Cherokee Lanes

Cherokee Lanes

Reviews Summary

Cherokee Lanes is generally praised for its friendly staff, clean facilities, and diverse entertainment options including bowling, mini-golf, laser tag, and arcade games. Many highlight its family-friendly atmosphere, good food, and reasonable pricing, especially during promotions. While most reviews are positive (5-star), some mention occasional issues like high costs, inconsistent service, or maintenance problems. The venue excels in creating a fun, nostalgic vibe but could improve in areas like food quality, cleanliness of equipment, and handling peak times more efficiently. Negative experiences often stem from isolated incidents rather than systemic flaws.

About This Listing

Has Arcade Cabinets
Has Food
Good for kids
Has Prizes
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.*

How Arcade Prize Games Work

Dive into the excitement of arcade prize games! Expect claw machines, skee-ball, whack-a-mole, or basketball challenges where you test your skills or luck to win tickets or prizes directly. Claw games require precise joystick control to grab toys, while redemption games reward accuracy with tickets to trade for plushies, gadgets, or trinkets at prize counters. Modern setups boast colorful displays and smooth mechanics, blending nostalgia with fresh fun. The thrill of winning and the vibrant arcade vibe make prize games a captivating draw in 2025.

Features

Has Arcade Cabinets
Has Food
Good for kids
Has Prizes
Wheelchair Accessible

Contact Information

Address

1149 Marietta Hwy

Canton, Georgia 30114

Customer Reviews

Older feel in a good way. It's not too busy yet fun. Staff is helpful and friendly. Prices are pretty good. The only thing I saw that needs to be better is the kitchen needs some cleaning and upgrading.

Great place to spend a night bowling with the family. They also have an arcade, billiards, mini golf, food, and a bar.

Amazing atmosphere! Wonderful customer service. My daughter is on the youth bowling league, and was having issues with her ball. Come to find out her ball needed to be drilled a little bit to fit her thumb. They did it for free in the pro shop?

My children and their friends and I used Cherokee Lanes all summer when it got too hot outside for the pool. With children bowling for free (throughout the summer), all you have to pay for is $4 shoes. Next summer, we will probably buy shoes on Amazon so we can save the $4 per trip. The people that work there are all very kind and professional. The bowling alley is clean and there is a game room (and a whole bar if you want to go for a night out).

This is about the poorest excuse of a business I think I've witnessed. That's saying something for me considering I have never left a review before of a business. My three small children had their game cancelled because the league players were coming in. At first we were offered vouchers and then finally given a refund after my husband demanded it. There were no advertisements of a league playing and we paid for the game up front. We were told by the guy there that it was not his problem that it was the own

Played pool at Cherokee Lanes. Nice tables, no bridge stick though. Great staff, everyone there was super nice. It was also Christmas eve, and they were a bit short staffed, but they had a great attitude and Outlook. Thanks a lot, and we'll be back!

Great bowling alley - lanes are very well maintained, shoes are not gross, large selection of house balls, and the pin-setting and scoring equipment work flawlessly. Old school yet modern.

The kids loved it. Prices were very fair, $5 for mini golf, $6 Lazer tag, and $20 at the arcade lasted me and two of my boys a good 30min. Staff was friendly and it wasn't over crowded on a Saturday night. Great find, wish I would have known about it sooner.

Fun place! Bowling and miniature golf available and open till 10p on Sunday! That was a huge win for us!

Had a great time. The bowling was nice but a little bit too dark. The mini golf was nice until it got too sunny. I liked the mini waterfall. Has an arcade area as well. Nice set up for billiards as well. The cues are not for kids with short arms mind you, but still fun.

Great bowling Alley! Staff was great and laser tag was a nice treat. A big thanks to Dakota for all his help.

My boyfriend had never putt putted before so we chose Cherokee lanes and I'm glad we did. The staff was friendly and helpful the prices were decent however the snack bar was a little over priced. Overall we had a great time and will be retuning in the future. Family entertainment at it's best :)

Friendly and nice changed alot over the years but still a great place to bring the family

Played putt putt. Nice little course! Clean. Family friendly.

We unexpectedly ended up Cherokee Lanes with the family and had a blast! It was tons of fun. Daniel (manager) was AWESOME! And, Dakota too. My son had never been bowling and he is now hooked, thanks to Daniel ??. Not the normal Saturday night - thank goodness. See you guys again soon!

Very clean facilities, very friendly staff. Went during a Tuesday special so it was very affordable. Bumpers for my child, plus the arcade had different genres of arcade games that he enjoyed as well. I'd say the arcade might have been a tad pricey, however, the items that you can claim tickets on were actually pretty unique so I think that makes up for it!

