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Joshua Eastman
5 days ago
Good Day,
I have frequented this establishment before and had wonderful sessions. I can only assume those nights had different staff, or walk-ins are simply not as tolerated as your website suggests.
On my most recent visit, I brought my out-of-town brother, luring him with promises of a great time in the two hours before closing. We seemed to be in luck; many bays on both floors were empty. However, checking in as walk-ins, we were told there would be an hour wait. This was confusing given the vacancies. It appeared the entire first floor was closed—not for an event, but merely "because."
On the second floor, we found even more open bays. Seeking clarity, we approached a staff member who seemed to truly loathe social interaction, though he was disguised as the floor manager. When we asked about the open bays, he merely gestured at the colored lights overhead and sneered with disgust, “As YOU can SEE, this bay is BUSY.”
I must apologize for my tragic failure in understanding; I have never worked at a Top Golf, nor memorized the pamphlets describing the minute details of the light system. Gifted only with the senses G-d gave me, I noticed a bay bereft of souls—a financial blindspot I sought to fill with my wallet. Even when we finally got a bay, the light was a different color entirely, and the "busy" bay remained empty for most of the night. Perhaps it was reserved for a moment before closing? I certainly wasn't going to demonstrate my ignorance by asking again.
While the game was fun, we encountered several annoyances that might have been overlooked if not for the "seasoning" provided by the floor chief:
The Clock: The display listed a "Total pay from now until closing" rate. However, an attendant shut us down early, depriving us of the “Play to the last minute” advertised. Perhaps I misread the signage, but that is why I visit driving ranges rather than owning them.
The Ball Machine: The dispenser was cynically slow. Once triggered, it would grind audibly before plopping out a ball in a desultory fashion. My brother and I began to fancy an "impossibly small man" lived inside, manually carving each ball from raw material and growing increasingly weary of our requests.
The Parking: At the front desk, a gentleman "validated" my parking ticket and wished us well. I use quotations because, upon reaching the Horseshoe exit, the machine cheerily charged us five dollars.
Any one of these issues would be a single straw, but combined, it was more than I could safely carry (lacking the back of a camel, after all). We had a good time in spite of the customer service, not because of it. I will credit the bartender who provided us with fresh water after the bar had closed; that was a bright spot.
Outside of the game itself, the experience did not feel up to Top Golf standards. I hope these annoyances are rectified in the future, at which point I’ll be happy to adjust my rating.
Thanks for your attention to this matter!
CW
Clara Witkowski
Mar 24, 2026
My husband and I visited on a Sunday evening and had a pretty mixed experience. The golf itself was very fun, but there were some service issues that impacted the experience for us.
When we got to our bay the table was still dirty from the last group. This wasn't a big deal at all, we let someone know and our server came over to start clearing things away, I only bring it up because it seems to be emblematic of larger communication/service related problems.
Timing: We had a 90 minute reservation and ordered about 15 minutes after starting - 2 drinks and the Katsu sliders. Even though we only ordered one dish to share it took over an hour and fifteen minutes for our food to be ready. By the time it was ready our reservation was over so we had to eat in the common area rather than at our bay while playing. The food was very good, but it was frustrating to watch other bays near us (whose groups arrived later) receive trays full of food while we were waiting and hungry with no real explanation. Our server was very nice, but no "fix" was ever offered.
Price Transparency: When our server checked us out the total on screen was for the full price owed: new member fee + reservation + food/drinks. This meant the tip % options were based on the full activity price, NOT just what we ordered as would be expected.
I would have done some math in my head to figure out an appropriate tip for our food/beverage purchase, but the alcoholic beverages do not have prices listed on the menu. Ended up choosing one of the preset options just to make it easy, but it felt icky that we were essentially being prompted to tip for the activity itself + our food (which had not arrived) + beverages (whose price was not advertised).
Overall: Fun activity, not great service.