St Charles Lanes

Sean Garland

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March 08, 2024

Nice bowling alley and friendly staff! It was roughly $45 for 2 games for 4 of us which lasted about an hour and a half. Clean place and wasn't crowded at 4 in the afternoon on a Friday. Nachos were as you'd except and decent; nothing fancy (think ball park style). Will definitely be back for another few games in the future.

Eric Ryan

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April 22, 2024

I would like to first say, that this review is only the first step to many I will be taking against this business establishment. Now as a business owner myself of (3) local businesses, I definitely understand the challenges of running a business. Now myself, my son and some friends went to bowl on 4/21 around 7 pm at these bowling alley. We asked the front desk person if we could get two lanes because we had 6 people. He then told us you need 7 people to get two lanes. We replied with "we are not going to be able to bowl with that many people on one lane because there is 5 teenagers sharing a lane near us that we share the bowl return with. Now all we did is ask if we split our crew up to 3 and 3 instead because there was so many lanes open and it doesn't make sense to jam 11 people on one ball return. he then got immediately nasty and had a horrible attitude and snippy with us. We finally got a solution to the issue of needing two lanes, when there was approximately 15 open lanes available. As we all walked to our lanes, we turned to each other to be in shock how rude and disrespectful the front desk person was with something that wasn't even supposed to be an issue. We let it go and enjoyed the rest of the night. Well, the worst is yet to come. About an hour into us bowling I had went up to the bar area to get all of us drinks. Now the front desk guy was also the bartender, so he was definitely overwhelmed when handling two areas of the business. So, we were patient a number of times being that he was busy and waited to go back up when he got everyone taking care of on the bowling side. I then walked back up to the bar area about 10 minutes later and asked him for the drinks I was ordering. I then when waiting for the drinks, told the guy, in a smile that the owner needs to get him some help, so he doesn't have to bounce back and forth. Now there was (2) security guards there and two other employees with St Chales Lanes staff shirts there too. Now those (4) other people the business is paying, weren't able to help him with any of the tasks he was doing. So, the only other thing I said to this man as he was making the drinks is "they need get you someone that can help you more, instead of the paying 2 security people to guard a bowling alley." ***I ADDED A PHOTO TO THIS REVIEW TO FINISH THE COMPLETE STORY DUE TO NOT ENOUGH ROOM ON HERE TO COMPLETE THE STORY IN FULL***

Meghan O

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February 16, 2023

Took my boys out to go bowling - we love bowling! It was an early Sunday evening and despite being crowded due to the fact the leagues were competing, there was a lane available for us. The price was reasonable: about $4 per pair of shoes and I think the game was $5 - and we played 2 rounds. We had a blast! There were birthday parties all around us and the people playing on the lanes on both sides of us were really cool! We all joked and laughed with each other because I am far from a great bowler, but totally down for having fun! My boys ordered honey chili wings with fries and a pretzel with cheese. They loved it! They didn’t leave anything behind. So, in my eyes, their food was a hit! Oh - the staff to add were super helpful! My youngest son befriended a gentleman who would help us whenever the ball would get stuck bc remember, we’re not professional bowlers and I think he called him over about 5x and not once did he seem annoyed with us. Also, I did order a cocktail a cocktail and they delivered it to me at the lane which was sweet. With the small interaction we had with the staff, they were beyond professional so down to earth. We’re already looking forward to stopping by tot play again! And to close out, even though it was a packed house of blowers / the parking lot had plenty of spaces available. I found one right on the front! Score!!! Definitely check them out if you’re looking for a fun family place to have a great time or simply to hang with friends - you’ll love it!

Meghan Belle O’Donnell

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October 28, 2023

a great center. they have 32 lanes. there is league and open play. open late. friendly staff, and good vibes. there is a bar, a karaoke machine, arcade games, pool table, food, and clean bathrooms. there is a bowling shop that has shoes and serious balls. you can definitely have a lot of fun here, at a reasonable price. you can go bowling by yourself or with friends. There are 10 frames in a game, with two tries each. sometimes you get an extra frame depending on how you do on the last try. the best score you can get is X, falling down all pins in one throw. the next best score is a spare /. removing all pins in two throws. a perfect score is 300. but it does not matter how high your score is if you do not have fun. this is a psychological game that uses muscles of the fingers, wrist, hand, and arm. but the whole body and mind must be synchronized. it is a game of focus and devotion. haha - meg

Dieselduty

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March 13, 2024

Great staff great facility...tons of fun and food is excellent join a league you are going to love it