Our family had a really great time here. We all thought for sure that it would be like Dave and Busters in SD...meaning the food is bad and games are expensive.
We went on a Saturday night so naturally the wait was for an hour at the restaurant. Of course in the mean time we went upstairs to play the games. We got a card for $1 then the best deal was 125 points for $25. Those 125 points lasted quite a while for my husband and I. We played skee ball, air hockey, basketball, and those were only 4 points. The racing arcade or shooting games were about 10 points. I think the most expensive thing was mini bowling for 16 points a person, which turns out to be about $5. The bowling was 10 frames and lasted a long time like normal bowling.
The food was actually a lot better than I thought it would be. I ordered a grilled chicken salad and it had tons of chicken and the lettuce was fresh. My husband had the 1/2 chicken entree with mashed potatoes and green beans. That was about $17 and it was pretty good too. Tasted like a store bought rotisserie chicken. The veggies were nice and not the typical canned or frozen green beans. I would say the portion sizes were good for the prices especially for Downtown Disney. My sister and brother in law all loved their food too.
Our service from the hostess to the server to the people upstairs was all really great! Friendly and nice staff!
If only the Dodgers had been on while we were there....(insert giant sigh here)...you would hope that if you stepped into a place called ESPN Zone the sports viewing would be incredible, well, it is. Â Unfortunately, my team wasn't playing, but I have no problem revisiting this place as the food was really good and the cocktails were fantastic! Â They were tasty and potent, which was a pleasant surprise as the restaurant is in downtown Disney and I thought that maybe since it was a little touristy they might skimp on the alcohol and splurge on the price--nope! Â Okay, the drinks were a little pricey, but not more than most places in LA, and they were totally worth it! Â Plus, they have Minute Maid light lemonade--thank you!!! Â They mix that with sweet tea vodka for a fabulous Angry Arnold--so good!!!
I must thank ESPN Zone for making my first portobello mushroom burger experience a savory one. Â Oh, man, this is a good burger. Â The mushroom is the "meat," but it is so flavorful that you honestly don't miss real meat. Â My husband tried mine and even Mr. Meat liked it--must be a good burger! :)
We sat at the bar and just on the other side of the bar, but facing us was a gigantic movie screen playing a baseball game--not a game I cared about, but still, it was awesome! Â On either side of the screens they had the start times of all the upcoming games; very, very cool! Â
This is a sportsman's paradise with excellent food and yummy drinks, so even if you don't like sports, you will still have a good time with your friends that do.
This place was one of the "escapes" my sister and I used after a long day at Disney. We would walk to downtown disney, and hang out here for a drink and spinach artichoke dip (which was fairly decent). The bartender made our drinks strong as well, also a plus. Staff was friendly, and fairly attentive as well. It was a nice escape from the craziness that is Disney.
Review Source:Man I love coming here to watch games, drink and eat pretty good grub. I come here during baseball season a lot to cheer on my Angels! I come here during football season to cheer on my Broncos! I love the feel of it in the bar. It kind of feels like a laid back sports book in Vegas. It can get crowded during big games.
Review Source:My boyfriend's heaven. Â Actually, it's probably a majority of men's heaven here. Â Huge TV screens on the first floor playing practically every sports game that's being broadcasted.
We grabbed a seat at the bar. Â He had a Corona in one of their souvenir pint glasses (which they were so kind to wash and pack up for him after he was done!), and I had a dirty martini. Â I felt like their martini glasses were larger here... that or the park's glasses are small. Â Anyways, it was quite delicious. Â We also each had a shot of Patron, because we had to leave for our flight in a couple hours and were sad. :(
The arcade area is upstairs, and so much fun! Â The game cards are kind of pricey, but we enjoyed everything from the air hockey to the basketball games. Â There's a rock climbing area that I'd be SO down for, but I'm not sure if it was closed off for that time.
Nothing over the top but nice. This place is great for the sports lover which is me. Decent cocktail list, good selection of beers, and the food is well portioned. Gaming and a bar upstairs. Â We had boneless chicken wings and shared a romaine salad with walnuts, apples, blue cheese, and we added chicken. We were sat by the kitchen and there was a lot of kitchen noise. Plus it was annoying to listen to the staff cheering on their local sports teams being a Bay Area sports fan. But that's just me. Definitely would recommend going here if you need to get away from the Disneyland crowds. I needed to.
Review Source:Second time here - this time before the 4th of July - already packed with ppl because there's bound to be fireworks....we were going to go to Earl's Sandwich - but i'm not a fan and am on a low carb diet so we opted for a sit-down restaurant with a little more selection than just sandwiches.
