Cowtown Bowling Center

Fun. Clean. Cool tv screens with the bowling. Didn’t try the food. Everyone else seemed to like the food though. The lanes were nice and clean. We had a lot of fun. Used a groupon. Also the weekday deals looked really good. Several had food and bowling for pretty cheap.

I’ve had mixed experiences here. The first time I was here, my friends and I used a groupon and they tried to say that we could not use them even though the details were not clear for what they were trying to make us pay for.
However, my friend and I just started a Monday night bowling league here, and although we had plenty of trouble with the lanes, the staff was very friendly this time and the league was well organized.
The food is alright and they had clean and well kept shoes and balls. They do have a game area and pool table on hand which can make for a fun afternoon.

So yeah not the best place to go bowling, maybe not even the cheapest. It’s 5 dollars a game or 12 bucks for two hours. The customer service is horrible and the staff looks like they hate there job. Oh don’t get me started on the concession stand it’s a joke. It took 30 min for fries and another 15 for soda, 15 minutes for a soda! Wtf. Beer is cheap to I guess they got that.

Want a horrible bowling experience? My friend has two bad shoulders from a teenage injury. At the counter she requested, and was granted, the use of a six pound ball. These balls, according to the sign posted at the counter (and photographed for this Unilocal review by myself), are intended for children aged 9 and below AND with adults with special needs. While bowling, she and her husband were approached aggressively and was rudely berated by one of the employees for her use of a light weight ball.
The manager at the location attempted to offset the employee’s demeanor as «just the way she is, even with us» and claimed that «bad shoulders are not a legitimate cause for use of light weight balls», DESPITE the fact they granted her request upon arrival. How is accommodation of an injury and prevention of further injury NOT a legitimate special need?
The use of normal weight balls could complicate my friend’s old injury, necessitate further surgery, and cause associated pain & suffering. All of these events occurred after the time of 10 pm, when children are not plentiful in a bowling alley.
The hypocritical behavior of the staff and the manager’s dismissal of our complaint was entirely unacceptable. We will never be returning here and will be telling all of our families and friends of this experience with some regularity.

I had the best time ever at Cow Town! Probably because I ended up getting really really tipsy but whatever — it always helps. HA HA HA!
My friend and I were looking for something fun to do close to our hotel and the front desk suggested this place. On down the road we went and found the place really easily with the sign glimmering in the Texas moonlight filled sky.
When we entered we were greeted by tons of locals playing pool, bowling and listening to the live band that was playing near the front. We were told we would have a wait of about 30 minutes for bowling so we opted to play pool instead which cost a mere $ 5.00 for the entire hour.
We enjoyed the snack bar with cheap bar snacks and beers & cocktails at decent prices. The locals were very friendly and the front staff was super chipper while chatting with them outside about the area. The live band was great!!!
A great experience all around and zero complaints. I’m giving it a 4 instead of a 5 because I didn’t see a juke box, you have to get Soda out of the vending machine and I didn’t get to bowl so I can’t comment on it.

I dug this old skool bowling alley. Good vibe, friendly service, fast lanes. We’ll be back!

It’s nothing fancy but it’s clean and the people are nice so if you need to go someplace to go bowling then you can have a pretty good time there but don’t expect a lot of fanfare they do have a computerize scorekeeping thing but the store that’s on site is small and they don’t have a lot to offer

Fun place to just have fun and relax with friends. I had an amazing time with people I hadn’t seen in years

I have been here several times now and I’ve been pretty pleased overall. The place is older, so don’t go here expecting flashy lights and stuff. This is more of a neighborhood old-​school place.
The staff has been consistently friendly and I’ve dealt with several of them. I took my kids here recently and the bumpers were having trouble coming up and down. Each time, a staff member came over right away to help us and then they eventually moved us over a lane and the problem was fixed.
It’s pretty clean here. The restrooms are pretty good and they have free ice water in a dispenser by the bar with cups for your consumption.
The prices can be really good depending on when you go. They run Groupon specials all the time which is awesome and we went last Monday night around 9pm and it was $ 5 per person — all you can bowl– till midnight. That included shoe rental. It was a lot of fun and a hell of a great deal :) they had a DJ that night too and he was playing some good stuff:)
The parking lot is indeed a little sketchy– I’m always a little nervous for my vehicle when it’s dark outside. I’ve seen a River Oaks police officer working security there at night but he just sits in the «dining area» near the restrooms playing on his phone instead of walking the parking lot making sure the vehicles are secure. Not sure what the point of his presence is when he’s not really visible and is just playing on his phone. Haven’t had a problem with my vehicle there yet though!
Overall, I recommend it :)

Cowtown bowling Palace is a real taste of Fort worth. The best in texas hospitality and service. Friday night bands are great and the bowling deals and rates are competitive.
Keep up the great work Steve.

