Edison’s Entertainment Complex

So far, I haven’t even gotten to go here because after THREE days of trying, neither myself, nor my best friend, can get a call back to answer a SIMPLE question about reservations. I spoke to two different people who wanted to just push me off onto the party room specialist, or whatnot. One told me what the minimums for party rooms were – which I wasn’t needing – and told me that she didn’t meet the price spending minimum for her room during her birthday, but since she works there, the owners didn’t care. Okay, awesome, but that doesn’t help me. My best friend called and left a message around 11 AM on Saturday with Crystal, and I think the «expected call back wait time» was 2 – 3 hours. If you’re busy… okay, I can maybe see that, but I’m also in business. 2 – 3 hours is a bit much, but now that it’s been OVER 48, I can safely say we will be taking our group of 15 – 20 elsewhere. We planned on dinner, drinks, and games. Would’ve probably been a nice table/​check for this place. Not the best way to gain new customers. Sad considering we just moved to the area a year-​and-​a-​half ago and have needed an excuse to go check this place out. Nevermind.

I’m not one to complain. In fact this is the first review I’ve ever written but I felt a need for it:
We went to Edison’s for my sons 7^th birthday on the recommendation of friends. We were really excited because everyone we talked to said it was a fun place.
When we walked in the door, it wasn’t what we expected. It wasn’t a let down but we expected to see more. The first thing we saw were the bowling lanes straight ahead. Off to our right was the arcade. We didn’t plan to bowl so we walked over to the arcade.
Walking through we were a little unimpressed because there really wasn’t a whole lot of games to play. On top of that, some of the games weren’t even working. Maybe we had ideas of other similar businesses that cater to the same theme so we were surprised by the smaller than expected area.
We were hungry so off to the dinner to eat before we played. What we ordered doesn’t matter but what shocked us was that we waited about 45 minutes in a nearly empty dinning area. Once the food came, there were errors. Two of the plates didn’t have the correct side, which was corrected right away. I ordered a burger medium. When it showed up it was well done and only had two small strips of bacon and cheese. I asked the waitress if it was supposed to come with lettuce and tomato and she said she could bring me some. What she brought back was an embarrassing joke. It had to be a joke because it looked like she pulled it out of the bottom of the trash can. It was wilted, soggy and dis-​colored. There was no way she really expected me to eat that.
The rest of the meal went fine but was average at best. Since we bought food and drinks we were able to get arcade credits for half price. We bought two, 100 credit cards for the kids. I went off with the kids to let them play. My wife went to go talk to a manager.
The manager was helpful and thankful that my wife actually let him know about our meal experience. To help make up for the less than pleasant meal he offered my wife two, three free rounds of laser tag.
The rest of the time was fine. However my kids got bored with the laser tag and didn’t even want to play the final round. They just jam too many people into that small arena and it kind of takes away from the fun.
On our way out the door we went to go claim the arcade tickets. My kids aren’t picky but they found it hard to find a «prize» that was interesting or what they wanted. 10 points for a mini tootsie roll?
All-​in-​all the visit was sub-​par and not really worthy of another visit. We didn’t hate it but there are better options nearby that we would rather go to in the future.

Great and fun place to go to. Great and funny staff. Very helpful. Bought a package that was well worth it. Bowling arcade games and lasertag. Fun place for adults and kids

Good service and very good food! We each had a burger, made just the way we wanted! The sweet potato fries were great too. Our friends had the meat lovers pizza and loved it! It got a little noisy once the bowling got started but you could still talk.

Fun for the family,
Good Laser tag, bowling, and video games. The kids had a blast. My daughter’s chicken strips and fries were hot. Although, she was so busy playing, she didn’t notice.
FOLLOWUP: the owner was concerned about my experience and contacted me to see how she could rectify the issue. I appreciate her genuine inquiry. It’s business owners like her that make it all work. I am confident that she will implement controls to prevent future occurrences.

We visited Edison’s for the first time a few weeks ago. We had a great experience with the arcade! Everyone was nice and helpful when one of the games quit working. This is the reason for the 4 rating. However, not impressed with the food. We ordered wings (which were good), pizza & pretzels. The pizza didn’t have much flavor and was pretty bland and the pretzels were just okay. I’m sure we’ll go back!

