We went here in the evening around 6pm. The food was delicious! They have delicious cocktails as well. Reasonable prices. Ambiance was good too - they have an inside and an outside but most people were outside and that's where we sat too. Service was a little slow in the beginning and we were a little confused when we first got there but then we got David as a server who was excellent. He was very nice and gave us excellent service. I would recommend this place! read more

Plank - Garlic Fries - Bowling Near Me - Oakland, California

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Walked Out after 20 minutes. No one came by to even bring us water or even say hello. If you let people walk out you won't make it. read more

4 stars because we just came for the food which was very good and there was plenty of outdoor seating, but service was not the best. It was towards the end of the night, but that doesn't excuse anything. The bartender took our drink and food order and kept saying, "anything else?" while tapping her long nails on the counter repeatedly as if we were wasting her time. I also saw her squeezing lime/lemon and plucking mint into other customers drinks without any gloves on. Disgusting considering she just handled our credit cards. What other unsanitary things does she do? Hopefully it's not all staff. Not sure I'd want to come back. read more

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Lady in pony tail mugged us all and refused to take our order. I went to ask in person and she ignored me acted like she didn't hear. We were not able to order anything at all due to her bad service. read more

Great venue for our company summer outing. The indoor/outdoor areas are excellent to allow people to spread out and enjoy a nice day. I would recommend a combination of bocce/ping pong/bowling for larger groups. Setting up the party was straightforward, and the staff were very friendly. read more

Came in on a Friday night, it was p busy and loud and got put on a waitlist for a lane. This was totally cool though b/c we got to eat while we waited in the outside area. We split the mac and cheese (huge bowl) and the flatbread pizza, this is definitely the kind of place to order a couple things and share them. The mac and cheese was good but not complex, the pizza was a perfectly acceptable flatbread pizza. Also ordered a pilsner. E ordered a guinness, they told him they were out and instead gave him the worst beer I've ever tasted. Kind of like a chocolate soda... BUT to their credit when E went back to the bar, the bartender actually found him a guinness somehow and replaced the chocolate beer free of charge. Slay. Overall, food is perfectly good if you are very very hungry!! Almost as soon as we finished eating, our lane was ready. Bowling was a lot harder than I remembered but that's on me. It would have been nice to have someone bringing drinks to the lane though, as I had to carry two beers across the floor myself (the online ordering did not work) I did like the DJ though, who played some Charli XCX which was cool. So good choice on DJ. The arcade also has the classics: skeeball, that one basketball game, air hockey. don't need much else. I would say it was a little overpriced after all, so highly recommend coming here during a time that they have discounts and not peak time Friday night. Could save a lot just by doing Monday or something read more

Plank - Mac & Cheese Original Cheese pizza - Bowling Near Me - Oakland, California

Will never come here again! Absolutely a waste of time and money. The place is extremely overwhelming and unorganized.

So my husband and I really enjoy this place! We come here to play games and just hang out. We really enjoy the basketball game that's our favorite and we come here from time to time just to have a little competition! This time we ate outside at the beer garden and it was actually delicious! I had the nachos ( no meat) and I was pleasantly surprised at how good they were. I added guacamole but it was pretty blan so I would spare myself the extra cost next time. My husband ordered the chicken tacos and he said they were fairly good. Let's be honest we didn't come here for the food anyways so we were okay with decent. The only terrible thing about plank is the restroom! Oh my goodness they are horrible. This time the toilet was running over and water and toilet paper was everywhere. If they could pay a little more attention to detail when it came to the water closet it would make the visit more pleasant and appealing. I literally just hold it when we come sometimes because it's that bad. I would appreciate a clean restroom especially with us living through a pandemic obviously cleanliness is key! read more

