I'm going to say 3.5 stars because it lacks a few things and there's inefficient use of space. This location is huge, modern and spacious... except for the bowling area. The arcade boasts a lot of games, huge ones, and is really open so there's lots of room to run around. There's lots to do for everyone of all ages, although Friday night seems to be for the adults. There are a lot of drinks, wine, beer, etc to choose from. They have a wide foyer and bumper cars and go karts, but if you only rent one lane to bowl, you get one bench and half a table. You're sitting directly facing another party, probably 5 feet from your bench to their bench. Considering that the establishment is named after the sport itself, the bowling area needed more attention. Second, they don't have a dessert menu. They don't really have any dessert except for saran wrapped cookies and gelato you can buy from the front at a counter. They have small and large sundaes you can share, but you wouldn't have known that unless you saw it on their slideshow or asked a server. At the same time you don't really know what goes in it. That's an area to work on. Besides that, the staff are pretty friendly and helpful. They're not too difficult to call over even during peak hours. read more

I'll start if by saying, I work in Irving literally down the street from the Pinstack in Las Colinas. We live in Plano so our typ go-to is Pinstack Plano. So we do Pinstack a lot. Like seriously a lot. This week we decided to check out the new location in Allen. And it did not disappoint. We planned on bowling but decided to grab some food first. We ended up spending the majority of our time in the restaurant!! Had probably the best service we've had at any location. Always ask to sit in Brianna Copeland section. She was amazing, super friendly, knowledgeable, made great suggestions. Allen is our new location for sure. read more

Great atmosphere! Took my wife and teenage daughters for food and fun. The food was ok, but the amenities were great! The Rock Wall and Ropes course were a blast and for a Saturday night from 9:30pm-1am the crowd was minimal....no wait for either of these attractions!! One of their employees, Ruad was exceptional! Very helpful and knowledgeable concerning the attractions and their safety features and very friendly. I would recommend this place to anyone looking for fun beyond just bowling and video games. read more

Great service Fast Hot So many choices Hard to believe a bowling alley has this quality of food! High end complex and good overall experience. Sever B Copeland was great as well. read more

My family and I went here for a small birthday bowl and had a blast. Our server Xavier came to our lane before we had even started bowling and took our drink and food orders. It was my 21st birthday and I had a watermelon mule (vodka drink) which was fantastic. We bowled for and hour then went over to the arcade and had a blast. They have a row of pinball machines all varying in themes from Game of Thrones to Aerosmith, an entire ropes course above the arcade games, laser tag, bumper cars, and a whole rock climbing wall! I was so impressed with this place because I'm used to the seedy small town bowling alleys with a few broken down arcade games scattered about but this place was so fun and classy, I can't wait to come back! read more

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The arcade is pretty fun, with a plethora of machines, the prices aren't that good - but that's expected. Bowling here is pretty fun, it's pretty sanitary fun and relatively cheap. The food seems to be on the higher end of the spectrum - in terms of cost. The quality isn't so great - but it's not bad. Service is top tier. All I can complain about are the bathrooms and the price. Otherwise it's pretty decent. read more

Initially this place is awesome! We went to bowl with 6 people. The guy at the counter, Devon, was nice but so soft spoken I couldn't hear anything he said. I had to ask him to repeat what he was saying several times. After he gave us shoes I asked him whst lane. Not very nicely he said, "I said lane 10." After bowling only a couple frames, the machine that picks up the pins started dropping the pins. It actually dropped 6 pins on my son so he took the spare since they ALL dropped. After several episodes of our pins falling, they moved us to a different lane. They charge by time so needless to say, we wasted about 15 minutes just waiting and talking to staff. After 1hour and 32 minutes from when we paid at 3:03pm, our scoreboard flashed "5 more minutes". WTH? My wife went up to complain and they "added" an hour. Overall, it was just a frustrating afternoon bowling here. At least the new lane didn't keep messing up. I don't know if I'll ever go back there. I enjoy going to Splitsville in Fairview. I've never had problems there. They don't have all the arcade stuff but they have pool tables. read more

This place was pretty cool had some awesome lanes, good food, and pretty awesome rock climbing.

Really not a good place for bowling. My score reflects their bowling alleys. They are not properly oiled. The wood sticks to your shoes like rubber. This bowling alley is for amateurs. Those that do not know how to bowl. The crowds are adolescents without supervision. I've been bowling for 30 years. And I will not bring my family back again. Sorry PIN STACK. You Loose!! read more

Loving Becca and her attention to detail with her service and professionalism can't wait to come back!

This place sucks for bowling. The lanes are not maintained at all. The approach is dangerously sticky to the point I almost sprang my ankle because my slide foot planted. I read more

Had a fantastic Sunday afternoon with my 4 year old! They are doing an awesome job following COVID protocols with mandatory masks, social distancing, sanitizing, and even partitions for bowling so you feel comfortable and safe while being able to have fun! We had a blast! Team members were available when we needed them too. Special thanks to managers Marcos and Diana for your help making the day so fun for my little one! I will definitely be taking him back! read more

Pinstack - Bowling Near Me - Allen, Texas

Horrible customer service at the bar for drinks and food. We were there Saturday night, it was not busy at all. They took forever to take our order and get o ur drinks. No one checks up on you. Most of the staff is mediocre at best. read more

This is a great place in a way that they have nice,spacious bowling lane, fun arcade area with tones of the machines. People are nice but our lane here was broken. Time by time the lane will accidentally pull the pins in even though your balls didnt hit it. I don't hate this place but they really need to fix their lane. read more

Pinstack - Bowling Near Me - Allen, Texas

Great place to hang out w adults and the family. Drinks are yummy and appetizers are tasty. Very filling.

