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Gator Bowling Center

3.4 (9 reviews)
Open • 10:00 am - 10:00 pm

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Pinboy's At the Beach - They show different versions of scoring screens

Pinboy's At the Beach

3.5(73 reviews)
8.7 mi

We've been here a couple of times now during Beach week. We…read moregot here around 1:30 in the afternoon on a Tuesday and it was quite. Plenty of balls/sizes to choose from and rental shoes were in good shape. They have a grill with a good selection of snacks, sandwiches and pizza. Draft and bottled Beers are also available. We ended up playing a couple of games. Lanes and seating areas were clean. Service was friendly. We had a good time here and really need to make it a stop for every Beach week.

I like bowling. This bowling ally needs an update. They also have poor service. Just calling to ask…read morequestions had a person that acted like he did not want to be helpful. Then when we got there it did not get any better. Not a single smile in the place. So we put our name on the waiting list but the guy could not tell us what the wait time would be. He did not even want to give us an estimate. We actually left to go home but my friends called 40 minutes later and said they just got a text saying they had a lane open. So we drove all the way back. The bathrooms were dirty. The whole place looks like it needs help. Even the ceiling tiles are dirty and stained. The allies are very close. In my pictures you see a chair that you can sit in but it is not for an adult because you cannot get around the person easily to get to the bowling start point. So we had to stand and we were on top of each other. We had to become friends with the people next to us so we could spread out and have room to stand. We enjoyed each other so we had an ok time but We ALL agreed that we will never go back there again. THere are other bowling allies . I do have one positive thing to say The snack bar person was nice. We got a pitcher of soda and she was happy and trying to make sure our drink had the perfect amount of ice.

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Pinboy's At the Beach - 32 lanes

32 lanes

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Apex Entertainment Virginia Beach - Games...

Apex Entertainment Virginia Beach

3.3(154 reviews)
5.1 mi

This is an entertainment venue with lots of different activities. From bowling, mini golf, laser…read moretag, arcade games, bumper cars, VR experiences, etc.. I am basing my review on the activities that me and my daughter experienced. There is lots of parking at the event and it is free.. which is great to see.... Walking in, we were shocked at how expensive everything was. You are literally spending $50+ per hour per person. We did the mini golf. The course was very small. 18 holes in the dark with glow in the dark balls. It started out great but when we reached around hole 6 a group of 12-15 teenagers came in and started speed running through the course.. they were hitting their balls all over the place. My daughter and I had to step aside for and let them speed their way through. After that there were a couple of older kids that were hitting their balls very hard and they were flying off the course.. one of those balls almost hit my daughter in the head.. they really need some supervision in the mini golf room. Otherwise somebody is going g to get seriously injured... Next we want to the arcade section. My daughter loved the VR experience items. But at $5+ dollars for 5 mins.... It adds up really fast. They have a little store where you can get prizes in exchange for tickets. But the big problem is that there are very few machines that actually give you tickets when you play them. There were a couple of claw machines that gave you a chance to win 100'or so tickets. But when you need thousands of tickets to buy anything.. you are literally spending a lot of money. Most of the machines were claw based machines where you could win a prize or the coin push machines which are hard to win anything out of. Overall, I was not a big fan of Apex. It is very expensive for what you get.. you can easily spend over $100 per hour in this place to try all the different things. Unless you have a big promo or coupon that gives you a huge discount.... It is not worth the money. The other big issue is that there is very little supervision of all the kids running around. Most of the staff look like they are high school students working a summer job. Like I mentioned earlier, my daughter almost getting hit in the head with a golf ball is unacceptable!!! Highly don't recommend coming here unless you can get a huge discount.

One thing missing is an information desk. And if they had one, I never saw it…read more I only did the bowling activity which was fun; there are so many lanes and a VIP room with additional lanes. The cost was per lane vs per person and you pay at the counter in the bowling area. If you're in the military/a vet let them know as you get a DISCOUNT. Not only that, but shoe rental and sock are free, (normally around $3.50 each). Since I didn't go in with intentions to bowl I didn't bring any, but was able to get a free pair since my cousins benefit applied to everyone in the party. The socks are actually cute (to me). It was very busy on a Friday evening and the crowd seemed to be teens and adults. Very few small kids. The servers come to the lanes to take orders, and the tablet at the bowling lane has a button to press for their help. Since it was taking long, we just ordered drinks from the bar nearby. The food, ordered later was simple, but good. -Sunset strawberry sangria is good, but could use more strawberry flavor. - Mozzarella sticks are no different then what you'd get at the grocery store and for the price the amount given isn't enough. - Wings, got a double order, 1/2 sweet chili, 1/2 garlic parmesan. I've often seen the latter on menus and steered clear because it didn't sound appealing. However, since it was ordered (for the group) I figured I'd give it a try. It was Soooooo good that I before I left I placed a to go order. Servers and staff were overall kind, but very busy. Lots of running and trying to take care of everyone. There weren't many smiles, but I imagine they were focused on the task at hand. Anyway, be kind and be patient. If you're staying at a nearby hotel let them know your going to Apex. I did (as I inquired about directions) and was given afree pass for laser tag, which I gave away.

