It was my first time at Dave and Buster's; just about everything I thought would happen did and I'm totally okay with that! Dinner was overpriced but included points for the game room which was separated from the bar slightly by a wall that kept out a lot of light but not quite as much noise. Service was friendly - we had to order at the bar instead of the bartender coming to our table but I wouldn't say it ruined anything about the meal. The grilled chicken, mashed potato and broccoli dinner was filling and the broccoli was actually pretty fresh for what I was anticipating. Fun time, I'll definitely go again!
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The Yelp-inator W.
Tons of FUN!!!! Food...is decent...but really...did you come here just for the food? No! If you did....WAKE UP!!!! you are missing the best part. Great video games...I love this place. Use the cupon and get $10 for $10...(or something like that) 4 of us played for 3 hours for about 60 bucks!
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Morgan D.
Hooray for Dave & Buster's! What a brilliant idea! At Dave & Buster's, you eat, drink, and play. It's as simple as that. The building is divided into two sections. The first is an old-time eating area with stained glass windows, checkered table cloths, and a monolithic bar. The second section is the game room. It's huge with all sorts of glowy lights and room to romp, but more on the romping later. I went to D&B my old roomie. I ordered the Parmesan Chickecn Alfredo and played it safe with a soft drink. The chicken alfredo didn't knock my socks off or anything. It was your run-of-the-mill chicken and pasta dish. But it was hot and well-seasoned with no chewy chicken parts. Kelly had the Philly Cheesesteak. She liked it, but said it didn't even compare to the real Philly that she had on a recent trip. Our waitress was an ace. She kept the refills coming while Kelly and I chatted and caught up. A swipe card with game access came as part of our dinner order. So, after digesting, Kelly and I recessed to our old competitive college days. Skiball, basketball, that game where you make horses race by shooting a squirt gun at a target, even a simulated Deal or No Deal, we tried most everything. By the end of the night, we had about the same amount of tickets. We turned them in for Ringpops, which made us very happy. You've gotta spend big to win big, and I don't usually play for prizes anyway. D&B is located near a bunch of hotels, so you can tell who they're mainly marketing to. I loved D&B. It was a steal really. We paid less than $15 a piece to eat and play. It felt like elementary school where you ate lunch and then got to go out to the playground. So much fun.
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Stacy M.
Well, I love this place because it's kind of like I'm a kid a chuckie cheese again. I always have soooo much fun here! It is a little pricey sometimes. They have all kinds of fun things. The only bad thing is that they are sometimes extremely busy and it's kind og annoying with people EVERYWHERE!! Love this place, though! If you haven't been to a Dave and Buster's....you're missing out!
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John M.
I haven't been in D&B since yesterday and I'm still overstimulated. A step up from Chuck E. Cheese, sort of like an adult version with better food. The food was really decent which was a bit of a surprise, but nothing to write home about. Tons of video games, your requisite crappy stuffed animals for 10000 tickets, but more high tech as all of your credits can be purchased via credit card at a machine that gives you a card that is swiped at each game. I had a decent time with some friends, some beers, some food and some games, but if it weren't for the fact that I was at a bachelor party for a good friend of mine, it would be unlikely that you'd find me anywhere near the place.
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Kimberly C.
I would rate this place as Ok. The service is mediocre. When we walked in, there were plates all over the bar and the tables around the bar. We had to hunt down the bartender. When we sat down for dinner, we also had to hunt down the server to serve us. After we found him, he did a good job, though. I got the chicken tacos, which were very delicious, and the other food that was brought out to the table looked appetizing. My friend also got the Brownie dessert which was Amazing. Wednesday is 1/2 off game night, but I still managed to spend too much money. They should have late night beer specials. Overall, place is ok, something a little different to do on a week night.
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Karin G.
I was pleasantly surprised by the Hilliard D&B. I was here as part of a work event and the managers seemed to have everything under control. It was nice to choose your entree from a selection of 8 and we all commented on how the entrees looked just like the pictures when they came out to the tables. I heard positive comments about all of the food. After lunch, my plan was just to play a few games and then leave, but I got sucked into fun! My coworkers and I all had a blast and stayed longer than we expected to. There were a few games I wanted to play that were broken, so that was a bummer.
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Amber S.
My family has eaten here numerous times. The food is always average (except the nachos, those are always great), the cocktails are ok, the service is also ok. The prices seem a little high for what you're getting, but it's because of the convenience of the fun, I'm sure. You can usually expect to wait on a table on the weekends, along with a pretty decent crowd playing games. The games are fun and we usually only pay about $20 (don't forget your coupon, they're easy to come by) for 3 of us to play for about an hour after we use the coupon. We usually don't have to wait in a line for a game we want to play because there is a large selection. The baby is pretty good there with watching the lights from different games, and my 8 year old could spend hours there. Good family fun!
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Robin C.
Dave & Buster's is a great place to go for some random overpriced fun. The food isn't great - but it's not horrific. You won't have an entree you go bragging back to your friends about. In fact, you might forgot your order by the time you get home. The games are fun but not cheap. It's a cool place to go with friends - especially for the competitive types.
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Katie H.
We mostly come on Wednesdays which are half price. It's always a blast. Very few games are out of order. Service is fairly quick to respond if a machine is out of tickets or malfunctioning. The bathrooms are usually dirty. I have never ordered food at this location but the game and dinner deals seem like they might be fun for date night. Saving tickets for a mega prize.
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Brett D.
Wow, wow, wow D&B. Last December the company I work for had a territory meeting at D&B for the Holidays (formerly known as Christmas). Food was as expected, atmosphere good, and a decent beer selection (I had a Kentucky Bourbon Barrel Ale; delicious). After dinner we were split into three teams of 8 people and had a fun challenge comprising of three or four different games with the winners facing off on a game I was unfamiliar with. A 7 foot wall of probably 50-75 lights turn on at random and to turn them off and earn points you simply hit the buttons. All good fun, but that's all of the good...enough to earn one star. The entire, and I mean entire building smelled of sulfur dioxide, aka rotten eggs, aka raw sewage. There were signs as you entered the restroom apologizing for the odor, but it was so bad that I had to hold my breath while in the bathroom and actually gagged and thought I was going to fill a urinal with over-priced deep-fried goodness. Now I understand the occasional odor issue, but after taking my girlfriend there for her first D&B experience last month (February 2015 and a full two months after the first run-in with the odor), the stench remained without the warning signs and almost 50% of the games we wanted to play were out of order. Almost every "push the coins off the ledge" game was out of order, the pacman game's joystick didn't work properly, so we were basically jerking the machine around in an attempt to get our little dot gobbler moving to no avail. It was highly disappointing, especially after raving about how much fun D&B is to a first-timer. They've also brought in a lot of newer games (which should be a good thing), but they seem to be aimed at a much younger crowd and have removed a lot of - what I considered fun - games like Hydro Thunder and many other racing games. We played ski ball on one of the two functional lanes only after swiping our cards on several other lanes, and getting no response other than the confirmation of points remaining after charging us. We played a couple of store-dominated first person shooter games only to find the calibration so far off on one that pointing the "weapon" at the floor earned me a kill, but not when pointing it directly at the objective. I've been to several different D&B locations, so please don't view this as a company-wide issue. This is solely the Hilliard location by my experience. Polaris was nice, but small and Cincinnati's is amazing. A lot bigger, cleaner, better service and a wider variety of games. Maybe we'll make a trip to Cincy the next time the D&B bug hits.
