Nerdvana

I was impressed with the quality of the food and drink here, they clearly put a lot of work into it, even though the main attraction for the restaurant is the video game consoles and board games at the tables. The shrimp and grits and modified deviled eggs were extremely good, and the cocktails were very pleasant and well balanced. The service is good, and the place has a fun atmosphere, and plenty of space to bring groups of friends 😊

The hostess greeted us quickly with lots of energy and gave us some information about the restaurant we requested. Our server. Luke was great and took good care of us, glasses were never empty. Food arrived promptly and as ordered. The food was excellent and we came for the concept of playing video games or board games and a restaurant and was blown away by the quality of the food. The beef stroganoff had excellent flavor. The meat was buttery tender. The dragon's eggs are an absolute must order.

I loved it. I was looking where to go, Chat GPT recommended it to me, and it's truly the best restaurant I've been to in a long time. The service, prices, food, drinks everything was delicious. I recommend it 100%. It is another experience, something innovative and for all ages.

There should be a location in every major city! The food is exceptional. Dragon Eggs were a great starter item. As my Powe Up was being prepared I shared a few laughs with my brother playing 2K22. The Ultimate Beef Stroganoff scored 10/10. The dish was flavorful, meat tender, served fresh, and offered a great ratio of beef to mushrooms. The portion size of both appetizer and main dish was generous. Luke was an excellent server. Thank you for making this first experience a great experience and I look forward to returning for Chicken and Biscuits or maybe Brick's Chicken. If you're a first time visitor bring board games or think about which system you'll want to be seated at. Yes! You system determines your table.

I enjoyed my time here at Nerdvana. The Dragon Eggs were pretty good and the Poutine was decent as well. Although the prices might be a little high, it’s factored into the price of admission (minimum of $15). The staff was awesome and attentive. Making sure everything was good or if I needed anything else. Shoutout Lucas (sorry if that wasn’t your name, it was somewhat hard to hear.) I loved the decor and the little menu item names. I do have to say that the digital catalogue was very multiplayer favored, so it’s a great place for hangouts or dates. The music was a little loud, but overall was a great time.

2nd time here. Got steak Frites FTW. It was listed as Ribeye but lacked the tail, Spinalis, and fat from a ribeye. They assured me it was just a ribeye cut and shaped, but it lacked marbling and flavor typical to a ribeye, and was subsequently tougher than expected. Regardless, they let me exchange it as I was disappointed and not eating it. The following Cuban was great, and their fries are excellent. When trying to get a board game, no one was at the station any time I went, and despite other server seeing me waiting there, no one made an effort to help me until I walked to the front and I got the hostess each time. I still think it's a great concept for a nice date, but for the money I spent I expected more. Would still recommend at least once.

Overall: Great! I wish you could have a little bit more time, as someone who loves food and videogames having more than 2 hours would be great, but I understand why it's limited. The food was pretty good. My only true complaint was for the Dragon eggs. I wish the deviled egg cream was a bit more flavorful... for me, it was an egg with the texture of a deviled egg but lacked the tanginess deviled eggs usually have. The short rib and sauce were very overpowering and left me wanting more devilly flavor.

Service was great and the atmosphere! They don’t cater to kids much my kids wanted to pay and go eat else where so we did. The cheese fries were good though I love this place though. Happy hour was it!!!

Very fun and very good. We learned about this place from visiting the National Videogame Museum. If you go to the museum beforehand, keep your wrist band- you get a discount! We enjoyed getting to choose between board games or video games- we went with old school SNES. The place was very clean. We thoroughly enjoyed our food and drinks. The food menu is digital, so you scan the QR code. Lots of fun and creative food names. Some items are available noon to 4pm and other items available only after 4pm. We ordered the Benedict and the chicken and biscuits, s'mores and banana pudding. All were very good. The restrooms are located at the front and were very nice and clean water closets, with clear "vacant" or "occupied" lights and signs. My only disappointment was the screens are all mute- so no Mariokart music or DK music. All screens are set to mute- which would make sense to keep the ambience nice. The main music was enjoyable and not overpowering or loud, but it was a little disappointing to not hear some of the original SNES tunes. All in all, a great experience. We're looking forward to coming back!

