The Game Table Cafe in Hampden Township is closing after a six-year run.
Owners Tom and Laura Keegan made the announcement Nov. 29 and cited “no single reason” and a “multitude of facts” for their decision. It will close on Dec. 24.
The cafe opened in 2016 at 4900 Carlisle Pike at the Hampden Center and was one of the first game cafes in the Harrisburg area. The cafe serves food including sandwiches, salads, baked goods and coffee and offers more than 500 board and table top games.
“This has been one of the toughest decisions I have had to make in recent memory,” Tom Keegan wrote. “Our customers and employees (both past & present) have become like family to us and closing the café was a very tough decision.”
Keegan said 2021 was anticipated to be the year to take the business to the next level at a new location but the current business climate is too chaotic. The cafe’s lease ends in January 2022.
He said contractors are booked and ones he’s talked to say tell him the soonest they could start his project would be in the fall of 2022.
“I had hoped to find a new location before our current lease runs out. However, the fact that it is easy and cheap to borrow money right now means that there are a lot of people building things,” he wrote.
In addition, Keegan said the high cost of food and supply chain issues have made it difficult to do business and pass along reasonable prices to customers. Also, Laura, who is the cafe’s chef, is experiencing knee pain and scheduled to have surgery in January.
He noted there is a possibility the cafe could return but before that happens the business climate needs to stabilize. The couple is encouraging customers to continue to enjoy the cafe over the coming weeks.
“My goal is to continue to provide the highest quality service and entertainment experience possible. That will be a huge help to all of us. This has been an emotional decision for us and has been emotional for our employees. They all love the café,” Keegan wrote.
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