Big Al's

This location is very big and nice! There's bowling downstairs and an arcade upstairs. Everything was going great until we couldn't bowl for 30 minutes because it was broken. The balls wouldn't return and the pins weren't resetting. Overall I recommend going just beware for the potential issues with the pins and balls. Also they don't take cash??

Rekka was great. Service was fast and friendly. We had a great time. My first team building event with my employer and the venue and service added to the great time we had

I give this a five-star, but with one complaint. Anyhow, for the most part, the staff was friendly, especially our main waitress and the other waiters. The food was amazing as well. As for our bowling experience, that was good as well. I have yet to hit the arcade with my children, but I will hit that up on my second visit. Overall, my family and I had a five-star experience. My minor complaint; Price points. I know there are days that offer deals, but overall, it is a tad high (in my opinion). Keep in mind

I recently visited Big Al?s in Meridian, Idaho, expecting a lively atmosphere given its reputation as a premier sports bar and entertainment center. To my surprise, the place was noticeably empty, which made for a quieter experience than anticipated. The upside? The food was quite good?solid pub fare with generous portions. I enjoyed their burgers and the Chicken Bacon Mac, which came with a delicious garlic cheese roll. The beer selection was a highlight, offering a great variety of craft brews, with frost

This place is phenomenal!! It is spotlessly kept. The games are all working and clean. The workers are friendly and helpful. Manager is walking around and checking on people. Absolutely outstanding work! Can't wait to go back! It's refreshing to see people who really care about their job and the people who come to play!

I want to start with there was a miscommunication about bowling fees and time slots of fee changes. Which got my wife heated. Tim a manager apporached us with out being asked for and went above and beyond to rectify the situation. He changed the review from 1 star to 5. Saved the day!. Great place to have fun for the whole family. Good food Good drinks Arcade is a mix of nostalgic and modern feel.

Eagle High PTO hosted our senior party at big Als. Great location. Great communication. Competitive pricing for 5 hours of having the place entirely to ourselves and our students had a blast. we had enough staff support, plenty of food and with students food allergies, they did let us bring in cake, fruit, veggies. We will definitely use them again! The manager, Tamara, and asst manager, Jordan, were so easy to work with!

We loved the place. We are from Arizona. In town in business. One of our coworkers had a birthday.. We spent it bowling. So glad we picked this place. Pricing was good. The shoes were decent. You order food from the monitor.. The waitress comes to your table. You order drinks or food.. We had pizza and wings and non alcoholic drinks. Highly recommend.

Been to a few Big Al?s before, all for bowling, and they all seem to offer the same experience. Pretty loud, always busy and somewhat expensive. That said the facilities are nice and in my experience the staff do pretty good considering how hectic it can be. I wish they had a better selection/variety of balls (lighter and/or smaller for kids) for all, but it could be it's because it's always busy and people are bowing! Food is fairly expensive for what you get in terms of quantity and quality, but I don't

Would do 0 stars if I could. They asked if we wanted to do per game OR per person. I chose per game. They put us in at per person anyway. First red flag. NOT our fault they didn't listen. Not only that, they cut off our game to where we didn't get to even finish what we paid for. I've been to every other bowling alley in the treasure valley and they ALL charge PER GAME. I've had 10 people with me before and we all got to play because they do per game. I am very disappointed and they also wouldn't give me an

The staff members were nice. It was fun to bowl and play arcade games. The size of the famous nachos was great, but it needed more toppings. It might not look like it from the picture, but there were a lot of naked chips underneath.

My family went to big Al?s for the $2 Tuesday so bowl and have drinks. Advertised online it says games, shoe rental, snacks, beer, and soda were all $2. My husband and brother in law and sister in law all ordered a beer and I got a soda and both of our bills should have been $4 but they were charged $17 and we were charged $11 so we didn't get the discount. We brought it up to the server who rang us up and he proceeded to tell us it was only certain beers that were $2 which are their most basic beers and it

We love Big Al?s! Not only for the games and bowling but also for the restaurant! We have gluten allergies in our family. Juan and Haven took great care of us. They were kind and professional! They made sure we knew our options and our food was taken care of! 10/10! Thanks for all the service

Came here after another place had too long of a wait. Glad I did. Came to watch sports and had many TV and screens of various sizes to follow games-all within good view. Liked the fish and chips, with great selection of beer as well. Didn't go to see the kids video games area, which was also large for everyone. Nice mix of people and great place for the game.