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Alexander J.
If you consider what they offer, some great arcade games and ticket dispensing craziness that you can't barely find anywhere, I'm wiling to lay some slack on some other aspects. Food is pretty good, service varies. Alcohol selection is ok, though some of their mixed drinks are a bit disappointing (but then again, where isn't these days?). Arcade selection pretty good for family and friendly fun. Granted you're not going to find any street fighter (for that you'll have to go to sixteen bit bar), but there IS a Pump it Up machine! Dance like its the late 90s and early aughts! Definitely visit on a Monday -Thursday and get your free play on after 9PM with a power card charge, and always look for good deals by joining their subscription. Had a great time there at new years eve this year... actually sadly? the best new years eve I've had in a while.
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Elizabeth W.
Terrible service and food. But 1 big star for a nice cold beer. The server didn't know our table was her section (honest mistake, I get it) but 15 mins to get a drink order is a little ridiculous. We ordered buffalo wings and they were served with no plates or dressing. I ordered the fish and chips which was saturated with grease and doesn't come with tartar sauce. My date ordered the Philly which was ok, but came out wrong. Halfway through my meal, I discovered a hair in my food and the server had nothing to say about it but took the food and didn't offer any resolution. A manager never visited the table and the fish and chips remained on the bill. We ordered a game card and played for a little whole but about half the games were out of service. No reason to go back.
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Candace M.
It was a Monday night and we were originally going to go to the arcade bar downtown but, as we were very hungry and didn't particularly want to drink, we decided Dave and Buster's might be a better alternative. We walked in and went up to the hostess. She looked at us as though it were bizarre that we were trying to speak to her. She eventually composed herself (sort of) and told us that we were free to seat ourselves in the game area, or we could sit in the dining room. We asked to be seated in the dining room, and she reluctantly lead us there. Once seated, we were checked on immediately, then about 3 minutes later. We said that we needed some more time to decide. Then, we didn't get any service for about 25 minutes. There was one solitary other couple in the dining room (the HUGE dining room - one other couple!) and they had a waitress and a manager at their table - we watched them talk for about 20 minutes about who knows what, ignoring us completely. When we finally did get a waiter, everything was uphill from there. I have to say that, thankfully for Dave and Buster's, the food was extremely good. My boyfriend got a philly cheese steak that was reallyyy good, and I got this mac and cheese that I was totally enamored with. I wouldn't go back for the service (or lack thereof) but I would go back for the food. Before heading out to the game room, we went to the restroom. It was absolutely disgusting! Not super dirty, but reeked of sewage. I said something to my SO about it and he agreed completely; really gross. You shouldn't have to hold your breath in a bathroom. The games were, of course, really fun. We were some of the only people there and we basically had the place to ourselves, which was super nice. We started out with 60 tokens each ($12 a person) and ended up using them all in a couple of hours. The games typically range from 6.9 to 9.9, I'd say, making the tokens go pretty quickly. All of the games we wanted to play were fully functional; we only saw a couple we couldn't play. We refilled once, then left. We ended up with about 500 tickets which got us a few laffy taffy's and fun dip. From that viewpoint, it was a huge ripoff! But we had a ton of fun playing the games. In conclusion, the service was terrible, the restrooms were atrocious, and it's a little overpriced. But the food was good, the games were super fun, and we had a great time. Not sure that I'd come back anytime soon, but maybe on a semi-special occasion (if we weren't in any type of a rush).
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Steve G.
Prepare to have horrendous restaurant service if this place is busy. Beyond horrid service.
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Mike J.
Food was better than expected. Really great service. Stoney went above and beyond for my kids.
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Christopher S.
My wife and I went there yesterday on July 1st 2015. We always get that grouchy looking bartender and top it off they treated us like we were begging for drinks for free. We had three gummy bear shots within 30 mins and they say they can't serve us anymore cause we are buying too many shots back to back. The bar area is always messy. The manager walk in back and forth but doesn't know how to manage his employee. Half of the games in there doesn't work. My sister got ignored when she was trying to get prizes for her kids. This place is ridiculous! Oh and the smell was so bad when we walked in, it smell like a woman was trying to spray tremendous amount of perfume to cover up her nasty monthly smell.
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Matthew B.
great for games, not much else. I'd recommend eating somewhere else either before or after. the food's not bad, but nothing to write home about.
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Megan S.
I had such a fun night out with friends. A few of the machines were out of order, but that didn't stop us from playing the others. This was my first time. I noticed the employees were doing a phenomenal job sanitizing the area and wiping down the tables next to the games. This is really important and much appreciated! Thanks for a great evening.
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Brandon D.
Smells funky from the moment you walk in. Almost like a sewer leak or mold. Didnt eat, stench made us lose appetite.
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Vanessa H.
I go to this location every so often when my out of town friends come down from Mansfield, OH. The main reason is because this one is much larger than the Polaris location. They do have a lot more to offer and tend to open later. Last time I went they had lots of new games and since it was late enough it wasn't infested with children. Will go again!
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Stephanie P.
We fled the humidity and ended up here. We sat at the bar and had drink and bite to eat. We stuck to the appetizers, ordering the pretzels dogs and edamame to share. The pretzel dogs were disappointing. Either the dogs were too greasy or the pretzel dough wasn't baked enough I couldn't be sure which was the culprit. As we ran off like toddlers to play with shiny toys, we ordered a couple of their snowcone adult beverages. They were neat but just all right. I think I'd stick with the "walk the plank" cocktail that the boyfriend ordered earlier, it was super good. But, really, do you come here for good cocktails and food? Nope! You come here for the games. D&B's delivers on that score. This is a good place to waste a couple hours throwing balls and slapping touch screens trying to slice fruit. We had a blast and already planning our next trip, we even have a strategy to get more tickets.
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Courtney W.
