Female service attendant at the entrance was very friendly and helped us with checkout by answering our questions at the kiosk. I felt we got a good deal worth of games for our money. We stacked up enough tickets to get some pretty cool prizes. The attendant there was attentive and chill. We played a game each of gel blasters and laser tag. ABDUL, the attendant at this department, was extremely cool and friendly. He definitely made an impression of the great service you guys have to offer at this location. We will be returning customers! Oh and I'm a germ freak but the entire time I felt everything was clean and safe for me and my kids. Didn't see any trash or grime on anything. Even the air smelled clean. read more

So I want so much to give this place a better review An i understand that they just opened But there kitchen staff an management really need to get it together All the other staff so friendly so kind How they get the memo and kitchen manager was not held accountable Nice clean place Friendly people greeting you as you come in and leave just maybe stay away from the dining area read more

I gave this Main Event location two chances -- once with my family and once at the bar -- and both visits were disappointing due to consistently poor customer service. Staff seemed more focused on chatting among themselves (especially in the kitchen area, which is visible through the large glass wall) than helping guests. When I asked to speak with a manager to address the lack of service, I got the same indifferent attitude. There was also zero staff presence on the game floor. We experienced issues with multiple machines and couldn't find anyone to help. Overall, the employees came off as disinterested and unprofessional. Main Event has potential, but this location clearly needs better management and training. Won't be returning. read more

Do not support this establishment!! They have a gnat infestation and reply to your concerns on here and give you a link to fill out a form, then they never call you back, they just want you to think they care but they don't. READ ALL THE OTHER 1 star reviews, they're all true. This establishment will be run to the ground soon if they keep running it the way they are. The staff is giving; hire anyone and everyone. I will be reporting them to the health department. Gnats lay eggs and we're eating those eggs!!! Absolutely disgraceful. read more

Henry was absolutely amazing!! He was incredibly helpful at the screens up front and very informative about wait times for lanes. Once we got our bowling lane he remained attentive and helped us clean up our spilled drink. After bowling we were interested in laser tag, Henry was about to clock out/was clocked out/heading home and still went out of his way to assist us once again! He ensured our experience here was nothing but exceptional, his demeanor is amazingly radiant and positive! Thank you Henry!! read more

My wife and I typically grab a couple drinks here before watching a movie upstairs. Drinks are a lot of cheaper and they are usually showing a game. The pizza is good as well. Bartenders are usually on point with the service. read more

This would have gotten 5 stars and really should have but I will get to that point shortly. We signed up for kids bowl free earlier that day and being my daughter's birthday we thought we would take advantage and surprise her with bowling for her birthday. When we got there we realized we had to wait 24 hours before we could use the coupon but the amazing lady at the front said let me see if we could make an exception since we have a birthday girl! They pulled some strings and we were able to bowl I thought that alone deserved 5 stars. Everyone was super friendly and nice but service to get food and drinks was pretty bad. Our food took forever, we got the Wrong order (they made up for it), our server disappeared and we couldn't order more or drinks and had to hunt them down. That is why I gave 4 stars. I will say the food was amazing. Staff was super friendly and nice. We only had an hour so waiting to get served was a bummer. Overall I would and will be going back again. read more

Main Event Montclair - Bowling area! They even put a birthday theme up on the screen. - Bowling Near Me - Montclair, California

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Fun place for games--just don't come hungry We came to Main Event in Montclair for my niece's birthday party and had a great time overall. We bowled for about an hour and a half, played arcade games for another hour, and then finished with a round of laser tag as a family. The atmosphere was lively and fun--great for kids and groups looking to celebrate or just have a good time. That said, the food was awful. We ordered a bunch of different things--pizza, wings, queso dip, salads, even a bucket of beers--and nothing hit the mark. Not even by bar food standards. Everything tasted like it had been microwaved or prepackaged. Definitely eat ahead of time, or bring low expectations if you're planning to order food. Go for the games, not the food. read more

