In the past few years, such a format of a public institution as an anti-cafe has become popular in Russia. The name directly reflects the essence of the concept. After all, if in a cafe visitors pay for the ordered food and drinks, then in an anti-cafe it’s the other way around: you have to pay for the time spent in the establishment.
There are time cafes in many cities, including Samara. Anticafe "Plastilin" is one of the most famous institutions of this type in the center of the Samara region. At the moment, two time cafes of this network are open in the city.
What is anticafe
The idea of this format is that guests pay only for the time they spent in the anticafe. This price includes internet access and entertainment such as board games and video games, as well as unlimited tea, coffee and sweets.
As a rule, anti-cafes consist of a large hall and several rooms where guests can move freely.
Such institutions often become venues for various trainings,workshops, board game tournaments, meetings of foreign language clubs and other similar events.
Anticafé Claudel Models in Samara. Addresses, how to get there
If you open any navigator application and enter a query consisting of the name of the Claudel time cafe and the name of the city, then the list of results will contain two completely different addresses.
The address of one anti-cafe "Plastilin" in Samara is Stara Zagora, 27. The nearest public transport stops are "Gagarin Park" (which can be reached by buses number 23, 37, 47, 70 and others) and town" (routes 30, 35, 70, 96). The entrance is located in the courtyard of the building from the street. Soviet Army.
The second institution is located on the street. Pushkin, 268. Nearby are the stops "Artsybushevskaya Street", "Polevaya Street", "Michurina Square" (buses 41, 24, 46; trolleybuses 4, 15, 18, 22). Above the entrance hangs a sign with the name of the anti-cafe.
Entertainment
Plastilin anticafe in Samara offers its visitors a lot of options for pastime. As in any similar establishment, there are board games, game consoles, a computer, projectors for watching movies and much more.
The choice of board games is quite wide - from the well-known mafia, checkers and "Truth and Action" to less popular games for every taste and for any company. You can play something together, but for the same mafia, at least 3-4 people are required. However, if among the many games it was not necessary,time cafe rules do not prohibit bringing your own board games.
As for video games, the Plastilin anti-cafe in Samara has two modern consoles - Playstation 4 and Xbox One, as well as a large number of discs for them. Visitors can spend time playing Mortal Combat, FIFA, Far Cry, NBA and more.
In the rooms that act as a cinema hall, there are projectors for comfortable viewing of your favorite films
A computer with a printer and scanner is also available, which can be handy if you need to print some documents, a study report or other materials, but you can't do it at home.
For the comfort of visitors, Plastilin has high-speed wireless Internet, which can be used free of charge.
Menu
The anti-cafe has a small kitchen, where each of the guests can pour tea or coffee for themselves absolutely free of charge, take a plate of cookies, sweets and other sweets.
For a fee, it becomes available to order other dishes. The menu of anti-cafe "Plastilin" in Samara includes several types of burgers (cheeseburger, chickenburger, hamburger and others) and rolls, as well as various snacks in the form of french fries, hunting sausages, cheese sticks and chicken wings.
Those who wish can order a hookah, the cost of which starts from 500 rubles.
Also, any food and drink, with the exception of large amounts of alcohol, can be broughttake with you or order in any delivery service.
Prices and opening hours
The cost of staying in the anti-cafe "Plastilin" in Samara at the standard rate is calculated per minute. The price of one minute spent in the establishment is 2.5 rubles (respectively, 150 rubles per hour).
This amount includes unlimited tea, coffee and snacks; the ability to use the Internet, play board games and consoles, watch movies in the cinema. For hookah, alcohol in the anti-cafe bar and dishes from the menu, you will need to pay separately according to the established prices. Before visiting, the menu can be found in the official anticafe community on social networks.
In "Plasticine" there is also a tariff called "Raise the mood". Unlike the standard one, in this case the cost of staying in the anti-cafe is fixed and amounts to 150 rubles per person. However, there are some restrictions, such as unlimited use of the kitchen with hot drinks, biscuits and other sweets.
According to the “Raise your mood” tariff, a prerequisite for staying in an anticafe is ordering a hookah, and the opportunity to bring your own alcohol becomes paid and costs 300 rubles.
Stop check (that is, the maximum amount) is 350 rubles. By paying this money, you can stay in the time cafe all day until closing.
Anticafé Claudel Models in Samara on the street. Pushkin is open to visitors from Monday to Thursday from 10 am to midnight; on Friday from 10 am to 2 pm; inSaturday from 12:00 to 2:00; Sunday from 12 noon to midnight.
Institution on the street. Stara Zagora is open from Sunday to Thursday from 2 pm to midnight, Friday and Saturday from 2 pm to 6 am.
Guest reviews
Visitors share their feedback about the anti-cafe "Plastilin" in Samara in the official community of the institution in the social network "VKontakte".
Reviews from guests are mostly positive. Many note the friendly atmosphere prevailing in the anticafe, the cozy atmosphere and the high level of service.
Plastilin anticafe can be a great place to celebrate a birthday or other holiday, or just have a good time with friends, playing video games and enjoying delicious coffee with cookies.
Special mention goes to the courteous and friendly staff, who are always ready to help guests arrange plates for a feast, sort out technical problems with game consoles and solve other similar issues.
