I bring my grandkids here every time I am in town which is about every 8-10 weeks. Today I am extremely disappointed. As usual, there are issues with some of the machines. Today, the machine attendant seems to have an attitude and it takes over 5 minutes for someone to call him to come and Fix a game. I am patiently waiting now for the 9th time...it has been 6 minutes and he's nowhere to be found. I am eating low carb so I thought I would have the salad bar while my grandkids eat pizza. Who knew that they won't be having a salad bar until 2pm today while they have their pizza buffet so I will most likely be passed out by then because I'm not going to load up the kids and then come back! read more

Waited for over 1 hour and 15 minutes for our food yesterday and they got the order wrong. Manager told us it was because of the large party that came in after us (hello, you knew they were coming, that's part of your routine).. . She also said it was not unusual for food to take that long. She didn't seem to care that we were not happy about the long wait and offered nothing to compensate us. Finally got my money back. Other review comments about machines not working properly and Chuck E. not coming out are also true. I don't like to put out negative reviews but the management of this location needs a wake up call. read more

This location is under staffed and needs some help place was full and think $20-40 a group they could hire a few more. Lines are way to long to get in order food, no ice and no straws. Games weren't working bathrooms were out of soap counting machines were out and the line to get a gift was ridiculous. read more

I think its a great place for young kids. There are more games and things they can do here compared to boomers, Belmont park or any other arcade. It's also a token each so you dont have to spend much on games and they can pick a toy for prizes which they love! ( even though those toys are super cheap) it's also small enough that you dont have to be super worried about them getting lost. There are however not a lot of variety of food which isn't so bad because their options are what kids would eat and its good for a quickly meal. I also like that the characters are active with the kids read more

I had so much fun at Chuck E. Cheese .! Thanks to this amazing employee Brian. He was so sweet checked on us and made my little one smile so big. So thank you Brian for making my little girls night. And I can't forget the sweet employee who checked us out at the door with a cute compliment and Whitty conversation unfortunately I didn't get her name but she kept us smiling all the way out the door.! I'd recommend coming to this Chuck E. Cheese over the others. read more

My Five Stars are not for the Chuck E Cheese in Escondido but for the employee Miguel who works there. Miguel worked his tail off yesterday 1/24/16 even during a rush. Thank you Miguel for making mine and my families experience such a wonderful experience. It is people like you in this world that really keep my faith going. Thank you for your kind heart and for being such a hard worker. =] Keep up the great work. read more

Most of the games were broken, food all over the floor, kids on the stage with the robotic Chuck E. Cheese smacking it, no parents controlling their kids. Not a good environment at all. read more

Horrible service. Asked a team member for parmesan cheese. She told me there were across the soda fountain. I told her there weren't any more. She then told me to go around the table and see if there were any available. ARE YOU KIDDING ME REALLY!!! Horrible service. They should have either more available or place them in the tables like in the past. read more

I take my kids here often, they love it! We normally come here on Sundays which can be a very busy day for CEC. Good selection of games, decent amount of seating. Be prepared to wait when ordering food, waited about 35 minutes for a large pepperoni pizza. read more

Employees are not friendly. We havent been since the transformation from coins. First guy we talked to didnt explain how it worked or even how to change coins we had from before to the card system. He pointed us to a machine that clearly didnt accept coins. We went back up asked a girl behind the register and she pointed into another direction to a kiosk. We asked the same girl what's the difference between point play and timed play? She couldnt tell us but it's your preference of which one you want to choose lol. Machines half didnt work. I walked up to the guy at the door because the people behind the counter suck and do not have knowlege of where they work. Well, he was the guy that fixes the machines and couldnt leave the door. The one guy fixing all the machines eventually he went missing. Come to find out hes the guy that plays Chucke so there is no one to help with fixing or reimbursing customers. This dude needs a raise! He also was the most helpful person in this joint! We cut our visit short. How they changed the prizes is ridiculous and dont make sense. You pay $8 for candy nerds lol and I guess you can pay for tickets as well as products??? Anyway, as I was walking out and my husband was waiting so patiently at there counter for a piece of candy my son was ready to go. I went to walk out and the girl at the door stopped me and said is he the only person I walked in with? I'm going to assume she was going to try to make me stay in there to wait for my husband and daughter that have matching number with each other. Let's say my a$$ just walked out! You wont catch us going to this location. read more

All you can eat means 1 pizza every 10min. People were waiting in line to get a slice. So slow and it ends 3 hours later.

