4 stars for the absolute best jalapeno poppers I have ever had. Handmade, dipped in a carnival-like batter that is greasy yet light and airy, and filled with creamy heat, they are surprisingly good. Much much better than expected. Don't get me wrong, this is a bowling alley with bar food, but the attention to detail and homemade aspects shine through in ways that leave you wanting more. Yes, some of the items were not great, like the limp fries, and the overcooked chicken chunks, but honestly, my group was overly enthused with the experience, from the food to the wonderfully welcoming service. We'll be back, definitely to eat and people-watch, but hopefully for bowling as well. (note to reader, make a lane reservation as this place gets PACKED) read more

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I have been going here since I was at least 4. The waiters/waitresses are fast and quick, really nice. The food is priced pretty good, for this economy. It's really good. I once told my dad that I would kill for their fries. And the place gives off a family friendly atmosphere that is just beautiful. read more

Nathan was very friendly and polite throughout the night. We had a great time bowling at Forest View. Also the service was very quick as well. Will come again! Try this place out! read more

Ridiculously overpriced. Not worth it. There are too many other places to choose from. Chuck E Cheese is less expensive and has better pizza, by far read more

Absolutely love this place. I hadn't been here in years before I started working here. Amazing food, great staff and a happy environment read more

Forest View Lanes - Kinda ironic scores! Fast machines and efficient - Bowling Near Me - Temperance, Michigan

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After my golf league the guys said we're going to Forest View Lanes for dinner. I said "the fricken bowling alley?" I kid you not I pull in and the place was packed with Volleyball and people bowling. I get the menu and I was floored with the selection. They actually have a trained chef on staff and the food was proves it. Everything was homemade not pre-made garbage. I am still shocked and surprised that it was that good. I would definitely recommend trying it out. We will be back. read more

Forest view has good food. Yes, it has some bar food choices, but it does very well with more upscale choices. Staff has always been friendly and efficient. I think the biggest knock is the atmosphere.. it is in a bowling alley, but it's the best damn restaurant I've ever seem in a bowling alley! So, if you're good with the atmosphere, it's a great choice. read more

We love love love their Cajun chicken nachos- even to go! They have great food, delicious salads, great burgers and pizza. They also have a great room that you can rent for parties read more

I'm surprised this place only gets 3.5 stars on Yelp. This is arguably the nicest bowling alley I've ever been to plus has a nice full restaraunt and bar that could stand alone in its own right. The place was clean, well lit, plenty of space and lanes, friendly service, reasonably priced and good margaritas served right at our table. We didn't try the food since we had plenty of Thanksgiving fare back at the house in Toledo. We did have 4 margaritas at around $5 apiece which I thought reasonable given they tasted freshly made without a mix. Anyway, I was pleasantly surprised and wishing we had places this spacious and clean in the San Francisco Bay Area. We are here for another few days so hopefully can make it back to try the food next time as the restaraunt looked really good and also quite spacious. read more

I've been coming here for years. Last night a group of 12 of us ate dinner and reserved 2 lanes for bowling. As a group we spent close to 700$. The kitchen was running behind and food took 45 minutes, not that big of a deal. The food was good. We were able to play 99% of 1 game. The lane shut off on the last bowler of the last frame. The last time I bowled there the same situation happened and was told that if it ever happens again to let them know and they would turn on the lane to finish our game. I let them know we only had one more bowler and was told that we had to reserve another hour to finish our game. We were told the lane was already reserved and that's why we couldn't finish. We all finished our drinks and 30 minutes later the lane was still empty. Food is good, good place for volleyball. Horrible place to bowl. read more

They have good food,the service is great,they try to keep it clean it's hard sometimes when your packed but they find a way. It's fun there.

Can't say what the foods like, didn't get mine for over an hour. Our service was slow and terrible. 20 min wait for drinks.

I've only been to Forrest View a handful of times but after this lash visit I'm just going to make this my new regular bowling alley. I love coming here despite the 25-30 minute drive to get there and honestly think it's worth the drive 100%. Monday-Thursday they have a $10 special for all you can bowl which is just unheard of at most bowling alleys here in Toledo where I live. The lanes are always in great shape and you have very few if any issues with the ball return/pin setter. The customer service is also superb as well as the food! Definitely check this place out and don't forget they're open late everyday read more

Mediocre, overpriced burgers. The cheese balls are the only thing on the menu actually worth trying.

