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701 Southwick Dr
Towson, Maryland 21286
Everyone did a wonderful job making my son's 6th birthday party amazing!!! Alexis was a great server/hostess. The manager was professional and accommodated everything we asked for. The chicken tenders and fries were very good. We had a blast and would recommend for any birthday party, kid or adult! We look forward to coming to this location again for family fun when its just the 5 of us. Thanks so much.
I'm visiting from South Florida, but I always make a point to stop by this bowling alley whenever I'm in Maryland visiting family. The service today, led by the new GM Noah and his team, was outstanding. It's also great to see people of color in leadership roles definitely a positive reflection of the business.
Came in today around 1:00 to be standing at the desk for over 5 minutes. The young man in blonde hair apologized for the inconvenience, but it just seems like the staff is unaware of teamwork and time management. One employee with locs seemed as if she had an attitude because she had to work and the crew are always on the phone.
What a big parking lot with plenty of space. This place gives off pro league vibes and has something for everyone. Thursdays are for the bowling champs they have small, and big balls. Our server Jayden was amazing, and attentive checked on us many times throughout the night. I would come back here for sure. The drinks are good and the garlic fries hit a bit oily tho. Overall bring the family for bowling, food and arcade games and stay for the atmosphere and friendly staff
Duck Pins!!! Yes!!! I have a very bad shoulder & long nails & love, love Duck Pins!! The balls are much smaller, and easier to handle & there are smaller pins in the lane. We arrived 15 minutes before closing on Father's Day & the hostess said we could do one game. Thank you for accommodating us! The establishment was clean & had a full bar. Plenty of parking & lots of lanes available. The reason for only getting a four star rating, is, when we called we could not talk to a human and we were directed to g
We decided to do a family bowling night. It was okay but the atmosphere was dry. They turned the lights off but no music. The person at the concession stand brought us our pizza without plates or napkins. We had fun just because we were together but we wouldn't go back there.
We had a great experience duckpin bowling for my son?s 7th birthday! All the kids had a blast and the staff was wonderful!! Would definitely go back any time. Thank you again to everyone who helped make the day special :)
I am not sure what happened to the old general manager, Fero, but the young man replacing him is absolutely horrible. He has blonde hair, quite curvy, and is EXTREMELY rude. I witnessed him being disrespectful to his staff. His attitude absolutely sucks and the bowling alley is UNDERSTAFFED. In prior years, there was always nice and friendly staff who wanted to work, but now it is hard to get anyone?s attention since they are constantly working. There is no bartender at all either which makes my time there
Has that old-school American bowling alley feel.?? But, it lacks that old-school American bowling alley food taste. The food was too salty and / or too sweet. The pizza was like a salt lick.?? And bring your own shoes. Cause there's a so old and run down. My shoes kept sticking to the floor while bowling. However, if you just want a bowl.... bowl
Went here with a group from work, and the place was spotless, fun and great value! The staff was friendly, accommodating, and knowledgeable. We booked our party online, and the rep was very pleasant to work with. It made the booking process fast and convenient. TIP: One thing to remember is that if you book for 10 and only 9 show up, you don't get a refund for that person who didn't show. However, if you book 8 and 10 show, adding on 2 people is very easy.
It seems that holding parties near bowling lanes with individuals or small groups can create challenges for both players and event attendees. For instance, we encountered situations where children were walking through our lane, while their parents did not intervene. This can lead to an uncomfortable experience for bowlers. It may be beneficial for the staff to consider better separation between party areas and bowling lanes to ensure a more enjoyable environment for everyone.
I found the online and in person ads very misleading. I thought it was a special for 7.99/game in total and 5.99 extra/pair of shoes. Instead they charged 7.99/person plus the shoe fee, which made it much higher than expected. The staff at check in made me feel like I should have somehow known and I was dumb for not understanding the sign, so I took a picture to post of the online ad and the in store aign so the reader can decide. I am used to Mustang Alley with a flat, upfront 52/hr charge for up to 6 peop
Ive bowled on a league here for .many years. It is not clean ,the floors are dirty sticky,dust balls laying around. The ladies room is gross, half the time no soap.
The staff was great, but the lanes were horrible. We spent 30 minutes of a 2 hour groupon on a broken lane. They pins would not recycle. Finally, we were moved to a different lane after wasting 30 minutes of our bowling time.