I took Jason to Nirvana Fun Place knowing what it was--and it quickly became his favorite spot! Now it's our go-to for date nights and hanging out with friends. The food? Surprisingly (and ridiculously) good. The drinks are on the pricier side, but with their creative themes, the fun atmosphere, and overall vibe, they're totally worth it. Whether we're in the mood for a chill night or something more lively, Nirvana always delivers. We've tried multiple food items and drinks but I have simply wine & chicken bite pictures. Will be better about pictures Service is always good! Does have a 2.5 hour max table time - kinda stinks

I highly recommend this place to hang out or even for a first date. Right off the bat it's a nice restaurant that offers lots of games and delicious food. They keep it clean! The game equipments are cleaned after every use so you don't have greasy controllers or tables. Everyone is friendly and they are helpful when you need anything. They have tons of gaming consoles so you can test it out. You'll know if your partner is a sore loser or a good character by playing games and you can actually hang out with your friends for some good fun! They have bartenders that will make you some tasty drinks. Don't worry about the food, it's pretty good. You have 2.5 hours max to play and they ask you to spend at least $15 per person which is doable and reasonable. We picked the ps5 console but should have picked a different gaming console because we e didn't have many 2 player games on it. Hence, not a 5 stars. But I was told other consoles will have more multiplayer games. The food is actually great! And quality is there! When I heard about this place I wasn't sure if I'd like the food thinking it was going to be like some crappy bar food. However, these are great!!! My fav is the steak fries! Absolutely delicious and fairly priced! Side note, they have a dog friendly patio!!! (No games allowed outside though but great if you just want some food and a change of scenery) Highly recommend!

Great place for drinks and playing games. Not so much when it comes to the deserts. The cheesecake tasted weird, pass on that. The smores one wasn't too great either.

We went here pretty late on a Sunday, so it was very easy to get seated. Interesting layout, super friendly hostess, clean booth and table. Upon arriving you'll be given choices between board games and several consoles- from a switch to an Xbox to a Nintendo OG- we were given our controllers before we even ordered drinks so we could get started finding a game right away. We had ready had dinner so we opted for drinks and desserts. All were very good. We were playing a putt putt golf game and were nearly done when we realized it was 10 mins before closed so we wrapped it up before the game could tell me I'd lost horribly. Our waiter was prompt, friendly, and didn't forget about us while doing his closing duties. His name was Shay I believe and I could totally be spelling that wrong but if you get him, may you treat him well. This metroplex is so large I try not to hit many places over and over but this will definitely be a fun one to revisit, try their full menu, and bring friends. I had an awesome time, all terrible golf performances aside.

I had never tried this place even though it's been there for several years. I have family that have gone and they rave about the food, but I was hung up on the fact that it was a video game restaurant. I'm not a gamer so there was never an appeal to go, but this time I got roped in. . The food was great! The gaming entertained our large party but I did not partake. Everyone else seemed to enjoy it. Now the food --loaded fries, poutine, steak sandwich, deviled eggs, mac & cheese bites, spinach and artichoke dip and the crispy chicken biscuit brought raves from everyone around the table. We actually ordered a second tray of the deviled eggs. They were so good. Sidenote, the horseradish aïoli that came with the steak sandwich was fire. I would order that on the side of everything!

finally made it back here for a second time and ended up sitting at the Nintendo switch table again lol. This time I got an order of the mac and cheese ballz again and Then I ordered the high steaks sandwich. The sandwich was actually pretty good. It was a bit salty but I still enjoyed it. I think it would've been even better with some mushrooms added on. The fries here are always good. Again, a lil heavy on the salt this go round but it wasn't so bad that it wasn't edible. I kinda like salty food anyways sometimes so I thought it was pretty good. I had a great time here again and so did my date. Cant wait to go back again to keep trying more menu items. So far I have not been disappointed with either meal Ive had here.

I tried the Bricks Chicken yesterday and it was really good. Service was good as well. We went for my son's birthday and he had a blast.

