Dave & Buster’s

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

Food was ok, service acceptable, arcade was fun

We’ve been here so much our children have a combined total of about 60k tickets. The food is good and we always have a good time. If you use the buy $ 10 (or 20), get $ 10 (or 20) in chips it’s a good deal on a Wednesday for half price game day. Use your coupons before Wednesday tho cause they won’t take them that day. The people giving the place one star must be smoking something. Go back to nob hill, quit rating a restaurant one star over your drama. People want to know about the food, not your personal problems. Btw– absolutely love the South Philly burger.

This dave and busters simply doesn’t care and they have a less than helpful customer service team. The Service Manager, Ryan Elmore, probably trained them as they are all condescending and rude. They are simply about making sure you spend the most while there. I have been to 2 other locations in Denver Colorado and they would bend over backwards to make sure you as a customer were taken care of in every aspect of your visit. I even held corporate events there! The albuquerque location had a hostile attitude towards you as a customer and a demeaning, aggressive stance if you call them out.
The food is subpar the drinks are watered down. This place will most likely go the way of block party and shut down. The current people don’t know that a happy customer spends more time and $.

Hello fellow Unilocal users, first off I never been to a Dave and busters so this was all new to me, well me and the gf were wanting dinner and fun, so I suggested Dave and busters as it was across from the mall. So we ordered we got the «power play» where we order a dinner and comes with a game card of 20 $ each, I was okay, so after dinner we started to walk around and see all the games they had to offer, want impressed as the cheapest game was 1.50 and it was skee ball (love skee ball) I played that for two rounds and moved on to a few other games I had a good time but definitely wouldn’t go back.
In short games are over priced and the food is worse then bar food or Buffalo Wild Wings.

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

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.

My husband described it as «Chucky Cheese for adults». A fairly good description. We went on a Sunday specifically because we heard they played all the football a fan could want.
The Pros:
Modern, clean atmosphere. Large menu with everything from mac n cheese to burgers. Prices were moderate, I’d compare it to an Applebees-​type place as for the food selections. The televisions here are great for watching football. The games… oh the games! I took several laps through the game area and was impressed. Giant flappy Bird, Fruit Ninja, connect four, trivia… It was impressive. And my Unilocal check-​in gave me 50% a $ 40 game card. Win-​win.
Not a pro, not a con:
I ordered a burger. Angels weren’t singing while I ate it this burger that most definitely had some kind of processed cheese holding everything together. The food be o-​kay.
Cons:
Everyone we interacted with seemed like they had a late Saturday night… or morning. Zombies. Emotionless zombie? The contrast between the boisterous atmosphere of games and flashing lights and a zombie waitress… super obvious. I asked for mayo. She slowly meandered away. I saw her meandering around the mostly empty dining area for a while as I stare longingly at my dry mayoless burger. Eventually someone handed her a giant platter with a single mayo on it. Should I give them credit for making my mayo from scratch, probably not. It was weird. Even the host seemed unhappy to be there. That was disappointing.
Solution: caffeine people!
Overall we will probably return for the games and giant televisions. But maybe not.

I finally managed to hit this up, mind you I’ve been to Dave and Busters before but not since they built the one in Albuquerque. I use to go out to San Diego every Christmas and managed to find out about D&B several years back.
We decided to go because my parents were kind enough to offer to babysit which gave us the whole night to do whatever we wanted. We went on a «weekend» night and I honestly think that was a mistake. The place gets super packed because lets be honest there’s not a whole lot of «fun» stuff to do in Albuquerque. I mean sure… you can go hiking in the foothills, you can enjoy downtown/​uptown/​nob hill but if you’ve lived here for 20+ years you’ve pretty much been there and done that. I was super excited to go because I remember that for like 20 – 25 bucks you could get a steak AND you could play games. I mean the last time I went to D&B I spent like $ 50 that included dinner, entertainment for like an hour AND I managed to get a D&B shirt. Well, this isn’t a review of the last time I went in SD, this is the review for ABQ. And I will just say that I was disappointed, and it’s totally my fault. They run a special on week nights where you can get a meal plus tokens and it’s actually reasonably priced. So not only was it packed but food was full price, tokens were extra oh and there were more people than I enjoy being around.
My advice is stick to a weeknight, get the eat and play combo and if the parking lot is full maybe consider coming back another night. Also drinks are insanely expensive, unless you have to have alcohol to enjoy yourself you might want to wait til you get home for the nightcap.

