Cloak and Blaster
Address/phone/web:
875 Woodbury Road, 407-674-7435, cloakandblaster.com
After work or after hours?
After work
Beer/wine or liquor too?
Beer/wine
Check all that apply:
( ) fancy cocktails
( ) make ’em strong and keep ’em coming
( ) wine list (5 choices or more)
(X) craft beer
( ) beer: the usual suspects
(X) wide selection of bottles (more than 15)
(X) wide selection on tap (more than 15)
Food?
(X) Y
( ) N
Full menu, all geeky-themed (The One Ring Burger, Boba Feta Salad, etc.)
Smoking allowed?
( ) Y
(X) N
Outside drinking:
( ) Y
(X) N
Dog-friendly?
( ) Y
(X) N
Bathrooms: nightmare or not bad?
Not bad, with little Easter eggs throughout (look out for Moaning Myrtle).
TVs?
(X) Y
( ) N
What’s on?
Sci-fi and fantasy movies, plus video games
DJs?
( ) Y
(X) N
Loud music or background music?
Background; you’ll probably hear music from your favorite video game or fantasy movie.
Games? Check all that apply:
( ) pinball
( ) video
( ) pool
( ) darts
( ) shuffleboard
(X) other: A huge-ass bookcase filled with with so many board and card games
Essay question: Why should I drink here?
When you step into Cloak and Blaster, you’ll forget you’re in a Waterford Lakes strip mall: It feels like a cross between a Middle-Earth tavern and the Great Hall at Hogwarts. A creative menu of beer-based “cocktails” (the “Wolf Bite” is the prettiest and tastiest), tons of table space for gaming and a decent selection of beer and cider means you’ve found your geeky home.
This article appears in Aug 13-19, 2014.