Emerald Tavern Games and Cafe

Emerald Tavern Games and Cafe Games, Coffee, Beer, Spirits, Food, Fun! A unique blend of board games, hobby games, place space, gourmet coffee, tea, wine, beer and pub fare.
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We offer a comfortable, fun, and friendly environment for our customers to browse and play the latest in hobby and board games. Our English Tudor themed cafe is the perfect place to toast your friends over your favorite games. Draught British (& other) beers/ciders served in a proper imperial pint. Menu available at:
https://www.toasttab.com/emerald-tavern-games-and-cafe/v3

Gift Cards available o

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We also feature demos, events, and hobby gaming related activities.

WAAAGH! These handsome little fellas have arrived here at the Tavern & are looking to join your army! Give us a call to ...
09/05/2026

WAAAGH!

These handsome little fellas have arrived here at the Tavern & are looking to join your army!

Give us a call to put an item on hold or swing by to grab em before they’re all gone!

Join us for our MTG: Reality Fracture pre release weekend! Friday September 25th 6PM - 10PM(ish)Saturday September 26th ...
08/30/2026

Join us for our MTG: Reality Fracture pre release weekend!

Friday September 25th 6PM - 10PM(ish)
Saturday September 26th 12PM - 4PM(ish)

All tickets come with one pre release kit & a drink ticket to fuel you up. For tickets head to the link in our bio or call us directly. Spots are limited so don’t miss out!

We’re excited to announce something new at the tavern! Join us September 19th for a night of games & Laughs with Grant L...
08/02/2026

We’re excited to announce something new at the tavern!

Join us September 19th for a night of games & Laughs with Grant Lyon!

Grant’s Game Recs , a comedian from Comedy Central, Dry Bar, SyFy, Comics Unleashed, Just For Laughs, and more, is also a huge board game lover. He’s amassed over 350,000 followers across his Grant’s Game Recs platforms where he makes daily videos about fun games. His Dry Bar Comedy Special “Silly Mustache Man” released in 2025 to great reviews, and his debut album “Scheduled Fun Time” hit #1 on the comedy charts.

For the past two years, Grant has been taking The Board Game Comedy Show to board game conventions all over the country, but this is the FIRST time the show is touring board game cafes around the country!

The Board Game Comedy Show starts with an hour of comedy all about the world of board games, and ends with everyone playing games together.

For tickets to this ONE NIGHT ONLY event, head to our reservations page through our link in bio or our website!

**The show is for all ages 😄

Join us for our MTG: The Hobbit pre-release weekend! We’re hosting 2 pre releases this time with the first one being Fri...
07/19/2026

Join us for our MTG: The Hobbit pre-release weekend!

We’re hosting 2 pre releases this time with the first one being Friday the 7th from 6:30pm to close followed by another on Saturday starting at noon!

Each ticket includes one pre-release kit & one drink ticket good for any draught or cafe item of your choice! Tickets are limited so tell all your friends before they’re sold out

GET YOUR TICKETS BY VISITING THE LINK IN OUR BIO OR CALL THE STORE DIRECTLY

Join us for the Magic the Gathering: The Hobbit pre-release this August! We will have 2 events going on the second weeke...
07/19/2026

Join us for the Magic the Gathering: The Hobbit pre-release this August!

We will have 2 events going on the second weekend of August. The first will be from 6:30pm to close on Friday the 7th and the next day we will be starting right at noon!

Every ticket includes 1 pre release kit & a drink ticket good for any draught or cafe item of your choice. Spots are limited so get in quick and tell your friends before it’s too late!

TICKETS AVAILABLE THROUGH THE LINK IN OUR BIO

ATTENTION SPELLSLINGERS 🗣️As Summer approaches so do some new weekly events! Starting June 1st we will be adding a few n...
05/23/2026

ATTENTION SPELLSLINGERS 🗣️

As Summer approaches so do some new weekly events! Starting June 1st we will be adding a few new Magic events to our weekly roster to go along side our weekly Commander nights every Wednesday

Magic Academy: Learn to play
Ladies Commander Night
Draft Night
Magic Academy: Deck-building

Ladies commander night is walk in only until we fill the room, for all other nights head over to the reservation page on website to reserve your spot

We’re excited to be sponsoring this year’s !Join the fun August 7th through the 9th at the Courtyard by Marriott in Pflu...
05/21/2026

We’re excited to be sponsoring this year’s !

