Dave & Buster’s
11780 Fountains Way, Maple Grove, MN, 55369
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Address :
11780 Fountains Way
Maple Grove, MN, 55369 - Phone (763) 493-9815
- Website https://daveandbusters.com/?utm_source=DB&utm_medium=Text&utm_term=DB&utm_content=WebsiteLink&utm_campaign=DB_DB_Text_WebsiteLink
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Opening Hours
- Mon :11:00 am - 12
Specialities
- Takes Reservations : No
Delivery : No
Take-out : No
Accepts Credit Cards : Yes
Good For : Dessert
Parking : Private Lot
Bike Parking : Yes
Wheelchair Accessible : Yes
Good for Kids : Yes
Good for Groups : Yes
Attire : Casual
Ambience : Casual
Noise Level : Very Loud
Alcohol : Full Bar
Outdoor Seating : Yes
Wi-Fi : No
Has TV : Yes
Waiter Service : Yes
Caters : No
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Ed R.
The only entertainment was the 27 year old man-child playing DDR. The waitress seemed to forget about us halfway through our meal. We had to physically go and look for her to get our bill. Each round of drinks took an average of 10-15 minutes to get to the table. Food was average at best, my pasta was cold. I can do without coming back.
(2)Sweet Johnny P.
Why go to the ghetto when Dave and Buster's can bring the ghetto to you? Sure, my kid loves this place, but each trip here becomes more and more painful. The food is atrocious. The service is shameful. In fact, calling it "service" is a testament to irony. The one exception to this is the management in the game area. We've had problems with a couple of games from time to time and they always take care of us quickly. The cost is substantial in the game section, but you typically don't get much for the money you put into the machines (some yield a lot of tickets while others dispense very few - so choose wisely). When you redeem these tickets, you get to deal with some of the most caustic and morose people on earth - the gift shop clerks. You'll end up spending an eternity in this area while the kids pick out what they want (and it's all total junk). Many of the patrons are misfits, goons and others from society's Great Unwashed. Not the types you want to consort with for an afternoon. However, there is no denying that kids love this place. Try to go early in the day and avoid school MEA days - it turns into bedlam.
(2)Stephen C.
Dave & busters is great for a beer and a few games. If your going with friends it can be more entertaining. If you do go I recommend going Sunday-Thursday 9 to closed mix drinks a half off
(3)Ben D.
The food isn't even as good as an applebees, the people are rude/loud/obnoxious/drunk, the service is SSSSSLLLLLLLOOOOOOOWWWWW, and the games are either broken, off, or boring. I didn't enjoy my experience here, it was severely lacking. I would have preferred to end up at another restaurant... or even just have stayed home. Our waitress was for lack of a better work, a complete bitch. Look hunny, if you hate your job than get a new one, but don't you dare take out your menstrual angst on my friends and I. We all have bad days, we all get stressed, but for the $45 tip at the end of the meal/games that was tacked on whether or not we wanted to pay it, the least you could have done was mustered up some good will and acted like a human and not a complete shit stain. Next time I am invited, I will skip on it... I would rather buy a Wii and serve everyone at my house, it would be FAR cheaper and no doubt more enjoyable.
(1)Christopher P.
I used to live in an area where there were no Dave and Busters around, so we were very excited when we saw there was one close to where I moved to. I was a bit hesitant to come here, however, since the Yelp rating was rather low. Nevertheless, we decided to make the trip, figuring that going on a school night would prevent us from seeing a bunch of kids running around. First impressions were not good. When we stepped inside, there was NOBODY there to seat us. We must have waited at least a good fifteen minutes before someone finally told us that we could either sit near the games, the dining area, or in the bar area. Having come to D&B excited to play some games, of course I went with sitting near the games. The food is, for the most part, bar food. I had the Boss Chicken Club, which was moderately delicious, but nothing to write home about. My dad seemed to really enjoy his ribs, however, even though he said the soup he ordered wasn't that great. The salad I had was unfortunately tainted with tortilla strips to give it an unnecessary "crunch". Now, we come to the games, and I was QUITE disappointed in the selection available. When I come to an arcade, I expect to play games using novelty control systems and big-screen graphics which offer experiences that I couldn't already have at home. However, at least five of the games were stripped-down versions of games I had on my iPhone. Fruit Ninja, Cut the Rope, Doodle Jump, etc. The problem is, I already played these games years ago on my cell phone, and likely for cheaper than it would cost to play them here. They were laggy conversions designed around giving you tickets. I could actually see some of these making legitimately good arcade games with just a few tweaks, but the way these were presented shows that the games were designed more around tickets than offering a similar experience to their mobile counterparts. There were a few games which did give me the kinds of experiences I was looking for. Pump It Up is a great Korean dancing game, Pac Man Battle Royale is an intriguing multiplayer variant of the arcade staple, and Connect 4 gave me an opportunity to play a big version of the classic with my dad. However, it seemed like for every game that played great, there were at least two that were either just bad or flat out broken. The biggest example of this is with the SkeeBall machine, which didn't give me any balls when I swiped my card. It took at least 15 minutes to get someone to get us some balls. I was very disappointed. Overall, while I had some fun times, I have to say that this is probably the worst Dave And Buster's I have ever been to.
(2)Z J.
This is more based on atmosphere/service rather than food. We didn't dare try anything, it all seemed pretty unappetizing. Drinks were pricy, bartenders were rude, lots of unsupervised kids running around. I didn't realize it was more like Chuck E Cheese than Gillian's...
(2)Warren C.
The food is nothing to write home about. I'd rather go to Applebee's to be honest. But I guess if you do the eat and play combos, you can make things stretch a little bit more than they would normally. The best thing about this D&B is that you can sit there and destroy the stuffed animal claw machine for hours on end. It pays out on average of 1 out of every 2-3 tries. That's pretty good if you're looking for some cheap plush novelty animal to take home.
(2)kyle t.
Give me Chucky Cheese over this lame place. I will admit I have been here a few times, mostly for drinks but I know I've had some sort of food while here. All that I have ever really thought was that it was an OK place for a beer but the food was average and a little over priced. Well that was until today. Nice Sunday running around and figure to stop in for a beer, maybe play a game or two and grab a bite while my car sits at Costco getting tires (love Costco, must give it a plug someday). Than it all comes flooding back why I don't go here often. Beer is over priced, service sucks (not really sucks I guess but all the bartenders seem really cheesy) and for some reason I order the chicken nachos. Remember how you used to go out with friends, order nachos and have a good old time enjoying your beer with the cheesy chips, well don't do that here. I thought "a plate full of nachos will be too much for one person", wrong. For $8.00 you get 8, count them, 8 nacho chips, a side of sour cream and some jarred sauce. $8.00, $1.00 per chip, W.T.F!!! I wish I could say they were large special nacho chips loaded with goodness but they weren't. They were very average, over priced, brand name duds. Save your money. By an X-box, order a pizza and pick up a dozen beer. You'll spend less and feel better in the end. KT
(1)Joe B.
