We visited Dave & Buster's in Utica and had an absolute blast. The first thing that stood out was how happy the staff were. From the Winner's Circle to the restaurant, everyone we interacted with was upbeat, patient, and genuinely kind. It feels like a place with really strong culture and a solid team in place. We've been to all the nearby D&B's and this location is by far the best. Food-wise, I would call it a 4 out of 5, but the service easily bumps the experience to a 5. The Parmesan garlic chicken Caesar salad was what did it for me. The thick, crackery Parmesan garlic crust on the chicken was so good it could be its own appetizer, and on top of the salad it really made the dish. The bar burger sliders were solid, and the fries didn't disappoint. Great games, great staff, and good food that tastes even better because everyone was so darn nice. We will definitely be back. read more

Dave & Buster's Utica - Bar Burgers* - American Near Me - Utica, Michigan

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I came here with a large group of friends on a Friday evening and it was definitely not a busy as I thought it would be. Surprisingly food was out before drinks which is rare for a Dave and busters. Overall, service was good, food was decent (I appreciate they included the calories on the menu) and drinks were good as well. read more

We had an absolute blast at Dave & Buster's in Utica! The kids had so much fun, and we definitely got caught up in the excitement, spending a good chunk of money--kind of felt like gambling! But it was totally worth it because we won a bunch of cool prizes. Definitely a great spot for some family fun! Good food go for eat and play combo and the drinks are fancy but pricey. Service sucks though... read more

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The food was surprisingly good. Service was excellent. We ate in the game room, so ambiance was a bit load. So my only suggestion would be to eat in a quieter room. We had the Game Day Grub and Cruspy Business appetizer platters and we liked them both. For my entree, I had the Stacked Steak protien bowl and enjoyed it. It wasn't a steakhouse steak, but for the money, it was worth it. read more

Dave & Buster's Utica - American Near Me - Utica, Michigan

Today I explored the Dave and Buster's located in Utica Michigan. I have to say I was very shocked by the 2.3 star review ratings. When I entered the establishment it was immaculately clean the floors were spotless and all the games were kept well except for a few. Due to some wear and tear. If this is your first time at Dave and Buster's here's a tip I recommend visiting on Wednesday as it is half off games Wednesday meaning the original price is half off. From there I also recommend downloading the Dave and Buster's rewards app where you can score a $20 rewards card just for downloading the app. With that also being said I also recommend arriving when they first open at 10 AM during summer hours that way you can beat crowds. I do see some handicap accessible parking to the right of the main entrance. However if you're parking at one of the spots farther down with a handicap placard there is a ledge that's something to be aware of however when you go to the main entrance is accessibility. There is no push button on the doors as well. I also noticed on the main entrance that there is not visible signage for their hours they did have a placard for their summer hours but not there Monday through Saturday hours. I did get a chance to interact with staff they were very friendly. There are ramps in the building as well. read more

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The food was amazing. We got boneless wings in bbq honey and loaded fries. It was so good and then we played games. The VR Godzilla Was the best game I have ever played and I can't wait to go back and do it again . Check them out . They have a lot of new games read more

Dave & Buster's Utica - Wings and fries - American Near Me - Utica, Michigan

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The food here isn't good at all, so don't expect amazing food when you show. The service is good, my daughter and I come here quite often and absolutely love the games! Our favorite is the basketball one where you have to line them all up in a row. The place is clean, people are friendly. I just don't like the food here at all. Sometimes I get conned into it. Maybe its the chain status as to why its not as good, who knows? read more

This is not a place you go for fine dining , or even ok dining , it's a place to go to play games. The food is expensive and the service awful. This place reminds me of the world's worst casino . read more

My boyfriend and I went here Tuesday afternoon. The place was pretty dead but that meant that there was no wait for any games. I haven't been here in a good 15 years if I had to guess. My boyfriend already had credits on his power card from many years ago so we decided to have a date day! We had a few issues where the games didn't work. We mostly just played for fun and not for tickets. The prizes weren't the greatest but we accumulated almost 2,000 tickets. We still have credits and tickets left on our card. Bathrooms were hit and miss. They weren't very clean and several were out of order. Half price games on Wednesday so we will be back for another date day! Our favorite games were skee-ball, axe throwing, cup pong and monopoly. read more

