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The Gulf Bowl

2.7 (58 reviews)
Open 9:00 am - 1:00 AM (Next day)

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Catfish strips & ranch fries
Laurie M.

First timers here... we had a good experience. Exceptionally cold beer..yay!! Catfish strips were very good! Coleslaw was a little different tasting, couldn't put our finger on what was different about it. Didn't care for the "ranch" fries, crinkle ones were much better. We'll be back again

Seafood combo yuck!
Michelle A.

My parents seemed to like this place. I ate here the third night I was in Gulf Shores. I shared the seafood combo with them. Everything was deep fried. My stomach was hurting later in the night. The seafood was fried oysters, shrimp, stuffed crab and fried catfish. The stuffed crab was literally just stuffing. The Catfish seemed frozen. Service was lacking as there was only one server who didn't seem to want to be there. Worst seafood in all of Gulf Shores! Save your money and go to Oyster House.

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Shannon S.

Gulf Bowl offers a huge space with a lot more than just bowling as they have a large game arcade, laser tag and several dining options. The main restaurant at Gulf Bowl is named the Captain's Choice restaurant that offers some good dinner options, some nice Alabama plate lunch choices along with a huge burger. The country fried steak was not so good but everything else I have had has been tasty. Gulf Bowl has been open since 1950 and at their current location since 2008. Gulf Bowl is a bit of locals secret for some great prices on good beach food. Overall while this place is often crowded it is less crowded than many of the other more touristy joints and I've never had to wait to get a seat in the restaurant. My video review of The Gulf Bowl is here: https://youtu.be/BtKw9Cwvatk

Fried pickles were so good!
Latasha D.

This place was amazing! They cook the food and bring it to your lane. My family had a blast here! We will definitely be going back to bowl. The atmosphere was amazing. The food was delicious too.

We decided to stop in to check it because #1 son always likes bowling. Cool place so we all got beers & gutter balls :-)
Barrett O.

We decided to stop in to check it because #1 son always likes bowling. Cool place that was pretty busy and we were weren't up for bowling so we decided to stop in the Captains Choice grill and we got beers & gutter balls :-) The gutter balls are breaded chicken balls stuffed with spicy cheese, but that an entirely different Yelp review. About the bowling .... The place was indeed busy and I've heard different grumblings about long waits for an alley but we didn't try to bowl but got a good look around. They have 16 state-of-the-art Brunswick lanes, pool tables, a high up obstacle course, lazer tag and they have virtual reality and lots of other video games as well. Plus there's appatently a climbing wall coming soon. In addition to the restaurant there's a bar for the adults with TV's to watch the game or you can take a beer with you while you bowl a round, always good. Something I haven't seen before is their new VIP Room that has 7 more bowling lanes, big video screen, pool tables and a full-service bar. You can book parties of 25, 50, or up to 110 people for holidays or group outings. The do parties, leagues, tournaments and all the expected stuff at bowling alleys but this a lot more, it's a family entertainment complex. For more info check out: https://www.gulfbowl.com/ Bottom line: The place is big and clean with friendly people so if the weather is funky or you just want to take a break from the beach this is a pretty cool place to go inside and have some fun.

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James B.

We came in to the Gulf Bowl tonight to get the best out of the rain on this winter night. My family and I were greeted by Hailey who knowledgeably helped us throughout our entire experience with the bowling to the arcade to the pool tables. While we had difficulty's through our experience in bowling. Sam came to our rescue and explained how everything worked. I am beyond impressed on the customer service that my family and I received while having our family reunion. Not only were we helping but we were treated like family and that goes mikes with us. We will be back and we will be recommending all of our family and friends. The atmosphere was incredible and the cleanliness of the bathrooms and bar had established an everlasting impression on my family and I. We will be back to return for our New Year's Eve party that we host every year and we thank the gulf bowl for providing such excellent service. We will be recommending all of our family and friends to join the next time we have an outing here

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