Went there with a party of 8 on a Wed. Night. Worst service I have experienced in quite a while. The waitress took our orders for drinks and food ....never saw her again until the bill came. I had to go to the bar 3 times to fill drink orders for the kids. The burgers are average at best. One of the kids had the Philly sandwich....tasted like gristle. My wife's club sandwich was good, but that was about the only positive.
(2)Jon G.
Word of advice! Eat somewhere else before you come play games here!!! The service here is below average. I'm not saying that our server was rude, she was actually quite nice but that didn't make up for the fact for everything that took place that night. Our beers took 10 minutes to get to our table, she couldn't remember drinks that were ordered and had to come back and ask. (just write it down and you won't have that issue) After ordering our food, we waited for quite some time before the first plate came out which was chicken and ribs. My friend started eating and eating and eating, and still our food wasn't out. He was over HALFWAY done before the rest of the food came out. And to top it off, the BLT turkey burger that i ordered came out as a avocado turkey sandwich. I didn't care because I was too hungry to send it back. It was a good sandwich, i'll give them that. We ordered a second round of drinks which took anywhere from 6-10 minutes again to get to our table. I'm don't usually complain and this whole experience didn't really ruin my evening, i just wanted to tell it how it was. People less patient than I would of had a field day with this type of service. I understand there are things that the server can't control, like when the food comes out or if the bartender makes the drinks quickly. But this should all be watched by management and controlled a lot better than it is right now. Games- Not much has changed since i've been there over two years ago. Maybe 2 or 3 new games but everything has stayed the same so we just stick to the blinking light games that get you tickets. So this is my honest review! Like it or not, this is how I feel about my experience at D&B's.
(1)Patrick W.
Let's talk about the Dave and Buster's concept for a minute. You either go there for the food or the games. Usually we use the food as a nice excuse to let us play the games. The food is what you'd expect -- decent value, a little greasy, seriously damaging to your waistline. If this were just a bar people would rave about the food. But it's not just a bar. It has games too and that shall be the subject of today's review. In particular, one game. A game which rises above all other games. A game which transcends the mere bounds of humanity. The divine game. God's favorite game. Skee-Ball. Yes, you can get plastered and crash in Daytona. You can punch your friends in Arctic Thunder. You shoot some hoops. You roll balls and make a little mechanical horse move along a track. None of these games require the skill, patience, technique, luck, and trash talking of your friends that Skee-Ball does. It is imperative that when you visit Dave and Buster's you play Skee-Ball. Unfortunately, the Skee-Ball experience at this Dave & Buster's is sadly lacking. A mere four lanes wide, this is no alley of champions. Nevertheless, we persevered. We arrived and swiped our card in lane one. The roll of wooden balls was soon music to our ears as four wooden balls rolled down. Eager for competition we we went to swipe our card in lane and found it was OFF! Curses! We'd have to make due trash talking across the chasm of an empty Skee Ball lane! On to lane three! A swipe the card and the machine came to life. I awaited the clack of wooden balls, to receive but one ball. ONE. BALL. Truly this is a tragedy of epic proportions and would seriously slow down our competition. Does Robin Hood have just one arrow? No! Does NHL refs have to retrieve the puck every time it goes into the stands? No! This isn't the way Skee-Ball is supposed to be, but we could work with it. I would have to wait for about 30 seconds between throws, seriously annoying the other competitor in this game of skill. We rolled our first ball, she got a 40. The gauntlet was laid. Taking aim, putting some backspin on the ball I launched my ball to the top of the lane. It landed in the in the 50 ring. I now had a total of 70 points? What? Seriously? YOU CAN'T GET 70 POINTS ON ONE THROW IN SKEE-BALL. Immediately my mental accounting processes kicked in. "Okay, just remember, it gave you 20 free points," I told myself. After waiting for what seemed like tens of seconds my one lone wooden ball was returned to me. She rolled her second ball and got a 30 for a total of 70. Respectable after two throws -- I'd need a 20 to keep up. Taking aim I wildly threw the ball, it bounced from side to side and into the netting before falling back to earth and finally settling in one of the 100 spots in the corner. I was proud and began to gloat until I saw my score. 130. SERIOUSLY? In what universe does 70 + 100 (or 50 + 100) = 130? Mental accounting kicked into overdrive. It's a good thing I hadn't drank more because the mathematics involved quickly become more complex than anything I had experienced in my engineering Ph.D. We continued to jockey for the lead until the last throw, it was close. She threw her last ball and ended up 20 points ahead of my mental accounting. It was going to be tough. Then I realized something. The game said I had played 8 balls, but gave me NO BALLS LEFT. The machine sat there taunting me to throw another ball, but there were no balls to be found! Such horror hadn't been witnessed but this reviewer since he saw Gigli! Keeping cool I sought out Dave & Buster's staff in hopes they could prevent epic frustration. To the ticket booth I ran. It was empty. I began to scour the midway for a member of Dave & Buster's staff. No one. We were alone, behind enemy lines, with a Skee Ball game that seemed determined to keep score using new math, out of ammo, and no hope of reinforcements. Finally, I found a waitress who hailed a midway staff member. SALVATION! We quickly ran to the machine only to discover that my game had timed out. I was crushed and crestfallen. For the rest of time I shall have a Skee-Ball shaped hole in my life because we will never know how that game ended. Truly, the sad state of this Dave & Buster's Skee-Ball games is a crime against nature, humanity, and the sovereign Lord of the universe. I weep for the Maple Grove Dave & Buster's and can only hope that they soon remedy this travesty.
(2)Lisa M.
I know I'm too old for this stuff.... So, we were at a Bachelorette Party at the mecca that is Dave and Buster's. Now, it's not your typical place for a party like that, but like Ashley F. the bride does not drink. We met here around 6:30 on a recent Saturday night. We were quoted an hour for a table for 12, but only waited less than 30. We were seated up by the pool tables in a kind of separate area. I found out after I banged my leg, it was actually another pool table with a cover on it. Our server Angella was very good. I was actually surprised at how pleasant and accommodating she was for all of us. I certainly couldn't work a party where everyone wanted food, drinks, game cards, desserts, and separate checks. I'd lose my mind! For food I had the Boss Chicken Club, bacon on the side and up-charged Sweet Potato Fries. The sandwich came and it was huge - a nicely grilled chicken breasts with a Laughing Cow like spread, avocado, lettuce, tomato and fried onion things on a wheat bun. I was shocked at how good the food was. My sandwich automatically came with fries, but I subbed sweet potato for only $.49, which made my sandwich $9.29, was reasonable. Now, on to the fun. I had been to D&B about 5 years ago, so I have no idea where my Power Card was, so I had to get another one. The games are actually really fun. It reminded me of the old Circus Pizza from when I was a kid. My favorites were the horse came where you roll the ball in and the Deal or No Deal game. I found out I'm not as good at Skeeball as I once was. Everyone in the party had a great time, even my mom! We left with our loot from our winnings 6 hours after we arrived. Angella let us keep any tabs open we wanted to and keep the table as home base all night long. The shockingly good food, the pleasant service, the fun games, and the reasonable prices will have me going back. I'm not sure I would go during cold and flu season though - lots of community stuff to touch and kids running wild.