I am trying to be objective. I went to Dave and Busters for my 70th birthday to celebrate with the grandkids. We had lunch. it took 2 1/2 hrs to eat. they served all the adults and not the kids. we had to wait another hour for their food. one of the kids has ADD. I was given a nice bouquet of flowers from my family. I left them on the table thinking my other family member picked them up. when I went back 1 hr later i was told they threw them out. who does that?? The bus boy sees a bouquet of flowers probably worth 50 bux and throws them in the trash. I said can you get them out of the trash. No they were already in the dumpster. I haven't been here in about 10 years. yikes it is dumpy now. The waiter Mike was nice. The manager said, and Iam paraphrasing, oh well too bad. they see something on the table and they throw in in the garbage. ugh never again read more

It's Dave and Buster's Been coming here for years. Nothing really bad. There is an age limit at night. Good food, tv, drinks, bar, games, private party. Very big location. Menu is always changing. Not to expensive. For video games, this is 2nd place. First places goes to Round1. No one can beat Round1. Their places are always huge and this place is no exception. RIP Buster. Highly recommended read more

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I've been coming here for around twenty years. When I was a kid I thought it was the best arcade ever, and loved it. Now, as an adult I think it's gone really downhill. We sat in the restaurant area and almost every dish that came out was dirty. The fried pickles were good, the pizza was not. We wanted to watch the Lions while the 2 kids have fun and they were all out of tokens after spending $120 in about an hour. They even mentioned how much more they liked CJ Barrymore's which surprised me, but it's just a better upkept arcade than this one. It needs a major revamp. For the amount of money you spend, there doesn't seem to be very many games and the ones they like use 10 tokens per swipe. We also used a Groupon and we found it really didn't give us anything extra. When we walked in there was nobody at the front counter so we had to walk all the way down to the prize area to load our power cards and scanning all the bar codes from the Groupon email was pretty annoying. I don't think we'll return anytime soon. read more

Oh my where to start .. sat for 10 minutes before the waiter came.. ordered 2 waters .. brought one said the dishwasher was behind .. he would be back ?? Ok ..can you refill this one .. ? After 20 minutes ..The wings come...they were so extremly hot and we had no water or silverware .. I asked the hostess for silverware ... she said your waiter has to get it ? now I'm so confused... (realizing we really should have left before we ordered.) 90 minutes later... I'm not sure if they were just too busy or not knowledgeable or low staffed .. we had Parmesan wings and buffalo wings and they were both very greasy. We won't be back. read more

Staff was super helpful and nice we had our son's 14th birthday party and had chicken nuggets,fries, Mac and cheese and all the boys devoured it and loved the Mac and cheese. Had a little hiccup with the playing cards and they immediately fixed it and allowed us to play as long as we wanted on the non redemption games. Only reason why I didn't give it five stars was the dishes and silverware seemed dirty and because of the slight problem with the cards. But overall would definitely book another kids party there. read more

Food was OK but not much for the money . .Got chicken strips. Drinks expensive (POP). YOU CAN'T sit at a table unless you order food. Even though we bought 2 sodas. The whole place is so expensive. Have to buy a card before you can play games. Plan on spending a lot of money. Lots of cool games though!. Our of my price range. Wonder what you pay for B.D. party room. read more

It was very fun games were Awsome the sad part was that there wasn't a lot of winnable items at the time I was there but even with that it still was a blast food tasted great too read more

Lots of parking & it's very big and spacious for lots of people to fit into the building. They have decent menu/drink options. Lots of games to choose from as well. It's clean, has AC, good food and drinks! Definitely recommend. Employees here are nice and engages well with their customers. Would go here over Chuck E. Cheese's anytime now. It's more pricey but definitely worth it. Bring your whole fam and eat here! read more

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Fun! My son and I go there all the time. It is quite fun. A little pricey. But everything is these days. Their food could definitely be better as well. Especially since they redid the menu and made it worse. However, I have a lot of fun every time I go. read more

Food and service was amazing. Great place to go and hang out while the kids get some playtime in on a rainy day.

