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647 Pawtucket Blvd
Lowell, Massachusetts 01854
I booked onlin my sons birthday party, was a little scared, because you never know what you get, let me tell you, the moment I got there, DENISE WILSON, I think she's the manager, made everything extremely pleasant. She went above and beyond to make me and my family fell incredibly welcome. And I didn't have to spend and arm and a leg, thank you Denise for all your help
I went bowling with a friend and the all around experience was underwhelming. I had other expectations but it did not live up to it. The only highlight was the mozzarella bites! There is a two line setup, one for reservations and to sign up to bowl and the other one is for bowlers who were done bowling. I had made a reservation so we stood in that line. A lady went through the ?returning bowlers? line and though we were in line first, they took care of her first. It seems like she was having issues with ?s
We had my daughter?s 4th birthday party here and it was wonderful! We loved the birthday setup, we loved the accommodations for my oldest who's in a wheelchair. The staff was friendly and on top of everything even though they were very busy. The place was clean. The cheese pizza, chicken tenders and fries were delicious. I will be back for my oldest daughter birthday in a couple months. I highly recommend!
We had our son 11 birthday party here and it was wonderful !! We loved the birthday set up, the staff was friendly . thank you Denise you went above and beyond ??. The place was clean, the pizza and the chicken tenders & fries were delicious . My son was very happy thank you!
Top service from start to finish! Our experience at Bowlero was fantastic, not only because of the rides, but especially because of the excellent service we received from the very first moment. What impressed us the most: From the moment I called to make the reservation, the staff (Maritssa) was extremely friendly and attentive, answering all my questions and making sure everything was in order. Upon arrival at the location (Allison), we were greeted with the same warmth and professionalism by the team tha
We love Allison, she made sure to check the ingredients to see if I was able to eat their pizza, due to my allergies. And I have seen her grow as a person in the alley going from sever/bartending and now management! And our dog loves her
Had a great field trip with 4th graders! The place looks great and food was excellent. Kids loved bowling with excellent music and the exciting environment. Arcade cards were loved by all! Will definitely plan again!
This was the dirtiest bowling center I've ever bowled in. The approaches look like they haven't been cleaned in years. There was so much dirt on the lanes that it would transfer onto my hand from the ball. This house used to do well with tournaments, but now management gives the tournment directors such a hard time and the bare minimum amount of lanes just to surround it with birthday parties while the other half of the house is wide open. This house used to be pretty good before it became a Bowlero. Now t
Perfect for Big kids Birthday Parties, good food and Drinks. Cannot get outside food, need to purchase here.
I recently had the pleasure of working with Manager Megan, and I can't express enough how impressed I was with her exceptional service! From the moment I reached out, Megan was attentive, knowledgeable, and genuinely committed to ensuring my experience was top-notch. She took the time to understand my needs and went above and beyond to provide tailored solutions. Her professionalism and friendly demeanor made the entire process seamless and enjoyable. It's clear that Megan truly cares about her customers a
we had my son's bday party here and it was a blast. They organized a small booth with bday decor and with nice warm food(tenders and pizza). Worth it
I had an amazing experience at Bowlero thanks to Megan, the shift leader! She went above and beyond to ensure that everything ran smoothly, and her customer service was outstanding. Megan was friendly, attentive, and made sure that all of our needs were met. She kept everything organized and created a fun, welcoming atmosphere for everyone. It's clear she truly cares about providing a great experience for all the guests. Highly recommend Bowlero, especially with Megan leading the team!
A wonderful family-friendly spot for bowling! The only reason why I did not provide five stars was because staff was at times difficult to find. We attended a kid?s birthday party and it was a great event. There's a full menu and a bar. Food is average quality. There's also a small size arcade, providing a break form bowling if interested. Keep an eye on Groupon for deals. This location was clean, well equipped and staff was friendly. We would definitely go back again.
