Schulman's Movie Bowl Grille - Bay City

Schulman's Movie Bowl Grille - Bay City

Reviews Summary

Overwhelmingly positive reviews highlight excellent service, friendly staff, and a fun, family-friendly environment. Many praise the clean facilities, delicious food, and variety of activities like bowling, arcade games, and movies. A few mention minor issues like odd smells or pricing concerns, but most emphasize memorable experiences and attentive employees. The majority rate it 5 stars, with recurring compliments on specific staff members' exceptional service. Negative feedback is rare but includes complaints about food quality and one disruptive theater experience. Overall, it's a highly recommended destination for entertainment and dining.

About This Listing

Has Arcade Cabinets
Has Food
Good for kids
Has Virtual Reality
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 Virtual Reality in Arcades

Step into virtual reality for a breathtaking adventure! Arcade VR stations boast advanced headsets (like Oculus or HTC Vive), motion controllers, and sometimes full-body tracking or treadmills. You’ll dive into games like Beat Saber or VR shooters, swinging, dodging, or aiming in 360-degree worlds with vivid visuals and immersive sound. Gameplay spans solo quests to multiplayer battles, with intuitive controls for all levels. Arcades offer vibrant, social VR zones, delivering a thrilling, cutting-edge experience in 2025.

Features

Has Arcade Cabinets
Has Food
Good for kids
Has Virtual Reality
Wheelchair Accessible

Contact Information

Address

6655 7th St Suite 100

Bay City, Texas 77414

Customer Reviews

Took my nephew here on his birthday. We. Had . A. Blast! Bowling and playing air hockey! They had a large selection of bowling balls, the shoes were not falling apart, and the lanes were clean and clear. Every single employee I talked to (at least four), were very courteous and friendly. They must pay them well or take care of them, or both. I would recommend this place to anyone looking for some family fun.?? And come hungry! The grill connected next door is excellent!!??????????????????

This is a great place to take have a family fun day. There is a little bit of everything here. Plus you can rent the party rooms to have birthday party for your kids. I rented it several times for my kiddos and the staff has been great helping host the party. They take care of all the decorations and food. I just brought the cake and goodies bags. Took a lot of stress off of me.

My older children were thrilled about the arcade especially this Minecraft game. I'm sure they will be asking to come back. About to try bowling and the food very soon!

Arcade looks cool and has some cool games..... but the play cost is crazy expensive. Also makes you constantly swipe even if you have not lost or died on a level. Only reason I gave 2 stars is because the Minecraft milkshake was good.

I loved the service at the bar. I rarely write reviews, but I felt compelled to share my experience thanks to Yannii was an absolute gem behind the bar. From the moment I walked in, their warm welcome and easygoing demeanor set the tone for a great evening. What stood out most was their intuitive ability to read the room: they were attentive without hovering, and personable without being overbearing. The drinks? Impeccable. Every cocktail was expertly crafted, balanced, and served with care. I asked for s

Super fun!!! Great atmosphere & friendly staff! Also great food!!! We had a blast!

He's had a great time at Schulmans! The facility is very clean and the staff was very helpful. I would highly recommend it if you're looking for a fun activity with the kids.

Shulmans is a great movie theatre with reclining seats and that brings the food right to your seats. They also offer an arcade, bowling, birthday party events, & their Billy?s restaurant with such a great family friendly environment. You won't be disappointed when you visit.

The manager is amazing! I believe her name is Samantha. She went over and beyond for our group of people. We had an issue getting tickets and she took care of everything. Friendly, professional and extremely awesome customer service.

We did one hour of bowling everyone had so much fun! We ordered food and drinks we had a great time!

Great family place and they offer many great deals. Food is good too. However, consistently the service is horrible at the grille. It is run by young kids that know nothing about customer service. They do not try at all to stay in the area to make sure drinks are full. Food takes entirely too long. Appetizers never came out. Waited over an hour for our food and it came out wrong. Overall bowling, movies and arcade are great but do yourself a favor and skip the grille. Complete with roach crawling the wall.

Food isn't my favorite, but I go to see one person. Yvonne. She sees me and immediately knows my order, before I even find a seat she has a drink ready for me. Yvonne knows her audience and how to interact with each guest. I go to shulmans for her service and only her!

