QZAR Laser Tag

This place is a fun and the red head chick is cewl, and the El Salvadorian chick was helping, and that Zack guy isn’t mean, and they let me use the bathroom. I mean I was a paying customer but that was still a plus. Also I had 19 tickets and they gave me a smarties which is 20 tickets, like whaaaaat, talk about the hook up! Also I was dying and they asked me if I was ok, that was pretty nice. Overall a fantastik, I mean fantatsik. Uh. Great, it was great. Overall I give this place 5 out of 5 gazorpazorps. Wubulubadubdub!

AGREE… terrible experience! The staff was rude, disrespectful and unhelpful. They gave my kids vests and guns that didn’t work and were not willing to provide working vest. The smoke in the lazer tag area was awful and kids were walking out. We went there because we bought a Groupon but it was so bad that the kids didn’t even want to play the last game. Don’t waste or time or money… stay away!

Here because of groupon? Don’t bother!
WASTE OF MONEY.
I completely agree with Nick that this «place shouldn’t exist».
There were so many «out of order» signs on the arcade machines and the two guys running the later tag game kept on talking about their nerdy games instead of paying attention to getting the game started. The room for lazer tag was so dark, and its hard to tell if you’re actually aiming someone and shooting. Boring. Boyfriend and i was displeased with our experience.

Great place for a birthday party! I had my 7 year old son’s birthday at Q-​Zar and everything went smoothly. The brothers in charge are very friendly and helpful. The price is very reasonable and my son left smiling and exhausted. Thank you Q-​Zar!

Wont be coming back. The Arcades is a bunch of broken rundown games that cost between $.75 and $ 1 to play. It is a much better deal to go to Scandia or even Chucky cheese where there is more variety and the games actually work.
This place just looks beat down and is way too expensive for what you get. The laser tag was pretty bad too. I would rather drive all the way to santa cruz and play at the Boardwalk Lazer tag then go back to Q-​zar.

Awful. the place is filthy and has been since it opened at the new location. I’m pretty sure they didn’t even clean the games when they moved. Most games didn’t work, didn’t have out of order signs, and they don’t care if it didn’t work. Now the Lazer tag. I mean its Lazer tag, has to be great right? Nope, of the 3 games I played, 2 separate times someones gun didn’t work at all (they said the batteries needed to be charged, but did not charge them) and again did not care. I am not one to go to the employees and complain but I had to. After walking around with a gun with a dead battery for 10 minutes the game finally ended and when I told the employee what happened he just responded with «you should have came found me», obviously I tried, told him so and he said I should have came to the back. Guess what I did and he responded with oh I was probably on break. I asked if I could get another game, he just walked away. So… let’s recap: dirty check. Inattentive staff check. They would watch people put money into games and just watch when they didn’t work. Never bothered to even stand up and pretend to care. I have never seen a place so poorly run. I will not be taking my son back here ever!

We celebrated my daughters 9^th birthday here on Sunday. The staff was friendly and helpful. The arcade had a large variety of games and for good prices too! We played two games of laser tag (part of party package) I think the adults had more fun then the kids :) we will defiantly be returning again!

THIS PLACE SHOULDN’T EXIST
I am deeply unsatisfied offend and very angry with the people who work here and who run this place. This place is literally ran by collage students who are very rude and have 0 manners 0 Costumer service skills and defiantly don’t know how to play with younger kids at all! First there was this guy I won’t say his full name but I will call him Z but first of all he was first of all very passive and very rude. And makes even Adults watch super cheesy poorly scripted short video of how to play laser tag. And would not stop ranting about the rules and was being very mean and aggressive towards me and the others. «I think he’s has anger issues» none of us had a good time. Overall Z and most of the staff are very rude and WILL kick you out if you don’t watch there poorly scripted cheesy how to play laser tag video And get this you can’t run in laser tag.
My point is this place is ran and employed by young collage students who are very offensive mean. The owner or manager is never seen most of the Arcade games are out of order broken or really filthy.
And this plays had 0 good qualities And the laser tag area stinks. I would highly suggest and recommend you to go to a different place for your entertainment pleasures or for an event or a birthday party. There were a couple really nice people who worked there and I hope they are successful.

