Sugar and Dice Board Game Café
WHERE
Liverpool
What it’s like
A licensed café where you order from the shelf of board games, from Cluedo and Pandemic to grown-up party games, and settle in with toasties and cake.
This is a café built around the games cupboard. You pick a table, pick a title off the shelf and the staff bring toasties, nachos or cake while you play. The selection runs from family classics like Cluedo through cooperative games like Pandemic to sharper party games such as Cards Against Humanity, and that last one is very much an adults-round-the-table game rather than one for the kids, so it's worth steering younger players towards the gentler shelves.
There's no age range given for the venue itself, and no entry fee or table charge listed either, so what you'll actually spend depends on what you eat and drink rather than a cover charge for the games. It's licensed too, with craft beer and cocktails alongside the milkshakes and soft drinks, which tells you this leans as much towards an evening out as an afternoon with the kids.
A board game session isn't a quick stop. There's no stated minimum, but games like Pandemic run long by nature, and the kitchen closes an hour before the venue does, so if you're eyeing the Sunday close at 8pm you'll want to be ordering food well before then. There's no booking link listed.
It's a short walk from Liverpool Central or Liverpool One bus station, and dogs are welcome if yours is happy sitting under a table while you argue over the rules of Pandemic.
Facilities
Need to know
- Best for
- No set age range; pick games carefully if you've got children with you
- Last entry
- One hour before closing (kitchen closes one hour before venue closes)
- Parking
- On-street parking on Park Lane
- Food
- Home-cooked savoury dishes (toasties, nachos) and home-baked cakes, with vegan, vegetarian and gluten-free options
- Dogs
- Are welcome
- Getting there by bus or train
- 10 minute walk from Liverpool Central station, or less than 5 minute walk from Liverpool One bus station
- Parties
- Private hire available for up to 38 people throughout the week with catering and homemade food
- Cards Against Humanity is on the shelves, so check what your table picks up if you've got kids with you
- Kitchen closes an hour before the venue, so order food in good time
- Private hire covers up to 38 people if you want the whole place for a party
- Dogs are welcome in the café
Plan your visit
Is it suitable for kids?
There's no set age range given, but bear in mind the shelves include grown-up party games like Cards Against Humanity alongside gentler ones like Cluedo, so it's worth choosing the game rather than assuming it's a kids' venue.
How much does it cost to play?
There's no entry fee or per-game charge listed, so you're really just paying for what you eat and drink while you play.
Do we need to book?
There's no booking link listed, so it looks like a walk-in venue, though groups of up to 38 can arrange private hire.
How long do people stay?
Long enough to get through a game properly. Keep an eye on the time though, as the kitchen shuts an hour before the venue closes.
What's the food like?
Home-cooked toasties, nachos and cakes, with vegan, vegetarian and gluten-free options, plus a full bar of craft beers, ciders, spirits and milkshakes.
Is there parking nearby?
There's on-street parking on Park Lane, or a small car park off Jamaica Street for £6 a day.
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