Cafe Billiards Club

Rundown really bad… Use to be a nice chill spot. Manangement needs to do some work

One star for the INFESTATION of roaches. As I waited for my date I killed a roach that was ON our little dining table. I thought ‘well I hope that is the only one a i see tonight’. WRONG. As the night progressed, we took turns swatting and stomping at about four or five roaches that continued to interrupt our game. Take caution when coming in here during the colder months. Make sure to shake your coat out several times before you leave! On the positive side, our waitress was very friendly and attentive, making sure we were satisfied with our drinks.

The rating should be NO STARS at all. Stay away from these crooks. ‘Used to be nice, and was run professionally. Now you have some jackasses running it and it looks rundown. Most of the the tables are very worn. Some even have small holes in the felt! The music they play absolutely sucks. I didn’t hear one rock song, nor one tune in English.
Playing pool costs a $ 10 flat fee. Fine. But my bill for 4 beers was $ 17. My WRITTEN bill said «TAX $ 3.40.» I said to the waitress, «You charged me 25% TAX?!» This moron said, with a straight face, YES, that was *correct*. I said no, that can’t be correct. I explained that the taxes were, like, 8.75% around here. I asked to speak to the manager, but he stayed hidden behind the counter. Then I heard him mumble something to her, and the idiot waitress then said, «Oh, there’s a SERVICE CHARGE in there, too.» I showed her their bill stating «TAX $ 3.40» and said, «So what you first said was a lie, the tax was not right, and your bill is clearly MISLEADING & ILLEGAL.»
Listen, it really doesn’t take much for a business to please me, but this was really bullshit. I already paid a prior bill, earlier in the night, and stupidly tipped that waitress, not realizing (at that time) that I’d been charged a (hidden) service fee. So I couldn’t resist telling this second waitress that I was planning to leave her a big tip, but now she’d have to be happy with her lousy $ 1.92 service charge. [And please don’t start with that, «Oh-the-wait-staff-isn’t-responsible-for-management-policy crap.» You choose to work in a shit place, you SHOULD get shit tips.]
Maybe they get a lot of immigrants there and they don’t tip, so they felt the need to institute a secret service charge. I don’t give a shit about the reason. That was ugly, shabby, unprofessional treatment for a repeat customer. My friends were pissed off, too. I already emailed all of them not to ever invite me back there. Other places have pool tables. Won’t *ever* go to this place again unless I hear the present pigs have sold it.

No, it’s not the swankiest place to play pool but Café Billiards has its charms with the palm tree décor, leather couches and Latin music. I come here on weekday nights where you can play pool for as long as you want for ten bucks a person. It’s never crowded and the twenty dollar pitcher of Sangria is excellent. There were no issues with any of the tables I’ve played at but if you’re fussy about your cue, bring your own. This place beats any of the overpriced trendy spots in the city if you just want to have a good time playing pool and downing cheap drinks.

No upkeep in 20 years… I remember this place when it opened, it was the place to go… not now… high end tables with holes in the felt and not a straight stick in the place and couches that look like they have been pulled out of the dumpster… obviously not the same owners… TJ would be disappointed …