Fun place for all ages, laser tag, bowling, good food awesome staff, specials make it a great value. We found this place last week we’ve already been back, and will return again soon.

Came here for my 21^st birthday and come back a couple times a month ever since. We always sit at the bar. Tuesday nights we come in for trivia, which we always have fun with. Thursday’s they have $ 3 long islands and $.50 wings. I’ve always had a great experience here.
This is also one of my boyfriend’s favorite places, as this is one of the few bars in town that stocks bitters, so he can order what I like to call his «fancy, old man drinks» like Manhattans and Old Fashions.
Although I do agree with previous reviewers that there should be a little bit more of a separation from the bar and the entertainment area. There’s just something about a bar full of adults, loud and vulgar, and looking over to see a kid at the bar ordering a pepsi.

Kids had a lot of fun for a nice deal. Food was the most expensive part of the day. Nachos and 2 soft drinks were just over $ 25 while bowling. Was really crowded earlier in the day, but things out after 2 pm.

Ordered 1 appetizer and 4 entries. Everything was horrible! Over salted, greasy, luke warm and they were not busy. I could be more specific on what we order and what was wrong but it doesn’t matter… everything sucked! 1 star because the beer was cold. I’m not that picky but was amazed that every item we order had issues!!! I like to support local restaurants but will spend my money elsewhere and wouldn’t go back even if it was for free.

Wow! This is the place to have a birthday party, company party, or just a great time with or without the kids. I was visiting my family and we were looking for something to do that would be fun for the adults as well as my two girls (6 year old and 9 year old). My sister and brother in law said that Edison’s is the best place for all of us. First had a great time bowling. Cool lanes, bar service at the lanes, food service at the lanes, fast and friendly service at the lanes, and huge tv screens to catch up on the game while bowling. The arcade games were a blast stuff for kids and adults. My girls favorite was the laser tag arena so much fun it was a chore to get them to sit down and eat something. Which leads me to the food. The chef has an incredible menu. It’s not the typical bar food. The chef created a great menu for any occasion. Pizza, gourmet pizza, burgers, sandwiches, salads, and some great dinner entrées. The staff was nothing less than excellent.
If you live in the area and have not been there yet, you need to stop wasting time and go!

A group of us met for a friend’s birthday and we had a great time!
We made a reservation for the dinner part, as there was 12 of us and our tables were ready immediately. Our server was upbeat and very attentive. The specials were amazing — you can’t beat $ 5 Malibu buckets. We ordered our appetizers, and food and it all arrived within a reasonable time.
From there we went over to the bowling alley. Just a hint, if you order a soda in the restaurant part, you can continue to get refills while playing the games. Just ask your attendant at the alley part, they kept them coming. The cost to play is $ 10 an hour, per person, which is high and fair warning, if you aren’t done with your game within that hour, they will end it without you finishing it. But its automatic lanes, so if you need bumpers, they will come up on the person who needs them, not for the entire time, which is nice.

Laser tag is fun, dinner/​wait staff is understaffed.

Had my fiancé’s 25^th birthday party here. Service was GREAT. Had the reuben & sweet potato fries delicious. Food & alcohol were reasonably priced. Suggest the 312 draft beer it’s $ 2 & get the glass.

I’ve been here with friends on a couple of occasions for drinks, bowling, and arcade games. To put it simply, Edison’s is way too overpriced. The games are expensive, bowling is expensive, drinks are expensive, and all of it I can do somewhere else right here in town.
Maybe it’s a different story if you’ve got a wad of 20’s in your pocket and a need to thrill your gaggle of kids. I don’t have either of those things, so I won’t be trying to get my kicks here.

Amazing place for kids and adults! If you are with the kiddos they will love the food and have a great time playing games, lazer tag or bowling. On the flip side while with your significant other or on a date; this place does not disappoint with an eclectic menu (mine loves the «all you can eat» crab legs on Wednesday night) that includes interesting pub favorites along with my favorite which is the Pears and Praline Salad with goat cheese! Yum! The service is excellent across the board however we always request Jeff. He is attentive and personable which makes the value so much more. Kudos to Edison’s, Edwardsville needed you!

