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Beach Bowl

3.0 (168 reviews)
ModerateBowling, Bars, American
Open • 11:00 am - 1:00 AM (Next day)
Updated 2 months ago

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Good for kids
Happy hour specials
Outdoor seating

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Complete Disaster. Hot, Broken, Overpriced, and Poorly Maintained. We came to Beach Bowl in Jacksonville Beach at 4:30 p.m. on July 29, 2026, expecting to enjoy an afternoon of bowling. Instead, we experienced one of the worst bowling outings we've ever had. The biggest problem was the temperature inside the building. We were told the air conditioning units were broken or needed repairs. It was unbelievably hot. The bowling alley felt like a sweatshop, and everyone was sweating the entire time. It's difficult to enjoy bowling when you're constantly wiping sweat from your face. As if that wasn't bad enough, the lane scoring system didn't even work correctly. The scoring would not switch to the next player. One person could throw multiple shots, and the system still wouldn't rotate to the next bowler. Eventually, we had to move to another lane because ours was malfunctioning. We lost a significant amount of bowling time because of their equipment failure, yet no additional time was added to make up for it. Looking around the bowling alley, I also noticed that many of the seats were ripped, torn, and badly worn. The entire facility looks neglected and in desperate need of maintenance. To top it all off, the prices for bowling, food, and drinks are anything but reasonable. You're paying premium prices for a facility with broken air conditioning, malfunctioning lanes, worn-out furniture, and an overall poor customer experience. This place needs major repairs and a serious commitment to customer service before charging the prices they do. I cannot recommend Beach Bowl in its current condition. Until they repair the air conditioning, fix the lane equipment, improve the seating, and properly maintain the facility, I would strongly suggest bowling somewhere else. What a complete disappointment.

Erin M.

Can't rate the bowling part cause we only came in for a rooftop drink while celebrating my besties birthday. The outside upstairs bar was great! The fries are some of the best I've had in my entire life! The drinks were also tasty! Being from the north the service was a little slow but friendly!

Kristy K.

Went to Beach Bowl for the first time in probably 15 years. The remodel is so nice! There's a fancy VIP area upstairs with a few bowling lanes. Food and drink service at our lane was very attentive. Nachos were surprisingly good! Also I got a mini pitcher of the "Cherry Coke" cocktail. It's really a good value for $12. There's about 2 drinks worth in the pitcher. Plenty of balls available even though it was fairly busy. A fun time was had! PS: You don't have to be bowling to eat or drink. They have a whole restaurant section with tables and a bar.

Stacy J.

I'll start by saying Beach Bowl is adorable! The place is immaculately kept and so aesthetically pleasing. We went when they first opened up and it was virtually empty so that was nice. I am just floored at what the price is for 1 hour of bowling. I spent almost $60 for 2 people! 1 hour. And it's actually timed so you feel really rushed.We didn't even get snacks or eat. I'm not sure I can afford that kind of bowling.

Chicken and waffles
Kelsey C.

Went for brunch yesterday to watch the Jaguars game in London. While they advertised specials for the game, they were extremely under staffed. There was no table service, and everything had to be ordered at the bar where it could take up to 15 min to put in your order. Once I ordered my food, it took over an hour for it to come out and I think it only came because we asked about it. The food itself was actually pretty good, and they did comp it for the long wait. Overall, I don't think I would come here for a busy event but maybe would go for a drink since the outdoor patio was nice.

Nachos
Patrick S.

Nice place to go bowling but it can get pretty busy. We waited almost two hours for two lanes. You can't call and reserve lanes either, you have to show up and put your name on the list . But there's plenty to do while you wait they have a restaurant and bar. They also have a rooftop bar that has live music. They also have an arcade for kids to play, you have to put money in a card and you win tokens.

Miriam C.

The vibes and decor are beautiful! A much needed upgrade! We've had this place on our list to try for a year now, and finally went today. We arrived around 1 pm and they only had 2 lanes left. They were poppin! We paid $25 for an hour of bowling, and $4 per shoes. We had a very attentive/sweet waitress the entire time. We shared a pitcher of a peach drink and then a vodka lemonade one. She brought waters without asking, and I love when people do that. We shared the spicy shrimp app, and it was tasty? The only reason I deducted a star is how close you are bowling with other families. It's tight in there, but other than that, a great time!

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Erica C.

4 Overall Secured two lanes soon after arrival on a Tuesday night for a group of 9. Offer early bird pricing which was nice. Service- Average overall, didn't have to wait long on food (appetizers). Drinks- Good selection, ok deals/Happy Hour- limited to beer and vodka. Normal drinks ranged from. $10-15 each. Light on alcohol. A few nonalcoholic options around $6. Food- Appetizers ordered: Fried pickles (whole spears and actually quite good and not greasy), nachos (not a lot of toppings- meat or otherwise, would pass), and Buffalo chicken wontons (think grocery freezer grade). Overall ok. Ordered one chicken tender meal and it came with 4 super large tenders- which the kids liked. Bowling- no issues, ran smoothly, can pay by hour or rounds with lane cost as well. Overall good- somewhat more expensive than traditional (no $5 pitchers here). Also offer a ln arcade section and full restaurant. Would go back, more for the bowling than drinks.

Ummm. Pitchers of nastiness! Single serve!
Patti C.

Checking out the outside bar for a way to cool off in this summer heat! Add some great company, good service and yummy refreshing bevvies and voila!

The service was quite poor, the food was very bland and honestly quite expensive for what you get. They charge extra for ranch after already charging almost $20 for a small burger and fries. The avocado toast wasn't avocado it was a guacamole paste you can buy from Walmart. The mimosas we got were straight champagne with the tinniest drop of just (picture below). I was quite disappointed with my exper

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Colleen M.

