Haha, i read someone else's review stating that they have bowled many places and this is the best before we went. I laughed and figured that was a bit over the top. It's not. We travel a lot and have been many places. I fully agree that this is the best bowling ally we've been too. It's clean, the staff are friendly, everything worked well. The ambience was great and we especially enjoyed the garlic fries! read more

Fairway Lanes - Our lane - Bowling Near Me - Centralia, Washington

I've been bowling my whole life and have been to many bowling alleys around the US. Fairway Lanes is by far my favorite bowling alley EVER! The staff, the lanes, the pro shop, even the food are all top notch. I couldn't ask for a better local alley. read more

Owner, Jeff, is out of control. Curses at league bowlers, blames bowlers that it's their fault for not having enough people to bowl, blame all members for being problem people when it is only a couple and days he is not making enough money to only have two teams less than he has lanes. Wow, Wednesday night league is disband and bowlers from that league are quitting other nights in that house. Very poor customer report with people wanting to have a good time and relax. His family business is on the down cline. We will never support that business again. Good bye Jeff and Julie Walker. We're heading to Westside Lanes. read more

Some great food options for a bowling alley, adorable bar, friendly staff. Enjoyed bowling as well.

Another pitstop heading back from Portland and a pleasant surprise one quiet weekend afternoon. Tucked away off the freeway near the town, surely this is a gem cherished by the local community. Kind of tricky to locate but you can get the hang of it (the main streets N-S are both one-way and it's 1-2 blocks off the street but look for the big name). Recently, it looks like new ownership and renovations were had. Lookin' great! I really like the mid-century cursive in the name; always a nice touch to bowling's earlier roots. The exterior has a cool original motif to it with dark party-ish neon space vibes. This theme kind of bleeds off into the interior but a more modern contemporary flair to it. Just pleasant overall and cool lanes. The lanes seemed quite satisfactory, smooth and good bowling feel. Even the oil machine parked on the end has a cool design facing outward; lots of really wonderful super cool small details both enthusiasts & non-enthusiasts can relish in. And the staff was nice, to boot. Check it out, ya'll. read more

this is my favorite bowling alley and bar. they have great food great people. the owners are amazing! they have a party area too for birthdays. place is clean and always fun. family friendly too! read more

We reserved the "party room" for a birthday, but it was just 2 lanes separated from the others by a curtain. There was another party before our turn for the room, but instead of allowing time between parties for clearing the room and then cleaning, we had to continue to wait so didn't get the room until 20 minutes after our reserved start time, then still had to vacate at the 2-hr mark, so we lost that 20 of time. When we arrived, we told the girl at the counter we had reserved the room, but she not anyone else came to tell us; we had to keep asking if we could enter. There were only a couple of beat-up couches for seating and 2 very small, wobbly tables to set food & drinks on. We had left our plastic forks at home by mistake, so we asked if we could get some from the alley's eatery. It turned out we had asked the owner for the forks, and she threw a fit about us forgetting our own forks at home. We ordered to pay for them, but she just walked off angry. We paid a total of $175 for the joke of a party room, lousy seating, teeny, wobbly tables, and food... yet she was furious over us asking for 12 flimsy plastic forks. Wow! We will plan our parties elsewhere in the future. read more

We were in Centralia and wanted to bowl. So, this is where we ended up. It was late on a Friday evening and we were lucky that there was a lane available in the party room. I actually kind of liked it in there because we were separated from all of the other craziness. It was dark, everything was neon, there was music playing, and it was a flat rate of $30 for the rest of the night for 2 of us. We played four games, had some drinks, and had a really fun time. I wish we had a place like this locally. Anyhow, we weren't sure if we wanted to check it out, but I'm glad we did! Fun time. read more

Fairway Lanes - Party room! - Bowling Near Me - Centralia, Washington

Very cute little bowling alley. Definitely a small business type of deal, lots of family members working there together. If you're a regular, you'll see the same, kind, friendly workers. I advise that you (this should be obvious) take things with a grain of salt and be kind to your servers and other workers. I went with a large group once and a few were underage and we were all going to be kicked out because apparently the underages were also drinking (I was unaware & I honestly didn't know who they were). I spoke with the bartender and apologized for the drama, since myself and my overage friends were upset that we'd have to leave even though we truly weren't apart of it. All ended well and I appreciate that bartender every time I return here. She was very understanding and just doing her job. Please have respect for the workers regardless of who you think you are. Aside from that, they do a Rock-n-Bowl that I believe begins around 10pm-2am (double check that cause I can't remember), and it's always a blast! The drinks are amazing and so is the food! If you're real good at handling your alcohol, I advise you try the B*tch Bucket or their other Bucket drinks. Guaranteed to get you drunk lol. Know before you go: For bowling at night you need to call well in advance to book lanes. Try to be spot on on exactly how many people will be bowling so that their process is less stressful and easy to manage. read more

