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    2.6 (128 reviews)
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    Management is awful . Food and drinks were decent and venue is awesome ! Management needs to go ! Who the hell put this person in management ? I was told to leave after paying for an hour of bowling . I understand vaping isn't allowed and that was the reason I was told to leave after sneaking one modest hit off of my vape . This manager YELLED AT ME from across this massive space we are in. " IT'd BE COOL IF YOU DIDN'T VAPE. " Look I get it . I can't vape , it's the rules " What process or protocol in this position would warrant YELLING at a guest . I can't imagine how he speaks to staff . Trash this man. He continued to eyeball me after giving me a very antagonistic warning to not vape. We had paid for one hour of bowling and was just about to begin. It made my girlfriend very uncomfortable cause he kept sneaking and eyeballing us . We were about to start the time we had just purchased . I was told my I would get a refund i have yet to receive for a service I didn't get . Manager looks like a South Park character who is like some kind of VAPE HALL MONITOR . Management has zero tact or customer service skills . Words were exchanged more than once . Learn how to approach your guests ! A wonderful venue but no people inside cause y'all suck . Very disappointing. I understand the rules that warrants removing a person from a venue but learn how to problem solve without losing your cool. It's a nice quality to have on a resume for a position of this stature . Do better . Be better .

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    DR S.

    Kentucky alumna here! Visited Lexington last weekend and spent the afternoon watching basketball at LexLive. Everything from the food to the service (Jazmine and her trainee were fantastic) to the atmosphere were great. Even with an event at Rupp we were able to find parking and get a table quickly. It was so much fun to be there during the tournament and lovely to see UK fans cheer on other teams, even though our team had not advanced. Most impressive was the crowd. You could have heard a pin drop during the national anthem, as everyone respectfully took a minute. But once it was over the crowd erupted with cheers. Completely heartwarming and reminds me why I love Kentucky. We will definitely try to make our way back there soon. Hopefully, we will get to cheer on Kentucky next time. Best way to spend the afternoon watching sports.

    Adult chicken tenders and fries and kids chicken tenders and fries.

    Service was slow. Got 1 refill after several asks. Picture shows my adult meal, $16, and my daughter's kids meal, $9. Notice both have 2 chicken tenders and fries. My meal was supposed to be regular fries too. The hot brown was awful! Bread on the bottom was soggy and the mornay sauce was bland. Not coming back for dinner.

    Blood Habanero Boneless Wings
    Fat Man Reviews K.

    The Fat Man and his wife wanted to grab lunch and catch a matinee movie. Lex Live in downtown Lexington allows you to do both. Lex Live Game Day Sports Bar offers several options on its menu: TVs, drinks, and gaming or movie entertainment for the whole family. We started with an order of Blood Orange Habanero boneless wings. The wings were a good size and cooked well, with a nice crunch to the breading. They had a sweetness on the front end with a low but lingering heat on the back end that was not overpowering. There is an excellent tangy orange flavor throughout the entire dish. The wings were coated with a good amount of sauce on them. My wife tried the Lex Live Burger. She ordered it to be cooked medium and fully dressed with pepper jack cheese and sweet potato fries. The burger came with two 4oz patties. Her fries were cooked and seasoned well with a slight crunch. The burger was cooked past medium, dry, and without much flavor. The veggies were crisp and fresh. The brioche bun was stale and too big for the burgers, causing the burger-to-bun ratio to be off. I had the lunch portion, Fish and Chips. This dish has beer-battered cod, fries, tarter sauce, slaw, and lemon. The fries were crispy on the outside, had a soft interior, and were seasoned well. The cod pieces were big and fried to a nice golden brown, flaky inside with a crunchy batter on the outside. They were a little oily, but it was not off-putting. The slaw was very dry, without much flavor. The tarter sauce tastes homemade and goes well with the fish, offering a good balance with the thick batter. A little malt vinegar would have been an excellent addition to the dish. Lex Live Game Day Sports Bar is a large sports bar with several TVs attached to a bowling alley, arcade, Imax, and movie theater. There is also a bourbon bar in the complex. The menu offers several burgers, appetizers, sandwiches, and entrees. The Fat Man says Lex Live Game Day Sports Bar is Fat Man Approved with 1 chin.

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    Jeff P.

    While visiting our daughter at UK in Lexington a group of parents went to LexLive for pregame drinks and snacks. We were in the sports bar area. The food was pretty good and came out quick after ordering. The place seemed clean and well kept. The downside - the service was terrible. Hard to get a server to pay attention to our table(s) of 12 even though the area was only about 50% capacity. The bartenders acted like the didn't care if they waited on any of us. The waiter was not good. I don't like leaving negative reviews. This place has great potential. But they need some serious service training. We may try it again... maybe.

    John B.

    This complex has a movie theater, a bowling alley, and a bunch of space for a sports bar/restaurant. The main attraction is probably the theater. I would agree that it's probably the best large screen in Lexington (though not IMAX). I'm not a fan of the leather seats, though the reclining and heating is okay. The price isn't crazy expensive. Finding a movie worth watching is a challenge, of course, so it's hard to know whether the largely empty theater I experienced is attributable to anything specific this place is doing. I'm not that hopeful for the future of the industry. The bowling alley underground is fine, the food that I tried is okay. The people who work here seem mostly to be kids, and the place has a pretty generic vibe as if the customers are mostly just settling on something easy and convenient, but at least it's clean, nice, and has some things to offer.

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    Way understaffed. Service is terrible. 1/3 of the tables cannot be seated. Would not even let us order a beer while we waited.

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    Won't let us use the escalator server was nice person that banned escalator very very mean lady did nothing.

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    Heads up they are no longer validating parking, we spend atleast 100$ here and come often, now I gotta pay for parking too?!

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    Fun place for a family on the weekend. Like that there are different options. Everyone has something to do.

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