3 of us went to Eastside a couple of weeks ago and I find that what happened still upsetting! We went to a gig. We had an issue early in the evening and asked to speak to a manager. The manager introduced himself as Jim Ruben or something. He quickly became very defensive, rude and unpleasant and all 3 of us were very shocked and taken aback. We were all very upset and decided to leave rather than stay. The chances of us returning are very slim. There are plenty of other places where we can spend our money. We also smelt a strong smell of cannabis. We have no problem with people smoking. Maybe just not at work if they can't handle it. read more

First time there but oh so much fun! Great vibe, great music (bring the Hip Replacements back!), and wonderful staff. read more

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This place has some work to do to live up to its cool. "East" Nashville rep. Well, pointing out the obvious, this is not East Nashville-- it's Madison. Which is technically east of the city.. but certainly not trendy East Nashville. It's a huge warehouse type building behind a gas station. Plenty of parking which confirms, this is NOT East Nashville. We walked in and got in the wrong line for about 5 minutes because their signs are so small. We moved to the correct line and got on the waitlist for bowling. In the mean time, we walked around and ended up in the diner. Quite frankly, the menu is a joke. You've got about 5 options and they're all $15 for bowling alley food... I wouldn't plan on eating dinner here. We ended up splitting a basket of fries and they were decent. We got called for our bowling sooner than they said which was great so we headed over to our lane. As opposed to usual bowling alley seats, they have something I can only describe as a comfy mix between a couch and a booth. They had a few different games you could choose to play, and you could even take some selfies to add to your scoreboard which was fun. All in all it was a fine experience, made fun more by the company I was with than the place itself. read more

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This place is new , and it shows ; looks like these people don't know how to run a bowling alley. We waited 45 mins for some fries and tots , they are 26 seats at the bar and 2 servers I completely understand that it's Christmas and all that their short staffed yadda yadda yadda but there should be no reason why the food takes that long and get this , after waiting so long the bartender says no more food is coming out and doesn't even offer a refund I had to force the manager or whatever that guy was to do it . What makes me most upset is that they didn't give me more time on my lanes for the time I wasted on waiting for the food , we came here for a good time maybe next time i'll sit at the bar for service. Not to mention no where on there website mentions how to book in advance they don't have a phone number. Truthfully first and last time, if your just coming here to bowl don't even try to get food. than you'll have a great time . read more

Cool place with an Arcade and Bowling Alley..The best part is the music venue. They have a diverse schedule of acts so catch a show and see for yourself. Helpful staff as well. read more

I went into Eastside Bowl today alone and genuinely had THE BEST time. This place is SO UNDERRATED! CJ was bartending and the service was excellent. He united everyone with his great stories and we were all laughing and having the best time. The decor is retro and classy - I learned that the gold paint on the walls is trade marked for Fender guitars. They also have live music! I'm going to be a regular at this place and I hope my review helps others to decide to have a great time here. read more

Ambiance, food, and arcade are winners! I haven't been in the venue space yet, but I hear it's excellent and large. They're not exactly family friendly for bowling with only one ramp. It's not like they discourage kids, but they don't go out of their way. We really enjoyed our evening. read more

Eastside Bowl - Bowling lanes , most of them with the hyperbowling bumpers engaged. - Bowling Near Me - Madison, Tennessee

Fantastic retro bowling alley. They went all out on the style of this place and it makes it much more fun. Unfortunately they're so popular that on a Tuesday night there was a 1.5 hour wait for a lane. (They said arrive early if you want a lane, which is a little tough for 9-5 working folks.) I can't wait to actually bowl a few games. We ended up hanging in the arcade and having drinks. Most games are 25 cents and the pinball is $1. Very cute setup. The games mostly didn't eat our quarters. The place is very clean (it's new). This would be an ideal spot for a date or a night out with friends. Even without bowling it's a super fun night out. The beer selection is decent (not massive, but they have a lot of options) and they have a kitchen and dining (which I will try out when we head there next.) I will be returning - with my ball and bowling shoes. read more

Cool bowling place but the people that work here are rude af. It's like an inconvenience to ask them for anything.like you work at a bowling alley why you mad at me? read more

The place is awesome. The bartenders are a little shy on their liquor. I will next time, buy a liquor shot, then get a coke on the side. Too many bartenders are cutting out the liquor, for what? Do they get a bonus on saving liquor, I never did as a bartender. read more

The customer service wasn't good at all. It isnt African American friendly. Nice atmosphere, nice building, nice hyperbowl games, not so nice staff. read more

The owner sent an employee to tell us they don't allow dogs at all in the place. Indicated it was a service dog and still didn't care.

