Came here to watch my nephew bowl in a SATX Youth Bowlers Tour Tournament and from start to finish it was a great experience. It ran smoothly, the lanes are maintained well, the layout with the tables is really nice. It's set up with more functionality than any other alley I've been in. I only ordered sodas, but the staff was quick and friendly despite being very busy. Great experience! read more

Westgate Lanes - Bowling Near Me - Austin, Texas

I love this place so much and I am so grateful to have it in Austin. The staff is amazing, they are very accommodating and it is always a wonderful time to go bowling. We try to come every week. Highly recommend. read more

Went here for a quick bowling trip but the lady at the service counter was so rude. Nobody was at the counter except for me and her and since the start she was giving me such a mean face and ignored me when I needed help. The only time I got serviced was when the guy came out to help me. When it was time to check out, same thing happened. She ignored me for five minutes and told me to wait as she's filing her nails! Walked out frustrated. I'm never recommending this place to anyone unless she's improved on her customer service or honestly just not working there anymore. One of the worst customer experiences I've encountered in a while. read more

Old skool bowling alley, clean, nothing fancy. Cheep beers and a huge plus is Slab BBQ has a small shop here churning out great food you can take right to your lanes. Came here to get out of the TX summer heat.. 10/10 for the ac.. it was cranking in here! We were walk ins at 11ish and didnt make any resos... it was 30.00 for 6 to play 1 game that included shoe rentals. Not gonna lie the shoes are screaming for an upgrade. Bumpers were only working on a few lanes.. and you could not program to put them up per player.. that either didnt work or their tech was too old? Its a no frills bowling alley at least during the day. We had fun. Would be awesome if they had summer kids pack specials!! read more

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This bowling alley is awesome. I went for the first time yesterday and the prices are unbeatable. The staff was really nice and helped with any questions we had. It felt very nostalgic with the old school setup they have for the lanes and the acoreboard we had such a great time! They do have food but we didnt get to have any but the alcoholic dribks are pretty cheap! Plus afterward you can go right outside and they have a snowcone truck as well as a cbd infused food truck! read more

Don't know what was worse, the food or the service. Ordered the Texas Philly to go and threw it away after one horrible bite, it was a hot over salted mess. The dude who took my order was a rude slob who didn't listen and was a D' when I remind him it was to go when he brought it out as an order to eat on site. Wish Slab was still there. read more

My family loves this old school bowling alley. I see from some of the other reviews that people have had long waits or problems with bumpers, but we go on Sunday afternoons and have rarely had either problem and only then when it's been crowded for tournaments. The place is just very chill & laid back, no disco flashing lights or super-loud music that makes you think you're at a nightclub. It's about BOWLING and I like that. read more

Old school bowling alley, no frills. I was there with a party, we had a great time! The staff on the other hand seemed like they hated their lives... glad I didn't need to interact with them much. I work in customer service and don't understand how so many places have such poor service. Management was weird when our game ended suddenly without warning. I'm honestly not sure what our time limit was but we weren't being loud or wild or anything. Communication seems to be lacking. BBQ they have there is great though! The only employees who seemed helpful or kind worked at the BBQ place inside haha ribs were good, brisket. All of it. Sounds weird for bowling but I recommend. read more

this place is an institution, but the only way to play here these days without participating in a league is to wait 1.5 hours. I realize Austin residents are conditioned to wait for things, but this dude does not abide a wait that long to bowl. Out of 40 total lanes, 28 were taken up by a league. The only day of the week when there isn't league play is Saturday, when every snot-nosed kid in south Austin and their parents are there. read more

One of our favorite bowling lanes in south austin. Friendly staff, always an open lane and the black light nights are a ton of fun. They have been here on WestGate for many years now. We have been going there for almost two decades. They have a coffee food trailer out front, a snow cone trailer there as well along with Slab BBQ Inside. If you have a free minute from work and want to have a good time look no other than Westgate lanes in south austin. read more

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We love coming here for date night during the week, usually have to wait until league night is over. Bar is great! Wish they had more food options. read more

