Dave & Buster’s

Waitress sucked. We sat down we waited about 25 min before someone said i’ll be with you shortly. After another 10 min she finally arrived, took our drink orders… and we waited another 30 min before she actually took our food order. She kept forgetting our ranch and water. She even said herself a couple times «oh i’m sorry! i dont know why I keep forgetting i dont know whats wrong with me.» it wasnt busy at all it was a friday evening at around 830 it was quiet empty which was I thought was prefect. Apprently not… we than asked for a dessert which took about 20 min to come out needless to say she didnt check on us she didnt offer any refills on water or soda. I wouldn’t go back I never ever felt so unwanted ever!

By far one of my favorite Dave and Busters… it’s clean, less crowded, more games, bigger bar… pool tables. it pretty much has everything you’d want. The food is excellent, the atmosphere makes you feel like a kid again. Very family friendly! The servers and staff are phenomenally. If you ever get a chance to travel in the suburbs and you’re looking for someplace to just hang or have fun I suggest the Dave and Busters in Addison, Il! You’ll leave happy and satisfied!

Clean fun place. The food really surprised me it was fresh and tasty. Higher quality than I thought it might be. Good game card deal too. Nice prizes as well.
Had a problem with a game, staff as very attentive and nice.

Came here with a group of friends a few weeks ago and had a good exeprience overall. Game selection, price, and prizes seem to be better than gameworks.
I was very impressed with their drink selection but drink prices are a bit high.

Came here for some drinks because the bar we first went to had their kitchen closed, and some of our friends hadn’t eaten. Sunday evening… wasn’t packed. Drinks were good. maybe I can speak for the food next time I go. Our waitress was really nice. She accidentally messed up the order for one of my friends but came back and apologized and placed the order for what he actually ordered. But the waiter that brought it out… I mean I know I have a loud laugh. and when he brought the food out, my friend said something to him and whatever the waiter’s response was-​I thought it was funny so obviously I laughed. But as he was walking away he mocked my laugh!!! Who the hell does that to a customer??? Whoever reads this review… needs to talk to that douche because that was so freaking rude. He was a male with long dark hair down to his shoulders.

Waited two hours for table.
Came in at 5, wasn’t seated till 7:30!
It was a birthday party .
Stay away staff just sucks.

I will never visit this location again. Waited 20 minutes for a drink in the bar when it was not crowded area. No apologies and had to almost beg for the check. Main bar was just as bad, maybe worse. It’s 4 on a Saturday. Bad attitudes, bad service and just bad.

Great example of a negative turned positive. I haven’t been to D&B for a long time, but my kids were bored on Christmas break so I saw they had $ 1 tacos on special and decided to check it out. Upon buying 2 x $ 29 play cards for the kids, sat down and ordered up some tacos. A few minutes later, the waitress came back and said they weren’t doing that today. I was upset and went to the front and spoke to the manager, Ed, who explained that last year they were overwhelmed with the school vacation and too many orders for tacos. He then proceeded to comp a large nachos plate and a chips and salsa and queso. Food was good not great but the manager’s efforts too accommodate were greatly appreciated and will likely come again as a result.

I never thought I would rave about the food here. This was my first visit in over 10 years. My last visit was OK but I had no idea they had increased their level of food! OMG! Talk about delicious! We had a few appetizers such as calamari which was good too. But the burger they made me was out of this world! Who would have thought that the food here would be of such high caliber? Not me.
I had The South Philly Burger. A half-​pound burger loaded with thinly sliced steak imported
directly from South Philly. Topped with peppers, onion, mushrooms
and melted American cheese on a toasted brioche bun. Served
with over half a pound of seasoned french fries. This burger was one of the best I have ever had. And I have had a lot of burgers and at burger joints. This was juicy, tender, cooked just right and the taste was outstanding!
I can’t wait to go back!

Really fun experience. Great for a group or just a couple. The staff was really friendly, service was good, nothing amazing just very standard. There’s a larger dining area and a spot with giant tvs, big bar, although I don’t really think I’d go to just eat.
The arcade is definitely the attraction. There are a lot of games, we were entertained for over 3hrs as adults. There are of course kids but we only saw a couple earlier on, it seemed as it got later they went home. We went on a Sunday.
There are a lot of racing and shooting games. We spent around $ 80 on game play and like I said that was for 2 adults over 3hrs. They have half priced games on Wednesdays.
The prize room is alright. There are some cool things but there’s no way you’d get them after a single visit. So it’d be cool if they had some better lower level prizes. We got a head massager, a DB pint glass, a glowing usb charger, and a sour punch straws. Cooler stuff but for what u spend. .
Overall we greatly enjoyed our experience, it was a fun time that can be very affordable