Me and a group of friends went there about a week ago. We get there and all we wanted to do was bowl 2 games but the manger talked us into getting a third game for half off so we did ended up paying close to $140.00. Half way through the 2nd game my friend wanted to get a drink it took him 40 minutes to get a drink and my other friend ordered fries that were not cooked all the way. They made an announcement that they will be closing in 15 minutes. We never got to finish our 2nd or 3rd game and we told the m
People are respectful, but after 10 pm, it's a different crowd. Younger rowdy reeks of weed type of crowd.
This place is unorganized. Maybe they were short staffed the night my family went. We still had a good time.
Just had my son?s 6th birthday party here on Saturday. From start to finish the staff was kind, helpful, and efficient. When I did have to ask for something it was provided quickly. The entire party ran so smoothly, everyone had a great time, and enjoyed the food. I HIGHLY recommend this location for parties! The facilities were clean, the arcade games worked, and were being wiped down throughout the day. The decor gives a fun retro vibe as well. I had multiple friends say they had never been there but woul
I had a great time with my family we had the lil one's so the duck pins were on point! The staff was amazing from check in to the concession stand very helpful. It was a mixed crowd you had your ?? league showing off lol it was couples, families, teen, everyone having a great time!. I haven't been bowling in sometime and I'm happy we choose this location very pleased.
Unlimited bowling at night on a Friday night was clutch. Only one person taking orders at the snack bar and bar though...
Cool bowling alley, great place for adults to hang out or have kids parties. The pizza is awful, but the chicken fingers are pretty good and they serve drinks, including hard cider, which I love (although it's pricey). They have duckpin with rails also; so, if your a kid or a tipsy adult, gutter balls are kept to a minimum!!
A lot of things are new and improved about this location. They took out all the games and it now has an open bar feel to it. There are also very specials that are run each day. On Tuesday night each person bowls for $2.22 plus a $2.22 shoe rental. That is a great rate for shoes and bowl, but it is also quite busy that night, so only duck in bowling maybe open.
Goid food & nice facilities... LOADS OF FUN!!
Lots of lanes with both 10-pin and duckpin. Only downside is that they are often out of menu items.
Not sure of less busy days, but went before the 6p rush. It was fine. My daughter injured her self with duck pins ball, and wasn't able to get a refund, got gift cards instead. I wanted my money back and didn't like that part.
Can't say enough good stuff about this place! Had our sons 5th bday party here, and the staff makes this place superb!! ALL of the staff were helpful, inviting, friendly and professional. The food was hot and fresh, and exceeded expectations. The whole facility was very clean, including the ??. The arcade was not outdated. The entire experience was absolutely delightful. Did I mention how awesome the staff were!?
I was skeptical of ordering food and drink and Ashley ended up making the best suggestions, making this one of the best experiences I could ever ask for. THANKS ASHLEY!
I hadn't been here in decades, but having moved back to Maryland last year, I wanted to visit AMF Towson Lanes for the nostalgia factor alone. The last time I bowled there, I was a kid and the Colts horseshoe was still out front. I was expecting a run down house with barely functioning equipment and would have accepted that gladly. Instead, I entered a thoroughly modern facility. I was thrilled to see the duckpin lanes and those were meticulously maintained. The lanes are equipped with automatic scoring,
The lanes are nice. Food service is terribly disorganized and slow.
It's the worst. The people who work behind the counter, were rude not only to me but also my family. We had to wait almost an hour and a 1/2 hour for our food. The young man behind the counter turned off the lanes twice. The worst! The ad was extremely misleading. I received a phone call from the management about two weeks ago. They promised to mail me items for my family to come out again. Never received it. So I will be lowering the rating. Ridiculous! Thank you for reimbursement for bowling and the s
I have frequented this house for years always has been a good atmosphere. All the staff are helpful and friendly. My most recent visit had a little get together with friends and was aided by the manager with the pink hair. She was very attentive an knowledgeable on the systems. She made our visit smooth as possible there where a few lane brek downs but to be expected with such a old Facility all and all great time great people we will be back.
Very fun! A nice place to bowl and grab a bite.
Had a great time staff was friendly
Cool place to bowl with the family and great customer service was the icing on the cake! My kids loved the duckpins and the arcade games. There was a host name Tobie who was great with my kids at the snack bar and helped them with some of the games! A great place for all ages! Definitely will be back with my family again! If you are looking for a host ask for Tobie she was wonderful with my kids!
Good time! No nonsense crazy big screen distractions
This was a nice place for the kids to practice their bowling.