Just opened and is super fun and clean and great service!! We paid to have one of the private lanes separated from the majority. The cocktail waitress took great care of us! Top of the line bowling balls and facility. read more

Moved from the Irving area and THRILLED to find Bryan from Irving here as well! Still extremely great service and even found a new favorite server, Mackenzie. Recommend 100%. read more

We met up with friends at Pinstack Allen on a Saturday night. We made a reservation for a couple of lanes and with about an hour to wait, we decided to grab a bite to eat. We went to the hostess and let her know we had a combined total of 19 and she let us know they could not accommodate a group over 10 people. We quickly said "no problem" and offered to split into families to make it work. She didn't cooperate with that idea and we then were offered the manager to discuss. The manager with this hands up in resignation to the situation said it was corporate policy that he could not serve us. We had "already established" we were a group of 19, so even splitting up into families, they would not serve us. THE RESTAURANT WAS EMPTY! Needless to say, this establishment did not get our business. A corporate policy and/or a unreasonable manager who has no desire for actual customer service. Thanks but no thanks, Pinstack. read more

Awesome experience! Tried out the rock climbing wall, bumper cars, ropes course and arcade games. They even have a few VR games in the arcade. Highly recommend playing the King Kong game, it was very realistic and fun! You can definitely spend hours playing here without being bored. Will be going back for sure. read more

With had the best experience ever because we had the most amazing waitress, LATOYA! She introduced herself, asked for us our names (never in a million years did I actually think she would remember me but she did!) she actually memorized all of our names and we were a very large party! She was so attentive, always making sure we were doing well and drinks were always filled! She never missed a beat!!! Latoya you ROCK!!! read more

It's a new location... and I guess it is hot and happening because there was going to be a 2 hour wait on a Saturday night. You can't call to make a reservation, so I suggest getting there early or not going on a weekend night. There's a lot to do there in the mean time, but I didn't feel like spending tons of money on arcade games and alcoholic beverages. Still, there are plenty of activities at this place besides just bowling. Anyway, my friend didn't want to wait, so he paid for us to upgrade to the VIP area. I guess the only perk of the VIP area is that you don't have to wait 2 hours, you can get right in. When my girlfriend had called earlier to see if they did reservations, she asked what the perks of VIP were. The person she talked to told her that there was shuffleboard. I guess that's about it. We did have our own server, but he was missing most of the night. There were not a ton of people in VIP, but we were definitely not getting that VIP treatment. I did see that the people on the lane next to us got the wrong order because he had written it down wrong, but they decided to keep it because why go through the hassle considering the man was missing half of the night. Bar service wasn't much better. We did decide to go to the bar to get drinks since it was taking so long for our server to come check on us. They were a little faster than the VIP server, but my girlfriend and friend who went up to the bar missed at least two frames waiting on the three drinks (we had six people in our party, so missing one frame wouldn't have bothered me, but it was more than that). Anyway, I have heard the other location is awesome, and I'm sure once they work out the kinks here, this location will be awesome too. Like I said, they have so much to do here. I'd like to come back and check out all of that stuff, but I might just drive down the road next time I want to bowl... Main Event is just down the road. read more

My nephew LOVED this place. There's just so much to do for kids and adults alike. For the kids, there is a huge arcade area that not only includes games, but also bumper cars, rock climbing, laser tag, and rope obstacle course. OMG. If I was a kid, I'm sure I would have loved it. But now that I'm approach 30, I found myself loving the high table and chair where I can watch my nephew go crazy around the area. We bought him a play card for $50 and that provided plenty of credit to use all around the arcade. In addition to the arcade area, there is a legit bowling alley, as well as a bar for the adults. I was more interested in the gelato station they had going on. On that Saturday night we went, it was pretty crowded and a little hard to find parking. My nephew went earlier that week during the day and I heard it was super empty and they were the only ones there. Overall, this place was impressive. Even though I don't really do stuff like this anymore, this is definitely a great place to take the kids so they can go crazy and have fun. Thank goodness they have a bar. Have fun! read more

Great birthday venue. We all had a great time. Service is great food is great. Grandson and Friends enjoyed.