Before going here the other night I sat up for hours thinking what to do for my birthday. I have only fond memories of D&B back east and I figured wtf... I'll go out for the night & play some fun games and drink some yummy drinks! My husband was here the week before for a business meeting (ik right, best meeting ever!) and said it was the coolest one he's ever been to! That sounded so promising to me, thinking I would have a great time and enjoy new games in this enormous D&B! I had visions of 6ft tall beer tubes, a huge rap around bar, and lots of lots of games to chose from w/ really tasty snacks. Skip to my bday and I pull up and there's literally only 3 cars in the parking lot and it's 9:30pm on labor day weekend......... I could hear crickets..... talk about dead silence at a D&B which is never a good sign! So I figured ''whatever, I have the place to myself!'' We really were the only one's there besides the host and the bar tender, and the one guy in the kitchen. I'm not your typical party girl, I tend to take a back seat to these kinds of adventures so being that I came already tispy was most likely a good start cuz the beer prices here are outrageous! Nothing, and I mean nothing, was under $5.50 apart from the fact that today happened to be $2 corona's and I'm a dark beer person. A tipsy person doesnt care what color their beer is and since our bartender was clearly bored out of his mind we sat at the bar for a good half hour talking to him and sipping on corona's and nomming on some yummy $1 tacos. This guy was awesome! My husband asked for limes and he got his limes. The cool part though is that when he asked for more limes the bartender gave him a whole bottle of sour pucker to use as he wished! We dented that bottle pretty good and he just kept on talking to us like we were old friends of his. LOVE the service here!!! Now that I cant move anymore it was time for games! Have to admit, I was stalling pretty hard here waiting for people to show up. I felt lonely in this big 'ole D&B by ourselves 'sides the bar keep. I'm used to these places being so packed that you had to wait your turn to play the cool games. At this point though I stopped caring about all that crap and just wanted to have some fun! The games here were fun but, in my opinion, they could have used more bigger games. I mean a 4 way air hockey table is pretty cool but w/ only 2 people it's just the same as a regular one. The huge connect 4 was pretty fun but it ended really fast for 9 credits. We got the $40 credit opinion and it was more then enough for us w/ 3 hours to play. Eventually we got bored w/ the games and realized we were starving & headed back to the bar for something to eat. We had 5 mins left to order the $2 corona's & so we ordered 6 more and being that the bartender was so nice he kept the other ones in the fridge for us while we drank them & had some food. We settled on the philly & the mark's burger w/ pulled pork. The philly was meh, not really a philly at all. The burger was over cooked so it got sent back. 2nd time it was still over cooked but we were too hungry to care. The mark's burger, or whatever it's called was the most delicious thing I think I've ever had! What really made it amazing was the sauce & pulled pork. I would come back here just for that burger! We fought over the last bite and decided to play more games. Bar keep handed us cold beer & we were on our way! He told us he'd keep the last 2 cold until we came back for them; love that guy!! After a long night of games & corona's and yummy nums the place was closing and we had a bunch of tickets to cash in. Prizes here are slim pickings w/ not much else but candy to pick from; unless of course you're good at getting tons of tickets. We had like 2,600 or something like that; I can't remember lol. Overall the night was fun but since it was so empty I didnt have nearly as much fun as I hoped for. I can tell this place isn't as cool as I thought, or as large for that matter. The huge rap around bar... rumors. The giant beer tubes...wasn't worth it so we didnt get one. The food was good, the games were average arcade games, and the service was nice but kitchen staff sucked. Overall it was an enjoyable evening but a bust in my opinion. If that bartender wasnt there it would have sucked. Koodo's to him!
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Jim K.
This place used to be so customer focused. I used to come in every Friday. It's like the razor commercial. It's like they don't want your business.
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Jeff T.
The toilets were backed up and the entire game area smelled like a sewer. There was a nice sign that said they were working on it but no plumbers sight. This place sure has gone down hill over the years.
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Brad S.
The bar here is just terrible. For starters, it's too big and stupidly-designed. It stretches ridiculously across two rooms with a wall dividing each side, and is a logistical nightmare. Also, since they are usually woefully understaffed, you could be sitting in one room while all of the bartenders are in the other room, taking their sweet ass time to bring you another drink. It is imperative that you order two drinks at a time, because you honestly have no idea when you will see another employee again. It's the kind of place where you have to physically grab someone, or shout when they go by, to get them to acknowledge your presence. It's a damn shame, too, because their happy hour specials are really quite decent. The food is abominable. Heavy on standard Americanized slop, light on creativity and taste. I nibbled on some "nachos" that one of my friend ordered for our group and the chips weren't even chips - they were that type of soft, fried up dough shit that you usually find in school lunches or Aldi stores. I don't understand places that skimp on already dirt-cheap products in order to dupe the consumer and maximize their profit margin from 10 cents to 15 cents. The game room is the main draw, and it can be especially fun if you are inebriated. There are, unfortunately, quite a few "games" such as "Wheel of Fortune" and those coin "push off the ledge" thingies that are really just fancy ways to take your money and burp out a couple tickets to make you feel good about it. Skeeball, Fruit Ninja, shooting hoops, etc are always enjoyable though. I think you get like 125 credits for $20 or something like that - games take around 4 to 10 credits per play, so you can burn through cash extremely quickly. Also, the selection of junk you get to spend your tickets on is pretty picked-over most of the time. The place was pretty empty last night in primetime, so I'm not sure how much longer this chain can keep their heads above water.
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Thresa D.
I would do a minus stars if it was possible. Come here for the games because the service is terrible. (Bartender was good/nice) but we have been waiting over 50 minutes for food; hope it's worth the wait :-/
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Barbara S.
day off from work and it was awesome!!! but...the prize area was so small (boo!!)
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Ashley D.
Wednesday is half off games this summer!
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Matt G.
Games are awesome! Exactly what you'd expect. Service is NOT GOOD AT ALL! Prices already range a bit high when you go during prime-time (go figure, right?), but because we had a large group, it was like the server didn't even care because gratuity was already included in the check. First of all, a few people were at the bar, and because they had a red bar (under 21 til xx-xx) on their license, they REFUSED TO SERVE THEM, even though they were all 21+. Also, the server forgot to get drinks multiple times and the food was just okay. I think they had put a lot of it under heat lamps or something; it just didn't taste very fresh. Not to mention when he was taking and giving back checks, he was throwing them everywhere; he was WAY TOO RUDE to be working as a server anywhere. Overall, I'd advise just to go for the games during a Weds when games are all half-priced, but that's about it.
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Eric S.
Number of visits: 10+ Most recent visit: 6/2013 I go to Dave and Buster's for the video games, not the food or drink. But FYI, the food is pretty standard stuff, nothing to get excited about and the drink selection is eh. Now to the video games. On the plus side they have lots of them. A full, big room. Most of them are modern games. Stuff like Fruit Ninja, Time Crisis, etc. On the minus side it's somewhat expensive. You can easily blow through $20+ here very quickly. Half price game night is good on Wednesdays. Although I'm not positive if that still exists or not, since it's been awhile since I've made it there on a weekday. Another minus is that once you become a regular of some certain game, it will probably disappear soon. Other than a few classics like the Daytona racing game, the majority of the games here are replaced pretty often for the newest flashiest games. I used to play LA Machine Guns a lot...gone. Confidential Mission...gone. NBA Showtime...gone. And by far my favorite, Gauntlet Legends...gone. Also a number of the games are pseudo-broken. For example, on the ones that push the coins over the ledge it's not so uncommon for them not actually to spit out tickets, even when there's tickets in the machine. The game technicians are more than happy to assist you, but it can take a little while to flag one down. I've said a number of seemingly negative things, but overall it's still a fun place, Just not as good for me as it used to be, and unfortunately it's been trending down.
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Matthew M.
Went to have lunch at D&B this last Wednesday. Wife and I walked in and stood at the host stand for 8 minutes and no one showed. We said screw it and went to the arcade to play games. We did have a good time doing that, and then let and ate at another place that wanted our business. Wake up D&B.....if you don't want my money keep having horrible customer service. I am more than willing to go someplace else!
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Trish Y.
Food was AMAZING!!! It is super fun too! Can't go wrong with great food, great service, drinks, and playing all sorts of fun games.....I am asking myself why I am not there more :)
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Chad E.
Great place to play, not to eat. Food is very mediocre and service hit or miss.
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John B.
