Not only should Silver Spring Civic Center be visited, but also Dave & Buster's. The truth is that you will really enjoy perfectly cooked pork, nacho chips and pizza. Wine is good, try it. The warm atmosphere of this bar makes guests feel relaxed and have a good time. Many visitors find the staff terrific. Dave & Buster's is notable for its cool service. You will like democratic prices. Google users awarded this place 4.1.
The service here is usually a gamble. We went for Super Bowl Sunday and it was actually fairly decent. Our server, Pablo (I believe that’s his name, it was so loud), definitely tried to keep up with the demand. The place was fairly packed during peak game time and it was just busy throughout the dining area. The food was pretty good and didn’t take too long.
We tried dining at this location before and it was disappointing. We were seated by the host and the server never came to our table after 20 minutes and we walked out.
Service
Dine in
Meal type
Dinner
Price per person
$20–30
Food: 4
Service: 4
Atmosphere: 4
Recommended dishes
Triple Bacon Burger
Took my family to Dave & Buster had a ball. Then went to eat the food and service was fabulous. Definitely will come back again. Omar was our server and he was magnificent.
Food: 5
Service: 5
Atmosphere: 5
Our food was good. The service was great. We had a soccer team there and our waiter did awesome and was very organized. Our food came out quickly and was hot and accurate.
The games were fun for the kids. We were bummed there weren’t any deals for meals and game card combos, but oh well.
The one thing worth mentioning is the location. It’s in a mall. If you park at the garage connected to the mall, there’s a walkway over to the mall on the 5th floor.
Service
Dine in
Meal type
Dinner
Price per person
$10–20
Food: 5
Service: 5
Atmosphere: 4
I really enjoyed the service I received here, but the food was somewhat bland and drinks weren't the greatest. Idk if it was possibly just an 'off' night. Bc of the overall good experience &how attentive & efficient the servers were I'd be willing to try it again on another occasion.
Food: 3
Service: 5
Atmosphere: 5
The service at the restaurant needs to be improved. There is no motivation to works towards a good service, since you pay everything in advance through the app. Overall the food was ok , I’ll recommend to stick with the appetizers.
In general about the arcade: great on cleaning constantly the different games, good game options.
Service
Dine in
Meal type
Dinner
Price per person
$20–30
My son was completely scammed at Dave & Busters Silver Spring. We came in for President's day buy $20 get $20 game play. What they don't mention anywhere in the promotion that if you spend more than $20 then you don't get the extra $20. We bought $35 recharge only to be told that you have to buy exactly $20 to get the added $20. If those are the rules then that should be clear before you purchase. The management at this location is also the most condescending man. We're not ever returning here.
Service
Dine in
Food: 4
Service: 1
Atmosphere: 4
Recommended dishes
Voodoo Pasta
A good place for games, food and sports. There's a large number of games, Aton of big screens and it's as loud as it should be. Prices for both food and games are more than reasonable. But you'll have to wait for the food. A long time. Overall well worth a visit. And make sure you test the Halo game.
In-depth review as a gamer. I went with my wife and only played the co-op games with 135 credits (CR), plus the card fee at $28 with 15 bonus CR. 150 CR at 8 CR avg. per game equals 8.5 co-op plays within 40 minutes.
Difficulty: They need to nerf the settings a bit, becuase these games are set way too difficult, when you just want to enjoy it. Each game should last 2.5 minutes, that would be great with the high cost, because you'll blow through your CR quickly.
Game Reviews with credit and time estimates for more detail.
Halo (9.2 CR 1.5 min.): Beautiful game, but no dodging or personal energy shields. You'll just keep getting hit till your dead. Elites have high shields, takes a bit to kill one. If you play together on one side, don't worry about the other side, you take no damage from the other screen, fyi! Its ok, but needs more life or less damage setting.
Ghostbusters (7.5 CR 1 min.): This machine ate my credits so one person only played it, its not a game but a timed ghost catching game for tickets. No action in it, the marshmellow man ends your game instantly. Waste of time. The gun was stiff and terrible to hold. Don't play it!
Walking Dead (7.5 CR 2 min.): Someone left the game and we just freeloaded, but surprisingly, you take little damage per hit. Reload is annoying, as you pull back the crossbow. But its a headshot game, if you cant aim, its going to be hard. Its ok to play.
Jurassic Park (7.5 CR 3 min.): Great gun control and accuracy. They should turn off that civilian damage or lower it, becuase we weren't killed by dino's, but kept hitting the NPC's, the game constantly throws them at you. Good game, but NPC's damaged has to be tuned down.
Luigi's Mansion (7.5 CR 25 sec.): Terrible concept, you have to flash them with a light then attack, its difficult when you can only attack so many at one time. 3 hits and your out. 3 ghosts on the screen and we couldn't handle it without getting hit. Players need more health!
House of the Dead (7.5 CR 10 sec.): We instantly died the first few seconds. The zombie somehow held me down and I never did anything, my wife couldn't help because she was attacked, then zombies don't go down easily, she had a bazooka! Didn't help… 3 hits and your out! Way too hard and quick!
Mario Kart (7.5 CR 2 min.): Its Mario Kart, no comment, best game all around! Fun courses and great graphics.
Cruisin' Racing (7.5 CR 2 min.): Classic Cruisin' USA with bright colors and exotic cars. Selection is terrible becuase it gives many options with less than 15 sec. to do it. Games ok though. Add more selection time!
Piano (6.8 CR 10 sec.): Didn't even know it was a ticket game, I thought it was a musical game. You get like less than 10 second to play along the keys and thats it! Wth? Not worth it. Thought it was like DDR for your hands with 2 minute songs!
This will only be a one time thing. Setting are too hard to just enjoy as first timers on a budget, which is made for you to play it many times. But its expensive if your not careful. If it was a bit cheaper, it would curve the difficulty part. Its ok...but just a one time visit. I prefer games to last a bit longer.
Also mostly only racing, shooting, and ticket games. No adventure or action (side-scrolling). Those smartphone adapted games need to go, too expensive for such a game. Use the space for actual arcade games and cabinets.
Great addition to downtown silver spring. This place is spotless and very few games out of order. Staff is very friendly and accommodating. Awesome place to bring a group of friends. They have a wide variety of updated games and the prizes are fully stocked. Parking and navigating around this maze is really simple
Very good/strong drinks, good appetizers and a fun environment. The bartenders were all friendly. They are currently practicing social distancing due to Covid; you have to wear a mask when you’re not at your table.
