Great friendly staff! Amazing arcade for the kids! Clean atmosphere and a great place to bowl! The…read morefood is even amazing! One of the shining stars around the area!

Stars and Strikes bowling center a great place to get some candlepin bowling in at decent price and…read morethey have food and drink for everyone. They have a good size arcade to keep the kids busy. They also do parties and have leagues for all ages and abilities and a great staff. under new ownership so come say hi to Rust and Jodi

I hadn't gone here since the events that took place in October '23, but decided I wanted to give it…read morea shot, so I went here and it was hopping! We had to go in the overflow lanes it was so busy, but we were promptly brought to a lane, which was newly renovated with the fun tablet games, as opposed to regular old bowling. Drinks were good and staff were very nice and personable. I will be back a lot sooner than last time!

Before I start my review of our experience yesterday, we have visited once or twice since the new…read moreownership took over and haven't had any issues. Yesterday, however, was a different story. My kids had one day off from youth sports, wanted to do something with their grandmother, and bowling is what they chose to do. We arrived around 1pm and the place was packed. Once we got to the counter, they said they didn't have an open lane available until 2:30pm. My mother, two sons, and myself went back at 2:30, paid for an hour of bowling, paid for our shoes, and waited just a couple of minutes for our lane to be "cleaned" since a bowling league had just left. Almost immediately after we started our game, the bowling balls got stuck at the bottom of the chute. The first time it happened, we waited a few minutes for a worker to come over and fix it. We thought it would be a one-time thing. It was not. The leagues before us put so much oil on the bowling balls (I assume that's what was oiled, I'm not knowledgeable enough in the bowling world to speak with confidence), that they were covered in oil and would just spin on the wheels at the bottom of the chute. This happened over and over, we were taking napkins and wiping off the bowling balls each time. The guy that came over to fix our lane each time was very helpful and felt bad for us, but he was definitely irritated. I don't blame him, he had ZERO help. There was another lane a couple of lanes over that had the same issue and I assume a few on the other side of the building as well. He was running around like crazy! I asked if we could be put on a different lane, the very young girl in the red sweatshirt said, "Your lane isn't the only issue, we are having problems with them all right now". Well, on our side, I only saw the worker fixing two lanes continuously. They had a few other young workers come over and start wiping the bowling balls with some sort of cleaner, but didn't seem to help too much. The four of us just barely got through one game in an hour, typically we can do two games in an hour. We spent more time waiting and wiping their greasy bowling balls than actually bowling. There was no flow to the game and to be completely honest not a ton of fun. The guy fixing the lanes for us went to the employees standing at the counter to express his frustration for us and I heard the female (I believe the owner) say "so what should I do comp them?" No one came over to apologize or offer any sort of comp. My mother went up to the counter and was again told "we weren't the only issue" and gave her a $10 credit. We were literally working for you like your paid workers! We helped you free some of the oil from that lane! I understand you probably cannot control the leagues and how much oil they use; however, you can shut the lanes down for a half hour and clean them properly before someone else uses them. Things happen, but as a business it's how you handle those things that really matters. No, we don't spend the kind of money at your establishment like a league would, but we are still a paying customer and expect a standard experience. The next time we have a day off, my guess is that my kids will not choose bowling.

I liked the bowling alley. Nice people running the place. My only critique is, the timer starts…read morewhen u first pay. So I would recommend picking out your balls first. Say you have 4 people playing, by time you pick out balls, get your shoes on, and get everybody's name into the computer, you have already wasted 15 mins or so. IMO the timer should start after you throw the first ball. Other than that loved the experience.

First time coming here. Was really impressed with all the stuff they have here. Lottery machines,…read morearcade center,updated charging ports...very impressive. But here's the negative..... The ground round restaraunt attaches to the bowling center is horrible service wise. Ordered appetizers during a bowling tournament and waited an hour for my food. Then to top it off my son was eating his pizza in between bowling and one of the associates walks over and throws half of his pizza away before I could stop him. The manager was made aware of the situation and instead of taking responsibility was blaming the cashier instead of the kitchen staff and bitching at her in front of us. That should of been handled in private. They did comp me 6$ for my hour wait yay and they did replace the pizza but they need work on time and how to address your employees in private. And take responsibility... the manager had nothing but excuses why my food took so long.

Great family night with bowling, really good food, and a full bar, what's not to love?read more

Awesome place for affordable family friendly entertainment! The new owners are incredibly nice and…read moreeasy to talk to, they really want you to enjoy your visit. Pizza is always delicious and they even have great beer on tap! Take the family to 1-7-10 and participate in a New England tradition with candle pin bowling! Never bowled candle pin before? No problem! The staff will help you out and the small balls work great for kids little hands... you won't regret a trip, where else could you entertain and feed the whole family for under $100?!

Shane and Allison really know their stuff about pool tables. Their,reviews of the large list of…read moretables is outstanding and was one of the main reasons I called them for help in finding my table. Because of Covid 19 I had been on hold finding someone who could install a table. Through a series of coincidences I was lead to the Maine Home Recreation website. I called Shane, explained my history including mentioning I had owned a Brunswick Gold Crown 1 as a preteen through early adulthood. I told him about my frustrations in trying to find someone who could provide a table etc. That is when he said the remarkable comment, " you said you had a Gold Crown 1 as a kid? I have a Gold Crown 3 right now and can install it next week". Allison and assistant were here as promised. 3 hours of installation and leveling later and I have a beautiful Gold Crown 3 in my basement. And, I have been transported back in time to when I was 13 years old....58 years ago! I know have a beautiful table to teach my 8 and 10 year old grandkids the game I loved so and share it with them and family as their "teenage hangout". What a gift! Thank you Shane, Allison and Mel! Tom M

Im very pleased with my new 8 ft Brunswick Soho from Maine Home Recreation. Shane provided a wealth…read moreof information and prompt delivery and installation. Shane and his team also provided a post-delivery cloth upgrade which I appreciated very much. They go the distance to make things right and provided all the equipment to get us playing right away. In Maine its not always convenient to find what you want but Maine Home Recreation delivers in many ways.

Since when do you need to pay 2.00 for a piece of cheese on a cheeseburger? Well you do here. You…read morealso pay 2.00 for a couple pickles,2.00 for a tiny amount of muchrooms and 2.00 for some microwave bacon. I will tell you this burger was not worth the money! I will go to five guys next time if I'm looking to drop a small fortune on a burger. 21.00 wasted!

Stopped in yesterday after bowling. The restaurant wasn't that busy but service was very slow…read more Not only did we have to wait a while to order; we also waited for our food, and longer still before receiving our check. I'd seen the fresh dough pizza, which looked great. After we ordered we were told they were out of fresh dough and we'd have to get regular. It was hard and crusty. Unless we did the bowling special and got a pizza/soda for $10, I probably wouldn't go here again.