My family was in town for the week and it was my daughters 4th birthday so we decided to go to dinner at the Magic Time Machine. We all loved it and had so much fun!!! From our waitress to the magician that stopped by our table we had so many laughs and such a great time!! We will definitely be back. Thank you Magic Time Machine for a wonderful and memorable night. read more

Came here as a guest with my friend for her birthday, along with her family. They had made reservations so the wait wasnt too long, and we spent that time upstairs with the psychic. Three of us had our palms read and birthday girl also did the tarot card reading. It was nice to be a little silly and let ourselves believe the news about our lives and our relationships and our personalities (among other things). You get to keep the paper with your hand print on it and after a small wait it is covered in cool little factoids about you from your hand. I'll admit, when you first arrive it does smell a little like old smoke absorbed in the walls, but I wasnt overly bothered by this. We were seated in Gilligan's Hut and our server, as requested, was Zoolander. I have to say, he really made the night. He was great. I dont want to give away the butt of his jokes, but he was very spot on in character and was very funny. And yes, definitely ask him to do blue steel. As for the food, the appetizers were pretty good. My main course, however, which was a kids pizza, was not anything special. It was edible, but not great. The potions were cool to watch and fruity tasting. Two of us got the 'ugly' ones. The salad car was also a fun little perk. Each character has a cute phrase to say when they lead you there. Some of the characters there were Lilo, Joe Dirt, Mr.Incredible, Superman, Belle (beauty and the beast), etc. I cant say I remember the dessert we ordered, but I recall that it was also very tasty. All in all, it was a really cool experience. The magician there was very impressive. He stopped by our table and did some tricks that really blew my mind. Zoolander was really really great, please request him, I recommend it for the older crowd coming here. The food was liked pretty well by the group, but nothing toooo special. What was special, however, was the experience here. I think everyone should get the chance to come here at least once. Oh, and while you're there, ask where the bathroom is (; I recall Belle leading some kids in the 'itty bitty bladder committee' and Mr.Impossible going through yelling 'we've got a code yellow!' read more

My family, some friends, and myself went here Saturday at lunch time. Our total number of people was 11, which, having worked at a restaurant isn't too bad...if you don't give it to a waitress that already has a 20+ top. My husband had to go and ask the hostess if we were going to get service after sitting there for 20 minutes with none. Joy finally came over to tell us it would be another 5 minutes before she could come serve us. Another 10 minutes goes by, she comes back to take our drink orders. Our individual groups were aptly named Disgust and Anger. By this point we were considering leaving and were in the process of finding another restaurant. Most of the adults and all of the kids got a magic potion. Barely any alcohol in the adult version, probably a lot of sugar in the kids, which is to be expected. After drink orders were placed, another 15 goes by before we get them. She takes our orders when she brings back drinks and escorts us to the salad car. There was little room to maneuver and it was sub par salad. Food arrives within a reasonable amount of time, most of it cooked incorrectly or without the requested condiments. Kids finish and go on an autograph adventure, getting about 4 additional autographs. Hubby asks for refill, she forgets it (at this point She has us and a small table) and he tells her Nevermind. Brings out checks and a small refill for hubby. Check for 5 with sub par food, kids each getting a personal size cheese pizza ($12 each) was 105 (only 1 adult magic potion), gratuity having been added in already. They tipped more than we would have at that point, but we were able to leave with the kids having had a blast and each of us feeling as though our bank accounts had been robbed. Leaving was a hassle as the caricature man was right out front and the 20+ top that had been in our section were all having them done, making it difficult to get by. All in all we were there for 3 hours, when it wasn't even busy. My family won't be returning unless some serious changes are made in decor, pricing and overall service. read more