Had my daughters birthday party here, And let's just say they made everything perfect! We were a big crowd and they were vary accommodating! The food came fast and was super delicious. My waiter was the absolute best!! Definitely coming back for events as well as little family outings!! read more

This was my first time to go to a PINSTACK location, and it was pretty fun! They have bowling, arcade games, food, and a bar. I got the pizza and a margarita. The prices were pretty good for drinks! Overall, a pretty fun place to bowl and hang with friends. read more

Pinstack - Bowling Near Me - Allen, Texas

The service was horrible. There was only two tables that had guests. My son and I approached the hostess station only to wait for several minutes. When the young female hostess came out from the back to greet us, the guests from the only two tables were leaving. I requested a table for two, she said it would be a few minutes because she had to bus the tables. The date was July 29, 2022 at 2 pm with no others waiting and a relatively empty restaurant. I asked if we could sit at the bar, she said yes, but we have to wait to be seated. She bused one of the tables and a gentleman from the back bused the other table. The restaurant was completely empty at this point. She returned and was indecisive as to where to sit us. I asked her what logic she was using to leave two paying customers waiting while she had empty tables, no other customers and had help bussing the tables. She replied, we have different opinions. At this point we left the restaurant. Obviously she is a paid employee that has no commitment to quality service or the profit margin and success of the business. read more

Please hire more competent mature, proper trained staff, the girls that work the checking in area, lack customer service, enthusiasm, and have a typical i have no care "meh" attitude. Hence you get a Meh 2 stars. It shows how poorly trained they are, which falls on management. Hire more like Mr. Grey. He makes the place unworthy of him. Strike one... pinstack Allen. read more

I would not recommend this place to anyone who is somewhat familiar with bowling and/or bowls with a hook. It certainly did not have the best lanes. I'm unsure if I just went at a bad time, 7:30pm on a Wednesday (which would seem to be a relatively peak hour), but the lanes had little to no oil and did not seem to even be real wood. Seems to be a fun place otherwise, but I know that I won't be returning here to bowl. read more

There was a 2 hour wait and I just felt that was kind of crazy! It was an inconvenience but my family & I still had a great time! The atmosphere is great but the music is kind of bad/: if we could maybe get an updated playlist and more of variety that would be great! read more

Pretty awful experience. Cramped seating. Staff took food that we weren't finished eating. Management didn't seem to care. I recommend Shenanigans instead. read more

The husband got a 32 ounce steak and it was to die for. Bryan and Erik helped us with our meal and were nothing short of perfection. Will definitely be coming back soon. read more

Pinstack - Bowling Near Me - Allen, Texas

The Brotha Behind The Shoes Counter Needs A Vacation, & Possibly A Raise . My Man Was Having A Long Day . He Handled Being By Himself With A Long Line Of Customers Really Well . Drinks Were Pretty Good & The Experience Was Pretty Good Too . read more

I went here for a team building event with my work group and it was amazing! The staff was so alert, attentive and watchful they were available for our every needs and so friendly while doing it. The food was great we had fajitas, beans, queso, bacon wrapped chicken and jalapenos on a stick, quesadillas and so much more. Our package included game time as well as bowling time it was an exceptional event and couldn't have been as exceptional without the staff of people that made it so. read more

Great atmosphere!! My company christmas party was held here, and we had a great time! The staff goes above and beyond to make sure you are well taken care of. Thank you to Sarah and Anthony for taking such great care of us. I will definitely be coming back! read more

Fun atmosphere, but horrible service and hospitality. My group and I had only been playing for 20 minutes until our lane and the lane next to ours broke. We waited 15 minutes before anyone did anything about it. Our time continued to run while we were waiting for their inconvenience. They only fixed it after 20 minutes, and added our time back on. I only asked for two comped fries for the inconvenience, and after the rest of our 40 minute game had ran out, we still have not received the fries. Completely unacceptable and bs. I had to talk to about 4 different people, including two managers. My group didn't ask for much, but did not receive anything. I will not be coming back ever. If you come, I do not recommend ordering French fries. read more

Fun place! Typical bowling alley. Looking for a good time, go here. Service was good and lots of things to do to entertain yourself. Fun date spot. read more

This place is horrible. Let's start with the fact I am talking about the Plano location. Their level of service and care to the customer is horrible. Food is less than desirable and they have Managers that cant make a $36.00 decision. My family went there to have some fun after Thanksgiving there were family members that came from out of town. We had a fun bowling tournament going on and was close to running out of time. We asked to extend our time and we would gladly pay. They said no! We said rather you kick us off and get another group you are still making the same amount and we would like to Finish our game. Again no We spoke to the manager and he was not empowered to make a $36.00 decision. I sent the GM an email and still haven't received a response. They don't like customers! My whole family was disappointed and this place ruin our time to spend together as a family. We will never set foot in this establishment again! read more

We had an issue before but it was handled. Thanks to Will and the staff at PINSTACK! We look forward to visiting soon!

We had a really enjoyable time hanging out at Pinstack with our family over the holidays. Couple of issues though: first we had a lane jam (gate stuck) that would have easily been corrected with a pin reset at other lanes and it took several minutes to get help. Second the food service was very slow - we ordered appetizers and a pizza and it took about 40 minutes to arrive. We were discouraged from ordering anything additional and were told "the kitchen is backed up 30 minutes." When we finished bowling we left to go somewhere else to get food. All in all it was fun, but they left a lot of money on the table... read more

My co workers and I came here for happy hour and appetizers. We were served by the sweetest girl Aneika! She was attentive and provided excellent customer service. The manager Bryan was excellent and checked in and personable. We will be back. read more