Shame on who ever allowed their sick kid to go to Laser Tag! I didn’t see any means of disinfecting the laser guns and I came home with quite the cold after my visit last weekend. been in bed all week. I also doubt that they ever clean the floor in the pitch black laser room. I slipped and had some nastiness I don’t care to have identified on my pants.

Filthy
Every arcade game had months of dust
Gunk grease hand prints everywhere
Over a dozen machines out of order

If I could give no stars I would. This place is horrible. I love laser tag but I won’t be back here. We bought zap passes. We had a group of 7. The first game was fun. The second game had a father and a bunch of children that smacked our guns away, covered their vests and ran into us while running. The man told us in the briefing room anyone who didn’t follow the rules would be thrown out but he continuously let them get away with it. The third game the father made the man separate our team because they lost. In the game they continued to smack our guns AND US. And nothing happened. The kids on my team walked around following us claiming to be «spies». Again nothing from the men that were «monitoring» our game. They also allowed a worker to come in and play who again, didn’t follow his own rules. If you want to go somewhere to actually have fun with friends or family o suggest scandia or somewhere that’s not here because they claim to have rules that aren’t implicated.
Not going back.

LASER TAG!
What a great place to bring a group of friends for a weekend night. There is no way to explain the exhilarating rush you get when paired in the area in a shooting match.
This is also the perfect place to hold parties. There are tons of arcades to play that give tickets for prizes. The kids love it!
There is plenty of competition for the adult crowd as well. I recommend EVERYONE to try Q-​ZAR — I guarantee youll have a great time.

This place has grown a lot since they opened. I come here pretty often for a few games, and every time I’m here they’ve made more improvements. The arena is looking pretty sweet these days with more barrels, more obstacles, newly painted designs on the walls. They’re working hard to fix up all of the vests and handsets into top condition.
Last I heard, they’re talking about setting up an Advanced Play night for people who are serious players at a more competitive level. I really appreciate how the owners and marshals are working to make the experience as fun as possible for everyone.
Best deal is still on Thursdays, $ 20 for unlimited play!

I want to give this place a five star rating, I really do. But here are the reasons I can’t:
1) Closed three days a week. Really? I understand business is slow some days, but to close three days a week is just inconvenient and sad. I don’t know all of the overhead, but I know enough about business that I know the break even point for a specified day can’t be that many customers.
2) The Marshalls. Don’t get me wrong. The Marshalls are awesome. But they are a bit too passive when it comes to enforcing rules. I don’t mind so much the people running; its going to be them who get hurt most of the time. But we have had several instances where little kids kicked adults in the groin, adults threatened other adults and the Marshalls did very little, if anything, to address the situation.
3) Bring back the old school Top Gun awards where Top Gun gets a free soda. And have better readouts for scores.
Overall, I love this place. It has a lot of potential. It is a lot of fun for the whole family. I hope one day I can give it a five star rating.
My updates:
1) Still think its lame they are closed three days a week. To be fair, the company did email me after my original post (sorry, never had the time to write back). I still think it is feasible to open the rest of the week. Like I said in my original rating, the overhead for a day of operations shouldn’t be so much that they can’t operate in the black. Perhaps my assumption is way off base. Maybe it does cost a lot more in overhead to staff and power the games.
2) This has gotten a LOT better. Whoever the new Marshall (I believe his first night was ¹¹⁄₇) is, he has been doing a spectacular job. The other marshalls seem to have been getting stricter too. We have had some of our funnest games lately. A lot of this is because of the marshalls enforcing the rules.
3) Scorecards being available now is awesome. Now, if we can just get back a free soda for top gun, that would be sweet.
New issues:
1) Would like to see the arcade kept up better. The reason I stopped going to Scandia was because all their games were broken and never fixed. While I understand the emphasis is on laser tag, its still annoying when games don’t work. Especially during our required sit outs after two consecutive games,
2) Overcrowded games. I know this is a catch 22. The more players the better for business. But anything more than 8v8 or 9 vs. 9 is a bit chaotic in the arena.
That is all of the issues, I guess.
Suggestions:
1) Leagues. This would be really awesome.
2) Season Pass. This would be sweet, too. Or a family pass. Or a monthly pass.
Overall, this place has improved. We have always loved q-​zar. I started going back around 1993ish when it was with tube town and love this place. Changed my rating from 4 stars to five.

