OUR STORY
Serve Social is a one-of-a-kind entertainment venue in Christchurch, New Zealand - bringing together Escape Rooms, Ping Pong, Darts, Shuffleboard, Cornhole and a Game Show experience, all served with delicious pizza and drinks in a lively, social atmosphere.
Opening Day - May 2016
Our story began in 2016 with Crate Escape, a single shipping container on the corner of Armagh and Manchester Streets in a still-recovering post-quake CBD. From day one, our mission was simple: to create immersive, story-driven escape rooms that felt more like adventures than puzzles.
Our first escape room “The Misadventures of Max Magnus” - May 2016
We added a 2nd shipping container and opened “The Lost Hut of Antarctica” - November 2017
Rebranding from Crate Escape to CodeBreakers - 2020
In 2020, we rebranded as CodeBreakers and moved indoors, stepping up our experience while keeping the same spirit of creativity and fun.
Moving our shipping container escape rooms inside - July 2020
Two years later, we launched Serve Ping Pong Club, introducing Christchurch to a new kind of social gaming - complete with delicious pizzas, a full bar, and tournament vibes.
Serve Ping Pong Club opening - June 2022
Our Darts area opened - May 2023
In 2025, we brought everything together under one roof - and one name: Serve Social. This rebrand reflects our mission to create shared social experiences that are easy to jump into and hard to forget. We also gave the venue a complete upgrade including our bar, toilets, flooring, seating, parking, ping pong tables and waiting areas - it really was a major project!
New ping pong tables, seating, flooring, lighting and painting as part of our 2025 remodel.
Our new brand: Serve Social - May 2025
Whether you're cracking codes, landing bullseyes, or battling it out in The Game Show, there's always something happening at Serve Social.