Had great service and food, good value, entertained my 4 year old and myself for 3 hours. The plus side, compared to say Chucky Cheese, is the food. I had ribs w\chicken and mashed potatoes, I would recommend it. My son seemed content w\the chicken and fries. We will definitely return.
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Dennis L.
This is clearly the better of the two Dave & Buster's locations in Columbus. In fact, I'd say it's the best arcade in town, but there's not a whole lot of competition in the arcade category these days. The difference between this location and the Polaris one is evident the second you walk in the door. The Polaris arcade is about the size of your living room, whereas this one is like a gym. That means there's plenty of room for tons of four-player (and more) head-to-head games and more redemption games than you can shake a joystick at. They've also at least thrown a bone to lovers of classic games, with four cabinets containing nine games (they're not the originals, but at least they're the official re-releases, unlike that bootleg Asteroids machine at Kitchen Den Bar, the former Gameworks). I was disappointed to find out D&B has gotten rid of its formerly substantial collection of pinball machines since the last time I was here. That's a right shame. I was happy, though, to see Police Trainer, one of my all-time favorite games, is still there... and better yet, the guns are supremely accurate! A rare find indeed. The food: Like I said in my review of the other D&B, you'd be best served eating elsewhere and coming here afterwards. The food tends toward the nondescript, overly salty fare that you'll find at TGI Friday's or Applebee's, but more expensive. Although I admit, it can be fun to eat here, with the flashing lights and excitement all around, so you might want to try it for yourself. The decor of the eating area certainly is neat, with lots of brass and a system of ceiling fans all connected by one long belt.
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Christopher G.
The food is mediocre...nothing really stands out, just average. The game room is too close to the dining area, and noisy children kept running by our table. The game room is nice, with tons of games, but again, very noisy with kids running around everywhere. The games themselves are expensive too, so I dont see us going back.
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Mitch H.
Love this place! so fun with just my wife and i or a group. The whole drink and play video games thing is right up our alley. havent had thier food as ive heard its not the best but then again i go there for drinks and games not for food and its perfect for that. the only complaint i have is it can get pricey the draft domestics are like 4$ so if your going to drink and play i suggest a little pre gaming.
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Rob B.
Good food, drinks and games. Only downside is that it is REALLY overpriced!
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Ryan S.
D&B is a place were an adult can be a kid again; for a little bit at least, one can be a character in a Mario Cart race, go on a mission for the Army, race ( or crash awkwardly through the course) in some downtown fictional city, or play the classic non-technological, carnival games like quick shoot, skeet ball, or air hockey. Of course, they also have adult fun like strong drinks and some decent food. I hadn't been in this arcade themed bar for 14-years when my brother started his bachelor party festivities. I had forgotten about it really, until my compony selected the place for a party when we exceeded sales goal. It was a fantastic time. I was impressed by the small changes they had made. The central bar is inviting and fun. Standing on the riser center of the place, a video game critic can enjoy himself with sports or other standard bar fun like pool, while others in his party can play games. The space here is a bit larger than other such places ( like the one that was in Easton) so there is no bumping into people or standing around in a crowd like a dance club. Although it can get busy, we were lucky to have it late, and the giant midway to ourselves. The down fall is that the food isn't totally awesome. It's good enough for having a bite before game playing though. It's like Applebee's, in other words, good enough.The drinks are ok. The service was wonderful. Another down side is some of the games take skill and practice, which means you waste a couple points, tokens, ect just to get the hang of it. But that's all to be expected. Like Chucky Cheese you can collect tickets and exchange them for prices. About 150,000 will get you a PS4. If you have none that, congrats, that's a lot of nights at D&B! Of course they have other prizes. They can handle groups, so need a place to have a party that will make most happy, I'd suggest this if you are in the area.
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Michelle S.
It is what it is. The kids like it. It's sensory overload, a money pit, food is average at best, the drinks are over priced and weak. But the kids like it and the selection of games is decent, so I'll give it two stars.
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Mandi S.
This place is great for both kids and adults. Games for all ages, and some give away a LOT of tickets. Good beer selection, though I have never tried their food I hear it is good. All around ambiance screams HAVE FUN!
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Francis M.
Just left after waiting 15minutes of for someone to come say hi and no one ever did. No wonder thier dead around lunch with this kind of service! So sad because I really wanted to show my lunch date how fun Dave and Busters could be because she's never been...guess not this time
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Eric J.
Went in on a busy Saturday night. Gabbed a table in the bar, waited 20 minutes and left. No one looked at us, no menu, no service. Great time.
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Liya M.
It's the fourth of july 2013 and the service and wait are absolutely the worst. The bartender sucks too. Not service oriented at all.
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Megan S.
I went on a date at this place a few months back and while it's not my typical cup of tea, it's a fun and ridiculous way to spend a rainy Saturday night, especially if you're looking for an alternative from the bar scene. Surprisingly, the Hilliard location actually has a great beer selection!
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Bee S.
This was my first time at D&B's ever and I had so much fun!! I was really surprised by the variety of games and the fact that $20 actually goes a long way... my boyfriend and I shared one card with $20 on it and we played games for 3 hours straight. We didn't eat or anything so I can't speak to the food or the service, but I had a blast just running around and trying every little thing. We didn't even care about the tickets - I think we only won like, 15 tickets anyway and just gave them to someone with a cup full of tickets. The only downside is the fact that everything is priced to strangely... one game is 4.2 credits, another is 9.8, etc. etc. We ended up with 0.8 credits remaining on our card. And you can't buy just an individual game's worth of credits. Which I know is all part of their master plan anyway, but it's still slightly annoying. Oh well, I guess we'll just get suckered into going back and adding more credits to play games just so that 0.8 doesn't go to waste ;)
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Scott B.
no tekken, crappy food = pretty crap in my book.
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Tracy G.
Ok food, but the appeal of Dave & Buster's is that there are games to play before, during and/or after your meal. We all three got meals that came with game cards for our after dinner entertainment. With most games you can collect tickets to redeem for prizes. The good news is that you have another card that will keep you running total of tickets without having to carry in all 60,000 tickets when you want to redeem then for the video game your future son wants. (Not my future son, but my friend's) They seem to have a lot of birthday parties here, not a surprise it is a fun escape for the afternoon.
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J T.
I LOVE Dave & Busters, esp. their half off Wednesdays. The games are really fun (esp. the basketball and coin ones!) Their employees are very friendly and helpful. During our last visit, my sisters and I went spent about $150 on 4 hours worth of games, two meals, and a drink. Right before we left, we cashed in our tickets for a nano, a dual blender, 3 stuffed animals, and loads of candy. Good times.... :)
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Matt C.
This place is OK. Food is not great but the atmosphere is not built around food...its built around gaming. Also, I wish this place a little bit cleaner. I always feel dirty when I walk out.
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Address :3665 Park Mill Run Dr
Hilliard, OH, 43026
Takes Reservations : Yes Delivery : No Take-out : Yes Accepts Credit Cards : Yes Good For : Dinner, Late Night Parking : Private Lot Bike Parking : No Wheelchair Accessible : Yes Good for Kids : Yes Good for Groups : Yes Attire : Casual Ambience : Casual Noise Level : Very Loud Alcohol : Full Bar Outdoor Seating : No Wi-Fi : No Has TV : Yes Waiter Service : Yes Caters : Yes
Becky V.