Great spot for a 9 and 10 year old birthday party. My kids and their friends all had a great time. They were organized and provided everything we needed.

Hosted a birthday party here and everyone had a great time. I’ll say right up front that laser tag is just freaking awesome! I think the adults had as much fun as the kids did. It is a great place for a party or get together. All the fun of paintball without the welts or sunburns. Perfect place to take bored kids (or adults) on a rainy day!
Okay, here are my thoughts on the place. I did find the facilities just a bit dated. It took me right back to the 80’s video arcades. But as it actually is a video arcade, I guess that is cool. It could use a little paint and polish to freshen the place, but it is definitely clean enough that we felt comfortable. We had a small party and were given a little area off to the side in which to eat and keep our stuff. Pizza and drinks were provided as part of the package and they were good. It was from Strawhat and is about what you would expect. For the kids we had, it was perfect! There are also lots of video and arcade games. The games were mostly affordable and our kids had a blast while we were waiting to play laser tag.
There was only one person working, but I will give him high marks. He was very friendly to everyone and actually acted like an adult. I wish I remembered his name, but he was a good guy! Reservations were also a pleasure. We spoke with the manager when booking and the entire process was professional and hassle free. I was pleasantly surprised with the entire experience.
When playing laser tag, you will start out with a brief video that tells you the rules and what to expect (no running in the arena!), then your off to get your vest and laser gun. It’s one size fits all, and the gun is connected to the vest by a cable so you can’t drop or throw it. We charged up our guns and waited for the music to start, which signals the start of the game. The room is darkened, but is lit up with black lights and florescent paint. Once your eyes get used to it, it is pretty cool. There are lots of things to hide behind so you can get a shot off without exposing yourself too much. The object of the game is to shoot your opponents and get as many points as you can for your team. You can also get points by taking out the enemy’s base. Score is kept automatically and it is shown to you at the end of the game. A couple of things you will need to remember is that you need to «reload» your weapon at the charging station every twenty shots and that once you’re shot, your weapon is disabled for six seconds so you will need to find cover. You’ll know you been hit as the vest will tell you you that your defensive shields are up and it will vibrate as well. A hit on the enemy is also confirmed audibly. After about 15 minutes or so, the game ends and you hand in your vest and review your scores.
All in all, it was clean and very well run. I give it 5 stars as it goes beyond what I had expected. The prices are reasonable and everyone had a great time. It was fun enough that I am a bit surprised that I had not heard of it before. Definitely going back!

I hosted a company party here for my employees. We had 18 – 19 people in our group and everyone LOVED this place! It’s a great team building activity but let me base the review on the service and atmosphere.
Airy atmosphere, which is important with a bunch of arcade games set up. You can play arcade games while your group waits the turn to start the laser tag. They call the group name over the intercom when it’s your turn so you don’t have to worry about missing your turn when playing arcades. Then there”s a video tutorial to explain the game. The laser tag arena was dark with black lights and our gear was glowing! It was soooo much fun!
The timing was prompt and they were on schedule to deliver our pizza to us right after we played the 2 games we were scheduled for. They go out of the way to ensure you have a good experience. I had 2 employees who have been to the previous location at Escape and said this new location is much cooler for laser tag!
Overall– 5 star. For almost 20 people, what I spent for the party was a DEAL!

Since my previous review, they have indeed installed a fog machine, more barrels and obstacles, etc. Really glad to see that. Keep up the good work!