Love Dave and busters. Josh makes some of the best drinks in town and is always super friendly!

Ok so this review is based on first impressions. This place has been open for one month. I was glad to come and enjoy the games before half the gaming units brake. As far as food and waitstaff... I'll get to that. From the outside this place doesn't have any flash, glitz or glamour. You walk to the front doors to meet a doorman. Yes a doorman like a Vegas club, but with no clip board just a clicker. He checks ID and makes some pretty simple jokes, not sure why outside but what evs. Make it inside... Huge counter a lady there... We can choose to go left or choose to go right or to the counter. Now the lady said nothing so we go left. Walked around and looked at all the gaming units. Figured out we needed to talk to the silent desk lady to get a game card. Got a card and played some games and used our tickets we earned. Pretty norm. What was not norm was a waitress walking around asking for drink orders alcoholic and non. We declined but some people did order and I watched as the poor waitress had to wait for the guy to finish his game (shooting basketballs) holding the beer forever... Just weird. Now food. First impressions is that this place has been open for ONE MONTH and the menus are so FILTHY. Gotta wipe down menus and don't forget the menus that stay at the table. Wings are nothing special..kids burger larger than norm..but chicken strips skinny and again nothing special. Fries are not fresh. Potato skins had no seasoning and cheese sticks some how not cheesy. With this place newly opened I expected some outstanding customer service and a great experience, but all I got was eh! I will give any place a second chance but not to soon. Give this place a shot because maybe we just got the "B squad" and you'll have a better experience... There is always hope. read more

Ashley is the WORST server we have ever had. Hands down she simply sucks at her job...Ashley was extremely rude, and not attentive. Waited over 20 mins for her to greet us. She treated us like we were a bother, needless to say we will not be back til they hire some decent servers. She was simply awful. read more

I had high expectations after seeing all the commercials of this place. When we got there, it seemed nice. There is a stand in front where you can purchase game tokens. After that is the bar to the right and games to the left. We sat at the bar waiting for more people to arrive and hardly got greeted but he finally asked us what drinks we wanted. Not sure how it works over there, but we had to get up and grab our own menu because bartender didn't offer and wasn't attentive either. Anyways, menu looked good! I was so hungry too.. Everyone finally arrived and they put some tables together and we sat down. It took 20 minutes for someone to come by and take our order! We had to grab someone to finally help! The waitress was apologetic and tried to make up for it. She was super nice after all... Now, the food finally arrived and another disappointment. The manager came and talked with us and made a new plate. We got it to go and assumed it would be better, but turns out, gross as well! Bad experience overall. Games were fun though! Just won't go back. Sorry! read more

Had food at Dave and Busters they accommodated haleys gluten allergy my shrimp allergy and we love the games here!!!

I'd give this place 0 stars if I could. Worst establishment I've ever been to. The management was completely rude and disrespectful. I have never felt so belittled in my entire life. Please save yourselves and your money and NEVER go here. You will regret it. read more

We had a large group dining in for the soccer State Cup Tournament and our waiter Zakk was awesome! He was very attentive and friendly!

Not a bad spot...... IF you are going there to play games. We went there to eat. A hour wait, we ended up waiting a hour and a half. They had forgotten about us, and our buzzer didn't even buzz. I ordered nachos. Came out COLD, waitress sent them back.. 10 minutes later, nachos came back out COLD again. Never got a "how are your nachos now" from our waitress. They did take them off the bill, would have been better off going to gardunos next door. Will be back to play games and drink some beer.. Thats all! read more

The drinks were by far the best aspect of our experience! So we would definitely recommend a trip to the bar during your visit(: It was a pleasant surprise to find out that the neat glass my drink was served in was actually also a take home sovereign for us to remember our experience with them, so for sure get the d&b tnt! The service was a little bit slow so we often found ourselves waiting for our next drink or round of food. However the manager was very friendly, and even changed the channel on one of the tvs near our table so we could watch the ALCS championship baseball game (boo Astros) Overall really enjoyed our experience however a few of the games did malfunction and one even just took our tickets but technical support was very quick to address the situation. In the end we had a great time getting to play games and using our meal as a sort of intermission before finishing up for the night! Good place for family days or a fun competitive date night out (: read more

HOLY COW THIS PLACE IS SOOO LOUD! Oh sorry, I was I shouting? Really, this place is super fun. I went with friends for my 29th birthday party. The thing I was surprised by was how many people had babies there! It was seriously crazy loud so I can't really understand that...but to each their own. The food was good, the drinks expensive, the games plenty. All things considered, it was a good time! I'd go back! read more

