Where is the best place to go bowling in and around Atlanta?
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300 Atlanta. Photo: Elissa Eubanks / Staff
1) 300 Atlanta
You said, “We hosted my son’s birthday party there, and everyone – adults and kids – had a blast. They sell alcohol and really good food!”
2) Funtime Bowl
4) Stars and Strikes in Dacula
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Midtown Bowl. Photo courtesy Midtown Bowl.
1) Midtown Bowl
We say, “An old standby that got a welcome renovation without losing its old-school bowling alley charm. And the beers are always frosty.”
3) 300 Atlanta
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Andre
July 26th, 2009
6:43 pm
I love Midtown Bowl and Ten Pin is just too expensive, probably go there for a birthday and that’s it. Lol @ Wayz for saying “Wii.” Jillians is always at the top of my list as well.
L. Harris
July 26th, 2009
7:26 pm
Red Carpet Lanes on Thursdays is the best by far. It puts 300 to shame. Check it out this Thursday night. It’s affordable as well. There much more to do than bowling as well, pool, poker and club rooms.
Eric
July 26th, 2009
7:26 pm
That’s right, Josh. No REDNECKS inside the perimeter. Just cultured worldly bowlers. No wonder people hate Atlanta.
Marsha
July 26th, 2009
7:33 pm
300 Lanes! Service can be sketchy, but if you get the right lane manager, you’re set. We hosted my son’s b-day party there, and everyone–adults and kids–had a blast. They sell alcohol and really good food!
Last Cracker in East Point
July 26th, 2009
8:06 pm
The worst bowling lane in the ATL area is in Douglasville. The lanes are constantly malfunctioning. The staff is clueless about how to properly maintain the lanes. The only people who hand out in the center are shut-ins. Not much action in the Douglasville bowling center.
Wes
July 26th, 2009
8:10 pm
Atlanta fun center is a joke*
Wes
July 26th, 2009
8:11 pm
Atlanta fun center owes me money
Wes2
July 26th, 2009
8:12 pm
Atlanta fun center owes me money…
Keith
July 26th, 2009
8:15 pm
Maybe the person with the bucks will also build a skating rink in Cartersville to replace the one also getting bulldozed for the CVS.
Rabun Dawg
July 26th, 2009
9:51 pm
Come to the Old Mill in Clarkesville 25cents a game on Tuesdays! Yes, a bit of a drive from 285, but the foothills of Northeast Ga. ain’t too bad. A few pretty good places for lunch in the area as well. I’m only 30 minutes away, so I may be spoiled,and retired!
June Smith
July 27th, 2009
12:10 am
love stars and strikes. located Winder Hwy and 316. Took grandkids many times-we all have a blast!
OZZFEST
July 28th, 2009
2:14 pm
“BOWL” at Northeast Plaza on Buford Hwy…..the bowling and beer are cheap, and the women are awesome…if you don’t get shot walking to your car.
Logical Dude
July 28th, 2009
2:15 pm
I say Red Carpet Lanes in the brand spanking new Paragon development in Duluth. It’s on Satellite near Beaver Ruin, and they have a restaurant and bar right there.
SuperGirl
July 28th, 2009
2:53 pm
Worst: Brunswick Roswell: I agree with some other post Roswell is by far the worst place staff is okay, but manager is not up to par compared to other brunswick centers.
Best: Atlanta 300 for fun only, like having a party and Brunswick Norcross for league bowling and Red Carpet Lanes is new but has a good welcome feel to it.
JP
July 28th, 2009
3:37 pm
Midtown Lanes. Ten Pin Alley is full of snobbery and superficiality. It epitomizes the shallow Atlanta attitude that is increasingly making this so-called city unattractive. On top of that it seems the lanes are non-regulation, not long enough and narrower than standard.
MegaEvolution
July 28th, 2009
3:38 pm
Hey all, I am so glad to see that the AJC took interest in bowling as it seems to be the “silent” past-time! I see lots of great comments and so glad that the center we bowl out (Norcross-Brunswick) of had so many great kudos.. I think that says volumes for the management and staff at that center.
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Benny Blanco
July 28th, 2009
3:40 pm
RED CARPET LANES ON THURSDAY NIGHTS!! IT IS THE NICEST BOWLING ALLEY IN ALL OF ATLANTA! MAKE SURE YOU CHECK THIS OUT 4500 SATELLITE BLVD/ BEAVER RUIN.
GREAT FACILITY, PUTS 300 AND TINPIN TO SHAME!! 50,000 SQ FT FACILITY! AN ADULT PLAYGROUND!
Jessica
July 28th, 2009
3:50 pm
I like Atlanta 300…very nice but expensive!! If my boyfriend and I are trying to save money, we go to Brunswick in Nocross…99 cent bowling is great!
Thingsthatshine
July 28th, 2009
3:51 pm
Mark it eight, Dude.
Kingpins in Athens is tops. Man, I’m throwing rocks tonight.