(3)Ray B.
Great for dads that need a break from shopping with your wife!
(3)kona y.
i came here once for a birthday. the place was as i expected, but the food was beyond my expectations! we got the teriyaki sirloin steak, and parmesean chicken alfredo. yum yum yum. then we did the eat and play combo where you pay a little extra and you get a game card. only thing was the joint closed earlier than i expected, but i guess im kind of a late partier.
(4)will m.
on a trip to minnesota with my friend, we stopped in at dave and busters for we don't have that in the seattle area, but they tease us all the time with their commercials on cable tv. it's like a chuck e cheese for adults and children, but much better variety of food and better food in general. even the prices are better and you get the after meal entertainment at the arcade and carnival type game area. the eat n play combo is the best, huge portions of food and game time for less than $20. it's kind of like the cheesecake factory meets chuck e cheese. i wish they had a dave and busters here, i would take my family there and have a good time. the parking lot is huge, the ambiance, dim lit at night, but loud and fun because of the entertainment.
(4)Cindy S.
I have been forgetful to update my review, but since the Head Honcho of Dave and Busters was kind enough to reach out to me regarding my review, I feel obligated to give them an update. They offered me a $100 to come back and give them another try, so I did, two more times. They do get a bump up from 1 star, but no more than that. I have figured out after three visits That NO ONE should come here for dinner. Because that is where the worst of experiences happen. My friends dinner was terrible. Food took forever and a day to come out. When we all finally did get out meals we asked for silverware because none of us had any. A couple minutes passed and the server did not return, so we asked another server and she said no problem. Well she never came back either. I refuse to eat pasta with my hands, so I went and told the hostess we need silverware and now! Even after we got our forks the disappointment did not end there. We wanted refills and more drinks, but we never saw our server again. So we had to go up to the bar and get our own drinks. I warned my sister-in-law to not have her sons birthday here, but she said it is what he wanted. She quickly regretted it. We had a group of about 20 and were split up into two tables on other sides of the party room. Which I did not understand, we had reservations, so why aren't our tables next to each other? We told the server to have all the bills split and she said sure no problem and even went through to trouble of ordering one family at a time. When the bill came, it was ONE long very expensive tab given to my sister-in-law. Her reaction was, "we told you we wanted our bills separate!" The server said she could not do it. (Bull, I have been here two other times and they split the tabs) This server did not even split it by table! So, we sat around for another 20 minuets, trying to figure out what 20+ people ordered. The server was getting mad because she had to keep running back and forth to run credit cards. The only reason they get a one star bump up is because I have never been unhappy with the bar service. At most, if you truly still want to come here, just stick with the bar and games
(2)Kelli R.
We had my boyfriend's 33 birthday Get-Together start here because it was in the middle of St Cloud and St Paul. We thought it would be a laid back and fun atmosphere. Instead I just wanted to strangle the small children running around like crazy at 10 pm. Sugar intake for those under 10 should be restricted. Not only were the other patrons annoying and rude, the food was terrible and overpriced. There were lines to play video games so all of us could never play the same game, or any game near each other. This doesn't even touch on how we couldn't hear each other speak over the screams of kids. I know this is an arcade but after 10, shouldn't it be more adults than children?! We decided to retreat from the throngs of children and ended up at the TGI Friday's across the parking lot. Now, that is not my typical place at all, but it will be getting 5 stars in my review.
(1)Jennifer Y.
Now why does this place have to be so expensive? I mean, it's not like you're not going to grab a few drinks from the bar, possibly get tipsy, and spend too much money on games. I was so excited for the adult version of Chuckie Cheese, but after dropping nearly $100 on a couple appetizers and a few drinks & games, I vow to never go back.
(2)Eric S.
Now I didn't want to come here in the first place because I don't like video games anymore, plus I just thought this place would be really bunk, I'm getting old I guess. Anyways, I stopped in here last weekend with 5 of my buddies and was pleasantly surprised. I got a lot of humor out of this place, most of my friends went and played some games while me and another guy settled in at the bar. It was a great place to people watch. Where else can you go and see 40 year old dudes taking video games all serious and crap, I had more than my fair share of laughs. At the bar area, they had TVs with sports on, and the service was fast and friendly. I didn't try the food because it never occurred to me that they might have decent food, plus we just had dinner elsewhere. Beware though, this place is rather loud! To me this seems like more the type of place where you'd just come to drink and have some fun anyways. I'd definitely come back here to people watch and drink some beers, I like laughing!
(3)Ace F.
We arrived at 6pm with 5 adults. We understood that it would be busy out and anticipated a wait. There was a 45 min. wait. My receipt it says our server's name was Matt K. but our waitress was Mallory. She was cold, unfocused and appeared very rushed. Mallory got our drink orders and appeared very uncomfortable. She asked us for I.D.s as my brothers ordered beers. I informed her that we have an open tab and would like to transfer it. Mallory talked to the bartender and stated he requested we close our tab because she didn't want to get a manager to transfer the tab. I was agreeable and closed it. We were not ready to order right away so she left. Once she returned with our drinks, we did not see her again for a good thirty minutes. It was not until I caught her eye at the register that she finally did return. We asked for straws because she did not give us any and my sister was looking for something to sip her pure patron drink. We asked for a glass of water because my sister was not feeling good. Mallory said she would get it right away. Our food arrived at 9:40pm. A couple rushed to drop off our food. Mallory popped in once to ask how the food was but remembered she forgot the water and left. Two of our dishes were both supposed to have bacon wrapped around the kabobs and there was none. After we ate Mallory stopped by to give us our bill. I asked for a menu for desserts. She also finally brought us the glass of water and steered us away from the brownie-ice cream dessert because "the brownies have not been very good lately." We shared a fondue plate that had brownies! I asked Mallory if she could take away some plates because we did not have space to share the dessert. She told us, "We have busser. I don't know where they are but they should be doing this." She took our plates and we requested utensils since we received none for dessert. After this experience I am very unlikely to return to Dave and Busters at Maple Grove, MN. I wrote to Dave and Busters and they replied below: Thank you for taking the time to let us know about your recent visit to Dave & Buster's. We take great pride in providing our guests with fun, excellent food and legendary service. We also take guest comments very seriously and use your feedback to better our service. Please allow us to apologize for any inconvenience you may have experienced as a result of your visit. We hope you join us again soon and give us the opportunity to "wow" you on your next visit. Please visit us at daveandbusters.com to review current local promotions. We look forward to serving you again soon. Sincerely, Kim Walsh Dave & Buster's, Guest Relations (214) 904-2319 Thanks for nothing Dave and Busters, ya cheap dirt bags. You screwed up big time and you expect another chance? Not in this life time. There's only so much a generic apology can fix....which is close to nothing. I will be hoping that your business goes down under. Please-- please! Don't make the same mistake I did and ignore these reviews! They are true!