For a place that advertises itself as a destination for adults, there were an awful lot of kids. My main reason for excitement for going to a D&B for the first time was that, unlike a Chuck-​E-​Cheese, the games wouldn’t be covered in boogers and/​or broken and I’d be able to enjoy a few drinks and leisurely enjoy some gaming.
I also ordered their equivalent of a Long Island at the bar, the TNTea, and I was appalled at what I saw. For a $ 9 drink, I watched the bartender fill MAYBE a centimeter of the bottom of tall tulip glass and THEN add the ice (what the hell). It was that little smidgen of alcohol and then nothing but sweet and sour mix. Disgusting. Thankfully the server at my table took it to the second bar in the Midway where, even they admit, the bartenders were better.
I can’t see myself coming back unless there’s a weekly, designated, No-​Kids day or move the 11:00pm cutoff up to 8:00pm or earlier.

I went today and it’s a really nice arcade. Although, there’s not that many games. Only about 60 games, but 30 of the games you can get tickets from and the rest are just for fun. Keep in mind that other arcades (Example: Game Works) have more than 100 games. It’s easier to get tickets for prizes at Dave and Busters than Game Works. It’s a bit dirty and there isn’t good food there. They should add pizza which would be nice, but they have weird food. Although, it’s the fun that matters and it is quite nice and fun!

I’ve been here a few times.
The games: loads of fun. I wish there were more of certain ones (sports), so we didn’t have to wait for others to be done. Wednesday’s are the best days– half price games! Otherwise, it’s expensive. But all and all I will be back because of the games :)
The food: fine. I’ve had the Caesar salad which was pretty fresh, and Cabo chicken. Which could have used more of that salsa. It’s fine for game food :)
The drinks: last summer I had some awesome tasting shots from a male bartender. Tonight, though– The 3 bartenders were the absolute slowest and unfriendly I’ve ever encountered. My friend waited for a draft beer for ten minutes. Really? It wasn’t even busy. It was a DRAFT. Then when we just wanted to close out, we sat there for 6 minutes before being acknowledged with a «I’ll be right with you.» Then one bartender was cleaning off plates and I finally just said we just needed to close out. If there are people waiting, who starts to clean plates behind the bar? If I wasn’t in a rush to leave I would have spoke to the manager.
I’ll be back– for the games. I’ll pass on interactions with servers and bartender

Ways a good time. Have gone here with a group of adults and with my daughter. Have enjoyed the food and the games both ways.
Though, I would give them a perfect 5 stars usually but the service was a little sub par today. I was there for lunch with my daughter, and we had to search for someone to seat us. Once seated the server did exactly her job but was not overly warm or inviting. Both stark differences from my previous visits. I ordered the short rib and Mac sandwich. It was great and very filling. My daughter got pretzel dogs. I understand that pretzels are usually salted, but these had so much salt on them you could not taste anything else.
We ventured to the gaming area and had a great time and collected a large amount of tickets for her. We went to unload our bounty but the person working that area had vanished. Nothing there to let us know when or if she was returning. Once she was there, her attitude was off putting. It was as if we were interrupting her day.
These are very atypical occurrences so I will keep visiting and speaking well of them, but they do have some imperfect days too.

It’s been quite awhile since I last visited this location and I’m happy to say that the experience was better than before. Now, I’m still mourning the loss of ESPN Zone downtown as game-​wise, they had it all over D&B’s. But overall, there were a good variety of games here and more importantly, they weren’t out of order or malfunctioning while being used as I recall on my last couple of visits.
I enjoyed the four way air hockey game, though I wish we had a fourth to cover the other side — the game would have been more fun. Air hockey is a game that I’ve played with my brother’s kids for an eternity — we always look for a game whenever we’re at an arcade or the like. There was a «Simpson’s Soccer Game» that was fun, though it would have been better if it lasted a little longer than 30 seconds — the ball on it was slow to return, so players don’t get too many chances. The «Deal or No Deal» game for tickets was an interesting concept — unfortunately the kids got down to the last two bags with one of them being the max ticket «250 case» — they opted for «No Deal» and the 250 case was NOT theirs — instead they got 12 tix (the deal would have been 132!).
One improvement that would be nice — the tables where people eat at and the surrounding floor get pretty gnarly at times. It would be nice if they had an extra staff person around to help with the cleanup. I do like the 11PM under 21 policy. The last time I was at Gameworks, their «scoot time» was 9PM, which is a little short for teens. Overall, it was a better than anticipated experience.