Couldn't pay with cash only card. Also the machine was super buggy, Asked staff to help. Took them about 10min to get to us. Took 30 to fix the machine only to break again. The environment Is great especially at night, That's about it when it comes to the good parts

Arcade was decent and the cost for a family size pizza seem decent too tell I got the pizza it was a rectangular pizza cut in half and served into what looked like 2 small size pizza boxes spent almost $80 on 2 family size pizzas for 11 people we all had maybe 2 little rectangles and some of the end slices where just straight crust nothing on it.

Went on a casual date tonight and my server Rekka was fantastic. Fast, friendly, and quality service, will definitely be back and requesting her next time! 10/10

Like Chuck-E-Cheese for adults! They have bowling, an awesome arcade, and basically a sports- book style restaurant, with GIANT screens with several sports channels on. I had the peanut butter and bacon burger - sounds crazy but it was really good! Definitely kid friendly in certain areas, great place to take a break from walking around The Village

We had a gift card and stopped in for bowling on a quiet Monday night. The place was just about empty but it was still almost $35 for one adult and two kids to bowl a single game. ?? Even worse, once we started bowling we saw ads that said Tuesdays would have been half the price. Ugh. Just stop with the pricing games and give people a fair deal no matter which slow weekday it is.

I came by for a quick drink and ended up staying for a whole meal and played some games. My bartender Anna was great conversation and went out of her way to make my drink just tue way I like it. Will come back for the costumer service!

Five mechanical issues during one game. My child had to keep running to the front desk to fix it. They moved us lanes and we still had problems. Next no drinks food showed up before any drinks including water. The wings were covered in salt making them inedible and dangerous to eat. Not sure what the nachos were but nobody ate them. Overall for 82 dollars for six soda, inedible nachos and wings, with one beer was ridiculous. The service was horrible. Upstairs the point system on the cards is so confusing fo

We had a great time celebrating my son's 6th birthday. Rekka was amazing and very attentive to our needs. My only complaint woukd be how hot it was and how stagnate the air was.

Took my 2 year old here for his first time bowling, told the lady up front my husband was going to help him (obviously because he's 2 years old) and she charged us for 2 pars of shoes and 1 game of bowling (great just what we asked for). Setting up the screen it's my 2 year old and my husband, it wouldn't let us set up numbers so I press the service button while they start bowling, they never came to assist with setting up bumpers? annoying but whatever, next thing we know the game shuts off mid bowling on

I do like that it's very clean here. The bowling alley is a bit pricey but a lot of fun and upbeat. The food was really good, especially the Oreo cheesecake sundae. The arcade is fun but it's a bit crowded being upstairs and about 1/3 of the games were either down or malfunctioning which was a bummer. The prize shop is ridiculous. They have a lot of prizes that are the exact same as Wahooz but hundreds of points more expensive. For example, a water toy that was 200 points at wahooz was 500 here. Overall, it

This place was amazing....Great food, fun games and even bowling. Price was great also. I will say the portion sizes are large even on the apps so if you're not a big eater maybe get something to share. The waitress...Amy I believe her name was was very attentive and polite. All in all a great experience

Damn great place!!! The food is really good, the service is great, the atmosphere is spot on for watching anything sports related, the front wall has one of the biggest indoor screens I've ever seen!!! They have a good variety on the menu. Highly reccommend this place!!!

do yourself a favor and ask for Rekka. She's basically the Beyonc? of servers?effortlessly cool, faster than a bowling ball on steroids, and somehow managed to keep our entire group fed, hydrated, and laughing while we pretended to be professional bowlers (spoiler: we were not). Rekka gets bonus points for: ?? Perfectly timing drink refills just as our gutter balls hit. ?? Remembering everyone?s complicated orders like she's got a photographic memory. ?? Laughing at our terrible puns without visibly judgi

Had a great time. Recommend making upstairs bar area 21 and up again. As an adult I want to be able to relax and not have kids around. A break from all that Big Al's has to offer away from kids.

Bowling and food?? The first thing I noticed during my visit was the cleanliness and how spacious the place is; very welcoming. A good place to have fun, relax and entertain yourself with games of different kinds. I personally bowled and ate. Love it Visiting on weekends? Expect it to be busy.

Had an amazing time at Big Al's, The staff was outstanding, especially our server Rekka?she was friendly, attentive, and made sure we had everything we needed all night. From helping us get set up quickly to checking in with a smile, Rekka made the experience even better. The lanes were in great shape, the food was delicious, and the vibe was fun and welcoming. We'll definitely be back, and we'll be asking for Rekka again!

