Fun atmosphere. Attentive staff. Great time. Prices are a little on the expensive side. Food is typical bowling ally food...

The bowling alley itself was clean, the lanes were nice, and getting our shoes was quick. Unfortunately, our server's rude and dismissive treatment ruined the experience so completely that I will never return. We were on lanes 17 and 18, and our table did not have a QR code for ordering food. After waiting about 20 minutes, I went to the shoe rental counter to ask how to order. A staff member told me ordering through a server would be faster and said she would send someone over. Another 15 minutes passed with no service, so I had to go back and ask again. The same woman who initially said she would get a server ended up being our server. From there, the experience only got worse. This was my first visit, and she never mentioned the happy hour menu. After I had already ordered and paid, my cousin discovered it. When I mentioned that I hadn't known about happy hour, her response was, "Everybody knows" it's from 4 to 7. No, everybody does not know. That was an unnecessarily rude response to a customer who had never been there before. Then my tacos never arrived. When I asked about them, she flatly told me I hadn't ordered any. We had an entire conversation about the tacos because she told me they were out of beef, and I agreed to chicken instead. To then be told I never ordered them, with no effort to resolve the issue, was infuriating. She hadn't given me a receipt either, so I couldn't verify whether I had been charged. I ultimately gave up and went without eating. We received no napkins, and our drinks arrived approximately 5-10 minutes after the food. We also had to pay and were prompted to tip before receiving our order, so I had already tipped someone whose service turned out to be terrible. Unavailable menu items and an occasional mistake are one thing. Being rude, dismissing a customer's concerns, and making no effort to correct a problem are another. Her attitude was the worst part of this visit. I felt brushed off when I needed service and dismissed when I questioned a missing order. The bowling was enjoyable, but I will not spend my money somewhere I'm treated this way. This server's treatment of us cost Uptown Alley a returning customer. read more

Although we didnt eat here, the food looked good. We bowled for about one hour with borrowed shoes which were in the worst shape (see photo). In addition to their poor condition, the bottoms were very sticky and didnt allow us to bowl like we are used to at other local games. Definitely would not recommend using their shoes. read more

Uptown Alley - Shoes from alley - New American Near Me - Midlothian, Virginia

The facility and specials they run are great! Particularly for families. Tuesday and Sundays they have amazing specials for families. These have changed a bit over time but there is some version of it on those days-check the website for the most accurate info. When we came the Tuesday special was $2 dollars for $5 dollars on each card. And then $4 dollars for bowling and $2 dollars for shoe rentals. We did both options and enjoyed both! All of that was 5 stars. What was not 5 stars- The service at the bowling alley lane. Almost non existent. She forgot our drinks, didn't even check in on us until after we had finished the wings where we were shorted the amount of wings we order (which she never fixed). Really poor service experience. Outside of the poor lane service was the dark hallway to the bathrooms and darkness in a part of the parking lot making it feel less than safe. read more

If You'tr a woman of color, the color waiters may not wait on you, just a heads up!, other than that it;s a cool place ,was their own 10/17/2026 tall male color dude did not wait on us we were at the bar not other customers and he just kept walking by us! read more

I came here for an afternoon bowl and the lanes were more modern with the colors and interior. However my lane did have some issues with racking the pins as it broke 3 times during my time. Food was very mid, but don't expect much from a bowling place. I had a good time here and would come back if I wanted to bowl and was in the area. read more

Uptown Alley - New American Near Me - Midlothian, Virginia

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It's a lively, upbeat bowling alley. A nice space for birthday celebrations or fun gatherings. Upstairs, after 7pm is 21+ and a cover charge! There's live music, bar, table service, pool and bowling. Happy hour specials are available. The food was ok but nothing made a great impression. read more

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We came here for the first time for a concert, which was amazing! Intimate venue, great layout, tasty food. However! There was one thing that made this visit unforgettably amazing, and that was our interactions with Judson at the arcade. He was incredibly helpful, with everything from figuring out how to play games to deciding on the best prizes to choose. We will be back on tuesdays just as he recommended! 10/10 experience, and huge shoutout to Judson for making the arcade experience as whimsical as we remember it from childhood read more

Went here tonight (06/09/2026) with my boyfriend and in laws. We were never served our drinks nor did anyone come to fix our lane when it broke. read more

I had a fantastic time at Uptown Alley. We went after going to the movies and we weren't disappointed. The vibe as you walk in is festive and so inviting. The live music performance with Bombshell RVA was amazing! The drinks and food were so delicious and the servers were attentive and fast! Love hanging out at Uptown Alley! read more