Always try to hit up the bowling alley for a few fun games with the family - and this holiday season was no different. We were excited to hear about the new restaurant menu, bu unfortunately they weren't serving food until after we were done... guess that means we will just have to try the food next time. Quite busy for Christmas Eve but we were still able to get a lane and have a blast. read more

Forest View Lanes - Bowling Near Me - Temperance, Michigan

We stopped here for a round of bowling and some craft brews. It was a Wednesday afternoon during winter break for schools, so there were quite a few families with kids. We had about a ten-minute wait for a lane, but they provided a pager for convenience. The craft beers are reasonably priced and they have a good selection. We were surprised that it was $5 per game for bowling, with no discount for having your own shoes. This is higher than the average price we pay for bowling. The lane conditions were fine. They have plenty of parking and they are a great venue during warmer months as they have many other events going on. read more

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Great bowling alley with full bar and restaurant. Came on a Wednesday evening and the service was impeccable. Five of us bowled for an hour and we had a great time. We rented shoes and they appeared to be new. The bowling alley & bathrooms were very clean. Great place for family fun! read more

20 lanes offering league and open bowling. I am not a good bowler, so I will not comment on whether this is a good 'house' or not, but I always enjoy bowling there. Seperate large bar area with many TV's. Snack bar with many bowling friendly greasy foods! Buckets of beer. 6 for $13. Sand volleyball leagues offered. Birthday parties welcomed. read more

Forest View Lanes - Bowling Near Me - Temperance, Michigan

Came in for dinner. We ordered the pretzel sticks for an app and they were delicious. We ordered loaded grilled cheese sandwich with frys and the Mrs got the chicken bruschetta sub with chips. Both were delicious. Ordered a chocolate cake slice to go and it was the tiniest sliver of cake I've ever seen. read more

First time customer. Obviously a locals area hangout meaning service at bar was questionable and slow conversations with regulars which is fine but annoying to new customers. Customer retention will not be increased due to this. Food order- basic orders and items. I tail Ian sun ...over toasted, extremely greasy meats on sub. Basic hamburger , mentioned twice medium well...well done to burnt crisp , black outer. French fries...over fried , so small of fries we could have used spoons to eat actually. waitress at table was a plus ...she did have issues , as to many other venues , with remote order/scan/ printer device. there you have it was not really wanting to eat here but our volleyball game was canceled and decided to try...should of went with my gut feeling. This is pretty normal for any dining establishments in this immediate area for years. hope this helpful and I do not review at all normally , but had to finally read more

Chicken & Pear Panini: the sandwich I think about at least once per week. Typical bar atmosphere, good waitstaff, oodles of beer on tap, appetizers are tasty! I've heard you can bowl there, too! /s. read more

Went in expecting a fun bowling experience (it was my first time ever going bowling and heard great reviews) and the website had said they'd be open literally until 2:30 am but we were only given 30 minutes and charged the full amount. Also there was nobody working the register when we left or during the time we were there. read more

So excited to come back here! I had been hearing people talk about all the fun new changes. My experience was not disappointing and it left me feeling very spoiled! With no shortage of entertainment, amazing food, and good service! My night was nothing but fun! read more

I have always had a great experience up until the last few weeks, but recently the associates have been very rude. I went to play volleyball with my friends and two workers walked up to them and said they had to pay $5. (Which they are under 21) when it is $10 for people under 21. They obviously have no respect for customers or their job. Highly dissatisfied and disappointed. read more

Food is not great for the price. Service absolutely stinks. Very slow and good luck getting a refill on your drink. You can stand at the counter and stand there and stand there and the girls are sitting back at the desk ignoring the counter. Lanes are very sticky so don't plan on sliding at all unless you bring supplies to help. read more

6 of us walked in. 5 people of color 1 Caucasian. Both attendants at the desk did not speak to none of us while were standing at the counter . We had to initiate the conversation to start bowling. They just looked at us and continued to look at their phone. One white girl long hair and one y'all white guy curly shoulder length hAir. Just disrespectful and rude! Here's an update on our experience at Forest View lanes. The owner has presented a gift card and has invited us to come back. We will do soon. It is very nice gesture on his behalf. read more

I have a mixed review full of goods and bads. Recently went in on a Wednesday night after leagues arriving around 9 pm with a group of 11 (all over 21) as a work outing. PROS: Arrived and was pleasantly surprised with the price of bowling ($8 for 2 hours including shoes AND 1 Drink.) GREAT DEAL! Happy to pay it! The lanes were good lanes to my and my co-workers standards but none of us are very serious bowlers, we were just there for a fun time. Food was excellent and super reasonably priced Drink prices were very reasonable as well. A large selection of $2-$3 drink choices AND NOW FOR THE CONS: For starters the house bowling balls could use some replacing. Not a huge deal but probably 90% of the bowling balls going down the lanes were house balls and the ones I was using about wore a hole in my middle and ring fingers. THE MUSIC! I wasn't sure when I entered downtown Toledo but according to the 10 vulgar hardcore rap songs in a row I was in the ghetto. FINALLY THE BAR STAFF: Great drink prices if it didn't take me 20 minutes to get one. The bar staff was extremely slow and I'm pretty sure the blonde bar tender with skater pants and a hoodie was high as a kite. I finally saw a waitress at the complete opposite end and flagged her down and "bribed" her telling her "I will give you $15 dollars if you come by our table every 15 minutes because we were all ordering drinks." OVERALL: We had a great time and will probably go again. And I know it was a Wednesday so probably not the "A" squad for staff but there was a lot more money to be made. read more

