This is pretty much what you would expect for a bowling alley in Omaha. Nothing fancy at all, pretty much the opposite. Plenty of families there, every lane was booked when we arrived on a Saturday around 2 PM. We ended up waiting about half an hour to get two open lanes for our group. We had a good time, bowling, and didn't have any issues with the lanes. The bathrooms aren't very clean here, and overall the place does feel a little dirty (like any bowling alley). Customer service was good, and we didn't have to wait in line for anything while we were here. Overall, the only thing that should have about this place was that they have a small bar and food area, as well as a small hallway of arcade games. Other than that, it is a typical bowling alley that is likely packed most of the time. read more

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This is my first review of a business ever...but I can not be quiet about how badly I was treated by The owner of Western Bowl. He was an absolute jerk. I took nine boys there to celebrate my son's bday. I asked several questions about gutter rails (I won't go into all the details) and he just came unglued. I guarantee that I would not have been treated so poorly if I was a man. We left and I spent my money at Spare Time. I love to support local businesses, but I will never again go to Western Bowl. There is no excuse for a business owner to speak to a customer the way he did. read more

Front desk worker was extremely rude. We had called earlier and were told with an automated voice message that lanes were available, and he said no they didn't without greeting us at all in an extremely inappropriate tone. Never coming back again. read more

Western Bowl is your average bowling alley with all the normal aspects you would expect. Customer service was good, but, not overly friendly. Lanes were clean. Food was okay. Drinks were overpriced. All of the above is on par with every bowling alley we have been to and met the expectations we had walking in. Happy fun times Yelpers! read more

Western Bowl - Inside Lanes - Bowling Near Me - Omaha, Nebraska

Bowling balls were round. Front desk man was indeed an employee. Strikes and spares all around. Hope was found, dreams were crushed. No complaints other than the establishment is actually not very "western". read more

Western Bowl - bowling bowl - Bowling Near Me - Omaha, Nebraska

I am normally not a person that posts on yelp. But this was so dumb that I HAD to write about it lol. It looks like my review in on par with the the last few as well. Here we go; Terrible customer service and sharing of information. We have called three separate times to reserve a lane within the 10am -5pm hours listed on the website. Each time, the response is "not today we have the league playing" and "not today because we have a tournament." THEN UPDATE YOUR WEBSITE! That's what it's for! When I asked what date the tournament ends to start their regular days again the response was "9pm". That's not a date. That's a time. when I said "okay..." to start asking another way, since he clearly didn't understand the initial question, THE GUY HUNG UP ON ME. I'm not the only person on here mentioning how rude this person is. From what I can gather from all the other 1-star reviews, this person is the owner. Get it together man; Sure... you are probably depressed that you operate a shitty run-down bowling alley, but taking it out on your patrons is just pathetic. Get help. I am actually glad I haven't spend a dime here. On to other places :) read more

Whoever is working there around 5:30pm on 2/8/23 must not enjoy their life very much. It's probably because their occupation is working the desk phone of a bowling alley, so I can't blame them. Called to reserve lanes as I've never been there before and the angry, mid 40s man simply said "no" and hung up. So as anyone most likely would, I called back and stated that he had just hung up on me and I wasn't sure why the call ended right then and there. With an agitated tone, he said that they don't take reservations and it's first come first serve. I acknowledged, and then questioned if that warranted him to not explain that to me the first time I called instead of telling me no and hanging up? He then proceeded to say nothing back to me which led ME, to then, hang up. I guess I'll be meeting my new best friend this Saturday night when I come to bowl and I'll make sure to say some words there that I probably shouldn't say on this review read more

The bowling is all fine and normal, but the people working the front desk are always so incredibly rude and mean that it ruins the fun. We have been coming once a year for a family event, and I have started to dread it. It's unfortunate, because otherwise it's a basic bowling alley in a good location. Nothing fancy, and a little beat up, but that would be fine if it wasn't for the horrible owners/managers. They do things like eye-rolling and sighing for no reason, yelling at people that they can't bring in a water bottle, angrily telling people which tables they can sit at, and being irritated with kids why need to exchange shoe sizes. They act like people coming to bowl is such a nuisance and are very sad unhappy people. read more