Felisha is the worst manager on that location , very rude and very unprofessional. I would say can't be a manager because they are going to lose money and customers . Megan I will give 5 stars because she knows how to manage the place and control . She runs at the bar very smooth when she is by herself and she is trying to make customers happy. Good job Megan
Its not my go to bowling alley but when i do go its alright nothing extraordinary, a little more expensive than some other bowling alleys. I went the other day and the ?manager? kicked me out after I paid over $150 to play for only 2 hours. I was there for 5 minutes before he kicked me out. He said that they don't allow outside beverages inside and if I wanted to have a water bottle I needed to show that I needed it for medical reasons. I said I can throw away my drink if its a problem but he said no and to
Terrible service, was blamed for breaking a lane when only one ball was thrown and lane wouldn't set up 2nd pin set. Staff shows preferential treatment toward league members and not avid bowlers and lets leagues run later then they should. Staff/Management don't enjoy receiving complaints about their service and would lie to make us leave because ?we have a long wait list and close at 10pm? when a group in front of us got a lane right away at 8:30pm. Denise should be fired, taking our money somewhere else w
Great staff, Megan is the best, fl?ki agrees and I dare to fight him
Horrible bowling alley! I waited at the bar to get a pitcher of water for 10 minutes while multiple employees ignored me. Then I went to the snack bar, which was unstaffed and had to wait some more for someone to come over. The lanes are consistently broken. There's huge piles of boxes everywhere.
The attentiveness of Allison at the bar and Nasyia serving was amazing. Dawson at the front desk was quick with give our party the service to get lanes. And Feleesha came by and checking in to see if we needed anything beyond our needs which we was amazing.
We had such great family fun here! The only thing I had a problem with was the groupon process for buying vouchers. The payment took forever 30 minutes to go through, the representative told us to just wait it out and the.voucger isnt valid for the day of purchase (it doesn't day that on the Groupon listing). Nevertheless, my son, husband and I had a blast playing games and laughing. Great way to get out of the house on a Sunday evening!
Had So Much Fun. Food was Good. Drinks aswell. Had the Kevin Hart Drink Music was nice a Good Mix.
Food isn't as good as it used to be... Chicken tenders are the size of chicken nuggets served on a piece of parchment paper with shriveled fries on a bed of dripping oil. No silver/plastic ware that's easy to access. So I had to constantly wash my hands between bowling and trying to eat. In 90 minutes of play time, we saw two mice scurry through the steps of the upper platform to the lower bowling area. Wife lost her appetite after that. We're not planning to come back.
Liked the place..it is good so many rows to bowl..location is good, pricing is good..only issue i faced was not appropriate number of staff..can't say about food as hvnt tried.
I booked a party online, and unfortunately, things didn't go smoothly with the booking process. However, Valentine, the manager, and Allison, our event host, turned the whole experience around and made our event amazing. Valentine worked tirelessly to resolve the issues, even reaching out to his GM on a Sunday afternoon to ensure everything was fixed. Allison, as our event host, was fantastic?attentive, helpful, and really went above and beyond. While the third-party booking site wasn't ideal, Valentine and
The place is good but customer service is trash, few attendants at the front desk we waited for 1.5 hrs just to play bowling, we ordered food and they forgot to tell the kitchen and we waited for 1 more hour, things are overpriced too. They should work on being customer-focused first.
I went bowling here recently and have all been throughout most of my life. Checks off all the boxes and what to expect with a standard bowling experience. I would recommend going during one of their deals as it can be a little pricey if you go during standard hours. For two people renting shoes and playing 3 games it went for over $40.
Super recommend for kids birthday party. Since the first call to reserve the space with Marissa, she was so friendly and explained everything. Every was awesome even for a same day reservation Allison and the team prepared a beautiful area for the birthday party. We were allow to bring our cake and balloons. 2 hours reservation for bowling, good food and endless soda for an affordable price. Definitely will go back.
Dawson was a great person to help us get a lane. Took care of respectfully moving other bowlers to their correct table and wiped it down before we sat down :)
Meg the shift lead is amazing. She works so hard for the lanes. You can tell how much this job means to her. Keep up the good work!
