Description of the Business and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies - Additional Information (Detail) $ in Thousands				12 Months Ended
	Aug. 01, 2021 Stores	Oct. 27, 2020 USD ($)	Apr. 14, 2020 USD ($)	Jan. 30, 2022 USD ($) Segment Stores States shares	Jan. 31, 2021 USD ($) Stores shares	Feb. 02, 2020 USD ($) shares	Mar. 20, 2020 Stores
Description Of Business And Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Number of stores | Stores				144	140		137
Number of states store operates | States				40
Number of operating segment | Segment				1
Number of reportable segment | Segment				1
Book overdrafts reclassified to accounts payable				$ 16,673	$ 8,168
Impairment Loss and Contract Termination Costs					6,981	$ 0
Foreign exchange Transaction adjustment					39
Balance of transferable liquor licenses				5,162	5,213
Debt issuance costs				3,971	5,525
Impairment of long lived assets covid19				912	6,746
Advertising costs expensed				32,184	21,107	44,834
Stores Generated Revenues				1,304,056	436,512	1,354,691
Other store operating expenses				402,661	$ 299,464	$ 429,431
Weighted Average Term of the License Agreements					2 years 3 months 18 days
Deferred Occupancy Costs				8,434	$ 16,243
National amount of the swap agreement				$ 350,000
Derivative, Average Fixed Interest Rate				2.47%
Fair value of long term debt					62,114
Notes payable, fair value				$ 456,204	$ 576,033
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage				10.34%	5.40%
Debt Instrument, Maturity Date, Description		senior secured notes due 2025
Proceeds from issuance of common stock, net of offering costs					$ 182,207
Weighted average anti-dilutive options excluded from calculation of common equivalent shares | shares				170,000	1,200,000	150,000
Number of additional stores reopened | Stores	33
Line of Credit Facility, Remaining Borrowing Capacity				$ 492,495
Period of expiry of earned rewards				one to two
Interest Rate Swap [Member]
Description Of Business And Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Interest payments reclassified to interest expense			$ 17,609
Interest payments to be reclassified during next 12 months				$ 4,088
Loss on Derivative				$ 550	$ 1,729
Secured Debt [Member] | Senior Notes [Member]
Description Of Business And Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Face Amount		$ 550,000
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage		7.625%		7.625%
Repayment of senior secured notes				$ 110,000
Stores Open [Member] | COVID19 [Member]
Description Of Business And Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Number of stores | Stores					107
Intellectual Property [Member]
Description Of Business And Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Other store operating expenses				598	$ 575	$ 507
Unamortized Balance of Intellectual Property Licenses				$ 1,264	1,862
Dave And Busters Holdings Inc [Member]
Description Of Business And Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Percentage of outstanding common stock owned				100.00%
Canada [Member]
Description Of Business And Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Number of stores | Stores				2
Number of Canadian province | Stores				1
Stores Generated Revenues				$ 6,858	2,896	$ 18,649
Long-lived assets				2.00%
Amusement Revenue [Member] | Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Member]
Description Of Business And Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Deferred amusement revenue				$ 49,700	20,100
Gift Card Revenue [Member]
Description Of Business And Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Deferred amusement revenue				3,900	2,330
Gift card breakage revenue				$ 1,390	$ 570