UPDATE: 12-8-2022 It's been over a year since we were here. Our last visit got us hooked on Bowling, but we found an alley with less distractions and bowled there a LOT in the past year! However, my son requested for his birthday that we return to his first experience spot, and bowl a couple games there again. So we did. While here this time, I noticed that the TV screens I didn't like before were just pull out screens.. not TVs. This time, all those were rolled up and out of the way, and the atmosphere was

The staff is really pleasant and they really pay attention to the kids. Sometimes depending on who is cooking at the snack bar will determine how well the food is done however if it's not correct they fix it without issues. Overall it's a great family place

We've been coming here for ten years and every time has been a memorable experience. The alley is clean, safe, affordable, and has great night lighting and music. We've never had to wait for a lane, and the shoe rentals are clean. The service has been impeccable, from the approachable and professional nature of the manager, to the friendliest bartender on staff. My family comes back here for the variety of things to do, to include the mini golf and arcade, but we love the welcoming staff, and energetic

I had a great time and considering how expensive everything is now, it's not to expensive which me and my bank account love. My issue was the bartender. They were oddly aggressive/hostile and told me she won't serve me again when I come back until I get my ID changed. Yes my ID is still vertical, but I have never had an issue before with buying a drink with my ID. They said that she's not supposed to serve me because it's the GA law but I've looked it up and I can't find any law. But I understand that some

We had so much fun doing Laser Tag and bowling and the prices are great!

Stony Baker runs a great bowling center with a good house shot. Good staff and I even enjoyed a great game of putt putt golf there with my 2 brothers. Great leagues for bowling. Nice clean game room too. Stephen does a good job at the pro shop. Just all round good place.

The Bar tender Amy is GREAT!!! Every time I visit here, she is simply the best!!! However, while she was at the bar busting her A$$ the dude ?Kenny? that works the lane, when she walked to the snack bar to ask for some help to get ice and beer because she was slammed! In front of customers gonna say to her, she needs to find another job, since she cannot lift 4lbs of ice!!! He was VERY disrespectful!!!! Seeing how BUSY the bar was!!! With little to no help!!!! He is the one who need an new job! Amy is ALWAY

Went and bowled a few games. They also have an arcade, laser tag, and mini golf.

So much fun! The laser tag needs to be updated, but still fun ?

Fun times with grandkids. I think it was a bit pricey for a game though. I could not find a ball to fit my hands though. Threw a lot of gutter balls because of that

Used to go down on Saturdays and bowl with friends. Best part of the night was the bartender Amy. She was polite professional and would answer questions and cut up with you. Found out tonight she got fired so I will not be coming back. I will be going to wherever she may go. She is a definite 10 out of 10 on bartending

The kids, all ages, always have a blast here!!

Got my lane and then they had to fix the lane. They called other people to other lanes and left us sitting here for 30 minutes without playing!

Nice lanes! And concession! We liked the option to pay by the hour instead of by the game. Took my son to celebrate his birthday.

Great family fun for everyone of all ages! Not just bowling, they have miniature golf, laser tag, arcade, pool tables with bar, bowling pro shop, and snack bar.

The bowling is great I have lots of fun there

This is review is for the pro shop! The owner is an amazing guy super super friendly very helpful and answered all my questions! He really is the best owner of a shop I've ever met! Go check him out and I know for sure I'll be back to see him!!

Good family fun on a Saturday afternoon. Decent finger foods, lanes were clean and well maintained. The staff was attentive and helpful when we needed them. Overall the facility looked like the staff takes pride in their jobs and are there for their customers. We will definitely be back soon

We had a great time!

You'd never know it's there but fun mini golf and more difficult than it looks! Great outing on a beautiful fall day

This is a great place to go if you're looking for fun at an affordable price! Giving 4 stars due to a few different reasons, 1. The prices per game is also the per person rate. Me and my husband didn't realize that until we paid... wish they had made that more clear. 2. The bartender was kinda rude, she was just kinda passive aggressive and just made me feel uncomfortable and out of place, and 3. We had ordered some food from the tablet at our bowling lane but, upon arrival we never received the chocolate

Great family place with pool & bowling ??

My home town lane. Always friendly and has multiple Sr. League going. Price is right as well. They are updating and have finished their new arcade and are working on a mini golf. Affordable Family Fun all around with there pool tables and bar.

Terrible staff! Broken equipment and staff doesn't care. I won't come back, it isn't worth waiting paid lane time to deal with their issues, they didn't offer to make it right. We will go to Woodstock for bowling from now on!