(1)Jen B.
After stopping in several restaurants in the Maple Grove area on a busy weekend night, and finding 30-60 minute waits every where, we settled on Dave & Buster's for dinner. This would make probably my 3rd time eating here. I have to say, believe it or not, they have really good food! Now, I will admit, I am not going to rush back, but the food has been consistantly good each time I have gone, and have ordered something different each time. This is a great atlernative to the Chuck E Cheese type places, but for older kids to adults. This is not the place for you if you are looking for a quiet dinner though!
(3)Laura P.
Ugh. So I went here. I feel really torn about it. Side A: The fun lovin' lady that I am is all about getting drunk while playing games like Ski-Ball, Air Hockey, Daytona 5000, 6 Shooter, trivia, some big crazy horse racing game, some fighting games, some big epic 3-D bowling game, etc etc etc. . . . Side B: The other part of me feels like a cheap whore for getting sucked into this big box chain restaurant that offers food that is comparable to a less imaginative TGIF or Applebees all for the benefit of being able to play some video games while drinking overpriced drinks. I ended up spending about $70 here. I had 2 large beers. . biiiiiiig beers. I also had 2 fruity foo-foo drinks that were tasty, yet spendy. I had dinner here so I could do the 'Eat and Play' combo. I ordered the chicken parmasean sandwich and salad. Then with the $24 meal, I received a $20 game card. Seemed like a good deal. . . but then why was my tab $70? No idea folks. All I can think was that those drinks had to have been $10 a piece. The games were fun. But I felt like my soul was being sucked through some portal that lay beneath the floor. Some portal that lead to the basement where all the employees would gather so they could become charged on my energy so they would be able to return to work and be the dippy, overly happy drones that manned the corners of the arcade, waiting to get you more beers, or fix malfunctioning games, or count your plethora of tickets so that you may walk out with a big, huge, stuffed pink bear so you could feel like you got something out of your $70 you spent. There had to be something like this going on. I felt drained. More so drained than my bank account. And the more drained I felt, the more energetic they seemed. It's a conspiracy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! But it was kinda fun. I guess.
(2)dave b.
I went to dave and buster's,with a friend last thursday.We were there for an awesome,rocking buisness meeting!...anyway,i love this palce!...a great bar area,plenty of video games to keep the kids entertained,a party room,and good food!......i was not too hungry,so i had the small ceasar salad,for $4.95,and a diet coke.....salad was very good.....crisp,cool lettuce,croutons,and a savory ceasar dressing!.I know that i should have done this review,on a bigger meal,but i was still impressed with dave&buster's.plenty of free parking,and the party room,is great,for meetings,birthday parties,or family reunions!.hope to see YOU there next time!.
(4)Yvonne S.
I want to like this place. I love eating out, fancy drinks and games. Dave N Buster's has all of those things but the people who work here are generally awful for various reasons. When we arrived on a Saturday at 6:30 pm, they were pretty busy and the hostess told us we'd wait an hour for a table. Okay, no problem. We'll play some games while we wait. After paying a fortune ($130) to mill around with the odd combo of toddlers and very drunk twenty-somethings, we checked back with the hostess since we'd waited an hour and twenty minutes. The hollow eyed stare we received from the disinterested, tired girl at podium was unapologetic as she informed us that there were 6 tables ahead of us. We stared blankly back, 'What does that mean?' Who knows? She says she doesn't know how long our wait will be, 'A while' she guess's. Next, we go wait in the ticket turn in line. I can't figure out why the ticket counter seems unable to understand what a 'line' is and serves random customers not waiting who approach the counter from the side. It takes forever to work our way up but that's okay. It saves us money in the end because, as it turns out, our actual wait for a table is not one, but TWO HOURS from our arrival. When we'd first walked into the arcade we'd encountered an overly excited gentleman who was screaming 'I WON! I WON!' when his restaurant beeper went off. At the time, we thought he was being funny. Now we understood, he'd probably lost hope of being served and was screaming in disbelief and hunger. Fast forward to 8:30, our beeper has gone off and we're being seated. There are at least a 1/2 dozen unoccupied tables surrounding us. Why we had to wait so long is beyond me. There is no rush to seat anyone at these tables while we're ordering/waiting. The hosts continue to call names over the loud speaker so I assume people are still waiting for these tables. At this point, we're starving! When the waiter appears we order drinks, apps and dinner all at once. 10 minutes pass and drinks arrive, 10 more and the apps arrive (did I mention we'd ordered everything at once?) 25 MINUTES LATER our food arrives. We're almost ready to drink the condiments on the tables since we've been here for 3 HOURS and still no dinner. The waiter stops by once and says he 'doesn't know' where our food and 'don't shoot the messenger'. Great, thanks. He's a friendly guy but not helpful at all. The drinks and apps were good but our long awaited dinner was so bad we didn't eat much of it, hunger notwithstanding. I ordered the Mac N Cheese. The cook was too lazy to chop the bacon so I received one strip unceremoniously dumped on top of my dish. The chicken was of such poor quality it was inedible. I tried to chew it but it was so full of gristle it was gag-worthy. My husband didn't fare any better with the Steak/Shrimp/Alfredo disaster he ordered. The steak was of such poor quality he couldn't chew it, either. His dish was cold but I don't know that making it warmer would have helped. Oddly, the best thing we had was the pretzel dogs. The hot dogs in that dish were of better quality than both our dinners. Who knew? In a nut shell, I will not be back. If you must give it a try, arrive early, with a lot of patience, money and with low expectations for the food and staff.
(1)Char L.
I reek of oily food!
(2)Maria A.
