Board game cafe set to reopen in Doncaster with new social distancing rules in place

Quirky café Bake, Battle, and Roll, based on Wood Street in the town centre, is now due to reopen on Saturday, July 4.

The cafe has over 400 board games to choose from and owner Rachel Savage is always on hand to show customers how to play.

She said: “Due to the new social distancing measures we have had to take out a few tables and add in a quarantine station for the games.

“Many of our board games are made of cardboard which cannot be easily cleaned so once a game has been played it will need to sit aside for 72 hours before anyone else can touch it.”

The cafe has also installed a hand sanitiser station for customers to use.

Unlike regular cafes at Bake, Battle and Roll people pay a £3.50 table fee which gives them two hours to play as many games as they would like.

“It's really nice to see the town centre opening back up again,” Rachel continued.

“Wood Street is almost becoming an alternative to the high street with new shops opening and trendy businesses such as Anarchy Hair.”

The cafe sources its coffee locally from House of Coffee a Doncaster based roasting business.

They also serve cold drinks, tea, milkshakes, sandwiches, and paninis.

The cafe prides itself on being an alternative social space in Doncaster Town Centre where no alcohol is served.

“If you want to socialise in a different environment then we are open late most nights and are a really welcoming space to all ages,” she said.

“We have been told that we are seen as a safe space within the autistic community as well, the cafe is calm and we make it a priority to pay attention to everyone’s needs.”

They are open until 8pm on weekdays and up to 10pm on the weekend.

Rachel suggests booking a table in advance due to the new coronavirus restrictions and limited space available, email [email protected]

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