Went there on a Sunday afternoon. Used a Groupon as the regular rates are pretty high. Hadn't been bowling in sometime but was pleasantly surprised to see how crowded it was. There were no lanes open when we arrived but they took our phone number down and texted us when the lane was available. We went for a quick coffee and the lane was ready when we came back. The quality of the lanes were very good. Given the crowds, the cleanliness of the tables was not the best and the quality of the bowling balls was
Great experience on a Saturday night! Most places are packed they had good service and was ready to help. I enjoyed bowling and they had a special so always ask! It was affordable. Entertaining for a Saturday night! They did have drinks! The drinks were good for a bowling alley!
Low on staff and slow to help but other than that it's a good place
Disco bowling doesn't get that dark. A little disappointing. Decent bowling alley food and beer though. Also their taps were broken so they couldn't do pitchers. We used a Groupon though. Very reasonable price. Staff were super nice and accommodating. Great service!
I am a league bowler at these lanes. Today I tried to go bowling for senior drop in and the lanes were closed until 4PM. This change occurred 6 days ago per the website. There were at least 20 people outside the building waiting to bowl. There was an employee inside the building at the front desk and had to know that we were there for 30 mins. No one came to the door to explain the situation. No sign was posted to tell us that the drop in was canceled today only or completely. The Bowlero company has chang
Great deal on Groupon. Staff was very friendly, and the food was very good! Kid friendly as well.
Great used Groupon was nice
Got to the alley about 5:30 no ten pins lane available. Was going to bowl duckpins until a lane became available, but staff refused to honor my Groupon. Was told no Groupon after 6pm ended up having to pay an additional 130.00 for 5 people. Never had this issue at the Dundalk location. First and last time utilizing this facility.
I had an amazing time duckpin bowling with my work colleagues. They catered our food and made sure that we were taken care of with whatever we needed. The atmosphere was great, and they served alcohol!! ??
The place was clean, decent selection of beer for a bowling alley, but I've never been to an alley where they take TOO good care of the lanes. No ball traction at all. It definitely should tone it down on the coating.
I bowl in the league there.So i'm there every saturday afternoon
Despite being overpriced, this is one of the last truly family-friendly sensory-friendly bowling locations in the Baltimore area. I truly enjoyed my time and appreciate the lack of unpleasant music, large arcades, and non-family friendly atmosphere (as is found in most Bowlero branded locations)
I am a league bowler. We pay a lot of money for lanes that are old and brake down all the time. Our bowling balls get damaged. I have 2 in the shop right now getting fixed. For the money that we pay, the lanes could be updated.
Celebrated one of my sister's birthday and it was an enjoyable experience. Besides the bowling, The staff was very nice. They even gave us New Year's decor to bring in 2022! It was well-kept. Looked clean and had hand sanitizer readily available. Family oriented. We as a group will be back. No complaints here ??
I bowl regularly in a league at AMF Towson and I would like to express my regards to one your exceptional employee named Shelly Sampson. Shelly?s professionalism goes above and beyond the task on hand. She established a good repore with her customers, and her manager skills are outstanding to the facility she serves. Shelly always greet me with a, ?Hello Mr. Kevin? with a cheerful smile. She once informed me about another patron trying to steal my weekly free games, but she politely put him in his place. S
We have a great time at this location. Very well keep,clean...The food is always fresh and hot. The service is excellent.... and always helpful and friendly. Hats off to the staff and management at this location.
Let me just say Thank you for the great customer service. I had my son 7th birthday party here September 4th, 2022 1-3pm and the staff was amazing. Everything was so smooth, the set up was really nice, the food was good, they were short staff and still gave A1 service. The children enjoyed themselves the entire time. Thank you !
Chelly is always really cool with me. She's nice and definitely knows how to hold a good conversation. As good as the place is though, the cooling/ventilation needs some serious work, the place is a friggin sauna whenever I go to bowl. Fix the fans and AC and you'll get a better review out of me
Food was perfect. older Female cashier who took my order also made my food within 10 minutes. bowling lanes smooth, no mess ups within the hour i was there. smooth lanes. will be back
Had a very good afternoon bowling with friends, nice weather, food and the ampshere was clean????
I Started bowling at AMF Towson Lanes this past Monday evening 8/23/21 and I bowled my first 200 game on Yesterday evening 8/25/21. Never bowled at this house before but I had a great time and lots of practice!