I thought the idea of an adult chuck e cheese was awesome. We could leave the kids at grandmas and go do play! I'm not sure what all the hype is about the drinks. I think they taste good but a shooter is 5, a cosmo 8 and I had one of each and didn't feel a thing. I'm not sure there is any alcohol in them. That's pretty strange for me to have two and feel like I had kool aid. The games can be fun, but not worth it. We went thinking that we would spend about 50 and we each had a burger and a shooter and I had a cosmo on top of 200 points we ended up spending almost 100 dollars. So much for their specials...you really have to read their fine print. We also left hungry. We ate everything on our plates and they were good but not very much food. I had the california bar burgers and my husband had the buster burger. The free 10.00 in gaming points also comes with a 2.00 activation fee... I also thought this was an adult atmosphere but it's really not. There were alot of families there and alot of babies and strollers. Which is totally fine, it just threw me off since we thought it was an adult place to go and took our kids to grandma's. I wouldn't bother to go back but that's just my personal experience
(1)Melanie B.
This is an edit of a 4 star review. I have had fun experiences here in the past but this last visit has ruined them all for me! My group (celebrating a birthday) arrived and was told that it would be about a 15 minute wait for a table, which was fine as we wanted to play some games anyway. We were given one of those things that vibrate when your table is ready (is there a name for those? Besides, you know, a vibrator?) and went off to play games. Almost an hour later we hadn't been called to our table. When we inquired as to why our table wasn't ready, the host said that they had seated a bunch of fantasy football groups and there weren't any tables available anymore. So while we were waiting for a table, they just seated everyone else before us! It was almost an hour and a half before we were eventually seated. And it just went downhill from there; our waiter dropped an entire tray of our food on the floor, when we finally got the food half of it wasn't what we ordered, items were missing, and the free birthday dessert was just vanilla ice cream covered in whipped cream. For all of this we got exactly one very half-assed apology. I think it's safe to say that my group and I will not be returning.
(1)Kristina S.
I wasn't sure what to expect when I headed to D&B for a friend's birthday. It was a Saturday night and it was packed to say the least. We managed to muscle into the bar and get some tables. Things were so crazy we didn't see out server for 20 minutes at a time. The food was alright, but who goes there for the food? It's all about the atmosphere. It wasn't for me. The beers were a nice large size and the games were entertaining. Nothing like watching grandma and grandpa have a beer while the kids are having fun playing ski ball.
(3)Tami D.
When here with a bunch of friends for dinner and fun and had a great time. For dinner, I ordered the philly cheesesteak sandwich which was the best I have ever had in the Minneapolis area. The sandwich was huge and had a ton of meat, cheese, onions, and green onions. It came with fries which were good as well. I was really really surprised at how good the food was. We went during happy hour where drinks were half off. I ordered the Candy Shop which was amazing (I love my girly drinks!) It was sweet and tasted just like a jolly rancer with a zip. However, my boyfriend ordered their signature Million Dollar Margarita which was absolutely horrid. Tasted like rancid fruit. My other friend's drinks were good though. After dinner our waitress game us coupons to get a $20 game card for the price of $10. If you are getting the game card for the first time, you will need to pay an additional $2, however it is reusable. They had a variety of games- Deal or No Deal, racing games, shooting games, skee ball, air hockey, hoop games, and tons and tons of those addictive coin pusher games. After using up all of our points, we were able to use our tickets to get a D&B drinking glass at the large prize store. They also have stuff animals (Bart, Homer, teddy bears, Brian from Family guy, etc.), tons of toys, video games, etc. Anyways, a fun place to drink and hang out with friends (although I wish they would further limit the number of minors allowed in... too many kids running around.)
(4)Ashley F.
All of the reviews of Dave and Buster's were so negative that I was almost embarrassed to admit that I really enjoy this place. The boy and I don't drink, so it's pretty hard to find fun places to go hang out late in the night. But D&B's fufills our requirements of decent food, fun stuff to do and not horribly expensive. You can join a club that always sends you coupons, and we always use ours. The best thing about this place is the game Super Trivia. It's like a game show where six people sit in front of three buttons and try to answer questions as fast as they can. They are on several different topics and if you like to play trivia, it's about as good as it gets. And also, like a small child, I like to buy useless junk in the little store. And some of the junk actually is useful! I got a food processor that actually does a decent job of chopping onions without me tearing up.
(4)Joseph W.
I've never been an arcade person, hardly ever setting foot in one. I didn't drink anything. I didn't eat anything. I had a blast with my special lady. I always thought these were for kids, but I had so much fun doing air hockey, basketball, trivia, etc. It was 100% fun and we got lots of coupons or whatever.
(3)Nick V.
Feels just like old times at chuckie cheese! Great family restaurant! Will be coming back for sure.
(5)A d a m.
Eat. Drink. Play. Walk out with worthless token. Eat: The food is average. It is note going to win an award, however it is one step up from bar food. Drink: Fun drinks. Fun shots. Just make sure you have plenty to give others a chance when playing trivia. Play: Video games in a socially acceptable manner. Don't be fooled by the maze finger game - it is fake. Be sure to watch out for machines that are empty of tickets (see below for usefulness of tickets). Make sure to people watch - there is nothing better than watching people focus as they shoot Aliens with fake guns or try to hit fish with a polar bear's bat. But the best is to watch those future dejected gambler types who are going convinced they will maximize their tickets if they hoard "the only good" coin drop machine. Walk out with worthless token: People take the ticket store a bit too seriously. Whenever I enter, I feel like I'm a 7 yr old who was given $2.50 and told to go wild in the Dollar Tree. As long as you don't take this part too seriously, you'll make it a great time.
(3)Jenni B.
Last night I went to Dave and Busters with a Living Social deal and the hope that I could relive the days when Chuck E Cheese when the venue where I wanted every life event to happen. I have to say, it was a ton of fun. I wouldn't come here multiple times in a year, but it's nice to mix up our date activities and this was a breath of fresh air. We had drinks and played games for a few hours, I would recommend getting there after 9pm like we did. The teenagers start to clear out so you get your pick of games rather than waiting. We especially liked the trivia and PAC man games because you could compete with other people too. They had the classics like skeeball and free throw games, but also had super-sized versions of popular cell phone games like cut the rope and fruit ninja. There were random games that didn't give out tickets, so if you are seriously trying to save up for that high ticket hot dog cooker or human sized mustached banana in the game room, you should pay attention. I would say it was a reasonably priced night for the entertainment we got out of it, both drinks and games. My only complaint is that we had several halfway full drinks taken away by busboys while we were playing games, which was frustrating. I understand there are lots of high schoolers around and you need to keep an eye on them, but it was like stealing money out of my pocket. Not cool.
(3)Elliot B.
Pretty ghetto.
(3)Chris Y.
Rude, rude people. My 15 year old son and his two 15 year old friends could certainly drop some serious cash playing games but God help them if they wanted to look at the prizes without an adult present. Company policy is what I am told. Want to bounce a ball? Can't do that either. Yep. Company policy. Here's my policy... I don't frequent businesses that have douche bag company policies.
