Championship Lanes

Championship Lanes

Reviews Summary

Championship Lanes offers a mixed experience with many praising its family-friendly atmosphere, modern lanes, and good food, while others criticize inconsistent service, maintenance issues, and high prices. Positive reviews highlight friendly staff, fun arcades, and decent pricing, but negative feedback points to cold temperatures, malfunctioning equipment, slow food service, and occasional rude staff. The remodeled areas receive praise, though some prefer the old layout. Overall, it's a decent spot for bowling with room for improvement in customer service and facility upkeep.

About This Listing

Has Tournaments
Has Arcade Cabinets
Has Food
Good for kids
Has Pool Tables
Wheelchair Accessible

Who Can Play?

Most arcades welcome all ages (some may have age restrictions for certain games)
Minors may need parent/guardian supervision (policies vary by location)
No gaming experience required - games range from beginner to expert level
Comfortable clothing and closed-toe shoes recommended for safety
Valid ID may be required for certain attractions or age verification
Groups and parties welcome (advance booking may be required)

*Note: Age restrictions and policies may vary by arcade. Check with your local facility for specifics.*

First-Time Visitors

First-time visitors may need to sign a waiver or register for a game card. Staff are typically available to help explain games and provide tutorials. Some arcades offer newcomer specials or free play sessions to help you get started.

Common Restrictions:

Age-Based Some games may have height or age requirements for safety reasons
Capacity Popular games may have wait times during peak hours

*Note: Policies vary by arcade. Confirm with your local facility.*

What to Bring

Cash or card for tokens/credits (some arcades are cashless)
Valid ID for age verification or membership signup
Phone to capture high scores and memories (check photo policies)

*Note: Payment methods and requirements may differ by arcade.*

Preparing for Your Visit

Check arcade hours and peak times online before visiting
Eat beforehand or check if the arcade has food options
Bring friends for multiplayer games and competitions
Wear comfortable clothes you can move freely in
Avoid bringing valuable items that could be lost or damaged
Check for special events, tournaments, or discount days
Set a budget for games and stick to it
Stay hydrated, especially during long gaming sessions

*Note: Tips may vary by arcade type and location.*

How to Get Started

Most arcades accept walk-ins, but call ahead during busy periods or for large groups. Check for membership deals!

Other Helpful Info

Most visits last 1-3 hours depending on games and group size
Popular games may have longer wait times during weekends and evenings
Many arcades offer unlimited play packages or time-based pricing
Some locations host tournaments and special events regularly
Prize redemption available at many arcades - save your tickets!

*Note: Policies, pricing, and features differ by arcade. Contact your local facility for details.*

What to Expect from Pool Tables in Arcades

Step up to a pool table and dive into a classic, hands-on game! Expect sturdy tables with smooth felt surfaces, cue sticks, and a set of numbered balls for games like 8-ball or 9-ball. You’ll chalk up, aim, and strike the cue ball to pocket balls with precision, mastering angles and spin. Tables are well-lit, often with vibrant designs, creating a lively atmosphere. Whether playing casually with friends or joining arcade tournaments, pool offers strategic, social fun that’s easy to pick up and endlessly engaging in 2025.

Features

Has Tournaments
Has Arcade Cabinets
Has Food
Good for kids
Has Pool Tables
Wheelchair Accessible

Contact Information

Address

1920 E 53rd St

Anderson, Indiana 46013

Hours

Monday 11AM-10PM
Tuesday 3-9PM
Wednesday 3-10PM
Thursday 11AM-9PM
Friday 3-11PM
Saturday 11AM-11PM
Sunday 1-8PM

Customer Reviews

Great place to take the kids, or even just go with the friends to and have a few drinks while enjoying bowling at it's finest ??. Only down side is they need kitchen help bad. Paid for the family pack which includes 90 minutes of bowling for up to six people shoes for up to six people a large pizza and a picture of whatever soda you want and unfortunately I got our pizza 10 minutes before our 90 minutes was up and ended up having to pay another $10 for 30 more minutes of bowling just so that we could enjoy

Everytime I visit this place it only gets better. They have automatic opening doors , this is a must when dragging in your equipment. LOVE IT !! Place is warm and inviting and a huge arcade for the kids. 44 lanes, a good snack bar and a gigantic Bar attached to the bowling center, I did not visit the bar.

