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Dave & Buster's
Rating Details »
- Price Range:
-
$$
- Accepts Credit Cards:
- Yes
- Parking:
- Private Lot
- Attire:
- Casual
- Good for Groups:
- Yes
- Good for Kids:
- Yes
- Delivery:
- No
- Waiter Service:
- Yes
- Wheelchair Accessible:
- Yes
- Outdoor Seating:
- No
- Alcohol:
- Full Bar
6 reviews for Dave & Buster's
Woo Dave and Busters,...woo nothing i'd rather go to GameWorks.
I like pin-ball and i coudnt find any pinball machines. I like skee ball and skee ball eats my points and gives me either way too many balls or not enough balls. I did find a video poker game that i did enjoy a bit. I was able to sit there for the rest of the evening while my sister and her friends did their thing around the place.
when i needed to refill my play card they had plenty of stations to refill but some of the touch screens need some serious calibration. I practically have to touch the kid playing the game next to the screen to get the selection i want.
if you win tickets in game the prizes are w/e, my sister got a electronic bank/safe, that never unlocked so we had to break into it and fix it. I saw they have a blender.. pretty interesting. I might just save up my tickets for that.
on to food, my mom got these philly cheesesteak egg rolls... UBER SALTY... id rather drink up the dead sea. My pasta was ok, but the pasta was overdone kinda mushy. the chicken fingers my sister had looked good but she wouldnt let me taste.
Drinks... are ok, i didnt get anything too phenomenal taste wise. i think i would have been more satisfied with a beer and/or dead sea water.
The parking in dolphin sucks and the people who drive there suck more. If it weren't for my sister who like this place id probably stick with gameworks anyway. Closer and even though the parking garage maybe packed and crazy after a movie, i can bet you they arnt going to run you over anytime soon.
They made me swear off cheeseburgers...for a while. If they can mess up simple food that even Mickey Dee's could do right...that says alot about their...lack of any culinary skill.
Went there with co-workers for dinner/10pm happy hour. Our waitress wasn't the nicest...considering it wasn't the busiest time of the night and we were a big group...didn't she want extra tips??? My friend enquired about the happy hour drinks and beer...and she was like "tell me what u want and I will tell you whether it's on the special" And she took FOREVER to check with us for more drinks or give us our check!
Food was blah. I got the Buster's Cheeseburger...half pound burger with apple-smoked bacon and cheese. How on earth do you screw it up??? I ate half of it...the meat patty had some funky smell...like it was frozen before (which is probably was!). Oh well...whatever else my co workers ordered were...mediocre at best. Margaritas were strong; I could smell my friend's drink from across the table. My red Sangria was rather...cough-syrup tasting. There was karaoke, pool tables and arcade games but I didn't play any games so I can't comment. Crowd was mostly late teeny-poppers...some early 20s somethings at the bar. They have two show rooms that you can book for private parties and events. Overall, I did not like the place.
Bottom line: you know the club you go to because the music is hot/not bad...but the drinks suck? It's like that with D & B...they trick you into coming because of the games and TV screens...but the food and atmosphere...BLAH!
Tip-bits:
Good for big groups, so you can escape while you can!
Service charge included.
Don't eat the food, unless you are starving!
(My review is for Lunch only - not for the gaming area)
Dear Dave & Busters,
How you managed to screw up bar food, I have no idea, but you did. We had lunch here on Saturday to get our carbs up before the big lap around the stores... I knew we should have eaten somewhere else!
The Spinach dip was watery and flavorless and pretty much non-existent. What kind of portion was that?!?
I ordered the Mini Burgers and they were sooo greasy and sooo gross. The entire bun was soaked in oily grease and the bits of onions tasted like Crisco. The bf ordered some kind of crispy shrimp thing. It was better than my mini burgers, but still not quality.
By the end of my mall adventure, I was feeling deathly ill to my stomach from lunch. Thank goodness for Alka-Seltzer. To be fair to you Dave, I will let you know that the bf LOVES this place and will be back. I, however, will ensure to eat elsewhere first.
Respectfully,
Sabrina*
They take advantage of the fact that they are the only "game" in town. Doral has no other Game type venue. The last time we went MANY games were out of order, for example only two out of the five Skeet Ball lanes were working, various games took our swipe for points and then would not work. We went to play pool and the computers were down, so we could not. No offer to help us... just a "no, the computers are down - we can't give you a table".
The absolute worst part was the restaurant. It was empty, only 3 other tables had patrons. It took them 15 minutes to take our drink order and another 15 to take our food order. That was a total of 30 minutes to take our food order. The only reason I didn't walk out was because my child was dead set on eating there. Once we made the order, after 20 MORE minutes we were told the computers were down (really???) and they hadn't registered it (so far its 50 minutes since we sat down). When we FINALLY got our appetizer it was horrible and cold.
We had to flag down a server various times for WATER refills, plus to ask for a set of utensils that were never given to the 3rd person in our party in the first place. There were more employees walking around the restaurant then patrons, the boredom and lack of interest was palpable.
The fries were soggy and cold, and the donut holes we had for dessert obviously no less than 24 hours old, and cold. After all of this, they charged us 16% service charge. On the bottom of the credit card bill the "gratuity" portion was empty and large - If I had not noticed the 16% they were already charging me I would have double paid the tip. How many people don't realize they are paying 16% as it is? No wonder the service is dismal, they know that not only will they get 16% but maybe the client is so distracted that they end up with a 32% tip.. A win/ win situation for the servers no matter what.
Wednesdays is 2 for 1 token night and was the perfect place to bring my nephew. What that means is that for every token you buy at the regular price, they give you another token. He's a teenager now, but this place is as good as it gets, especially when your Uncle is paying. I scored 28 points on the big basketball hoop and 70 points on the little one, but now I think he might have let me win so I won't stop taking him to Dave & Busters.
He ended up the night with thousands of tickets which he graciously agreed to save for his cousin. His big win of the night was 1,000 tickets on the Wheel of Fortune.
BTW, I like the Philly Cheese Steak but it just didn't taste the same after my last visit to Philadelphia.
If you're going west on the 836 from Miami, make sure you get over into your far right lane after the toll booth, otherwise you'll miss the NW 12th Ave ramp. There is plenty of parking at the Dolphin Mall.
This is one of my all time favorite places to go. This location is not quite as fun as the Milpitas, CA location but its cool. It has a lot of great games (i love my tickets), but the prize center is kinda wack. The food and drinks are still good though. Overall Still A Great Place To Hangout.
