Dave & Buster’s Cary is a large-format video arcade and entertainment center located at 1111 Walnut Street in Cary, North Carolina. As part of the well-known national Dave & Buster’s chain, this location combines a sprawling arcade floor with a full restaurant and bar, making it a popular pick for families, birthday parties, and group outings throughout the greater Triangle area.
The venue sits within easy reach of Cary’s broader dining and retail corridors, with abundant on-site parking that visitors consistently flag as a plus. It draws a steady crowd of locals and out-of-towners alike who are looking for a loud, sensory-heavy night of games, food, and prize ticket redemptions under a single roof.
With a few sister-style venues in the same city — including Hooky Entertainment Cary, Bowlero Cary, Bowlero Raleigh, and Bad Machines Esports Bar — Dave & Buster’s Cary anchors a fairly active entertainment scene in Cary, and the chain’s scale makes it one of the higher-capacity arcades in the region.
At a Glance
| Detail | Info |
|---|---|
| Address | 1111 Walnut St, Cary, North Carolina |
| Phone | +1 919-535-6800 |
| Hours | Sunday–Thursday: 10AM–12AM · Friday–Saturday: 10AM–1AM |
| Rating | 3.9 out of 5 from 5,500 Google reviews |
| Best For | Families, birthday parties, group events, and combined arcade-and-dining outings |
| Website | https://www.daveandbusters.com/us/en/about/locations/cary |
What Players Say
Dave & Buster’s Cary is a popular destination for families and groups who enjoy a wide variety of arcade games, with many visitors praising specific staff members by name for birthday parties and outings. However, experiences are notably inconsistent: reviewers frequently flag slow or absent service, understaffing, malfunctioning games, and a recent uptick in prize ticket costs that many feel reduces the value of playing. Food quality is similarly polarized — some rave about wings, ribs, and flatbreads while others call menu items mediocre or worse — so visitors should expect a loud, crowded, sensory-heavy environment typical of the chain, with easy and abundant parking on site.
The strongest signal across 5,500 Google reviews is the depth of the game floor. Visitors routinely note the breadth of options, with one reviewer writing, “There are so many games to choose from” — Google review. That enthusiasm carries over into family and kid visits, where another guest shared, “my little one had an absolute blast” — Google review, and into birthday bookings that one parent called “best birthday ever” — Google review.
Service and staffing paint a more uneven picture. Thirty reviews specifically call out staff and service, with comments ranging from warm and attentive to a guest who felt “The staff overall felt lazy, distracted, and not caring” — Google review. Crowds and staffing levels show up in ten reviews, including one noting a staffer was “tremendously busy, pulled in every direction” — Google review. Machine condition is itself a mixed theme across twelve reviews — some visitors say “I didn’t notice any out of order machines” — Google review, while others report individual units down at peak hours. Food quality, covered in twenty-five reviews, swings from “The food was delicious and hot” — Google review to complaints of mediocre items. Atmosphere is similarly split, summed up bluntly by one reviewer as “Loud bright and a sensory nightmare” — Google review. On the cost side, four reviews flag that “the ticket cost of prizes has soared” — Google review, which is the most clearly negative signal in the dataset. On the upside, parking comes through as a quiet win, with visitors noting “parking was easy” — Google review.
Games & Machines
Specific machine-level details for this location are not available in our records, but as a Dave & Buster’s branded venue, the floor is built around a wide mix of video arcade cabinets, redemption games, and larger competitive setups. The chain is known for pairing classic ticket-redemption lanes with newer card-based games, racing and sports simulators, and a rotating selection of newer-release titles alongside the standards. Because exact lineups rotate, the safest way to confirm what’s currently on the floor is to check the brand’s Cary page or call ahead.
Visiting
Dave & Buster’s Cary is located at 1111 Walnut Street in Cary, easily accessible from the surrounding Triangle-area highways and within a short drive of other entertainment venues like Bowlero Cary and Hooky Entertainment Cary. Hours run 10AM to midnight Sunday through Thursday and 10AM to 1AM on Friday and Saturday, giving late-night flexibility on weekends. On-site parking is plentiful and routinely singled out as a smooth part of the visit.
The venue operates as a full restaurant and bar alongside the arcade, so visitors can plan a meal — wings, ribs, flatbreads, and similar pub-style fare are recurring mentions in reviews — along with drinks. Birthday parties and group events are a core part of the business here, and reviewers repeatedly call out positive experiences with party hosts by name, so it’s worth asking about packages when booking. For a broader view of nearby options, browse the arcade finder directory or explore the interactive arcade map to compare this location against other Cary-area spots. Venue owners can update this listing through the claim your listing page.