We've been to Nerdvana 3 times now and have enjoyed ourselves every time! Wait times have typically been less than we expected, and the one time we did have to wait we did it at the bar, which might be my favorite place we've sat! The food and drinks are so much higher quality than I went in expecting, and they have a great selection of both! Some highlights: *The poutine fries are the BEST thing on the menu, highly recommend! *Some favorite drinks are the Diamond Butt Stallion, Moonstone LLD and Mad Moxxi. I love that all their stuff is named after video game culture! *Service has always been friendly and awesome! Some suggestions: *It would be nice to have set games (like 2-3) on each console, so that you know no matter where you sit you'll have access to at least a few of the same games as anywhere else. Like every Switch should have Mario Kart, every Xbox should have Jackbox, etc. *During one of our visits, we were at a table that seated 4, and had 15ish games available on Xbox, but more than half were single player only? It would be nice if they had a better selection of local co-op games, we were surprised there were so few options at that table. *Game volume would be nice, even set low enough so that it isn't overwhelming. All suggestions are meant with sincerity as we love this place and want to see it continue to thrive! We'll definitely be back!

Samantha was our server. She did an outstanding job. The poutine is amazing! Our son always has a great time here playing video games. It's a great place for family and friends to get together for good food, good drinks and a good time .

What a fun place for game night! When you arrive, you get to pick your game console. There are certain games downloaded to each console. There's an expert gamer that patrols the restaurant in case you need help. DO NOT order a skinny margarita. It was so gross I spit it out and had to order something else. The regular margarita was fine. Happy Hour lasts until 6:30 pm. The food was okay. The braised short ribs might not have been braised long enough, the chicken was grossly tough, and the Brussel Sprouts were crazy salty. On the plus side, the brownie and ice cream was good enough. Next time, I might just sit at the bar, have a few beers, and play a few games. The food isn't worth eating.

It was such a pleasant surprise! We were just cruising through Frisco and as first timers, we did not expect the super fun experience we came upon. Our boys love video games, of course, and were delighted to see that they had food offerings along with adult beverages. Mom and dad had a blast along with the boys. Will be back again when we're in the neighborhood.

I wouldn't go for the service..... ( they don't care here ) I gave this place 5 stars some time ago. And i almost never give 5 stars. The food has shape shifted over priced sad food. The time it took to get our food was crazy and then it wasn't good. Not much has changed as far as ambiance, I'd be nice to see more games to play on the consoles. Now the bad part... I posted the shot of two empty glasses to show the down fall of the service here. Not only did a person stop by to drop off our appetizer but another service picked up our dishes and not one of them bothered to refill our drinks. I believe we saw our server a total of 3 times the entire time. Next time I'll just go to Jake's

A very fun concept! Prices are decent, food is very good, service is quality. Great vibes. While the food is good, I was disappointed with the selection. Great taste none-the-less.

Really cool spot for gamers or anyone with kids to enjoy some video games while eating or drinking. They told us 45 min wait for a table but the bar is open. Looking around i seen 6 empty tables so idk what was going on. I ordered the super smash it was decent. I like my mojito more minty. Ill for sure be back

Food was 5/10. I remember a few years bad it was definitely 2/10 it was really bad but these pass few times have been good. good job Nerdvana will come again Great place for family and friends!

Great experience! Came around 6pm on a Friday and didn't have a wait. Would really love to see more vegan friendly options as snacking and drinking is a nice way to pass the time but it's really limited. Would come back occasionally but the snack options limit the frequency! Service was great and attentive.

Wow, just wow! I've always been a big nerdy guy but never had I tried a video game cafe. Kyle was my bartender and he made our drinks great. Macy was our server, she was friendly and on top of things. Fun time , good food, Highly recommend.

Nathan and Alec...thank you for all your recommendations and great service! This place was so fun and delicious drinks and food. Highly recommend Nerdvana. Ask for Nathan - he is a part Of an amazing team!

Cute little restaurant! I love the idea of being able to have a date night here or meeting up with a group of friends. You can pay video games while you eat! Chicken and biscuits wasn't good. Both were dry. I LOVED the coconut shrimp, but wished they gave you more. The drinks weren't amazing, but not bad. Our bartender was helpful. A little overpriced, but I liked the concept.

