We purchased a living social all day gaming package. We had a great time. This was a great value. I feel that the regular price package for games are over priced, so I was happy we had the gaming card. Wednesday is 1/2 price games. I don't know that I would make a special trip to go back unless we went on a Wednesday. The front desk staff was less than welcoming, but the bar staff was friendly. Overall a good time and I would recommend this place to friends. read more

We ventured here again, a huge mistake! We got money on our power card for games and ordered a beer. The beer was flat so ordered a different one. Than we played games and had fun. Well we went back for another drink. We ordered a Long Island ice tea and shooter. The long island ice tea came and we waited, and waited for my shooter. My fiancée had almost finished his drink when I flagged down another bartender and asked where my drink was. The bartender continued to serve other people and it took forever to get my drink and my fiancées was gone by the time I got mine. The bar wasn't even busy, plenty of seating. Than we went back and played more games. We were starving and thought we would order an appetizer even though we know the food wasn't that good and also ordered one more drink. Again my fiancée got his drink and it was finished it before mine ever came. The food was taking forever so we left a note on the table we were going outside to get some fresh air and they let us know our food was ready. When we got to our table there was no food. I don't know if he mistaken us for someone else but we had a enough and wanted to leave. So we paid the bill and went to leave and the manager asked us why and when we told her what had happened she got mad! She was extremely rude to us. We spent over $100 on games and drinks and she didn't care. The service here is absolutely terrible!! They do not know how to treat paying customers. Living so close we would go here all the time, we enjoy the games, and like to have a few drinks but the staff is just plain rude. They have never gotten my order right, drinks vary in taste from bartender to bartender, I really want to like this place but I refuse to go back and be treated so horribly. Never again! read more

I went there last night... my first time at a Dave n Busters. The hostess should really get a different job. For the first to greet you.. she was unpleasant and crabby. The food was ok. My waitress was nice. The worst thing was when I moved to the bar area. I ordered a drink and watched one of the bartenders cross contamination over and over. Unknowingly the customers drank God knows what. I was mortified. From that point.. no mixed drinks for me! This tall young man was handling money.. wiping his hands on his pants and then reach in to get your fruit for your "specialty" drink .... yea ALL night long. SCARY! read more

This is by far the worst service I've had since coming to this restaurant. I ordered bacon cheeseburger with fries. It's had been about 30 minutes before I could get my fries. My husband got his burger with his fries. And I keep getting told my fries are coming. Finally got them after I finished my burger. We talked to the manager and explained what was going on. He did us right by discounting our dinner. Hopefully they will get the kitchen staff up to par so this doesn't happen again on on a busy Saturday night. read more

I've visited this location twice. Drinks and appetizers at the bar the first go round...and that was nice! Great atmosphere, great bartender, and the prices were comparable. However, the second visit was awful! I called several days in advance to inquire about large party wait times. I had a group of 12-15 to reserve seating for. I was told reservations were not taken, it would be a first come, first serve basis. I was told when 2/3's of my party arrived, we could be placed on a waiting list. The recommended wait list time for 5pm on a Saturday would be 1.5 hours. I figured ok, we can all try to hang out in the arcade area (which I'm sure is their point of having a 'wait list') and play games. We arrived at 5p with everyone for our party, and were told there would be a 2-2.5 hour wait!! I figured ok, it's a Saturday evening, this is a large party, we can play games until it's time to eat. (Mind you, we had 3 kids ages 13, 11, and 3). After 2 hours and 23 mins, we checked in to see where we were on the 'list.' I was rudely reminded that the wait time was quoted as being 2-2.5 hours. I stated we had waited 2h23m...couldn't they seat us? We were told we were 'next' and would be seated as soon as availability opened. I saw a few empty tables that needed clearing but none that were close together for our party. Roughly 20 mins later....we were finally seated and placed drink orders. The alcohol came first. About 20 mins afterwards, the regular drinks showed up! Crazy. We ordered our meals quickly as we thought our waitress may go 'missing' again. It took 45 mins for our food (luke warm) and that was for 1/2 of the tables' orders. Another 15-20 mins, then the 2nd round arrived. They also forgot other parts of the order. Those of us with manners who received their food first, did not eat until the 2nd round arrived. By that point, our food was cold!!! It had to be sent back with a request for the remainder of what was ordered. Just ridiculousness. I can't begin to tell you how slow everything was. I'm sure that IF we go back, it will NOT be to eat in the dining area. read more

