8-K

                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549


                                    FORM 8-K


                CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF
                       THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934



        DATE OF REPORT (DATE OF EARLIEST EVENT REPORTED): March 24, 2003



                              DAVE & BUSTER'S INC.
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


     MISSOURI                  0000943823                   43-1532756
     (State of              (Commission File              (IRS Employer
  incorporation)                Number)               Identification Number)


                                2481 MANANA DRIVE
                                 DALLAS TX 75220
                    (Address of principal executive offices)


REGISTRANT'S TELEPHONE NUMBER, INCLUDING AREA CODE:    214 357-9588






ITEM 5. OTHER EVENTS.

In a press release dated March 24, 2003, a copy of which is attached as Exhibit
99.1 to this report and is incorporated into this Item 5 by reference, the Board
of Directors of Dave & Buster's, Inc. (the "Company") announced the setting of a
record date and meeting date for its Annual Meeting of Shareholders.

ITEM 7. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.

(c)      Exhibits.  The following are filed as Exhibits to this Report.

         99.1     Dave & Buster's, Inc. Press Release dated March 24, 2003.



                                       2





         Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.


                                         DAVE & BUSTER'S, INC.



Date: March 24, 2003                     By: /s/ W. C. Hammett, Jr.
                                            ------------------------------------
                                             W.C. Hammett, Jr.,
                                             Chief Financial Officer


                                       3



                               INDEX TO EXHIBITS




EXHIBIT
NUMBER       DESCRIPTION
- -------      -----------
          
 99.1        Dave & Buster's, Inc. Press Release dated March 24, 2003.

EX-99.1

                                                                    EXHIBIT 99.1

                                  NEWS RELEASE

                                                           FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

                                            For more information please contact:
                                                 Investor Relations 214.904.2288


                         DAVE & BUSTER'S SETS DATES FOR
                         ANNUAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS

DALLAS, TX, March 24, 2002 - Dave & Buster's, Inc. (NYSE:DAB) today stated that
it has set June 10, 2003 as the date for the Company's annual meeting of
shareholders. Shareholders of record as of April 18, 2003 will be eligible to
vote at the meeting. The time and place of the meeting will be included in the
Company's proxy materials to be filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission.

         Celebrating over 20 years of operations, Dave & Buster's was founded in
1982 and is one of the country's leading upscale, restaurant/entertainment
concepts, with 32 Dave & Buster's locations throughout the United States.
Additionally, Dave & Buster's has international agreements for the Pacific Rim,
Canada, the Middle East and Mexico.

         In connection with its annual meeting, Dave & Buster's, Inc. intends to
file with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") a proxy statement.
A copy of the proxy statement filed with the SEC and notice of meeting will be
mailed to the shareholders of Dave & Buster's. Investors and shareholders of
Dave & Buster's are urged to read the proxy statement when it becomes available
because it will contain important information. When they become available, the
proxy statement and any other documents filed with the SEC by Dave & Buster's,
may be obtained free of charge at the SEC's web site at www.sec.gov. In
addition, investors and shareholders also may obtain free copies of the proxy
statement and any other documents filed with the SEC by Dave & Buster's by
contacting Dave & Buster's Investor Relations, 2481 Manana Drive, Dallas, Texas
75220, (214) 904-2288, and on the Company's website at www.daveandbusters.com.

         Dave & Buster's and its executive officers, directors and nominees for
the board of directors may be deemed to be participants in the solicitation of
proxies from stockholders of Dave & Buster's in favor of the proposals to be
presented by Dave & Buster's at the annual meeting. Investors and security
holders may obtain additional information regarding the interests of such
participants by reading the proxy statement when it becomes available.


                                      # # #



                                       4