Went on a Saturday afternoon. Place was packed but we managed to get the kids off with their game cards while we scored a table in the bar overlooking the gaming area. Jody was our server and he was great, very attentive and friendly. I had the margarita coronita which was good and an order of nachos. The nachos were delivered quickly but tasted just ok. The kids had a great time playing games while we enjoyed our drinks and food for a good hour and a half. The kids had a great time. We will definitely be back! read more

The cocktails are sugary, the clientele is bro-y/gangstery, the food is definitely of the middle of the road sports bar variety. But man, do I love skeeball (and all the other games). It's a nice place to come and unwind on a week day night. It's clean, it's relatively mellow, and with a couple of drinks, the games can be super fun. Sure, our bartender was terrible, but literally all the other staff we interacted with were great -- friendly and helpful. You're not going for the ambiance or cuisine, you're going because you want to change up date night a bit, and if you approach it with this attitude, you'll have a blast. read more

Having been here several times and hoping the food was just a fluke...I was wrong It was mediocre at best and our server was OVERWHELMED and forgot about us...food was brought to us in stages..so one part is our table was done while the other hadn't even received the food. Then...she would disappear again to work her other tables to which she forgot about us. Had the pasta with chicken and shrimp which was really mac & cheese with chicken & shrimp thrown in...not impressed. So, after many visits, and many plates, it's best to just keep to their burgers, and salads....and of course their FABULOUS DRINKS AND GAMES‼‼ read more

I am a manager at a restaurant myself and really hated my experience at Dave and Busters that evening. It was a friend's birthday so I was obligated to stay, but I was so angry after the experience that I waited a few days to contact a manager since our entire table was extremely heated. I have been to several D&B's throughout the years and have always loved the experience... until I came to this one, in my own hometown. Our party trickled in--- I walked in at 8:30--- and I know how annoying it is to have that happen with a large table. However, one member of our party spoke to an employee who told us to wait for our party (at this point, about seven) at a table just outside the bar/inside the game area and that when we were there someone would help us. We pulled two tables together, and when seven of us arrived, we waited there for ten minutes with several employees looking at us and completely ignoring us. There was even what appeared to be a manager who looked at me and walked past, and instead of leaving, we decided to move to the restaurant side. We spoke with the hostess who gave no acknowledgement that we had been there for about twenty minutes without ever seeing a bartender or server, and in about five minutes we were seated. During the wait a few members of the party went to the bar and ordered drinks. When we were seated, a server who identified himself as Jody came and told us that he would be back in a few minutes to take our order. He looked around the table (again there are about seven of us, three of whom had alcoholic drinks), and said, "Since you already have your drinks, I'll be right back," and left the table, though we had already been waiting forever and over half of us were empty-handed. The birthday boy had to yell over the noise in order to ask for a round of water. We looked over the menu for ten minutes, and then six minutes passed before we got our water. That's sixteen minutes for water, which was delivered without straws or anything else. Then Jody walked away and didn't show back up for another ten minutes, when we flagged down a host and asked to see our server. I do acknowledge for the first twenty minutes, there was a large party seated near us. Again, I am a server and completely understand how a restaurant can get bogged down by large groups--- I work Old Town during balloon fiesta--- but it's Dave & Busters and a high volume is anticipated, and there were large amounts of employees walking through the dining area who never even checked to see if our server had remembered us. When Jody showed up to take our order, he seemed annoyed and rushed, so we ordered quickly, and waited for our food. We were not asked if we wanted appetizers during the thirty minute wait or anything other than water (three of us were under 21!). While we were waiting for our food, two more members of our party showed up, who happened to be very attractive young women, and suddenly, Jody was back! He wanted to chat with them over their drink choices and food choices and even pulled up a chair as to stay on eye-level with these valued costumers. After four minutes of great service, he comes back to our side of the table (our food has just arrived), and asks if we need anything, and we rattled off supplies-- ketchup, ranch, mustard, straws, extra napkins, and before we were even done with the table, he took off, came back, dropped the condiments off (no straws, no napkins), and went back to the young women seated at our table and talked to them about Mojitos for a minute before leaving. To top everything off, our check was wrong, and the best three minutes of service were when I was asking for your card and even then I caught an eye roll. As a server who works extremely hard for her money and for her customers, I find this level of customer service unacceptable. Not everyone is cut out for serving, but I bet if every customer Jody had was an attractive girl, maybe he could work up to D&B's (hopefully) high standards. Please bring Albuquerque the Dave and Buster's it deserves--- we've waited forever for this! read more