The lanes and balls seemed very oily. Food took a long time but tasted good. Machine occasionally stopped resetting the pins and the bar just stayed down. Better than Clancy's but could improve. Really good price though with the family thing or whatever.

When we are able to bowl we always have a great time but we've been turned away a few times. We've checked the website each time and there has been nothing mentioned about special events going on that would interfere with open bowling. They had signage on the door but it would have been more helpful to update the webpage. I'll definitely call ahead in the future to avoid wasting time, gas, and the family being a little disappointed since we were all geared up to go. The same associate is there each time an

~Championship Lanes - Anderson, IN~ This is a wonderful place for a family outing, date night, to frequent by yourself, or if your part of/ interested in being part of a league. They have some pretty awesome family packages at great prices! It's not just your ordinary bowling only, bowling alley; they have a nice size arcade, awesome selection of food, and also has its own separate bar. Not only is it kept very clean and well maintained; the staff is pretty awesome( of which you can tell so enjoy their job)

Waste of money. We paid for a family of 7 to bowl for an hour and the lanes were not working the whole time. They put us on lanes that didn't have bumpers. So the little ones couldn't really bowl. Absolute waste of money and time.

The tables were really sticky and dirty...no one going around and taking care of messes. We were her for 2 and a half hours and no one came to do anything. We let are kids spend some money in there arcade but when It came time to cash tickets hardly anything had ticket prices on anything so finding things to spend tickets on without a employee was impossible and even then there hard to find and even they don't know how much things cost..the bowling was really fun though and seemed like the equipment was tak

Bowling was fun and decently priced. The arcades we're decent a few didn't work but the kids had a blast and that's what matters. The biggest thing was the customer service. Super nice our bumpers fell 2x and they never made us feel bad. Even held lane for 20 min so we could arcade before it closed. They also gave me a military discount with I'd. Was a great experience I have PTSD from combat and this was truly a relaxing and fun experience. Also the food bar had amazing food.

This is a nice big bowling alley with 43 Lanes in the process of being remodeled. As of May 19th, they were about halfway done with the remodeling in the new part looks great! The scoring system is very modern. The restaurant / bar has a huge selection of food and drinks. With the remodel it looks like they're bringing everything up to Ada code. I was there for the Indiana middle school bowling championships. The proprietor, David, seemed very welcoming. He did go on a couple times about not bringing food o

Finally purchased my first house, I'm anderson. To say the least it was our first choice, but decided to give it a shot. Was glad to see we had a Boeing alley here. Stop by to bow a few games and grab a few drinks. Many games but one drink? Rough. Security issues? Really? Never have I been to a Bowing alley that needs security just for alcohol reasons. I understand if the bar that's conjoined would rather sell alcohol dine in rather than sell to the bowling audience. Besides that, nice and family oriented

Special Olympics has been bowling here over the winter. They have been very supportive.

The bowling alley looks ok but the pro shop is a joke the owner of the shop was ok but has the personality of a wet mop the old guy that works with him needs to stay far away from that shop he has no idea what he's doing couldn't work the vacuum when drilling my ball didn't know where anything was measured my hand wrong didn't put the finger grips in my ball and charged me for them he was kind of a dk I had to go somewhere else and have my ball plugged and redrilled he didn't even give me a new ball he gave

Our niece had her birthday party at this location and the whole family had a great time everyone working was very nice especially the guy working the token gift shop

We had a great time bowling and the staff were very nice. I highly recommend paying by round instead of hourly because we only got 3 rounds in an hour. In order for it to be worth it you would have to play 6/7 rounds in an hour which doesn't seem physically possible. I'm not sure what the benefits to hourly is other then saving yourself a trip to the front desk.