Although the service was good. My family and I were not impressed with the costs of everything and the fact that they don't take cash at all! Everything has to be done by card ridiculous! To to it off we had to be moved to a different lane because ours stopped working in middle of the game and it took them almost 15 minutes to fix the issue. Needless to say we will not go back

Today, my son and I were playing video games upstairs at Big Al?s in Meridian, ID when we encountered a game that was not working properly. An employee not only came to our rescue and fixed the gaming system, he waited a few minutes afterwards to make sure it was going to continue functioning properly. He also told us to let him know if we needed anything else. I asked for his name and he responded with Skyler. Skyler was awesome today! Not only was he extremely knowledgeable in resolving the technical

We struggled a bit with the lanes having mechanical issues but the manager got us squared away. The service by Rakka was phenomenal. She was so kind and patient. Hope she is our server every time.

I was recently expertly attended to at Big Als in Meridian, when I went in from another place, very ill. They helped me sit down, get water, and eventually called my family and an ambulance when I could not recover quickly enough from a severe case of food poisoning. The manager, Kimberly NEVER left my side, for at least an hour! Her kindness touches me greatly even now and she treated me like I was her own mother with her genuine concern. The folks there went the extra mile to make sure I was going t

We went on a Monday at opening with our 5 year old. We were able to set up 2 games of bowling easily. We appreciated the service at the lane for ordering food and we had a blast gaming in the arcade upstairs!

The VIP lanes are totally worth the little bit of extra money, way better experience! We did have an issue with one of the lanes, brought it up to the manager on our way out because it was a little annoying, I was in no way mad though, stuff happens, she was awesome and made it right for us. We'll definitely be back again soon!

We came out for a fun family night and were lucky enough to have Haven as our Server. She was very attentive and helpful in every way. We will definitely return and can only hope to have her serve us again. Thank you so much.

Rachel and Anna were so amazing and super helpful during our family bowling night! Thanks again Big Al?s!

Extremely disappointed at our experience tonight. For over a month we have planned to bring our small youth group to their ?$2 Tuesdays? to bowl and hang out for the evening. When I arrived I was told that there was a 2 hour wait time for ?reserved lanes; all of which were empty at the time (6pm). When I asked the folks at the front why reservations were able to be made when clearly (see photo) it states that you cannot do so, I was given a completely disrespectful attitude and made to feel crazy as if the

Tamara, Was the bomb she showed up at our table had a big smile on her face. I had a daddy daughter day with my 28-year-old daughter and she just made us feel so comfortable. I don't know who runs this place, but this lady deserves a raise and a big hug. Thank you for being big Al?s.

One of the best places to come with friends and family. Everytime we come I always ask for Izayla she is one of the best parts of Big Al?s. Hands down best service I've ever had. I normally never do reviews but how incredible the service is each time when she is helping us out I had too she deserves all the recognition and I hope they feel lucky to have a person like her. I gave 5 stars but for her i would easily give her 10 stars if I could

Rachel M was quick polite and helpful. We love coming to big Al?s and always have a great experience. She made sure our drinks stayed full and needs were met.

Great place to eat while watching sports on one of their three giant screens (many other TVs too) or hanging out with friends and family. The food was a little pricey, but it was very good and we ALL agreed on that. The kids meals were filling enough even for a female adult and they have a pretty good selection of flavored lemonades. The fries are great so skip on the tots. The burgers are great too, but if your real hungry make sure it's at least a double. The restaurant and bowling alley are downstairs. T

Had an awesome time at Big Al?s this afternoon. A good ending to our awesome weekend away. Rachel N. provided great service, especially on my last ball when the lane got messed up. She had it fixed in a jiffy. ??

Great place to hang out with friends. It's a great place to drink and enjoy food after a long day of work. Good ambiance, Excellent service, especially from Maddie if i could i would rate this place 100 stars

I recently had a disappointing experience at Big Al?s in Meridian, Idaho, and I feel compelled to share it. Upon arrival, I was informed that there was a three-hour wait for a bowling lane, which seemed excessive, but I decided to make the most of it by playing arcade games. After about an hour of gaming, I noticed several bowling lanes were open and available. Curious and hopeful, I approached the front desk to inquire about the availability of those lanes. To my dismay, the clerk didn't even take a momen

We were there for a private event and to bowl. Service wasn't great, took forever to find our server and get drinks. We wanted to order more food and they acted like it was going to be a huge problem. Food was fine.

Every time we come to Big Als, we all have a great time. Large venue, multiple floors of fun activities. Food is good, drinks are good, staff are excellent and friendly. There is a great secluded private bowling area for birthdays or special occasions. There is a large sports restaurant area too. Plenty to do and get lost in.