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This is a fun place to just hang out and eat typical bar fare - but if you're planning on going for a well-maintained bowling alley, I would go elsewhere. We were on the upstairs lanes and had to move lanes because the first one didn't work well, the machines also kept missing our scores. The plus was - the chicken wings are decent taste. They had the right cook and the dry rub was well seasoned. They still have their QR codes around from the pandemic but ordering on those is difficult if you're like me and want to adjust menu items. I prefer ordering from the wait staff personally! Overall, a good hangout but not for bowling. read more

Uptown Alley - Dry Run chicken wings - New American Near Me - Midlothian, Virginia

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I was surprised with how big this place is. I love the second story that overlooks huge screens for game day. Only reason I have 4 stars is because the bowling is a little expensive ($45 for 1 hour) but it comes with the experience of having a server and full food menu. They do have NA beer which I appreciated. Overall this is a fun atmosphere. read more

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At first I really thought how bad could this place be but it's kind of really bad! The people working there are so rude! Also it takes forever to get food AND drinks! And not just alcohol drinks for some reason that's faster but we ordered a sprite and water and it took 30 minutes! The food was bad so eat before! We got a pepperoni pizza, french fries, chicken tenders with tater tots, quesadilla and mozzarella sticks and everything was so bland and cardboard like! Good luck if you need help with anything because if you hit the server/help button no one ends up coming! Besides that the place is huge and the bar was nice so maybe after a few drinks this place would be better? read more

Uptown Alley - Mozzarella rounds and tarot tots and chicken tenders - New American Near Me - Midlothian, Virginia

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There were 5 of us that attended the event at your Uptown Alley here in Richmond. We sat at the bar, there were 4 bartenders. One of which was a black guy, I believe his name was Giles. We ordered food, it came in a timely matter. Although they didn't bring the sauce to dip the chicken or the pub chips, they came later. We sat in the bar seats looking straight at the band and our back were to the TVs and the downstairs bar. My husband and I ate dinner and we moved the plates to the edge of the bar, for them to be removed. Well "Giles" immediately yelled at us not to put our plates there for that is where he makes drinks, he insisted he will pick them up. He wasn't only rude but loud!!! At which time the band had not even started playing music. Obviously we were not happy with his attitude over dirty plates that he didn't move! As the night moves on a person in our party ordered pub chips. He never put the order in. I am sure because he was pissed off over the dirty plates and where we had put them. So he did not put the order in for the Pub Chips after 40 minutes, the person asked him if he put the order in, he said yes. So we waited another 10/15 minutes and asked Sham where are the pub chips, he said they were just ordered. We explained to him that wasn't the case they were ordered 40/50 minutes ago at this point. Sham then went downstairs and got the pub chips for her. We have been coming to your upstairs bar for years. When we started coming to Uptown Sham was a bar back now he is a bar tender. I will say this place is getting worse when it comes to customer service and cleanliness! The girls bathroom upstairs literally had a puddles water sitting on the floor in the stalls. Not too mention the water in the sinks was freezing cold. I honestly like coming to watch the bands at Uptown and we tip generously when we have good service. Our tab was $87 last night and we did tip $20 because Sham, Amanda and I believe the black girls name was Sarah? Did a great job and we know they tip share so therefore we didn't want to take that away from them but if I could not tip him I promise you I wouldn't. He needs to learn customer service, be nice across the board no matter the color of our skin, treat everyone the same. Pick up dirty plates and not get mad when we move them to the edge so that he would get them. At which point he ignored us we couldn't even ask for a water. We even yelled "Bartender" and he would walk by us and not offer to help. By the end of the night sham was getting our drinks. I don't expect any handouts because of this email, but I do expect for someone to talk to the guy because he was extremely rude and then he ignored us the rest of the night. He will remember us, my husband wore UVA shirt, our friend that was with us is a muscle guy and extremely big and then there was us 3 girls. read more

