In the past few years, such a format of public institution as anticafe 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 the anticafe everything is the other way round: you need to pay for the time you stay in the institution.
There is a time cafe in many cities, including Samara. Antikafe "Plasticine" 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 an unlimited amount of tea, coffee and sweets.
As a rule, anticafe consists of a large hall and several rooms through which guests can move freely.
Such establishments often become the venue for various trainings, master classes, table games tournaments, meetings of foreign language clubs and other similar events.
Antikafe "Plasticine" in Samara. Addresses how to get
If you open any navigator application and enter a query consisting of the name of the time-cafe “Plastilin” and the name of the city, then in the list of issued results will be two completely different addresses.
The address of one of the Plastilin anti-cafes in Samara is 27, Stara Zagora. The nearest public transport stops are Park Gagarina (which can be reached by buses under numbers 23, 37, 47, 70 and others) and Torgovy gorodok (routes 30 , 35, 70, 96). The entrance is in the courtyard of the building from the street. Soviet army.
The second institution is located on the street. Pushkin, 268. Nearby are the bus stops “Ulitsa Artsybushevskaya”, “Ulitsa Polevaya”, “Ploshchad Michurina” (buses 41, 24, 46; trolleybuses 4, 15, 18, 22). A sign with the name anticafe hangs above the entrance.
Entertainment
Antikafe "Plasticine" in Samara offers its visitors a lot of pastime options. As in any similar institution, there are board games, game consoles, a computer, projectors for watching movies and much more.
The choice of board games is wide enough - 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 at least 3-4 people are required for the same mafia. However, if among the many games it was not necessary, the rules of the time cafe are not forbidden to bring your own board games.
As for video games, the guests of the Plastilin anticafe at Samara have two modern consoles - Playstation 4 and Xbox One, as well as a large number of disks for them. Visitors can spend time playing Mortal Combat, FIFA, Far Cry, NBA and other games.
In the rooms that act as a cinema, projectors are placed for comfortable viewing of your favorite films
A computer with a printer and a scanner is also available, which can be convenient if you need to print any documents, a training report or other materials, but there is no way to do this at home.
For the comfort of visitors, “Plasticine” is connected to high-speed wireless Internet, which you can use for free.
Menu
There is a small kitchen in the anticafe, where each of the guests can pour tea or coffee for free, take a plate of cookies, sweets and other sweets.
For a fee, it becomes possible to order other dishes. The menu of the Plastilin anticafe in Samara contains 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.
In addition, any food and drink, with the exception of a large amount of alcohol, can be brought with you or ordered in any delivery service.
Prices and working hours
The cost of staying in the Plastilin anti-cafe in Samara at the standard rate is calculated per minute. The price of one minute spent in the institution is 2.5 rubles (respectively, 150 rubles per hour).
This amount includes an unlimited amount of 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 anticafe 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 “Lift the mood”. Unlike the standard in this case, the cost of staying in the anticafe is fixed and amounts to 150 rubles per person. However, there are some restrictions: for example, there is no way to use the kitchen unlimitedly with hot drinks, cookies and other sweets.
Under the “Lift the mood” tariff, a prerequisite for staying in the anticafe is to order a hookah, and the opportunity to bring your own alcohol becomes paid and costs 300 rubles.
Stop-check (i.e. the maximum amount) is 350 rubles. By paying this money, you can stay in a time cafe all day until closing.
Antikafe "Plasticine" in Samara on the street. Pushkin is open to visitors from Monday to Thursday from 10 hours to midnight; Friday from 10 to 2 hours; Saturday from 12 to 2 hours; Sunday from 12 o’clock until midnight.
Institution on the street Stara Zagora is open from Sunday to Thursday from 2 p.m. to midnight, Friday and Saturday from 2 p.m. to 6 a.m.
Guest reviews
Visitors share their feedback on the Plastilin antikafe in Samara in the official community of the institution on the VKontakte social network.
Guest reviews are mostly positive. Many note the friendly atmosphere prevailing in anticafe, a cozy atmosphere and a high level of service.
Antikafe "Plasticine" 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.
A special mention is deserved by the polite and friendly staff, always ready to help guests arrange plates for a feast, to understand technical problems with game consoles and to solve other similar issues.