When I was young, Dave and Busters had always been believed to be a huge indoor playground for families everywhere. The idea behind the many franchise locations is a full restaurant and bar along with a full size arcade for adults and children. After my visit to the Cary location on a rainy Friday night- I believe these restaurants have sort of gone down the drain. I sat at the bar, and had drinks and a few apps with my party. The food was good- comparable to an Applebees or TGI Fridays menu. Nothing to brag about but the prices were fare. The beer selection was suitable- both domestic and local drafts. Despite some high prices for a pint our meal was great. Our server at the bar was not very pleasant, when trying to start conversation about how the restaurant did not seem as crowded on a rainy Friday night, she stated she was happy it wasn't crowded and that most families stay in tonight. Interesting. The arcade area was where I found some problems. To start- D&B offers a lot of promotions for meals and game cards, but only during afternoons or weeknights. This to me is very lame- since one of the selling points of these restaurants in the past was the food and arcade deal, buying both separately definitely turned it into a pricey night out. Similarly, the price with tokens to play each game was also steep. My boyfriend and I ran through $20 each in less than an hour. Overall- D&B is not at all what I remember it being when I was 15 years old. read more

I wasn't too impressed with this spot. You see the commercials and think wow this looks like a blast, but eh. The food was okay and I think maybe I just wasn't expecting what I got. No old school games except skeeball and those they have are dang expensive. $10 lasted about 5 minutes, but I guess so goes the arcade in 2016. This would probably be a good spot to watch sports or if you have kids who are old enough to game on their own and you can have a beer while they are running around. Otherwise, I'm not sure if I would come back unless I was really bored and the wife was shopping. read more

I went here for a Company Party yesterday and we had a nice time! It isn't fair for me to judge the food or service at the Restaurant by my experience though; we had a private area with a buffet of decent chips, dips, chicken in various forms and flavors, and little slider burgers. It was good... not Great but definitely Good. In addition to free food the Company gave us $10 cards to use in the Arcade, and my Son and I played fun and entertaining games for about an hour. Part of that time is just looking around at all the crazy games. Sensory Overload for sure! In the bar area there are LOTS of BIG Screen TVs playing just about any Sport you can imagine. So if you are looking for a sports bar type place to order munchies and drinks while watching the games, this may be just the place for you! I've heard their burgers are really good, and I can say that our service was very good. I'd like to go back again for a fun afternoon or evening out. read more

Food was absolutely terrible. It was cold. The service was extremely slow. The hostess said there weren't any tables and we are looking at available tables. Games were fun though. Will never, ever eat here again. read more

It's not A-OK. . .just barely OK. This is a very small Dave and Busters and if you've never been to one before you will like it. But after the fabulous one in Duluth, GA I was really disappointed with the service and quality of the restaurant. The service was slow and the waitress was not familiar with the menu. The food was only so so. The food in Duluth was fabulous. There is no pool table or shuffleboard -just video games which is too bad. And what is up with arcade games that are the same as the games on our telephones? read more

This place needs help! I remember when Dave & Busters first opened up at this location. It was a well oiled machine! Now...it's just rusty and disgusting. Where do I begin. The lines were out the door ( which is a good sign, right?) No! The lines were out the door because the workers are so slow! We were told that our wait for a party of 4 would be 45min. We were cool with that because we were going to play games...long story short we ended up waiting 1hr 45 min to be seated and another 30 min for our order to be taken. The food was mediocre, and the hostesses were rude and unprofessional. They write names down on notebook paper and basically guesstimate your seating time. My family and I drove 45min to be disappointed. I hope they do better because it used to be such a great place to come and enjoy time with your family read more

