Food isn't great but you come for the vibes. Harley was fun and made sure we were kept satisfied.

We have been coming this place for over 15 years. We didn't know what it was at first, we thought it was a place that had magic!!! We've brought family and friends and groups. In all the years we've loved Captain Jack (Trey) who was here when we started coming. There's one waiter we have never liked because he always gave the secrets away. We're here again with our niece and her family and we're so excited!!! Only problem is on the weekends they don't take reservations and the lines are long and you have to wait an hour and a half or more!!! read more

Really weird and uncomfortable time. They sat us at a small table even though there was 6 of us, even after we asked to move because we were hot they sat us at a table the exact same size, despite that our waiter was really annoying and made the entire night uncomfortable. They don't have a drink menu. The staff is just supposed to tell you of the top of their heads which is really inconvenient. My mom isn't the most fluent in english and the waiter kept going through the drink menu really fast and then made fun of my mom for not knowing what she wants and called her "slow". He also kept subtlety insulting my parents or us throughout the night which made the entire night uncomfortable. At certain points wouldn't stop talking to us when we were trying to enjoy each-other's company. Some of his comments seemed micro-aggressive to me (calling my brothers hair sheep hair bc he has curly hair, also asking about our background even though it was clear my family didn't want to discuss it)and I didn't appreciate the way he treated us. As a service worker myself I would never treat anyone that way, I understand that staff is cosplaying but at least hire staff that are sociable and funny. Food wasn't good and place was not well air conditioned. Unless you're a white family with a small kid, then this place isn't for you. If your latino, i would suggest you go somewhere where they wont disrespect you and your family. Wouldn't go back even if someone paid me too‍ read more

Amazing staff, incredible experience for the whole family, and we cannot wait to go back! Thank you "Alice" for making it a wonderful time! We enjoyed so many laughs tonight - they were packed out the door and still managed to give a 5 star experience! The food was great and they even have "magic spell drinks" Balloon artist, photographers, paint artist, and all! We saw "Deadpool" "Guru" "Queen of hearts" and many many more! On top of that the seating is awesome - you can sit in school busses, space ships, sail boats and more! Thanks again everyone! read more

Magic Time Machine - Waitress, balloons, drinks, actress, Alice in the wonderland - Bars Near Me - Dallas, Texas

Service is always a treat. It is a wonderful place to have a family meal. Every trip is a new experience as each table is a different theme.

Updating my review from 9 months ago. I gave it 2 stars before and a meh review because I felt it was dingy, overpriced and lackluster... but her we are 9 months later and my kids still mention it every once in a while. So while I wasn't overly impressed, even going in with low expectations, it seems as though it made a good impression with the kids. read more

This place is cute for kids but needs an upgrade. The food was fine. Kids had pizza and chicken nuggets, adults had the ribs and pasta. Everything was perfectly fine but the food is not what you go for. You go for the cute Ambiance and entertainment for children, which includes a balloon artist and caricature artist. The place is fun to walk around with kids which keeps it entertaining and interesting. Overall, I think if they could do a little bit of an upgrade to salad bar and food it would be much more appealing to families. The Highlight is there balloon artist Ron, who does an amazing job making the most fantastic balloons we've ever seen. read more

We hadn't been to Magic Time Machine in years so the reviews were really important before making the reservation. We were a party of 11, I called on a Friday to reserve for 4 pm on Sunday. I received a text on Saturday to confirm reservation for 5 pm. I reached out to the restaurant to find out why the discrepancy and it seems it was some form of miscommunication. Luckily we were flexible and 5 pm it was. The place is just like we remembered. Loud and a lot of fun for the kids. The salad bar was decent, items fresh and stocked well. We ordered calamari, cheese sticks and stuffed mushrooms for appetizers. The calamari was tender, mushrooms were cooked in a white sauce and were tasty as well. The best thing is that they still do a really good prime rib. It came medium rare the way I ordered. Overall the kids (13,9,7) loved it and everyone was happy with the food. read more

This is the worst experience I've ever had at a place in my life. The server is a child who even though it's not her first day someone asked is literally worse that someone's first day. She is rude unprofessional and the worst at her job I've ever seen. read more