What food? What service? Family area? HA!! When you're seated and 15 mins later (Literally) nooooo server. No service... I mean I could have just went back and filled out an application to work there and been hired, then cooked my own food and still that woulda been quicker. Don't come with idea you're gonna get service, so as far as food goes ‍.. Waiting at your table .. Won't make it a point to come back. There's plenty of surrounding places that actually want your $$ read more

Daniel the Arcade attended, and Andrea from the Prize room and Isabella from the bar made my second date with my wife here extra enjoyable.. Good people good times.. I'm definitely liking this play more than big Al's read more

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What a great family fun center! As soon as we walked in staff was there to help us plan our visit at the kiosks. We had a blast at the arcade and bowling. They have different bowling games and challenges which was so fun! Full bar for the grown ups is a great touch. The only thing I wish they'd change is you can't pay the difference in for prizes if you're short. My daughter was 5 tickets away from what she wanted and we couldn't get it. Will definitely be back! read more

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DISCLAIMER: I KNOW THIS PLACE IS NEW. With that said, my experience today was very discouraging. I came at 11:30am when the day was early. The drinks were pretty good however when we ordered our appetizers my wife ordered hers before I ordered mines however I received mines before she received hers. That should NEVER happen. Second, I had to ask for napkins. That's when the waitress finally left to give us napkins and bring us silverware. That's rather backwards with how service should be rendered. So then I ordered my food (double cheeseburger and salad), which seems to have taken more than an act of congress to make because it never came. My wife got her salad she ordered but because they were taking so long I decided to leave and wanted the food boxed up to go. So I asked how long it would take for the burger to be done and if it would take longer than another 5 minutes then I would like to cancel my order for that item. She explain to me it would take more than 10 minutes more after waiting more than 15 minutes when there were less than 15 people in there dining room. Off to the side of us in another booth was two gentlemen with laptops (ON A SATURDAY MORNING) probably evaluating service as well to determine the service quality of this particular work team. Probably too early to give this place a really bad review, but if this is their final crew, this was TERRIBLE!!!! read more

We had our son's 12th birthday here. I had never been there and didn't know what to expect. It actually went really well. We had our own area with private bowling and then the kids did laser tag after eating. All in All we had a great time. Thanks for hosting our son's party! read more

We have been planning a get together for our kids with their friends. We saw the Fun Day Deal on the website for $29.99. We called the Main Event location multiple times to confirm the details of the package and understood that it was available everyday without any reservations (walk-in only). When we called again the day of the event, we were told that the package is no longer available on Saturdays. The promotion was changed just 1 day before our planned event. We spoke with the manager (Keith). He tried to be helpful, but he could not do much. The most helpful was one of the staff (Val). She explored different options looking for something comparable and her service deserves 5 stars. Unfortunately, we couldn't find anything similar. It is disappointing that customers are not given any advance notice for changes, like a one week or more notice time frame. This establishment is being run like a mom and pop place and not like a true corporate company like Chuck E Cheese or Round One. read more

I was having a good time at main event until a serious safety issue completely ruined the experience. While walking between games, I slipped on vomit that had already been on the floor. There were no warning signs, no barriers, and no attempt to clean it up--even though a staff member had seen it beforehand. Vomit is a biohazard, and leaving it on the floor is incredibly unsafe. I slipped and hurt my elbow and my knee because of how i fell just for negligence by the staff. When I spoke to the manager, his response was shockingly rude and dismissive. He said, "Did you get hurt or was it just your clothes and ego?" and showed little concern or urgency to help. To make things worse, a witness later confirmed that the vomit had been there before I fell and that no one cleaned it up. Instead of properly addressing the issue, the staff tried to smooth things over by offering free perks and reward points, which does not excuse unsafe conditions or unprofessional behavior. I expected better cleanliness, accountability, and basic respect from management. The lady at winners section at this time was very understanding. Though this situation was handled poorly from start to finish, and I would not return here after this experience. read more