Had Indiana State finals this past weekend. Didn't end up the way we would have hoped, but it's all learning not losing. Thank you, Mr. Smalls, for hosting this event. It's a wonderful alley and great food.

Book a birthday package for my 6 year old on a Saturday at 3pm. They set everything upon arrival and I appreciate it. I understood they were busy and I didn't want to bother. I bother them just as much as any mother would for their 6 year birthday party. Checked with the front desk about our food that came with the birthday package. Front desk confirmed it was getting ready. When we decided to start bowling I asked if they could put the bumpers up for the kids.. They reserved a 6 year old party where the b

Dirty approaches. They dont answer the phone. Pricey for a bowling alley. Ball return is in the way. Too many ads on the scoreboard. Edit: this was a 2 star review. It got worse. The only thing they did right was that the lane was not actually on fire.

Sucks that adults can't use bumbers.

This place has gone down hill tremendously with customer service. We used to come up here for tournaments quite often and it was one of my favorite centers, but my son stopped bowling for a few years and is now back in it so we're back here for more tournaments. The entire staff besides the Caf? lady is down right rude. Angi used to be so sweet, and I loved her, but she treated us (and a few other parents from our school) terribly when we were here along with the other front desk people. Then the person at

The food was not good and it took forever to get it.

Back at the Masters. Wow! Great job with all of the improvements. Well done!

Fun, But Expensive!! Gees a small drink is $2.50.. and that's just a 16 oz. Pizza had WAY too much sauce and some of the Crust was Still doughy.. Way Cold too.. I kept having to go Outside just to warm up. Even Bowling I was Cold. Artic Freeze. But, Still fun, Just So Expense for ne to go All the time.!! Staff was Nice though.

WORST experience! It was Saturday night, and we ordered food upon arrival (5:12PM). We were told it was a 2-hour wait for food, which was fine with us (we were there for approximately 3 hours so it was fine). At about the 2 1/2hr mark, we went up to the counter and asked for the status of our food. Mind you, we only ordered a pizza, mozzarella sticks and cheese fries. They said it was in the oven so only a bit longer. 20 minutes later we asked again, they said they weren't sure what was happening so we ask

I just spoke with adorable miss Stephanie with her KY accent. She was incredibly accomidating. I'm making valentines day plans for my bestie and her husband and they will have cocktails ready upon arrival. Prices are pre-panfemic and so is the service. Stephanie was an absolute joy and made my plans simple and lovely! I can't wait for my girl and he rman to enjoy their first date night in three years. thank you Stephanie!!!!!

My brother paid quite a bit for my niece's bday party. It was a mess from the time we arrived. We were told we could bring whatever we wanted for the party. So we just brought a small cheese ball and some crackers, also some boba teas as party favors to the teenage girls that were completely sealed and meant to take home after the party. We ordered pizza and other items, which was already planned and it cost a fortune and tasted like pure trash!! We also paid for a 2 hour party and we're told we could bowl

Nice facility, 44 lanes for bowling, and a family atmosphere.

Never had a bad time here but recently pulling up to the building it smelled like a dump other than that they got good food and cleanish bathrooms very dark and cold though

The restaurant-bar has been completely remodeled. Top to bottom. It is absolutely the best bar in Anderson inside and the outdoor area has added very nice outdoor seating. This is the best decorated and what they have done with the wood as far as giving it the scorched look is outstanding. It's worth stopping in for a drink or sandwich just to see the bar.

What a fantastic way to visit with my extended Family! Championship Lanes always has courteous employees and is very Family Friendly!

Nice, clean facility. Great food bar and menu. The well maintained lanes afford good round of enjoyment. Very affordable family atmosphere. Now all that said the in house pro shop, Andy's Pro shop is the best service you can find. The most knowledgeable and helpful staff will handle any equipment needs. I live 1 hour away. I pass many other opportunities to have those needs fulfilled. However I only do that business with the pros at Championship Lanes. They are the best. Its worth my time to make the

Decent family place. Lanes are nice, staff is somewhat friendly. They could use more counter help during the peak times. Didn't get to finish the whole time we paid for due to closing.