I enjoyed my stay there. The staff were very nice and the music selection was alright. I spent most of my time with my siblings in the arcade and had fun with most games, and the food selection I chose was worth the price. I'd say it's a great place to stay with friends for a couple of hours.

Nice place to go with your family. Great drinks at the bar. Teens and parents all have fun.

No smoking, clean atmosphere, kid friendly, good food, nice staff, no cussing, clean fun for anyone.

I just planned a group of friends more than 40 plus here and it was the best time! The food, the staffs, the communication was 2nd to none. It was a great experience here and we will be back incredible people here just super friendly every last worker here, it almost felt like a family ran business.

Awesome place for family or friends fun. Not overly expensive, clean and huge place. Discount on weekdays

service was amazing till it was ruined by a gingerish, nose pierce lady. We asked for bumpers and a young man put them up with no complaints. After a couple of my friends realized they needed the bumpers, they decided to ask for them added. The lady instead greeted us and told us rudely that bumpers aren't allowed to kids 12 and under and even went out of her way to remove ALL of our previous bumpers. Now some of my friends with nerve issues cannot even get a score higher than 50. terrible i used to love th

She was a great bartender. Def helped the experience. We got a night out on our guys and we had fun. She helped. Would absolutely come back

Have met some really great friends at this place. Bowled my first perfect game there. A lot of great memories.

Its always fun and family friendly.

Caitlyn was working by herself and I can't emphasize how well she was able to be the receptionist, cook, waiter and janitor with efficiency and a smile on her face, despite how busy it was. She made our experience here very good and we will be coming back!

Nice small bowling alley. Pro Shop helpful but busy at opening time which is usually 3 or 4. Wish it opened at 2. Bar type food is surprisingly good and they have a full bar with pool tables. Very good pricing for bowling and good location.

Super fun! Had a group of 9 here. Staff and employees were very kind and we enjoyed ourselves- and the food- thoroughly! Edit: Went with a smaller group; still just as entertaining! Cheese fries also delicious.

Family friendly, clean facility. Does not have all the bells and whistles of some of the larger places in the area, but the electronic scoring and use of bumpers for kids still made it a good experience. We went during the weekday while kids were on fall break, so there was a special for games. Bowled a couple of games for a fair price. Bathrooms were clean and the customer service was good. We returned the next day to play miniature golf. Not as fancy as some of the other area courses but the turf was in g

A great spot with an 80s/90s vibe that we love!!! It's family-friendly and has plenty of space in the lanes. The drinks are always cold, and they serve bar food/comfort food that hits the spot.

Half the arcade games don't work. Guy working counter who we finally got to cash out game card tickets decided it was ok to curse in front of 2 little kids standing at the ticket redemption counter. Absolutely gone down hill. Pretzel bites are microwaved. Will not be back!

Hey the place was alright great people friendly and Extremely helpful drop my phone and called and some one from there and went and looked found and held til I came back thanks guys had a good time diff go back

Took 4 of 9 grandchildren to bowl for free. We pay for shoe rental. Great summer program they have for the school kids and helps with affordability for parents and grandparents. Very clean and great lighting. There is a Snack Food Bar, Laser Tag and Arcade. We can't wait to go again.

Fun for everyonep! food was not that good grease tasted old

Bowled for the first time here in a while! They were pretty busy but yet the entire staff was still so friendly and helpful! Everything from greeting us as we entered and was leaving to letting us know about certain discounts & promotions! Will definitely be going back soon!

Fun atmosphere for the kids. We were walk ins with a big group and only had to wait about 25 minutes for two lanes to open up. But the games provided entertainment for the young ones so it went by quickly. Courteous staff. Clean restrooms.

It was nice they had food drinks billiards arcade and of course bowling not much of an arcade but they also have mini golf which is very basic but was fun anyway and I would go back again.

Cherokee Lanes is great at keeping the place tighty and clean. The whole staff at Cherokee Lanes is super friendly. Especially Mikki over at the snack bar. She greets everyone with a smile and and provides excellent service to the customers. 10/10

We had a grey time! Wait was as expected, games were fun and the pizza was good. We played for an hour, but because I am dumb I didn't understand the angry birds game scored differently and asked the friendly guy to look because some people were only rolling once... He came and explained, and did not call me dumb, and just gave me an extra 1/2hr anyway lol. Will come back!

Super friendly place to bowl, shoot pool, arcade and spend fun quality time with friends or family. Affordable and very family friendly.

We had a great time!

Had fun - great staff - good lanes

Great family center lots to do and friendly staff.

