Met a friend for lunch here this week and it was just plain Meh (Thanks for the perfect word Yelp). It was a Monday afternoon so the place was totally dead which can either be a really cool thing (great, attentive service) or not so great ("hello, hello" echoing through the place) - it was the latter. I got a chicken sandwich, pretty safe usually and it wasn't half bad.. it just wasn't half good either. They serve that crappy syrupy iced tea which I hate, and on top of that they disappear when you are out of your drink which is even more insulting when the place is empty. I suppose this place does what it is supposed to at a basic level- they feed you and you don't die, but I will make it a point to head somewhere else. Or I'll just stop in for the overpriced games :) read more

Great service. Food was fantastic. Many odd menu items only found here. Haven't been here in years and was pleasantly surprised at the food. If you're there before 7 go get a $10'game pass and use it after dinner for an hour of unlimited gaming! The linguini shrimp and steak was fantastic and the bacon wrapped shrimp is a must to try. read more

Ok this is my 2nd review about this place and my 3rd time coming I must say this time it was a much better experience sat at the bar again and Marcus our bartender was awesome! He didn't hassle us and actually did his job in a timely manner when we actually did want something. Also the head manager was there walking around checking on the entire place so that was great to see as well. I'm still only giving 4 stars because one of the TVs at the bar was broken and if it wasn't they could have put on another game instead of us having to look behind us at the other screens this isn't a deal breaker but just pointing it out. I come here for NFL on sundays and will be back. read more

So I took a trip to none other than Dave & Buster's this weekend! Best and most expensive decision of the week. My companion and I paid $60 for 300-something game coins, which lasted us like two or three hours. I won the jackpot on a pirate wheel a couple times and felt pretty damn good about myself. Then I failed at skeeball... however your time goes, I think anyone can enjoy the different fun to be had here. There's booze for the adults, games for people of all ages, and a dining extravaganza for the hungry! I'm definitely visiting Dave & Buster's for my 21st birthday this year. Gonna get drunk, eat bar food and play some more skeeball. Join me in my quest for ULTIMATE FUN. read more

Good: games are great if you like video and carnival type games Bad: Food was not good Recommendation: Eat somewhere else first and finish the night here! read more

I came on Wednesday Havana Nights on their roof top patio, so I cannot speak for any other parts of this big place. There is no cover and the dance lessons are free. Dance lessons were held from 7 pm - 8:30. Two Latin dances are taught -- the night I was there it was merengue and chacha. The lady instructor was fairly good. Since the dance area is on the rooftop, this is a venue that is only as pleasant as the outside weather. I have been told that summer dancing is intolerable (the tile floor must get hot enough to burn feet). The dance floor is sizable but unfortunately is made of a glazed tile. So, don't come there with real dance shoes. It seems that the architects of this place never imagined that people really like to dance. Duh! Most of the dances that night are salsa but there is also a generous amount of bachata, chacha, and merengue. Fortunately there was almost no free style (without a partner) dance being done. This is a place for partner dancing. Music is done by a DJ and as you might guess is almost entirely Latin. The crowd was large and at times the floor was very crowded. Ability ranged from total beginner to advanced. There were all ages but most tended to be in the 20-30 age range. I liked the young ladies because they dressed in skimpy hot pants, short skirts, and high heels. Ooooooooo! La! La! Drinks were half priced and yet they were very boozy. Can't complain about that! Unfortunately dancing stops at 11:30. The dance floor was full so I'm puzzled why they stop so early. Overall this venue is a good salsa scene but I can't give it more than a 3 star because it has serious weaknesses. It seems as though dancing at DB was an afterthought after it was built -- either that or whomever designed it knew nothing about the needs of dancers. read more

The best fun place I've been to! The bartenders are amazing and go above and beyond! Alisha, Adam, Kyle and Logan are the best! Love this place! read more

Fruit ninja on big flat screen tvs. Competitive basketball shootouts. Jurassic Park arcade games. Alcoholic beverages. Enough said. Come here on a weekend night for a great change of pace from the usual Mill Avenue bar scene. read more

Went inside with my girlfriend paid $15 to get one of those gamecards I think it lasted about three minutes it's the biggest rip off they should name it Daves rip off!! read more

Food was pretty good. Games are getting rundown and not working properly. Please fix your games as you pay about a $1.50 to play each game on average(some more some less). I'm feeling cheated out of my money at this point. Not sure I'll be back for some time. read more

