I was looking forward to spending an afternoon bowling with the family, but had a little more…read morefrustration than bowling. First issue was that the balls didn't return on the lane that were given. After going to report it twice, I requested a different lane. After a few frames, the gate in front of the pins got stuck. So, two more trips to the counter and more time wasted waiting for that to get resolved. Keep in mind that you pay by the hour, so if you're like me, you would rather pay for time bowling and not waiting for them to get their act together. At the end of the day, I spent too much time trying to get things fixed and not enough time bowling. And no, you don't get credit for the down time.

The good: It's a decent place to bowl, when you get the opportunity to bowl. They have issues…read morewith ball return on most of the lanes, but they are usually resolved quickly. HOWEVER, expect to have to talk to the staff several times during your hour of bowling, which cuts out some of your bowling session time. The staff has always been nice to me, and quite helpful. And hey, the beer is cold. The bad: The aforementioned issues with the lane aside, YOU CAN HARDLY EVER BOWL THERE! The alley caters to league bowlers, as most do. But unlike my poor fallen comrades at Lafayette Lanes, they don't leave lanes open for walk ins. So they literally don't have any bowling available during peak hours for most of the work week. Saturdays are for Birthday parties, so its always a crap shoot whether you will get a lane or not, and is usually overrun with screaming children when you can get one, but a lane is a lane. So yeah, Fridays and Sundays are your go-to days. And Sundays have limited lanes available so.... Like I said, its decent when you can get it. Here's the league schedule posted on Premier Lanes' website: No bowling lanes available due to bowling leagues Mondays 2:30pm-9pm Tuesdays 4pm-9pm Wednesdays open-2:30pm AND Wednesdays 4pm-9pm Thursdays 4pm-9:30pm LIMITED LANES AVAILABLE: Sundays 4pm-8:30pm Thursdays 9:30pm-11pm Basically, call ahead and don't expect to get a lane unless you are in a league.