We went bowling tonight and we had a blast! 1/2 price frozen drinks on Tuesday?s and our server Perry was great also, very attentive with a great personality

?? amazing ?? everything! Never been here before but for sure 5 ??! Jenna our waitress got our order on point even though we are difficult eaters! Food is was awesome have to recommend the el Diablo pizza so good!! Will be coming back!

So much fun! A the kids always enjoy it

Had a great time! Andrea was our bartender & she was super quick & patient. Definitely will be back!

Had to leave because the person that was sitting next to me would not shut up about having someone sit next to them. I will never ever come back to this movie theater ever again. Wish there was a way to get my refund.

My nephews favorite game and the staff were very kind

Very nice theatre. It's new, opened earlier this year. The theatre has reclining seats, clean restrooms, the concession stand is easily accessible, and bonus: you can order food and have it delivered to your seat. If you don't feel like watching a movie, the bar and grill has comfortable seating inside, or even outside on their covered patio. There's a nice game room and bowling alley to keep you actively entertained.

Great place I love to bowl there just before I go watch my movie to get some energy out ?? 10/10 I would recommend this place for family outings and especially for younger kids

Came here for my son?s bday party, the vibe was great! So many attractions to choose from! Bowling, arcade & movie theater! Let's not forget the grille!! 10/10 oh yeah ask for Krystyn as your waitress! She's so sweet & attentive :)

EXCELLENT SERVICE, especially in restaurant area! My servers name is Julia, and she was the sweetest little darn tootin thing, cute as a button ?? anyways she was genuinely so sweet!! Very patient, 5 stars!

Yvonne is great. She always has a smile on her face even when it's super busy love the atmosphere at shulmans.

Love it here! Yanni is great! She's such a sweet girl and makes the best drinks. THANKS QUEEN????

Movie date! Theatre 1 was where our movie was playing. Odd smell inside that theatre, haven't experienced that here before. Employees were friendly, but one was laying on the floor talking to others when our movie finished. Arcade was clean. We've also bowled there for pins and pancakes.

Great place, Janiel the waitress was so sweet to my family and I. Will definitely go back for some family time

Billy?s grill is amazing, Customer service was great! I also loved the food. Our bowling experience was immaculate.

Kids had a fantastic experience! Everything was clean and well taken care of.

Had lunch here and the wait staff were super friendly. The food was good and had fun in the arcade. Highly recommend for local fun.

Schulman?s is such a great family fun environment, the staff is amazing & Andrea is hands down the best bar tender in Bay City!

Some of our family live over here and they always come here this is a great bowling place the party rooms are a great size we loved bowling here and the arcade was so fun the kids enjoyed

Love Schulman?s, always my go to place to take my son for a fun time. Staff is friendly and food is great

Great experience every time I went here. Awesome food. Will keep going here!!!

Fun atmosphere! They have great specials including kids bowl free in the summer.

Great atmosphere employees.Super nice service on point food to die for delicious movie theaters clean wonderful experience

I usually take my family of four and it doesn't cost me an arm and a leg and then the same with a party of 12, but last night my brother and his family came from Utah to spend the holidays and oh boy, a party of 20 and we spent almost 800 not including the arcade for all 13 kids. 20 or 25 per kid for arcade. Almost 800 dollars and the gratuity is almost 90 dollars. My question is, does the waiter or waitress pick her or his own amount of gratuity??? I don't know but that is too much if you ask me. About to

Best place in Baycity to go have fun and eat some good food but the real star of the show is the bartender Yanni 10/10 recommend that beautiful bubblegum booty baddie !

Great place, I love to come here with my family after church to spend some time together!

great food! family and friend oriented. had a great time for my friends birthday

Good customer service, very nice employees, very delicious food, and nicely clean areas.

This would have been an easy 5 star but the theater was so insanely cold all I could think about was leaving. My feet hurt, it was so cold. My husband who is naturally hot was freezing. They also profit off of this by selling blankets at the concession. The rest of it was amazing but checking the temperature cannot be that hard to do to ensure a comfortable temperature.

service is amazing !! everyone here is sweet and well mannered , krystyn was a great waiter !!! she made sure everyone was in great hands !! food was greattt !! i love everyone will be coming back again !!