Plank - Nachos - Bowling Near Me - Oakland, California

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I mean.. I thought the food was pretty fire lol. It's a bowling alley and I think there are other recreational activities to do at Plank? But I was pleasantly surprised! I know venues like this typically focus moreso on the games etc. (at least from what I've experienced), but I wasn't disappointed with Plank's food! I guess comparing it to a Michelin restaurant is unfair and I suppose would warrant 3 stars, but I'd recommend Plank if there's any children and or a large amount of individuals involved. I thought it was yummy! Also Jack London Square is pretty cool :) read more

Plank - Bowling Near Me - Oakland, California

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Stolen Credit Info. I believe the bartenders at the plank bar are stealing credit info. I've never had an experience like this in 20 years. I opened a tab and had 2 beers. When I closed it out, they just gave me a receipt and pretended that that they had already given my card back. They then pretended to not be able to find it. Then they found it on top of the computer terminal in the open. A different terminal then used to close the tab. I asked where they store customer credit cards for tabs. They said anywhere. No one spot. I found this weird. I talked to the onsite manager. This is Oakland. I got the impression that they are harvesting credit card information. read more

Came for a post lunch drink with a friend on the outside patio. Our drinks were fine but the service was definitely lacking. We stopped by the bar to ask for a menu and were told to just scan the QR code but that we could sit anywhere and someone would take our order. We sat down but no one came to take our order. I waived at a waiter but he just looked at me and then continued on to the bar. After awhile, we headed back to the bar, to the original bartender we had spoken too to order. We told her we wanted to close out after ordering and gave her our credit cards. Oddly, she held onto them for the 45 mins or so that we were there. Plank has a lot of entertainment for family, a large outdoor space, and typical American bar food. A good option for large groups or families. read more

Nice setup with plenty of seating options. Service was a bit slow as there was only one bartender at the time. The pours are generous. Good music and good vibes. read more

Plank - Deschutes Fresh Squeezed IPA 6.4% Outside Bar - Bowling Near Me - Oakland, California

Great place for family fun and bowling. The location is perfect. Waiters are good especially for parties, but the host / manager staff and terrible. They need customer service/hospitality training. Not attentive to details. Just make sure to follow up on your planning details upon arrival. read more

Worst service ever they tell you sit anywhere but expect to never get helped... not my 1st time but now my last.

We had a great experience at plank. Thomas was very helpful for us to get set up at our lane. Great customer service and the people are very friendly. read more

Plank - Quattro tacos. 18 garlic Parmesan wings and a turkey club. Excellent food. Awesome service. Tomas was extremely helpful for us today ! - Bowling Near Me - Oakland, California

We came to celebrate the weekday off and we had a lot of fun playing. I played a lot of basketball and the kids ran around. Surprisingly the parking lot under JLS is not crazy expensive. read more

Plank - Fun times during the weekdays. - Bowling Near Me - Oakland, California

Lanes are sticky. Shoes suck. All the large screens at the end of the lanes are way too distracting

As a pigeon, me and my pigeon friends loved this venue. Although it was hard to fly in to bowl or play the arcades, the free food outside was scrumptious. The patrons are so warm and nice and always shared the food with us willingly. The best food on the menu was the warm fully cooked ahi tuna. It didn't even have to sit in the heat to be cooked. We've had fresh tuna from dead fish on the shore before but this cooked tuna was on another level. 5 stars! Bakaw! read more

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First of all, this place is spacious both inside and outside, lots of fun including bowling and arcade. The outdoor space is huge with big TVs (very nice place to watch sports). I love the view when the weather is nice. But Im giving only 2 stars because their food is meh, and their drink is meh. We ordered the regular margarita and Ricks Punch and they were both not good. The margarita was toooooo salty so I asked them to re make it but they suggested me to order different drink so I got the blackberry mojito and it was also bad. Two drinks, one quesadilla = $50 not worth the price. Food not good, drinks not good. But a nice place to hang out with groups of friends and family. read more