We didn't have to wait - despite the fact the hostess was like oh it's about a 10 minute wait - we left our names and the moment we turned around they called us in...nice!
This time I ordered the Grilled Salmon with Green Beans and Mashed Potatoes - I don't know if it was because I was hungry or what but the food took forever to come out. I felt like we waited forever - then it finally came out and I started eating and it's like endless! i was literally chowing down but the amount of food on my plate didn't get any smaller....I have to admit the portions are pretty good here. I felt like I was just eating on and on without making a real dent on my plate.
My grilled salmon was pretty good - the mashed potatoes were good too - my bf's half roasted chicken was very flavorful and he also got mashed potatoes. Both of us didn't finish our food and we had so much leftover. So portion-wise they were pretty good - taste-wise not bad and service-wise, our waiter was pretty good - came back a few good times to check on us.
Overall this place is pretty decent - they didn't have a good sport game showing this time on the big screen - it was baseball - kind of boring to me haha -but whatevers.
We only came in because everything else was closed. The food was ok, we all looked at each other's plates saying "I should have ordered that," but if we are all saying it.... service was slowish- but I imagine she had a late night rush. All in all, I will be back for 2 reasons 1) the arcade 2) if nothing else is open.
Also, don't order the Mac n' cheese for your kiddos- it's just kraft.
Why did you put a party of 6 in a booth that only fits 4? Okay, I'm over that. Hey it was cool to have a tv screen at the table, but add another 6 entrees to the table with drinks and appetizers. Ughhh! Was there a competition among the wait staff to see how much you can stuff into a booth? Food was average and prices were way above average. Probably not coming back soon. Oh, and please clean the greasy carpet. I swear, I slipped just getting into the booth.
Review Source:Overpriced, barely decent food.....what else would you expect? The menu is tiny. My boyfriend and I both got the Turkey Wraps which came to us falling apart. Had to take the other 1/2 home because its so big and when I put some hot sauce on it the next day it was much better. I wouldn't come back...there's way better places to eat in downtown disney (Earls is really goooood) for cheaper and better food.
Review Source:Stopped by here today with some friends and their 2 year old to take a break from the heat and get a couple of cocktails. The AC in this place is kind of incredible and helped us recharge after walking around outside for awhile!
We were greeted and seated right away, and our server was one of the sweetest, most personable I've ever had. What a doll! We only ordered a big beer, 2 fancy cocktails, a strawberry lemonade and their queso nacho-type appetizer, so a small bill at $40, but she treated us like we were there for only the finest, no rush to leave the table, prompt refills, extra plates, all of that.
Didn't give a higher rating than 4 stars cause we didn't try much of the food, and the strawberry lemonade wasn't the best, but service and comfort is easily 5 stars.
Although the food is good, the customer service isn't so good. We waited for an hour so I decided to go up and ask them if they forgot about us, and they did. The girls up front weren't even paying attention, and there were lots of workers at the front desks  . Must Try the Lobster Mac & Cheese so good..............(Girls taking the reservation Pay Attention and do your job!)
Review Source:I went here with my entire family and everyone left disappointed minus the cheese fries (thank you yelpers). I had a chicken salad with no onion strings and it came out with extra onions and they took off things I wanted on it. Plus they messed up some other orders at the table. I felt the service was slow when it wasn't crowded and the food was disappointing. I don't think we will go back anytime soon.
Review Source:OK so we went there for dinner at around 930p on a Wednesday night. Â Our waiter came by three times to say "I will be right back to take your order". Â THREE TIMES! Â The place was not crowded at all and we were beyond starving. Â I told my husband that if he came back a fourth time to give us his spiel that I would walk out and eat elsewhere. Â The foot itself was OK, overly priced for what you got. Â The TVs were loud and since we don't like baseball we were not excited about what was on the screens. Â I don't think we will be going back.
Review Source:We always enjoy a meal here though this visit was special. Â My-lovely-wife-Cynthia and my grand daughter April have food allergies, Â which usually confuses and angers the wait-staff. Â This time was different. Â Our waitress Kristin was a rock star and immediately invited manager Anthony I to our table. Â He answered all of our questions and offered to have custom meals prepared to our specifications. I normally don't rate anything with 5 stars but this was earned. Â Highly recommended!
Review Source:The best way I can describe the ESPN Zone is this - a sports-themed Dave and Buster's, with more expensive food, libations, and games.
