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    Rapids Bowling Center

    3.5 (23 reviews)
    Closed 11:00 am - 12:00 AM (Next day)

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    Alley, child equipment
    J R.

    Took kids on a rainy day and they had a great time. Staff was very friendly and helpful with getting the kids setup. Very accommodating. Bar/restaurant was not open because it was early in the day but staff brought out pizza for a dollar slice...that was very welcoming as kids were getting hungry. There are also vending machines. Lively atmosphere, other patrons were very polite and everyone seemed to be having a nice timesuper clean, reasonable rates...would recommend this bowling alley for families. Really nice place.

    Jennifer H.

    Great place to stop and bowl with kids. I loved that the bumpers go up and down depending on who is bowling. Awesome feature when bowling with kids. Clean inside and employees were friendly and helpful.

    Fun bowling.

    Went bowling with my four nieces and nephews, they had a great time. We used 2 lanes one with bumpers and one without bumpers the staff were all super nice to the kids( they are ages 5-13) helped them with lanes shoes pop and snacks, nice fun family time. Only one of them had bowled before, and they had fun!

    Told Ashley to make me something! Tastes delicious!
    Nicole R.

    I don't think I've ever come here to play the lanes but I've definitely came here to have a few drinks at the bar, and if your looking for a great crowd and friendly people, I'd come here! Saturday nights they have karaoke. There's a lot of regular karaoke singers who come every week and sing the same song, but it's a lot of fun. The little menu that they do offer is inviting, appetizers - the pretzels with cheese are my favorite - , they also have subs, wings, chicken fingers. I ended up taking a half tray of pizza for takeout last time. It was OK, nothing special, I felt like the dough itself could have been cooked a little bit more. Holy toppings! They smother them on top, which could also be the reason the dough wasn't cooked enough. I also didn't realize it was going to be that big! Definitely can share share share!! The most the merrier!! Come when Ashley is bartending , you won't be disappointed!! Also want to point out that have very reasonably priced drinks.

    The garbage pile on the pool table

    Went to family night had to wait 40 min for a lane because they decide to hold a promo on the same night as league night. So decided to wait in the grungy bar and waited the entire 40 min without getting served yet the bartender passed us several times so he could go out front to send text messages. Not to mention the pile of garbage building up in the bar area and on the pool table. Gave it 1 star because I can't give it zero

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    Well, maintained facilities, plenty of shoe sizes, everything seem clean and well kept, including the bathrooms

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    Very Nice with good customer service and great bowling prices. Would go again if ever in town.

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    Stayed in the hotel next door and wandered over to the bowling alley for a late dinner and some beer.

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    Manor Lanes - Manor Lanes

    Manor Lanes

    4.7(64 reviews)
    8.3 mi
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    This place is for having a good time and throwing strikes with friends. Stayed pretty late. Had a…read moreblast despite the flavored tobacco smells and the babies at the bar at 11:30 p.m. This place is pretty rad. 5 out of five, would return. Great music.

    I almost feel bad not giving Manor Lanes five stars, but i'm sort of...traditionalist about these…read morethings. The food and beverage selections are good, service has been friendly, the lanes are in good working order, the ball selection is varied and solid...I have not an overtly bad thing to say about the place. I even like the cornball animations that you pose for when you begin so that they get worked into the graphics between rolls. Except this: everything costs like 30% more than at Classic Lanes, the more hardscrabble and bare-bones competition that's like a mile away, which, despite being cheaper, has, for my money, better food, along with about a kazillion vegan options, which is pretty progresssive for a bowling alley, and which Manor Lanes does not have. (Full disclosure: I'm in an informal monthly bowling group that alternates between these two bowling alleys and we have some internal dissension about which one is better, although we all agree that they are both good.) So, if you told me that I could only bowl at Manor Lanes, I'd really be fine with it. It's a nice place, and it absolutely blows away the shitty, overpriced, gimmicky AMF lanes in town. I just might prefer its slightly more blue-collar competition.

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    Bowl-O-Drome Bowling Lanes - Entryway.... Play and win!