This is a great place to enjoy the might out to play video games, bowl with the family. Adults can go hang out in the crows nest kid free and watch sports. Food is more money than a brew pub. Nothing on the menu is captivating.

Wonderful place to hangout and spend time with your friends and family! The food is amazing, it's clean, drinks are great, even the service is top notch! A special shoutout to our server named Izayla, helped us out a lot and she stayed busy the entire time! Highly recommend.

Server Rachel was absolutely amazing and very attentive. Helped with all and any questions and even brought out a birthday dessert . Will be back again soon :)

Went bowling tonight and our server Rekka was awesome, fast and friendly service. Will definitely be back, 10/10.

Chance was a respectful young man & did a wonderful job at making sure we had everything we wanted this evening. 5 stars for him! -The Frasier Transport Team

Seth was absolutely amazing! Was quick to respond to our service light and provided top tier service! Thank you for making our visit so memorable! Will definitely be back!

Cool vibe, seemed like it could be decent... came in, was sat, never greeted, no one came to check on us, take a drink order, nothing. We waited approx. 20-22 minutes and left. And yes, the server and host saw us. Edit - Big Als' reached out on this review... I emailed... no response. They don't really care.

The manager on duty had a short fuse. The lane that we were using kept malfunctioning and we had to get help multiple times. Finally talked to the supervisor and he had an attitude. The requests that we were making were not a lot and he made it seem like we were causing a ruckus. Do not recommend coming here.

I am blown away by the dirtiness of this establishment, specially on a day they are not even busy. Employees standing around when there is garbage overflowing out of the trashcan in the bathrooms, so much that it is being tracked into the stalls, garage on the floor as you walk though the place, dirty empty tables in the restaurant, horrible service from a gal who's shirt was way too small her buttons where popping open and her belly ring was sticking out over the edge of her budging pants. We were headed t

Tonight was one of my first times coming to Big Al?s. It was all around a great experience and I had such a great server name Chance. He was so helpful, friendly and just made my time there enjoyable. I definitely recommend asking for him as a server!

Good environment to come and watch a sporting event. Good drinks, decent prices and good service. I've also come here for company parties. We've been in the "slider's alley" (I think that's what it is called) and the caddyshack room upstairs. Both were enjoyable with good catering.

Add the worst time. With bowling, our lane never worked. Too many people around us for how small the lanes are. Every other time we tried a bowl, it wouldn't work whatsoever. The management can care less. And when we asked for a refund, which we spent a $140, we got a $50 gift card. To them, worst time ever would not recommend

It's a great place to have some fun with groups of friends and the price for shoes was reasonable. Someone was always coming around periodically for service, asking how we are doing and if we needed anything. And there is more than just bullying to do there. There's the arcade up top and a restaurant off to the side and a bar in the middle. So there is a little of something for everyone. The only complaint that I would have is that it can get a little noisy and if they are doing a same event on the bowling

Had a blast with the family! Really fun time, and our server Rachel took great care of us! Highly recommend for a fun family afternoon or evening!

$2 Tuesday. More than half of the lanes were closed. So we decided to "upgrade" to the VIP bowling. There was zero service and no idea how long it's been since the lanes were buffed, there was even gum stuck to our lane. We've come here quite a few times and it's never been a really great experience.

Expensive, busy & cashless. My bf & I went with another couple on Saturday night- we expected a wait and knew that we were going to pay more than during the week, so that was all fine. Tried to buy the card that you have to use to play the games while we waited for a lane for 45 minutes (you can make reservations online to avoid having to wait) but discovered that you can't use cash to purchase or load said cards (+$2 dollar fee to load as well) so we had to go over to Walmart so that my bf could put cash i

It was so so fun! Rachel was awesome and super helpful towards us! We went for my friends bday and it was just a great environment and super fun bowling!

Skee ball machines don't work correctly. The middle one works, so if you want to keep score that's your best option. They were nice to give us our money back when we were trying to have a competition. Fun place. Good food. I had paid for a hot cocoa before I got it and it didn't come. I had to remind the staff. Wondering if I shouldn't have paid for it until it came? They have where you pay for your food and order online. 8-14-23 Had a fun company party at the bowling lanes. My bumpers didn't work,

As per usual I had an amazing experience. Last few times I've been in I have been served by the same employee every time. Chance is very polite and friendly. Will be back soon due to the great service I've experienced when I come in.

they made us order at the bar big bro was picking his nose and then he was mean to me, bro big bro is just digging for gold and then slammed all my drinks on the counter and I said thank you and just ignored me. I don't like this also sat down on the table with dirty forks and not clean table. This place is horrible. Don't bring your family here and don't give this place your service.