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Nathan at the front wonderful. We were very confused on how to get into the restaurant because the sign says to wait for the host, the host never came. So we walked back up front and asked Nathan. He told us just to walk in and sit down. So we did. Didn't get noticed until we asked a server if we could put food in. Which was after like 10+ minutes of sitting there. The waitress that we asked said "What do you want" with an attitude, we ordered and she asked what we wanted to drink we said waters and then just walked away and didn't say anything. She then came back 8 minutes later with waters. And two dirty plates. 28 mins after ordering a table sat 15 minutes after us got their food before us. We got our food after 30 minutes I had just ordered the fried pickles, and my partner orders a flat bread. The table next to us had ordered 4 burgers of which they received before us. We spoke to the manager he said they were understaffed. But I work in a restaurant no matter if they're understaffed or not it was not busy in here and I would never walk up to a table and ask "what do you want". read more

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I filled out Main Events custom service form before they even recommended through their Yelp review response. One week later and still no response about my experience. Looks like they just copy and paste their negative Yelp review responses. Awful customer service. I'm very disappointed. read more

Main Event, is like the place for older adolescent teens and adults to play bowling, eat and have some snacks while hanging out with friends and then play games and challenges in the video game arcade. Took my family here with older teens and pre- adolescent adults and they both had a great time. read more

So we were invited to attend for a birthday party. When we arrived we were sent to our party at the bowling lanes. The food was sitting out for the kids: plates of sliders and fries. Not sure why they were brought out the moment the party started. They were cold by the time mlst guests arrived. The kids got to bowl. While they bowled, we adults could order food and drink. They bring you single glasses of drinks, not pitchers. This would be fine but even though we had a personal set of party helpers, it took 20 minutes to get water. The kids had barely started on burgers when the ice cream sundaes arrived. Then the kids were escorted to their Lazer tag adventure. Now since they have no party room, us adults had to be moved to the dining room. At least service is quicker there and it was quieter. When they were done playing, they were able to use their arcade cards freely. The kids were able to score reasonably priced prizes which was nice. Overall, it was an ok experience. The bathrooms are clean and staff was friendly. Price was pretty good per kid for what they got. read more

We were looking to do something before our movie and came across main event. Henry was very helpful in getting us a great deal for arcade cards. He's the reason why we got them and had a good time. read more

Family-friendly fun. I appreciate making a resending online. The disappointment was we placed our food order as soon as we started bowling and it took 1.5 hours for our food to arrive. Our bowling was for 1 hr. Then we had a 30 minutes before laser tag. We had to push laser tag back by one hour. read more

Took my grandkids here and they loved it! Good food and lots of games and entertainment for kids and adults.

Went here last minute for my sons birthday since weather was not so good to do anything outside. They accommodated my party of almost 20 with a short wait time. Everyone loved the food and the atmosphere of all the nfl games being shown. read more

We were having a nostalgic visit of the area and stopped in to take a look inside. We told Darryl, the operations manager about our trip down memory lane and it turned into a lovely chat. As we headed out, he invited us to come again to bowl. We needed lunch so decided to stay. Our server, Breezie was great. Daniel brought our food to us and we told him about our visit and asked if he would take our picture for us. That turned into another wonderful chat. He told Breezie why we stopped in so she came over to have another chat with us. We were treated so well. Darryl has an awesome crew. I have to admit I was not too sure about the pizza when we ordered, but it was so good! I'd order it again. Thank you guys for making our day. read more

Amazing little arcade! Locally owned and wonderful service! Super cheap to the point I recommend it's a bit higher.. Lovely music and ambiance going as well! They host tourneys pretty frequently as well! read more

Took my 15 year old daughter here for the 1st time , since she is on spring break. We started off with the hour of pool tables. We meet a very nice girl named Skyler that approached us and asked us if it was our first time there and we replied yes. She then told us all about this place and even played a round of bowling with us to show us what they offer. She was so sweet and very helpful. We will definitely be back because of her kindness . read more

