Landmark is a slice oif my childhood. I went for bowling. Nice meeting place. Prices. Drink specials. Fast service. Lames were full read more

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As much as I was looking forward to bowling with my kids, the man at the front desk did NOT want us there. The website says 9pm we arrived shortly after 7. He said it's 21 and up after 8 (multiple times) I tried to pivot with paying for 2 games for the remaining time. He said no. We tried to compromise and have just the kids to a lane, it was a bumper issue. He gave the run around multiple times for multiple scenarios. Stuck, we decided to go to the arcade. Pretty expensive older machines but made the best of it. While we played the games to waste time the bouncer made it very known we had to leave at 8 ( we still had 20 minutes) we left very disappointed and feeling extremely unwelcome read more

Landmark Lanes - Website screenshot of wrong time. - Bowling Near Me - Milwaukee, Wisconsin

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I always have a great time at landmark lanes! Whether I am bowling or just hanging out at the back bar, the drinks are great, the people are interesting and the juke box is hitting! read more

What a classic old school Milwaukee bowling alley. We had so much at our friends annual bowling birthday party. The lanes are well kept, and the bar is always stocked. What else do you need at a bowling alley!? read more

Called beforehand, checked their website and they both said it was 21+ AFTER 9:00pm!!! Showed up at around 8:11pm with my son and the rude bouncer stopped us and asked for our ID's. He said it was 21+ after 8:00pm. I told him myself clearly it wasn't 21+ in there because there were like 10 kids in the building without their parents and the website said differently. (That's considered false information) He was snarky and basically pushed us out of the place At the very least they could've updated their website so I didn't have to drive 30 minutes out just to be thrown out. Won't be returning! read more

Very expensive for bowling. 5 people, 2 lanes, cost us almost $60. Plus they don't charge by lane, so it was 3 on one lane and 2 on the other. My group got it switched up at the lanes and our game ended halfway through and they said there was nothing they could do, and we basically paid $10 each for half a game. read more

Landmark Lanes - Showing our game ended early, and it was after close, but we weren't done with our game - Bowling Near Me - Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Staff is great! Very chill area and great bowling space. Love the location. Not busy when we went (5pm on a Friday). Recommend! read more

Landmark Lanes - Bowling area - Bowling Near Me - Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Favorite bowling alley in the area! Located near so many great food options and bars! Drinks are also great at bar! They have certain deals on certain days! read more

What an oddly great place. If you want to bowl, play classic video games and experience and old school bar, this is it. Bowling is great and you can feel the smoke of the 1970's. The video game area is fun, but small. The bar has pool tables and is truly a throwback to the 1970's. No real food options that I saw, other than vending machines. Service is fine but basic. If you want to bowl get there early or you will wait. Fun. Not expensive, but not cheap. Go. read more

I had some time to kill because my lunch restaurant across the street had the wrong the hours on the website so I stopped here not knowing what to expect because the door says 95 years old. It's down stairs with an arcade room, bowling alley and huge bar. The huge bar has 4 pool tables and is dark and divey which I like. The young woman with glasses who only works Sundays was very friendly and you could talk with her because I was the only one at the bar. The reason for 4 stars is because it's a throw back in time and the friendly bartender. If I lived in the area it would be a cool hangout spot read more

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I look at as Land Mark Lanes has a long rich great history, and having Diamond Smart Bar Tables, it will help improve the business for promoting pool! Upgrade Bowling too, it all helps the business! I also want to be safe, so any really good security measures will help for us customers who put money into the business! The employees and owners are really nice though, that's a really great thing to have!!! read more

If you actually bowl and play any amount of hook DONT come here. No oil whatsoever. Not even sure they have a machine to oil the lanes. If you are coming here for kid's it's fine. Not sure why more bowling lanes don't have reviews from bowlers especially for out of town folk. read more

Fun family atmosphere for some bowling Friendly staff and nice bowling lanes, bowling balls and little weathered read more

This place has a variety of options like bowling, arcade games, pool, and darts. It was fun to spend a few hours there and it was a chill no fuss environment. we really enjoyed it! read more

Great spot that matches the Milwaukee vibe really well. Acceptable tap list and drinks but nothing special here. They have a bunch of activities to do here including bowling, pool, darts, and a karaoke bar some nights. Vibe is dark and divey - a great spot to hang with friends. Overall, definitely worth a visit in Milwaukee because of the vibe and the activities - great spot to hang out with friends. Go elsewhere if you want good food or fancy drinks and come here after. read more

This bowling alley has some of the worst quality lanes in Milwaukee, it doesn't seem like they've ever oiled their lanes and the customer service is subpar. read more

Had an amazing time- there were 11 of us, got drinks, played two rounds of bowling with shoes, and arcade games for less than $150. So fun and affordable. Also shout out to Ron who was working the desk. He was so patient with our kids needing to exchange their shoes for different sizes, and get reimbursed for games that didn't work in the arcade. He even fixed a toy that broke for two of our girls. By the end of the evening we were calling him uncle Ron. read more