Came into town from Ohio and my girlfriend wanted the Baltimore experience, I knew you guys had duck pin bowling. Was really happy with Chelly?s and team?s customer service. She was like a Visa card,?every where she needed to be?. I'm also a shift manager at a big bowling alley in Ohio, and knows what it takes to make all happpy. Thanks again for the good time and memories.
Just want to give a shout out to Ms. Chelitta Spencer. She and her team were on the ball today. Started bowling on time, kept the soda and punch coming and pizza was served on time (we said 3:00 and it came at 3:00). She was very polite and always checked to see if we needed anything. My grandkids had a great time and part of it was the service Ms. Spencer gave us. Will definitely return especially if all of your employees are as courteous and efficient as Ms. Spencer.
Had free coupons received at another location (Perry hall) but they were closed at 3pm so I checked out this location. It wasn't busy, greeted warmly and provided with shoes quickly. Lost the game but won on savings! Would return if I have another early afternoon to myself during the week. Cheers!
The operations manager was really great. All of the staff was super friendly and positive. I cant say it enough because it makes all the difference in service industry. My only complaint would be the food quality. You have to be drinking to like it. It's super greasy and unappealing. I couldn't eat the pizza either. It was just a big piece of cardboard.
I had my daughter 11th birthday party there 15 minutes before her birthday they called me and said there would not be no music played and we had to be quiet and we couldn't use the arcade cards that came with the birthday party packet I will never have a nother birthday there the lane kept breaking down management was terrible they didn't bring no refills that came with the birthday packet very very unprofessional
I love the atmosphere of this Bowling Alley and always have a fabulous time every time I go. I just celebrated my bday at this location and enjoyed myself ??. Great location to have fun!! My only issue is the slowness of the snack bar. I would recommend them getting more help to accommodate the flow of business.
It was awesome. Meet some great ppl there as well
We had a reservation for 7 at 8:30 Saturday night. Turns out you can only have 6 people per lane so we ended up having to double up. Would have been nice if we didn't have to do that. Their website shouldn't allow you to schedule more than 6 people per lane at once. Also the line for the drink/snack bar was really long, we waited about 30 minutes in line
We arranged a teen birthday party, it was awesome, they loved it. The staff were very responsive, food portions plentiful. I will definitely book in the future. The kids and I had a great time!!!
Clean and nice. Friendly but one thing I want to make them concerned about it. There was a huge difference about before 6pm and after 6pm. It cost me $58 for one game at quarter to 6pm. Second game I paid about $12. He should tell me me that after 15 minutes there was a huge discount. But he didn't. I am not fully satisfied.
We went with a group of 6 on a Saturday night without a reservation and didn't have a problem getting a lane, but they ran out of women's size 8 shoes and men's 10.5. Other than that, it was fun and the food was good!! At 10:00, they turned out the lights and it was cool, but pretty hard to see.
Reserved 2 lanes for a party of 8, our reservation was slotted from 7-9:30pm EST. Upon arrival, we were told that they couldn't locate our reservation and then spent approx. 30 minutes to locate it in the back room-all this and our original reservation was refused to be extended for the full 2.5 hours that we paid for. On top of that-we ordered over $150 worth of drinks and food as soon as we sat down, we were told that it would be brought to our table/lane-1.5 hours later and nothing so went up to double c
The person checking you in to bowl was pleasant! But the food staffer was late so we had been there more than an hour before we got any food. I had to walk back and forth to the food station because they either weren't there yet or really slow.
AMF Towson Lanes didn't honor my groupon. I was told ?I don't have any lanes for groupons?. I understand there may be busier days and you may expect parties but if 30-50% of the bowling alley is empty why cant 2 people bowl on one lane for an hour?
Very Family friendly for all races & ages everyone came together well. Treat people nice get good service. They dim the lights toward the night diverse music & food was good & alcohol is also served
Bowling on League Tuesday night, they had to move us to another lane because our lane broke and the mechanic had to work on it. This is on the duck pins side.