Total rating 4.5/5 (so I'm going with the 5 star) Nerdvana is a completely exciting (for me) experience for dinner. If you love games, or you have kids and want to do something fun, this is the place to go. You can choose from a couple of different gaming stations to enjoy during your food experience. There is a "game master" who walks around helping anyone who has issues with their games. The food itself is solid, yummy "bar style" food to enjoy while playing.

Nerdvana definitely lives up to its name! Nerd heaven location where if you mixed gaming, food, drinks, board game, and an overall fun experiencing into one you get this lovely place. It's an interesting concept as you are greeted with a few pieces of instructions of $15 minimum buy per person and your choice of PlayStation 5, Xbox, PS4, board games and other gaming systems. From there it is exactly what you expected with playing games, eating, and drinking. Overall this place did its trick in entertaining our group of four kids and two adults. Only criticism I would put is the food is severely lacking as its quality is that of what you think at a pub or frozen food you can make at home. However the entertainment, great service, and overall fun experiences pushed it to a 4/5 stars.

My partner and I went on a couples date with friends on a Saturday night. Since Farm and Feed closed, I was happy to discover this spot. We had the selection of PS4, Xbox, Nintendo, and board games to play. Customer service was great, the food was good with nice portions sizes, and we had no issues with the games. We have already planned a day to go back! Definitely an upgrade to other similiar spots.

This is my son's favorite go to restaurant. A bit pricey but the feed if really good and always consistent. Bonus playing video games in a cool atmosphere. There's a minimum spend here but worth while.

Nerdvana is amazing! The staff is incredibly nice, the food is very well made, and I love the amount of games the place has to offer. The prices are on the higher side but given how many games Nerdvana operates it's understandable. This place is wonderful for groups of friends!

This is an outstanding, Hip, trendy place for drinks and video games. We chose several appetizers to share along with several drinks. Servers are friendly and attentive. Next time we will play games. Also there is a specialty coffee shop for the morning cup of Joe- I hear it's great. I will be back!

Great food, from their scratch kitchen. Equally as delicious drinks, mine even had glitter in it & gaming for the kids. Happy kids = happy life.

Decent. Food was good, but apparently we had to pay extra to switch tables with a different counsel so not a fan of that policy. However it's a pretty fun experience

My family and I had an incredible dining experience at this restaurant! The food was simply amazing and bursting with delicious flavors that left my taste buds dancing and my belly full! The customer service was exceptional with an attentive and friendly staff member named Andrew, who went above and beyond to make this an enjoyable outing. This place exuded a fun but also relaxing vibe allowing the kids to play games while eating. I was impressed by the swift service which allowed for a seamless and delightful dining experience. We order appetizers , main course , and dessert and it was all very delicious! I only got one photo.

After driving by this almost daily, making too many mental notes to visit, finally today took the fam here in the evening for games and snacks. First up Frisco downtown is freaking annoying. It's like someone decided to come up with the worst, most confusing parking, annoying and build it. Anyway, there is reserved street parking in the back plus a public parking structure too so parking was aplenty. We were greeted by the hosts and they asked us board or vid games. We chose vid because kids ... And then PS4 vs switch with the former winning as we have a switch at home. We were advised of a $10 minimum per person, fair enough. So table for 4 turns out this particular PS4 only had 3 controllers ... Ok. One person cannot play. Wife lost out. The PS4 had about 15 games. A decent collection. I wish there were more coop or multi player games ...m actually wish they had more games as we found ourselves wishing we had taken the switch. We made do with something called gang beasts. Food was just ok. We had coconut shrimp, Mac and cheese bites and the jalo popper dip. Kids had ice cream. They wanted hot chocolate but for some reason they don't serve that here. They have milk, coffee, chocolate milk but no hot chocolate? Like just get some nesquick or nestle dudes. I wanted a latte but they only had cold brew and drip at that time. Boo! So the food ... Meh. It was reasonably priced to it's credit but flavors were just mediocre. The coconut shrimp and Mac and cheese bites were served with sonic boom sauce which is kind of like bang bang sauce. Mac and cheese bites would have been better with ranch. The jalo dip was pretty solid though. In the end we spent about 34 bucks just below the min. I was not hassled about it. The service in fact was generally good except our server stopped checking in on us after a while. I wanted to get a drip coffee but ultimately by the time he came back we were ready to go. Would I go back? Nope but my kids want to so we will. They want to play the switch next time and I'm like we have one at home but they claim it's not the same. Damn right it's not. There isn't a $10 minimum at home!