It was my first time at Dave and Buster's; just about everything I thought would happen did and I'm totally okay with that! Dinner was overpriced but included points for the game room which was separated from the bar slightly by a wall that kept out a lot of light but not quite as much noise. Service was friendly - we had to order at the bar instead of the bartender coming to our table but I wouldn't say it ruined anything about the meal. The grilled chicken, mashed potato and broccoli dinner was filling and the broccoli was actually pretty fresh for what I was anticipating. Fun time, I'll definitely go again!
(4)The Yelp-inator W.
Tons of FUN!!!! Food...is decent...but really...did you come here just for the food? No! If you did....WAKE UP!!!! you are missing the best part. Great video games...I love this place. Use the cupon and get $10 for $10...(or something like that) 4 of us played for 3 hours for about 60 bucks!
(5)Morgan D.
Hooray for Dave & Buster's! What a brilliant idea! At Dave & Buster's, you eat, drink, and play. It's as simple as that. The building is divided into two sections. The first is an old-time eating area with stained glass windows, checkered table cloths, and a monolithic bar. The second section is the game room. It's huge with all sorts of glowy lights and room to romp, but more on the romping later. I went to D&B my old roomie. I ordered the Parmesan Chickecn Alfredo and played it safe with a soft drink. The chicken alfredo didn't knock my socks off or anything. It was your run-of-the-mill chicken and pasta dish. But it was hot and well-seasoned with no chewy chicken parts. Kelly had the Philly Cheesesteak. She liked it, but said it didn't even compare to the real Philly that she had on a recent trip. Our waitress was an ace. She kept the refills coming while Kelly and I chatted and caught up. A swipe card with game access came as part of our dinner order. So, after digesting, Kelly and I recessed to our old competitive college days. Skiball, basketball, that game where you make horses race by shooting a squirt gun at a target, even a simulated Deal or No Deal, we tried most everything. By the end of the night, we had about the same amount of tickets. We turned them in for Ringpops, which made us very happy. You've gotta spend big to win big, and I don't usually play for prizes anyway. D&B is located near a bunch of hotels, so you can tell who they're mainly marketing to. I loved D&B. It was a steal really. We paid less than $15 a piece to eat and play. It felt like elementary school where you ate lunch and then got to go out to the playground. So much fun.
(4)Stacy M.
Well, I love this place because it's kind of like I'm a kid a chuckie cheese again. I always have soooo much fun here! It is a little pricey sometimes. They have all kinds of fun things. The only bad thing is that they are sometimes extremely busy and it's kind og annoying with people EVERYWHERE!! Love this place, though! If you haven't been to a Dave and Buster's....you're missing out!
(4)John M.
I haven't been in D&B since yesterday and I'm still overstimulated. A step up from Chuck E. Cheese, sort of like an adult version with better food. The food was really decent which was a bit of a surprise, but nothing to write home about. Tons of video games, your requisite crappy stuffed animals for 10000 tickets, but more high tech as all of your credits can be purchased via credit card at a machine that gives you a card that is swiped at each game. I had a decent time with some friends, some beers, some food and some games, but if it weren't for the fact that I was at a bachelor party for a good friend of mine, it would be unlikely that you'd find me anywhere near the place.
(3)Kimberly C.
I would rate this place as Ok. The service is mediocre. When we walked in, there were plates all over the bar and the tables around the bar. We had to hunt down the bartender. When we sat down for dinner, we also had to hunt down the server to serve us. After we found him, he did a good job, though. I got the chicken tacos, which were very delicious, and the other food that was brought out to the table looked appetizing. My friend also got the Brownie dessert which was Amazing. Wednesday is 1/2 off game night, but I still managed to spend too much money. They should have late night beer specials. Overall, place is ok, something a little different to do on a week night.
(3)Karin G.
I was pleasantly surprised by the Hilliard D&B. I was here as part of a work event and the managers seemed to have everything under control. It was nice to choose your entree from a selection of 8 and we all commented on how the entrees looked just like the pictures when they came out to the tables. I heard positive comments about all of the food. After lunch, my plan was just to play a few games and then leave, but I got sucked into fun! My coworkers and I all had a blast and stayed longer than we expected to. There were a few games I wanted to play that were broken, so that was a bummer.
(4)Amber S.
My family has eaten here numerous times. The food is always average (except the nachos, those are always great), the cocktails are ok, the service is also ok. The prices seem a little high for what you're getting, but it's because of the convenience of the fun, I'm sure. You can usually expect to wait on a table on the weekends, along with a pretty decent crowd playing games. The games are fun and we usually only pay about $20 (don't forget your coupon, they're easy to come by) for 3 of us to play for about an hour after we use the coupon. We usually don't have to wait in a line for a game we want to play because there is a large selection. The baby is pretty good there with watching the lights from different games, and my 8 year old could spend hours there. Good family fun!
(3)Robin C.
Dave & Buster's is a great place to go for some random overpriced fun. The food isn't great - but it's not horrific. You won't have an entree you go bragging back to your friends about. In fact, you might forgot your order by the time you get home. The games are fun but not cheap. It's a cool place to go with friends - especially for the competitive types.
(3)Katie H.
We mostly come on Wednesdays which are half price. It's always a blast. Very few games are out of order. Service is fairly quick to respond if a machine is out of tickets or malfunctioning. The bathrooms are usually dirty. I have never ordered food at this location but the game and dinner deals seem like they might be fun for date night. Saving tickets for a mega prize.
(4)Brett D.
Wow, wow, wow D&B. Last December the company I work for had a territory meeting at D&B for the Holidays (formerly known as Christmas). Food was as expected, atmosphere good, and a decent beer selection (I had a Kentucky Bourbon Barrel Ale; delicious). After dinner we were split into three teams of 8 people and had a fun challenge comprising of three or four different games with the winners facing off on a game I was unfamiliar with. A 7 foot wall of probably 50-75 lights turn on at random and to turn them off and earn points you simply hit the buttons. All good fun, but that's all of the good...enough to earn one star. The entire, and I mean entire building smelled of sulfur dioxide, aka rotten eggs, aka raw sewage. There were signs as you entered the restroom apologizing for the odor, but it was so bad that I had to hold my breath while in the bathroom and actually gagged and thought I was going to fill a urinal with over-priced deep-fried goodness. Now I understand the occasional odor issue, but after taking my girlfriend there for her first D&B experience last month (February 2015 and a full two months after the first run-in with the odor), the stench remained without the warning signs and almost 50% of the games we wanted to play were out of order. Almost every "push the coins off the ledge" game was out of order, the pacman game's joystick didn't work properly, so we were basically jerking the machine around in an attempt to get our little dot gobbler moving to no avail. It was highly disappointing, especially after raving about how much fun D&B is to a first-timer. They've also brought in a lot of newer games (which should be a good thing), but they seem to be aimed at a much younger crowd and have removed a lot of - what I considered fun - games like Hydro Thunder and many other racing games. We played ski ball on one of the two functional lanes only after swiping our cards on several other lanes, and getting no response other than the confirmation of points remaining after charging us. We played a couple of store-dominated first person shooter games only to find the calibration so far off on one that pointing the "weapon" at the floor earned me a kill, but not when pointing it directly at the objective. I've been to several different D&B locations, so please don't view this as a company-wide issue. This is solely the Hilliard location by my experience. Polaris was nice, but small and Cincinnati's is amazing. A lot bigger, cleaner, better service and a wider variety of games. Maybe we'll make a trip to Cincy the next time the D&B bug hits.