Well run bowling alley. The staff is very accommodating and welcoming. Machines and lanes are very nice.

Loved our time at Cherokee lanes. Everyone played laser tag ( including grandma and I) and then some of the family played arcade games while others bowled. Staff was great, facilities were bright and clean and prices were reasonable. Would highly recommend. We will be back soon

We had great time. The Mac n cheese bites are pretty good and the bartender is super cool. The kids had fun between bowling and arcade and the parents played pool and kicked back.

Today was the first time I have been here and I was pleasantly surprised. Especially since this place looks pretty old on the outside and its tucked away seemly in the middle of nowhere. My family and I came here when it was very crowded (so basically at its worst) and we really had a great time. My complaints are minor: they need more lanes with bumpers, they need more toddler bowling ramps, and they need to CLEAN THEIR BOWLING BALLS. We will definitely be returning here.

They are always so nice it's a great local family spot.

Very unfortunate with how the staff handled a medical request. It was ok if they could not accommodate this time, but by saying that the way to fix it is by not bowling was quite rude. Would not recommend stopping by here under any occasion, the entitled older gentleman did not have to be snippy about it.

A great place to go for family fun, date night,guys night out,or a ladies night out. Non smoking. Lots of new things to do. Bowling, laser tag,lots of arcade games. The staff is always friendly. The food is made to order. Has a lounge with 4 pool tables. Lots of deals on the bowling. Fri Sat nights 14 dollars per person for 2 hrs of bowling including your shoes. 99 cent bowling on Sundays. Highly recommend this place. They now have putt putt golf.

If you want to just bowl, then this is a great place to come. However, the last time we went, the front automatic door was broken and we couldn't get it. We were about to leave but the one employee saw and came and got me before I was back at my car since I was ready to leave. He was running the register, the game ticket area, the bowling lanes and the concession. Poor guy did the best he could but our lane got messed up with the bumpers not blocking for my daughter several times, and we had to wai

Unlimited laser tag was awesome for the scouts!

Wife, kids, and I gave it a shot. Outside looks kinda rough but once we walked through the automatic doors we were pleasantly suprised. Great staff, from bartender and lane mechanic, to manager and cashier. All were always on point. Prices were good too. The place is clean and updated. Only thing I would say to change is add Sweetwater to the draft menu and add a real jukebox instead of the app only song request. I will be back. A lot. Keep up the great work guys!

Awesome mini golf especially at night! Amazing fun for the price

We had a great time. The place is clean. Staff is friendly. Food is typical bar type food, and goes well with the beer and alcohol selection. We're definitely going to be back.

Took my family for some Sunday bowling and was charged over $80 for 3 games of bowling for 3 adults, 1 child, and 1 toddler. For what you get at this bowling alley, that's insane. Husband stood at the snack bar to order food and the employee stood there and stared at him then walked away... we thought it was closed because it was Sunday (obvious first time guest), but everyone else seemed to be getting food and drinks.New to the area and love supporting all the local businesses but this one we won't be comi

Went there New Years Eve & they were having a party with DJ Dano with prizes & give aways .... food was great, adult beverages were really good and it was a lot of fun! But they're not just a bowling alley, they have putt putt and an arcade game area as well! It's a really cool place an we'll definitely be back!

Lots of fun but the bar is always very slow. The place is clean and never too overcrowded. I'll be back

It is an older establishment, but they've done A good job renovating it. I wish the food was better, wasn't sure if we were eating a pizza or the box one time, and that the bathrooms were cleaner, but the prices are very good and we keep going back

Fun and not overpriced. I have taken a church youth group many times and the staff was friendly and helpful. They have an arcade section, many lanes available for bowling and outdoor mini golf (seasonal). The snack bar stays busy, but I must confess I've n ever eaten there.

The putt putt course is great. The bartender is quick to get your drinks and remembers your face when you go back for another round or to pay. My only complaint is league bowlers taking precedence over other paying customers. We went in for 99? bowling and were initially told there wasn't room for us because of league. They then told us they could squeeze us in but said nothing about a time limit. They cut off our games before we finished what we had paid for, we weren't even taking our time. They said noth

Great place to bowl, some cool arcades. But there are a few problems 1: their food and drinks are expensive 2: vending machines are broken half the time 3: watch out for the parking lot. Very very sketchy! Otherwise great place!

Fun place to hangout and have some drinks ,tha manager Daniel is very nice guy always interacting with the costumers

Super nice, privately owned bowling center. As a bowler, the lanes are in great shape, good pin action, clean house, fantastic scoring system, tv?s and bar. The game room is nice for those with kids. Can't say enough good things about this house!!

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