Wasn't sure if this would be date night material for an early Thursday night but we were pleasantly surprised. It was quiet at 5:00. Practically had the place to ourselves. We didn't know we needed tennis shoes for go karts so we will come back for that. But we enjoyed drinks and dinner at the bar area. Tiffany,I think?!,was a wonderful bartender! I'm so bad at names. She looked like she could kick our behinds but she says she doesn't workout. Must be nice. The dinners were excellent, did not expect that quality at a gaming place. Afterwards we played all kinds of games like a giant 4connect, Pac-Man, raced on motorcycles, and my favorite, air hockey even though my hubby won. We'll come back and I'll get him next time. By the time we were leaving the crowd and kids were picking up, perfect timing for us old fogeys to slip out. Maybe some bowling next time too! read more

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Hire competent workers. We went on Friday around 5pm. Not busy so that was a plus. Walked in and one person was working the desk and there were 5 other workers standing behind the desk on their phones when they just looked at us waiting in line. The system is kind of confusing so I would have appreciated someone explaining the set up. We did mini golf for $12/person. The mini golf set up is so poorly constructed. The "green" was made of thick carpet. It was very small and tight. The music was obnoxiously loud. The games required a lot of credits to the point where the worth was not there. 16 credits to play a claw game? Come on. The beers are overpriced. The service is garbage. It's easy to overspend here for a lackluster experience. read more

Went for my first time last weekend and it was a blast. We did the arcade games and go karts. Great food and great bartender/service. Employees in the front weren't really helpful except this one gentleman that seemed to be doing it. Can't wait to do the laser tag and/or bowling next time! read more

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Fun date night! Happy hour drinks $5 drafts $5 well drinks. Wednesday is ladies night 1/2 price appetizers and cocktail drinks. We had a great time! Ro was our bartender and she was amazing. Fantastic service, good conversation. She was creative and well informed about selections. We had a blast playing their games although a few were not working and we did not realize h til after swiping, they replaced our play points for us. My wife loves the claw machines and won 3 prizes off of them for our daughter. I enjoyed the basketball games and came so close to matching the high score (249 ugh). Our appetizer was typical bar food as we ordered the sampler to try a few of their items. It's not upscale by any means but decent if you know you will be drinking. read more

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No pinball... Why? That's a huge money-driver for arcades where GenX and Older Millenials bring their kids... Was disappointed, everything else looked cool, fun...but I can't get past this oversight being a youth in the late 80s and 90s and practically living in arcades. read more

Kole was very nice and attentive during our visit...great customer service personally. Keep up the great work.

I had sooooooo much fun here! I am rarely in the Sanford area. So I was really surprised to see this cool place that was super tucked away! Management & staff are BEYOND helpful & friendly. This place is SPOTLESS! There's literally not a drop a trash on the floor. It looks like it opened yesterday. I brought my family friends (7 & 10) for a few hours of fun (thinking it was just for kids) but I honestly think I had way more fun than they did. Haha! We went bowling (the bowling balls like like billiards balls. How cool?!), mini golfing (it was arcade styled mini golf though & that made it 100x more fun) & we ended with the actual arcade. Did I mention that this place is SPOTLESS?!???? So important in this day & age. Please try the Shirley Temple here! It's epic. Next time we come back, we'll definitely go to the go-kart section. Laser tag looked pretty epic as well! Can't wait to try it all. 10/10 first time experience! read more

Weekend trip to visit family and needed to get the kids out. Attractions were good and the kids had fun. We were limited to certain activities because some had on crocs. Service was great at the restaurant but the food was not. I got nachos and couldn't eat them. But the drink was great. read more

First off this place is extremely overpriced for majority of their attractions. Laser tag in particular is very expensive for the amount of time. We tried the bowling out, and it was fun! I enjoyed the lane setup, and the shoes were fine too. I do wish the price was a little lower, but at least it's a newer bowling alley. The restaurant looks like a cafeteria to be honest. I was shocked what it actually looks like in person. It reminds me of a quick service theme park area. I was not impressed with it. Dave and Busters truly is winning on the dining setup. We didn't tryout any of the other attractions due to pricing. read more

I came here craving an arcade experience over the long weekend. We stayed upstairs and stuck to the modern arcade machines this trip, and it was honestly lots of fun. Some of the other activities seem a bit overpriced, but the arcade prices are pretty reasonable and there's a solid selection. I'll be back soon to check out the first floor, which I believe includes a classic game section as well, along with more activities. read more