This place is hit-or-miss really depending on what you're looking for if you're looking for bowling, go up the street and go to the old school bowling. Alley, that's on whole street. It's noisy. There's always something going on. It's kind of one of those things where you go to a restaurant and they have 900 pages of items. And none of those things is good. It's kind of that's what's going on with this place. They have 900 things going on. And none of them are really that great or standout, particularly the food is okay and honestly, let's save 9 million okays by saying that everything is about okay or 2 out of 5 Stars. If I were to rate it, the staff are usually okay. When you're able to get them which is one of those things which is a bit annoying, I can understand on a Friday. And Saturday night, however, during the week they grossly understaffed. So it causes similar Issues with staffing, there are sometimes concerts going on, which some people may like that's outstanding and definitely one of those things that you should partake into. I believe that they have a Facebook page and other social media that you can follow to see. Who's playing? And sometimes it is a good night, depending on how many people can actually fit in the building during that period of time. Sometimes it can get a little rowdy, might want to look online to see the. Recent incidents that occurred, but I guess it kind of comes with the whole thing of having. So many different things going on at the same time with multiple levels and multiple age groups. I guess it's to be expected, but it is what it is other than that go. If you're looking for a lot of things to do that, are Mediocre, as opposed 21 specific thing that you would like to get as much joy of as possible.If you're looking for an arcade, go to an arcade.If you're looking for bowling, go to the bowling alley up the street.If you're looking for music, hey, maybe this is their sweet spot.Go and see a band that's out there.But make sure that you get in early and you find a spot read more

Service was non existent and when they did acknowledge you, we were treated as a burden. The food was cold and the appetizer, meal, and dessert(hot brownie with ice cream) came out all at the same time. We were never checked on. There were only two booths occupied, including us. Had to go to the bar for drink refills. Best part, got FOOD POISONING 4 hours later. read more

Uptown Alley - Spring rolls were served like this, ate one. We're assuming I got sick from this since my husband didn't eat any of these. - New American Near Me - Midlothian, Virginia

Well, we did NOT have fun this time. We like that partitions were added between the lanes. We were disappointed that the VR area has been removed. We didn't order any food. The arcade was busy and overpriced. The location was too crowded and the wait to bowl was over two hours. If things are really this busy maybe the business should consider online reservations so potential customers don't drive 45 minutes to the establishment to turn around and leave (lost revenue). IMHO, maybe call before you go and try to figure out how busy they are before attempting to visit. May the odds be ever in your favor! read more

A night out for bowling with friends. The floor server was too busy taking orders with the group next to us so I went to the bar to place my order. Another floor server was there and I asked her could I place an order at the bar and she stopped what she was doing to take my order. She asked where I was sitting and said she'll send it over in 15 minutes. I was so impressed that I tipped her $5 for her time! Food was excellent! Wish I could remember her name to give her a shout out but thanks again! read more

I came here with friends for salsa Tuesday with Richmond Salsa Guy. I have had one other lesson with him so I can say that he adapts the lessons to the crowd. If the crowd looks like beginners and they are struggling, it's basic. If they got it, he will give you a lot more variety. So, the dancing was fun. It's a tiny dance floor, but that doesn't seem to be the main attraction. There is a LOT to do here if you are into bowling and games. You can eat or drink an an adult atmosphere. There is lots of seating for socializing as well. The place is clean and beautiful. I didn't have any issues with the staff or bathroom. It's pretty far away from me, but I'd come back on a Tuesday for salsa. read more

Buyer beware!!!! They have deals for bowling but they have no AC all upstairs and they seat you there in 100 degree weather! After complaining they offered a come back coupon but we will never be back! AC broken for the next two weeks!!! Beware. Too hot for anyone! read more

This place is a dump. Service is awful, food is awful, overpriced as can be, dirty, broken things everywhere. The place looks like its never been sanitized and I shudder to think what the state of the kitchen is. I chalk it up most likely to bad management or greedy owners looking to squeeze every last dime out of this dump before its declared a biohazard. read more

Had a horrible experience today at Uptown. It's my usual "go to" for NFL Sunday. No one waited on us for over an hour...had to got to the bar to get our own drinks. Plenty of staff present, just couldn't seemed to be bothered to serve us. Our nachos (ordered by us at the bar) came an hour later and were stone cold. When brought to someone's attention, they promised to remake them. Wrong! The same, sad nachos appeared back, 30 minutes later, only to have been microwaved. We received a "fresh" plate 20 minutes later that my dog couldn't stomach. We definitely got out steps in, running to the bar for drinks, food and a "serve yourself" water station. Save your money, people! They obviously don't want/need our business. I will be sticking to the Page and o'Tooles where I'm not ignored. read more

I got to say I like this place it's more than one level which gives you plenty of room to move around. They have pool, several bars, bowling and an arcade. The food was a lot better than I thought it would be I had burger sliders, quesadillas, wings both barbecue and Buffalo, fries and pizza. Pizza could have been better but the rest of the pool was surprisingly good. This place will definitely see me again and again seems like a nice day spa also a good place to have a few drinks with the boys and just have a good time read more