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My friends and I were looking for something cool to do on a Saturday afternoon and settled with Plank because it's a "hangout" type spot for food, drinks, and games/bowling. The food was good-basically what you would expect from a place like this. Their shareables selection is nice. I forgot his name but the server was hustling in the VERY HOT SUN on the patio so major props to him. That would be the reason they get 2 stars rather than 1. The disappointment really just comes down to the bowling. Sure this isn't the place to go if you're serious about bowling but for $75/hour (PLUS SHOE RENTALS) you would expect a bit more? Too bad we also got jipped out of the last 15 minutes of the hour because the lane suddenly wouldn't reset. We asked the host for help so he said he would send someone over... we waited and waited while the lanes next to us who started after us finished their games. Finally the lane reset so we tried to continue the game but the light ended up going out and the lane turned off. We talked to the host again and nothing. The lanes next to us were already gone by this time and we had wasted enough time waiting around so we left it at that. We basically lost over $15 worth of game time. At least now I know next time we're better off getting food and going bowling separately at 2 separate establishments where we can expect for all around better service. read more

I was excited to plan 2 of my besties joint birthday party here on a Sunday afternoon, for bowling and food! The day unfortunately turned out to be a catastrophe and I will never plan anything here again. I came by the day before the event to ask if I could reserve a lane for Sunday (no one answers the phone) The kindly explained they don't take reservations and it's first come first serve only but that there would most likely be lanes available for us to use. I said ok cool and asked if I could bring cake and balloons and they said sure! I felt it was odd to not take reservations since I'm sure a lot of people would love to celebrate special occasions here and every other bowling alley I've ever attended takes them, but it was fine I was willing to just come in the next day as recommended! Fast forward to Sunday. I was expecting 2 birthday girls and 15 guests, we needed 2 lanes. I come in and about 5 lanes were available. Half my party had arrived and I was holding cakes and balloons etc so asked to reserve the lane until the rest of my party arrived (especially the 2 birthday girls) i was rudely told no I couldn't reserve lanes. It's $75/hour to bowl and no I can't pay now and start the game when my party arrives, the game would have to start immediately. So you can't make a reservation, you can't reserve it once you arrive, you can't prepay hold a lane a few minutes until your party arrives. They agree to let me put my stuff down at a lane and I expressed we would need 2 but I would need to wait a few minutes for at least the birthday girls because they really wanted to bowl. So basically bday girl 1 arrives, meanwhile the server comes we're ready to order drinks and snacks but they press us saying we have to immediately pay for the lane and we can't order anything until we pay. So we get rushed over to pay for the first lane even though we haven't settled in and Bday girl #2 is still on her way. I tell them she should be arriving in the next 5-10 minutes and please hang on to the open lane next to us so the rest of us can start our game once she arrives. The lady at the counter rudely says no she can't hold lanes and if someone wants to buy it she is going to sell it. BOOM 5 minutes later she sells the other lane to some random people so now 10 people have to scoot out to the outskirts of the bowling area and some random people basically get sat in our section and we have to shuffle balloons and cake and purses around to accommodate them. Birthday girl #2 walks in 3 minutes later and I have to tell her sorry, they sold our lane so we have to wait til one opens back up to bowl. So we try to be patient, only half of us get to bowl the rest of us are ordering food and drinks and watching the game. I order a veggie burger I was told could be made vegan with no cheese, no aioli, it comes out with butter all over it, thank god I waited to ask before I ate it. I have a dairy allergy and dairy makes me very sick. Also I am pregnant and this whole thing has stressed me out at this point last thing I needed is to be sick on my 2 best friends bday. I ask the server if they can make me another one, she was irritated and said sure. I never saw the 2nd burger come out for over 30 minutes. Eventually the lane next to us FINALLY opens again just about 10 minutes before our first lane is about to expire. I get super exited ask my BFF #2 if she still wants to bowl, she looks at me super exited and says "YEAAAAHHH "! My husband walks home to get his shoes and ball because we were just sure we could start a new game on the newly empty lane. I run up to the counter say hey they just left lane 9 can we pay for an hour and start? "HE LOOKS AT ME AND SAYS SORRY WERE HOLDING IT FOR ANOTHER PARTY." My jaw just about dropped to the floor. They had just given me SUCH A HARD TIME about holding a lane for 5-10 extra minutes literally less than an hour ago, and now they were holding a lane for someone else?! She said it was because the party needed 2 lanes!!!! So did we?! Anyways I'm stressed af at this point and over it. I go to apologize to bday girl #2 that she didn't get to bowl on her own birthday. I quickly call my husband to forget about his ball we won't be getting a lane either way today. Meanwhile I still haven't got my second burger, I wanna get out of there at this point and I'm hungry so I say let's do cakes and leave. I start lighting candles and I see the serve come by I tell her to please cancel the burger. She's irritated and says it's been in for a while, like ma'am YES IT HAS WHERE TF IS IT? I kindly tell her we're about to leave so please cancel it. NEVER AGAIN, WORST EXPERIENCE AT A BOWLING ALLEY EVER. Other bowling alleys are so nice and accommodating. Go to BOWLERO In Alameda instead. read more