What a great family outing had by all 10 of us! I admit I was slightly discouraged after reading some of the reviews posted right here, sheesh! Perhaps having a lowered expectation level made my experience even more enjoyable? However it may have occured I was pleasantly surprised and more than pleased with our entire evening. The wait staff is cheeky, adorable, and creative with thier costumes. They really know how to entertain the kids, delightfully! Although there was a wait (40 minutes) which is surprising for a Monday night, there was plenty to do to keep the little impatient eaters occupied(arcade with all sorts of games, Character Artist who's work was perfection!, Balloon Animals, Professional Photographer, and the Characters give autographs, Be sure to bring quarters for games and cash to pay the artists). The decor is fun and whimsical, some would say confusing, I would say joyous and artsy. The food was very satisfying. I ordered Fried Calamari, and the 3 by 4 Trio, and everyone got a visit to the nice Salad Bar. I throughly enjoyed the steak, bacon wrapped shrimp, and mashed potatoes. 'Joy' our waitress had just the right amount of fiest and sass and very capably took care of us. Us, included 4 little 6 year old girls! She left me laughing out loud in real life on several occasions, most notably when she explained to my 6 yearl old daughter that the "Ugly Potion" looked like This Guy as she pointed at my Husband! I couldn't help but to laugh hysterically as did everyone else. The pricing was actually not too bad considering where the restaurant is located. The portions are generous. The Potions were fun for the kids. They cost the same as the soda. The other waitresses would float in and accept hugs and photos with the little girls. It was a full family evening event and everyone left happy and full. Perfect for Spring Break! read more

I honestly don't know how Magic Time Machine stays in business. The place itself is an interesting concept, but usually you feel crammed in like sardines if you have a big party and want to sit together. The reason I don't understand why people keep going is that the food is not good! I would get it if the food was at least tasty. But the menu is pretty small considering how large the establishment is. The only thing I've had that was half way decent was the fried shrimp. If you guys want to be a respectable restaurant in Addison you should work on the food more than the characters the wait staff have to pretend to be. read more

I'll give 1 extra star because the balloon guy and magician are awesome...that's where it ends. Other than that, I cannot fathom who in their right mind would ever come back here given the way it's run today. I have brought my 9 year old twins here every year for about 5 in a row for their birthday, and every time it gets worse. Today was the last straw. The waitress, "Laura Croft" (only know who she was trying to be because the hostess told us when we sat down) was horrible. Took 10 minutes to greet us, never introduced herself, and seemed annoyed that she was at work the whole tome. The rest of the staff seemed annoyed when the kids asked for their autographs too (a staple of their own making), and its amazing this filthy place actually passes health inspections. I looked past the latter because the kids used to love it, but after taking 3 hours to eat because of the horrendous service, even they said they never wanted to come back. Too bad...great idea, absolutely terrible execution. Food is overpriced and comes out cold, but we always dealt with it because it was fun. Not tonight. To top it off, the waitress tried to slip THREE extra drinks on my tab, so don't trust them either. How the manager, or Laura Croft, has a job is beyond me. Night wasted. read more

We took our little one here on a Sunday morning after coming on a Saturday night with a two and a half hour wait. We were immediately greeted by a nice lady that took us to our table. The atmosphere is a lot of fun, and has a very dungeony feel. I understand the smell of the restaurant, but it didn't bother me too much. Our waitress was the princess from Brave, but she didn't seem very brave nor selfless. Every time we asked for something, we were always told that it would be a while before we were to get anything. I mean, come on! It is a Sunday afternoon at 11:30 am! You JUST OPENED! Even if it would be a while, we certainly didn't need to hear that. The waitress never broke character, but she was not the best in the building. The waitress playing Jesse from Toy Story was quite fun, and we left wishing we had her. The food left something to be desired. I had the salad bar, and it was OK. My daughter had the chicken strips and fries, and they were pretty good. She did have the red magic potion, and that was probably the highlight of our meal. Will we be back? Maybe for an evening meal. But after that? Probably NEVER AGAIN. read more

Well, I can't comment on the food, we did not stay long enough to eat. Arrived on a Saturday early afternoon and they were not busy at all, so we thought we would be able to get a fun table with our 2 young girls and have a great time. The hostess was just down right inattentive and rude! We had to wait 10 minutes for her to do whatever it was she was doing before we sat down? In a nearly empty restaurant! Both our girls wanted to sit in one of the "FUN" booths, but the hostess declined all our request to sit anywhere but the WORST table in the whole place? THEN we just sat their with no service...... After a 20 minute investment we got up and went across the parking lot to Hooters of all places were within 10 minutes we had a drink and an appetizer. To confirm some of the other reviews, yes the place is an old converted school house, it could have a LOT of charm if they cleaned it up some, It smelled, the salad bar looked sub par to say the best. and after the greeting at the front door even without eating the food we left with a bad taste in our mouth! read more

