Karyn M.
Yelp
I'm not a golfer, never even picked up a club.
I wouldn't even call myself a mini golfer.
Even so, I found myself driving out to Schaumburg for my first-ever visit to Top Golf. You drive up to this massive three-story building, with the back open to a immense green. There is a very large parking lot and I entered the building to find my friend waiting for me in the lobby and they didn't have my reservation (more on this later).
Nevertheless they gave us a bay on the second floor. It was pretty busy (in my opinion) for a Tuesday evening. Tuesday's are 50 percent off.
There's a bar on the first floor, a shop, lots of comfortable seating, we went up to the second floor. Each bay has a hightop with stools, selection of clubs and large screens that show the score, etc.
We ordered drinks and apps. These came out fairly quickly -- delicious cheese flatbread, very tasty hummus and vegs + pita, chicken strips, guac, chips and Mac n cheese bites. The food was great! Server bought food out right away, generous helpings for our group, mac and cheese bites were melty and cheesy -- the best!
At about this time I started getting texts that my bay was now ready. This was from my reservation (that they couldn't find). The staff came upstairs to let me know about the mixup and that I wouldn't get charged for 2 bays. Later, the manager came by to make sure everything was cleared up and gave us an extra 30 minutes.
The games were fun. Let's face it, I was TERRIBLE, but I still had fun. It was a lovely evening and the heat lamps came on and it was a challenge for me to hit the ball. During the angry birds game I knocked all the birds down and I got really excited but I was still HORRIBLE but it was a GOOD time.
At one point my friend knocked over their drink and they were there to quickly get it cleaned up. At another point when I went to the bathroom (very clean, well maintained) I came back to find food all other the floor. My friends said, it wasn't us! It was a server and again, this was cleaned up and taken away pretty fast.
This is a great looking, well maintained facility with lots of helpful and friendly people. I'd like to come back with friends, and even if you are not a golfer, you will have a pretty fun time.