I visited with a group of 7. We were seated quickly. The drinks were really quite tasty and we had fun playing a board game at the table. I will say that one member of our table was perusing the drink menu and the server snatched it out of his hands, I'm assuming to demo to us, but it seemed rude. We also came straight from work and we weren't allowed to bring our water bottles in and while I understand why, most of us came in an Uber, so it wasn't convenient to store them. The food was high quality and we got our food pretty fast after ordering.

This place is awesome!!! It was suggested to us and it did not disappoint! I had some spinach artichoke dip, we had the mac n cheese balls, poutine and I ate the Strongfork's Parmethea Sandwich (I.e. chicken parm). The service was awesome, as well! But the best part was the video games! Playing games at the table used to be forbidden until now! Eat and play!! Will definitely be back!

Nerdvana was such a fun experience! I loved getting to play games while sharing drinks and snacks. All of the staff were extremely helpful and kind. For food, we ordered the spinach artichoke dip and the brownie rampage. I would say the food is pretty average. The brownie was a bit cakey and less "brownie" texture. I really enjoyed that they warmed the brownie so that the ice cream melted over the top! The strawberries on the brownie were also super fresh & delicious. In terms of drinks, I was hoping to try the Nightshade but they were unfortunately out of butterfly pea tea. I ordered the Moonstone LLD instead which was a lemony lavender drink! I enjoyed it and thought it was a very pretty drink, but it was very lemony! I would not order unless you REALLY like both lemon and lavender. Just a heads up that you are asked to order $15 worth of food & drink to play games. They also have a huge selection of beers on tap which I will definitely be back to try in the future!

Went for the first time last week with my family and played so many board games. The service was a 10/10 food was great came out fast and was hot would rate it 8/10. Will definitely be back with friends

The cutest latte art during winter! The cafe is connected to the restaurant and I enjoy going to both. The restaurant is a perfect date spot... you can eat and drink while also having fun playing games ($10 minimum food purchase to play and soo worth it)!

Drinks food and games! Who could go wrong! This place was super cute and fun. We had a great server, but bartender just had low energy, which is why the four stars! I love the idea of a games place where you have lots of options to play with everything! Board games and different Nintendo or Xbox! We order lots of apps so we could try everything and it was all good. Strangely enough the fries were sooo sooo good we ordered two extra sides of them and the chicken bites were amazeballs too!!! Coming back for more games and drinks!

Came here on a whim last weekend! It was the 2nd time we've been to Nerdvana and it wont be the last! This place is so fun! When you walk in, you have the option to choose whether you want to play with video games or board games. Both times that we've been here, we've only played with board games. There's a variety of board games to choose from! We picked battleship this time and last time, we did connect4! Basically, easy games to teach a toddler, which made it a fun family game night! As for the food, it was all delicious!! The menu items have very clever throwback names. The food is made to order coming out piping hot! Everything was full of flavor and not what we expected! Highly recommend and we'll be back!

The atmosphere is amazingly fun, and the staff was friendly and helpful. The food that my son and husband had was good. Unfortunately, I had an issue with a lack of compliance with an allergy concern. Luckily, my allergy isn't life threatening, but it is uncomfortable and noncompliance is a huge problem. I made it clear I had an allergy, clearly explained the easiest way to avoid the allergy, the server acknowledged it, stated it wouldn't be an issue and never came back to state that it couldn't be accommodated. Yet after taking a couple bites, it was clear that the allergen was in fact in the food. While we enjoyed the atmosphere and the concept and really do like the restarting overall, they need to work on this safety issue before someone with a life threatening allergy is injured.

Love the atmosphere, great options for those interested in playing video games and eating. The food was well prepared and tasted good. It is pretty expensive but worth the experience. Waiters were nice!

Fun and food!! You get to choose the game system and the game you want to play at you table! Food was delish! Such a fun eatery and environment!