Came to walk around and check out elev8 fun in Sanford. This business just started a soft opening in Dec 2021. There are two floors. The bottom floor consists of mainly the go kart racing and still has some construction going on. The top floor has a bar, restaurant eating area, arcade games, along with bowling and some indoor ropes course and rock wall climbing. There is also some virtual reality games too. I didn't check that out this time. I came just to walk around and grab some pictures and I did try the go cart racing. I believe when I was being checked in, the person who checked me in said up to 10 can be on the track, it's electric carts and can go up to 45 mph but the track is fairly small so you will do many laps in the 7 minutes you get to race. I think this is a nice addition to the mall. I hope the crowd stays positive and nice and I hope the staff is ready for a lot of people and can manage the crowds. read more

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I chose to have my 65th birthday by my four grandchildren one of their friends, my two children and my brother, this, making that a total of nine people eating at your establishment Of the 9 people, , 5 had a form of chicken. I'm gonna guess you can bet how many got sick. That's correct 5. Vomiting, diarrhea stomach cramps the works. they called that food poisoning. It is an unacceptable practice to serve bad chicken. What is shame that I chose to have my birthday there? read more

Awesome spot to get out with the family for a fun night. There is so much for everyone. It's more than an arcade. Rock wall climbing, bowling, ropes course, pool tables, a restaurant and more. It's HUGE... two stories. You can get lost. But definitely lots to do. read more

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If you love fun and are tired of Disney World, this is the best secret out there. My kids loved it and it didn't cost an arm and leg. Go carts and arcades means fun for everyone. Hopefully the tourists don't discover this place because it should for the locals. its brand new and will do well. read more

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Was so excited to go here to play the Star Wars battle pod and Omni Arena. Got there and it was total chaos at the kiosks at the front door. You had to fight the most non-user friendly touch screen to get registered and then the options to purchase each activity automatically doubled itself so you had to go to the cart and manually remove the extra charges. Finally got through that and made our way to the arcade only to find many games not working including the battle pod game. They just opened so how can so many games already be malfunctioning? The price to play each game (credits) was also really expensive. Expect to spend a lot of money on games that you would be better off just buying your family an Oculus quest and playing games at home. Speaking of the VR experience- I thought the Omni treadmill was a good experience and I was so surprised to get an email with my footage afterwards so it was worth the price for that experience. I would recommend some way of being able to tell where you are in the cue because even though they text you when it's your turn, it would be nice to see a visual cue so you can plan something to do while waiting. I would also say the attendants could be a little more helpful for explaining what to do on the very first experience. They let me in and told me to sit down then walked away and I didn't see the small screen to my left so I didn't know there was a video to watch or there was an option to select your game. I will say they were good at sanitizing the headset and controllers after each experience was over. We didn't try any of the other experiences because again I think the overall cost is pretty high (except the go carts are competitive for what they offer when looking at other adult carting in central Florida ). I don't think we will be back unless they offer some sort of package deals, lower the arcade costs and fix their games. read more

Came here with my family to play laser tag. The place is pretty big and full of things to do. You have to create a account and have a play card which cost $1 to play games and activities. Signing everyone up took a few minutes but it wasn't bad cause there was a few screens to use. The people in the front greeted us kindly. We went to the bar to order drinks and food however this is where our visit went sour. Michelle was the bartender. She must have been new or unexperienced because she seemed flustered and confused. She said hello but didn't take our drink order. We sat near the ticket machine, she would walk to grab a ticket but still never took our order. We sat there for maybe 15-20 minutes without getting served. Even the couple sitting next to us was shocked that she didn't serve us. We didn't even get a glass of water. I even tried to get her attention multiple times but she ignored us. Instead of getting mad we just went to the food area and ordered sodas. We went downstairs to play laser tag. Everything was clean and the staff was friendly. We decided to play another round and since we didn't have enough players the staff joined us. That game was the best laser tag game I've ever played! This saved the evening for me. It really made my night better. Played a few arcade games and left. The laser tag staff made the experience better. Hopefully they can have better service at the bar next time. read more

Yelp is advertising the best indoor mini golf, same with the Elev8 site. We drove from Oviedo to get here for the experience and found out when we went to buy tickets that there was no golf course. Our eight-year-old son is very disappointed so are we. It sounded like a really fun course on the description. read more