This is such a fun hidden gem of Nashville! A retro bowling alley is always fun, but this one is even better because it's a high tech one! We arrived around 8:00 and did not have to wait for a lane. The bumpers lighting up was a fun touch, and the fact that you could choose all different types of bowling games made the experience even better. Can't wait to come back! read more

The customer service wasn't good overall. Had a great experience with the waitress when I ordered food for my group/party. Was overcharged and emphasize what I wanted when it was time to bowl. I didn't appreciate that at all. Also when we were bowling the person who was to come see if anyone wanted drinks did not come check on us not once. Overall spent about $100 on a fun time. It was fun because of my group but for the money I spent. I'm not going back. If I do I'm not paying for anything because I feel I got any monies worth. I expected more. It's a fun place but bad customer service overall. read more

I wouldn't waste your time at this place. While the scenery is nice and food is decent, the customer service is absolutely horrendous!!! We came for a birthday celebration with 6 people. They have a cake fee for $20, which is fine. They have a 20% gratuity fee which is also fine. However, the waitress lied to us when we asked if the gratuity was added onto our bill and she stated no, so we added 20%. When looking closer at our receipt, gratuity in fact had been added. Then came time for bowling and we had already been bowling for several frames and one of the members in our party was sitting across us at the other bench where nobody was sitting. One of the workers comes over to him and says that there's a reserved party coming there and he needed to get up NOW! There was absolutely zero reason for him to speak the way he did to him! As we were leaving the so called manager comes out with the other worker and yells at us to not come back and the security guard seemed very baffled at what he was saying. Then when we confronted the manager he could've cared less at our concerns about our bill, etc, as well as lied about how many times the worker came over to speak to the member of our party! He doesn't have to kick us out because we will never be back and nobody else should either. read more

I can never really get decent service guess they did last call. Really just wanted one drink but I guess they closed the bar

A must stop for guests traveling through town. I've lived in Nashville for 16 years and get crotchety when old trusty spots close and new spots open. This is now one of my fave places to go! Great bar and aesthetics. Check out the arcade and venue. The pins are attached to strings though! Can be annoying if you're a serious bowler. Awesome spot in up and coming area. read more

Okay place to bowl. A little expensive for one hour but had fun with my family. Not too busy at the time we arrived but waiting line after.

I have been a "foodie" for over 20 years. Last night 2/3/22 my friends and I went with great anticipation to try the supposedly famous Shepard's Pie. We were so excited to sit at the diner bar, order a brew and eat the pies. What happened? Well, we wanted to sit at the diner bar (4 of us) but it seems that one of their female managers uses the bar as her personal desk! Yep, she sat right in the middle and did not give a crap about anything but staring at her laptop screen. I ended up finding out that her name is Rachel. We walked out. Not good. #will never return! read more

Absolutely the worst experience. Will not be back. Completely unorganized we waited 90 minutes for dinner that never came because our server never placed the order. Y'all need to figure things out. read more

If I could give it a -1 I would. I won't ever be back. The bowling was cool. The music was terrible and they don't give you an option to listen to anything else or pay to play a song of your own. The stupid security guard lady with the glasses and long sad as* hair THREW AWAY MY SHOT when we were forced to eat away from our bowling lane. Then she proceeded to argue with me and say there wasn't liquor in my shot glass. So after 10 minutes of going back and forth I finally got my replacement shot. They guy at the bar was the best part of the experience. Great drinks. I ultimately believe they put this in a place they believe they could gentrify the area by white washing everything but in reality it would be a better place if they just let people listen to what they want. For it to be 18+ the lights were as bright as they could be. I won't be back though. The music SUCKED. The workers (except the bartender) SUCKED. read more