Join the fun August 7th through the 9th at the Courtyard by Marriott in Pflugerville!

Get yourself a badge here! It also comes with an exclusive ET lanyard 💚 - https://tabletop.events/conventions/tfest-2026/badgetypes

Signing up for games opens June 1st for gold badge holders (almost sold out) and June 8th for silver badge holders! For more info on the convention head over to tfesttexas.com!

Thank you all! We are proud to say we have made it to the Best of Austin finals yet again! We are so close to making it...
05/13/2026

Thank you all! We are proud to say we have made it to the Best of Austin finals yet again!

We are so close to making it through the finish line in the “Best Game Store” category along side the greats 💚 Help us make it though by going to vote.austinchronicle.com and finding us in the “Shopping” group. Voting ends on 5/18 so tell your friends, shout it from rooftops, and let your gm know.

Thank you Austin for the incredible love and support over the past 13 years! Every share, story tag, and vote helps 💚

We’re exited to announce we have finally launched our own Discord community! Join in, meet others in the community, sha...
05/01/2026

We’re exited to announce we have finally launched our own Discord community!

Join in, meet others in the community, share game recommendations, keep up to date with new releases and upcoming events!

Please make sure to follow the rules of the server we want to make it as much as a community as possible. Head to the link in our bio for a direct link for access 💚

We understand there has been a little bit of confusion regarding our upcoming policy changes and would like to go a litt...
04/14/2026

We understand there has been a little bit of confusion regarding our upcoming policy changes and would like to go a little more in depth with the introduction of the minimum spend and answer some of the questions we’ve been getting for the past few days.
 
Effective April 15, 2026 we will introduce our new minimum spend policy. These changes are going in place to make sure we can provide a comfortable space for everyone to come play and enjoy time with friends and family.  Given the untraditional turn times of our tables, our staff does not get the usual turnaround time of a casual restaurant and will often be with groups for 5-6 hours. These changes help us make sure we can provide our staff with a stable job they can continue to enjoy. 

$25 minimum spend for each guest during our prime hours (Weekdays after 5PM and all day on Saturday and Sunday) if a tab is under the $25 we will apply a $5 adjustment to the tab.
This does NOT apply to:
• Paid reservations
• Ticketed events 
• Kids 12 & under
• Bar seating

Examples:
• A group of 5 walk-in for a friendly game of commander on a Saturday evening are expected to hit $125 in food and beverage across the table. If the total came out to $79 a $5 adjustment would be added to any tab under that $25 threshold.
• 2 people come in for a fun date night with a game of Boop. They each try one of our seasonal cocktails with a meal and desert coming out to $53, NO adjustment would be made to their tab
• A family of 6 share a large table on a Tuesday night, their total comes out to $80 across the board BUT 3 of them are under the age of 13, there would be NO adjustment to the tab as they’ve passed the threshold
• 3 friends are meeting up one evening to get some school work done. They each get a large London fog (their favorite) and close out. There would be a $5 adjustment added to each person’s tab because their total came out to $5 – raising it to $10 total.
• A long running campaign is reaching their conclusion so they rented out a booth for $55 but ate beforehand. They just stick to water and café drinks, their 5-hour experience is EXEMPT from this thanks to them booking in advance

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Every great tavern runs on good food, great drinks, and tables full of adventurers. To make sure we can continue providi...
04/10/2026

Every great tavern runs on good food, great drinks, and tables full of adventurers.
 
To make sure we can continue providing a comfortable space for games and consistent quality service, as of April 15th, 2026 we’re introducing a small minimum spend during peak times:
 
$25 per guest
Weekdays after 5PM + all day weekends
If the minimum isn’t reached, a small $5 table adjustment will be added to the tab.
 
This does NOT apply to:
• Paid reservations
• Ticketed events
• Kids 12 & under
• Bar seating
 
We always want Emerald Tavern to be a place where you can gather, play, and stay awhile - this helps us keep that experience going strong during our busiest times. Thank you all for the best support over the last 13 years, we look forward to being your go-to spot for many more

Address

9012 Research Boulevard, Ste C-1
Austin, TX
78758

Opening Hours

Monday 11am - 11pm
Tuesday 11am - 11pm
Wednesday 11am - 11pm
Thursday 11am - 11pm
Friday 11am - 12am
Saturday 10am - 12am
Sunday 10am - 8pm

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