Caesar salad is delicious, but the Smashburger is not a Smashburger just another diner burger.

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Main Event Jacksonville

Main Event Jacksonville

2.6(303 reviews)
12.0 mi•Southside, Greenland
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I really want to like this place, and I will definitely be back to give it a more thorough second…read moreopinion, but for the time being, I will give it an opinion based on the things I did try and experience. I went in thinking this would be sort of a standard arcade experience, and it sort of is. The games we played worked well - no issues with the FPS game we played. Daughter really likes crane machines and is pretty darn good at them so she tried a few of those and it is laughable how bad those are. You can watch the crane prongs as they limp jiggle while pretending to "grasp" the items she legitimately snagged. Seriously, if there were any sort of tension on the crane prongs, people could actually win but you can see them jiggle back and forth as it caresses the items before snapping back closed once it clears the item and opens and closes with movement the whole way to the drop zone. I wish I had filmed how obvious it was. The arcade itself is pretty dim, which really makes it stand out that ALL of the games are bright, flashing neons. It legitimately hurt my eyes, head and made it pretty hard to see, which sucked because the flooring was coming up in a few places, which I know at least we stumbled on because you are blinded by the flashing lights. (Hey Main Event! Maybe fix the flooring over by the duck crane game before somebody actually severely injures themself because it was BAD over there.) Also, some of the games panels are off center. Not the location, but hear me out. This is one of the arcades where you spend certain amounts of money and get credits in return. Like $10=50 credits or something. Then each game has a different credit amount 7.2 credits to play this one, or 12.6 credits to play that one. But several of the games we wanted to play had the actual graphics of the card Swiper off center, so instead of "play this game. 7 credits." It would just read "ay this game. redits." Cutting off the left hand side of the screen, so you don't know how much the games costs until after you swipe your card. Which kind of sucks when the games each nickel and dime you. That's already my least favorite type of arcade, but that definitely makes it worse. I'll probably go back and give this place one more chance because I do love other places LIKE this, but so far, this has been my least favorite one I've been to and my nerdy self has a pretty large sample size to compare it to. And I'll take a LOT more ibuprofen before I go.

We visited Main Event yesterday and arrived around 4:30 PM. The ambiance is fun, energetic, and…read morevery family-friendly. There's a lot going on between the arcade, bowling, laser tag, restaurant, and bar, so it definitely has that big entertainment-center feel. It was lively without being overly crowded when we first arrived, although it got much busier later in the evening. When we walked in, we looked around and eventually seated ourselves because there was no hostess, waiter, bartender, or anyone around to direct us. We waited for quite a while without really knowing if we were supposed to order somewhere or if someone was going to come to the table. I took my daughter to the restroom and there was no paper available to dry our hands. I walked to the main register to ask for napkins or paper towels, but they didn't have any either, so I ended up walking back toward the restaurant area to grab a napkin. After waiting at the table for so long, I actually called the restaurant from my phone to ask if they were still serving food or if someone was going to come over. Shortly after, someone finally approached us and explained that they had been busy taking an order over by the bowling lanes. It definitely seemed like they were short-staffed and everyone was covering different areas. I understand that happens, but as a guest it was confusing because there was no direction and we didn't know who was supposed to be helping us. The menu was okay--not a huge selection, but we found things everyone wanted. We ordered loaded nachos, boneless chicken wings, corn dogs, a few beers, and two iced teas. The food was good and our server was okay, but the interaction felt more like taking our order than actual hospitality. He never asked if it was our first visit, explained how things worked, or recommended anything. Our kids were also never offered refills on their iced teas. After eating, we closed our tab and went to the arcade. The games were fun overall, although a few took our credits without actually working. We had to ask for assistance, but they did return the credits, which we appreciated. They also have bowling, which was pretty packed by the time we left, and we tried the laser tag. Laser tag was actually a lot of fun! My only complaint there was that the employee running it was not very friendly and gave very little explanation about how to put on or use the equipment. When you have families with younger kids, a little patience and guidance goes a long way. Overall, the atmosphere is fun and there's plenty to keep both kids and adults entertained. We enjoyed ourselves once we got into the activities, but the hospitality and organization need some improvement. A little more communication, friendliness, and attention to guests would make the entire experience much better.

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Bowlero Mandarin

3.4(32 reviews)
15.1 mi•Arrowhead, Southside
Takes reservations
Full bar

We purchased the Summer Pass for my family and have been having an absolute blast using it. Bowling…read morehas been fun, and the staff great. Love the vibe, drinks, music and location. Thank you for a fun Summer of 2026!

Mechanic was super friendly…read more We checked out the deal online. 15.99 shoes included for unlimited bowling 11-3 we got there at 11 when they opened. The woman who checked us in asked if we had summer passes - we did not - then informed us of 15.99 for two hours of bowling. This was a surprise. There was no mention of a time limit outside of the 11-3pm timeframe. We were told we could not bring in our water bottles. (Good to see that Bowlero doesn't care about the environment) We asked for water at the concession. Free but no lids for the cups. (That clearly is the smartest move for a 3 year old when if that is spilled it threatens the safety of all bowlers because wet bowling shoes don't slide) because that wasn't a concern of the facility we did asked for a pitcher of ice water and were told 'no i can give you all the water you can carry' which may have been an attempt to be funny but it wasn't. What gets me is this company it's not only one of the reasons that the bowling industry is a whole is failing due to their aggressive 'no leagues in our house attitude' from a few years ago. But they are literally out pricing families. Without this 'deal' One game of bowling nine dollars per person, not including shoe rental. A family of three? Over $40 with shoes for two. Absolutely atrocious. I have so many amazing memories from youth bowling, and this house when it was Bowl America. Im sad to say my kiddo wont have the same memories here. Add to it the gouge my ball took really left a sour experience.

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