We had a large group for a birthday diner. The birthday boy was especially excited for the all you can eat crab legs. We started receiving our food 45 minutes after we ordered. 1 steak, 1 burger, Mac n cheese all had to be sent back for reheating. The steak came back practically burnt, the Mac n cheese came back soupy, and the burger was great. 2 people ordered all you can eat crab legs, which they finally received an hour after order and sent them back since everyone else was already finished eating. The appetizers were good– wings, fried green beans, onion rings. The manager did apologize and gave us some laser tag and arcade tokens. Whoever the chef is needs to learn how to cook for large groups. The were only 4 tables and at least one other table complaining and sending their food back also.

I’m on the fence about Edison’s…the reason being is the set up. While I think it’s awesome that they can accommodate people of all ages, I think there needs to be a separation of bar area to the entertainment area. With the number of small children running around, it’s not unlikely that they’ve overheard conversations or seen the mannerism of adults drinking. Upon our visit there, I observed a group of younger men being loud and vulgar towards the entrance of the bar which isn’t far from the rest of the gaming or bowling area. I was also told by our friend that the bathrooms which are also used by children had vomit from which I assume was an adult having a little too much to drink.
Food: while refillable beverages is a plus, I thought the food was lacking. I ordered their version of the sampler and after ordering chicken fingers, the dip, and the potato skins and I think I’ll stray away from this next time we go. I’m not sure if our waitress was new or just uninformed/​not familiar with the menu. I’ve worked in the food business for over 8 years and knowing the menu and the size of the portions is key. I’m honest when I say that in every restaurant that I’ve worked in that I’ve tried everything on the menu… that way I know how it looks when it comes to the window, how to describe the tastes, and suggesting food to new customers. The potato skins where average, the chicken tenders were not the size anticipated giving the waitresses description, and I was disappointed by the chips and their version of queso dip. The queso dip serving dish was the equivalent of a serving dish that you would get when you asked for a side of ranch and it wasn’t even full. You could tell that the dip wasn’t heated up to full temp because the top layer had already begun to harden when it came out. The chips were WAY over salted. I mistakenly picked up one that had the underside covered in a layer of salt and was simply inedible, good thing they give you an over sized portion of chips to accompany the small portion of salsa. The food lacked for me. As far as the rest of the establishment it was what you would expect games, laser tag, and bowling. My only complaint was the bowling lanes not being oiled properly.
Overall, this is a great place, but I think some adjustments need to be made to accommodate everyone comfortably. During the day this would be a great place to hold a children’s birthday party.

Came here to just bowl on a crappy day and had a great time. The front desk greeted us nicely and the server was on too of it. I had the lettuce wraps and they were very good. A lot more food than I needed! The complex itself is clean and staff friendly. A great place to take family, have a birthday party, or a night out with friends! Hope this place does well and stays around for
Awhile.

I’m not sure if its just me, but I just wasn’t impressed with Edison’s.
I grew up in a time when arcades were fantastic worlds of video gaming heaven. Games everywhere, one quarter for the older games, two quarters for the classics, and three for the new games. Ski ball paid out tickets that would get you cheap prizes, but you could walk out of a night at the arcade with at least a decent sized teddy bear or a bag of whoopee cushions and fake barf.
All that in mind, walking into a place that touts an «arcade» where a good portion of the games are designed to keep the toddlers happy while the big kids played laser tag, it was disappointing. I took my 2 year old nephew to a whack a mole style game and I swear to God I hit every damned shark that popped up, giving us a score of 43 and walked away with 2 tickets. That’s BS folks. B to the S.
Other games do pay out better, but this arcade is nothing more than a mix of keep the younger kids busy type money pits and false hope «cut the string for the iPad» or other versions of the «crane» games that one might end up putting $ 20 into just to get a damned stuffed bear.
I didn’t have a chance to do the laser tag, so I could be missing quite a bit there. Actually, the kids running around the place did seem to be having a good time. I just cannot figure out why anyone would go there for anything other than the laser tag. Bowling looked like any other bowling alley but for prices that aren’t even worth spending. SIUE is just up the road and about half the price.
In all, if you have kids, I’m sure Edison’s is going to end up on your list of places to go at some point or another, I just would highly encourage you to find a different option. The games are over priced, with very little reward, and the pizza was good but nothing special.