My GF and I came here to relax and to get something to drink. Â We ordered two large Slurpees at the bar... which came out to $9. Â Seriously - you could get them at half the price at places outside of the ESPN Zone! Â Sheesh!
At least there's a photo booth, a souvenir penny maker, and the sports bar with the TVs is a nice touch. Â Otherwise, move along, stranger (or tourist, or local)...
Horrible customer service, never knew a place like this could do so well with rude hostesses and waitresses. I had a party of 16 and had 2 tables laid out, and an unexpected 2 people decided to show up so we decided to expand another table so it wouldn't be cramped. Our waitress decided to get her supervisor out here and decided to give us a hard time about adding a table..I asked to see a manager and flat out told them their customer service was very disappointing and I will not be returning, I don't see the problem of why we can't add a table.. more customers = more money..
Review Source:My Disgust for this place, is overwhelming. The food is just lousy. The service was not great and my visit was on a non busy Wednesday.
I ordered the boneless chicken wings and I ordered bbq flavor style, and got this spicy red sauce instead. Told the waitress and she brought me back the correct order within 5 minutes with the bbq flavor, they were cold flavorless and very undercooked. How could they have possibly been cooked in less than 5 minutes?
The person I went with ordered a cheeseburger and fries, simple menu item.
The burger came out stone cold, and the cheese on top of the burger was not melted one bit. We told the server to take back the burger and bring out a properly cooked new one. When the new plate arrived it was the same burger just with the cheese melted under a heat lamp or in a microwave of some sort, and the fries were colder than ice. How this could have been possible? Who knows?
The waitress we had saw our disgust yet just walked away from the table very quickly after she placed our plates down. We came no where near finishing our food, payed the check, and left.
I wrote an email to this locations ESPN zones manager telling the tale of the nights disaster and that I would be contacting his boss as well to notify them of the unsatisfactory service that is being presented here. After one month of writing an email to the store manager I never got a response, I was going to write a some what better review if I got a decent response from the manager but hearing nothing back? ONE STAR I would give you NONE if possible.
Just stay away from this location, food and customers should be treated with respect.
Sadly you have not done either.
My fiance and I stopped here to watch a hockey game and get some drinks after walking around downtown disney.  The sangria was really good and my fiance said they had a pretty decent selection of beers. The food at the bar however was way overpriced for what they gave you. $10.99 for some chips and cheese and a couple of jalapeños? Definitely not worth it.
It is a good place to just hangout and have a few drinks but nothing special.
It's almost next to impossible to get seating here but sometimes its worth the extra effort. I come here every time I visit Downtown Disney and can see why, their spectacular burgers. Although can't compare their items to LA's famous burger stands, I must say they have by the best BBQ burger. What's even more surprising being where it is, where most things at Disneyland are over priced and poor quality. The menu items here are reasonable and flavorful.
Once I would have given this spot 2 stars for its poor customer service, but thinking back it was my fault for not having my id. Should have taken it as flattery being carded at a mature age. The entire interior is surrounded by large flat screen tvs, its hard to miss your favorite team, that's another reason love coming here.
The staff here is awesome, sometimes it feels as though some on are on crack for being so prompt and attentive with each busy night. Watching them myself is like watching NASCAR racers drive zig zagging through the packed area.
my boyfriend and his friends LOVE this place and go bizerk over the games, pitchers of beers, and GAMES. Â they're like kids in a candy store.
i like the place, love the location since it's in downtown disney~
great staff and place. Â wouldn't say this was my first go-to hang out place tho.
Air hockey upstairs. Request a booth when you arrive otherwise they'll sit you at a table. Booths have a TV on the table and surround speakers. You get a perfect view of all the games in the front of the room. Food is sporty man food. Girl food still palpable and would be healthy except for the salt and dressings.
Man heaven, so he'll listen and nod to all your stories and even laugh on cue for at least 2 H. You must order every hour if you sit in the dining area during a "game." If you love sports with your man, your diamond will be bigger. LoL.
By far one of my favorite places to eat when I'm at Disneyland for the following reasons:
Their burgers. So deliciously perfect my mouth is watering just thinking about them.
The atmosphere. If you love great bars with a plethora of amazing food and drink choices coupled with about a billion flat screens showing every sports game known to man... This place is for you. They not only have TV's lining every square inch of the walls in this place, but they also have mini personal flat screens at the booths and very comfy recliner lazy boys in front of the big screen for you die hard fans. Wait, what is that you say? You have to go to the bathroom but you don't want to miss even one fraction on a second of the game?? No need to fret they have flat screens in the bathrooms as well so you won't miss a beat!