Last night we decided to take my kids to Chuck E. Cheese and was a bad experience from the moment we got there to the moment we left. The manager or what ever she was SANDRA was being rude. She not once greeted use nor did she say to "wait" till she checked us in. Yelled at my sisters because they didn't get a stamp and as we wanted to order she refused to take our order and sent another person to help is. #RUDE As 9:00 was getting closer not once did we get a warning about closing time. 9:00pm hit and she shut the games/ticket redeemer and leaves my boys wondering what was happening to the machine as they want to redeem their tickets to get prizes. As we politely told her about the machine all she said rudely was " I know, I know" like why the fuck you do it then if you know.. like hello!! Then afterwards she never showed her face! Like I don't mind if you do that to me but you doing that to my boys (2yrs n 3yrs) is not right! read more

Cleanest Chuck E. Cheese I've been too. Friendly staff and the food is great; however, there are a ton of self-entitled trashy people who come to this place. I'm talking about the kind who give their 8 month yr old infant a bottle full of grape fruit soda. Well it is Escondido... The games are great! The service is awesome and my kids had a great time. Our food was a tad late but what do you expect when there are 20+ families. read more

Had my daughter's birthday party here and all the staff were amazing. They treated my daughter's very special and I wish I could thank them each by name. read more

My son loves this place but what kid doesn't. It is pretty clean and the pizza is ok. The toys you can get for tickets are complete junk!

Went in a few days ago in the morning with my 2 year old son - I order my lunch buffet special and my game card... we went straight to the toddler section since my son couldn't wait. Upon arriving 4 ( clock ride, the scooby van look alike ride, the train, and photo booth) out of the 5 things he likes to play with were "temporarily unavailable" or in other words broken... it's a freaking joke considering their toddler area consist of around 10 machines or so... I instantly went to the register and ask for a refund do to the fact that half their machines were broken ... I did get my refund but not one word from the manager she just placed the money on the counter and walked away- no I'm sorry, no here's your refund thanks for coming- she barley acknowledged me. For a place who gets lots of my business A simple apology would go a long way. After leaving I called the Vista location to check if there machines were in service and they were. Even though they were short staff the people there had way better customer service and gave off a vibe as if they were actually happy to be there. It is further drive from my hone but I will continue to come the the vista location- it worth it. read more

Five adults decided to go for the Pizza, Salad and Dessert Buffet for lunch. We arrived at 11:45 a.m. and the buffet times were 11-2p.m. There were a few pieces of pizza and 2 empty pans at the table. I asked if they were bringing out any more pizza and was told that it would be at least 15 minutes. This was very disappointing because we were on our lunch hour. The dessert was never brought out either. We finally asked for it and one dessert pizza was put out and gone in seconds. The staff is not helpful, and not interested in making sure the table is fully stocked at all times! We paid almost $60 for 5 people including drinks and feel like it was a rip off. read more

Went today we had a blast! Not too busy which was nice. Very clean place and staff was so friendly and helpful. We had a great experience and will be coming back soon! read more

Great family fun!! Everything is one token!! Including the rides, the motion rides and the things that print pictures!!! You can't beat that!! Super clean, attentive and friendly staff! read more

Favorite play house for my grandkid, come here 3x week plus their Large thick pizza is outstanding especially if you have a coupon coz comes with unlimited salad. read more

Worst chuck e. Cheese ever!!! Several games don't work. The rides are dirty! Half the ticket counting machines were out of order and the one that did work didn't count the tickets right. When I notified an employee he gave me a voucher for 200 tickets when I had already put close to 400 tickets in the machine. We'll never come back here again. The bathrooms were also dirty. read more

First time at this location and all I have to say is nothing but good things. Very clean, staff is very friendly even when understaffed. Brian was very nice and helpful, Definitely coming back! read more

As a early personal 5th Birthday celebration for my granddaughter(her & I) we decided to come here so she could have some fun. As we waited for Chuck E to come out at 1:30 the music starts to play and we do the count down and she looks all over to find NO Chuck E. As I console she I told we'll we another hour, and 2:30 rolls around again No Chuck E. So we left and won't return. Very disappointed!!! Not having the Icon of your company show up - Really! read more