Also came here because of the groupon, which was a very reasonable deal and included shoe rental. The place seemed sketchy from the outside, but I was pleasantly surprised when I walked in. It’s a clean and relaxed environment, and they have multiple lanes on both sides of the building. The arcade area is small, but I mean, we came to a bowling place to bowl. Also, we had a group of kids with us and came in the daytime, and they enjoyed themselves. It’s a low key casual place, fun to go with a group of friends to bowl (and eat and play pool — not much else going on, which was okay by me) so if you’re looking for the fancy flashing-​lights ambiance this might not be your venue. I can’t speak for the food or anything, but the staff was nice and I would return.

Great bowling specials make this the cheapest bowling in town. They have really been trying to spruce the place up in the past couple of months with a new scoring system and re-​modeled restrooms. The equipment has trouble sometimes, but staff is always quick to help. The only problems that I have ever had are with rude teenage customers blocking lanes.

Went for the Groupon and I am probably not going back. Bowling is relatively simple to set up, so whether it’s a good venue really depends on everything else around the lanes, and this place fails there. I’ve had better food at little league games, and it’s over-​priced. The staff seemed pretty ambivalant. And this place is out of the way. At least the beer wasn’t crazy expensive, but the bar tender didn’t have the stuff to make a White Russian. I am not returning.

Good weekly bowling specials. Normally no drink specials, but bar is not really expensive. Good location something fun to do in River Oaks. Just a traditional bowling alley. Not overwhelmingly crowded. If you just want to bowl and have some snacks and drinks in Fort Worth come here and have at it.

They advertised on the web for Sunday bowling and our whole family of 5 drove there and arrived at 9:30 am. They told us we couldn’t bowl because they had a league coming in at 2:30 and it wouldn’t be worth letting us bowl because they would have to re-​oil before the league got there. The whole bowling alley was empty! They were just lazy and rude! Another thing is the place stunk like nasty feet and it was almost gagging just standing at the door.

Came here for a group outing after camp was finished. They kept the soda flowing and the pizzas coming. Everybody was super friendly and helpful.
Oh and the bowling wasn’t too bad either!

Horrible. Ramps only for the handicapped? They should be ashamed. Don’t bring kids if you must go. Better yet, find another bowling alley where they treat families with respect. The lady at the bar was very nice though. Credit where it’s due.

I was going to write this review a couple days ago, but the website was doing maintenance. Anyhow. I came in Wednesday night after 9pm for Ladies Night free bowling. $ 4 for shoe rental. Well turns out I really suck at bowling. I am basing the 3 stars on my own experience and not the experience of others. I probably should have gone with a group of friends, but I don’t have any friends in the area, not till next month anyway. So I do things on my own. I drank about 3 beers and found out that I might very well bowl better when drunk, I didn’t quite get to that point though I only brought $ 10 to drink with. I guess you could say it was clean. The ladies room was more like the restroom in an old pool hall. Not appealing. I thought it was interesting to see how some people are REALLY into bowling and do a really great job. I hadn’t been bowling in a few years, I thought I’d do pretty well. toss the ball down the alley and hit the pins dead center… Well yes, I did that on my first shot. I got a strike, then a hundred gutterballs. hmmmm… yeah more or less. I wasn’t counting. I will return once I have another Wednesday night off, and a group of friends to go with me.

Lots of fun had by all-​Mom, Dad & 2 young daughters. Staff was very friendly and helpful. Had a great time!

We had a work function here and it was my first and last time ever going. The bathrooms were disgusting and in disrepair, the staff seemed like they really didn’t care if you were having a good time and the food I got was extremely over priced, bland, and took forever to come out.
I know what you’re thinking: «Oh come on, it’s a bowling center, what do you expect?» Let me tell you what I expect from any business. Good customer service and a clean environment at the very least. Cowtown Bowling Center didn’t have either.
As for the actual bowling, it was alright. The lanes needed a little less wax but I’ve also been to places that appear to wax their lanes once a month so they at least have a leg up there.