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For those complaining about the front I found out if you skip the front kiosk there are more in the back inside the arcade area seems no one knows they are there.... Place seemed clean, the kiosk isn't as complicated as some have stated. They had a good selection of prize games up stairs and retro older ones down stairs. They offer pool tables, laser tag, bowling, mini golf and indoor go karts. Prices can be steep but what do expect it's the new cool thing to do in the area. Great for families. What kills this place is the food, they spent so much money building this place and just said screwed it up with the food.... There was a party of 8 of us and not one person liked their food. Waitress actually said let me ask the chef on a question we we had and when the food came out it was very noticeable it wasn't made by any cook or chef, it's all premade and precooked. I can't give advise on what to try since we literally ordered everything off the menu and it was just terrible... do not order the beer cheese soup it literally tasted like nacho cheese that was watered down and little bit of salsa was placed inside it and was terrible.... At this point I would close down the food portion of the place maybe contract it out to a restaurant or make like a food court were u can rent out some food stands to private restaurants... I can't not say how much the food sucks... I would eat somewhere then come here for the games and fun.... Skip the food... lol read more

Matt (rock climbing instructor), Von, Martin, and Jay (go kart instructors) made the experience of the place extremely fun. From facing my fear of heights by rock climbing to getting my butt beat in racing I would definitely go again. The attitude these specific guys had was amazing. My friend freezing halfway down the rock climbing wall and me slamming full speed in the barrier while racing, these guys made sure we were okay and still having fun. I'm definitely going again, until I beat the guys in racing at least once (I always placed last my friends being the only ones to keep up with them). 1,000% recommend going and it's cheap so if you on a budget slide there. read more

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I waited 2 hours in line for a ride and then they closed it down so now i'm unhappy,sad, and disappointed that I could not ride the go-kart. There is no good reason why it should take 2 whole hours to get people through the line. I. conclusion, (1) either hire more efficient employees or (2) get a better system to do things. read more

How are the burgers so good here? We've been here multiple times now and every time it has been delicious and tasty! Bonus points because it's so kid friendly. They have a promotion right now where kids eat free Monday through Thursday which it means it's a little less crowded than on the weekends, which is great. read more

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My gf and I went to Elev8 on a Thursday afternoon and although it was nice to not have many actually other people there with us, there was maybe 3-4 staff working. No one really wanted to "work" either when it came to some of the activities that needed someone to activate it. As well as that, multiple portions of certain areas were either malfunctioning, out of service, or broken. This place has the potential but just like the mall it's connected to, it's not really worth going too. read more

Fun Place for entire family. From Go-Karts to Bowling Laser Tag Arcades Future Interactive Mini Golf and Full Restaurant and Bar. read more

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Bartender was great. Perfect place to watch the Super Bowl. Not crowded. Good food and drinks. Relaxed while watching the big screen. Good rough to us and tab was correct. The only complaint was the dress code of one of the employee wearing baggy pants. Would highly recommend ! read more

If you want to be frustrated come in and enjoy this place!! We stood in line for 20min to get a card to play games... then they said you gotta register at a kiosk for a card.. then return to the desk to add money so you wait 30min at registering kiosk then back to the line to now pay for game card ... all while employees stand around talking about everyone - so plan on a 45-hour and a half just to start .. if it wasn't for a kids bday we would just go to Dave and busters read more

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We had so much fun, will definitely be back. It's similar to Andretti/Main Event, but better. We did laser tag, arcade, virtual reality, and go karts. Can't wait to come back and try their restaurant, bowling, and ropes course read more

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This place is so much fun for the kids. There's a bar for the adults too :). So many things to do !