This place is just FUN!!! The manager is super friendly and enthusiastic. We had an impromptu "work night out" with some coworkers and reserved 2 lanes last Thursday night before leagues started. Drinks were fairly priced, and we had a blast. You always forget how much fun Bowling is, until the next time you do it!!
Groupon for $20 for $50 of arcade used WITH 50% OFF all arcade games is BEST deal in the Lowell area!! My 8yo son and I love it!!!
Fun entertainment but food and drink service was very slow. Waited almost an hour for our drinks and the rest of our food
Linda was awesome. We are trying to make bowling a regular occasion with our kids and the staff has been very supportive.
they have really good service and the people they are nice and it's fun for the whole family five stars easily
Perfect place to have fun
Customer Service isn't even serving anymore, I ask for them to fix a lane that broke and they say ?okay? but a second later decides to chat with a co worker about football, which is absolutely ridiculous because the point of you being here at the desk is to help get people lanes, rent bowling shoes and so, and call people to come fix the lanes You're not even the one fixing the damn lane and it takes 10 minutes of ?I'll be right back? to call someone to fix the lanes. At least other Bowlero locations are be
Megan is amazing! Very accommodating, always in a great mood and always helpful! One of the best managers here!
Came to bowl and eat and play the arcade with the family. Told there is a 2 hour wait with more than 20 lanes available! Said they have a wait list that has to fill the lanes first. Business tip: allow walkins a few of your lanes or you will continue to lose money. Just like you lost mine tonight.
It's a shame that Bowlero corporate isn't treating this as a more serious center, and keeping it as a ?retail? location. The equipment is nice, the location and building are nice, but the lane conditions left a lot to be desired. Our lane clearly hadn't been oiled or mopped in days, and my ball kept getting returned with some sort of tacky stuff on it. The mystery of the lane material, which was VERY bouncy?
Megan is the best! She always nice to me and my group. It's always nice to bowl when she's around.
We went there for our girls lacrosse team outing. The event went better than expected. Denise and Jacob were amazing I couldn't ask for better service. We did an event there 2 years ago and it wasn't bad, but this time around they went above and beyond the set up was spectacular. The girls loved everything. I coach three different sports and my assistant as well so they will definitely see us back. We were really impressed. Thank you
I visited Bolero expecting a premium bowling experience, but what I got was a painfully overpriced night that left me feeling ripped off. Here's a breakdown of why I can't recommend it: The Price: Before you even touch a bowling ball, you're out $200 for the entry fee. Renting shoes? Another $50. The price per game? $100 per person. For those keeping track, that's $350 just for one person to play a single game?and it doesn't include food or drinks. It's hard to enjoy bowling when you're calculating how muc
The line was constantly not working and instead having fun, we were waiting for mechanic every 5 minutes. We were pissed off
Amazing service we booked 2 lanes for 2 hrs and they looked out for a third lane. Very considerate.
We had a terrific night at Mother and Son Bowling for the Hellenic American Academy!! Thank you Bowlero and HAA for a wonderful evening!!
5 stars and then some! I planned a surprise celebration for my boyfriend's four years of sobriety at Bowlero in Lowell. It went perfectly! Beatriz, the Event Sales Manager, was amazing. She provided me with the packages available and answered all my questions. She was super responsive and made the process very easy. The price was unbeatable and payment method was convenient. When we arrived eveything was set up as planned and we had met Isabel who took care of the party. She was awesome and made sure everyo
I had Linda as a bartender and she was very efficient and helpful all night. She is slways on top of things when on the bar.
Bowled league tonight and Jasmine was our server. She was so attentive and made sure we weren't thirsty!