Huge shout out to Dave & Buster's for allowing you to now donate your tickets and/or prizes to Phoenix Children's Hospital! Love to see local places giving back! Also, this D&B's is great - really big, helpful staff, tons of games and don't have to wait to play them. read more

I would give the food two stars but because I did have fun playing video games I'll give it three stars. It was 10pm on a Saturday night and Gary and I had both been working non stop since 11am, we were hungry and wanted to do something fun... I said video games??? and got his attention right away. We took a stroll through the arcade to peruse our selection. We found Ms. Pac-man, the only game Gary wanted to play. So we had dinner first. We split a Spinach Dip, 4 mini hamburgers and the fondue. It was all just.... okay. There were WAY more chips than dip, and the chips by themselves sucked. The mini hamburgers were pretty good but only because they were on hawaiian rolls. The fondue would have been better if we had more melted chocolate. We ended up with left over marshmallows, brownie bites, graham crackers and bananas.... Oh, his martini was pretty good. I had a couple of sips and really liked the glowing green sugar rim. For what we ordered, it was pretty expensive and the portions were not divided accordingly. THEN we went to play some games. It took Gary three tries but he blew the high score that was on Ms. Pac-man out of the water! So he was happy. That was his goal. We also shot some hoops, I even made 6 whole points! Yay! We played a helicopter game and that sucked because I didn't get it... and we finished up on the motorcycles and raced each other about 5 times. I do like video games but he always beats me... We checked out the shop where you trade in your tickets but since we don't need anything we gave our tickets to three little kids to share. If I was looking for something to do late one night, they close at 1am, I might go back to play video games... but I would never eat here again. read more

This review is simply done on the games and arcade. I have not eaten at this D & B 's(yet). Compared to the several other D & B's I've gone to around the US, this location falls short with the games. The variety just isn't there and there seems to be less games than other locations. The one good thing, unlike other locations, you don't have to wait for most games too long (if any). read more

Dave & Buster's has a rooftop patio? Who knew? I'll have to check it out the next time I am there. I was there last night with friends. I ordered the trifecta something or another; skewers of shrimp, beef and chicken served over a bed of rice. Not bad. I was pleased to find the machines have been upgraded. Now many of them are more like the interactive video games I enjoy. I liked the game that required me to swipe the screen with my hand, trying to slice the fruit with a sword. I also enjoyed the virtual jump roping and the motorcycle racing. I gave the masses of tickets I had won to random players. Maybe someday I will learn how to do the dance stomp successfully. Directions on all of the machines would be VERY helpful! After D&B we walked next door to San Felipe's for some serious elbow dancing. read more

One of the machines cut me pretty bad. Theres a machine by the bathroom where you hit the lights and one is broken. Still bleeding :(

I love the place lots of games to choose from and friendly staff and reasonably priced.

That's crazy-talk anybody would rate Dave and Busters anything other than 5 stars. Any place that has skiball, buttcheeks, and Moscow mules under the same roof personally tickles my fancy. If I could give this place 6 stars I would. Only negative thing I'd have to say about this place is fuck the claw machine... it's way to hard to win and it ate my tokens. Also, give me some comp on big buck hunter! I've held just about every record on that damn machine ever since I could remember. Me and my girlfriend go to Dave and busters on the regular so if you see a tall brown hair boy playing skiball or big buck hunter with a Moscow mule In hand next to an absolute smokeshow, so hi! :) read more

Good for social events that need lots of space but that's really it. The games here are mostly ticket games and generic gun shooters catered to American people. I guess that's why it's called Dave & Busters. At least Gameworks have more variety of games. I can't believe I'm saying Dance Dance Revolution is variety but yes. read more

Met up with a bunch of folks over here last night. Located in the new Tempe Marketplace it is a busy hang out. I don't know about the food (didn't eat), but playing skeeball drunk just works... And amazingly the prizes you earn with your tickets are decent (compared to pizza joints that rip off little kids for junk). I got myself a nice shiny Dave and Busters shot glass. Unfortunately the upstairs was not yet open... I will return for air hockey when it does. read more

Dave and Buster's is a cool place. I had the sliders. (good) 2 cocktails (okay) The staff (awesome) The games I didn't play. I tried to buy tokens or cards or whatever you get, but I didn't want to pay $25 dollars for the cheapest credit. I just wanted to play the jump rope game. Geeze man. One game, that's all I wanted to play. There must be another way. I will return when I have $25 dollars to throw away on arcade games. read more