Checking in to get a game card was a nightmare. We tried the QR code and then the in-store check in system, both were not working for 30-45 minutes. The girl at the game desk was helpful, but when she called management to help, they were rude and directed me elsewhere to try to get a game card. Meanwhile, I had a 4 year old that had lost his patience and just wanted to play the games. It was the most ridiculous process at an arcade that I've ever seen and because of this, we will not be returning. read more

Definition of theft. This place isn't fun, go karts - not fast - laser tag - over in 8 minutes - VR game - you pay $12 to play ONE game that lasts 5 minutes. Bowling - not real bowling but more expansive than the real thing. This place will hopefully end up like the Sanford mall one day read more

This place is extremely overpriced for what you get. All the games are shorter than normal in terms of game play and levels. At Dave and Busters, those times and levels are doubled. Their prize room is ridiculously over priced as well. You basically have to get minimum 1k tickets to get anything good (which is hard to do when they shorten all the games). If you go I wouldn't even worry about tickets and just have fun with what they have. read more

I came into Elev8 Friday last week earlier in the day. Well, my experience was amazing this time, service here has not been great.. Previous experiences with other servers have been lacking yet Kole took amazing care of us and was very attentive. Looking forward to more of these experiences! read more

1st off. It's a place not really for young kids. 9 ++, teens and adults..I brought my 8 & 4 year old there and pretty much left with a day of lines, a few expensive arcade games, sad kids and a stressed and overstimulated momma. The only thing young kids can do there is Lazer tag if they can wear a heavy vest, bowling and possibly the obstacle course besides the arcade games. Oh and mini golf... which was hard to find pricing for. * I asked if my son was tall enough at the front desk to ride the virtual reality along with the go karts. They measured him and yes Absolutely. As he was just a smidge taller than the marker. Got in line waiting for Lazer tag (waiting over 30 min) only to be skipped by multiple parties and then it's time for our scheduled race so we have to get out of line and never make it to the Lazer tag. - we go to our race only to be told that my 8 year old is not big enough and he can't race. :( the other kids in our party were older, we paid for a 5-7 min race and the time from the last car out until the cars slowed was only about 3 min and 50 seconds. So I totally feel like the $12 per rider is $$$. Then we finally get back in line to wait for Lazer Tag... The Lazer Tag my 8 year old seemed to really enjoy and it looked like a cool course. Checked in for the virtual reality and ran into more issues. The staff should be the only people swiping cards for Omni because the computer screen options for check in are pretty detailed and the systems don't always work. After waiting over an hour and getting skipped multiple times, it's totally disappointing having your child be told he's not tall enough. (When I had previously asked hours ago at the ticket counter.) My son is over 4ft tall for a reference. The idea is great but needs to have a better layout. Using a confusing kiosk is not the way to have parents start their day there. Having an app or an online portal to register for what attractions you'd like to do at a specific time would help with the flow, lines and help keep people happy. The place is so big, it's hard to find where everything is. Not a fan overall. * a day of disappointments read more

This is a breathe of fresh air to the area!! Classy, top of line equipment and perfect for kids and adults!! Can't wait go again w my friends! read more

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Do not pay to pay mini golf. We paid $50 for 4 people and could not even play the full game. After just a few holes it prompted us to see attendant who then said our game was over. When we asked about it the answer was "I can get a manager". What was the $50 for? We should have been able to pay by hole, since we only got to pay a few. read more

We had an outstanding experience at Elev8! We went for my Dad's 60th birthday and they treated us like family! We all had an AMAZING time. The WHOLE staff was so kind and welcoming. Special kudos to the manager, Eric, along with Vaughn and Twin at the go kart track for showing us the best customer service we have ever experienced. We will DEFINITELY be back often!!! Thank you Ele8 Sanford!!! You made my dads night very special!!! read more

Great family fun! Brand new so seems there are still a few minor kinks to work out but still operating fantastically! Kids raced go carts and played laser tag while parents had some drinks and lunch! Lots of fun! Great concept! And cheaper than Dave and Busters! read more

This place is amazing! It has a little of everything for all ages. Karting, Games, Bowling, food and more! These trees were sooooo beautiful as well as the venue! read more

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I came with Friends and Family last weekend. They have absolutely every type of attraction and great food. Highly Recommend!!

Systems down when we try to register and no resolution given, oof. Registered at the kiosk 2x and the app kept crashing. 2 kids disappointed. Poof read more

zach from track made my birthday horrible. sucks that they have such bad/racist people working here and controlling main areas of the store. worst experience ive ever had in any gokart spot. do not go here. waste of money and waste of time. symone was amazing and refunded everything. but that was not enough, birthday ruined because of how horrible service we got from the workers on track. zach sucks and shouldn't work in the customer service field. if you've never been there make sure you BEG them to show you what cart to go on, make sure you know how ALL helmets work because they wont help you take it off even if you beg, and make sure to ask them about the track because if you mess up one time they make your whole day a mess read more