Wow! This place is a dream for those who like playing games. The atmosphere is intense, probably too intense for me. The music is blaring and
Games are cha’ching’ing, very similar to a Las Vegas Casino, but louder. The food is overpriced and mediocre. For an appetizer, I ordered the calamari– there were about 8 – 10 pieces of Calamari on top of a bed of fried onions, so it creates the illusion that you are receiving more than what you ordered. For my main entrée I ordered the chicken wing and rib combo. The presentation was very nice, the dish came in a large skillet. The food, itself, came out lukewarm and too salty. PROs: diverse selection of food, games, and drinks. CONs: expensive, very loud, mediocre, salty food.

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.

I’ve been here a few times and have come to the conclusion that your experience here depends entirely on how busy they are.
A few things…
Food — not a bad deal, especially of you get the eat & play combos. If you stick to the food that isn’t too fancy, you’ll pay a decent price for what you get. Our service has been good each time we’ve been here.
Games — a little expensive but again, use the eat & play combos plus, you can super charge a $ 20 game play card for an additional $ 3 and get more credits. If you go during super-​busy times you can definitely end up frustrated that you didn’t get to play that cool game or you stood in line. Try to go during a non-​peak time and you’ll have lots of fun.
I’ve been to one other Dave & Buster’s (in CO) and yes, there’s is bigger but compared to what we have in town I’d pick this place over other similar places. It’s nicer, the games are better and newer and the prize selection is great.

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 29^th 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!

Overall I give 4 stars. But in reality the restaurant is more like 3, and my coin dozer addiction makes the games a 5.
Weve gone 2 or 3 times a month since it opened, I’ve tried over 10 dishes and… just don’t like the food. I can’t describe it. The only things I kind of like are the pretzel dogs and the sliders. I’m a bit of a foodie and am usually not satisfied here.
But you get the 20 dollar game card and a super charge and mix that with half off Wednesdays and you’ve got a winning combo.

Let me tell you a story about the best birthday ever.
Actually, my birthday wasn’t totally ruined by the horrible service my friends and I experienced, but it was totally lame being my first time Dave and Buster’s experience. It took over a hour for my party to get a table. During so, we spent our time on the arcade floor, which was a blast and the only reason for the «positive» star. Finally we get a table, but guess what, not a waitress/​server in sight. Took over 15 minutes just to get someone to approach us for our initial drink order. Since we waited so long and the majority of us were starving, we went ahead and placed our food order as well. I guess that didn’t help the situation. We arrived at Dave and Busters at 10:30 pm. We received part of our food order by 12:15am. Drink orders were never fully fulfilled and some people in our party received their meals long after some had already finished theirs.
By far the worst service in all of Albuquerque I have ever experienced. Will I ever go back? NOPE.
Oh and they got my name wrong on the birthday shoutout which was hilarious at the end of the night.