I have been to Dave and Buster's a few times over the years. Last night was the first time I had been upstairs to the outside deck. It was pretty nice actually. We got prime seating over at the end of the deck, away from all of the noise from the other parties. It was perfect temp for being outside and having some drinks with friends. Live music was playing below which was a nice touch but it was a little too loud at times, the band was just okay. I did not have any food on this visit but my friends had ordered some nachos which were covered in way too much guacamole making them soggy very quickly. My other experiences with food here have been not the best so they lose a couple of stars here. The drinks were pretty good. I just had wine so I can't say to many bad things about wine but a couple of my girlfriends had fruity cocktails which they said tasted like sugar water, yuck. My guy friends had blue moon and bud draft which was good. Overall drinks and food are just mediocre. We did not play games on this recent trip but that is always a good time especially after some drinks. It looks as if they have added some new games recently so I might be back in a few weeks to give them a spin. read more

I like Dave & Busters. It's a fun place to just hang out. I ate their food the first time the other night, and the food was just okay. I would rather either just sit at the bar and get a soda, or play games. also, kinda weird, but my soda cost more than my boyfriend alcoholic drink.. read more

I haven't been here for a few years, decided to give it a go this weekend for a friends birthday. When our food came, most of the plates looked like they'd been half eaten. The menus pictures looked amazing, then all these sad plates arrived. Not only were they half portions, most of the items came out cold. The drinks also seemed light -they were really watered down. We didn't play the games after the disappointing food and drink experience. Decided to head over to hit up some bowling instead. This place is fine if you're looking to have some fun game playing with your kids -I wouldn't recommend adult events here. read more

Games- great. Game prices- decent. Food- Edible, but nothing to write home about. Food prices- WAY too high for the quality. Bar- Weird. The 1st bar Ive heard of that doesnt carry Baileys or some type of Irish cream liqueur. Drinks- Meh, stick w/ beer. Service- Also weird. Ive had the best service here when its crazy busy and the absolute worst when my friends and I are the only people to be waited on. A good time, if youre going for games and basic drinks. read more

It had been about ten years since I had last visited a Dave and Busters. First time visiting this location. Where do I even start?! There was a televised boxing match the night we visited and we were forced to pay of a cover charge just to enter even though neither of had any interest in watching the fight, Used a groupon and the girl who issued our game cards didn't explain which games they would work on (we were only aware from fine print on the groupon that it ticketed games were restricted), several of the games included on our groupon were not functioning properly, I was also unimpressed by the selection of games. In addition, too many kids running around unsupervised. read more

My company recently had an employee + family event here. We rented a room and had it catered. They served us mexican food (tacos, chips, beans, rice, etc) and kid friendly food (chicken fingers, mini pizzas and mini burgers). The food was really good. My son, husband and I had a really great time playing all the games. The prize counter also has decent prizes. I would go here again. I think it's a great place for families during the day and for adults at night. read more

Dave & Buster's is a fun place that brings people of all ages! I went there to play some games with my friend and he won big time! We had a lot of fun. There are many childhood favorites to choose from and some new cool games like Walking Dead! We got to shoot zombies! It's a wonderful idea for a night out with a date, friends or your family. read more

Food was not good. Ribs dry. Philly steak sandwich, dry. Service was not good. Had to ask for napkins, was brought cocktail napkins, to eat ribs, hamburgers and fries! Televisions were unnecessarily loud. read more

I thought the food was pretty good and the drinks are decent. The staff are friendly and the atmosphere is energetic. Lots of televisions for watching sports and tons of games for those who are not interested in watching the game. read more

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Outclass food and service. It was a fun time to enjoy an extravagant fine dining experience, and playing everything of our choice. What more could be better than this on a weekend out with friends or family. Really enjoyed the crisp apple pecan salad, the lawnmower, Parmesan creamed corn, fire grilled salmon, spicy rice medley and French fries. It was a treat to eat.... in order to spoil ourselves a weekend night. Explicit menu and spot on service were the highlights. With your remarkable servers you can't go wrong. That's a must go location for me every fortnight. read more

Didn't get to play this game but I will definitely be back for it! Looks awesome! #shootemup #master I also prefer the atmosphere and customer service at this location over the one on Desert Ridge. My only complaint is that they need more airhockey machines! read more