(1)Alexander J.
If you consider what they offer, some great arcade games and ticket dispensing craziness that you can't barely find anywhere, I'm wiling to lay some slack on some other aspects. Food is pretty good, service varies. Alcohol selection is ok, though some of their mixed drinks are a bit disappointing (but then again, where isn't these days?). Arcade selection pretty good for family and friendly fun. Granted you're not going to find any street fighter (for that you'll have to go to sixteen bit bar), but there IS a Pump it Up machine! Dance like its the late 90s and early aughts! Definitely visit on a Monday -Thursday and get your free play on after 9PM with a power card charge, and always look for good deals by joining their subscription. Had a great time there at new years eve this year... actually sadly? the best new years eve I've had in a while.
(4)Elizabeth W.
Terrible service and food. But 1 big star for a nice cold beer. The server didn't know our table was her section (honest mistake, I get it) but 15 mins to get a drink order is a little ridiculous. We ordered buffalo wings and they were served with no plates or dressing. I ordered the fish and chips which was saturated with grease and doesn't come with tartar sauce. My date ordered the Philly which was ok, but came out wrong. Halfway through my meal, I discovered a hair in my food and the server had nothing to say about it but took the food and didn't offer any resolution. A manager never visited the table and the fish and chips remained on the bill. We ordered a game card and played for a little whole but about half the games were out of service. No reason to go back.
(1)Candace M.
It was a Monday night and we were originally going to go to the arcade bar downtown but, as we were very hungry and didn't particularly want to drink, we decided Dave and Buster's might be a better alternative. We walked in and went up to the hostess. She looked at us as though it were bizarre that we were trying to speak to her. She eventually composed herself (sort of) and told us that we were free to seat ourselves in the game area, or we could sit in the dining room. We asked to be seated in the dining room, and she reluctantly lead us there. Once seated, we were checked on immediately, then about 3 minutes later. We said that we needed some more time to decide. Then, we didn't get any service for about 25 minutes. There was one solitary other couple in the dining room (the HUGE dining room - one other couple!) and they had a waitress and a manager at their table - we watched them talk for about 20 minutes about who knows what, ignoring us completely. When we finally did get a waiter, everything was uphill from there. I have to say that, thankfully for Dave and Buster's, the food was extremely good. My boyfriend got a philly cheese steak that was reallyyy good, and I got this mac and cheese that I was totally enamored with. I wouldn't go back for the service (or lack thereof) but I would go back for the food. Before heading out to the game room, we went to the restroom. It was absolutely disgusting! Not super dirty, but reeked of sewage. I said something to my SO about it and he agreed completely; really gross. You shouldn't have to hold your breath in a bathroom. The games were, of course, really fun. We were some of the only people there and we basically had the place to ourselves, which was super nice. We started out with 60 tokens each ($12 a person) and ended up using them all in a couple of hours. The games typically range from 6.9 to 9.9, I'd say, making the tokens go pretty quickly. All of the games we wanted to play were fully functional; we only saw a couple we couldn't play. We refilled once, then left. We ended up with about 500 tickets which got us a few laffy taffy's and fun dip. From that viewpoint, it was a huge ripoff! But we had a ton of fun playing the games. In conclusion, the service was terrible, the restrooms were atrocious, and it's a little overpriced. But the food was good, the games were super fun, and we had a great time. Not sure that I'd come back anytime soon, but maybe on a semi-special occasion (if we weren't in any type of a rush).
(3)Steve G.
Prepare to have horrendous restaurant service if this place is busy. Beyond horrid service.
(1)Mike J.
Food was better than expected. Really great service. Stoney went above and beyond for my kids.
(4)Christopher S.
My wife and I went there yesterday on July 1st 2015. We always get that grouchy looking bartender and top it off they treated us like we were begging for drinks for free. We had three gummy bear shots within 30 mins and they say they can't serve us anymore cause we are buying too many shots back to back. The bar area is always messy. The manager walk in back and forth but doesn't know how to manage his employee. Half of the games in there doesn't work. My sister got ignored when she was trying to get prizes for her kids. This place is ridiculous! Oh and the smell was so bad when we walked in, it smell like a woman was trying to spray tremendous amount of perfume to cover up her nasty monthly smell.
(1)Matthew B.
great for games, not much else. I'd recommend eating somewhere else either before or after. the food's not bad, but nothing to write home about.
(3)Megan S.
I had such a fun night out with friends. A few of the machines were out of order, but that didn't stop us from playing the others. This was my first time. I noticed the employees were doing a phenomenal job sanitizing the area and wiping down the tables next to the games. This is really important and much appreciated! Thanks for a great evening.
(4)Brandon D.
Smells funky from the moment you walk in. Almost like a sewer leak or mold. Didnt eat, stench made us lose appetite.
(1)Vanessa H.
I go to this location every so often when my out of town friends come down from Mansfield, OH. The main reason is because this one is much larger than the Polaris location. They do have a lot more to offer and tend to open later. Last time I went they had lots of new games and since it was late enough it wasn't infested with children. Will go again!
(4)Stephanie P.
We fled the humidity and ended up here. We sat at the bar and had drink and bite to eat. We stuck to the appetizers, ordering the pretzels dogs and edamame to share. The pretzel dogs were disappointing. Either the dogs were too greasy or the pretzel dough wasn't baked enough I couldn't be sure which was the culprit. As we ran off like toddlers to play with shiny toys, we ordered a couple of their snowcone adult beverages. They were neat but just all right. I think I'd stick with the "walk the plank" cocktail that the boyfriend ordered earlier, it was super good. But, really, do you come here for good cocktails and food? Nope! You come here for the games. D&B's delivers on that score. This is a good place to waste a couple hours throwing balls and slapping touch screens trying to slice fruit. We had a blast and already planning our next trip, we even have a strategy to get more tickets.
(3)Courtney W.