Becky
July 28th, 2009
4:10 pm
@last Cracker in East Point..Amen to that..The bowling alley in Douglasville is a joke..It’s dirty, the staff are very rude, the lanes suck and most of the people that go there are jerks..Of course if you think the bowling alley is bad, you should never go to the skating rink across from it..It makes the people at the bolwing alley seem like wonderful, nice, friendly people….
Savannah
July 28th, 2009
6:22 pm
I think the worst managed bowling center is Brunswick Zone Roswell.. The staff is extremely friendly but the manager is a complete money hogging idiot.
Ed Davis
July 29th, 2009
12:37 pm
Check out The Fun House in Dawsonville. Ga. 400 North to State 53!! Open lanes any time plus indoor go-karts and 18 holes of Putt-Putt.
Scott Baker
July 29th, 2009
2:39 pm
I like lawn bowling in my yard
Frugal and fun: cheap date ideas | Atlanta Bargain Hunter
July 30th, 2009
7:02 am
[...] The Best of the Big A has closed nominations for the best place to bowl in metro Atlanta. Midtown Bowl did not crack the readers’ top 5, but it was the readers’ pick for the best bowling alley in Atlanta in Creative Loafing. Last week here commenter ‘E’ suggested Midtown be on the list of Frugal and Fun date ideas for its $11.75 all-inclusive weekday special. Great idea, but we don’t know many people who date Mondays through Thursdays, from 11 a.m.-2 p.m., when that applies. So, we continued our hunt. I came across a summer special at Red Carpet Lanes in Duluth. Before 7 p.m. on weekends, games are $1.49 per person. Shoe rentals are $3.95 per person. [...]
Jay99
July 31st, 2009
1:08 am
Red Carpet Lanes in Duluth, they have the best food you will find in a bowling alley! They also have pool, poker, karaoke rooms and a really nice lounge upstairs if you want to party!
Tim
July 31st, 2009
7:59 am
Brunswick zone Norcross is the best. The staff is friendly the place is always clean and the machines run the best out of anywhere that me and my family go to. The mechanical staff is the best!!!!!!!!
Kay
July 31st, 2009
3:36 pm
Without a doubt, Blue Willow Inn, in Social Circle. The first time we went, the hostess gave us the tour then led us to a side table (separate from the other desserts) and said, “and HERE is our Peach Cobbler”. Fried Green Tomatoes and Peach Cobbler–what else could one want?
Quualudes
July 31st, 2009
8:47 pm
Hands down – Brunswick in Norcross. I live close so it is my ‘home’ bowling lane. I swear, every time I stray to another alley, I miss everything about this place. The staff is awesome, the lanes absolutely rock, and you just, well, feel at home when you are there. Red Carpet, Stars and Stripes, Juliannes, even the AMF lanes I’ve been to lately need to take a lesson from these guys. And for those of you watching your cashflow, weekdays are 99 cents a game. And if you sign up for the newsletter, you get a SLEW of coupons to play for cheap on weekends too. Seriously, great fun. Hammer back some beers, throw some balls and have a good time on the cheap.
Billy
July 31st, 2009
9:18 pm
I always bring my family to the Brunswick center in Roswell and have a great time. When we went, games were only $.99, which is awesome with a family of five. We have also done a birthday party for my oldest son, and he had a great time. Staff and management very friendly and polite.
Bowler Mom
August 2nd, 2009
2:57 pm
Stars and Strikes in Hiram is the best. Never have to wait for a lane. Cheery clean atmosphere. Brunswick lanes in Austell is the worst. To many leagues, can never get a lane to family bowl.
Rana Cash
August 4th, 2009
12:39 pm
Hey Bowlers,
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Stud Bowler
August 4th, 2009
8:08 pm
300 Atlanta is just an average bowling house, unless you’re black and a big fan of gangsta rap … then it’s perfect for you!
Matt
August 4th, 2009
11:06 pm
Since when did the Blue Willow Inn in Socical Circle Georgia become a good place to go bowling??
liga latina
August 4th, 2009
11:11 pm
Norcross Brunswick Bowling is the best. the staff is always courteous and nice. they allways are ready to help and the lanes are awesome.
adelante amigos !!!!
Mommyhood
August 5th, 2009
10:14 pm
Stars and Strikes in Dacula is AWESOME!!!! Very clean and by far beats any other bowling alley. We had a blast with the family. The Arcade is awesome. we had a laser tag party there!! http://www.starsandstrikes.com
dude
August 5th, 2009
10:22 pm
http://www.starsandstrikes.com
the one on hwy 316 texas hold e’m games, arcade, laser tag and bowling
Esperanza
August 7th, 2009
3:47 pm
300 is crazy expensive. They add gratuity on everything even bowling games and shoes..
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12:17 pm
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bat
September 25th, 2009
5:07 pm
The worst is Brunswick zone Roswell, The manager is an idiot and the staff is not willing to lift a finger, they bow down to party and watch out when you book one they wont tell you if your booking on a dollar bowling night they will make you pay the full amount. Also eds pro shop is a joke, he is the rudest person in the world treats you like crap. Oh and if you dont want to wait for a lane on a busy night just slip the front desk some money and you get an automatic lane. Keep an eye if your waiting for that next time.