Dave & Buster's San Diego

Reviews

• MH

  Mandie “GramPooh” Hague

  4 days ago
  4.0
  Prices are a bit high. Gotta go during happy hour and on the days with half price games. Very loud. The last time I went there were kids throwing a football around the arcade like they were at a park almost hitting me and others but no one stopped them.
• CT

  Christopher Tomasik

  Nov 17, 2025
  2.0
  The food here is awful. Appetizer came out cold and some parts frozen. Spinach and Artichoke dip. The customer next to me got the mozzarella sticks and they were frozen as well. We finally ended up with a pasta fettuccine dish that was halfway decent. I still would not recommend you getting through here
• KM

  k mats

  Nov 16, 2025
  1.0
  Made reservations in advance. Weather was unbelievable raining all day, but we still made it and arrived 30-minutes early. Upon arrival, instructed to see the Host down the hallway. Greeted by the Host and informed them we had a Reservation. Once they observed we made reservations on the top level. There was no chance of that happening, as I observed the host whispering and shaking his head it ain’t happening. . If it wasn’t for Tyrek (SP?), we could have easily waited for over an hour. Eventually, Tyrek was able to sit us somewhere else, so I tipped him accordingly. Staff is young and inexperienced. No customer service skills. Unfortunately, San Diego will eventually lose this establishment as well. Wasn’t able to celebrate my achievement, as I mentioned on my Reservations. Anyway, try it for yourself.
• GJ

  Gavin Cutshall (just_gavin_here)

  Nov 15, 2025
  2.0
  A return to Dave and Busters! What does D&B on 2025 hold for us? Let's go on adventure. I mentioned during my last visit that the menu had shrunk over the years and I missed the variety. Really my only complaint at the time. Well, that wish must have been whispered into a cursed monkey paw because the big menu is back! But the new variety of food will be hauled out cold and wrinkled, much like the plot device in author W. W. Jacobs' horror story. You won't be able to address it with anyone because you may not ever see your server again. Safe to assume this is likely not the server's fault since the staffing ratio seems to be one employee for every 17,500 guests now. After the cold wet mess was delivered, we did not get a visit for 45 minutes. I eventually had to go to the host stand to ask if anyone was going to eventually ask us to pay. Speaking of hosts. Despite a reservation, our party was sat at a high-top at the bar. Did we have a child celebrating a birthday with us? Of course, don't be silly. That's seemingly where all the birthday kids were seated. At the bar. Was there a massive open dinning area filled with unoccupied tables when we arrived? Yes. But better to not put people with kids there. The bar is the perfect place. Look, congrats to Dave and Busters. It was busy. So despite them changing now-ridiculous prices for okay food, they seem to have their mojo back? I dunno. All I can say is that you're not doing your customers or your staff any favors by continuing to seat people and take reservations if you have nobody around to serve them.
• AG

  Alexis Good

  Nov 14, 2025
  1.0
  Our server was super nice and helpful. When we first came in, the music was loud but matched the vibe of the establishment. Shortly after we arrived the volume of the music drastically increased and made it super hard for even someone right next to you to hear what you were saying. Our server could barely hear us and we had to repeat ourselves. It genuinely ruined the experience for our group. Our server said that they had already asked for the volume on the music to be lowered and she was dismissed. This was a horrible experience and the volume genuinely was causing me pain.

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