I'm dropping the rating of Forest View's Bar and Grill for a couple of reasons... First, the beer is still great. However, there's mass chaos around it. Some beers are only inside, some beers are only outside, different beers on the "updated" Beer Menus site than the paper print-out. Staff are still typically clueless about the beer and what they currently have. Most of the time you have to go up to the bar because waitresses here seem to never come back to your table. So, still good beer, but not a great place to drink it. read more

I am highly alarmed by the experience I had tonight, 12/27, where the employees sat us all together as a party of 7. We did not ask to be seated this way and understand Michigan COVID regulations. We were rudely told we were breaking state policy, told to personally separate the tables and food while being watched. This is as there was a party of 9 seated all together throughout their time across from us, never asked to separate. This is unacceptable treatment for a situation we never caused on top of unequal treatment to different patrons. read more

The food is very good , but I suggest eating in while you bowl. We ordered 2 salads and 4,sandwiches and were told 40 minutes for pickup. Very reasonable, put at the 75 minute mark I'm getting a little disturbed. Finally got our order , went home to find 2 items missing. They were very apologetic but I still had to drive back and finally got home 2 hours after my original our time. Disorganized and poor oversight lead to a very disappointing evening. read more

Came here for a late afternoon drink and snack yesterday! Sat at the bar and ordered a thing of deep fried mushrooms and a beer. The bar tender was very friendly and helpful. She recommended the best beers, let us sample some, and even discussed fun things to do outside of town/future events being held. My bf and I both agreed that she was the nicest bar maid we'd had in a long time. The variety of beer was excellent and the beer battered mushrooms were awesome! Most restaurants/bars give u about 6 mushrooms. This place gave us an entire basket full, enough to hold us over from eating for about a while other hour! I was highly satisfied with our visit and we will definitely be back! I would also like to mention, they are an awesome place to hold Volleyball leagues as well. I have played here several times and absolutely loved it! read more

Been wanting to go to this place for a while We arrive 430 on a Friday night there was only one other couple in the restaurant Two waitresses came and took our order two sandwiches and coffee they brought the coffee they did not come back to our table for over an hour The manager of the restaurant sat in the bowling alley and played on his phone for an hour At 545 we left the restaurant never to come back again Was hoping Bedford could have another good restaurant guess not‼ read more

Great food! Service is always outstanding! Great chef working on always making the best tasting food they can produce. I'll be back when in the area! read more

Ordered take out. Kafta Sliders, Onion Rings, Mushrooms, and Sweet Potato Tots. It was all excellent. Rings and Mushrooms were hand breaded, not frozen. Sliders were outstanding. I highly recommend. read more

My wife and I ate lunch there today and we were Pleasantly Surprised! We kept hearing they had a new menu so we tried it. We Both had burgers and homemade onion petals. Give this restaurant A try and you can also go bowling. read more

This place is the best kept secret for a craft beer bar in southern michigan and the toledo area. They really keep up with the new and best beers in michigan. Nothing close in the area period. Had a burger and it was very good. Not a Gordons burger. Handmade with chips and a pickle on a fresh bun. All for 4.99. Wow. Rich is doing great things here. read more

I went in with my family on a Sunday afternoon, and was very pleased with everything. The service was quick and pleasant. We rented a lane for two hours, but with 5 people, we were only able to play 2.5 games. We wanted to finish our last game, so I inquired about paying a little extra to finish up. They were definitely willing to do that, but were having computer issues trying to get the charge right. During that time, we decided to just leave bc we had other plans. We weren't upset at all, but the employee or manager gave us some discount cards to come back with money off of games. This was totally unnecessary as we were not unhappy. This was, however, excellent customer service and greatly appreciated! Thanks Forest View! We can't wait to come back! read more

Very busy but nice waitress. Was told an hour wait for bowling but it had almost been two.

Our first time here, and we had a great time with our 3-year-old daughter. It was her first time bowling, and the manager, Austin, was more than friendly, gracious and accommodating. Our server was also exceedingly friendly and efficient. The food was standard bowling alley fare, and the prices were reasonable. Plus you can't beat the package prices for bowling. We will definitely be back. read more

Great food, great service, & great atmosphere! Always enjoy our time, weather it's bowling or a simple date night out for a couple drinks and dinner. Outstanding waitstaff, & our favorite bartender, Justin! read more