I was not expecting this. Okay, so I was having a very stressful day. The 5 hour drive was ridiculous. The hotel check in was insane. Things kept hitting the fan all day on what was supposed to be the first day of our 3 day vacation. I was stressed and not okay. I was hungry and my teen asked me to just pick a restaurant because she couldn't choose, so I figured, "let's go to Magic Time Machine" because it's American food and I need the 7 year old to eat without giving me problems. Let me tell you... I was NOT expecting this. So yeah, we had to wait a bit, there was a party of 17 that had arrived before us, in addition to all the smaller families, so a wait was expected. What WASN'T expected was the amount of energy and joy from the servers, especially that late at night! Thor, our server, was AMAZING! And by the way, he is EndGame Thor, not Marvel's Loki Thor. His Loki died, as well as his father and sister, and all his friends, and I had to remind him, "your mom is dead too." And he replied, "so is Tony Stark." So I reminded him, "Spider-Man died for 5 years, but Hawkeye never did." Thor hit it off with my teen right off the bat, which made my night easier. Emo kids, man... it's rough... but he got her smiling and laughing in a heartbeat! His energy is infectious! My 7 year old left to go investigate the whole restaurant and came back to check on me every few moments to make sure I was okay. The food? It was as amazing as the servers! I got the smoked herbed chicken. It was so moist and juicy and oh my gosh! You could taste (and smell) the smoke and the blend of herbs was perfect! The flavor didn't just sit on the skin of the chicken, you could taste the herbs all the way to the very last morsel. My 7 year old got the chopped steak and loved it so much, I don't even think she touched her fries! Half the steak was gone before I had even had a chance to start into my chicken! And my teen ordered the chicken Alfredo and informed me that it was absolutely delicious! And she's a very picky eater! We stayed there later than we had expected, but we were having such an amazing time, it was hard to leave! We didn't want to! And the comraderie between Belle and Thor was great! Belle asked my teen to help her play a prank on Thor, in which my teen eagerly assisted, as her and Thor had a running rivalry. Thor had stolen one of her shoes and gave it to Spider-Man. Spider-Man stole her other shoe, but not before she had grabbed one of her shoes and thrown it across the way. Thor made sure to announce that both my daughters were members of the Itty Bitty bladder committee, even though my teen only went to the bathroom to take a selfie...lol! He made sure the whole restaurant knew she didn't wash her hands! Then he teased the 7 year old as well when she needed to go to the bathroom. As soon as he teased her, ALL the kids in the restaurant volunteered to go to the bathroom so they, too, could be members of the Itty Bitty bladder committee! I go to restaurants often, not going to lie, and I've been to dinner theater before, not just Medevial Times, but mystery dinner theaters as well. This, to be purely honest, was the best experience in my 4 decades on this planet of dining experiences. I cannot recall a time where not only did I laugh incredibly hard, but the food was delicious and the atmosphere amazing. And to get the honor of seeing both my children smiling, laughing, and having a blast? This is a memory I will cherish forever! We are already planning to come back, if we can, before the end of our vacation, as well as for spring break next year as well! And on our way back to the hotel, I could hear my 7 year old sniffling and I asked her what was wrong and she replied, "I miss Thor and Belle so much already!" Truly an amazing experience had by all, including the various family members and friends across the country as well as in other countries. I will never forget this. I will cherish this experience for the rest of my life. Truly an amazing adventure and a wonderful end to a very hard day! read more

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Spiderman was Amazing great service and great experience food was Amazing definitely well be back again ....

I had the Chopped steak and it was definitely interesting. I asked for medium rare but got closer to rare. The texture of it was also like that of a hamburger patty. That may be what they meant when they say chopped steak. We had Penelope as our waitress and she kind of was a bit weird in the beginning. But, was fine in the end. It was just a bit awkward that she kept asking if we had our parents even when we are in our late teens. Highly recommend the salad bar though it was very tasty. Overall, I don't think I'd come back here again but you should try it at least once. read more

This was a great experience! Me and my friends loved this and we all went home extremely happy! This is a great way to celebrate your birthday read more

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We came here for spring break and had Harley Quinn as our server. Literally the BEST experience! Our kiddos LOVED IT! Amazing food, and even better service!!! read more