(1)Birgen H.
If you go here, pay in CASH ONLY! The bartender STOLE money from me on my credit card! We had been getting drinks and food all night so I bought our last round; 2 beers and a glass of wine, which came out to $19. We were playing games so we were at the bar no more than 60 seconds to grab the drinks and go back, and the girl didn't smile or have any charisma, so since she put in the minimal effort and we hardly interacted, I only tipped a dollar on my card. Apparently she didn't like that and she decided to take out a larger tip from me! but little did she know I get immediate transaction notifications on my phone from my AmEx, so I saw that she stole from me. I went up to the bar and showed her and another bartender that I was overcharged and asked why that happened and to see my receipt. Both women were very rude to me and acted like I should just ignore it because it was only $3 more. I told them I wasn't going to ignore it, not because I couldn't afford it but because it was ILLEGAL, not to mention incredibly disrespectful to a paying customer. The other bartender proceeded to tell me, "yeah well that's like not even how credit cards work, you can't get transaction reports immediately, it takes like weeks to process..." ARE YOU SERIOUS? I literally JUST showed you my transaction notification, AND I showed her the immediate notification I got when I bought dinner there an hour earlier, showed her the receipt from dinner next to my transaction notice, and wouldn't you know it, the numbers matched exactly: I was charged the correct price for dinner but not the drinks! Which means the credit card is not at fault here, it was the bartender purposefully stealing from me. Bartender huffs at me, says "I guess I could get a manager of you really think this is such a big deal..." I said Yup. I do. She slowly walks around, I see her telling other servers about what I was doing, they glare over at me, she'd walk over to someone else, etc. I waited for 5 minutes then said F*** it, I don't want to deal with these idiots, and finally left. A message to Dave and/or Buster: you guys hire incompetent thieves who I'm pretty sure are all scheming together to snag more cash from your customers. You should fix that ASAP unless you want to lose even more regular customers because our group will NOT be back.
(1)Alina P.
Decided to have a date night with my son. We had dinner & played games. I swear pricing went up! The food was overpriced. I ordered the Cajun pasta & there was nothing Cajun about it. Tasted like super bland Alfredo with angel hair pasta. Not good. The mushrooms were whe, not even sliced! It was still raw. Seriously NOT worth $15! My son had the chicken tenders and fries..he got pineapple juice which tasted like watered down old sour juice. No pineapple flavor whatsoever. I had to switch it out for chocolate milk. Our server was really nice and accommodating BUT slow. Everytime I needed something she was nowhere to be found but I saw the same servers waking around but she was always Mia. The power up card. These things USED to be free with your meal. Now they charge you $2 for a car PLUS the tokens. I got 125 tokens got $23 but since I didn't have the power up card I paid $2 = $25! Upside, since I got a new card I got 10 extra tokens. So $25 for 135 tokens. Expensive, food was not good, I'd come back for games & drinks.
(2)Autumn V.
This review isn't about food. The food is all right. Nothing memorable but nothing to complain about. Typical bar food menu. Got the chicken quesadilla and it came out tasty-- lots of chicken, lots of cheese, and salsa. Simple but good. Rail drinks were cheap. Spent $30 on food and $30 on drinks.... Got way more drinks than food. NOW ONTO THE GAMES!!!! Go on Wednesdays when games are half-priced!!! We went on a Friday, spent $75 and got a ton of "tokens"....... Got there at 7pm, ate dinner, and proceeded to play every single game there. We only got about 75% through when we got tired suddenly (old farts) and realized it was midnight. Haha. There are a huge variety of games for every kind of gamer-- carnival type games, trivia, games of chance where you win tickets for prizes, and there are a lot of first person shooter games, too. We plan to come back for more games!!!! But on Wednesday this time so we can spend twice as long. I'm not ashamed. Haha.
(4)Teresa E.
My brother chose this place to celebrate his birthday with the family (11 of us). The restaurant does not take reservations so I was skeptical they would have space for us. When I told the host "how many" he seated us at an empty table of exactly 11 seats already set up! The menu was huge. Burgers, sandwiches, pastas and the like. I ordered a BLT with avocado that came with fries. The sandwich was actually quite good! Not too greasy, not skimpy on any ingredients. Pretty standard yet very (surprisingly) good! The fries. Also unexpectedly good! Thick cut and cooked to perfection. Not too greasy, not too burnt. Decent flavor and the skin was still on some of the fries. Legit? Yep. The service was great. She even brought me a new set of fries because mine had tipped over on her serving tray. I didn't even ask for a new set nor did I see it happen. My sister got bonus fries on her mac and cheese though. We skipped dessert here since my sister made cupcakes... shh! We snuck it in! After dinner we headed to what appeared to be a chunk of Vegas within Arbor Lakes. AKA, the arcade side of D&B. So many flashy lights! So many beeps, chimes and dings! Some of the games even had buttons on them for "cocktail service!" A few of us threw $35 into a machine to charge up a card for points. Pretty expensive to play dinky games for rolls of tickets to redeem for five pieces of candy. But that's like the point, right? TIP: if you have small children with you NEVER EVER let them play those claw games where you're supposed to grab a stuffed animal or miniature football. Once they get a taste of it they will want to drain you of all your points/money for only repetitive disappointment. Another TIP: If you decide to do some photo booth fun... beware this is not your typical photo booth. It is terrible. First, you put in $3 and not tokens/points/coins. Next, you have to watch an instructional video that you cannot hear because the arcade is very loud. Then you must choose a photographer. That's right, these are videos of characters that tell you when to pose. We chose the Italian supermodel photographer. He then starts talking about something (not sure what, couldn't hear it) and then yells "POSE!" So we basically had no idea what was going on during this time and ended up with nine photos of 2/3 of us looking strangely on at the screen in front of us. My step daughter was the only one that posed. Perhaps I'll post a pic. It was hilarious. Overall, we had a really fun time. Food quality was a surprise (I wasn't ill afterwards!) and I can pretty much play skeeball all afternoon long and be quite content. Let's celebrate every birthday here!
(4)Dakota M.
Bartender was rude to our crew. We were in a Daytona 500 race and we were allowed to get a pitcher by grabbing their ids. And we were allowed to get a waitress over to the race for them to individually check ids. She literally said I don't understand why all your group of 15 can't stop playing games and just come to the bar to drink. You don't need to drink in the arcade area...
(1)Dave A.
Dave and Busters used to be classy, have good food, and good service. Wow has it changed. Very expensive games, rude waitress, bland and poor quality food, and not to mention blaring awful music, so good luck having a conversation. Doubt that I will ever be back.