Always have a great experience here and good food. Also super cheap compared to other places and their birthday party packages are super reasonable. read more

10/10, and its RLLY CHEAP, 2 games for me and my gf was 22$ at anywhere else i would of had to drop 50$+ can't speak to the food cuz I didn't have any butttt the cu service was perfect fine. idk what all these ppls talking about, i had a blast read more

The worker at the front desk asked my friend if her "tongue was stuck in her mouth" because we were told there was an hour wait so we were deciding what to do. read more

Horrible food customer service was rude and snippy will never be coming disgraceful!!!!!!!

The guy running the food section was very disrespectful and the food came out partially raw. Do not reccomend the food but the bowling was great read more

So I have to preface this 5-star review by saying how much I love anything that is accurately reminiscent of the 80s. And few things still capture the complete essence of that era more than a good, old-fashioned bowling alley that's stayed true to its roots. Western Bowl is that kind of place. Although being situated on a small hill adjacent to a major roadway, Western Bowl seems only to be accessible through a small network of non-descript side streets. Thanks to my GPS I was able to find the place with relative ease. The windy roads seeming to lead to nowhere made me think I might be en route to the Batcave. Instead, little did I know I'd soon be stepping into the most totally awesome teleporter to 1982. And there it was. Western Bowl. 3pm on a Monday afternoon. We picked this place to do some team building with our work colleagues. Since I live in New Jersey and only work in Omaha part-time, these kinds of activities are important for us to bond, have fun, and just plain get silly. There were few cars in the parking lot, which was not a surprise given the time of day. The place looked a bit run down from the outside, which is always a sign of a great bowling alley. Once inside, I realized I had discovered gold. All that was missing was the piercing smell and blinding fog of cigarette smoke. Western Bowl is a classic; a place that feels completely skipped over by time. And while completely clean and modern in terms of lane quality, machinery, and equipment, you could not help but feel as though you stepped back in time. Arcade? Check. Bar? Check. Greasy food counter? Check. You couldn't build a movie set depicting bowling in the 80s more accurate than this. But here's where they really earned the extra points. For one, the pricing felt like I was back in the 80s. Food, booze, and bowling for about 15 of us ran under $200. And the food? Far better than the average crap most bowling alleys sell. I'll go so far as to even say it was damn good! Mozzarella sticks, buffalo wings, and cheese fries were greasy perfection. Even the full sized pizza pies held up better than most crappy pizza joints I've experienced back in Brooklyn! All made to order, and for cheap, cheap, cheap! I was also very impressed with the service. Everyone working here was the epitome of "Omaha friendly." Super nice. Super accommodating. And just very attentive throughout. We had an absolute blast. I stopped going to bowling alleys over a decade ago because they were all becoming these retro-fitted modern playgrounds that lacked any heart and soul. Western Bowl is the real deal. And when it comes to bowling, trust me -- you want the real deal. read more

Western Bowl - Bowling Near Me - Omaha, Nebraska

i had a great time there and that employee Dolt he's such a great person he was very helpful when me and my friends had questions and he was very funny aswell he made our experience a good one read more

I took my two girls bowling today they had a wonderful time. The staff were friendly and did their jobs properly. We ordered the pizza and pitcher of soda we got water instead. The pizza was delicious food service person was friendly and even brought us our pizza. As long as you act proper and know bowling as well as food may be a little pricey any place you bowl, your going to have a great time. read more

10 yr old son went with his 5th grade class. son said owner was not nice. school kids called you out man. get some help. why are we supporting this place with school funds? I'm positive there are bowling alleys with owners who enjoy their job or at least can put on a fake smile for the customers. read more