The staff are very nice and the whole time you are there it is just an awesome experience. Some of the lanes break down, but they fix it very quickly. I would not recommend eating there, the staff have messed up our orders multiple times and we have had to wait over an hour and 20 minutes just to get a cheese quesadilla and buffalo wings.

This family has so much fun going here for family entertainment! We get the family pack, we have an awesome, fun time bowling, eating pizza, and just having an overall great time!

Went there on a Friday to drink and bowl with some friends. Grabbed our shoes and our lane, went up to the bar window to find out there was only one drink per ID because there was too many complaints about underage drinking. Y?all have a whole bar in the place, maybe seclude some lanes for 21+. Fishes doesn't have this issue, highly recommend Pinheads! They're great :)

The treatment of a family that came in to celebrate the life of a recently passed family member doesn't deserve to be treated rudely, or disrespectfully. Pure evil and I can't believe any respectable establishment would act in that manner and still expect to be in business!

In memory of my friend, we celebrated his birthday for the second year at Championship Lanes. Had no issues last year at all, along with way more people, but this year it was horrible. My friends along with the family of my friend who we were celebrating were racially profiled and stereotyped by Angie. Angie not only was in faces yelling, screaming, and being blatantly disrespectful, she also accused our group of smoking weed, IN the establishment, and called the police. Nothing was going on other than a ce

Lights on during cosmic bowl. Couldn't get drinks. Ordered nachos at 9pm at start of cosmic and was told it would be 2 hours before it's ready, which is closing time. Lanes had so much oil that they were not playable. Lane machine kept shutting down. Balls kept getting stuck and coming back with dings and chips in them. Waste of money. Will not return.

Quaff-On beer & Breaded tenderloin was ?? great! Waitress Natilie was good also. Haven't been there for some time. Enjoyed some conversation with friends I hadn't seen for awhile.. I'll be returning

Good place for family. Lanes were freshly oiled. Loved the automatic doors at the front, extra ball rack under the ball returns is nice for league play. Good arcade room for the kiddos. All around a good experience

Had a horrible experience with Angie. She accused my entire family of smoking weed in the building. which never happened then continued to yell at my cousins and other family members. No one was smoking in our group but the whole alley reeks of cigarette smoke. She called the police telling them we were fighting with her and her employees and when she said for us to leave and we requested a refund it was ?you know what just bowl? as we were doing in the first place. celebrating the love of someone we lost.

New Years Eve December 31st 2019. My Wife and I were very disappointed. Our expectations from the advertisement was not met. The best thing I can say about tonight was the equipment did not brake down. 1st, I would not call the buffet huge. especially when you have meatballs, tiny tacos, chicken nuggets, and pretzel bits, which were all barely warm. It was advertised a bottle of champagne to ring in the new year! Instead we received a small plastic cup with very little champagne in it. The cost for th

Place smells awful. Paid for 10 people shoes and 2 lanes for an hour. We had mostly kiddos, and the lanes KEPT malfunctioning. Like not working more more working. who I think is a manager, was rude and condescending. Straight acted like she didn't believe it and asked "well what do you want me to do about it". Bumpers were never put up, as requested when I reserved the lanes the day prior. Personally don't recommend

I liked it better before they remodeled. I bowl here for an event once a year. It's a fun place with reasonably priced drinks, good food, and bowling lanes that seem to be about as good as anywhere else. But they removed the more traditional seating around the ball returns and made it all more open. I liked the feel better when there was more separation between the bowling area and the eating/socializing areas. When they remodeled, it also took out a lot of the space where you could store bags, shoes, co

We had a birthday party for our 12 year old. The staff was efficient and nice. The kids enjoyed the bowling. The only thing I didn't like was the food. I got nachos that were horrible. Bar food should be great. How do you mess up nachos?

We had a very pleasant time last weekend. It was both of my boys first time bowling. My oldest son is special needs and they were beyond welcoming. They went above and beyond to accommodate for him to have a great time. Fabulous family fun!