    Bowl-O-Drome Bowling Lanes

    3.0(2 reviews)
    3.8 mi

    This is a great spot to come and get out of the cold or snow!…read moreI know a lot of people that bowl here, but to be honest, I am not one of them. I have been here a million times to have drinks in the bar and eat dinner though. The bartenders are friendly and funny and quick with your drinks. The food is great. The owner is Italian and makes one of the best white pizzas that I have ever had....and the regular pizzas are great too! If you don't feel like ordering a whole pizza, you can get bar food (including the awesome fries). Everyone that works here is friendly and helpful and it's a nice environment to come hang out in - - and it's family friendly! My daughter bowls here every time that we are in town and my nieces and nephews bowl here regularly. Overall - wonderful, family-friendly environment with good food and a good atmosphere. Oh, and you can order food for take-out now!!! (:

    Damn I knew it had been awhile since I was at Bowl-O-Drome and I knew not to expect new or even…read moremodern equipment from here but...the fact I couldn't even get through a game was a tad bit ridiculous. Balls that wouldn't count, not so bad but, I didn't pay to sit and manually insert corrections this entire time. Then it switched to entire frames that wouldn't count so badly that my entire party was on the 5th frame before I even got out of the 1st. A tad ridiculous, Frank and Chris must really be starting to let this place go.

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    Cherry Laurel Lanes - Have not regret a single choice.Simple  when it needs to be. There is a specials menu that changes that never disappoints.

    Cherry Laurel Lanes

    4.6(5 reviews)
    7.4 mi

    Nice, clean family run business BUT every time we go we get attitude from a male behind the…read morecounter. He always acts annoyed, has 0 customer service, and hobbles around miserable because he has a bad back. I get it. I do too. 2 herniated discs yet I worked in customer service for years and never treated customers with attitude and be condescending. As soon as we walked in he said, "Yeah. Can't bowl for long, folks. League bowling tonight." No "How are you? Welcome! What can I help you with." He was quickly corrected by a woman and then he said begrudgingly, "Oh...we already oiled the lanes. I forgot. You can stay." Nice. Then we had a machine that wouldn't reset our names and scores because it was acting wonky. My husband went up. He told him, "Hit reset." So...we did. 3x. No dice. So I went up. He then threw up his hands exasperated, clearly annoyed, and said very loudly & slowly, "HIT RESET" as if I was deaf, dumb, and 4. I said, "I did. THREE TIMES." God forbid you come over and actually HELP even though he wasn't busy at all. You're in pain? Delegate. Take off or man up. Don't be a tool... ​​​

    It's bowling. It's every Wednesday night for - at some moments - too many weeks. But it breaks up…read morethe week nicely. Do some bowling Wednesday , work two more days and boom it's the weekend. But as much as bowling helps move the week along. It has also taught me to control my temper and not kick, scream profanity or get into fights and throw things. It's bowling. It's a league that is named after a close friend of my neighbor who was also a person that many people on the league knew. My teammates are each a story in themselves. Representing Buffalo. The best neighbors anyone could ever hope for. We laugh - we have a few drinks- I try to bowl, I don't understand the handicap thing and i support my team with more enthusiasm then number of pins I knock down. So if it's only bowling why is it five stars? Simple - cosmetically- the facility is in the process of being upgraded with a focus around the bar area. Sue has brought her touch that in time will work it's way everywhere that it can with out interfering with the fact that it's bowling. It's not the IMAX not a roller coaster. You don't wear it on your face or have to plug it in. It's bowling. But the food. As the name of the business changed so did the cook, so did the menu, and so did the opportunity to try some very tasty staples along with some excellent variations of fan favorites. The fried Bologna is simple but done right. Like it's supposed to be. Quesadillas are enough for everyone to get a piece - and they are not only large but good. Everything always tastes fresh. It's a total mind melt when you realize that this is coming from a bowling alley. Had a Ruben. Home run. I mean really good. There are these house made chips- they are great. Thin but not drowning in oil- try the barbecue ones. The wings are a consistent solid 10 outta 10. My teammates and I have done our fair share of sauces but we keep coming back to the sweet chili. Wings are cooked right - sized right and sauced right. Other flavors have always been good but the sweet chili is the one we agree on the most as the best. The menu says DINE in for the after 9pm deal but I have seen people picking them up so I think you can call on and get the deal. It's bowling. It's great people. It's a bar. It's some really good food. The bowling alley has recently changed hands and with a kitchen like that, bowling is a lot more fun. There's wood floor and rental shoes and oil and all those things that make bowling, bowling. Try the food.

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    X's and Oh's! They haunt me.

    Cherry Laurel Lanes - The wing deal is a no brainer. Sweet chili or Cajun wet medium. Excellent. I think you can call it in.

    The wing deal is a no brainer. Sweet chili or Cajun wet medium. Excellent. I think you can call it in.

    Cherry Laurel Lanes - Good times

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