People clearly know what the place is about. I am not going to write a lengthy review because I don’t think I need to.
When we came in we wanted to get a table but were told to wait because of our ages??? I understand it has a bar but the purpose of coming here is not just to get wasted. You’re checking my ID because… why??? This isn’t a night club.
The over all experience was enjoyable and my 11 year old brother had a blast for his birthday. Despite it being his birthday we were told ‘we don’t do birthdays’ and they added the one slice of cake to the bill. Fine. Rob who was our server was friendly yet he was so loud. He was literally yelling in my ear every time he came to the table. Also, he made us take the plates and cups as he brought them to the table. He did not set them down on the table. We had to server ourselves from his hands. This irked me along with the cake real bad. Had I been the one paying I would’ve left a subpar tip for being yelled at and made to grab my plates and drinks. Some waiter service? Wow this is already a long review…
The food itself was fine no problems with that. Two cheese sticks came to the table with no cheese tho… Kinda disappointing. The burgers were big and my companions enjoyed them. I enjoyed the steak and shrimp alefredo and mom enjoyed the cabo chicken.
However for $ 131 no tip nor any alcohol, that’s a bit much even if we got game cards. We didn’t even end up getting any prizes because for 2500 tickets there was nothing good. Oh well. My brother enjoyed his birthday and that’s all that counts. You get what you get. I wouldn’t come back. But over all the games were enjoyable.

All of the music is way too loud and makes all of the speakers crack and pop as if they were blown. We expect the games to be noisy. They should not be trying to overpower them just sounds like noise.
Lots of food and games. Always something new to do.

This place is really fun! It’s almost like a mini Vegas. The sounds, the lights, the drinks, the crowds. A great getaway from your normal daily routine.
I came on a Saturday night. Boy, was it crowded! We had to wait an hour to eat. But no big deal! Take your buzzer and play some games until your table is ready. Oh, and don’t forget to stop at the bar to walk around with a cocktail ;) There is also first come, first serve seating in the game area to order food. But on the weekend, good luck.
What I thought was really cool were the new games. Games that are popular on smart phone and tablet devices, my 2.5 year old son loved those!
The reason for my 3 star review; the food. Salty, no flavor. Typical. Also, the prizes. Horrible selection of prizes! I remember even just 5 – 10 years ago they were much better. For $ 20 in ticket winnings, we got a bouncy ball, gummy bears and a sticky hand. I guess we just need to be better at arcade games LOL
I’ll be back, though. Been coming here for years. It’s fun.

Dave & Buster’s is a good place to go when you are looking for a fun activity to do in the winter! I definitely don’t go here on a regular basis because I consider it an expensive night out, but it is fun to go here on a special occasion or with friends.
I recommend going a little later in the night on the weekends because it is usually crowded with kids earlier in the evening. The game selection is good with a mix of old classic games and new fancy games. I personally love the classic games like skee ball and the basketball games. My husband loves the race car games and air hockey!
There is a bar in the game area and we visited that to get a drink. I thought the drinks were a little overpriced.
Every time I go here, I see young kids walking around with a massive cup full of tickets and I wonder how in the heck they get so many. They either must be way way better at the games than me or there parents are giving them way way too much money. At the end of the night, I only have enough tickets to buy some really overpriced candy.

Our team outing for work was at this Dave & Busters yesterday. Although I had low expectations, it ended up being such a great time and no alcohol was even needed!
We decided to order food first then do the gaming second. Our boss gave us a budget and we all ended up doing the eat + play with double the game time ($ 24.99) Since I had to resume work post event, I skipped the booze and went for the Million Dollar slushy. Most of the people at our table did get booze and seemed happy with their cocktails. My slushy was really good, albeit incredibly sweet. We ordered the appetizer combo and it was delicious! The fried shrimp, quesadillas and pretzel dogs were the best part. They came with this ridiculous cheese sauce that I wanted to bathe in. MMMMMmmmmm. When I come back, this will be on the ‘must order’ list.
For the entrée, I went with the philly cheesesteak sandwich. I like that it had a lot of mushrooms on it, but the flavor wasn’t the greatest. It seemed like it was lacking a little something to make it perfect. The fries were flavorful and salty — just the way I like them. The burgers were fricking huge, so if you’re going for the Eat and Play, I think that’s the way to go.
It was a Tuesday night, so the game room was pretty dead minus a few families. We were able to quickly blow through our game time. and earn some tickets. I did discover to watch for the signs that say «FREE» These games are new and you can play once per game card for free. I became incredibly addicted to one of the free games where you throw the balls at the clowns. I think I blew most of my $ 20 on that dumb game. I even worked up a bit of a sweat! I ended the evening with 539 tickets and got a small stuffed Hello Kitty to bring home for the dogs.
If you plan on going to any D&B, make sure to sign up for their emails prior to your visit. You can usually get some kind of coupon for bonus play time.