favorites menu was pretty good, got something with "beach" in it, peach oolong with strawberry and lychee and really good crystal boba - I think my favorite part. Great location by Barclays Center.

  • 5/5 Gary B. 2 years ago on Google
    Brightly lit neat clean gaming Cafe that sells games. And serves veriety of teas. Staff was very nice. Participated in playing games and introduced us to various games

  • 5/5 Justin R. 2 years ago on Google
    We definitely need more places like this. For a few dollars you can sit down and play any of the tons of board games available. Their food menu is small but cute, and the bubble tea is so good. They have a lot of interesting tea and fruit combinations you can customize.

  • 5/5 Esmaa o. 6 months ago on Google • 1 review
    The best coffee ever!!! I have never tasted such high quality coffee and espresso. I always get my espresso beans from here. Great employees and the space is super cozy and cute ! My favorite food there is the popcorn chicken!!
    1 person found this review helpful 👍


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Amenities


  • Pets
    • ✓️ Dogs allowed
  • Payments
    • ✓️ Debit cards
    • ✓️ Credit cards
    • ✓️ NFC mobile payments
  • Offerings
    • ✓️ Coffee
    • ✓️ Comfort food
  • Popular for
    • ✓️ Solo dining
  • Accessibility
    • ✓️ Wheelchair accessible restroom
    • ✗ Wheelchair accessible parking lot
  • Dining options
    • ✓️ Lunch
    • ✓️ Brunch
    • ✓️ Dessert
    • ✓️ Catering
    • ✓️ Breakfast
  • Service options
    • ✓️ Dine-in
    • ✓️ Takeout
    • ✓️ Delivery
    • ✓️ Curbside pickup
    • ✓️ No-contact delivery
  • From the business
    • ✓️ Identifies as Asian-owned

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