Deep in South London, betwixt Borough and the Bricklayers Arms is a gaming mecca: the Bad Moon Cafe, a board and wargaming venue for those gamers tired of playing in stuffy attic rooms. No need to send out for food or beer – it’s already on hand.
Six years old, it mainly caters for Warhammer, 40K, and Magic the Gathering. The cafe also has a large library of board games for hire, as well as games, magazines, paints, figures and kits to buy.
You can hire a table for the following rates:Book a Tab
Board games and card games tables are bookable for up to 4 hours, for £7 per person – and gets you access to hundreds of board games in that time. We take a deposit of £7 from the person that books the table, and the rest pay on arrival.
Large Wargaming Tables are bespoke 6’x4’ tables with wargaming terrain, £10 per person for just under 4 hours. We take a deposit of £10 from the person that books the table, and the rest pay on arrival.
Small Wargaming Tables are suitable for skirmish games such as Kill Team and Warcry, £7 per person for up to 4 hours. We take a deposit of £7 from the person that books the table, and the rest pay on arrival.
The staff and fellow gamers are friendly. It’s quite a large room inside with over 20 tables to play on. It holds various championships and events on weekends which can get hectic and need to be booked in advance.
When I am around in the area I usually pop in for a coffee to support the project. There’s free wifi, of course. Tea and coffee, beer, cakes, snacks and pizzas are available on demand, so I can’t imagine going back to someone’s manky room to play a wargame now! So much nicer and more convenient, if a bit noisy now.
I’ve only been to the Borough venue, but there is another one opened up on the Holloway Road.
Bad Moon Cafe Borough
159A Great Dover Street
London
SE1 4GZ
Mon – Fri – 2pm to 10pm
Sat – 10am to 10pm
Sun – 10am to 6pm
Bad Moon Cafe Holloway Road
303 Holloway Road
London
N7 8HS
Mon – Fri – 2pm to 10pm
Sat – 10am to 10pm
Sun – 10am to 6pm