League is good, staff is pretty chill, willing to help. Drinks are cheap. As a newcomer to league bowling, some people on the opposite team were totally neurotic during the first game. Yet, I'm still will to honor the "Learn as We Go" mentality to grow as a team. Bottom line = Drop the ego, and if you want total league quality, move to DFW or something like that. read more

I mean it's a bowling alley. It's exactly what you expect. Staff is nice. The music is from when you expect it. They have slab bbq. It does the job. I'm still bad at bowling tho read more

We had a pretty fun time for a good price! 2 games and show rentals was less than $15 a person. The staff was a little unfriendly, but we didn't have to talk to them too much so it was okay. Tons of parking. I would recommend not using the QR codes on the seats for Slab bbq, just walk up to the window to order food/ drink. They don't use the QR system anymore in our experience. Will probably come back for fun, get out of the heat, and not spend way too much. read more

Westgate Lanes - a bowling alley with bowling lanes - Bowling Near Me - Austin, Texas

This was a straightforward bowling alley. The bar was fully stoked and the bartender Cindy was nice. We played darts until the rest of our party came. There was no wait on a Friday night until about 9. You can either pay by game or by hour. The bar also recommended ordering pizza form across the street because they will deliver it to your lane. Overall we had a great experience and had fun! read more

Westgate Lanes - Bowling Near Me - Austin, Texas

I absolutely love this bowling alley. Kalani and Joe aka "Pancake" are the best! I brought my family and they went above and beyond to make us happy. I give them a 10/10 and would give an 11 if I could. I will 100% come back. Ask for Kalani! read more

Bowling alleys are always great for people watching and bringing out of town family from the Midwest. With that being said, my family was in town and we decided to go bowling for the evening. You can either pay by the hour or pay per person. We opted per person since we had 5 bowlers and two were teens. Overall the bowling ally was your typical scene of being time warped back to the 80s-90s. The bowling ally had food and beverages but we didn't partake in either. It was about $56 bucks for two games and 5 pairs of shoe rentals. A little pricy but we had fun read more

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My family and I visited Westgate Lanes as an outing. We had fun. Lanes were nice and they brought us our food we ordered timely.

Had a great experience here the staff was wonderful and has the feel of the old time bowling alleys as an older person. I appreciate that while I like taking my grandkids to play the video games I'm not crazy about all the frills and stuff when I'm trying to play some bowling love it keep it up read more

Overall great place to bowl. The place is taken care of with plenty of bowling balls to choose from. The place gave our group a great discount that allowed us to play for about two hours at a very very great price. Definitely worth checking out! read more

Westgate Lanes - Bowling Near Me - Austin, Texas

Sunday morning practice with no A/C means the approaches are tacky. If you don't slide it's okay. But if you're a slider it will wreck a knee. Fix the approaches or turn down the A/C. read more

Took the kids to Westgate Lanes recently. They have done a phenomenal job of safely reopening with new safety protocols in place and we had a blast! They do require face masks to walk in the front door and get set up with your shoe rental and lane assignment, but once you are at your lane you are able to remove your mask and relax. There is hand sanitizer everywhere, plexiglass shields at the front desk, and the way they have the bowling balls arranged by size in different areas of the building is brilliant. This keeps you from touching every ball in the place looking for the perfect fit. Families were well spaced out and we had no other bowlers within 20 feet of us. Additionally, once you are done bowling you just leave everything at your lane so that they can safely return and sanitize everything you were using. Overall we felt very safe taking our kids here and will be returning throughout the summer. It felt great to get back to a normal family-friendly activity and i encourage you to visit and support this South Austin treasure. read more

