Mason Bowl

Staff was extremely rude. I’ve had some bad service but this place tops off one of the worst. Food was decent but way over price and they charged me a $ 1 because my bill was $ 9 instead of $ 10. I wouldn’t waste your money there and just drive to the next bowling alley.

This place is horrible. I would give this place a zero if it was possible.

This place would of got 5 stars if the lanes didn’t malfunction as often as they did. The overall place is clean and the counter help is what you would expect from a bowling alley so no surprise there. We had 14 people in our party so we got two lanes. Had 4 kids with us so kudos to them having the automatic bumpers that come up for each player who needs them.
Seating areas around the lanes were the newest I have ever seen and not the old «lounge» look we are all used to. The place was live and vibrant and well lit so you didn’t feel like you were stepping back into the 70s when you entered.
Food and drink were good. Full bar was a bonus as well. The soft pretzels were some of the best I’ve had in a long time even though they were $ 3 which was a little high for a bowling alley I thought. Draft beers and bottles were all between $ 2-​$ 4.
The problems were that the frame would jump ahead of a bowler so if they bowled the first ball and got a 7 than once the pins were picked up it would either give them a spare or open frame when they didn’t even bowl second ball. Now the next bowler would start with whatever pins remained from the previous bowler. Very annoying. When your trying to have fun…

Not sure why reviews are so bad… On a bowling league here, nice staff, good lanes. Only complaint is they took out the arcade… WHY? Overall, great place to go to bowl

Wow! Isn’t a hotdog supposed to be hot? Well, here at Mason Bowl the HOTdogs are frozen. That’s just for starters. Staff is rude! Don’t expect to bring your family here and have a relaxing and fun time. Lanes are old and keep breaking down. Very Frustrating! The tall bald guy lacks patience for their customers and gives the impression you are bothering him just because your there to bowl. Other staff members are just short and rude to the customers. They don’t appreciate your presence… so BEWARE!

One of my wife’s workmates was holding a fundraiser at the Mason Bowl yesterday (or a while back, dependent on when you read this review) which is what prompted my visit. Although I had a good time due to good friends and good drinks… well, drinks anyway… the alley definitely had some shortcomings.
First off, it is TINY. They had 18 lanes. In your head that may seem like a lot, but I assure you it is not. The bowling alley right up the street from me has 34, and my favorite alley, Eastgate Lanes, has about the same.
Secondly, we were there on a Saturday night, and they only had three employees on hand. One to start up lanes/​rent shoes, one to bartend, and one to fix food. There was a point in the evening where the customer line at the main counter for food and beer inside the alley got so long I decided to simply go in to the «bar and grill» portion to get my drink. Imagine my surprise when the same guy who was serving the counter outside of the bar and grill poked his head in and told me «I’m the only bartender tonight, you may as well come around and get in line out here.» What the… how can that be? How can you have a «bar and grill» attached to your bowling alley and have nobody to service it? I mean, this is at 9:00 on Saturday.
In general, bowling alleys are seedy places, I think, and this one certainly doesn’t defy that tradition. And that’s all fine and good. I would rather pay $ 2.50 for my Miller High Life than go to some new-​fangled «posh» bowling alley and pay $ 4.00 for a Budweiser. In general, I’m not sure any bowling alley could garner a 5-​star rating, but due to its under-​staffing and size I have to score it below average.