Came on a Friday night to see the band that was playing. Was surprised to see online that there was a five dollar cover charge, felt weird for the venue but it clearly doesn't keep them from having a decent crowd. Drinks were a little more expensive than I'd like to pay but pretty tasty. The live music was good and not super loud, which was impressive given the size of the space. Downstairs is the arcade which has an impressive line up of games. Getting a "token" card is easy and it takes cash. I enjoyed seeing games I'd never seen before and had fun trying some out. There were a decent amount of kids there kinda late at night, definitely a family vibe in the arcade and upstairs is 21+. Fun place to try out, wish it was a little cheaper. read more

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It was a lot of fun.. but not cheap. Food. I mean. Nachos were ok, but a lot and sliders all bun. Vibe and bowling which we never do was so fun and the bartender was great!! read more

Called ahead a few weeks in advanced to join waitlist. The ladies over the phone were very accommodating with changes, ensuring we could have two lanes together at the requested day and time. I was really hopeful that everything would go well. Received conflicting text messages about the time which confused some of our party but we were flexible to wait until some lane's reopened for us and everyone showed. The guys at checkout didn't seem to want to negotiate around our time change. They made us wait for everyone to show to be able to get our lanes and shoes. We also were capped on the system as to the bowlers we could add from our end. While waiting for our lanes we went to the bar area downstairs to order some drinks and food. No one greeted us but was told by the bartender to sit down at a table and someone would be out to assist us. What really happened.. No one ever came to bring us waters or anything. We ordered using the scan code and the food arrived before our drinks. Weird! There were plenty of servers standing around even managers back and forth and we were yet to be acknowledged by anyone because they were too busy chilling and conversing amongst themselves. Very unprofessional. The plates were dirty, my drink came out incorrectly and the wings were just okay/kind of salty, in my opinion. Don't think I will ever sit in the bar area again to eat but just wait to be served in the lanes which seemed more efficient for others in our party. We had a really fun time bowling with our group. The system is a little outdated so it will skip people at times and not track your score adequately. Overall we would come back as this is the most modern and clean bowling alley around Richmond that doesn't have that weird old bowling alley smell. read more

Starting with the good, the waitress that worked food orders was fantastic. The front desk could use a modicum of customer service training. Lanes were dirty, previous customers left the lane a mess and with only 15 other lanes available what was management to do but put us (4) on a dirty lane. $50 for a family of 4 to bowl for an hour. Food was NOT good. Extremely salty even the kids wouldn't eat it. Of special note, after searching for children's bowling balls for about 10 minutes, a parent informed us that they were located at the front desk. Not all Screens work. At least not at the dirty lane.... But must have more than 6 to use two lanes or a clean lane. Had to notify management about the broke screen because apparently our family and the family next to us could see that it was out. read more

Went about two weeks ago on a Sunday and it was pretty busy. We were told for a party of 6 to bowl was an hour wait but it ended up being quicker than that. We sat in the restaurant and ordered drinks and appetizers while we waited, and the lane was ready a little before our appetizers came out. The wings and well drinks were very reasonably priced and they tasted good. Bowling was fun and they had the kiddie thing at every station. Only con is the bowling seating area is pretty tight and we had a hard time walking back and forth to the lane because we didn't want to disturb the couple across from us. Had a good time. read more

Uptown Alley - Bowling Prices - New American Near Me - Midlothian, Virginia

Came here for a holiday party. The food was surprisingly good, especially the macaroni. The drinks were a alright I had a margarita, striker lemonade, & the grinch. They were tasty for the most part but I didn't feel anything. The bowling system itself was outdated. The console kept glitching & was unresponsive, our balls also got stuck in the back too. Overall it was a good experience though. read more

Came here to bowl for a family night of fun. It was $45 for a lane (up to 6 people) then $4 for bowling shoes per person. The facility itself is really nice and clean. The staff were helpful and kind. They have live music here on certain nights as well as karaoke. In my opinion this place is great for groups and date night too. I suggest bowling upstairs for a different vibe. I will be coming back to this bowling alley! **they also serve food and drinks here ! read more

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Came a few times when this place first opened and wanted to celebrate my partners birthday. This experience was absolutely horrible. The service was nonexistent. You have to order by phone, there is no wait staff to serve you. The chicken tenders were not seasoned, chicken on Cobb salad was old, and the water tasted like it was from the toilet. Speaking of toilets......ladies bathroom was despicable. Report said it had been cleaned 15-min before and that's largely impossible. Toilets filled with unflushed tissue paper and someone's business--YUCK! This was a horrific experience that I will never return to nor will I recommend that others visit. This place needs to be shut down if this is how they choose to do business. read more