Dave & Buster's is basically Chuck-E-Cheese for adults. This place has a pretty decent arcade on one side of the building and the other side is a full bar with lots of TVs and also the restaurant section behind that. This place gets packed and usually has a line to get in the door. You also have to wait to play most of the arcade games as well to get a drink. Overall I think this place was pretty over hyped and overpriced and not worth all the waiting in lines for. read more

So almost a month after my review of this place, a gentleman from the company called and took some feedback from me about the food. He was very attentive, informative, and pleasing. Even though it has been a month, he is still going to give me a refund on my wings and ribs. He also talked to me about another dish that has my attention and may go back to try it. I increase my rank to three stars simply because this guy actually heard me out and is willing to fix it even though I told him I was not worried about a refund. Will definitely try again. read more

First and last time I ever step foot in this dump. I really only came here cause I had a gift card from work. Bartenders were terrible and way overpriced read more

It was sooooo loud. I understand the need for ding, zing& bing but I'm concerned for the workers and their hearing loss. Even in the restaurant section it was too noisy to hold a conversation. I felt it was expensive to play the games and they don't have really cheap goodies to buy ( ie tootsie rolls or jolly ranchers) when the kids have a few leftover coupons. I can see the allure with your adult friends to hang and have a drink and be silly. It's not really "family friendly(or safe)" to play with your kids and drink. Keep it local and go to Hinkle Family Fun center. read more

So i never been before and have seen the commercials and was disappointed when i got there to find that the place was flooded with children. I thought the whole point was that it was for adults to play -. Why have the bouncers outside if they just let anybody in- Thats false advertising read more

After having been here several times, this is the first day we sat in the bar area to watch football and so this review is specifically about that area. The waiter was terrible- and I was forced to use the app in my phone to order which was fine at first- but let me get back to that... so we place our order and our food and drinks do come out but then it's downhill immediately- our waiter basically dumped it off and we never saw him again... no plates no silverware no napkins- we finally asked a different waiter who seemed extremely annoyed to help- well since we never saw our waiter again my husband had to go the bar to get a refill on his soda and go to order a drink for me. Our waiter finally showed up at the end and I asked how do I view my bill to adjust the tip (after this horrid day I wanted to leave no more than ten percent) at which print he informed me I already submitted the tip while I placed my order at the beginning- he said it automatically pays 18 percent unless I change it- he was literally standing next to me through this process at the beginning and never told me this- there is no way in hell I would have tipped that much for this awful service. I will not return and will sadly have. To take my children and their friends elsewhere. read more

Ya, the shine wore off this place quick, didn't it? In the 3 times I've been, I don't think I've seen one happy employee. The food and drinks are right up there with an Applebees or other chain restaurant that trucks in frozen food. The bar service has been mediocre on a good day but most of the time it seems easy to be forgotten by your server. The games are fun for a few minutes but after a bit, it feels like a casino, you know you may win something but you'll spend $60 when you could buy it for $20. read more

We are Dave and Buster's frequent flyers - we've been to D&Bs in California (San Diego & Irvine), Colorado, Arizona (Tempe & Phoenix), Texas, Hawaii, Washington and perhaps others I've forgotten. This one is like the others except this one is small (primarily the game room but it has all of our faves - claw game, anyone?!). Don't come here looking for a gourmet meal - it's your run of the mill fried frozen food delights. Why do we come? It's loud (so our kids fit right in!), our 5 year old has been saving up for a 7000 point pink gorilla for a while and she's determined to get it, and it's fun! Our kids like playing the games and it is a nice treat when we need something to do! It is a bit pricey for what it is but it is on par for this type of restaurant. The service can be hit or miss at D&Bs but we, honestly, haven't had a bad service experience at this location. read more

I did not check Yelp for D&B because there should not be issues unless they can't get the basics right. Well this is the last time I make assumptions like that. Quality and service issues here all around. Most of all I was really disappointed with the careless attitude of the staff up front. read more

The food was actually pretty good. Especially considering the whole menu is fried basically, prices reasonable too. Problem with this place is the organization and to a certain extent the service. The bartender got 4 drink orders in a row wrong. Four of them... when I asked for my correct drink she acted put off and argued that I ordered something completely different. The ticket area is kind of a shit show too, there was one person handling tickets and the line was a 15-20 minute wait on a busy friday, same for the prize store. Typical ham fisted albuquerque attempt to have big city stuff and totally botching it. Overall place was fun but frustrating. read more