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Soooooo I've given this place 1 star simply because when we walked in, I instantly got sick to my stomach from that horrific musty smell of old carpet, dust and just filth from over the half of century of stuff still there. I had to be a champ and at least see what we were about to get ourselves into. I swear this place gave me the creeps from simply entering it and seeing this weird outdated, dusty and dilapidated furniture/items. I mean we were greeted when entering but I just had to walk thru first to see what in the world I was getting myself into. NOPE NOPE NOPE!!! That walk thru alone deterred me from ever coming here to dine and see what the "hype" is alllll about. I was so utterly confused on the building itself. Was it an old school, prison, church or what at one point?!! They need to revamp quick fast and in a hurry. Matter of fact, call Gordan Ramsey to help you all before someone gets really ill from the food (that salad look like food poison heaven) and catch staph infection from sitting in those dirty booths. That hideous salad bar or whatever you want to make that car that holds food on it, needs to be GONE!!!!! Whew this is horrible that my review is this long for someone that didnt eat here but observed and walked around before deciding if we wanted to eat here. Glad we didnt because I would have thrown up if I would have stayed any longer due to the smell. Sheesh!! read more

Food is nasty found the place on tiktok and let just say don't expect to get what you saw on social media it was nothing like the videos I saw , it was only like 4 dressed characters my son couldn't get a picture with Spider-Man because he was busy , okay fine we waited till it slowed down and ask for pictures and was told to hurry up because he is busy , our waiter was disgusting she was super kinda tho over all do not recommend read more

Ghetto and old. They need to revamp this old thing. The food is nasty also. This review wants me to keep writing but I am done.

I'm still not really sure what we just went through here because the experience was over all confusing as heck (in a good way). But that's okay. You see, from what I gather,the magic time time machine is a family restaurant mixed with general silliness and tom foolery. The food, while excellent, is not the reason you come here. It's for good vibes, family fun, and overall-- well, silliness. Throughout the night, I asked various workers what this place was about. No single worker gave me the same answer. Our server not only dressed as Cruella de Vil (this will make more sense whenever you come here, promise), but she embodied her. From the accent to the looks, our server killed it. I knew whenever I witnessed Spider-Man being chased around by kids with balloon swords laughing their heads off, this was exactly where we always needed to eat tonight. Job well done, Time Machine. read more

Years ago, we brought our sons here and the place was hopping with energy. The characters were exciting and entertaining. It was an adventure. We went last night for someone's birthday. And although our waiter did an okay job, the whole place is just not fun. It's old and run down. And I don't mean the part that is purposely vintage. The facilities themselves need an update. The characters were just not entertaining. And the prices on the food are out of this world ridiculous. The food quality is good enough. But not for that price. I just can't see going back there. I don't recommend it. read more

Great family friendly restaurant !! The kids love seeing their favorite characters ( thor , miles morales, gwen stacy ). Thor was our server and he was great ! read more

Needs a building update but food was good and not overpriced and staff was great. Kids had a blast.

This was my first and last time here! The expectation was high and the let down so far I may have broke a leg on the fall. The personality of the waitress was that of a wet dishrag. The manager was even worse than that. I will say the food was not bad and reasonable priced. "Peter Pan" came to the table and we had a good funny interaction. Best part of the dinner. We decided to walk around the restaurant to see other areas. The place was pretty empty got to the front and heard the hostess say the wait was still an hour. read more

Magic Time Machine - Salad car (bar) with no cheese! Really! - Bars Near Me - Dallas, Texas

My family and I had a great time! We were visiting from out of town and wanted to try something unique. We were purely entertained. The overall experience was great. Waldo was our server and he was excellent! read more

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Despite there being only four other parties seated, our food took nearly 30 minutes to get to us. To say that the staff of characters just "mailed it in" would be an insult to the US Postal Service. On top of everything else, our server charged an adjacent large party's bill to our card and we can't get it credited back yet. Food was mediocre. How do you disappoint grandkids? Take them here. read more

Best experience! Some of these reviews do not do this place justice. I haven't been here since I was a kid. It still feels magical! Perfect place to bring my son for his 10th birthday. Cruella was a prefect waitress and made us laugh so much! Thank you for making Ryder's birthday so memorable! read more

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Place is dirty so be prepared my niece's feet were black on the bottoms and place is very dusty. The food average drinks okay. Service was not good could never find our waiter. She loved the place had a nice time and was fun for her. I had to keep asking for the balloon guy to come by and see us. The weather is hot here but the air conditioning not working well that evening. Kids will love it but don't expect a great dining experience. I never got my second drink. The hostess was very nice read more

Very long wait (approximately 2 hours) but the kids had a blast. We had Jack Sparrow and was so much fun. Food is ok more geared to kids taste buds obviously. read more