This really is not a place for young families. It would be only if all of your family members that you are going there with are all 21 and over. I wouldn’t bring any young people here because drinking is allowed in the game and prize area. Dave & Buster’s is like an It’z for adults without the rides. Who needs those rides anyway if you are indulging in alcohol?
My daughters and I have been to the Dave & Busters in Maryland, and that one seemed a lot more civil as far as not having as much booze in the game area. Plus the location in Maryland that we went to had a convenient seating area beside the game area where you can see your family play the games in the close proximity. I felt that the Maryland place was safer for my children because I can see them from the dining spot, and there were not as many alcohol consumers.
The Albuquerque Dave & Busters has a separate dining area, and you can only see the game area if you are seated at the bar. This is nice if you want to ignore all of the games. So, some may prefer this set up instead. It is okay I guess if you want to compartmentalize the whole Dave & Buster’s experience. I for one would prefer some dining spots in the game area since I am a slow eater. This way I can take my sweet time eating a meal, while my older children can run off to play, but I would still be able to see them every now and again.
The food we had was good. My husband and I shared the steak because we both really were not that hungry. Our meal was delicious. Our daughters each had their own plate — one enjoyed a Macaroni & Cheese dish. The friendly waitress said that was a popular item. Then our other daughter ordered the Chicken Alfredo, and it filled her up. This is good because she is always hungry. We ended our meal with a fondu dessert. It was pretty good.
I forgot to mention that my husband did not want to come here in the first place. He didn’t think it was worth all of the hype, but after our meal, playing games, and picking prizes, he said that this place surprised him. I really do not think he’ll object coming here again to celebrate something special.
One of our friends is annoyed at all of the young people here. He mentioned it is like the parents just drop off their kids there and leave. I do not know if this is true or not, but if my children were younger, I’d bring them to It’z instead. I agree that there are simply too many young children here for my comfort level based on the alcohol consumption in the game area. The youngsters belong at Chuck E. Cheese or Peter Piper Pizza. In fact — going back to my friend — he also told my husband to not come here. This is one of the reasons why my Significant Other didn’t care to visit here in the first place. I’m glad he changed his mind. He does agree that we wouldn’t bring any young relatives here.
Before I let you go, I have to say that all of the employees that we interacted with were attentive, caring, and very nice. I really like that they all were welcoming and happy. I shall be returning, but when? Mother’s Day? That way I can have a few drinks while my husband can be the DD. (Ha ha ha!)

Smaller than other ones I’ve been to, but it’s still fun. We’ve been a few times and we’ve enjoyed it each time. We are part of the email club, so we get discounts, and that’s when we go.
It would be nice if they had a few more games, but there’s plenty to do. They change the games and prizes periodically, so there’s something new every couple of months. I really like that you can change in your tickets for free apps and desserts.

Tweens, unite!
So, you know… This is like Chuck E. cheese for adults. Booze, food, games.
Booze is meh. They have your normal selections, nothing special.
Food is horrible. Greasy, tasteless, and disgusting.
Games are actually kind of pricey. More than I expected. These guys know they’re in Albuquerque now, right?
All of these things combined with the fact that this place was insanely crowded with tweens, teens, and creepy 20 somethings hitting on the teens and I gotta say… Not coming back. This place has no draw. It would be different if they had at least good bar food and a wider selection of beer but… For the prices and ridiculous crowds, I just can’t see a reason to come back. Fail, D&B.

I’m no rookie to D&B’s but this one is a joke. Not sure if I’m just maturing or this one just falls below par. The place was full of scantily dressed teenagers being hit on or flirting with obvious 20 something’s. Standing room only more like sardine box. This D&B is tiny compared to others I’ve been to.
The food I personally didn’t order anything. From what I saw and smelled others eating I’m sure glad I didn’t eat. The prices are high for what you get.
The games are fun and have that child like nostalgia when you get to play them. Oh yes you have to wait in lines to give a try at almost any game. Okay pool you say good luck with that.
I thought this was going to be a great thing for Albuquerque but it’s actually not at all. It looks to be feeding into the problems the city has with the youth and teens associating with older people when they shouldn’t be.

Being from Cleveland and Austin, I’m no rookie when it comes to Dave & Buster’s. During miserably hot weather in Austin or frigid temps in Cleveland, this was our family destination’s go-​to spot when picnics, hiking, or a walk in the park was off limits! But, my kids are older (14 yrs & 18 yrs), so I do NOT recommend this place for young children. It is geared towards older teens and adults.
I have been to company parties and events at D&B as well as going there on my own dime. For all the newbies to this place, here is the general gist of it. At D&B, you will find billiards, interactive and virtual games, skeeball, arcade games, and a variety of games you can play some stakes. Scoring well on many of the games leads to tickets, which can be cashed in for prizes! You won’t find jelly bracelets and stickers as your prizes, instead you will find apparel, décor, video games (i.e. PS3, PS4 games), toys, candy, and other vig. One year, my husband & I attended a company event and used the tickets to buy a bunch of Christmas gifts for our kids. So, there is a large variety of prizes. — Oh, and I forgot the best part — there is delicious food and alcohol!
Still mystified? Think Chucky Cheese but with booze and power cards instead of tokens!