It over all is a great find in Downtown Disney. Especially after acting like a kid all day in Disneyland it's a nice reminder that you are an adult and can consume large amounts of alcohol if you so please.
Came here expecting to walk around down town Disney on Monday night, but everything was closed except for ESPN Zone so my friends and I decided to have a seat at the bar (self seating) and grab a couple drinks.
The bartenders are really nice, and of course prices are a tad bit higher than usual but that's expected. Make sure you leave a good tip! My soda was refilled without me asking. They close at 11 PM but they were still open when we left (around 11:15), and there were quite a few people left inside.
A coke, Maker's Marke & a black and tan came out to be $20 which wasn't bad at all. My girlfriend and I even got a free shot, compliments of the guys who sat down next to us at the bar!
I LOVE SPORTS and this is a perfect place for sports fans. There's TV's everywhere! I came here for lunch before I went to Disneyland, I waited for less than 5 minutes and got seated near the bar. It was cool where I sat cause March Madness was going on on the big screen, the chicago game and the battle of the bay game were on right where i sat so it was perfect!
We ordered the ULTIMATE TAILGATE and a side of fries and it was HUGE! so much food! Me & my boyfriend didn't even finish cause there was so much food and it was all good! I didn't eat the sliders that came with it cause the meat looked a little dry, but overall, it was good.
I didn't get to look upstairs to see how it was cause i was just anxious to go to Disneyland. I did look in the ESPN store and there wasn't a lot of things, I was hoping to go home with a sweater but they didn't have much.
I wanted to try their alcoholic drinks, but I would have gotten sleepy at disneyland cause i'm not cool enough to hang. I loved watching the games there cause you're surrounded by everyone that are there to watch sports games with you and every one is into it.
I would definitely go back to try out their drinks, they looked so delish!
We went to the ESPN Zone Wednesday night and had horrible service.
Normally they are really busy and kinda lag on service, but we went a little bit before the regular dinner rush.
Our waitress was pregnant and must of had pregnancy brain because she forgot everything. She first forgot our bottle of wine, we had to ask on 2 different occasions for it. Then she forgot our appetizers altogether and just went straight to our main course.
ESPN Zone was somewhere we ate a few times a year when my boyfriend's family is in town, it's their first spot they always go. but I'm starting to rethink going there. They are going downhill, overrated, and over priced.
My boyfriends salmon was hard & dry, he wouldn't even finish it along with his pile of uncooked green beans on his pile of messy mashed potatoes.
I think this was our last trip there.
Come here for beer and sports, maybe something fried, otherwise avoid.
Went here this past weekend night and got there at around 7:30. Decided that DT Disney was the best central location for the group of people that were going to have dinner.
Hour wait on the tables, which were in the stadium seating for the TV areas. The wait was not too bad since they have games in the upper portion of the restaurant. The games are much more expensive than the games at D&B, but still fun to run around and play games while waiting for food. They also have a bar if you wanted to drink while waiting for your food.
The selection for food is not that great, and if you are thinking that you want a healthy option, there are not many. I don't know if this was something that happened that one night, but the food took way too long to come, and the meat in the burgers were overdone and dry. I had the blue cheese burger which kinda worked with the dry meat, but would've been better with a better cooked burger. The fries were good enough. Overall, not very great for a restaurant that you want to sit down, talk with friends, and just enjoy a meal.
On the other hand, if I lived close enough and there was a game that I wanted to see, I would definitely come here to sit in the stadium seating, get some fried appetizers, and drink beer with friends. It seems like a perfect place for that especially with the pace that the food comes out (drinks come out fast)
Final thoughts:
- Food is not worth the price
- Great place for watching sports
- Games are overpriced/limited
- Service fits the timing of a sporting event
Bored on a Sunday night, we wondered to DD and ended up here.
We started in the gaming area. It's rather small compared to places like Dave and Busters but it's not bad if you're a video game fan. It also has bowling, basketball, and air hockey. A few of the games were broken, and the Mt. climbing was closed, so we were a little disappointed.
After playing games we headed downstairs to eat. The dinning are is nice, especially if you like sports haha. It has nice huge tv's playing all the games you would want to see. We ordered two things to share since we were not overly hungry. We got the bacon cheese fries and the steak flatbread pizza. The pizza was very good, but I didn't particularly like the fries. The cheese was over done and almost hard. Personally I like it to be melted but not fried. I probably would not order them again.