This place is cool and all but it's pricey and often busy so getting your drink or food order does take time but it is good though. The arcade is real small. But this place is def more adult catered so it's fine. They got an underground parking a garage you gotta pay for and a nice outside bar area to chill in that's right on the docks. Nice place just pricey is all read more

I Don't Know I Wanted Food But The Restaurant Wasn't Serving.. But They Were Cooking..?.? For Who I Don't Know.. No One Bowling Or Really In The Arcade.. Maybe They Had A Party On The Other Side.. Who Knows.. U Can Even See The Cooks the The Kitchen Cooking.. read more

Plank - I'm Waiting For Help But It's Closed Today.. - Bowling Near Me - Oakland, California

Food and drinks were average, service was good, but a bit slow. They seem to consider their gaming experience enough to compensate, but it's very basic. The thing that set me off was not being allowed in to the bathroom without a pat down after spending a fair amount on food and drinks at my patio table. All in all, I wouldn't come back. read more

Tomas so great. He was extremely informative and provided excellent customer service!

Started out great as we got a high top outside, we ended up going to the bar ourselves and ordering food and drinks. Not once did a server acknowledged us. We asked for a pitcher of water and they told us that that we had to ask the bartender. Ok, that's fine, we are independent people and we can get our own water. Food started coming out and we needed to get our own plates and utensils. At one point, our nachos came out and the server left it sitting before bringing it to our table. Pigeons landed on and in it and started eating it. The servers attempted to give us theses nachos, we did not accept them and they took it back inside the kitchen. One of our friends decided to follow him and watched him placed those pigeon eaten nachos under the heat lamp!! She asked him politely to throw those out and to remake our order. There was a slight verbal exchange but in the end, he did throw it out. We ended up getting the rest of the food without any events and the manager came by and apologized for our experience. Service was pretty much non existent, food was ok and the company better. As we got up to leave, we have not vacated the premises yet, the pigeons descended on our table and started eating our leftovers! There needs to be a way of controlling those pigeons, next time we will stay indoors. read more

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Thank you for the birthday surpriseThat was so super duper sweet and I'll so be back! read more

Plank - Bowling Near Me - Oakland, California

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Trust the over 2000 reviews and 2 1/2 stars rating. Service was disorganized and basically non-existent. They are severely understaffed. I could see our waitress was attempting to take orders from way too many tables than could be handled and busing tables. It took 20 minutes for her to finally come around to me and take my drink order. Plus, when I had ordered, she asked for my card and came back with my card but no drink. After waiting for at least 15 minutes, I attempted to cancel my order, but couldn't track my server down. When she did come around to bus the nearby table, I followed up with her about the drink. She told me she would be the one to bring it out. In total, it took 50 minutes for my drink to come out. I immediately asked for the check then and there. It took half an hour to get a beer if you ordered directly from the bar. My friend just ended up ordering all his drinks so he didn't have to deal with waiting in line and waiting for his beers to come out. I didn't dare order any food, partially because I was afraid how long it would take and partially because our waitress never came around to take our orders once our group got settled. What Plank has going for it: spacious outdoor area, bowling lanes, bocce ball, and lots of televisions. Plus, a $2 off food and drinks during happy hour (Monday-Friday 3-7PM). The chicken wings I tried were actually not bad, but since our waitress never came around, some of our group members just ordered directly at the bar and just checked periodically to see if their orders were out. To Plank: Adequately staff your restaurant and have some semblance of organization when it comes to ordering. read more