Worst bowling experience Only one person working at the counter and she had us waiting on the waitlist for over 1 hour and 30min Then accused the kids of having multiple bar incidents when it only happened once Then they had a team member watch us the whole time we bowl thinking we would we create some problems
Very good server. Good customer service. Very sociable. Absolute legend
"I was told to walk in when I called, but after waiting for 90 minutes, I'm still on the waitlist. Over half of the lanes are empty, yet there are still 10+ parties waiting. The management is extremely disorganized."
The bowling alley was nice, service was good, the game was good. But way to expensive, almost 70$ for tow people for 2 strings with shoes.
We had a group trip here.The staff was very nice and accomadating. We had reserved it for 90 minutes and they offered 30 extra minutes due to malfunction in the system. We enjoyed our time there a lot.
My kid and I had a great time bowling and playing the arcade games on a Sat night. There was a slight wait when we arrived however we spent the time playing games and received the text that our lane was ready before anticipated. We did the online ordering for a few soft drinks however we needed to go track them down at the bar since we were on our 3rd game over 30 min later and had not received them yet. There was a glitch with the system during our last game but the staff was on it and we were able to cont
This place is bang for the buck. Fries are great! Restrooms could be cleaner.
Bowlero Lowell was a great place to go and have fun. For league bowling and family fun. At one point the staff actually took pride in what they did and how the experience was for everyone. Now it is completely different! Staff couldn't care less about the league bowlers (who go every week to bowl and spend money on food/drinks). We had out lane break down at least 3 times throughout the whole night. Roughly a total of 40 minutes between each time that it broke down just sitting there waiting when we asked t
Great service, wonderful atmosphere, awesome staff, I went for my son?s birthday and they did great, food was very good, the service was even better, I will definitely comeback.
Affordable yet the place I could say is well maintained. This place is a must try!
Place is clean and seems to be well maintained but I will not be back ....pricing is so expensive...for 2 of us to bowl 3 games ..it was $65. We didn't have food or drink and we didn't need shoes. That is insane! Not to mention I don't know what's going on with the lanes here but our balls were bouncing several times at the beginning of each shot which messed up our roll. We have not had this issue at any other bowling alley. Thank you but all set...
Allison is the best I'll keep coming back
Absolutely terrible unless you are planning a kids birthday party. If you are here to actually bowl, don't bother.
Numerous lanes and great ambience. Highly recommend.
Linda is friendly and efficient. Her experience in service shows! Thank you!
I had my son's 8th birthday party there on Saturday and they were awesome! The manager was extremely attentive and helpful. The decorations were simple but so cute, friends thought I did it myself. The food was plenty, delicious and drinks were good. I would definitely recommend having a birthday party there!
I love it! A lot of fun! Very helpful staff!!!
Alright, giving one stars cause the front desk was decent service but the customer service for the bar? Omg horrendous. My friend and I came for a good time. She ordered this drink that had all the alcohol- looked like it would be a great time. She takes a sip and it's purely sugar coloring no alcohol and for the price yikes. I ordered milkshakes and large fries for two to split. This bartender who was taking our order didn't tell us that milkshake comes out with fries. We waited for 30 + mins for fries an
We just had my daughter?s 12th birthday party here tonight. It was awesome!! The staff was so helpful and friendly. It was easy to book, the food was good and the cookie cake was delicious! I would definitely recommend them to friends.
It's really a fun place.