Good food, fun times... I'd really like to give them 4.5 stars bc their drinkservice is slow and games are overpriced but I usually go Wednesday's when games and cocktails are 1/2 off. My son absolutely loves it. We're regulars and will continue to be. read more

Came here for a late lunch on Sunday. Very busy and high energy arcade with lots of large screened games. Went to the back where the restaurant/bar is and still noisy. Lots of TVs. Ordered the chicken sliders and the chicken was dry, the lettuce was brown and limp and the tomatoes weren't fresh. The bread was fresh and filling and the fries came out fresh and hot. My husband odered the chicken breasts with potato chip crust and his chicken was very tender so a better choice. Some food items were pricey considering the casual and noisy ambiance. Probably won't go back again but not a bad choice. read more

Dave and Busters Lets see Awful service Awful overpriced food Fruit flys in the dining room Subpar bartenders that dont acknowledge customers Games are ok if they work Didn't feel safe after dark in the parking lot Enough reason for me to spend my money somewhere else. I gave them 3 chances and they struck out every time. If they dont get the act together they probably won't be around read more

I've been to many D&B's and this has to be the smallest... There's not a lot of games to choose from, it's like going to chuckee cheese. I really hope one day they choose to expand and add a bowling alley like most of the other ones. read more

Dave & Buster's Cary - My niece did some damage last night. - Sports Bars Near Me - Cary, North Carolina

I've always looked at Dave & Busters as a great opportunity to be a big kid, but it's becoming less and less exciting with each visit to a few of their locations (namely Raleigh/Cary and Glen Allen, VA). This particular location was swarming with bratty children before it became "adult only," and I understand that's going to come with the territory, but it was almost overwhelming last night. I can't even remember how many kids physically ran into me, but it happened several times as they sprinted around the gaming area with no concern for other people. The entire place seems increasingly dirty. I almost lost my flip flops at the bar because the floor was so sticky, and pretty much every table around the games was sticky and dirty. It wouldn't be a bad idea to periodically wipe a table or two down. Oh, before I forget, I had the worst tasting Miller Light draft that I've ever had. I watched the bartender pour the beer and it had almost no head on it, and it was very flat overall--but the taste gave me the indication that the lines are probably in need of a good cleaning. I do agree with a lot of other reviewers that it's a bit overpriced but I don't mind going somewhere like Dave & Busters and spending good money as long as I feel like I'm getting my moneys worth. I do think a lot of the games are a bit overpriced, and I do wish that it was easier to really stretch out $30-40 in game play. Last night, we spent closer to $80 on games. Meh... I'd like to see Dave & Busters really step it up, but unfortunately there's little to no competition at the moment for this type of establishment. read more

Weak. Started with the food part, got some lobster pasta something or other. Super gloppy and lukewarm. Not good at all. Couple shrimp and a hint of lobster flavor with a "steak" on top. Chx nuggets and fries all around for the kids. Six people, almost $80. What??? And it took FOR EVER to get the food, get the drinks, get the "server" to shuffle by our table for any reason. The only thing that was on time was the check. Then there was the "game room". Weak sauce. This is a chuck e cheese style ticket factory where the kids drop tons of coin on "tokens" to get "tickets" to exchange for junk "prizes". Two decent games in the whole place if you ask me, Terminator Salvation and a 4 person Mario Kart thing. Boring. Service at the bar sucked too. read more

I attended a company outing held here and, while this is 180 degrees from being 'my thing', I did enjoy myself and can rate it on it's own merits. We had a private room with drink tickets and a well-funded game card. I received some conflicting information regarding the drink tickets, (I was supposed to ask the servers in the function room for drinks), but the bartenders graciously served us. The servers in our room were also effecient, attentive and friendly. The food was good for what is essentially children's finger food. It was simple, but tasty. There is an enormous variety of games that take varying amounts of points off your game pass. We mostly played skeeball, but we played a few other things, too. We ended up with enough tickets to take home a fluffy unicorn. All in all, a fun family outing. read more

Overall it was a fun place to go to when bored. It was definitely not anything crazy above average compared to other arcades I've been to, but not anything much worse than any other Dave and busters I've been to throughout my time. read more

This place is actually pretty good. Most games are interesting to play and have a good atmosphere and staffs are friendly.