We came on a weekday at around 2:30 pm. It was pretty quiet and many of the restaurants were closed. We were hungry and had our dogs with us. Plank was open with plenty of patio seating. This might be primarily a bowling venue, but I must say the food was above average. My daughter and I shared a Margherita Pizza, my husband got the Cuban sandwich, and we all shared a Caesar salad. The fries that came with the sandwich were excellent, so husband ended up sharing them, LOL! They were thin and crispy. He enjoyed the sandwich. The pizza had tomatoes and a balsamic topping for added flavor, and the salad was good, so we left happy! read more

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What can I say about the Plank, it's a nice place to meet up with your friends, the food is not bad if you like beer food. They do check at the door that you have been vaccinated. There is massive outdoor seating so as the temperatures began to rise I can see more and more people opting for being outside. You can bowl a few games here, but if you a serious bowler you should seek out a standalone bowling alley. As the do squeeze a restaurant dining area, bar and arcade melded together as one. The under 40 crowd would probably enjoy this establishment more than the older set. read more

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Visited Plank for a friend's birthday and to also watch the Monday night football game. This is a cool place to watch the game outside. Dogs are welcomed as well. For happy hour, they take $3 off appetizers (any without seafood) and ALL drinks. We had a hefty bill after all the ordering, but happy hour made it somewhat bearable. We initially tried the Plank Rolls and the Crispy Pork Belly. The Plank Rolls were nice and crispy. I enjoyed the southwestern flavor. The Crispy Pork Belly appetizer was definitely a disappointment. It was not crispy and tasted like it just had some cheap barbecue sauce. Definitely would pass on those. Our group ordered a few more things that I didn't take pictures of. The Plank Fries were tasty. If you like cheese, more specifically cheese fondue, I would get this. The calamari was nice and crispy even though it took a while to get to the table. The barbecue chicken pizza had lots of barbecue sauce. Wish it had more cheese! read more

Plank - Plank Rolls & Crispy Pork Belly- NEW- - Bowling Near Me - Oakland, California

Food is not THAT great. It's alright. I've dined in and ordered takeout. Garlic fries are way too greasy imo. And portion sizes for them (and regular fries) aren't a whole lot. Chips and guac were okay too. I just feel like you can get a better bang for ur buck elsewhere if you want to eat. Atmosphere is cool. Some servers seem a bit clueless imo read more

I came for food and drinks on the patio, not for the bowling, on a Sunday a little after noon. Plank was clearly short-staffed, but based on previous reviews, it seems like service might routinely be on the slower side. To be clear, our server was very friendly and helpful. I could tell that he was handling orders from tons of tables. However, our beer took 20 minutes to arrive, and food took another half an hour. I ordered a Sierra Nevada Pale Ale, Broadway Cobb, and side of fries. It definitely shouldn't have taken that long, but I sympathize with the restaurant staff. I wouldn't have minded the wait if I had a beer sooner and just wanted to sit on the patio and relax. However, if you have plans soon after and just want to grab a casual meal, this might not be the best place based on wait times... Another thing I'll note is that the beer pours are pretty large. I believe they come in 16 oz and 22 oz. I didn't specify so I was given the 22 oz which was tough to finish! read more

