Lake Wales Bowling

"Please Please Please ban children under 12 from being in this place. On the days I visited, the place was extremely crowded with boxes stacking up on tables and flowing over. There were parents who leave children unattended. I saw an infant sleeping in a stroller next to a table piling up with boxes -- the parents are no where to be seen for at least 1/2 hr. -- perhaps busy looking for a bargain. I could have walked out of the store with the infant easily. You have kids running around, and there were at least 5 strollers at one time. If there were injuries -- yes, true that the parents could be considered negligent, but who would they sue first? The store owner and their attending employees. It is completely permissible for restaurants to ban children from restaurants because some parents can't control their children. It should be completely legal for the bowling alley to do so, for the safety of the children (although the parents have no clue that's the case), as well as the safety of customers. Can you imagine what would happen if there were a fire, or boxes falling over some children, or people tripping over a small child? Not a good thing. There should be big sign upfront about children under 12 not being allowed, and definitely absolutely NO strollers and leaving children unattended!!!! If you don't ban children, you should at least make sure that parents don't leave infants sleeping next to tables with huge boxes that can fall over them."

"This is a nice, usually quiet, bowling alley that is definitely worth visiting. It is a work in progress, but I always have fun when I bowl there. It is perfect for a family night out, or a kids birthday party. They have a full arcade attached with tickets, prizes, and the rest. While it won't impress many, I encourage you to support this local business. The employees are really good people, trying to restore the bowling alley with limited capital. My group had to change lanes twice last time, but they made sure to add extra time, more than compensating for the minor inconvenience. If you want to get up off the couch and have some fun, give this place a try!"

"First of all, I'd like to point out they have had management changes so if you had a poor experience prior, please give them another chance! The staff supported our corporate event amazingly! If you need a party space, this is it! They even have a private room available. Everyone was beyond nice and clearly busy. All of our guests had a wonderful time and loved the facility. The mechanical bull certainly got us all laughing and acting like kids again. I know my family plans to return in the near future and hopefully many others! They are having a Halloween party on the 27th and I'm looking forward to seeing many more events here. It's not a "state of the art" bowling alley but it's inexpensive, good food, and friendly staff. The drinks aren't bad prices either. Give them a try and help support a wonderful local business!! I can't say enough good things about the new management, absolutely fantastic team!"

"This place is in serious need of cleaning and repair. Found a dead roach on the floor amongst other disgusting dirt. Furniture is damaged and in need of replacing. There was trash laying around on adjacent tables. The pins down the lane have great difficulty reseting if they even reset at all. Some of the ball returns are damaged. Holes and leaks in the ceiling are very noticeable. The carpet in the arcade was disgusting. The bowling shoes I got (size 13, the only pair they have for that size) were in a very sad state of disrepair and bairly functioned as shoes. The balls themselves were seriously worn out. I saw a kid there managed to pull the keypad off the stand while I was in there. Employees don't seem to care and just sit around and talk with each other. The only reason I am giving this place 2 stars is because it it technically a functional (albeit bairly) bowling alley. This place is in serious need of repairs, cleaning, and just overall care."

"Staff was really friendly when they were around. We had issues on multiple lanes (had to move once). Our pepperoni pizza came to the table covered in black pepper (super spicy). The loaded fries were under whelming. The boneless buffalo chicken was pretty good. The free refills were great, if you could find someone to refill your glass. Staff was split between the bowling alley and mall restaurant. Even with the free summer bowling we still spent $60 for 4 people between shoe rental and food."