Here's another update on Dave's. I used to come here on a regular basis and still come when I can. Now I have over 70,000 points and have spent hundred on games food and drinks. Bar service is still slow, nothing has changed. Food was ok the first time, then went down hill ever since. Food is terrible now and very pricey. We usually spend about $100 on food when we eat. Well, that included alcohol. But we have pretty much had everything on the menu. Good thing is that they are open till very late and you can get food here where you wouldn't be able to at other places around midnight. read more

Ugghhhh the worst service I have ever had. We waited 30 minutes at a dirty table and then over an hour for an appetizer. Everything came out cold and when we mentioned that our sever said that's on the kitchen. I said yes the food is but no refills silverware or napkins for 15 mins after our food is on the table is on you. At that point the server pointed out that we did not realize all the SHIT he had to do. My fiancé lost his cool at that point. The Manager was not really any better he apologized but was very quiet and timid. No to go boxes, no this no that. This place needs better management or training..it was a disaster. read more

This Dave and Buster's was really fun. It's just like all the other locations, but surprisingly it wasn't overly crowded even on a weekend, so that made it more enjoyable. It's located inside the mall. So parking was easy to find and free! I really enjoyed the VR experience. It was the highlight of the visit. We play the Jurassic World and Dragons games. Would return. read more

So very disappointed. First of all, our bartender had a mask on that said "eww, people"...... that pretty much explains the service we got from our bartender all night... she ignored us, forgot our food order, made us terrible tasting drinks that were not consistent..... I give it three stars because finally at the end we got a bartender that took her place and was friendly and on point... not only that but she was like 8 months pregnant and the hardest working staff member all night.... read more

This location is a little smaller than other Dave & Buster's I've been to but there's still a great selection of arcade games. All of the games worked so I'm not sure what other reviewers are talking about when they say half the games are always broken. I was surprised that there were lots of children here too, I've never seen so many children at a Dave & buster's before but I did go a little early around 6pm. I heard it's more of an adult atmosphere later at night. The place is clean & games were fun, food is really good, drinks taste better than other chain restaurants. Overall I had a positive experience. read more

I just moved to Cary from Durham and I have visited this location on several occasions and the service never gets better. The food is decent and games are pretty fun. They close the bar and kitchen down a hour before closing so don't go late expecting a drink. I hope to go back and try again once more soon. read more

If you are given filthy menus, leave as fast as you can. If we are served cold and precooked food, don't eat it and just leave. If you get sick from the food, never go back. You can't even submit a compliant online or via phone. We were Dave and Busters customers in Texas for more than 10 years. But this place in Cary has gone downhill since opening. This was the 3rd time that we had a bad experience. We give them feedback about their food twice. This time, we actually got sick eating the precooked burgers. read more

I took my niece and nephew there this week and we had a pretty good time. The games were half price since it was Wednesday, but it was my first time going to a D&B and I still thought it was pretty expensive. The kids had fun though. There aren't enough arcade games...it's mostly ticket generating games. I enjoyed the Star Wars Battle Pod game and the Deal Or No Deal ticket game. 4-way air hockey was also fun. I can see how they can improve though. First lower the prices. More people will come. And make sure all the games are working as best you can! But overall we had a pretty good time read more

Came with 2 friends for a birthday game night! Games and drinks were good. Sat down to eat, server PURPOSELY went to serve someone (who came in after us) and totally ignored us. Another waiter came and asked "Did she come and see you guys yet?" We reply "no" in which he makes a puzzled look himself as to how that could have happened. Very disappointed smh read more

