Dave Buster's Staten Island

Plenty of games to choose from but far too many coin dozer machines. I ordered fish and truffle fries. The fish was so good, it tasted fresh, not frozen. The truffle fries were saturated with grease and not the best.

My brother and I came here to have a few drinks on Christmas Eve after shopping in the mall for last-minute gifts. The place was basically empty. The bartender was at the end of the bar talking with a couple of other employees. As we approached the bar, there was a gentleman behind the bar that was clearly not the bartender but maybe a manager of some sort. Rather than welcoming us, he looked at us, looked away, and then walked to another part of the establishment. When the bartender saw us, which was pretty much right away, she came over to take an order. I didn't catch her name, but she was welcoming and got our drinks for us immediately. As we were drinking those drinks, the first gentleman we saw was behind the bar again, and we asked him for menus. My brother then asked him about a particular menu item that he no longer saw on the menu but used to order whenever he came to Dave and Buster's. Not only did he look bothered by the question, but his response was unintelligible. It sounded like he said something either too quickly or not clearly enough and then walked away. We then waited for the bartender, who answered our questions, and even suggested what she believed to be a good replacement for the item no longer on the menu. If it weren't for her, the experience would have been all bad. I do believe the gentleman was a manager of some type because if I'm not mistaken, it was his same voice that I heard on the overhead speakers informing customers that they were going to close shortly. I will go back, because everyone has a bad day, and the food and drinks were good. Also, the bartender knew what she was talking about and provided good service. The thing is...I was in theme restaurant management for several years and managed the front of house. If you were having such a bad day that you couldn't smile and greet your customers like you were actually glad they chose your establishment, then you should stay home. Thank you to the bartender for serving good drinks and to the kitchen staff for preparing good food. Maybe next time I can adjust to 4 or 5 stars.

The drinks were awesome. The food was good and the place was very clean. Could use a few more games.

I don't play in arcades but if I did, this would be it. Bigger than I expected. I did not try the food.

Great place for families to go for dinner. The kids can go play while you're waiting for your food and not drive their parents nuts. The food is really good. We just had our son's 9th birthday party here and it was great. For the price the kids get good food and a fair amount of games to play. The best part is they all earn points and leave with a prize from the store. Well worth the money. This year we had a great server, last year not so much, which took a lot off of me.