Whatever you do don't go to the one in Utica Michigan. We booked a 20 person party for 6/8/2024 @ 5:00pm and they had ONE server handling our table as well as 2 other smaller tables in the area. I asked the server if she could get help so we weren't waiting so long and she said they were short 3 people and 2 in the kitchen. We went to the bar to get drinks and they had one main bartender and one express bartender(for the entire restaurant). BOTH bartenders made one drink at a time, so that explained why it was taking so long for drinks. I finally found a manger "Ken" and explained that we made reservations for a party of 20, well ahead of time and that it was taking 30+ minutes to get drinks. He said they were short, I told him that wasn't my problem, it was his since he was the manger and his responsibility to staff accordingly. I asked him to get the server who was handling our table help and he said they didn't have anyone to help so I made a comment about the restaurant apparently not needing our money and he said "we don't and I guess you shouldn't have came here". We went back and started getting everyone cashed out, which of course was a nightmare and took over an hour. I told our server what the manager said and she informed me that she told him she quit after cashing out our table and that the manager is always rude like that. This location had a senior lockdown this night that started at 9:30, there were several teenagers already in the arcade area. The entire arcade area reeked of marijuana because there were kids in the bathroom smoking it. This location is horrible, it is dirty and the management staff is highly unprofessional. Stay away from this one. UPDATE: received a "canned" response that they have made their management team aware of the issue to improve future interactions. So basically, we don't care about your experience and dissatisfaction enough to put any thought or effort into addressing it. read more

Very clean and well-kept. However the service was definitely not the greatest. Hardly had any attention paid to us, had to literally flag down the staff to get any orders in, they were not friendly at all when bringing us food, and overall just seemed to have a lot of people near the front to greet people but not enough back where it actually counts. Other than that, food was fine and most games were functional as well, which is always a nice plus. read more

Dave & Buster's Utica - American Near Me - Utica, Michigan

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Been to this location many many times over the last several years. However I had a recent visit after not visiting here for about two years. I dined in the restaurant and also played games afterward. The restaurant is clean but there wasn't any hostess to seat us. I had to wait several minutes before a server came by to tell us to seat ourselves. Their menu changed and I'm not personally a fan of most of the food options. However they still have many fun drink options (like adult beverages with gummy candy!) I ordered a queso/guac/bean dip app which was seriously gross. The queso was barely warm, the guac was not freshly prepared, and the bean dip had no flavor. They still offer 1/2 off games on Wednesdays which is awesome. I was excited to come back here and play some games but wow they got rid of so many classics and added new games. I do like some of the new games but I'm seriously disappointed they got rid of trivia. That was not only my favorite game but I felt it was a great option for adults. So so mad it's no longer there. Then I got to the winner's circle...where I saw a display of prizes not meant to impress. The prizes they offered back in the day were so much better. They still offer games, kitchen appliances, etc. I'm just not a fan of their current selection. The remodel does look great at this location and I do enjoy playing Mario Kart. However the ladies restroom remodel will keep me away for a long time. They were in the middle of remodeling the restroom, however the state of those restrooms was absolutely disgusting in all aspects. How is that okay for guests, I'm not sure. read more

Dave & Buster's Utica - Dip trio with cold, jalapeño queso w smoked brisket, nasty packaged guacamole, & cold, soupy bean dip - American Near Me - Utica, Michigan

Good fries. Well salted and real good pepper -a fry loving gal ‍‍‍‍pee pee poo poo and others read more

We came here for a friend of mine. It was her last day at work. We got our game card and waited for more people to sit. We finally got two booths on opposite sides. This was a bit awkward because we couldn't see or talk to everyone. I felt bad for the waitress because more people kept coming. No one helped her. She was doing it all herself. She was forgetting to bring waters and what not. She also waited for everyone to order, so the food took forever to come out sadly. This isn't her fault. People just kept coming later and later, which made things difficult. A few of my coworkers got different things so that we could share. I really loved the loaded tots and cheesy spinach dip. The fondue was a bit yummy, but I do not like dark chocolate as much. One issue I found was that my card was not working that well. I kept trying it and it said that it could not read my card. We were also a bit sad to see a lot of games out of order. The games seemed expensive AND they were half off! 5 chips for a spin game... which means it usually costs 10 chips. Seems expensive. A lot of the games are rigged as well. My boyfriend played a game and kwpt aiming, only for it to aim somewhere else and freeze. I'm not much into games either so this wasn't my scene. If we do return, it will be to finish the chips on our card. I also like the food, even though it can be pricey. The whole place is a bit pricey. I can imagine the cost for a kids birthday party. read more

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I'm really upset. me and 2 of my other friends came here and the lady asked how old we were we said our ages and she said "you have to be 25 to get in" this is an arcade that's so stupid. She just ruined everyone's fun. And my friends live someone else and came to visit and it's their last day here they're literally living today I'm so mad that employe was trippin read more