(1)Michelle M.
This was my first experience at a Dave & Buster's, and it was not pleasant. Our waitress Lilly was absolutely horrible and rude. I've worked in the food industry, and am willing to give some leeway, but this was ridiculous. We met up with friends to watch the Vikings game this past Sunday. On the website, there is a lot of advertising for game day specials, great atmosphere to watch games, etc. Maybe you should relay that information to your waitstaff, because she was trying to get us out of the restaurant as soon as possible. We were clearly there to eat and enjoy the game, and didn't appreciate feeling rushed. Lilly was also really bad at replenishing drinks, even though the dining area wasn't that busy. She would grab an empty glass from our table without asking if a refill was needed. One person in our group waited 20 minutes before he was able to get another beer. We started going up to the bar to refill drinks because our waitress was nowhere to be found. In fact, any time we asked for anything e.g. an extra plate, extra silverware, ranch dressing, etc. it was like we were inconveniencing her. She was not pleasant at all. Our group was about 9 people, and a few showed up later into the game. She started taking all the menus off of the table, even though we explained others were on their way. Our group spent $200+ and we probably would've spent more had our waitress been more attentive, and less rude. I don't think we will ever come back. I feel bad giving a one-star rating because the Maker's Mark burger was one of the best burgers I've ever eaten, but you seriously need to do something about the service.
(1)Steve M.
My company just hosted an event here yesterday. I was fairly impressed. The food was good, a slight step up from your standard bar food. Service was good and all of the customers we invited had a blast. I'm not a big video game guy (anymore), but it seemed to me that they had most of the newer games. I would say if your looking to kill an evening by having a few drinks and gaming the night away you'll have a blast here.
(3)Chuck K.
My friends brought me here last year for my birthday, and I had a really good time. If you haven't been there, Dave & Busters is like Chuck-E-Cheese for adults. You can enjoy a beer while playing skee-ball, have a rum and coke while you blast zombies at the arcade, or, as was my case, watch dollar after dollar become ticket after ticket, and trade it in for shot glasses and pint cups in the store. I think they have a restaurant as well, so you could make a whole evening of it too.
(4)Jonathan M.
This is the second time I come to this Dave & Busters and wow what a dissappointment. Last time was nowhere near as bad. We arrived and sat at the bar; it took about 8 minutes for the bartender to finally notice us and ask us what we wanted. Then, when he asked for IDs and my girlfriend showed him her Mexican passport, he said he would have to check with his manager?!?!? WTF? Are people from out of the country not allowed to drink or what? This completely started us on the wrong foot and totally made us dislike this guy from the first moment. Now for the food, we tried the Unloaded Nachos, which is just queso and salsa and fried tortilla chips. It was very substandard... definitely nothing to go crazy for. Now to the culprit that finished off this sour experience. The main reason why i come to Dave & Busters is their shuffleboard table, as I have not found another place in the TC that has a decent shuffleboard table. Last time we were here the table was fast but fine. This time, it was extremely convex; the pucks were falling outwards in every shot. I asked the waitress what was going on and she said they knew about it and had a guy scheduled to come fix it next week. So, if they know about it, why dont they take it out of service if its pretty much unplayable? To scam customers out of money for a crappy experience? When I asked the waitress to swap us to the pool tables, she said they should be able to keep us at the lower rate for the shuffleboard because of the inconvenience. 20 minutes passed by and neither she nor the manager came back to smooth this over. When she finally came back, I just asked for the check as I was ready to go. I asked them if they could take the $3 charge for the shuffleboard table since we only played for 5 minutes due to the poor quality of the table and she said she'd have to go talk to the manager. Again, 10 minutes went by and nobody came back. So, I paid, left no tip and left. Deplorable service at this place.
(1)Jason K.
So I am giving Dave ad Buster's a 4 star based on what it was. It is a real fun place to hang out with 6 friends like I did on a team outing. We entered the establishment and it is pretty enormous. The dining area is on the right, and then they have a ton of ticket and video games to the left. We sat down at a table and our server was super great. We started with a plate of nachos and a Diet Coke. The nachos were piled high and plenty good. Pretty generic, but solid! They have this cool special where you can order an entree from a list of about 10 options and you get $10 worth of game credits and 100 credits. I ordered the balsamic grilled chicken. After about 10 minutes it came out and it was kind of Applebee like, but a notch above. It was quite tasty and they were pretty large hunks of fowl. The Texas toast was overly buttered, but hey, it's Texas toast. The roasted potatoes and veggies were perfect and the balsamic salsa had the perfect amount of tang to it. Our server refilled my soda often and was as good as they get. I would have liked more TVs in the dining area, half of our table could see the TVs at the bar, while half of us couldn't see any of the glowing boxes. We first played a racing game where we could all play against each other. A great team activity. I played my boss in some mini basketball and some guitar hero. We all played trivia. This was my favorite. The more people playing at one time, the more tickets go into the pot. I won one round and got like 72 tickets out of it. It was super fun. 4 stars for groups, a perfect team outing place. After a few hours it gets to be a little like a casino, but we had a blast together!
(4)Brian M.
Meh. Was the one word I used to describe this place. It used to be a 4 star joint. Fun games, great food. It's taken a huge leap backwards. The portions were absolutely pathetic on the food. Great choices were taken off the menu recently. Our server was very interesting. It took her quite a while to interpret what we were saying before responding. She didn't mess up our order or mess up our game cards, but she did take a dirty glass off of one table, placed it on another as she was taking that table's order and did not take the dirty glass with her as she walked away. The man eventually bumped it off his table, spilling ice and soda in our direction. The game prices have become INSANE. The "credit system" is designed to leave just a little bit on there, so you either recharge or come back again. We came back again a few times over a few years and kept the same card. The card is pretty much dry now, we won't be back. We did end up cashing out all of our tickets though! Got a few fun balls for our kid and a shirt! It's not a bad haul for only playing 5 trips worth of games...
(2)Becky M.
We had a great dinner even though it wasn't busy and our server was hard to find. But he made it up in his personality for sure .. at the end of the night we wanted all our points and tickets on one card because we had a hand full of them and we're sick of trying to remember what one was what... we went to the bar to have the bartender do that for us. After we got the card back we checked the tickets and over half of them were missing and so was on of our cards ... so we went back to the bar and waited a long while since there was only one bartender on and a full bar. Finally a waitress came over to help to only tell us we are wrong all points and tickets should transfer over.... the whole time the bartender with a way short ass skirt gave us evil looks. And then the waitress called the manager up. The manager was way cool and understanding. Went in the back and fixed what went wrong.. anyway the manager should be given a raise for totally being understanding and apologetic. . He is the reason we will return!!! Sorry I didn't get his name. But maybe hire some new not evil staring bartenders. .. and she was super slow
(4)Jessica K.