AMF Towson has continue to meet my expectation consistently with every visit. My family and I enjoy the atmosphere, service, and energy with each visit. From the service we receive from Ashley, in the kitchen to the attentiveness,friendly demeanor and great customer service from your manager Chelly. My family and I came to bowl this previous week, and we had the best time. My kids, ages 12 and 8, enjoyed duckpin bowling and when we had lane issues, Chelly promptly corrected any and all problems. She surpris
Lane was not resetting when prompted and then would randomly reset halfway through players turns and move to the next player without them finishing their turn. When I brought this to the front desks attention they responded ?It's a 50 year old bowing alley, what do you expect??. I can tell you I absolutely would not expect that response when I'm paying for what should be a pleasant and fun experience. At the least show some compassion rather than alienating a customer that has bowled at your alley multiple
Amazing place and tons of fun! Good food and drinks! Service is always great! They always have tons of spare bowling balls so you never have to choose a different weight than your usual. A lot of lanes and they play great music!
My son and i go bowling almost every time we have "mommy son time". We live it! Staff are ALWAYS super friendly and efficient. Our lane did get stuck a few times, but that happens everywhere. The part that mattered the most was that they resolved the issue immediatly. It has always been super clean and well taken care of. MANY lanes and they have both 10 pin and duckpin. It is our favorite bowling alley to go to.
Went there Thursday at noon. Not crowded at all. Took 10 minutes to pay for our lanes and get shoes because nobody was at the counter. We started to play our games and I wanted a soda had to make three trips to the counter before anyone was there to wait on me. Their prices were twice as expensive as the place that we have been going and I will not go there again. It was clean
Parking at night was great ( vision folks) Mobility Aid Friendly Sun. Night great special for families ( $$) No Restroom review available Staff Very Accomodating Impressed with the availability of wooden ramp to access actually bowling lanes. (Suggestuon : an updated ramp is needed)
Used a Groupon voucher here for two. Didn't even know that they had a bar with all the decent brands. I went on Valentine's day night and it wasn't even all that crowded. Didn't try the food tho, but I do plan on going back. So when I do I will update but otherwise it's a fun date night or friend night out.
Absolutely one of the worst bowling experiences I've had. The place seemed unorganized, food was sub par/wait time ridiculous and took forever to resolve the issues with our lanes. The experience was so bad, it too the excitement out of it for us we ended up leaving early.
I recently hosted a corporate team building event at your AMF Towson Lanes in Towson, MD. I had a team in from out of town who had never rolled duck pins before and they all found it to be an enjoyable experience. However, there were a few real problems with my corporate event. Rude and non-caring personnel, thoughtless termination of the event, and a bad attitude seemed to define the experience best. This was very disappointing to me. My folks enjoyed the duckpins, but the way the AMF staff got in the
I came here to celebrate my birthday and although i had a great time with my family . The customer service sucked . The staff was rude . One of the staff members told me he couldn't help me because ?he wasn't on the clock ?, then i asked another staff member for help and instead of him helping me while Seeing me struggle input names for a new game in the computer he just stood there and repeated himself , the computer wasn't responding it wasn't that i wasn't following directions he was giving me and my fo
My complaint starts at a woman working at the front named Chelly. On multiple occasions she displayed rude, unprofessional and unthoughtful behavior. As someone who have worked in customer service across various industries, this person needs adequate training and attitute adjustment before she has any contact with customers, otherwise she is very bad for your business. Every time we visited this location, the lanes were breaking multiple times during a single game. Pins would drop randomly from pinsetter a
I bought my daughter here for her 7th birthday and she enjoyed it. The time we came it wasn't crowded and the duck pin lanes were available. Overall she enjoyed herself and it was a good experience our first time here together
I called the night before to ask if they had duckpin lanes open for the next day and they said yes and I asked if they had any leagues and she checked with someone and said nope. Next day we got there right at 12 pm and they had a party and a league and I explained that I called the night before and she said yea we have a bunch of new people. So my 3 and 6 year old had to bowl 10 pin. Long story short always reserve a lane even if they say they are wide open so it was my fault too. Kids still had fun but ju
Under staffed! The guy working the front kept going back into the kitchen for several min at a time. He did this the for the whole 2 hours I was in the place. No employee could be found when this happened. If you had a problem, had to wait. Want some shoes, have to wait. Order a drink, girl at bar tells me I have to wait. I waited 3 min then decided it was not worth waiting that long for anything they were selling. Food and drink orders took forever ( I did watch several people wait well over 5 min to b
We had a birthday party while a collegiate tournament was going on and I would've preferred to know that when I booked my party. I've had several parties for my children at places like this and I was looking to have a 'party hero' but there wasn't one. Overall the children enjoyed themselves but there were a few issues during the party. There was one staff member that was not very knowledgeable and I believe that had to do with her lack of training about the menu.
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