You can bowl. You can drink. They even have some eats. Can you find it? That is the fun part. It is hidden in the edge of a Millard neighborhood . The lanes are cheap and the balls are heavy. Imagine how they walk! We went to a funraiser here and had a blast. The staff were very accommodating and the place was clean. I don't know what else to expect. The mere fact that there were 7 English Bulldogs inside during our event should make it 5 read more

This place is a great spot for bowling and surprisingly food. We weren't expecting much because the food was cheap and I mean it's bowling alley food. But there was a sweet little lady there making the food fresh and it was soooo good. The staff is awesome and friendly and everything is reasonably priced. read more

Friendly staff, good quality balls that aren't all chipped and scuffed. Good place to have a kids party.

I took my daughter here for her 2nd birthday. Once the party was over some man came over screaming that the kids needed to not throw any balls or they would break the lanes like they understand! Apparently he is not manager! My kids were so confused I would never recommend again! read more

Had the occasion to go here for a charity bowling nite from work. Access is a little tough as the re is no direct access via L street....but once figured out..its easy. Atmosphere was very lively with cool alleys and music playing. Good resources such as bar and food. Priced to afford to have a good time. Didn't bowl myself, but all the folks that did had a great time. For a 20+ lane bowling alley...I'll be going back. read more

awful customer service and the person preparing food was not wearing any gloves.

Staff in kitchen seem like they don't care about their job. Ordered fries and it took 25 min also they tasted like day old stale McDonald fries. And that's not an exaggeration. Not only the food was horrible but the lanes are really oily and I usually bowl like 150-200, I couldn't even bowl a 100. read more

I love the atmosphere here! It's a family friendly but also nice for adults! The drinks are pretty expensive and the bar tender didn't really make the greatest drinks. They were very very strong but not terrible. read more

I tried using my debit card to buy food for myself. The lady working at the snack counter started getting pissy with me very rudely refused to let me use it. She said i needed an adult signature or an ID to use my own freaking card! So basically she is applying that if i am under 18 I stole it? That is bullcrap! Other than that, the whole place is very unsanitary and not modern. If you want to bowl, I suggest the V. read more

I could write a whole essay on this place, but I am going to keep it short and simple. The food here is ridiculously expensive. Even worse was the service. Long story short, the lady working the kitchen was incredibly rude and refused to let me use my card unless i had someone else confirm it was mine! I tried getting cash from the ATM, but it was broken. The entire place is not as clean as everybody is saying, it is disgusting. The entire alley is very old and unmodern, and could use upgrades. read more

Omg... what a great totally traditional bowling alley. Great people and wonderful music. This is a must!

Possibly the best bowling alley in Omaha. The staff is friendly and the music is great. There isn't a single house I would rather bowl at. The food is great too! read more

Can you give zero stars?? Probably the worst experience I have ever had ANYWHERE doing ANYTHING. I've encountered rude customer service at places over the years; it's going to happen, and usually I just brush it off and would never waste my time writing a review. However, this place deserves a shout out. I am actually still in shock at how rude the owner of Western Bowl, and his employees were. I have literally NEVER been more disrespected by someone in my entire life. I will never be back, and you shouldn't go either. There are way too many bowling alleys in Omaha to even give this one a second thought. read more

Rip off , and the owner Kevin is rude and nasty when I informed him his ball cleaning machine failed to clean my ball, he refused to refund my money .....only an idiot would step foot in this dump again! They need to maintain there equipment and learn to respect there patrons read more

Great place, very affordable and clean. Took my family here to have fun and they are really kid friendly. Will be back again, definitely on our family fun night plans. read more

I was so excited to relive my high school years and go "country cosmic bowling" tonight with some co-workers. To my dismay, the place was a far cry from the jam-packed Thursday night fun house that it used to be. No cosmic lights, a closed kitchen, and the RUDEST employees I've ever experienced. Will never be returning. Don't waste your time. Oh and this the first and only review I've ever written about any place. read more

Literally worst bowling alley ever. Boy at the register is too busy on his phone to worry about the people bowling. Will never come back again. read more