Dave & Buster's New York City - Times Square
Restaurant · 234 W 42nd St 3rd Floor, New York, NY 10036, United States · United States
★ 4.3 on Google · 10,902 reviews · View on Google Maps
Manipulation score
SuspiciousCompleted Jul 15, 2026 · 460 reviews flagged
How this score works
The score estimates how strongly this place's review record matches known manipulation patterns, from 0 (no signs) to 100. Verdicts: Clean below 40, Suspicious from 40, Likely Manipulated from 70. It rises with the share of reviews flagged and how suspicious each one is.
- Burst
- — an abnormal spike of five-star reviews in a single day compared to the place's usual pace.
- Low activity account
- — the reviewer has almost no other reviews, photos, or Local Guide history; throwaway accounts look like this.
- Duplicate text
- — the wording is nearly identical to another review of the same place.
Verdicts are statistical estimates based on public review patterns, not accusations.
Review anatomy
Reviews examined
999
Flagged
460
46% of examined
Flagged avg rating
4.9★
place average 4.3★
Reviews per month
| Month | Reviews | Flagged |
|---|---|---|
| Jun ’25 | 25 | 19 |
| Jul ’25 | 91 | 43 |
| Aug ’25 | 73 | 33 |
| Sep ’25 | 79 | 30 |
| Oct ’25 | 82 | 35 |
| Nov ’25 | 59 | 26 |
| Dec ’25 | 51 | 17 |
| Jan ’26 | 89 | 45 |
| Feb ’26 | 87 | 50 |
| Mar ’26 | 92 | 39 |
| Apr ’26 | 81 | 45 |
| May ’26 | 86 | 33 |
| Jun ’26 | 66 | 30 |
| Jul ’26 | 38 | 15 |
Rating distribution
Evidence
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burst
9 occurrences — worst: 18 five-star reviews on 2026-02-12 vs avg 2.4/day
weight 1
Show all 9
- 6 five-star reviews on 2025-06-28 vs avg 0.1/day
- 8 five-star reviews on 2025-06-29 vs avg 0.4/day
- 5 five-star reviews on 2025-06-30 vs avg 0.6/day
- 14 five-star reviews on 2025-07-11 vs avg 1.5/day
- 13 five-star reviews on 2025-08-16 vs avg 2.3/day
- 10 five-star reviews on 2026-01-03 vs avg 1.8/day
- 15 five-star reviews on 2026-01-17 vs avg 2.3/day
- 18 five-star reviews on 2026-02-12 vs avg 2.4/day
- 12 five-star reviews on 2026-06-25 vs avg 2.1/day
- low activity account 401 reviews flagged weight 0.8
- duplicate text 19 reviews flagged weight 0.9
Flagged reviews
Exhibit — 3 reviews, near-identical wording
Food was amazing and great service!!!!
- Britney Valencia ★★★★★ 2025-12-20 suspicion 79
- Ciarra Cedillo ★★★★★ 2026-02-27 suspicion 89
- Jay Bowling ★★★★★ 2026-06-19 suspicion 74
Exhibit — 3 reviews, near-identical wording
Great experience, great hosts, great waiters. Thanks Peyton
- Jazlyn Aleah ★★★★★ 2025-11-02 suspicion 60
- Chris Stauder ★★★★★ 2026-01-03 suspicion 95
- Christina Alicea ★★★★★ 2026-05-17 suspicion 79
Exhibit — 3 reviews, near-identical wording
Great food and great atmosphere and fun games.
- Crystal Chevalier ★★★★★ 2025-08-16 suspicion 95
- Jose Cintron ★★★★★ 2025-12-17 suspicion 77
- ELGorditoRDofficial ★★★★★ 2025-12-17 suspicion 64
Exhibit — 2 reviews, near-identical wording
Good place to have fun
- Alexis Alvarez ★★★★★ 2026-05-16 suspicion 79
- Daniela Sotelo ★★★★★ 2026-07-10 suspicion 79
Exhibit — 2 reviews, near-identical wording
Payton was so patient with over 200 kids in our group! They had food ready and it was amazing! Def a place to take your kids when you're on an nyc tour with your high schools!!!'
- Ashley Lafferty ★★★★★ 2026-03-17 suspicion 90
- Jacalin Padron ★★★★★ 2026-03-17 suspicion 100
Exhibit — 2 reviews, near-identical wording
Great food! Service was excellent!!!
- N The Rose ★★★★★ 2026-01-17 suspicion 100
- Cindy Weed ★★★★ 2026-02-27 suspicion 65
Exhibit — 2 reviews, near-identical wording
Michael and Larry were great superstars
- Priscilla Rosario ★★★★★ 2025-09-06 suspicion 73
- GLOBAL TEC ★★★★★ 2025-09-06 suspicion 79
Exhibit — 2 reviews, near-identical wording
john he made sure we had a good time
- vsaucey _ ★★★★★ 2025-06-29 suspicion 100
- Erick Mendez ★★★★★ 2025-06-29 suspicion 100
Showing the 10 most suspicious of 441 remaining flagged reviews.
Ashley
2 reviews
★★★★★
2026-06-25
ziekjes
2 reviews
★★★★★
2026-06-25
We had a delicious meal and the service is fantastic! Highly recommended for a cozy evening with friends or family enjoying a meal together.
Roberto Hilberts
1 review
★★★★★
2026-06-25
beck
1 review
★★★★★
2026-06-25
tyler was the absolute best. i actually left my phone there and he hand delivered it to me, forgoing a cash tip. he was absolutely stellar and an amazing host. we will definitely be visiting this location every time! thank you tyler!!!
Josué Francisco Fabian Cruz
1 review
★★★★★
2026-06-25
Excellent service from Drew. The food was WOW.
Erica Varga
1 review
★★★★★
2026-06-25
Very impressed with this location.
Skarlett Letter
1 review
★★★★★
2026-06-25
Always a fun time. Great service. Great management.
Breanne Church
1 review
★★★★★
2026-02-12
Ambar was excellent
Tamara Ledee
1 review
★★★★★
2026-02-12
I had great time.. My server Nick.. He was very helpful .. Food was amazing.
Rookminie Sumasar
1 review
★★★★★
2026-02-12
Nick and Payton were very nice. Have had birthday parties here in the past. Very good.
Report generated Jul 15, 2026. Reviews change — you can request a fresh investigation.
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