Over priced, over crowded, yeah it's a chuck e cheese for adults, but adults remember there are bars and casinos also remember what adult wants to come to a place where the food at best is bland no originality, the beer I mean there is nothing special it's beer and with so many establishments doing more with domestic or imported beer putting it in a huge mug isn't "WHOA" like it used to be now your an alcoholic..., the games are overpriced and the prizes are crap and pricey, worst of all you have waitresses running around up selling shoots and beers... Yeah because people need that extra push to purchase the substance that people are fighting to get rid off. I've always try to give a place the benefit of the doubt you know like maybe a bad night or an off day but after going back more than a few times I have realized that this establishment fails miserably. I mean awful food, awful customer service, if you come often the games don't get rotated or updated at all, the prices are also not rotated or updated and besides a the fact that they have a ton of tv which is sadly one of the good things they have going either than that everything else fails miserably even in their own rewards system I mean with their own advertisement. It says if you spend 100$ you get 10 I've spent over 300 and have yet to received anything back. So after awful food, awful customer service, awful games and prices mediocre alcohol and unless you enjoy going and getting blasted with their music or by the game they happen to have on I would say try it once but be warned unless this establishment changes I don't see Huge changes read more

I took my Granddaughter to Dave & Buster's last night and she had fun however I felt that it was the shortest fifteen minutes ever: she burned through $25 dollars on a game card to the arcade games. I would like to believe that I would return but it's just too damn expensive. read more

Happy to have a Dave & Busters in Albuquerque but...the management is rude and not very accommodating and how do you run out of multiple beers including the daily special on grand opening weekend? Overall a fun atmosphere and recommended. read more

Better dollar to token ratio than Main Event and better prizes at the little ticket-based store. If you're looking for a place to play a few goofy games and mess around, Dave & Busters has good clean fun. read more

Horrible place. Atmosphere is nonexistent. When my wife and I sat at an empty table in the bar area the server informed us that we must leave the area until our names were on the hostess' list. Only when our names were called could we order a beer. Horrible way to treat new customers. Recommend avoidance but if you enjoy being insulted then this is your place. read more

If you have a valid Divers License that is still vertical and not updated to horizontal do not waste your time and go to this place. They have not invested in ID scanners and live in the past so they will deny you business. They have a terrible customer service and a terrible business model. A valid license should be excepted anywhere like other business do. Never spending my money at a stupid business structure. read more

Don't bother. Food is mediocre, even for a chain, and the games are fun, but a total ripoff. I played the new fancy Galaga and Pac Man games for about $1 each. I was doing well at Galaga, but it was game over after 3 short levels and I never even lost a ship! Pac Man gave me one life and then it was game over. Really? D&B tries to sell themselves as a gamers paradise, but they really just want to take your cash with their spendy food and games that don't measure up to their price tags. You're better off ordering a pizza and playing Mario Cart at home. read more

The drinks were mixed well and delicious. Waitress was quick and attentive. The food was hot and fresh when brought out to table. Drinks were never left empty or low in level. Manager checked in to make sure service was good and everything was to my liking. Games were fun and decent priced. There is a good selection on prizes in the winners circle. read more

Great food, drinks, and fun. Love this place. I highly recommend coming here!!! Staff is great people are fun!

Nothing like the true Dave and Busters..... Too many kids no Pool tables. Don't waste your time or money.

Great place for a casual company party or holiday party. The food was surprisingly good. Service was excellent. Games were fun.

Don't be scared of the bad ratings! This is an extremely popular place because it's Albuquerque and we all need something to do so expect to wait. Food wise it's standard bar food and its filling with a beer! Don't expect more than bar food and you'll be fine. The service is spotty and slow during peak hours...maybe they need to hire more staff. The games are all top notch and I can't get enough of Luigi's mansion. If you want more than two drinks sit at the bar and it will be delivered much faster!! read more

the food is average but the prices are horrible. go on wednesday's, it's half priced games! they do have a military discount which is nice. this place is fun for all ages. read more

Take an Uber and get here for happy hour because you can turn up for cheap. Bartenders are cool. Food is meh. Games are decent.

Was so excited when this place finally opened, only to be disappointed. First off, I do not have kids, this place is overflowing with them! I was under the impression Dave and Busters was for adults, boy was I wrong. Second, the drinks here are good but expensive and if you want to play games be prepared to fork over a lot as they are super expensive as well, and the game floor is small compared to other locations. If I choose to patron here again it will be when kids are not allowed, that's what chuck e cheese, itz, and Peter piper are for. read more

Horrible experience on a slow Friday night. Our server Tory had 2 tables, a bad attitude and apparently memory problems. She forgot drinks and refills. She had the audacity to say "wow nothing is going right for you guys! If I could do something, I would" UMMM ok... We couldn't imagine our experience could be worse- we were wrong. They served us a Thai salad and the chicken was still frozen, stale fries, and cold appetizers. I will never eat here again. Games are fun. read more