1 star is more than generous. I came here for bowling and decided go get something to eat in the "restaurant" not even sure if it can be called that. I had the worst service, there was only one server named Elizabeth and she came up to our table maybe one time. I cannot stress how bad the food was. Please just don't order it, everything tasted like plastic and I am really not one to complain, but I had to say something. Please don't waste your time, money, or appetite on this place. The service was terrible as well I really don't know why they have a waitress if nobody even speaks to you, but oh well. read more

Prior to taking my daughter bowling for the first time a few weeks ago for one of her classmates birthday, my husband went to Uptown Bowling when it opened years ago for night time bowling. Funny we haven't been back since. My daughter really enjoyed herself at the birthday party and I wanted to bring my son and husband back. So... I'm rating this based on it being a family location on Sundays. We took advantage of the Sunday Fun Pack. It was $59.99 includes 4 pairs of shoes, one game of bowling for 4, 4- $15 game cards, 4 beverages and 1 -one topping large pizza. Honestly it was a great deal! It occupied ~2 1/2 hours of our day. The pizza was probably not the best in the world... but it's pizza from a bowling alley... what do you actually expect LOL...provably better than your local bowl America:) The Kiddos has a great time bowling and playing the games (Imagine small scale Dave and Buster's ... cheesy prizes... but kids out kids they don't know a difference. All in all it was a great time for the family. We will be back for Sunday Funday!!! read more

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Checked out this awesome place with my family and was very happy we came. We were originally going to check out an amusement park close by but the 104 degree temperature said stay inside somewhere cool!!!!! They had lots of family package specials and very nice people at the counter. There was a group of 10 plus and they were able to accommodate all of us at the ally. The waitress was very nice and accurate with our orders. The kids had lots of fun and the adults too :). Very clean, lots of space. They have a rooftop, full bar and menu (but no fried pickles, yes that makes me sad because I loooovvvveeeee fried pickles and like to rate them) A lot of parking, different activities such as an arcade and pool machines. What really attracted me to check this out again when I'm in town is the roof top. Looked very nice and clean but I don't blame them for not having any one there cause it was HOT, I mean HOT!! Oh did I mention also a virtual reality site- very cool but not in the budget hahahaha read more

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Let's start with NOT GETTING SERVICED AT ALL!! The bathroom is disgusting and not one hand sanitizer station had sanitizer in them! VHD clears throat! Beware if you wanna live!! read more

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Uptown Alley is a great place for bowling, pool, or going to the bar, BUT... You're better off going somewhere else if you're looking for a bite to eat. I ordered buffalo wings wet, and the wings came out dry with barely any seasoning. Besides that, the Happy Hour menu, offered Monday-Friday from 4p-8p, has great deals such as: $3 domestic pints/well drinks, $4 craft pints, & $5 specialty cocktails, and $5-$6 appetizers. I would recommend this place for an outing with friends, family, a date, or if you want to go out solo. Overall, if you ever find yourself in Midlothian, and are looking for something to do, Uptown Alley is definitely worth the visit. The drinks are good, there's plenty of entertainment, the staff is friendly, but remember the food is just average. read more

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Had a family night here last week and we had a blast. It's a little pricey in my opinion but we had a really nice time. The food was on point. We ordered wings, garlic bread, nachos shrimp and fries and everything was very tasty And the portion size was very good. Looking forward to going back this week. read more

This jont alright. Here with fam and had some good bowling drinks and Thursday is KARAOKE night from 7pm til 11pm. read more

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Be careful with your bills here. We came to see a band on Friday night, got there early and got a table. Ordered food and they told me they needed a card and it was just a "hold", but anyone could pay the bill at the end of the night. So, one of the other members of our party graciously was going to pay the whole bill and he did at the bar at the end of the night. Well somehow the entire amount was still taken out of my bank account and it was a total of $130 for food and drinks for our party. I will never give them my card again. Now we have to figure out if he is going to be charged and if not we have to go through the hassle of him reimbursing me. I had a friend that had a problem with her bill here before as well. read more

We always have a great time coming here. Usually we start with a game of bowling. While we are bowling a waiter will come by and serve you. Nice to get a beer and an app while you are playing. If you only play one game get your order in first so you finish before the game is over. Always ask for the beer specials too. If there is a wait for bowling you can grab a drink and enjoy some games in the game room. You have to get a card and load it with money. The games earn you tickets and you can buy some cheesy gifts with the tickets you earn. I know there is a lot more to do here but that is all we have done. It seems like they have a good night life. I heard that they do line dancing on Wednesdays but I just haven't done any of that. read more