Egregiously below average. We all are at some point, but, for Moms planning a party, run like hell! Don't do it. Really, go on to the next prospective party place on your list! When you spend $300-$400+ on a birthday soirée, the luxury you pay for is the piece of mind that your guests: will be comfortable, well treated and you, as a host, will be free and clear of stress. Not here! How does this place remain open? Poor food quality, lackadaisical salad bar, inflated prices, and the list goes and on. ($7.99/kids meal -not including the $1.99 drink, 6 regular shrimp and fries for adults for $15.00.) Brave's behavior was blatantly swinging between abject dismissiveness and feigned respect. Problem is that the party's waitress, female pirate, decided not to serve 10+ members of the party. Total neglect. How does this place remain open? I was here for a birthday party last night and was very irritated and sympathetic for our party's hostess. I felt as if members of our party were totally mishandled. The level of neglect was astounding! read more

If your looking for something romantic this is not the place. Id also say if you have a huge group you might want to go somewhere else. The atmosphere is fun for kids or family. Food was good, however alcoholic drinks were not strong enough, can't even taste the liquor. Better off getting a beer. The salad car was scary. You have tables coming on from left to right for you to file in line which could take forever like it did the night we went. Its not big enough for the place or the amount of people. You had to reach over, they ran out of toppings so quickly and had to keep getting refilled and it just didn't seem sanitary enough for my liking. Don't get me wrong the salad was good, but what kind of salad bar doesn't have cheese! Now this is a busy place so you would think the bathroom would be big enough for multiple people. The ladies room has two stalls, and they were dirty! Tp on the floor, wet and just gross! There was no room to barely walk in and around with others in there either. I felt claustrophobic and had to get out. A friend that was with my group ordered calamary for an app and never got it, he asked to just take it off since we already got our food. read more

Writing this review because after reading a lot of poor ones here, I was pleasantly surprised by how much I liked my food! I came here tonight with my husband for a friend's birthday. First impression was not great- crowded entrance, & a 75 minute wait to boot (for a table for 5)! Bathrooms were kinda yucky, too. Anyway I got past all that when we sat down at our table & met our server Mario. He did a good job of balancing his character but also talking to us like the mature adults we are & letting us know what to expect as far as a wait on food & who was seated around us (40 person party for a hockey team). We all got to visit the salad car which was a little disappointing, but it tied us over for the wait for our food. When my chicken alfredo arrived, it didn't LOOK particularly delicious, but once I had a bite I couldn't stop eating til my plate was clean! The chicken was flavorful as was the alfredo sauce. Even at nice Italian restaurants I usually ask for red pepper to give the alfredo extra flavor, but this dish did not need it. It definitely exceeded my expectations! I give the food & Mario 5 stars. I took off a star mostly for the wait & bathrooms. Tempted to take off a 2nd star for all the kids literally running around (nearly got knocked over 5 times on my way back from the salad bar), but I found out later they were running around to get the different character waiters autographs. I like children, & I understand it's probably a welcome reprieve for parents when the kids wander off for a few minutes looking to get Spider-Man's autograph. 3.5 stars would probably be most accurate, but that's not an option so I rounded up in favor of our waiter & the chicken alfredo. That said, I know I'll never go back unless it's for a child, haha! read more

What happened to the salad bar. This used to be an awesome salad bar with tasty cheese crackers. Now it's a sad little salad bar with subpar soups. The gumbo wasn't gumbo but a chicken "Ik" kind of stew. Even the waiter confirmed that it wasn't gumbo. The 12 oz. steak I ordered was actually 9 oz of fat and 3 oz of steak. Not good. The lobster was the only good thing we ate. Even dessert was just ok. For the price we paid the food should be much better. It wasn't. Will not go back. read more

Super fun and quirky. Food is actually good! A must do for a kids birthday party. All they need to do is replace the carpet and spruce up some of the furniture and this place would be great. This place is a classic...I even ate here as a child myself. I hope they can do a few renovations and stick around long enough for me to take my own kids here someday. read more

