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    2.5 (24 reviews)
    Open 9:00 am - 11:00 pm

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    Matt W.

    Quite decent modern bowling venue, with two sides around a core that has a snack bar and a party room. This is more family-friendly bowling than the usual shot-and-a-beer-and-complain-about-the-government joints we've been to in the area. One side typically has the disco-laser-lighting, the other conventional lighting. Both sides have bunny rails (is that really what they're called? Well, it's what I call them) for littler kids, and also ball launchers (the ramps for the really really little kids). They have the modern computerized scoring with the animations in between, but I'm more than a little annoyed they're clogged up with advertising; is it possible we can have some kind of activity which we're already paying for that is not completely wrapped up in selling you more stuff? Apparently not. The snack bar has acceptable hot dogs-and-burgers fare, and the eating-and-drinking-behind-the-lane tables are in reasonable shape and set up so you can move back and forth easily. I have no idea what this place is like during adult bowling time/league bowling, but there was a minimum number of lingering drunken reprobates hanging out both times we've been. The kid party room is nice, and the bowling alley supplies pizza and drinks for the parties which was standard issue. The shoes were a bit on the careworn side, but we didn't find any chips or nicks in the balls. The lanes are well-maintained although have the occasional predictable mechanical difficulty, but the staff hop right on it to fix it for you. I'm going to blame the lane on my left hook, though, and not myself. Yeah, that's the ticket. It's the lane's fault, not mine, totally. Bowling two games with shoe rental for two people will set you back $24; not the cheapest entertainment around but comparable in terms of time-amused-for-the-dollar to miniature golf. If you go, tell them you're a first timer and they'll swap you free bowling for four for one game for your email address.

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    4 years ago

    When you make Plans to go after calling to confirm hours and then told no we have leagues. The guy was so rude and could care less!

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    12 years ago

    Bowling league on a Saturday night? What? Not a good community draw! Very disappointed! We were looking forward to a good night dangit!

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    9 years ago

    Excellent food and very fun place to hang out and bowl with friends or family. Get your game on . Love this place

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    7 years ago

    Food is way overpriced. The blonde older bartender was extremely rude. Will not be returning.

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    Olympic Lanes

    Olympic Lanes

    1.0(1 review)
    3.5 mi

    Earlier today, a group of friends from work participated in a Bowl For Kids Sake event held at…read moreOlympic Lanes. This was supposed to be our reward for raising money for the charity. The information for the event stated that it was to be held from 1pm-3pm. Around 2:15pm the group I was in started a 3rd game. We were in the 4th frame when a very angry man came up and started yelling at us. He said we were only allowed 2 free games. At no time was it communicated to us that there was a 2 game max, just a time frame, but no big deal we just paid for the extra game. Our group was a little confused by why this angry man did not just tell us in a calm and peaceful manner about the 2 game max. In our business we pride ourselves on excellent customer service and would never yell at someone in our establishment, much less someone who was there for a charitable act. At 2:55pm, Group #2 started returning the rental shoes and Group #1 was finishing up the last frame with two bowlers left when the lane shut down. This was not a free game, but the one that was paid for by us. Appalled by the way the game was cut off, a member of our group went and spoke to someone about it. A few minutes later the angry man came back and started yelling at me. I had not spoken to him and was confused as to why he chose me to direct his anger at , but whatever. All I was thinking about was how is this bowling alley still in operation with a management staff like this. It wasn't until he directed his anger to a 5'2 woman by yelling and putting his fingers in her face that our group got pissed off. Why would a grown man do that to any woman? That's just shameful and he should be embarrassed about the way he treats women and people in general. He told us to get out and never comeback, and believe me that will never be a problem. This man turned a fun outing for a group of charitable friends into a nightmare. I give Olympic Lanes 1 star because I assume they did donate the use of their lanes and waived rental shoe fees for the BFKS event. The bowling alley itself was clean, but we did have many problems with bowling bowl retrieval and game resets.The shoes were in good condition but the bottoms were slippery. They could also have more lower weight balls for those of us who are just bowling for fun and not used to the weight of the regular bowling balls. I would give them a -10 for customer service if I could. When there is a misunderstanding they should learn to talk to their patrons calmly. We understood the problem once we were aware of it and there was no reason to yell at us. This situation could have had a much better outcome if they settled misunderstandings with talking instead of yelling and fingers in the face. So, visit at your own risk. If you break a rule or do something that upsets the management, they will not talk to you in a civilized manner and instead the angry man is likely to come out screaming and pointing fingers in your face. Based on how we were treated, I would not recommend this bowling alley to an enemy much less a stranger. You have been warned.

    SPARE TIME-LATHAM - bowling - Updated May 2026

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