Very clean, friendly employees and fun specials such as kids bowl free in the summer!

Great food, Great atmosphere awesome arcade and bowling areas will be coming back soon next time we come to the bay city area

We love MBG the staff is always amazing, the food is delicious, and the movie theaters are always so nice and clean!

I love it! Comfortable theater seats, order dinner/drinks from your seat. Affordable!

Been here a few times, bought play cards back in march, they are finally almost empty. The theaters are nice, food is good. For about 50 bucks, 2 movie tickets, 2 burgers and a drink. I'd spend that at a diner easily and there wouldn't be a movie to go with it. The burgers are pretty good as well. I wouldn't recommend the restaurant's nachos, a bit pricey for how much you get, but the wings are pretty good. It's just nice to see an arcade still running. I've eaten at the pub, watched a few movies here, play

Great place to go. Very fun and friendly for the whole family

An amazing place to go with your family and friends. Great service at the restaurant! Great food, bowling, arcade, and movie theater.

Easy access ordering tickets online and ordering from seat using QR code never had any complains . Great place for kids and family to have fun

Very fun place come here all the time with friends and loved ones??

First time actually watching a movie at the theater. Previously, we have visited the bowling alley as well as the arcade. We have always enjoyed this place. After visiting other theaters that have much nicer seating, I have to say Schulman?s is just okay. Very clean facility and awesome staff. I will definitely visit again. Don't get me wrong, this place is nice just that we have visited some really nice theaters in other towns.

Andrea was an amazing bartender and I will definitely be back when she is working!

The Food taste so good The games are so fun The movies make u feel like you're out this world

This is a amazing place with a great staff!! Fun atmosphere and a lot of games for the kids!! Great place to have a kids party!!!

Had a great time bowling. Great customer service. It's a little pricey. But we had a great time. Had really good food. And the mixed drinks was made perfect. Great movie Selection. And love the Arcade.

We had tickets on hold and when we got there they had been sold .My Grandkids were very disappointed ;But we ended up going bowling and we had a great time. . So many things to do here .

A great place to take the family. Good food, good drinks and they keep the place clean.

Had a great time with my wife and kids, I purchased premier tickets to see sonic 3 very clean theaters, comfortable seats and nice people, I will definitely come back again.

its very nice and clean, the staff are magificant and movie choices are the bomb

This review is only for the restaurant. The food is horrible!!! The burger was worse than McDonalds, the fries tasted like fish and the Mc&Cheese was more like a non tasty soup. After returning the food the bartender took it wrong and her manager said I need to be nicer to her staff. ?? You guys are awful!!! Water was tripping from the ceiling and the atmosphere as well as the service was on the lowest level! Y?all?s cook really sucks !!! Definitely some manage Issues present at this place.

This place is awesome, good games,bowling and the movies and food in one place would recommend

Love coming to Schulman?s. Great food and family environment. Staff is always nice and theaters are always clean.

Everyone at the movie theater is so nice especially the hostess stephanie she always has a smile in her face when i come in and is so welcoming!!!!!??

Saw Vindicating Trump one day before the release. Had a fabulous time! It is a VERY nice theater with great sound and reclining seats. The popcorn was good but had a lot of partially popped corn and kernels though. Careful with your fillings!

Really nice theater.. the seats are super comfortable and the audio in the movie as top notch! Good quality for your buck!

We love coming here! We've hosted birthdays, seen countless movies, stopped for dinner? it has everything for a day of fun.

Love this place for movies!! Seats are comfy love the recliner!! Food is good and it's fun to order from your seat!!

Love the game room. Nice beer selection. The mushroom Swiss burger was delicious. Big, comfortable, recling seats, great movie experience. (Don't get the nachos-- soggy and skimpy both times we tried it.) The restaurant has more menu options and is very good. Good service.

Oh my, this place is amazing. My sister and I and my two grandkids bowled and then ate in the grill. It's so cool how the bumpers pop up for the kids and the pics you can choose for your scorecard are hilarious. The food was delicious, kids gave the cheese pizza and sweet tea two thumbs up. Granddaughter super enjoyed the soft pretzel, I do wish our server had told us it was a giant pretzel. And there should be an alternate to the beer cheese dip for the pretzel since this is a family place. Granddaughter d

We love this place! Great for families and wonderful environment!