We had a very good experience here at big Al?s there was a certain employee who we really appreciated his name was Chance he was very well with everyone there and made sure to check off everyone?s needs!

The lane we were placed on to bowl had a big problem with our bowlling balls getting stuck. It happened 15 times in our 2 hour assigned time block. The food service waitress was very helpful and in the end did reduce our bill by a bunch for all the delays. The food was very good.

One of the most professional establishments ive ever been. Rachel maxon jordan and maygan changed my life. Rachel is beautiful and smart and i appreciate her service.

I've been a customer for many years. I enjoy bowling at big Al's all the time with friends and family. They have a promotional deal of $2 Tuesdays which I go to every week. But tonight after some very unfortunate news they are only taking reservations. Horrible move on managements end. Big Al's has always been a solid choice when westys and meridian Lanes have bowling leagues going on. I hope they change this and bring walk ins back.

My family and I love going to Big Al?s! Best place to watch football and have great service. Izayla is fantastic server and has made our experiences awesome!

Witches night out event with live music at Big Al's was fun this time. Had some appetizers and they were good. Service was extremely slow again but staff was nice this time. The two previous times I did not have such good luck those reviews are below. I would never go on a Friday night to eat again. It was so loud because of sports that I was getting a headache. We wanted to be upstairs to play darts while we ate, but we weren't allowed as there was a private event. It took over 30 min to get food which wa

Always a good time at Big Al's! There's something for everyone, bowling, arcade, private party room, TVs, good food and adult beverages. Kids are allowed everywhere, even in the Caddyshack, which is a nice place to grab a drink and watch the big game. My wife loves the Cadillac margarita, and I'm a big fan of the peanut butter burger, with a side of Truly on tap. Great to see the old school games like Tetris and Centipede. Great for the entire family and plenty of parking.

I went for my 39 birthday. I took my kids. Their ages ranged from 17-7. I did enjoy my time. Spent well over $400. But the music was awful I'm not 12 in a rave tripping on acid. I asked the server to change the music and she said corporate has the final say. I'll take my money else where next time!

Came to try this place out after it was recommended to me by a friend- they said it was a good place to bring a wild toddler? and boy were they right!!! Our server, Amy, was absolutely amazing and was able to get our group taken care of all while being attentive to my little one and her special requests. She treated her like family! It was awesome- can't wait to come back soon!

Came here to celebrate my dad?s birthday and had a good time for about 20 minutes before lanes started to cut out and glitch. We waited patiently everytime and spent 1.5 hours just trying to play ONE game. When we finally got the managers attention, he spoke very rudely to us and didn't care for customer service at all. This in combination with terrible bowling lanes, horrible lighting, overall systemic issues, the need to hire people with people skills and competency, you're better off spending your money

We love the arcade and the prizes. We Alessia get a ton of tickets and my daughter goes nuts over the prizes she wins. Bowling ally and food is a little pricey but I think they have various discounts and promotions throughout the week.

So much fun! I took my nephews here while my sister was in town. We all had a blast! If you're ordering food or drinks, be prepared to wait a bit but the food was good and you can't beat this place for something fun to do on a hot summer day. They're open until 10pm on weekdays which is great!

Absolutely the best that we have ever had. Rekka was on top of the game. Smiling, punctual, friendly!! Very helpful. Best around!!

Rachel was so sweet and helped us out with everything. Bathrooms were clean, and everything worked perfectly. I had a great time!

I love bowling here and playing the arcade games. The bowling was smooth and when the have the lights on it makes it more entertaining,and the arcade games were fun to play. The only complaint I have is some of the games need to be serviced and I wish they could take care of that ASAP so the gaming experience is back on top. The kung fun panda games button doesn't register hits on the lower left. The air hockey loses its pucks constantly. Crossy road shut off on me mid play. Still had fun though won tons of

Rachel was fantastic! She does a really good job on checking up on you to make sure your experience is as great as can be. Give her a raise!!!

Rachel is the best!! So attentive, kind and awesome!! Thank you for a great bowling experience on my birthday! And she helped me find my lost phone!!!

Little pricey and there is no off limits place for kids. They're everywhere!!! Who wants their kids in the bar? What kind of people are you to bring your kids into, a clearly adult atmosphere, bar?

Good family entertainment, friendly staff, slow service.

Had a good time coming here! We were confused because pur hoestess said we had to order on the app but then we ended up having a server come up and place our orders. Our server was excellent though. The food and beer were good too.