the staff and mainly the blonde bartender are awful. My partner is a 23 year old male and obviously has a valid ID. the bartenders scanner is extremely out of date and claims it wouldn't scan. She refused to see any other sort of ID because she said "I don't care what your ID or any other ID's say you look 16, so I'm not serving you." So, we offered to have a cop come and verify it for her and she said "no, even if he is legal I'm still not going to server him because I don't have to." I'm sorry.. WHAT? that was insane to hear and all FOR NO REASON. She then continued to talk down to him over and over saying he looks 16 and denied him even though he is very much legal age. I was there with a large party and brought him as my guest and it was extremely disrespectful. we have never been treated and spoken so down to by a bartender like that before, especially for no reason. It seemed very entitled and she was rude to a lot of my other friends as well. Im a server and I would NEVER speak to a guest the way she did. the employees were so upset about my boyfriend looking young that they continued to stare at him all night making me and my entire group feel uncomfortable, and essentially ruining a lot of our time there. I've never had something so rude happen like this before. we were really looking forward to a fun night with friends. Get updated scanners, just because a guest may look young does not mean he deserves to be disrespected, stared at, threatened, and spoken down to. Ridiculous. read more

I went a few weeks ago with a couple of friends and the place is well-kept. The main problem was that my friends and I had to keep resetting the lane because the pins wouldn't set properly on several frames. Aside from this, we had a good time and had great food at Lebowski's Grill. read more

If you're looking for a family friendly environment with ice cold beer, competitive lanes and no AC, then come on down. It's 97 degrees outside and our bowling tournament held no weight on making a decision to get this thing fixed. Don't worry though, they brought out 1 blower fan for all of us to fight over. If there was a financial issue on why this couldn't get fixed before they crowed 80+ people in here, I sure would've sacrificed my bracket money to help. Terrible. read more

They have a Lebowski's Grill inside now. We came over from the original location at the Highland Lanes location to pick up a cool looking, reasonably priced black tee shirt...and I tried one of their white chocolate macadamia nut cookies...yum. read more

Westgate Lanes - Bowling Near Me - Austin, Texas

This is the neighborhood bar my wife and I come to all the time. Cindy and Kalani are so amazing! Super friendly and they bust it to serve all customers with efficiency and kindness. read more

Westgate Lanes - Bowling Near Me - Austin, Texas

Westgate Lanes is a pretty lively place, where all walks of life come together for a fun evening. When my fiancé and I went on a Saturday night, everyone from high schoolers to massive families with children learning to bowl to couples like us were out. There was no wait for a lane. There are a bunch of lanes, and the balls are fairly well maintained. My partner and I had a great time bowling here. My only very small complaint is that the rental shoes were very wide and were a tad uncomfortable because of how they fit. Otherwise, we will certainly be back! read more

Awesome service from the staff. Good variety of BBQ. I have been a league bolder for over 20 years and this place always keeps their lanes in great shape. read more

I'm betting population south of the river knows just what a gem they have in Westgate Lanes. I've always lived and worked north of the river so I had never been here...that is until today. We were invited too a gathering by extended family here at Westgate Lanes. It was worth the trip and frankly I wish I'd frequented it long ago! There are a plethora of bowling lanes, and of coarse automated pin count that displays above the lane you are using. There is a very unique rainbow of different candies that can be dispensed via a large horizontal machine with several large tubes that contain the kind of candies you'd find in the mall's candy store. I have never seen anything like this in a bowling alley or anywhere else for that matter! It's definitely an eye catcher for children and adults alike! This Bowling Alley is well-maintained. Every alley was working and it was very busy on a Sunday with lots of friends and families getting together to have some fun. Lebowski's Grill as well as a full bar is on the premises. I've not had such great tasting food at a bowling alley in over 30 years--I enjoyed it so much I would definitely recommend it and would consider stopping in even if I didn't plan to bowl. Our group had a variety of items and there were no complaints to be found. It was hard to choose but we decided that the Mushroom Burger and the French Fries left indelible impressions. The burger was ample-covered the entire bun and thick enough for the flavor of flat top seared beef came through despite the yummy mushrooms and the melted cheese that completely covered the burger. The bun? Brioche......yum! Came dressed with lettuce and tomato and the usual suspects-mayo, mustard, ketchup could be added to suit your taste. Sounds simple but yet it's so tasty Drop by and enjoy!!!! read more

Absolutely a great place to bowl! Staff is very nice and respectful, social atmosphere is very great. Great food and bar as well. Highly recommended! read more

terrible! made us wait while there are plenty of lanes available! online said league starts bowling at 6, while we've been there between 4:30 and 4:45. had to wait another half hour? this is a bullshit system. read more