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Enjoying drinks in the beer garden with the bonfires and games is why I usually come here because got damn I didn't realize how expensive the bowling was! Me and my homegirl drank some wine at a local tasting rooms and stumbled into Plank looking to bowl and it was like $75 for one lane! I was like "I KNOW you lyin!" But look they got make their money so just plan to come with at least 3 people to make the price worth it & you'll be good. They don't take reservations and it can get pretty busy on the weekends so keep that it mind. The happy hour is 1/2 off so utilize that as well. The service is meh but the vibe outside is cute so whatevaaaa. Plank ain't a bad night out! read more

First time visiting Plank in Jack London Square today and it was a positive experience. The weather was beautiful, during the lunch hour (1 - 4) the crowd was moderate, the drinks were flowing and the food was rolling. Plank is located in Jack London Square, Oakland, and is easily accessible via BART. Get off at the 12 Street Station, walk South, and before you know it, you'll run directly into the large Jack London Square sign, the pier, and Plank. Plank is a really large business that has a bowling alley, arcade area, bar, indoor and outdoor seating, and is perfect situated near the pier for great scenic views. We ordered calamari and a side order of sweet potato fries. It was a great experience, is family friendly, affordable (based on what you're doing), and a great place for happy hour. If you've never gone, it's definitely worth visiting. read more

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I give them one star for their beer selection. There was nothing else redeeming about this place. Service was nonexistent. The servers outside were so busy socializing at the bar that no one noticed that we hadn't been helped. I had to go to the bar to ask how we could order drinks and food. At that point, we should have just cut bait. The food was mediocre. The service was terrible. The only reason we went to this place was for the arcade and there were no classic old school arcade games. I would have played air hockey but I didn't want to spend more money here. Disappointed! Not going back. Ever. read more

Plank is located inside Jack London Square and it is a cool place to have a drink and appetizers...I guess. We visited while staying near by at the Waterfront Hotel a few weeks ago and decided to check them out while waiting for our room to be ready. We ordered the Guacamole & Chips, Tavern Pretzels, Open Face Quesadilla and Lulu rolls. The food was nothing exciting - just your regular bar food. From what I remember, I think I liked the Lulu Rolls the best, but can't even recall what was inside them. See? Not very memorable. I also ordered a Cabo Mule and it was blah. It wasn't even served in a copper mug, but when I went in to check out the arcade, I saw copper mugs at the bar. RUDE. They do have a nice outside bar and seating area. They also have Bocce Ball and a big arcade inside. Oh, and a bowling alley too which we didn't get a chance to check out. Overall, it is a cool place to waste time and money at, but now that I write this review, I probably wouldn't recommend their food or drinks. I'd come back to take my daughter to the arcade or to go bowling though since it's the only place like it in Jack London Square. read more

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Fun place with a great waterfront view and nice folks running it. Our 3 year old was heading toward a meltdown after we let her try the claw at the arcade (bad choice) and several tries failed. Tomas (manager) gave us a complementary stuffed toy from the gift shop and saved the evening. Thanks Tomas! read more

Came to Plank for a work function on a Thursday afternoon. Luckily, it wasn't too busy. Our group ordered a variety of appetizers on the menu. The appetizers were okay in my opinion but nothing that I would rave about. I wish there were tastier/higher quality chips for their chip and dip and nachos. Also, I wasn't too much a fan of their deep fried pork roll. However, the chicken and calamari were something that I gravitated to more. Pros: -parking garage is available. Be sure to validate your ticket for a discounted rate. - variety of activities are available. Arcades, bowling, food, drinks, fire pits and outdoor games -attentive server who served us quickly and came to check on us and clear out old empty dishes -we were able to choose two sauces for our large chicken wing order -Indoor and outdoor spaces are available Cons: -outdoor games are not complimentary. Bocce ball was $6.00 per person per hour. -there was hair in one of our appetizers read more

Plank - Large chicken wings (lemon pepper and garlic Parmesan), Brussels sprouts, and chips and guacamole - Bowling Near Me - Oakland, California

The Bar has an Awesome Selection and The Food is always Great! Beautiful weather to go on your boat and other Lil places to walk around and explore. read more

Plank - Fish and Chips - Bowling Near Me - Oakland, California