Back again, this time for my daughters 16th birthday party. We arrived 30 minutes early and Mike, the manager, came out and met with us, gave us our play cards and allowed us into the party room early to put our stuff. He verified our menu order, which we needed one adjustment to, which was no problem. He asked what time we wanted the food ready and the kids played unlimited video games until the burgers were promptly ready. The young man running the party room, Chris, was very polite and kept checking on us to see if we needed anything even thou he had other parties going on. He was very nice, polite, and all around a great host. Sodas were kept full and the tables cleared off promptly. We grabbed a table outside the party room for afterwards so we had a place for our stuff while the kids continued playing games. Other staff checked on us periodically to see if we needed refills or anything else while at our table which faced the gaming area by the bar. I recommend writing names on a napkin to place the drinks on since they are free refills all day long. The games are well rounded for all age groups, and the 16 and up games are unlimited with the video card package, mainly what our party was after. For a Sunday, arriving early was great since we had the gaming area mostly to ourselves. It does get noisy (expected this), but never got so busy that games weren't always available to play. I see smiles on everyone's faces, so I give it a 10 out of 10! Thanks for making our last minute birthday party reservations a success. read more

Good food, excellent service, loads of fun for the family or bring some friends! We took my son here at his request for his birthday and he totally enjoyed it. They have lots of interactive games for multiple players and they use a card for the games so you can keep track of your reward points and your game money. Easy, fun and good for a group as you can eat, drink and play. I recommend checking it out, and oh yeah Wednesday is half price game day, so you get more for your money on the games. read more

Can we say "Chuck E. Cheese's for Adults". The food and drink selection was good, but nothing great. read more

NO. NO. NO. Attempted to enjoy a night out with the ladies. The line was wrapped around the mall. At nine pm there was a 2.5 Hour wait for food. I get it.But, at the bar service area, a table for Six was inhabited by someones jacket. JACKET. When we sat down, a server told us we couldn't split the six top table and now we are in hurricane winds headed to Frankie's Fun Park. Thanks a lot Dave. Thanks for nothin buster. Ps. The Cary police department were discussing a large puddle that was coming from under the bar. For five full minutes. My shoes are wet and I'm pretty sure they were leather. Pps. I'm never having children. Thanks buster. Thanks Dave. PPPS we went to a Hooters near RDU. Much happier. beers, televisions and wings. And NASCAR. read more

Play eat with the kids. We all three got the play and eat deal. Food was good, service was quick and courteous. *So to finish the review. I had to drop a star. To many games not working or took credits without the game starting. read more

I get it, its for kids. We went with some of our friends so their kids could burn off some energy on a Saturday afternoon while they were displaced from a hurricane. The service was terrible, the food was awful, you would think their drinks were at an upscale bar downtown the way they are priced, and the place smelled awful. read more

Food was great. Service ok. But the drinks are wayyyyyy too overpriced!!!! $11 for a drink that tastes more like sugar and orange juice than tequila! I don't even think they put tequila in it. read more

This is the worst Dave and Busters i've been to..all the reject games from other D&Bs comes to this location. Of all the locations in the Raleigh area, I'm not sure why they picked Cary Towne Center, a run down strip mall.... read more

The food was mediocre, the service was terrible as they didn't even have the main front desk staffed, and the prices on the games are about as stupidly high as you would expect from a place like this read more

After making numerous trips to the Dave and Buster's location in Concord, I was thrilled when I heard of a location opening in Cary. Dave and Busters still serves as a very fun night out. I like grabbing a quick appetizer, a couple of beers and then making some rounds around all the games. This location is rather small in comparison to the Concord location but the food quality and staff are just as great. The games function well, and I have had very little issue the couple times I have been to this location. The prizes are about on par with what I'd expect as well. I intend on going back to this location many times as, like I've said, it serves as a really fun night out. If you can't enjoy hitting a jack pot or challenging some friends at air hockey, you're too grown up and taking things way too seriously. Dave and Busters is simply about having fun. read more

The food is pretty good, but they got rid of the pretzel bites AND the pretzel twists which are my favourite things to eat here. Also, the water tastes weird. read more

Dave & Buster's Cary - Water tastes weird. - Sports Bars Near Me - Cary, North Carolina