Before going here the other night I sat up for hours thinking what to do for my birthday. I have only fond memories of D&B back east and I figured wtf... I'll go out for the night & play some fun games and drink some yummy drinks! My husband was here the week before for a business meeting (ik right, best meeting ever!) and said it was the coolest one he's ever been to! That sounded so promising to me, thinking I would have a great time and enjoy new games in this enormous D&B! I had visions of 6ft tall beer tubes, a huge rap around bar, and lots of lots of games to chose from w/ really tasty snacks. Skip to my bday and I pull up and there's literally only 3 cars in the parking lot and it's 9:30pm on labor day weekend......... I could hear crickets..... talk about dead silence at a D&B which is never a good sign! So I figured ''whatever, I have the place to myself!'' We really were the only one's there besides the host and the bar tender, and the one guy in the kitchen. I'm not your typical party girl, I tend to take a back seat to these kinds of adventures so being that I came already tispy was most likely a good start cuz the beer prices here are outrageous! Nothing, and I mean nothing, was under $5.50 apart from the fact that today happened to be $2 corona's and I'm a dark beer person. A tipsy person doesnt care what color their beer is and since our bartender was clearly bored out of his mind we sat at the bar for a good half hour talking to him and sipping on corona's and nomming on some yummy $1 tacos. This guy was awesome! My husband asked for limes and he got his limes. The cool part though is that when he asked for more limes the bartender gave him a whole bottle of sour pucker to use as he wished! We dented that bottle pretty good and he just kept on talking to us like we were old friends of his. LOVE the service here!!! Now that I cant move anymore it was time for games! Have to admit, I was stalling pretty hard here waiting for people to show up. I felt lonely in this big 'ole D&B by ourselves 'sides the bar keep. I'm used to these places being so packed that you had to wait your turn to play the cool games. At this point though I stopped caring about all that crap and just wanted to have some fun! The games here were fun but, in my opinion, they could have used more bigger games. I mean a 4 way air hockey table is pretty cool but w/ only 2 people it's just the same as a regular one. The huge connect 4 was pretty fun but it ended really fast for 9 credits. We got the $40 credit opinion and it was more then enough for us w/ 3 hours to play. Eventually we got bored w/ the games and realized we were starving & headed back to the bar for something to eat. We had 5 mins left to order the $2 corona's & so we ordered 6 more and being that the bartender was so nice he kept the other ones in the fridge for us while we drank them & had some food. We settled on the philly & the mark's burger w/ pulled pork. The philly was meh, not really a philly at all. The burger was over cooked so it got sent back. 2nd time it was still over cooked but we were too hungry to care. The mark's burger, or whatever it's called was the most delicious thing I think I've ever had! What really made it amazing was the sauce & pulled pork. I would come back here just for that burger! We fought over the last bite and decided to play more games. Bar keep handed us cold beer & we were on our way! He told us he'd keep the last 2 cold until we came back for them; love that guy!! After a long night of games & corona's and yummy nums the place was closing and we had a bunch of tickets to cash in. Prizes here are slim pickings w/ not much else but candy to pick from; unless of course you're good at getting tons of tickets. We had like 2,600 or something like that; I can't remember lol. Overall the night was fun but since it was so empty I didnt have nearly as much fun as I hoped for. I can tell this place isn't as cool as I thought, or as large for that matter. The huge rap around bar... rumors. The giant beer tubes...wasn't worth it so we didnt get one. The food was good, the games were average arcade games, and the service was nice but kitchen staff sucked. Overall it was an enjoyable evening but a bust in my opinion. If that bartender wasnt there it would have sucked. Koodo's to him!
(3)Jim K.
This place used to be so customer focused. I used to come in every Friday. It's like the razor commercial. It's like they don't want your business.
(2)Jeff T.
The toilets were backed up and the entire game area smelled like a sewer. There was a nice sign that said they were working on it but no plumbers sight. This place sure has gone down hill over the years.
(1)Brad S.
The bar here is just terrible. For starters, it's too big and stupidly-designed. It stretches ridiculously across two rooms with a wall dividing each side, and is a logistical nightmare. Also, since they are usually woefully understaffed, you could be sitting in one room while all of the bartenders are in the other room, taking their sweet ass time to bring you another drink. It is imperative that you order two drinks at a time, because you honestly have no idea when you will see another employee again. It's the kind of place where you have to physically grab someone, or shout when they go by, to get them to acknowledge your presence. It's a damn shame, too, because their happy hour specials are really quite decent. The food is abominable. Heavy on standard Americanized slop, light on creativity and taste. I nibbled on some "nachos" that one of my friend ordered for our group and the chips weren't even chips - they were that type of soft, fried up dough shit that you usually find in school lunches or Aldi stores. I don't understand places that skimp on already dirt-cheap products in order to dupe the consumer and maximize their profit margin from 10 cents to 15 cents. The game room is the main draw, and it can be especially fun if you are inebriated. There are, unfortunately, quite a few "games" such as "Wheel of Fortune" and those coin "push off the ledge" thingies that are really just fancy ways to take your money and burp out a couple tickets to make you feel good about it. Skeeball, Fruit Ninja, shooting hoops, etc are always enjoyable though. I think you get like 125 credits for $20 or something like that - games take around 4 to 10 credits per play, so you can burn through cash extremely quickly. Also, the selection of junk you get to spend your tickets on is pretty picked-over most of the time. The place was pretty empty last night in primetime, so I'm not sure how much longer this chain can keep their heads above water.
(2)Thresa D.
I would do a minus stars if it was possible. Come here for the games because the service is terrible. (Bartender was good/nice) but we have been waiting over 50 minutes for food; hope it's worth the wait :-/
(1)Barbara S.
day off from work and it was awesome!!! but...the prize area was so small (boo!!)
(3)Ashley D.
Wednesday is half off games this summer!
(3)Matt G.
Games are awesome! Exactly what you'd expect. Service is NOT GOOD AT ALL! Prices already range a bit high when you go during prime-time (go figure, right?), but because we had a large group, it was like the server didn't even care because gratuity was already included in the check. First of all, a few people were at the bar, and because they had a red bar (under 21 til xx-xx) on their license, they REFUSED TO SERVE THEM, even though they were all 21+. Also, the server forgot to get drinks multiple times and the food was just okay. I think they had put a lot of it under heat lamps or something; it just didn't taste very fresh. Not to mention when he was taking and giving back checks, he was throwing them everywhere; he was WAY TOO RUDE to be working as a server anywhere. Overall, I'd advise just to go for the games during a Weds when games are all half-priced, but that's about it.
(2)Eric S.
Number of visits: 10+ Most recent visit: 6/2013 I go to Dave and Buster's for the video games, not the food or drink. But FYI, the food is pretty standard stuff, nothing to get excited about and the drink selection is eh. Now to the video games. On the plus side they have lots of them. A full, big room. Most of them are modern games. Stuff like Fruit Ninja, Time Crisis, etc. On the minus side it's somewhat expensive. You can easily blow through $20+ here very quickly. Half price game night is good on Wednesdays. Although I'm not positive if that still exists or not, since it's been awhile since I've made it there on a weekday. Another minus is that once you become a regular of some certain game, it will probably disappear soon. Other than a few classics like the Daytona racing game, the majority of the games here are replaced pretty often for the newest flashiest games. I used to play LA Machine Guns a lot...gone. Confidential Mission...gone. NBA Showtime...gone. And by far my favorite, Gauntlet Legends...gone. Also a number of the games are pseudo-broken. For example, on the ones that push the coins over the ledge it's not so uncommon for them not actually to spit out tickets, even when there's tickets in the machine. The game technicians are more than happy to assist you, but it can take a little while to flag one down. I've said a number of seemingly negative things, but overall it's still a fun place, Just not as good for me as it used to be, and unfortunately it's been trending down.
(3)Matthew M.
Went to have lunch at D&B this last Wednesday. Wife and I walked in and stood at the host stand for 8 minutes and no one showed. We said screw it and went to the arcade to play games. We did have a good time doing that, and then let and ate at another place that wanted our business. Wake up D&B.....if you don't want my money keep having horrible customer service. I am more than willing to go someplace else!