Service has been awful. It was a holiday and it was super empty only three table at most and many servers. The servers were just talking among themselves & didn't care upon their tables. Before we checked out, another party came in and one of server or a manger knew them. Right away they were attending, got drinks, & even appetizer, before we could check out. Honestly this place is tooooo new to have this kind of service. Won't be coming back. read more

I love this place. Today is February 28th, 2026. I brought my toddler here for fun and he's only 3. Long story short, there's a game in here called Human Crane. Only allow 42" inches tall up. My son is only 40" inches tall and mind you he was wearing crocs. He saw all these kids getting inflatable toys from there but he's not allow to play coz he's small. I felt so bad, I'm that mom when my child ask for something I will have a bad day if he doesn't get it, so I went on a mission looking for somebody(employee) who can help me solve the problem coz this boy is already sad. Went to the front cashier where you get prizes, the guy told me they can't coz it's their policy which I understand and he was so sweet and nice about it, I respect that, I came back and told my baby that I can't get it even if I buy it. He was even more sad. I did not wanna leave the place until I get my son one so I went and looked for the manager. Jimmy the manager was on duty, he came I explained him what had happened and he immediately said, just come here pay $20 and have him pick whatever he wants. I was so happy. My husband and I bring my son here every other weekend and this is why. The service, the food, the environment, the people, the place is wonderful. I'm so thankful for Mr Jimmy for helping me. If there's 1000 stars I would give. Appreciate your service. We will come back. read more

As of 04/22/2025 it's been open for 3 months. They don't offer a happy hour. They don't serve everything on the menu. They don't have a full bar yet. They don't serve shareable margaritas. read more

This place is absolutely amazing lots to do from bowling, games, and good food. The place is clean and was not over crowded when we went Friday 3pm. Staff was super friendly and attentive. My family and I will be back. read more

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Staff were great and friendly. Games are fun & entertaining. But dining service needs improvement. I know it's only been opened for two weeks, but it would be great if the Servers would check up on our table more often. I did request a side of ranch that I was charged for and never received. So that was kind of disappointing. Just make sure you check your receipts before you pay. I didn't notice because they just handed me the machine to pay and then gave me to receipt after I requested one. read more

Hands down a very fun place with many game and food options. Staff was very helpful and willing to help out with anything. Abdel was one of the workers who was more than helpful. read more

My family and I celebrated our brother's birthday here this weekend. The staff was incredibly kind, communicative and very responsive and everything was clean! So much fun! It was very easy to book with Val over the phone. My family and I will definitely be back to celebrate again! Thank you Main event for the excellent service! read more

Super fun . Lots of nats/ small flies in restaurant part. Would just go for arcade and drinks

We took our family to Main Event in Montclair for a fun night out, and it exceeded our expectations! The facility is clean and well-maintained, and there's something for everyone to enjoy. We especially want to thank Raymond for his exceptional service. He was genuinely kind, patient, and made sure we understood all the games and activities. He was quick to address any questions and made us feel truly valued as customers. Thank you, Raymond, and Main Event Montclair read more

The service at the bar was AWFUL. It forever to get drinks or for anyone to acknowledge us. We ordered food and they screwed that up. The manager came over and said: What do you want me to do about it? Wow... talk about a lack of customer service. Terrible. read more

I really enjoyed the arcade here, the servers are also very friendly. One thing I must say though is that one of the managers that walked by had a very strong smell of alcohol, I guess even they get to enjoy the place as much as the customers lol. read more

The staff, including the manager, were so kind and understanding. They helped my son, who has autism, when he needed more space. They were so kind and helpful in the laser tag making sure all the kids were taken care of. I was so impressed by their customer service and kindness. read more

We have had two birthday parties here and they've both been amazing. MJ was a great host:) everything was quick and on top of everything. Such a fun and smooth experience! read more

This place is really fun! Had a good deal on the game prices. Would definitely go again!