This is definitely a Milwaukee classic. You have to stop in and check out any one of the three active bars at this location, or the bowling alley, or the wonderful game room area. Yes, you could even play skee ball. read more

The whole place was very dirty and icky. I didn't even want to order a drink. Tbh I wouldn't recommend. It looked like a health hazard and the bouncers/security guards were rude. I felt unwelcome the moment I stepped foot in this place. read more

Came to this place with a co-wrker after a long day to relax and enjoy ourselves our server was Rosalie (brown hair, shitty attitude)) first off my co wrkers drink was watery as ever no liquor at all, we told her about it she continued to keep the shitty attitude and ignore us the barback finally approached us and gave her a new satisfying drink. Other then that music was flowing drinks where a 3 out of 10 bowling was alive at 11 o clock and we at least tried to enjoy the rest of the evening. read more

Landmark Lanes - The worst bartender they've hired since idk when - Bowling Near Me - Milwaukee, Wisconsin

We had a blast at landmark lanes the other night. Pretty affordable, cheap bar, overall a great time and vibe. The arcade is huge and karaoke is great, they don't have food but they allow food to be brought in from other places. read more

Incredible experience, we arrived right when they opened and the staff was very friendly. Great spot with a good atmosphere that I most definitely would recommend to anybody visiting Milwaukee!! read more

First time here, came with friends from out-of-town, 4 adults and 4 kids (10, 7, 6, and 3) Bowling: Pros 1) Half priced games from 5-7pm at least on Tuesday when we went Cons 1) Kids bowling balls all have gouges and cracks in them causing them to head to the gutter 99% of the time. 2) My friends who brought their own bowling balls (kids and adults) were told not to use their own balls because the ball return got stuck 2x 3) The lanes seem slanted or tilted, it's an old alley but there is zero percent chance the lanes were even close to level 4) Their bumper system is broken so my 6 and 3 year old lasted 4 frames since the gouged balls just headed to the gutter Arcade - games were fairly priced and all the classics were there and working Bar - Tuesday was $3 pints so this made up for a lot of the bad experiences bowling. They had plenty of variety and also had darts and pool available. Vending machines - $1 each for a large bag of Skittles and M&M's was a great value Location - plenty of parking on street, don't have to pay after 6pm, right around the corner from Crossroads Collective which has a great variety of restaurants Overall if you have kids don't bring them here for bowling, but the arcade is nice and the location has plenty of other great places to visit within walking distance (check out Sip and Purr Cafe if you are in the area) read more

I go here on Thursdays for karaoke and baby it's fab!!! No judgement zone for sure, lots of great talents and great bar staff. Oh yea amazing deals also, you definitely wanna check this place out for a fun evening with friends for family. read more

Was having a great night but saw some idiot run down the Bowling Alley? Some people I guess, smh my head. Anyway, great time at darts, pool, and good drinks. Would go again! read more

If you're looking for the perfect dive bar, you've come to the right spot. If you're looking for a place to play pool and/or darts, youve come to the right spot (they have like 8 tables) If you're looking for fun bowling and don't care about your lane being uneven or chewing up your ball, you've come to the right spot. read more

Fun spot downtown for bowling, games, and more! Came specifically for the bowling which was super cheap -- $4.50 per game ($2 during happy hour Mon-Thurs 5-7 pm) and $2 for shoe rentals! We paid for 2 games upfront and had no issues adding a third later on. There are about 16 lanes or so and the bowling area has a cute vintage feel to it. Equipment maybe a little older as there were a few times when the pins were set up that 1 would accidentally get knocked over before we actually bowled a ball, but we didn't mind the extra help :) I do wish their bowling ball selection was a bit more organized and expansive. I was looking for lighter options and could not find any -- not all the balls had the weights labeled clearly so unsure if they didn't have any/were already taken/I overlooked them. The lightest ones I found were 10 lbs. We stayed and played some of their arcade games too which ranged from pinball to skeeball to foosball and more! Some machines take bills and some only take change but there is an ATM and change machine on site. There were also plenty of people there just to enjoy food/drinks or play pool. We walked since we live close by so did not have to worry about parking but only street parking around like a lot of areas of downtown. read more

Do not waste your time. This place wreaks of cigarettes worse than an old Vegas casino. Literally half of the "arcade" games were out of order and none of the staff seemed to care at all. Also somehow in the middle of the day they were out of bowling lanes. Just a really gross creepy vibe. Do not take your kiddos read more

Customer service is not good. Cashier talking to friend instead of helping customer.