Everyone says go for the atmosphere, but you need to remember - even that can be a CRAPSHOOT on a busy Saturday night. You either get a table out in the middle of all the action and a fun waiter, or you might end up stuck in a cramped corner where you can't see anything with a SURLY waiter (okay, okay, he was the devil, but that was his only spiel was to be a little surly - what fun was that?) He hardly talked to us, never refilled any drinks, only showed up to bring food and the check. Nobody else ever came to our corner, so it was a very sad, lonely little corner. And from where I was sitting I heard (not saw, because we were in a cramped corner, remember?) two different kids ask two different servers for their autographs, and both were told "not now, I'm too busy," as they whisked by. Not real kid or patron friendly. We thought we got there early enough (6pm) but still an hour wait....go to the bar, you say? It was STANDING ROOM ONLY. Jammed pack with everyone griping about not even being able to reach the bar and order something to drink, no wait staff to take an order, nowhere to sit, people griping about the long line just to GET IN THE BATHROOM? WOW. How do they stay in business? Lastly, even for bad food, they should have some standards. Somebody here compared them to Chili's. I would have DIED to have some Chili's versus what we had. The main problem: The only thing I ordered (some appetizer potato skins) literally came out after my husband had COMPLETELY finished his meal of prime rib. Most restaurants would have comped you for something coming out so late. Our waiter actually brought our bill out WITH the potato skins (if that tells you how late they were) and they were still on the bill. To make it worse, the skins had big mounds of roast beef on them. What the....? I don't want roast on my skins - I hate roast! It's not listed on the menu like that. It was disgusting. So when I told him I didn't want them, he BEGRUDGINGly took them off the bill. He even said he wasn't sure if that's how they usually came because he hadn't been to work in a week. WHAT???? that makes no sense. The menu has been the same for 40 years, and you're telling me you don't know how they usually serve the skins? Weird. The very disappointed couple sitting across from us with their 8-year-old Birthday Girl (who never got any attention either) said that the roast they got with the Roman Orgy was dry (I saw no gravy or au jus anywhere on the plate) and inedible, so they basically paid 17.99 for a chicken quarter and some fruit and corn. (LESSON: stick with the regular entrees and don't be sucked into the whole FUN ROMAN ORGY, which is not so fun.) In short, glad all my kids are now grown and I don't have to do the MTM experience ever again! read more

My son wanted to see Spy Kids 4 for his 8th birthday and end the celebration with dinner at Magic Time Machine. I had never been to the restaurant before, but he had been with a friend and he thought it was awesome. I called the restaurant several weeks before to make reservations, the response was, "Great, call back and speak to Christina to reserve a party room because we don't accept reservations on Friday and Saturday. " Party room sounded great, what's the fee? "No fee for the party room, but we USUALLY keep that open for parties of 25 of more, but we have nothing on the books that day." Ok, that sounded great! I called back again a week later before I sent out invitations to confirm Magic Time Machine would be able to accommodate our group, since they wouldn't reserve a table. I explained I probably would only have about 10 kids, she says, "that's ok, just call back and ask for Christina, she handles groups" and I was told again, they had no parties booked for the party room, so we should be fine. So, I sent out invitations that weekend and called back the following Monday morning to speak with Christina just to make sure our party would be accommodated. Christina informed me that our party wasn't large enough to book a party room, the 25 minimum is a REQUIREMENT (no exceptions) and any number of attendees less than 25 we would be charged $17.99 per. What?! She says, "I wish they would have told you that." Yea, so do I since I just sent out invites. So, I'm thinking ok, fine, I'll just book the party room and invite the parents for dinner to guarantee seating. Nope, Christina informs me that we couldn't book the room anyway because they have 2 parties booked back to back that day. What!? I explained to her the details of our party, already called there twice, invitations sent, etc. She said though we couldn't book a party room they would still take care of our group. She explained that if we arrived @ 6pm we could attend the magic show for $3/child and they could get our table ready. Even suggested a specific themed room, I don't recall which one, I was uneasy with no real reservation but she made me feel comfortable saying she would take care of us. I informed the parents to push the pickup time back 30 minutes just in case. August 20th @ 6pm we walk in and were told 1hr 30 min wait, as if we walked in off the street and as if I had not spoken to Christina or anyone else prior. The restaurant was PACKED, hot and smelled like smoke. We slid upstairs to go to the magic show and it was so crowded there was a wait for that! We squeezed our way to the arcade where we spent more than $40 and lost close to $15 in those old, raggedy arcade machines. The kids were putting money into the machines (every game was a minimum of 4 quarters and no changing your mind, you put in anything less than 4 the release button didn't work) which were many times taking the money and not operating at all. I'm sure this is intentional, this has to be a huge cash cow for the restaurant and of course, no staff member is anywhere to be found around the arcade to address this issue. The kids were getting sick from the smell and heat; the chaos was unbearable, everywhere you turned you ended up stepping on someone. We had to get food for the kids, so we went to the bar where we were told it would be 40 mins. to get chicken strips or any food. Since we only had 1 vehicle, we were essentially stuck and the parents were coming to pick their kids up at 7:30pm. When I told the staff at the greeters stand repeatedly that I had spoken to Christina, called multiple times to inform them of our party and asked if our wait would really be 1hr 30min, she told me I could subtract 20 minutes from the last time I asked her. That was it, we were leaving even if we had to walk the kids over to Hooters because obviously customer service is not a priority and I refused to spend another $1 in that hole. My husband called Le Meridien hotel and explained the situation, they sent a van over and picked up all the kids, we walked in the door and they had food ready, the kids were so excited to sit down, be in some AC and have food and water. Le Meridien was a lifesaver!! Magic Time Machine lost more than $300 on our group walking out the door and none of the staff even cared. I spoke to them 3 TIMES BEFORE THAT DATE!! They took our pager, took us out of the stack of wait slips and handed over our cake and cupcakes like we were doing them a favor by leaving. No apologies..no 'we really want you to give us another try', NOTHING. My son was crying outside because he was so disappointed he wanted all his friends to have a 'magic potion'. The next day he told me he never wanted to go to Magic Time Machine again, I assured him we never will. read more