Fun games, decent menu, mediocre service but bathrooms were horrible - 4 out of 9 stalls were out of order and of the 5 remaining one didn't lock, one didn't have toilet paper and two had busted but working toilets. Totally run down which makes me curious about what is happening in the kitchen. read more

They are unwilling to accommodate their customers. Our group purchased over $1,000 in tokens up front and then went in the back to sit down and were told that the group would need to split up even though there were open tables right next to one another. When asked why, they said that we do not move tables. The party would not have caused a fire hazard, just lack of customer service. read more

If I could give anyone advice about Dave and Buster's in the Detroit area, do yourself a favor and make the drive to the Livonia location. With the Utica location, each visit seems worse than the last. I was there about a month ago and many of the games were out of service and a few that were available didn't function correctly. And the women's bathroom...it smelled like a sewer shortly after we arrived (around noon). I used it later thinking (and hoping) the foul smell had dissipated, but nope - it was just as bad as before. The reason for 2 stars instead of 1? The pretzel sticks and chicken wings were good. I was at the Livonia location on Friday and it was night and day from Utica. Almost all the games were working, the staff were friendly and it was a great time. Edited to add: I already filled out a form online regarding my visit and received what felt like a canned response from customer service that addressed nothing I mentioned. read more

It's a no from me half the games are broken, there's way too many people packed in here. The lines are real long, there is no hand sanitizer in sight. Everything is dirty and over priced read more

They have turned things around in the last few years. They can be a bit messy with execution of things but the facility is clean, food is great and I haven't had any mistakes, staff is friendly as well. Again their execution could be better, we made a reservation and were sent to the host, host was only for a private event, then sent to the bar, bar had no clue and sent us to the front, front said go back to the host, we sat there for about 10 minutes and then someone told us to go back to the front when a manager was finally able to get us seated. Once seated everything went very smoothly. read more

Today was my first time going to D&B. It may also be my last! I just read an article about the latest CDC masking guidelines. In Oakland and Macomb counties the lèvel of the Delta variant requires that all fully vaccinated people WEAR a MASK indoors. None of the staff persons I saw wore masks. Not the ticket person, the waiter ir floor sweeper. Nobody was going around sterilizing any of the frequent touch points. There was no hand sanitizer. The pens...? It is questionable that they were single use or sterile. I have used, whenever possible, my own pen for my use. Started in grad school microbiology. Have had many fewer colds and gastroflu. Before the Pandemic, nobody cleaned their pens! I'm fully vaccinated and still should have been wearing a mask today! read more

Dave and busters has been in Utica for as long as I can remember. They recently revamped a lot of their decor, games, and menus. Definitely a fun evening. There are plenty of games now, from "ticket winning," to shooting, to racing. All tickets going on a card now and that's how you swipe for games. I don't remember the last time I ate at D&B, but I was pleasantly surprised by the food. The food was decently priced and tasted good for an arcade type setting. The menu is pretty extensive, so everyone should be able to find something they like. I ordered the buffalo bar chick sliders. They definitely hit the spot and really hit it home with the "bar food vibe." They took their crispy chicken tenders and tossed them in their original wing sauce, topped them with bleu cheese dressing, lettuce, and tomatoes. They all 4 of them on buttery brioche buns and seasoned fries. I was so full I couldn't finish it all. To drink, I decided to try something from their creative menu. Right now, they have "monster isle punches" which are definitely different. I ordered "The Sea Monster"-Bacardi dragon berry rum, Malibu passion fruit rum, fireball, strawberry purée, blueberry purée, pineapple juice, and sour. It was pretty fruity and easy-even served with a sea monster you get to take home. They do offer an "eat & play combo" all day Sunday-Thursday and until 5 pm on Fridays and Saturdays. read more

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if you go and plan on drinking take you physical ID! they would not except my ID on my phone. I am clearly over 21 and the manager even said I know you're old enough. I need you physical ID to make sure it not expired or revoked etc. what does it matter if it is, it's still my ID! I'm 60 years old for Gods sake! read more

The salmon was literally the best thing i've tasted in my life. I'm not sure who the cook was on August 14th, 6:30 pm, but they definitely need a raise. bravo for serving such an impressive dish :) read more