I bin to your blowing alley with friend.i'm good payer.I heard you remodel your alley I will by back soon.I was back last week.when did remodel I like the new area. I like The New floor What happen to Bowling balls. my family like the food that we had to tonight. I might come on my birthday. Some time.

Food good. Facility clean. Fun lights and clean rock music. Some video games steal tokens. Our Lane kept messing up scores and Bumper pads for kids was broken. Adult employees are nice and helpful. Younger employees need training on communication with customers. If these problems get addressed, then I will likely return more frequently.

The food was ok but the prices were way too high. My grandson had a 1/3 lb chsburger with ff. I had a chef salad. My husband had a taco salad. We had an appetizer and that's it. Our chk. including tip was $65.80 ??WOW.

This place is a joke. I have to say there staff of teenagers that run the place do an amazing job at everything they do. But that's all there is. Had a birthday party that was ruined because we never received anything other then our lane rental. No pizza or drink at all for our Pizza Party. When we asked for a manager they just laughed and said we have a bar manager but no manager for the bowling alley. Definitely won't be going back.

A great place to bowl. Although I had a little trouble reading the lanes, since it isn't my home alley.

The bowling is great, but more than that is the atmosphere. My grandparents bowl here once a week, and then this past month we had a birthday party for my uncle there in one of the rooms. They had great food and the staff helped us make his birthday special. They are so involved that my grandparents know them by name. They are just some really sweet people.

We held my grandson?s birthday party there, he is 9. We had to wait 45 minutes for our lanes which we had reserved, because there was a tournament happening. We got 1 pizza for 15 people and were told that we couldn't order anymore food. The kitchen was closed at 8:00 pm and reopening at 10, after our party which was scheduled for 7pm. Unimpressed, won't be back.

Great alley. Food is well above average for a bowling alley. The staff were helpful and nice. The parking lot can be a little hairy, so drive slowly, especially around the entrance. There is plenty of seating on the lanes and for spectators, the bar boasts live music, and the proshop is neat with knowledgeable staff. My one complaint is the women's bathroom. It was missing a stall door when I was there in March 2019. The lanes are well-maintained. Lighting across the lanes is a bit inconsistent. Some lan

This place has good wings and service. Last time we had an issue with receiving the wrong flavor of wings. The waitress got it fixed and all was good. A favorite lunch spot in Anderson.

Had a great time of family bowling! The lanes are well kept and the counter help was friendly and helpful in helping us find the best plan for us money wise and fun wise. We rented shoes and there were five of us and we played for a couple of hours and really had a great time. We will go back for a great family day and would recommend!

Can't consider that cosmic bowling with so many lights on. Music selection was terrible. Lane didn't work and until we complained 5 times, they refused to change us. Very expensive for lack of cosmic atmosphere like the older days. Wish it were more fun like it was years ago.

Birthday party for nephew was a wonderful experience. The kids loved it, the only problem was prices of snacks was astronomical. Bring lots of $$$$ but was very good and plentiful.

Championship Lanes looks MUCH better after the remodel. And I LOVE the billiard-style paint on the bowling balls. AND they're all in a centralized location. No more going up and down the lanes to look for the kind of bowling ball you want/need. Outstanding work! I WILL be back!

Great high school bowling event here. Unfortunately the food service was slow with unrealistic wait times. I get there are times the kitchen will get backed up and food is slow to come out, but when you are told it will take 20-25 minutes and when you go to pick it up almost 30 minutes later and you are told it will be another 20-25 minutes, it gets frustrating. Then it takes another 10 minutes beyond that... I think they just need to improve on their systems and they will be ready to rock those big, high-v

Great bar and wait staff. Unfortunately, management seems a bit mafia like. We'll kept lanes. In transition to becoming great. Miss the good 'ol family owned environment

A great family experience lots of fun and we can't wait till we go back my nephew's birthday we just wish they give you more time to bowl

Horrible experience the lack of customer service is unbelievable at this place will never bowl here again!! And my food was molded once I got it they tried to hurry to cover it up smh!! WOST EXPERIENCE EVER!!