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Circuit Social - Beer and 2 sangrias wall

Circuit Social

3.7(145 reviews)
8.8 mi
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Heard about this place and wanted to try it out. We figured it would be fairly slow given it is a…read morelong holiday weekend and a lot of people would be out of town on vacation, but we were wrong. Good size crowd but still plenty of room and game to easily get to and play. Started off with great service at the front desk, I believe the guys name is Cleary. He was very welcoming. We explained this was our first time in and asked for recomendations. He was very friendly and cordial and explained how everything worked. At the end of the visit we realized he gave great advice that allowed us to fully enjoy our visit. The vibe and ambiance was really good and had the true arcade feel. People were laughing and having lots of fun just like us. There were people enjoying food and drinks and relaxing in groups in the dining area, playing duck pin bowling, video games including guitar hero, playing pinball, skeetball, basketball shoot and football throwing games. I mean there was real fun being had by all including us. Didn't have food but had beer and played pinball and video games. I really like the beer taps because there were a lot of choices and I tried several different ones because you pour as little or as much as you want. I did about six oz pours and tried several ones. We will definitely be visiting Circuit Social again to get out and have fun and take our mind off things. Thank you for a good time. we needed it!!

Super fun place! They have a ton of old school games mixed in with new ones. This is a really cool…read morespot.

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Dave & Buster's Virginia Beach

Dave & Buster's Virginia Beach

2.5(515 reviews)
7.9 mi
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Had a good time at D&B Virginia Beach! Good selection of games, some of the games were a bit wonky…read moreand would just not work even after scanning but overall it was a good time! Love going on a Sunday or Wednesday for Half Price Games, always able to spend a good chunk of time here which makes it worth it for a date night!

1. Our event has 22 children but there was only one person assigned to our event. While I think she…read moredid her best and was very kind, she was still only one person. 2.We did the stack n play 1030-1230 party and we never received the chocolate syrup, strawberries, or whip cream(I was told it was still frozen and she did bring out a small plate after I asked with what she could gather from the frozen whip cream) we should have had pancakes, syrup, chocolate syrup, whip cream, sprinkles, strawberries, and Oreo crumbles per the website. 3.The drink containers were not filled until after the kids had already eaten and were asking for a beverage. 4. I kept the children at the table because the food was to be served at 1045 but was not served until 1100 which made it more difficult for us to stay on schedule. 5. The "unlimited" green games was very unfortunate as the amount of green games was extremely minimal. I was very shocked at how little games were actually green. It would be very nice if after the $10 is spent that the kids could still play any game but just not receive tickets. That truly limited them and was such a bummer. 6. Multiple cards (to include my birthday boys bracelet) stopped working even for green games. While they worked to fix this it took away even more of their playing time which was very frustrating. The employees also wanted to know which kid and which games specifically thinking it was a game issue so that too took time to work through. 7. The gratuity auto placed on the receipt is not just on food but also on the cost of the game cards which is strange. In addition it is not listed as gratuity but something else which had I not prepared for that ahead of time I would have missed this entirely. 8. I ordered 3 platters (grapes/strawberries/cheese) and bacon (but this was per person pricing of a side) it would be very nice if you offered some sides options in addition to the two pancakes per person for this breakfast party. The other times have so many options and this one I had to piece together to feel complete. Over all the host for our party was very kind and worked her best for us I feel. But there were multiple unfortunate frustrations for us which was a bummer.

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The Injustice arcade machine.

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Strikers Pro Shop - Fitting for the bowling ball drilling for improved comfort and reaction

Strikers Pro Shop

4.0(2 reviews)
8.7 mi
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The workmanship is one of the few positive qualities of this shop. He does a good job but never…read moreanswers the phone and is almost never punctual when it comes to the times stated as open for business. Those two qualities are where this shop could use some major improvement. HOWEVER, the shop is easy to find; it's located inside the bowling alley towards the back of the building. Pricing is very reasonable with fast timelines for most services. Wide assortment of products available to choose from to include a discount on services if you purchase the item from their store. I would consider giving a higher rating easily if timeliness and service via phone were to improve. Maybe if they were to consider forwarding phones to the front desk of the bowling alley when they were going to step away from the shop it would be easier to communicate with the technician.

Strikers has been drilling my equipment for over 20 years now, and Danny always provides excellent…read morecustomer service in addition to being one of the few pro shop operators to carry the advanced IBPSIA certification. His move from a location inside AMF Lynnhaven to Pinboys at the Beach has made it a lot more convenient for me to visit his shop since I bowl a league at Pinboys. I highly recommend Strikers to bowlers of all skill levels.

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Strikers Pro Shop - Custom layouts for increased performance

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Strikers Pro Shop Virginia Beach, Va

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