We love it here! The kids always have a blast and the staff is attentive!

My kids love this place! The thing that sets it apart from others is you can order food from your movie theater seat

We love this place! It's an all in one for a family night - dinner, games, and arcade! ??

I had to move back to Bay City from somewhere that has all the good food you could want at your fingertips, so I was thinking I'd be disappointed. However, this place has surprisingly good chicken fried steak and mozzarella sticks. I'm a 41 year old fat girl who eats a lot of good food, so not much of it shocks me anymore, but I was very pleasantly surprised. However, I'm not sure if they realize that the freshly fried foods literally melt the styrofoam containers and plastic dip cups when it's to-go. They?

Very amazing time here and Billy?s grill was amazing love Mr Perry and Issac is amazing in the bowling alley #cpfl

We love this place. It's great to enjoy a pizza and a beer while watching the flix. If you're going with the family or just with friends, you can bowl or arcade here. The seats are very comfy and they also recline which you reserve online unlike other theaters that are just basic. There is a hefty craft beer selection that's I'm still working on trying, mostly cans and bottles !

Krystyn at MBG was amazing and attentive she is definitely good at her job

Place is super fun especially the arcade games. Food is amazing (:

It's a good place. Food tastes great and Employees are very kind.

It is really fun and convenient to have a movie theater a bowling alley and an arcade all in one building.

I love going here especially to the arcade. Amazing movies, amazing staff all of the above.

I love this place!! My family always have the best time.

Food was better than expected. Theater was comfortable. Appreciated the chance to watch old classic film on the big screen.

Love how friendly everyone is here!!! Great place to take the whole family

Great place to bring the family. Theater is nice. Food is good

Great place n food Krysten waitress make sure our food was good

My family and I love to come here, it's got a little bit of everything for every age group! Arcade and bowling are our favorites!!!

Frequently Asked Questions

What’s it like visiting an arcade today?

It’s a mix of nostalgia and high-energy fun! Many arcades blend retro classics like Pac-Man and pinball with modern VR games, racing simulators, and rhythm challenges — often with music, lights, and a social vibe.

Is it better to go alone or with friends?

Both can be great! Solo visits let you focus on your favorite games, while going with friends adds competition, teamwork, and laughs. Many people plan arcade meetups as a casual hangout or even date spot.

What should I bring to an arcade?

Usually just yourself and a way to pay (some arcades still use coins, others use cards or apps). If you're competitive, bring your A-game. If you're social, bring friends or meet new ones over multiplayer games.

What’s the best time to visit an arcade?

Weekdays or early afternoons are usually less crowded — perfect for focused play. Evenings and weekends bring the buzz, especially at barcades or venues with DJs, tournaments, or themed nights.

Can I meet new people at arcades?

Absolutely! Arcades attract a mix of casual players and serious gamers. Whether you're jumping into a four-player co-op or chatting between rounds, it's a fun, low-pressure way to connect over shared interests.

Are arcades still just for kids?

Not at all. While many arcades are family-friendly, there are also adult-oriented ones with full bars, 18+ nights, or vintage nostalgia themes. Arcades today cater to everyone — from first-timers to lifelong gamers.

Are there events or tournaments I can join?

Yes! Many arcades host regular competitions, retro nights, cosplay parties, and more. Whether you're into high scores or just want to watch and vibe, events add an extra layer to the experience.

What if I’m not great at arcade games?

No worries — arcades are about having fun, not being perfect. Try a variety of games, ask others for tips, and remember: the vibe is more “let’s play” than “let’s win.”

Are virtual reality games in arcades worth playing?

Yes, virtual reality (VR) games in arcades are a top attraction in 2025! Titles like Beat Saber and Half-Life: Alyx deliver immersive thrills with cutting-edge headsets, motion tracking, and responsive controllers. High-resolution displays and spatial audio create heart-pounding experiences, from slashing rhythms to battling zombies. Arcades feature multiplayer VR zones and tournaments, fostering lively communities. VR booths are regularly packed, proving their captivating, next-level gameplay makes them a must-try arcade experience.