Well first off I would like to say our waitress (Barbie) called us dumb for not wanting to Order dessert.To be honest who would?Food was absolutely discussing,I'm a young adult I can cook 10x better than they can. Salad bar was discussing,There were bits of food everywhere.This is a kid friendly place right?We heard a woman dressed like a cat sing (happy birthday to you people are dying) no joke food was overly expensive for what was slop I would have rather gone to Micky Ds and had mystery meat because it would have been better. read more

I absolutely fell in love with this place!!! After reading some of the reviews, I was hesitant but wanted to check it out with a couple of friends that were in town and have a 3 year old that I thought would enjoy the experience. We arrived at 6pm, no reservation and had an hr wait. Once we were seated, the waiter, Luigi (spelling) from Mario Brothers was our waiter. He was pretty funny and kept going in and out of his fake Italian accent. I saw a couple other characters that I didn't recognize but maybe it's because I'm over the age of 12. All of our food was delicious and our waiter was very attentive!! The reviews I read about the old smell in the building was accurate but after about 10 minutes inside, you don't even notice. I loved all the different themes they had going on and that kids were free to wonder around and get autographs from the characters was neat. It's obviously a place directed at kids but would totally feel comfortable going back with all adults and having a good time!!!! Hey wait... Not a bad idea! They should totally start an adult trivia night! How fun would that be!!!! read more

Omg! We only chose this place because the restaurant gift card my boyfriend received for Christmas was accepted here. As we were waiting for the rest of our group to arrive I thought I saw a lady walk by wearing fairy wings. It was no mirage. Lol! Everyone was in costume. The different themes for each table was fun to explore. We ordered the Roman Orgy which consists of huge portions of brisket, chicken, potatoes, vegetables and fruits. The food was actually pretty good but I would hate to have to explain to a child what an Orgy means. Not the best name for a meal in a child themed restaurant. The employees costumes were very poorly done and the building itself is dark, musty and a bit creepy. Wouldn't want to be there alone after dark! It was an interesting experience but I won't be going back. read more

I'm so sad! This place was amazing growing up. I recently went back and it was ran down, food was not good and everyone seemed not happy to be working there. I hope the can turn it around - the roman orgy is always a fun item to order. They also have "magical" drinks with dry ice. Hopefully the kids can look past how ran down it is and enjoy! read more

TERRIBLE! We came to the restaurant for my son's 6th birthday. He was really excited to have a character as his waiter. We made reservations and requested "Duke" from GI Joe as our waiter. Unfortunately, Duke decided not to come into work (not a huge deal breaker though). What I didn't realize is that this is a pretty common problem and the restaurant is frequently left horribly understaffed. Our waiter only visited (rushed by) our table 3 times the entire meal. We did see him running from table to table trying to take care of things. All of the characters in the restaurant were simply rushing from table to table trying to fill orders. They were all put out if a child asked for an autograph or tried to interact with them. My 4 year old daughter was nearly in tears when the Big Bad Wolf was rude to her as he nearly knocked her down rushing to the kitchen. To top things off, my sons dessert arrived without a birthday candle or happy birthday song. I went to the hostess desk to request a candle of song from some of the characters. 20 minutes later (after his dessert was already gone) our waiter came by with a candle and a 3 second happy birthday. As expected, the food was subpar. I just can't believe I wasted $90 on such a frustrating meal. read more