What can I say about a typical bowling alley? Not much, but this one has a certain quality that I'll explain at the end. I'm not sure if the local bowling alley where I live is unique, or if this specific bowling alley is, but it was smaller than my local one...by A LOT! I also found it to not necessarily be as nice of a location. Yeah, it felt maybe slightly newer and cleaner, but it just felt like they fixed up what was already there. But it's a bowling alley...if you can bowl, you're good right? Well, apparently you can't. My friend told me this place recently changed owners and had some work done. It's evident, because more than once during our single game, we had to go ask them to let us have usable pins, or our balls back. But, hey, I can forgive most of that because in the end, I got to bowl. Here's the positives: Brand new bar that looks great. Small, and basically out in the open, but still great. (My local bowling alley kinda tries to hid it behind a few doors. This place was literally like, no doors, you could see it right from a lane that was in front of it. But here's the kicker, the whole reason we came was for some special "blacklight thing" that I didn't understand because my friend just told me "it has blacklights." That was shockingly hard to make available to us, only to not do it because it was MASSIVELY expensive. We got out not having paid anything. That was incredibly nice. It's the reason this has a 6/10, and not lower. Overall, this is a basic bowling alley. I think it's appropriately sized considering the small town it's in. No reason not to check it out if you live near it, and like bowling. read more

Loved this bowling alley. Got the party room for 25 dollars and had 2 bowling lanes in it and was separated from the rest of the area. The food tasted good but took awhile to come. And the shoes were clean and didn't really smell. read more

Loved this bowling alley! All new couches and updated decor everywhere. New bar too! Even a private 2 lane area that can be reserved for your special party. Friendly & courteous Jacob at the front desk told us about special party packages which includes pizza and black lights! So fun for a birthday party! For the adults if you're thirsty, see Antonia at the beautiful updated fully stocked bar. Can't wait to come back with the extended family. The kiddos are gonna love it!! We'll be back! read more

This place was really nice! I hadn't been in over 10 years. Everything worked great and was clean. Food was ok for what you would expect from a bowling alley too. They have a full bar as well as a grill. If you are concerned with Covid at all I would not come though. Only the bartender was wearing a mask out of all the employees and we only saw one other group with them on and it was packed. The kids enjoyed the arcade games too. read more

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We had so much fun here! The new owners did a great job with the makeover and the new bar looks amazing! We had great service, the staff were so fun and friendly. The bartenders make awesome drinks and my husband enjoyed the variety of beers. Our daughter and her friend had so much fun! Excellent service, drinks and food! We're so glad this place is open again, we will definitely be back! read more

Fairway Lanes - Bowling Near Me - Centralia, Washington

Very clean and literally the NICEST most genuine people who own the lanes and Walker's Bar. We cannot say enough good things about this establishment and we can't wait to go back! read more

Love the new owners and all the staff! Bathrooms smell better, remodel is beautiful! Amazing food in a timely manner ( unlike before) and they're super supportive of my weird dietary restrictions! Kitchen and bar staff look up things to help me have variety. They treat league bowlers much better here now, are open to suggestions and super willing to help with anything. I couldn't love thos place any more!! read more

This was our first time here since it has reopened and what an awesome place! From the fun Halloween themed drinks, the delicious food and super friendly staff, everyone definitely made our impromptu family night a blast. Not to mention this was probably the cleanest bowling alley we have ever been too. The new owners have definitely done a great job restoring every nook and cranny of this place and making it a fun environment for every age group. As with every bowling alley Friday and Saturday night fill up quickly, so I would suggest making a reservation ahead of time for a lane. Even if you don't bowl and just want to get out for a bit for a bite and a drink I would highly recommend this place. The chicken wings and garlic fries hit the spot! I can wait to come back and try the other things on the menu :) Thank you Fairway Lanes for a super fun evening, we will most definitely be back! read more

Fairway Lanes - Bowling Near Me - Centralia, Washington

It's actually the smallest bowling alley I've ever been to, but then I'm from California! I appreciate the staff greatly; they are helpful, friendly and just genuinely nice. Appearance wise, it can use an update, but where it counts - the lanes well maintained. And if your interested, the bar makes a good drink!. read more

Quick service, cheap beer, and friendly staff. They were busy when we came in but they still got us a lane, some shoes, and a couple of drinks within a few minutes. I'll definitely be coming back in the future whenever I'm back in town read more