Seriously...dont bother eating at this place. Its a overpriced applebees...i mean the appetizers were decent, but if you went salad, entree, sandwich, anything it was lousy... The games were fine once it hit 9 and most of the kids had left but anytime before that and you want to tell the parents to take the kids to chucky cheese... The wait for this place on a evening was 1.5 hours...and then after 2 hours we discoverd the issue is people go order then play games and take 2 hours to eat...seriously cant say im a huge fan of this place...
(2)Richard M.
Made a family stop at Dave & Buster's. Myself along with my wife and three teens and had no troubles with atmosphere, wait staff, food or any thing. Prices were comparable to surrounding restaurants. Kids had fun while mom and dad were able to visit alone over cocktails.....hey, sounds pretty good to me. Dave & Buster's is a good place to go for just that. To have dinner with the family and set the munchkins to playing while enjoying the company of your spouse. For this occasion I recommend Dave & Buster's
(4)Joshawa S.
Let's start with the food, nothing here that is going to "blow your socks off" the food was average, but good. We went on Taco Tuesday where they dish out tacos for a buck a piece. I cannot speak for the flavor/quality of said tacos but I can say that they were served without sour cream or salsa and looked rather plain, to be honest a few sides of these dressings would have been nice to see without special request. I had the chicken quesadilla which was good, again, nothing mind blowing, but good. I was surprised to find jalapeno slices in mine which added a nice kick to it. Moving on...the beer selection leaves something to be desired at best, you will find all of your typical imports and domestics but very few craft beers to cater to beer snobs such as myself. I realize that not every establishment need to be a dang microbrewery but it would be nice to see more than 1 IPA and maybe a few more stouts on the menu. Aside from beer you will find a wide range of very interesting drinks on the menu, if fruity drinks are your thing, then you will like what they have to offer. Let's talk service, truth be told the service here is far below par. A friend and I were waiting for our party at the front entrance, we were passed by several employees including managers without so much as a hello, granted, this seems to be a seat yourself type of place but it was pretty clear that we were unsure how things worked and a little customer service could have gone a long way. Our server was also very forgetful when it came to our drinks, even had to go to the bar to order because we got sick of waiting. So why am I giving this place 5 stars you ask? Because despite all of the above, my time spent here was nothing short of stellar, and I have an amazing woman to thank for that. D&B provided me a venue to sit and gaze at her beautifulsmile and watch her light up my life like she always does even unwittingly at times. Thanks D&B...lets bump up that customer service yeah?
(5)Dani W.
I loved coming here for my birthday. I think it's a bit overpriced, but on Wednesdays it becomes totally worth it. I had a blast, the combination of really great food (potato chip fried chicken?? So creative) and video games, it was a great date/birthday night.
(4)Angie S.
I recommend going here on Wednesdays for half off game day! Spend less to play more. We went here to have a friendly skeeball competition. It was fun to play games like I was a kid again. Dave & Busters really has a great spread of game options to win tickets and ultimately win yourself a giant stuffed animal. The food is sub-par bar food. If you do eat here they have a package deal for food and a game card for cheap. I have been here a few times and it seems that the menu has changed to offer a few more choices, but again, it's still bar food. So, if you are looking for old skool entertainment, host your own skeeball tourney here and win yourself a prizes no one really needs! It's fun!
(3)Alicia M.
Always a fun place, but geez can ya turn the music down a little...... and when asked if this was possible the staff just sneered. NOT COOL. (We weren't the only ones to complain)
(3)Kristine R.
Everything here seems to be overpriced (food and "tokens") and staff seemed overworked and undercompensated. It showed in their service. There was an OK selection of games and we stayed away from the bar and food simply because the pricing. Others here make a good point- simply walk to one of the other restaurants in the area for food. As far as the selection of games go, I think they could do better. Several games also seemed to be down/broken. Also, too many little kids running around. If I wanted that I'd go to Chuck E. Cheese.
(2)Maxx M.
Dave & Buster's is like a weird hybrid between Chuck E Cheese and Applebee's...but that would be an insult to Applebees. I went there last night for my daughter's 13th birthday. This was my third visit in the past year...again, NOT my idea, my daughter's idea this time. She loved it. I wasn't so impressed. Of course, for kids, it's all about the arcade. The food was average and overpriced for what you get. The service was slow and lackluster. This is a great place to go if you want to have some drinks while your kids play in the arcade. Other than that, I can't see a reason to stop here, especially with so many phenomenal choices nearby. -Daddy Maxx Retro
(2)Tiffany J.
Service today not so great! Sat at same table for a few hours, had 3 different waitresses, none of which said they were leaving or that they were our new waitress. Each time we had to flag someone down to find who could help us! Disappointing!
(1)Rik A.
Food was great, so was the service. We got a meal that came with a power card and because we went on half price game night the 10 dollar power card lasted a really long time. Their mountain high nachos are stellar!
(5)Bill H.
I grew up with Circus Circus, Showbiz Pizza, mall arcades and the Atari 2600. Back in the day, I displayed my Activision patches with great pride and today I still love video gaming. You'd think I would enjoy Dave & Busters more, but I was really disappointed. The place is downright dirty. EVERYTHING is sticky. There were dirty tables with half eaten meals mixed in with a whole lot of crappy games. The flies buzzing around discouraged us from eating or drinking anything, so I can't comment on the food or booze. It was also insanely expensive. Using a pay-for card that translates into play-points is a great way to obscure the fact that you are paying $2-$3 for everything that you touch. Sorry Dave & Buster, I'm not that bad at math. 60 minutes and $100 later, my 2 kids each left with $2 plush toys. The only reason I'm not giving a one-star review is because my kids had a good time - and I paid a pretty penny for it...
(2)Scott H.
Dave and Busters is a fun place for adults to go and be kids again. I had a great experience minus one flaw. If you are ordering dinner and are torn between their $13 bowl of mac and cheese or $12 """chili dog"""... go with the Mac for your own good. Their Chili is atrocious and the hot dog meat might be horse.
(3)Joshua W.
Didn't realize that to play games required you to buy a "play card" and none of the machines took money. There were several kids running around, and by advertisements and the fact that there is a bar in the establishment, I was thinking that it was an adults only venue. Guess I was wrong. After dodging rugrats and wandering around some, my friend and I bellied up to the bar. The bartender guy was ok, the woman bartender was a bitch. Some woman that was a regular kept trying to chat us up, but finally left after we had to make it crystal clear we weren't interested in chatting or sleeping with her, because she made a point of telling us several times her kid was with her ex for the weekend and was home alone. Creepy. We left dissatisfied in both service and atmosphere. That's about it.
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