Arcade for adults! If you have nothing to do, Dave and Busters is the place to go, they have games, a bar to grab a drink or maybe you want something to eat. This location is really great and always have great customer service. The only downfall, you spend so much money to play their games and their prizes are very cheapy. They need to have better prizes for the money we spend. read more

I've been here and it has been decent and good at times. Took a group vote and went here on a Sunday afternoon. I went to the bar first and got a shot, but kind of took a minute for them to get it to us. Well, after that everyone showed up and we got seated quickly. Our waiter's name was Kendal and dude was nice, polite, and professional. I didn't have to wait long for my drink to get filled up so that's a PLUS! For food, I ordered the ribs and wings. Wings were alright, nothing over the top. The ribs on the other hand was very moist and juicy with every bite, I was pleasantly surprised by that. After that we went into the arcade. Played some basketball. They also had a sand board game which was cool and little pool hall next to it. So, its a nice place to come and play some games and just relax with good company! read more

The games are fun! What I'm going to gripe about is the food. My boyfriend and I just moved down here and used to go to a Taco Tuesday up in Wa. Sometimes I'd go with my brother. They had $.50 tacos so we were able to stuff ourselves silly - I could even afford to buy dinner! We were excited to see that D&B was having a Taco Tuesday, and then we got there, ordered 4 tacos @ $1.00 each, and they came out all on one plate. They offered no other plates, so we were essentially eating off a trough in the middle of the table. Waitress was like "can I get you anything else?" I thought, how about a couple little plates. That's not all though. They literally had a mere pinch of cheese in each taco! WtF?!?!?! The meat didn't taste like it had any taco seasoning in it. The tacos were dripping grease, like it hadn't even been drained from the meat. I'm all for a greasy taco experience IF and only if there's enough stuff in the taco to make it worth all that grease. Otherwise? Gross! This place gets one point for the games, one for having an upstairs bar (rather awesome), and one point for the chocolate fondue dish. This dessert (which we had on another night than Taco Tuesday) was truly yummy and we probably could've had it as our main course because it was so filling. Not entirely unhealthy, either as they had fruit along with the other stuff to dip in the chocolate. For Taco Tuesday, we'll be going elsewhere. read more

Gosh, I want to like this place more than I did. Of course it beats Chuck E Cheese and Peter Piper Pizza, but the food is pricey and not great. The game room is pretty great, though, and while the servers are plenty nice, they are also quite slow. I have to give it three stars because my son said it deserves 5/5, and as a eight year old boy he is the target audience. read more

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Tonight 6 of my friends and I came here. We do often. We sat on the roof top for the first time. We had Megan as a server. We were very disappointed orders were not put in we spent about an extra hour and a half waiting for our friends to get and eat there food although we were all done. An awesome server "Will" and manager "Omar" took care of us for the remainder and made our visit as good as it could be at that point! We are very appreciative to them. read more

I was excited to visit dave and busters in Tempe (after driving 45 minutes to get there). That quickly evaporated when we were told you can only sit in the bar, so we sat with our 5 and 7 year old in the bar, i requested a table not in the bar and was told the rest of the seating was closed. So, great example there guys (setting great examples by being lazy). We ordered from the menu, all bar food. what happened to the actual meals you could get. We got Nachos, a side of fries and a giant pretzel to share. All i can say is, its nasty bar food that WILL upset your stomach. so after 130.00 tab (afore mentioned food and game cards for the kids) played some games and went to the ticket area to redeem tickets. The gal at the ticket area was not very friendly and almost rude and not helpful. The game they had were really awesome though, great selection and they boys had fun. Dave and Busters if your going to have a guest pay 130, dont sit little kids in the bar (shame i need to say that), your staff needs some serious customer relation training. None of your employees were very happy or engaging. All and all not happy with it, and thanks for the upset stomach, we all appreciate that one. now where did i put those tums. read more

I met a friend for lunch recently at Dave and Busters in Tempe. The service and atmosphere was amazing. Our server, Jodi was very accommodating and helpful. The general manager Trent Averhoff came by to introduce himself personally, which I respected. If you ever get a chance to visit this establishment you will not be sorry. I highly recommend this place! read more

Came here for happy hour! Drink was good but food terrible! I had sliders and chicken fingers sliders salty and 3 chicken fingers sauce that came with it watery! Avoid eating here! read more

Games are not working properly and ABOUT 20% don't work. Also ate there, they brought out the appetizers the sane time as the main course. The waitress didn't bother to tell us about the specials. The place wasn't that busy. Maybe better during the week than Saturday. read more