(1)Trish Y.
Food was AMAZING!!! It is super fun too! Can't go wrong with great food, great service, drinks, and playing all sorts of fun games.....I am asking myself why I am not there more :)
(5)Chad E.
Great place to play, not to eat. Food is very mediocre and service hit or miss.
(1)John B.
Had great service and food, good value, entertained my 4 year old and myself for 3 hours. The plus side, compared to say Chucky Cheese, is the food. I had ribs w\chicken and mashed potatoes, I would recommend it. My son seemed content w\the chicken and fries. We will definitely return.
(4)Dennis L.
This is clearly the better of the two Dave & Buster's locations in Columbus. In fact, I'd say it's the best arcade in town, but there's not a whole lot of competition in the arcade category these days. The difference between this location and the Polaris one is evident the second you walk in the door. The Polaris arcade is about the size of your living room, whereas this one is like a gym. That means there's plenty of room for tons of four-player (and more) head-to-head games and more redemption games than you can shake a joystick at. They've also at least thrown a bone to lovers of classic games, with four cabinets containing nine games (they're not the originals, but at least they're the official re-releases, unlike that bootleg Asteroids machine at Kitchen Den Bar, the former Gameworks). I was disappointed to find out D&B has gotten rid of its formerly substantial collection of pinball machines since the last time I was here. That's a right shame. I was happy, though, to see Police Trainer, one of my all-time favorite games, is still there... and better yet, the guns are supremely accurate! A rare find indeed. The food: Like I said in my review of the other D&B, you'd be best served eating elsewhere and coming here afterwards. The food tends toward the nondescript, overly salty fare that you'll find at TGI Friday's or Applebee's, but more expensive. Although I admit, it can be fun to eat here, with the flashing lights and excitement all around, so you might want to try it for yourself. The decor of the eating area certainly is neat, with lots of brass and a system of ceiling fans all connected by one long belt.
(3)Christopher G.
The food is mediocre...nothing really stands out, just average. The game room is too close to the dining area, and noisy children kept running by our table. The game room is nice, with tons of games, but again, very noisy with kids running around everywhere. The games themselves are expensive too, so I dont see us going back.
(2)Mitch H.
Love this place! so fun with just my wife and i or a group. The whole drink and play video games thing is right up our alley. havent had thier food as ive heard its not the best but then again i go there for drinks and games not for food and its perfect for that. the only complaint i have is it can get pricey the draft domestics are like 4$ so if your going to drink and play i suggest a little pre gaming.
(4)Rob B.
Good food, drinks and games. Only downside is that it is REALLY overpriced!
(4)Ryan S.
D&B is a place were an adult can be a kid again; for a little bit at least, one can be a character in a Mario Cart race, go on a mission for the Army, race ( or crash awkwardly through the course) in some downtown fictional city, or play the classic non-technological, carnival games like quick shoot, skeet ball, or air hockey. Of course, they also have adult fun like strong drinks and some decent food. I hadn't been in this arcade themed bar for 14-years when my brother started his bachelor party festivities. I had forgotten about it really, until my compony selected the place for a party when we exceeded sales goal. It was a fantastic time. I was impressed by the small changes they had made. The central bar is inviting and fun. Standing on the riser center of the place, a video game critic can enjoy himself with sports or other standard bar fun like pool, while others in his party can play games. The space here is a bit larger than other such places ( like the one that was in Easton) so there is no bumping into people or standing around in a crowd like a dance club. Although it can get busy, we were lucky to have it late, and the giant midway to ourselves. The down fall is that the food isn't totally awesome. It's good enough for having a bite before game playing though. It's like Applebee's, in other words, good enough.The drinks are ok. The service was wonderful. Another down side is some of the games take skill and practice, which means you waste a couple points, tokens, ect just to get the hang of it. But that's all to be expected. Like Chucky Cheese you can collect tickets and exchange them for prices. About 150,000 will get you a PS4. If you have none that, congrats, that's a lot of nights at D&B! Of course they have other prizes. They can handle groups, so need a place to have a party that will make most happy, I'd suggest this if you are in the area.
(4)Michelle S.
It is what it is. The kids like it. It's sensory overload, a money pit, food is average at best, the drinks are over priced and weak. But the kids like it and the selection of games is decent, so I'll give it two stars.
(2)Mandi S.
This place is great for both kids and adults. Games for all ages, and some give away a LOT of tickets. Good beer selection, though I have never tried their food I hear it is good. All around ambiance screams HAVE FUN!
(5)Francis M.
Just left after waiting 15minutes of for someone to come say hi and no one ever did. No wonder thier dead around lunch with this kind of service! So sad because I really wanted to show my lunch date how fun Dave and Busters could be because she's never been...guess not this time
(1)Eric J.
Went in on a busy Saturday night. Gabbed a table in the bar, waited 20 minutes and left. No one looked at us, no menu, no service. Great time.
(1)Liya M.
It's the fourth of july 2013 and the service and wait are absolutely the worst. The bartender sucks too. Not service oriented at all.
(1)Megan S.
I went on a date at this place a few months back and while it's not my typical cup of tea, it's a fun and ridiculous way to spend a rainy Saturday night, especially if you're looking for an alternative from the bar scene. Surprisingly, the Hilliard location actually has a great beer selection!
(3)Bee S.
This was my first time at D&B's ever and I had so much fun!! I was really surprised by the variety of games and the fact that $20 actually goes a long way... my boyfriend and I shared one card with $20 on it and we played games for 3 hours straight. We didn't eat or anything so I can't speak to the food or the service, but I had a blast just running around and trying every little thing. We didn't even care about the tickets - I think we only won like, 15 tickets anyway and just gave them to someone with a cup full of tickets. The only downside is the fact that everything is priced to strangely... one game is 4.2 credits, another is 9.8, etc. etc. We ended up with 0.8 credits remaining on our card. And you can't buy just an individual game's worth of credits. Which I know is all part of their master plan anyway, but it's still slightly annoying. Oh well, I guess we'll just get suckered into going back and adding more credits to play games just so that 0.8 doesn't go to waste ;)
(3)Scott B.
no tekken, crappy food = pretty crap in my book.
(2)Tracy G.
Ok food, but the appeal of Dave & Buster's is that there are games to play before, during and/or after your meal. We all three got meals that came with game cards for our after dinner entertainment. With most games you can collect tickets to redeem for prizes. The good news is that you have another card that will keep you running total of tickets without having to carry in all 60,000 tickets when you want to redeem then for the video game your future son wants. (Not my future son, but my friend's) They seem to have a lot of birthday parties here, not a surprise it is a fun escape for the afternoon.
(3)J T.
I LOVE Dave & Busters, esp. their half off Wednesdays. The games are really fun (esp. the basketball and coin ones!) Their employees are very friendly and helpful. During our last visit, my sisters and I went spent about $150 on 4 hours worth of games, two meals, and a drink. Right before we left, we cashed in our tickets for a nano, a dual blender, 3 stuffed animals, and loads of candy. Good times.... :)
(5)Matt C.
This place is OK. Food is not great but the atmosphere is not built around food...its built around gaming. Also, I wish this place a little bit cleaner. I always feel dirty when I walk out.
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