Westgate Lanes - So many lanes were open! - Bowling Near Me - Austin, Texas

Great food. I hate bowling, but I come here to watch my friends bowl and have a good time. You can order food directly from the tables, and they bring it to you. It's great. Everyone seems really welcoming and friendly. read more

Extremely 90's bowling alley-ey... complete with outdated structure, decor, a ceiling Frodo could touch flat-footed, music and cafeteria food. I have never had fries that are less salted or more crinkle cut than theirs. Perfection. Westgate lanes, for me, is a trip back to Junior High outings and to uncomfortable family get-togethers in a town so small our movies still cost $4.00 - the alternatives to which are either bowling or watching old people burn their tongues on coffee at the Whataburger. No, I don't know where your cat is or why your son won't call, Sir... I love that Westgate is very family friendly. The place is always full of kiddos enjoying some family game time with their folks. We took our three year old and she totally rocked it... and maybe dented the floor. But like her mom, damage or not, she looked adorable doing it. $3.00 domestics is always happy for me, and I didn't see that being advertised as a Happy Hour price. So that's nice. I also totally won two of the games we played AND totally got a turkey. So while that awesomeness can only be attributed to Yours Truly, I'll throw a nod to Westgate Lanes for being part of that benchmark in my life. *kisses fist and points to the heavens* As far as their lanes - 19 was having some technical difficulties that were immediately addressed by staff. Otherwise, they're well tended, slick, and unless a toddler has rolled a ball down them at the most god forsaken negative speed possible, they seem extremely even. Staff, by the way, is very considerate and may even appear hovering above your shoulder like some sort of bowling alley leprechaun to chuckle at your kid for sticking the ball between the gutter and the runner AGAIN before you have even noticed enough yourself to tell your kid what a disappointment they are. God, my kid sucks at bowling. Do they get better at things after 3? They have tons of lanes, cheap drinks, horrible food, and exactly the environment you remember in bowling alleys as a kid minus indoor smoking. If you're prissy about bowling (whatever the hell that means) then maybe go to Main Event... but for me, location, cost and overall environment - I I dig it. read more

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Everything was great upon arrival, walked in their with my boyfriend and we were promptly greeted, went to the bar area... super nice bartender and great food... unfortunately when we walked away from our food while we were still eating, someone decided to eat/take our food...pretty shitty thing to do. This was on a Tuesday around 6 o'clock Who did it? read more

Fun and clean. Friendly staff but always a busy place so be prepared to wait. Good selection of balls and great electronic scoring. My GF and I make it a regular date night of just silly fun. read more

Westgate Lanes - Bowling Near Me - Austin, Texas

We brought a 5 year old and a 3.5 year old here for their first time bowling while we were in town with family and we all had a great time! They didn't have shoes for my 3.5 year old but allowed her to bowl in her tennis shoes. They provided us with one 6 lb ball (which was great because we didn't have to search around for one) and they have the slides which allow kids to just set the ball on top and it rolls down and onto the lane. That was helpful mostly for my 3.5 year old daughter who couldn't roll the ball very well. Bumpers are also available on any lane (just needs to be programmed). We ordered fries for the kiddos (which came quickly and were well seasoned) and the entire family had a great time during a very rainy day. Would totally recommend this place! read more

Westgate is the greatest bowling alley on this side of the Mississippi. The front desk are kind and helpful, the barbecue restaurant inside is literally unbelievably good. Drinks are a flat 5 bucks for a beer or a mixed drink. I'd recommend making this your home for bowling. read more

Good morning, we here for Special Olympics Bowling Competition . We from San Antonio. Be the best to WIN.good luck to all. All amables with smile read more

Westgate Lanes - Good morning, we here for Special Olympics Bowling Competition . We from San Antonio. Be the best to WIN.good luck - Bowling Near Me - Austin, Texas

I have to leave a review because we were absolutely blown away by the service we received at Westgate lanes. It's so clean and nice and everyone knows what they're doing. Not some janky run down small town bowling alley here. Gotta shout out to Bruno for going above and beyond, thanks bro! Until next time. read more