Super dope place.. enjoy bowling and playing pool.. the bar should play the games on the TVS though instead of just "the lounge" menu over and over... good vibes though. read more

A Nashville destination. Food in the diner is good diner fare + satisfying and well done.aqà The service is on point and welcoming. The atmosphere is classic and fun. The music venue is everything it needs to be to welcome all manner of magic. Glad to see new life out east. read more

was here last night for a declan mckenna concert (who was amazing btw) but unfortunately the concert venue staff were awful. they refused to let us line up until an hour before doors, so we had to do a number system among ourselves for when they did line us up. when we had asked them earlier, they said they would honor the number system, but when they finally lined us up, they started yelling at us for trying to organize ourselves by our numbers. then at the end, the bathroom inside the venue was really crowded so we tried to go around to the bowling alley bathroom and they yelled at us again and one of the guys said "i know what you're trying to do going to stalk their tour bus" and i was like no??? i just have to pee?? read more

Our family went the week of Christmas and arrived right when it opened so they didn't have to wait for a lane. They had a great time bowling then went to the diner afterwards. The Shepherds pie was a hit. Eastside Bowl will only become more popular so wait times have to be expected. The decor is amazing and parking is plentiful (never a complaint about that!) Looking forward to going back. read more

Right off the bat, there's plenty of parking -- a miracle in Nashville these days! The diner will be even more awesome when the expanded menu rolls out later (it's only a few weeks open as I write this), but what there is now is very good. We especially like the grilled cheese, the fries, the cheeseburger, and the legendary Shepherd's Pie (a holdover from the much-beloved Family Wash in East Nashville, a former business of one of the bowling alley's owners). The bar is HUGE and the drinks are good. The bartenders and staff are friendly and welcoming. The music venue is bringing in some great acts--and even hosted a Punk Rock Flea Market a couple weeks ago. But the main attraction is the Bowling Alley -- and take it from a gal who actually took Bowling as a Phys Ed section in college (yeah, back in the '60s you had to take Phys Ed), the bowling is mind-boggling! Flashing lights, sound effects, great fun, and you can actually guarantee that you won't throw a gutter ball if you choose one of the umpteen bowling game variations. The only drawback for me was the fact that a machine keeps score. (I have always loved the process of scoring bowling, pencil, paper, scratching out and re-figuring when someone on the other team says, "Hey, that was a spare!" ... but that's gone the way of the Dodo Bird.) Anyway, I love Eastside Bowl and am thrilled to have them in Madison. read more

Absolutely loaded arcade. I got the highscore on asteroids, humble brag. Excellent service in diner from waitress india I believe. Very unique design all around. Hyperbowl is worth checking out. Definitely coming back more! read more

Really great music venue! Wish there were more indie shows. Also wish you could eat at the lanes. Overall, good experience.

We went on a Tuesday night for an adult birthday party. We planned to eat and bowl. Upon entering we brought in a cookie cake with us and were told that it was a $20 fee to bring in our own cake because it's outside food and takes up space. We said that we all planned to eat in their restaurant and bowl so we were giving the establishment plenty of money and business. They would not waver so we took it back to the car because paying $20 for our own cookie cake was ridiculous. I understand a corking fee that restaurants have for alcohol but bowling ally's usually want to book birthday parties and such. Then... we all sat down to eat in the restaurant. There was only two servers for the entire place and it took forever to get food and drinks. She was spastic but trying. The bartender told us she wasn't even really a bartender. Also, they don't offer dessert on the menu. Asking guest to pay to bring in their own birthday cake but not offering another option to even buy from the establishment seems ridiculous. I know they just opened and have kinks to work out. It just seems like when there are so many options in the Nashville area that you would be a little more understanding or accommodating for customers. The actual bowling portion was great! The lanes and balls are very nice. read more