I was beyond disappointed with the Magic Time Machine. My brother was visiting us and we read reviews online about the characters/fun atmosphere and thought it would be fun to try it out. The inside of the restaurant was so cool, we loved the themed rooms and characters! That's why I rated it with two stars, just because of the atmosphere! Now when it came to the food... it was horrible! My brother had a cheese pizza... and it looked and tasted as if they had heated up a frozen pizza in the microwave. My husband had the brisket and it was extremely dry! I had the buffalo chicken strips and they were okay.. nothing special. For spending $15 a plate it was not worth it. Overall you're paying for the atmosphere and characters but it's over priced frozen food being served. read more

Magic Time Machine - Only thing I enjoyed - Bars Near Me - Dallas, Texas

We came here for a child's birthday. They kids loved it, and so did the adults. The characters were amazing and funny. They keep all our guests entertained. The food was great. We have a family of four, so we got the feast, and it was more than enough food for a great price. We will definitely be back! read more

We wanted to do something fun for the kids (10 years old) so decided to come here for dinner. We were seated after a brief wait (they don't take reservations for small parties so plan ahead or come on a slower night). We ordered pizza for the kids, fried shrimp & catfish. They came with a special trip to the salad bar which is a cute set up. The kids liked making their own salads. The food was decent. Nothing spectacular but ok. The waiters are all dressed up in characters (The Rock, Disney princesses, etc) and the kids loved that. They walked around getting autographs from all the waiters and waitresses. This is definitely a good place to take kids to but don't expect the food to be extraordinary. read more

Such a fun experience! Our server was Mrs. Incredible. The kiddos loved the bubbling drinks!

Food poisoning. Food poisoning. Food poisoning. I see I'm not alone based on so many other reviews. I ate the tortilla soup and salad bar. Both were bad at the time but man am I regretting them both even more now. I only chose the salad bar because the menu was both strange and SO heavy. There are no normal dishes like sandwiches or salads, only tons of meats and heavy options. Either way-I felt bad right after and it got worse and I spent this morning puking my guts out. The host was SO rude. Like inexplicably rude when I asked him politely where the guy doing caricatures was. He held his finger up at me and no one ever did find the guy. Good thing anyways bc I don't need a memory of food poisoning. The inside is really dark and seems not well kept at all. There's no theme. Creepy is all that comes to mind. Servers are all in jumbled of costumes that don't correlate at all much like the decor. There was Disney and super hero's and Alice in Wonderland? And space and crayola and busses? It's all random and outdated and not well kept up. Very dirty. This place is one of a kind disgusting. There are SO MANY bad yelp reviews and somebody keeps responding to them. Invest more in cleaning up and proper food handling and less responding to bad reviews! Never again!!! read more

Me and my family have been here more than 5 to Es for children's birthdays and celebrations and each time we get a young server who doesn't care to engage with the guests and when the kids asked for autographs the were then met with rolled eyes at them as if the servers don't like their job and take it out on the guests read more

Food tasted good until I saw the shrimp hadn't been cleaned. Yuck. Really surprised this place still standing after the lock down. I really hate leaving a bad review but the shrimp was too much read more

Food was good, ambiance was amazing. We got to be seated with Marida from Brave! She was amazing with my kids and really interactive with her character. She answered all the questions my kids had for her. Definitely recommend visiting, definitely get there 30 minutes before opening bc the line gets long as soon as it's almost time to open. The different vendors in the building were really funny, we especially loved the balloon guy! read more

TASTE: Describable, stocky, and colorful. SERVICE: Pantastic, literally cheesy, and skeptical. ATMOSPHERE: UglY, indescribable, and magical. HOT TAKE: Captain Jack touched Sydney's hair. read more

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The food is good but not great. I like the fact that they have a salad buffet and the servers dress up. Difinetely great with kids. The wait time is long. They are so busy. However, it's different and y'all should still come and bring your family just for the expedience, balloon guy and the magician are funny. read more

A unique dining experience with good food and reasonable prices. It may not have been the absolute best in any category, but the environment made it well worth it. There was some confusion as how to attend the 'magic show', and we never experienced what it was all about- possibly just because we showed up too late. read more

Food is decent. Fun for kids and parties. Not sure but may have gotten sick from salad bar on two different visits - once my husband and once my son. read more

Atmosphere is chaotic, but amazing and fun. Harley was great with her service. Very fun and interactive. The other characters/servers were also pretty interactive. Lastly, the food was much better than expected. With all the gimmicks and fanfare, we expected the food to just be ok or decent. We were pleasantly surprised when the food came and how well it looked and tasted. Living 3 hours away, we'll definitely be back. read more