It's sad people were celebrating the birth of a loved one who passed away and Angie decided to be rude and ruin the night. I hope something is done about this because it was totally unprofessional.

We recently visited Championship Lanes for a children's birthday party. Our balls got stuck several times behind the lanes, which ate up a lot of time from our reservation. It just seemed like the place was terribly under-staffed. It's just not the fun experience I remember when it used to be Cooper's.

Fun place. The band Mr asylum was a great show. The pizza was good.

third time we have been there for open bowling and gotten turned away with the excuse of closing early... why post hours if you aren't going to keep to them. we got there 2 hours before they were supposed to close..

The lack of costumer service is embarrassing. This should be a place that family and friends can enjoy, and come together. Instead management harnesses paying costumers.

We had great family fun at Championship Lanes. Fun and up beat atmosphere make this bowling alley fun for all. My kids had a blast bowling and in the arcade, where they played games for tickets that they were able to cash in for prizes. Our whole family had a great time.

Good food and really nice personal

Had a blast. We took our 2 yr old for his first time bowling and it was great. Clean, family friendly environment. Can't wait to go back.

This bowling alley in Anderson is very nice and very modern and high tech. TVs all around and has a nice brew pub with good food offerings. You can have a party of 6 bowl for 2 hours for only $50 (break that down it is a deal) or upgrade to $60 and they throw in a large pizza and pitcher of pop. Bowling bowls designed to look like pool balls and number corresponds to weight. Bumpers for smaller kids and they go up and down based on player bowling. Go check them out!

Really nice bowling establishment. Has attached bar, generally with live music, but doesn't attract an unruly crowd. Lots of lanes, good prices, good size arcade that offers tickets which can be redeemed for prizes. Overall, I give it a solid A!

It's very clean food is so much better than expected. Renovations ar getting completed on the bar area. It's way above where I thought it would be. Everyone should bowl.

We were there for Middle school state bowling tournament and it was very crowded. Of course very few places can hold that many people and not be crowded. Unfortunately they are in the middle of some remodeling which took some extra space away.

Fun place to take your family but also they have a bar where they have local talent come in and Magnolia soul is my favorite group always a big crowd waitresses and servers are very accommodating

New years bowl. Great time

Angie is the worst. Why does she still work here? Please train her in basic customer service skills!

So the new owners just renovated and the place looks amazing. They did s great job of making more space for people.

Poor service advised family bowl get there hr and a half b4 cosmic bowling told that we caint family bowl because it takes a hr out on lane 10 which was still underconstion the lane where they had placed extra chairs tables and vending machines we had 6 players we could bowl 3 players then the lane would shut down and have to be rest on there end the hostist had a very poor attitude said more than once it was her last day which I guess justified her fowl attitude asked to speak with a manager who never s

We had a good time, staff was friendly, but pops are way over priced. Birthday party was over priced as well, for no more than came with it.

My son bowls there in a league on Saturday mornings and has for years. It's very nice and clean place. It has a small arcade area for the kids and they also sell really good food.

Had lunch at the restaurant Blaze. Food very good but not enough help only one waitress who was also the bartender. Took forever to get food but waitress was very nice.

Horrible customer service! A family came to celebrate a birthday of a deceased family remember, but instead was harassed and treated poorly. Shame on you

One of the best places I've went to in a long time. It's a amazing place to have fun and spend time with family and friends.

Great food! Great service! Great band! Great time!

Currently in the middle school championship games and the approaches are sticky and the front desk has been told and they do nothing. They had plenty of time to address the lanes and approaches prior to Championship starting. Would not recommend a hosting of a championship game for any age if that's how they do their lanes.

love $2 Thursday's!!

Nice looking for a bowling alley, lanes were in so-so shape, don't bother with the arcade as every machine steals your tokens, and the workers are less than enthusiastic to be there. Overall, its alright.

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