We went over their with our family on my birthday to celebrate. Firstly, it's totally disappointing customer service. Employee was too rude with customer and whenever we were asking for new line, they always trying to charge us extra money as compare to actual price. That fatty guy who was working over their, he was not giving priority to any customer. It's better to go at other bowling places instead this one. Even they are telling me to call cops or leave the place. It's worst experience ever. Just ruin m
The lack of attention towards the bowling lanes was clear even just sitting at the bar, not intending to bowl. The bartender was barely attentive but while waiting to order our drinks, I saw her and two other attendants laughing and talking on their phones. When I went to use the bathroom, I walked by and saw multiple lanes clearly inebriated with giant towers of booze who were causing issues with other lanes, such as families, and it was very disappointing. I spoke to the bartender after and she seemed to
So as an avid bowler who wanted to do some practice while visiting the area, this is NOT a place to do that! There are signs that state there is no guarantee on fresh oil but on the lanes I bowled on there was absolutely none on the lane which made it for a lousy experience. You can definitely tell they are not for the average bowler who wants to get some practice in or even try to bowl for fun. There was food or something all over the approach and made it hard to slide with my personal shoes. There is more
Eh.. Went here on a Groupon. It was about 90 bucks for 2 hours and 6 bowlers. (Just the bowling no food etc). There were a ton of open lanes but we were told we could ?only take a top table lane?. Those lanes have the tables at the top behind the gate, and seat 5. It was what it was so we sat there. We were in between two groups who very nicely let us use their extra chairs and sit down the steps so it was easier for us 2 adults and 4 kids. The lighting is awful and I inquired about it. ONLY the leagues get
They've added a dozen more games since the last time we were here! Friendly staff! Well maintained bowling lanes.
The pricing is NOT clear, especially when you are a NEW bowler. My husband had been there in the past, but I had not. I brought two children, and they played 4 games, had chicken wings and loaded fries. Which they shared. TOTAL COST: $83.11 Now, one might say that's a fair price. I would agree, except that I was unaware that bowling alone was $39.00. The gentleman at the desk was kind and offered to show me how to use the electronic system for scoring (last time I went, you kept score on paper). However,
Linda manages the league extrely well and I would like her to come back to Wednesdays.
Been a long time since I've been there, went today and was pleasantly surprised. Completely updated, arcade is good size. My self and my small party enjoyed the time there.
Rude experience. Dawson the worker was unprofessional and should not be working there.
I loved this place. The amount & time spent here is worthful. The enjoy place in all games
Right across from the 35+ year old "temporary" bridge (lol) Bowlero has plenty of parking. The interior is clean, well lit, and welcoming. The staff is very helpful in every way. We had a few issues with the lane and they took care of it right away, we couldn't have asked for a better response. Bowling lanes, pin setters etc are complicated machines and every bowling alley we issues from time to time. The real measure is how they deal with it and Bowlero did a great job. The scoring system is modern
We had so much fun at the family new years eve party!!
Very fun, a perfect program to do with family and friends, especially now in winter.
Lanes kept going down. Other than that, there were a few instances where even the call button did not call over the staff for support. We had to walk back and forth. If they can ensure stability with their own lanes. That would allow an easy, more fun time. I would replace the whole arcade and put all japanese claw machines. But that's just me. That would bring in a whole better crowd of teens 5 stars if they did some minor fixes
Went for a birthday party Saturday afternoon 3-5pm. Staff were very nice, the facilities were clean, food was chicken fingers and sliders ????
I have to say as a mom sometimes the anxiety build up to preparing a birthday party can be a headache. Many parties I attended, hosted for my 20 year old and the youngest. This by far was the most fun, easiest, calming party?I've ever had. From the front desk crew, to the lady who showed me how to bowl, the party staff, the environment, the bar tender,? how clean?it was, and all, I honestly wish I could speak to the owners directly and applaud them for the set up and the beauty of their establishment. Thank
??Typically very clean, they run decent deals, and as long as you don't go on a reservation or tourney day, getting a lane is usually quick and easy. ??No water fountains or outside drinks allowed, forcing patrons to over-pay for water, so come prepared if you don't want to pay heavily to stay hydrated!
We didn't get to bowl. They have leagues Monday through Thursday after. 6 PM till 9 PM. The food was good. The food was fine. And the drinks were very good
Went on a Tuesday and got the 18.50 deal for unlimited bowling after 8PM. Management and staff was great, although our lane 44 had a few issues in terms of getting balls back to us. It felt like a specific issue with the lane though, so I'm still giving 5 stars as the staff did their best to promptly respond.
We went for a kids birthday party, it's very convenient, great atmosphere, clean place. They decorated the kids table , food was great. My daughter and her friends had lot of fun and we will be definitely going back!
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