We had a family reunion here and we really enjoyed their food. Our waiter was a big help on getting us what we needed. The one downside is that I felt I needed a bath after being around a smelly cluttered building. I'm curious how many times that entire place has been cleaned in a year. read more

I took my kids to the Magic Time Machine for the first time and had some very mixed reactions. First of all, what an amazing experience. The restaurant itself is a warren of differently decorated niches, each with personality and inventiveness that encourages children to explore with wide eyed wonder. The fact that the restaurant encourages kids to wander around and even harass waitstaff, all of whom are dressed up as famous movie characters, makes for some excited and very happy kids. We were served by the Mad Hatter who stayed in character, and while his repertoire could have used an infusion of either Disney's animated version or some Johnny Depp, he appealed to my kids, creating a friendly but adversarial relationship. One downer however was the speed of the kitchen. The restaurant was hardly full and yet we waited FORTY minutes between order time and the point where our food was served. In addition, the food was of the cheapest quality and highly over-priced. I can't in good conscience, recommend eating a meal there. So... go for dessert! Just dessert. You'll save a bundle, the kids get the experience, and you don't have to eat food that doesn't even rival a Big Mac from McDonalds. read more

My husband, two daughters, my son his wife and my granddaughter went here to eat just last weekend and we had the best time. I read about people complaining about the musty smell....well if you go back in time then it should smell musty, the place is designed to look and smell old no fancy dancy decorations, that wouldn't be in line with the theme of the place. I ordered the 3 for 3 my filet, chicken and HUGE bacon wrapped shrimp were delicious. My husband got ribs and he couldn't eat all of it Only complaint my son and daughter had was there could have been more sauce on their chicken alfredo but it tasted good. Loved the salad bar it was well stocked and our waitress was great. We laughed the whole time we were there. This is definitely not an upscale restaurant and if that is what you are looking for, go elsewhere but if you want to have a fun family evening this is a good choice. I have to agree with one of the other comments, Chuckee Cheese has awful pizza but that isn't the reason we go there, we go because its fun and the kids love it. read more

Went to Dallas to visit some family over the weekend and took a chance on this place after reading mixed reviews. My cousins have two younger kids, so we thought it would be an interesting place to take them. We were seated in the The Little Mermaid section and our server had the costume and red hair to prove it! She was new there, but did a great job staying in character the whole time. I think she had a lot going on that night because we ordered our food and not long after she came back and asked us to remind her if we already ordered. Luckily, we had salad from the salad car and an appetizer, so we weren't "hangry" enough to give her a hard time about it. ;-) They brought it out as quick as they could after that fiasco and everyone was happy with their order. I ordered a rib-eye steak with onions & mushrooms, which came with their mashed potatoes. The steak was cooked just how I like it (medium rare) and was perfect! I was surprised at how good it was. I read reviews complaining about how buttery the mashed potatoes were, but I thought they were really good! Who doesn't like a whole lotta butter?! After we ate, we walked around to take a look at all the interesting little nooks and crannies of the restaurant. They also have a small arcade upstairs that we took the kids to after eating. All in all this place was a win in our books! I'd definitely recommend it if you have kids! read more

I love this place. We have gone twice and had servers dressed as Lelo (from Lelo & Stitch) and our all time favorite, Captain Jack Sparrow. The food is good with large portions, but you come here for the show. The kids loved having all of the wait staff in the costumes sign the autograph cards for them. Captain Jack kept us laughing the whole time. He stayed in character and was a blast. We also had Carcatures drawn of the children that were wonderful while we waited. There was a lot going on upstairs, but we weren't there long so all I noticed was a palm reader. We also bought the kids some kind of colorful, smoking drinks. Oh, and sometimes they embarress you if you ask where the bathroom is, but you'll have to learn that lesson for yourself. lol I definitely make sure any of my friends from Louisiana go there if they visit the Dallas area with their family. A must see! I do recommend being there when they open if you visit on a weekend. They would not take a reservation the day we came (I think they only take reservation during the week). read more