Overall not  bad spot. I would not mind trying them for dinner in the future if I am in the area.
I have to make the comparison to Dave and Buster and I mean absolute no disrespect to either location because I love them both!
It's located at the end of Downtown Disney, if you want to eat here while at the park you can take the monorail out and you'll be dropped off next to Rain Forest Cafe that's across from ESPN Zone, if you're coming from the Downtown Disney Parking you it seems to be right off the back entrance. ESPN Zone does validate 3 hours.
Regardless it's a fun sports bar environment. I've sat in several different locations, the best seats are definitely the booths and their are worth the wait. In the middle of the room you'll fine a HUGE projected screen! The best part about the booths is that you have you're own TV on you table. The main screen tends to rotate between channels and it has the other channels on the side unless you're there for a main even like the playoff games. On your personal TV you can select the particular channel you wish to watch. If you don't have the opportunity to sit in the both the tables are just as good. Although there's no individual TV you'll have a perfect view of where they record ESPN radio, televisions all around along with different signature covers of Sports Illustrated.
The food is good, yes it's Disneyland pricing as a lot of people are referencing but what did you expect you're in Downtown Disney! They have more of a verity than the ESPN Zone located across from Staples Center. Being a sports bar, and me being a huge sports fan when my boyfriend and I go there we usually either split a burger and get wings or split wings and nachos or something and enjoy a beer! It's a sports bar, who goes over there and eats a salad. Food is good nothing really over the top to amazing to highlight from what limited items I've tried.
Now on to the best part in my opinion... the GAMING AREA! Located on the second level, it's a sports fan's version of Chuck-E-Cheese meets Dave-n-Busters! I'm not sure if the food and beverage area up there serves alcohol but they do have one available upstairs. They have a verity of games to play: Football, Basketball, Baseball, Hockey, Table Ice Hockey (which I dominate), Car/Bike racing etc. etc. the list goes on! You get your point loaded on a game card, there is a fee for the card but I'm sure what that fee is, I still have my card with leftover points, similar to a gift card we were told the game points don't expire.
OVERALL a fun enjoyable experience. It's a great break from Disneyland while were there or the perfect fun-day outing!
Yikes $7.56 for a beer. A dollar less for domestic crap. Even though it's only Downtown Disney, it's priced like Disneyland. I guess it makes it easier to meet the $10 per hour per person limit? I think there's two desserts and maybe a soup that's under $10. The service is better here for a "sportsbar."
If not a tourist trap, it's definitely close with hour long meaningless waits. The TVs are nice and the game area is kinda cool, but I don't see a whole lot of value here.
What sports fan wouldn't like a bar that has a gazillion tv's and one HUGE projected screen?
Came here just for drinks and our waitress, was funny and extremely helpful. I had asked her which drink would get me buzzed the fasted and she told us to go with the MVP margarita. It was delicious and thirst quenching since it was pretty hot that day.
She also gave us an extra shot on our second drink because I had told her it wasn't strong enough!
Their shots are huge and it took me three gulps to get it down.
Over all had a great time and definitely accomplished what I had came there to do! If you're willing to spend the money here, they will take care of you :)
This is the "go-to" place when going to Downtown Disney as my friend Bernadette M. puts it in her review. It's the very first thing a person will see as they come from the 3 hour free parking lots.
It's good for everyone since it has the family oriented theme, the sports theme and finally some adult theme with their adult beverages.
This place is big and accommodating for big groups, so again, if you can't get in to the other restaurants in downtown Disney because of the excessive wait times, then this place will get you in a few minutes or less.
And there's plenty of food on their menu to choose from with decent pricing too.
NFL season. I definitely ditched my friends at Disneyland to watch the NFL games at ESPN Zone, and I'm glad I did. I had a hard time finding a seat, but once I did, I did not budge. I stayed at the bar for several hours and just went down the beer menu.
Service was great. No complaints. They kept an eye out on my mug and never let me wait too long with an empty cup.
They have lots and lots of TV screens, so that no matter where you're sitting, you will have a view of whatever game is on at the time.
They have 3 bar areas: one to the left, right, then one upstairs. Plenty of tables and booths too.
ESPN Zone was a great place to watch the NFL games because almost everyone there was a fan of one team or the other, and it's always so much more fun to watch games with fellow fans.
I love that they have games upstairs. If I weren't so pissed about my team losing then I would've checked out some of their games, but it looked like my friends had a good time.
All in all, I had a great time at ESPN Zone and wouldn't hesitate to go back.
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