Been here multiple times. Came on 3/8/23. Had my group's IDs checked at the door. Came with my two friends. My friends has to go back to the car, so we ordered our drinks while they were gone at the bar. I ordered two rail mixers and a mini-pitcher for the group. They did not ask me for my ID. Later on, my friends returned and tried to order drinks, the bartender grilled her, asked her who the drinks were for and who was paying, then asked for her ID--which had been checked to get in. She informed her of this. The bartender wanted to check anyway "Bc ppl are bowling" my friend informed her that she was not bowling and just wanted a drink. The bartender refused to serve her. A few moments later another employee approached our table saying that because it was after 9 and bowling was over they were checking IDs. We informed her that our IDs had already been checked, at this point it was 10:30 so well after 9pm anyway. We called BS and she said another employee claimed to have seen my friend coming from bowling. WE DID NOT BOWL, and no one in my group even walked to that side of the building. The employee then said that the doorman was unreliable and known to leave the door unattended which is why they check again inside (??? Hire a new door man idk?). My friend then spoke with the manager who repeatedly cut my friend off and spoke over her when trying to voice her concerns and how she felt harassed. To check someone's ID multiple times a night at a basement bowling alley is ludicrous. We were the only table approached and we just happened to be of color (:/) I have truly never felt so offended in an establishment in my life. I would not recommend. read more

Landmark Lanes - The bar tender who approached to check our IDs a second time. - Bowling Near Me - Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Very disappointed with our experience last night. We usually love to come here to do karaoke but last night was a different story. The man running karaoke put his hands on me multiple times. I simply went up to him and asked why he was straight up ignoring my friend that was trying to request a song. Before ignoring her he also goes 'you're going to show that much skin?' She was wearing an off the shoulder sweater. Not really sure why he would even care what anyone is wearing or have a reason to sexualize guests. We all ended up walking to a different area because of it. When I went back up and asked him why he acted like that he shoved me multiple times out of the bar. It's completely disrespectful and should not be tolerated. read more

Make sure you bring 2 forms of ID if you're from out of state and are trying to get in after 9. They will not accept literally anything else but a license and another form of identification like a passport. Kind of a bummer as I usually don't make a habit of carrying one and have not had any issues anywhere else. read more

Perfect place for a low-key fun night! They have so many activities it's sure to keep everyone in your group entertained.

Pretty gross vibe and smells really weird in there. It's run-down, rude bouncer, and had bad drinks.

So it's like this smelly, divey, old dump but like it's full of hipsters, kids, randoms and none of the above. You Really have to watch your bar tab here because you stand a strong chance of getting charged for something that isn't yours. There's bowling... it's pretty dark. There's an event room, I went for an adult prom once. It served it's purpose. There's a big bar and dart boards. I've come here several times because someone else that I knew was having some sort of "thing' here, but it definitely wouldn't be my top choice of places to go, ever :) read more

Kinda divy, but really fun! We had to wait for ages to bowl, but we just drank beer and played pool in the interim. There were lots of restaurants nearby to grab non bar food while we waited. read more

Landmark is a fun spot. It is definitely divey -- you get that feel as you walk down the stairs. They have darts, pool, arcade games, and of course bowling. There is a little bit of everything for everyone. Their drinks are relatively cheap and service is quick. Playing pool can be a bit intimidating since it seems like the same 6 guys spend most of their time there. If you feel intimidated go to the room that isn't furthest in the back -- the one that is closer to the bowling alley sans darts. I definitely want to spend more time here -- especially during those bitter winter months! read more

Parking on the East side is never great. Landmark Lanes is no exception. I recommend taking an Uber or Lyft. Great beer selection and specials. Was able to get a pitcher of Founders All Day IPA for $10. Good beer at a good price. The bowling set up/procedure is interesting. I've always paid at the start of bowling so paying afterwards is a new concept for me. Went up to the counter, asked for my size in shoes (they have 1/2 sizes!) and then I stood there like an idiot because I was waiting to be told how much I owed. So I asked and then I was told you pay afterwards. Something to be noted, lots of alleys have a maximum of 6 people on a lane, their maximum is 5. There are fun themes to pick from for your scoring screen. Jukebox has a great music selection and isn't outrageously overpriced. Overall a fun night of beer, bowling, music and pool. read more

This review is nothing short of a love letter. An ode. I think landmark is the greatest bar in Milwaukee, hell the greatest bar on earth. Yes there is so much to do here, arcade, bowling, pool, darts. You name it they have it. But landmark is more than that, it is a colony (underground) of contentment. For me landmark is a bit of a safe haven, I can go to landmark, quickly walk past the bathrooms, and I am transported in to a place where I can forget about the world, be around interesting characters and be served by the greatest bar tenders, bar tenders that are now close friends. Landmark is not for everyone. They don't have fancy cocktails, the stools are ripping, and sometimes it smell a little on the funky side. For me though, it is where I feel at peace, where I can relax and I am not the only one that thinks that way. Landmark is a regular bar, the place is always flooded with familiar faces, filled with working hard people that want to have a drink and escape the harsh world for a while. So come have a drink. I will be sitting at the corner of the bar. read more

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Went there with our friends and our daughters and had a horrible experience. The staff mainly the person at the front desk was completely rude from the start. There was a misunderstanding and when we tried to get it resolved the guy immediately started yelling at us and using profanity in front of our kids. When I asked to speak to the manager he told me to go and find him myself and he called the "security" guy and told him to make us leave. I was never disrespectful towards this individual and felt completely humiliated and my daughter was scared. Just completely unacceptable actions from the staff and the conditions of the whole place are poor and filthy. read more