Let me start off by saying I think many people that write reviews only do so when they have experienced issues. I checked yelp prior to visiting the magic time machine last night. I was a nervous considering all the feedback regarding food and service being poor to mediocre. My wife and I along with our 5 and 8 years sons ate at MTM last night and had a wonderful experience. The food was great, may be a little overpriced for the quality but folks you are also paying for the entertainment which was nothing less than amazing. Our waitress was snow white, she was incredible, and made the experience one of of a kind. The kiddos ran around getting autographs from the entire character line up and most were very friendly and accommodating with the exception of Cinderella who was very rude and ignored both the kids and my wife's request. The balloon guy was hilarious and the kids loved the balloon animals and entertainment. Son asked to go back for his birthday next month. No I do agree with several post related to the bar. There was a guy and a girl working the bar last night, both were rude and unapproachable. I was ignored on both trips to the bar while they were checking their phones. My wife had 4 cosmos all of which tasted good but completely different, need some bar tending lessons over consistency and a personality. All that aside I still give the experience 5 glowing stars! Thanks Snow White! read more

Enjoyed our time there with our family. My husband and I were celebrating our 35th wedding anniversary. The food was delicious, the atmosphere was great. There is a guy there that does caricatures, I would recommend you get him to do a caricature of yourself. He is great at it my husband and I got ours done for our anniversary, then the grandkids wanted theirs done. They all turned out great. I recommend this restaurant. read more

A party of thirty should never be served by only one waiter. Mistakes are bound to happen but not so many times. Very disappointed. Def won't be hosting another party here. read more

The first time we ate here was when they FIRST opened way back in 1979. It was the only thing "out there". They caused the beginning of an explosion of restaurants on both sides of Belt Line Road. Fast forward: The second time we ate there was last night, 31 years later. Our friends had come in from Arizona and wanted to try it out. It was a great opportunity to revisit a wonderful old memory that was a great dining and visual experience. The inside had not changed all that much as far as we could tell and remember. But, there was one noticeable difference and that was the inside "smell" of an aged building. At first it was a concern that maybe it might be too much of a distraction when the food arrived. We were seated in the "Christmas Corner". Our waiter was "Paul Bunyan". I ordered the New York steak with veggies and mashed potatoes. We all went to the "salad car" then began our feasting. We all enjoyed the salads over fun conversation. We didn't have to wait long for the food to arrive. The steak was done to perfection and was excellent as were the veggies and the potatoes. Everyone was pleased with their food. The waiter was top notch! The manger came and spoke to us and shared with us that he'd been working there since 1980! He'd started as a bus boy and was now one of the managers. Overall, this is a great place to bring the grandkids. It's not the place I'd choose to come if I wanted to talk business or have a "romantic dinner". It's a fun, eclectic place with good food, great service and a musty, old school building smell that ended up not being a deterrent to a really good dining experience. read more

I have crazy allergies. I realize that Addison has smoking sections, still. However, this place permeated smoke everywhere. Poor kids.

OK-5 stars is for excellent, perfection almost!!! BE REAL people! I've read here and on another site where people give it 5 stars, but have several complaints. I would give it 2 1/2 stars, but can't. Service-very good, not great, but very good. Atmosphere-used to be great, but musty/old smell now, paint/wallcovering peeling off walls and decorations. Other areas in need of updating and repairs. Price-definitely not worth what they charge!!! Food-ok, it was bad. Not close to good. 4/5 adults at our table had complaints about their food, and 5th said 'It's ok.' I went first about 25 yrs ago as a teen, it was overpriced for what you got then. But the place looks the same, but OLDER and smells. Not just my complaints, read the others, they all say the same. But please people-QUIT giving this place 5 stars. You're out of your mind. I'm sorry, but there's no way! Especially when you have complaints. read more

Huge disappointment. We finally made it there for our first visit. It was gross. We are not trying be ugly. When we arrived people were waiting and we were told there was an hour wait. We decided to show our children around and as we're walking around we noticed that at least 50% if not more of the tables were empty. Not good planning for spring break. There was an obvious shortness of staff and the host was clueless and rude. We elected initially to wait and went upstairs to the arcade. It was dark and dingy and some of the games were clearly inappropriate for children or broken. So we went back downstairs. The elevator frightened our children (very old and stunk of mildew). By the time we got back to the host stand problems had multipled and it was obvious they were unorganized. We had to leave. It was just a disaster. So much for first impressions. We have friends in and we could not recommend this establishment. I have no idea why people go there. Rant over. Moving on to bigger and better places. read more