I live equidistant to this CEC and the one in Mira Mesa, but prefer this one. It's cleaner and much less crowded mid-day, after school. Sometimes it's hard to find an employee to help with a broken game or buying more tokens, but it's a tradeoff for the emptiness. read more

We have not been to Chuck E. Cheese for a while. For some reason, my sister-in-law decided to throw a party for my almost teen-age son here--on a Friday night! I was bracing myself for the crowd and the noise and frazzled employees. None of them materialized. It was not that crowded, the place was clean and well-lit, the music was not blaring and our hostess, Ely, was fantastic. She kept the energy up and was very entertaining. The crew, overall, was very accommodating and solicitous. My son was even given extra tickets (those high-numbered tickets--1000, 200). It is a far cry from the way I remembered this branch when my son was young. We did not feel hurried at all; unlike when we had one of his birthdays here when he was way younger. That time, we felt we were being driven away right after our 2-hour party. This time, the atmosphere was relaxed and everything was taken cared of by the hostess. read more

The service today was the worst I have ever seen it. My husband and I took our toddler and immediately there were staff "goofing " around and waited roughly 6-8 minutes to be called up by an associate at the register (there was no one at the front cafe to take my order). After we received our pizza my husband proceeded to play with our son and I refilled my salad plate (asked for a new plate). When I returned back to the table there was a kid cleaning up our area, I said "excuse me we were not finished" (I was gone no more than 3 minutes). He answered with "oh well I didn't know" then walked away! No apology, nothing. My husband called the manager and she was HORRIBLE at handling the situation, not only did she "discipline " the kid in front of us she also made it seem as if it were our problem. My husband asked her if we can have our soda cup back and that was that. After this, chucke made his grand appearance (very late) and was simply walking around playing with the games (in the big kid side). He completely failed to interact with the children who were excited to see him! I've never experienced such poor quality in a family environment like this one! To top it off everything costs a pretty penny! I'm extremely dissatisfied and we will not be returning, ever. read more

When a business does an excellent job I feel it should not only get my business but I also should share my experience for two reasons. 1) Taking care of the customer experience with good service, food and a super clean environment. 2) If a business does this well, I feel compelled to have others have this experience and to spend their hard earn money so this business can survive and prosper in a difficult retail environment. I came here on a rainy Sunday with my wife, son and one of his classmates. The first thing I noticed was how friendly the staff is, young and eager to help (very refreshing), secondly there was one of the staff cleaning every machine/game an doing an excellent job and it showed, she moved the machines out so she could clean the tops and the very back of the tops of the games. The whole place was super clean. The food was really good, we had pizza, wings and salad. It was a very fresh salad bar, great tasting pizza and good wings. The whole environment and experience was a great way to spend a couple of hours with the family. read more

Horrible service! Cashier looked overwhelmed, all tables were dirty, only clean ones were reserved for bday parties. Guest were bussing their own tables, games were down, no employees to help, or just too busy, they don't seem to have enough people working here to handle the crowd- I get it, saving labor but at who's expense? The guest who still paying full price.... sucks! read more

Came in today around 12:30 pm they onky had one cashier working waited more then 15 minutes in line just to purchase a wrap and tokens. Got my wrap 20 minutes later and it's was COLD went to the kiosk to get more token and both machine were out of service had to go in line a wait 10 more minutes just for tokens they have the worst service ever this place gets worst every time I come definitely going to look somewhere else to go. read more

This review is on the manager who I regretfully forgot to get her name but she is there in the evenings and has short black hair. Ok well my 2 great old daughter is a fan of chuckee and he is the reason she wants to go. We took her and waited 2 hours for him to come out after they told us he comes out every half hour at the 30. We asked again if he was coming out and an employee repeated what she said before so we decided to just go and as you can imagine my daughter was sad while all of this was going on the manager was nearby and heard it all.....she asked a different employee to please put on the chuckee suit and come out specifically for my daughter. That made my daughter extremely happy and me grateful. I would go back just because of the manager and what she did. read more

Many of the games are broken most of the time. Food orders take for ever to arrive to your table. Pizza looks like they are not made fresh. Place is dirty. read more

improved food, clean place for kids to play

this place is horrible the kids games don't work theirs no out of service signs complete chaos no food,tables are dirty never been to a place so poorly managed and the employees very rude this place is the worst I will happily drive to vistas and I live in Escondido!!!!!!!!!!!!! read more