Food Cocktails MarioKart Settlers of Catan I promise you I'm over the age of 13! . Seriously though- Nerdvana is great for all ages. Great HH specials T-F 4:00 to 6:30 p.m. No reservations are accepted so plan accordingly. Although, waiting isn't too bad with craft beers & cocktails.

Great concept for young kids and families. They have board games and video games. Expect a wait on the weekends. We had to hunt down our server every time we needed something. He kept trying to push us to buy drinks. Food and drinks are priced at a high point. Each person have to spend at least $15. I'd go there to try a board game before buying but definitely not for the food.

My friend took me here to game and try their vegan burger. There was a bit of a wait, which is to be expected if you come here, simply because it is a attraction/experience. I opted for the veggie burger with LTOP and it was pretty good. The fries were the best part! I found that the impossible burger was really salty. I also thought for the price it wasn't that amazing, it was like 15 bucks. Comparing the taste and price I think next time I would rather go to McDonald's get their burger(5 bucks also the impossible patty), and just order a bunch of fries and cherry coke next time! I really liked how clean and up kept this restaurant is. I will say my server wasn't super attentive, but you wouldn't want anyone too attentive either when gaming, so I think it was a happy medium!

A fun hangout for friends or dates. Decent food, great drinks, a great time all around.

I love this place! It's my favourite spot in Frisco. The food is amazing, the staff are amazing - and playing video games with friends while I wait for my food is the best! Drinks are so good too, there is a crazy cocktail menu! I'd recommend the coconut shrimp and the chicken parm sandwich!

My friend and I got a ps4 console. We got the burgers and Mac n cheese balls. The Mac n cheese balls were good. French Fries were very average. The burger was good. The buns were crispy. The appeal of this place is the games, not the food. Death Squared and overcooked 2 we're fun coop games we enjoyed.

Was this an amazing time! Of course! The restraunt was super cool and such a fun concept. My boyfriend and I had so much fun. We would do some things differently though. We got a table with an XBox and there was only one solid game that we wanted to play. The other ones were hard to navigate, crashed, or did not include a multiplayer mode. You are stuck with the table you pick so got to be smart about it. Next time we will be going for a nintendo switch! The service was distracted, I ordered wine and it took me 15 minutes to get it the second time around. We were there for a while and only got checked on three times or so, less than what was necessary. We spent a lot this trip but we will probably just pay the 10 dollar minimum per person and get a fountain drink and an appetizer next time. The flatbread was good, so I would probably just stick with that over the other things we tried. After this experience I feel like I know what to expect and what to choose next time for the best experience!

Cool place but NOT TODDLER FRIENDLY. Parents are always trying to look for fun places to take their kiddos so I was excited when I found Nerdvana. We traveled from an hour away to check it out. I have one teenager, one preteen, and two toddlers. First red flag was they had no highchairs. Ummmmm.....we expect toddlers to sit still in a booth or table for an hour while we eat? Okay. Toddlers obviously can't play video games but they bring controllers for everyone so we have meltdown in an open space because, again, I can't let them have a controller and no highchair. Then she breaks it to me that they don't have menus. You have to use a QR code and your phone to view the menu. I'm the only one at a table of 5 with a phone, so I'm trying to figure out food for five people while I have a toddler melting down. Some of you are probably thinking, well get control of your child.....it's more complicated than that and anyone who has a kiddo with sensory issues (or autism) might understand better. Anyway, we last a whole 15 minutes before I had to pack us up and go. Of course my older kiddos were disappointed. Every restaurant should accommodate babies and toddlers, but this one does not. Again, it was a cool place if you have older children so maybe we will try again in a few years. Disappointing this time.

Trendy, interactive, fun. If you are a video gamer or like board games you should check this place out. We only had to wait a short time before being seated. They'll ask you what type of gaming system (PS,Sega,WII, Nintendo Switch, etc) you want at your table. We got the Nintendo Switch so my 7 year old daughter could teach me some things. She played for about 45 minutes while eating then we played 3 board games. We end up staying about 2 hours. If you like board games Great place to try before you buy. Wow this place is neat... Surprised there aren't more of these everywhere.