Horrible, unclean service. The kids enjoyed it. But not worth the price!!!!! Carpet smells bad. Old beat up building. Food not that good anyway. The place needs to get torn down, fire everyone, start over. Cool theme. But the execution is a failure. read more

I currently live in Fort Worth and I have been trying to take my kids to this restaurant since they were little. My youngest is now 16 but yesterday I finally made it happen. It was five of us and a baby. We got there around 3pm on Sunday and only had to wait for about 30 mins for a table. Our waiter was the character Assassins Creed who I mistakenly thought was a ninja to the dismay of my 17 year old son. He was amazing. I was a little worried my kids might be too old for this restaurant but I was pleasantly surprised. My kids had so much fun and laughed almost the whole time we were there. Anyone who has teenagers knows this is almost an impossible feat but it was all thanks to our wonderful waiter. The service was impeccable. The food was very delicious. I know it's a little on the expensive side but to me along with the portion sizes it was very worth it. We will definitely be coming back. BTW: our waiter usually dresses up as Jack Sparrow but because he was losing his voice, he came in as Assassins Creed. Ask for him if you can. If he can make my teenagers have fun with mom and dad than he gets an A+ in my book! read more

Just left this place. Atmosphere was mediocre. We had our 5 and 7 year old and they thought it was pretty cool. Food is WAY overpriced for the quality. DO NOT order the herb grilled chicken. Mine had no herbs to speak of. It was a rotisserie chicken that was cut in half. It tasted like it had been frozen for a week and re-heated. After saying something, they did take it off our check. The balloon guy was great! He was very polite and loved interacting with the kids! read more

Went here for a birthday party, was very disappointed, our waitress was very rude, and the food was horrible. Lots of the staff seemed like they hated their job and didn't want to be there, it made the whole experience awful. read more

Don't go here. It smells like an old bowling alley and cigarette smoke. The characters are from the 80's and 90's mostly so my 4-year-old did not know who any of them were. I barely remember Paul Bunyon let alone my kid. They day that we went, it just so happened the a/c had stopped working in the restaurant. We had made reservations the week prior for my daughter's birthday. We drove 45 minutes just to eat at this restaurant. They stuck us next to a wait station towards the front of the restaurant with no fans. It was about 102 degrees outside. I requested a fan because there were fans in the other rooms but the manager ignored me. read more

Waited at our table for 20 minutes before Willie Wonka popped in to take our drink order, then another 30 min for the drinks to come from the bar. Full hour passed before food showed up. I spoke with the manager and all he did was talk briefly with the server and asked if we needed anything. The food is not fresh and the service was terrible. I can see now why I haven't eaten there in over 20 years. read more

If it was possible to give this place zero stars I would. For starters the service at the bar was terrible. It was like amateur hour because the bartenders seemed like they had no clue what they were doing. The manager was beyond rude and disrespectful to the employees. I am a bartender and I'll tell you I wouldn't have put up with that. I would have walked. Food sat out in the open for well over 15 minutes and was then served to people. It was so bad we decided not to eat here and ended up disappointing a six year old because we left. But listening to her cry was better than watching the manager berate the employees. So I very highly doubt we will ever go back. It's definitely not worth waiting well over an hour. Maybe new management would help. I've never seen such chaos in a restaurant before. And we never actually made it to the restaurant part. This was just the up stairs. We were too scared to see what the rest of it was like. read more

I hate to give it 1 star when I haven't even eaten here yet, but I didn't get the chance. We attempted to call ahead several times to either make reservations or check on the waiting time. No one ever answered the phone. We got there at 8:00 on a Tuesday night with a hungry 3 year old. We were told it would be just a few minutes before we were seated. After a while my husband check on our table and he was told that our ticket had been lost and that they would seat us in 4-5 minutes. We had to check again. This time the hostess while still smiling started to get a little tacky. While I understand her job must be stressful, we are only reacting to the information she has given us. She told us that she had told us it was a 30-45 minute wait and it had been 2 hours so we really shouldn't be that upset. Well, if that's what we had been told upfront I might agree, but it wasn't We had a hungry 3 year old ready to sit down. We left angry and disappointed. I had waited to come to this place for years. When I tried to leave a comment on their website, their comment section wouldn't take all my comment. I guess they only want the short and sweet! read more