Dave & Buster's Utica - heavenly food - American Near Me - Utica, Michigan

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First time and last time going here, It was overly expensive 75 credits for $15. Half the games had spilled water on them, weren't working, and would charge your card twice! The bathrooms were clean but the sinks, toilet, and door knob were all broken! Food was bad! (mac n cheese 2/10, fries 9/10, chicken tenders 0/10) The bottom of the plates were dirty with yellow and green slime and top had old food on it. I RECOMMEND GOING TO NONSTOP WARREN MI FOR BETTER ARCADES, SERVICES, AND OTHER FUN ACTIVITIES read more

This place sucks lol. The food takes like something frozen from walmart. The drinks are taste worse than Applebee's. Only half the games work if that (no exaggeration). Also staff is pretty rude. They got upset because I had 6 people at my booth and more people walked up to say hi. Like bruh, it's an arcade. People are going to socialize. Oh and none of the restaurants at the front are open either. read more

We didn't eat here because the restaurant had a 2.5 hour wait on a Saturday night around 8:30pm, so this review is just for the gaming area. I had never been to a Dave and Busters before and the place was huge! We were meeting some friends there and finally found them in the lobby. It cost me $25 to get 135 "tokens" (credits) and then it's $2 for the card if you have never bought one before. The card is where all your credits are stored, as well as any game tickets that you cash in. We had a lot of fun trying out all the games! I think my favorites were trivia, skeeball, a Deal or No Deal game, and this addicting building block-type game near the front right... I ALMOST won it so many times which made me want to try it again and again to beat the game, ha. 11pm is when no kids are allowed on the game floor and it was definitely nicer and less crowded after that time rolled around. I've been told to go during the week /weeknights because it's less crowded and they also do specials. I'm definitely looking forward to going back here sometime soon! read more

Dave & Buster's Utica - Game floor - American Near Me - Utica, Michigan

So what!? We are the generation of the arcade games. Yes our parents, way back when the dinosaurs roamed the earth, forbade us from going to these right of passage places. We didn't care, we saved our allowances and by Friday night we snuck out and hung out there like we were cool kids. I was one of those kids on the street fighter machines. I would pick Ken Masters and see how many kids I can go through with my two quarters. The kid who finally ends my streak, I would despise for life. Dave and Busters is our arcade house now. We don't care that were grown as heck in an arcade house playing Pacman, Galaga and centipede. Trying to revive our inner children. Guess what?? This institution is a reminder that we are the generation that never grew up. After all the bills are paid and whatever expendable income we had went to painting a smile on our faces. Food, booze and arcade games, oh my!! The generation X and Y all grown up ready to show the iGens how it's really done. I like the old school coin games with the tickets and Mario kart with the crew. My boyfriend likes more of the throw the ball at the clown and the basketball with friends game. Whatever that is you fancy, nobody is there to stop you, but yourself. Just let go of your "I'm booshie" self and have some REAL fun for once. After all that playing, cash in your tickets for a prize at the shop. Now you can even get drinking food (appetizers) with it. Anyways, the service on the food and the shop is on point. Our server when we were eating checked in from time to time. Plates were cleared when finished eating and beverages refilled as well. My beer came extra cold in a proper pint glass. These guys are at the top of their game. The service on the arcade floor was pretty much non existent. We had one machine, the one with the coins, the dropped a lot of coins and never paid out. We flicked the switch for service and no one ever came. Thank you Dave and Busters for a wonderful night. I had a lot of fun and will return in the near future. read more

Dave & Buster's Utica - (",) - American Near Me - Utica, Michigan

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Absolutely ridiculous. You can drop $300 here but because you're under the age of 25 you're not allowed to stay without a parent. Even if you order food , you can not stay. Half the machine are broken/ not working. Sad that they went down hill. B read more

This is a fun place but seems to be more kid Firendly than in the past. Not saying one is better than the other, but always a busy place. The games seemed to have been rotated out to include my favorite, which was the multiple player trivia game. I will say the prizes for tickets have gotten much better to include some neat little gadgets. As for food, this place is simply okay, but add on the expensive price tag and not really worth in my opinion. Now I have had their catered taco bar for large groups and that was great. The accommodations and private bar for large groups is a good option. However, the personal dining experience is the gaming area is subpar with horribly slow service. Outside of the game area, the bartender and servers were attentive. Overall a fun place where focus is on the gaming aspect. The restaurant side may be the better choice to dine. read more

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