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Amf Bowling Centers-Amf Boulevard Lanes
- Good for Kids:
- Yes
4 reviews for Amf Bowling Centers-Amf Boulevard Lanes
After going a few more times I have changed my rating to a five star. I would say for just me it would be a four star but I take my nephew and he loves it, even when he bowls poorly. Keeping a kid happy for an hour or two isn't easy so I now rate it as a Five star venue for when I am watching him.
As far as alleys go it is clean, the music isn't too loud and the staff are all friendly.
I have now taken my 9 year old nephew 5 or 6 times, some with family some without. We go mostly during the week but have gone on a Friday afternoon and have always gotten more than attentive service.
One thing I can say about this place is that everyone employee I have run into is great. They know that mid-day is their slow time and so they aren't affraid to cut you some deals. On one trip they only charged for bowling and not for shoes. On another they honoured a coupon that was a few days old and even gave me some more coupons for the future. On another they didn't charge us for pool after we bowled. I like a place that knows where their future clientelle is going to come from...the kids of today. It is that kind of friendly service that makes it feel "down home" and makes me that much more likely to take my nephew back time and time again for a few games on a lazy afternoon instead of sitting in front of the TV. And with the rainy season coming up I bet we will get even more use out of it.
I haven't had their food or drinks since going there over 15 years ago so I can't claim to know anything about that but I do remember that the diner had decent food and the waitresses at the bar were very nice.
I would highly recommend this place if you are a fan of bowling and/or have kids. They are very kid friendly with lots of lite balls and small shoes. They even have birthday party packages where you get one hour of bowling and then one hour of cake/party/gift time. Your kid even gets his/her own bowling pin to take home. Not sure what the cost was but I bet it makes for a lot of fun for the kids.
Special note: if you have kids and want a ball that is lighter than 7 lbs you need to ask for it special at the desk. (These balls can't handle the same amount of beating as a standard one so they aren't left out but they have no problem lending you some for your kids.)
Their pool tables are what you would expect at a bowling alley but their prices are pretty good and the tables are spaced out nicely.
Also, their pro-shop, although very small, is very friendly. I needed an adjustment to the thumb hole on my ball and they did it while I waited and then didn't charge me for, even though I bought my ball at the Reno National Bowling Stadium. Nice! I like places that don't sweat the small stuff!
Other reviewers have mentioned things not working or not getting help but I have never found this to be a problem. Nothing ever works perfectly at a bowling alley (even at the National Bowling Stadium in Reno) but I am happy to report that any problem I have had was taken care of quickly and with much courtesy.
So, to wrap up I would say that they are pretty similar to most bowling alleys. You get better attention to your problems if you don't go at the busy times but since I go during the middle of the day or really late at night I never run into those problems. And if you do going in during busy times try asking the bowler next to you for help if it something having to do with the scoring computer...usually people are more than happy to help out where they can.
I think their service is great and they always have coupons/discounts going.
Yes Chris P., bowling alleys aren't what they used to be.
We also experience much "technical difficulties" upon our bowling endeavors. Though we are there on the slow sunday $2/game days so the speediness of assistance may be expidited in our case.
However, how can you beat such good clean fun? We always have a great time. If only the Orbit Room opened earlier. (Which it did on league day! Pitcher of Coors Light for the lot of us!)
I was really disappointed with the service. It was very very slow and everything is super outdated.
This place has been more and more disappointing since the first time I've been there.
- The staff is young (mostly high school students it seems) and have to deal with big crowds of people and frankly they seem overwhelmed a lot of the time.
- The lanes are not in good shape, it seems almost everytime we get a lane it "breaks" in some way: the scoring system doesn't work, the pins don't always come back up... etc.
- When you ask for help it takes time (30-40 minutes sometimes) because the staff is already overwhelmed.
Anyways all of the above add up to some unnecessary frustration and wasted time which could be resolved by:
1) better maintenance on the lanes so that they work right off the bat.
2) better management, training and organization of staff.
Until the mentioned problems are fixed, this place will remain a sub-par experience.
