Aztec Lanes

Aside from the fact that the woman working at the front counter was beyond rude, acting as if I was putting her out by wanting shoes and French fries, the place is clean and reasonably priced. It will take me awhile to get over being treated so poorly so I might not head back there any time soon.

The best bowling lanes! Really clean, excellent customer service, the staff was super helpful by doing bumper changes for my younger daughter!

I really liked this place– was a blind date with his friends and my brother. Probably one of the coolest dates ever. Haha I loved this place. I have never gone bowling before. But I will after that. We went when it was real late, the music was pounding, and the lights were down with disco balls and multicolored lights. Really neat place. Love it muches. :)

Fun place to have fun with the family. Friendly staff. Don’t let your kids waste money on the vending machines because they don’t work. The bowling alley does not own them. They let a vendor put their broken machines in there.

Way cleaner since remodel inside, great food, good service! I come here semi-​often. Family friendly :)

From the outside I thought I made a mistake choosing this location over others, but once I walked inside it looked like two different places. Everything on the inside looked new and modern. To be honest I haven’t ever been to a bowling alley that has seats as nice as this place. (Think leather like couches and stools basically) the lanes looked new and never malfunctioned. They serve food, but I didn’t order any. Overall after my family of 3 bowled 2 games our total was right at $ 30. Not bad at all in my mind. Would definitely go here again. Very nice atmosphere on the inside as well, there weren’t any sketchy people inside that made me not feel completely comfortable.

If you want to go bowling and live in Olympia, this is the place to go, since it’s the only place to go. The inside is nice enough, though a bit small. They have bumpers for the kids and the place is clean.
Their customer service is sub-​par though. When we bowled here, the ball got stuck several times and I had to go searching for the guy in charge since there was no one at the front desk. He did fix it right away each time but always with a sigh and leaving me feeling like I was such a bother.
Then today I called to ask a question about the hours they accept a coupon I have, the woman on the line rudely says «Just like it says right on the coupon, Tuesday-​Saturday», with a sigh.
For the record, I was looking at this coupon on my smartphone and it did not state that anywhere, just told me to show them the coupon on my phone when I got there. But even if it did have the information on there, is that the way you talk to a customer?
I am a business owner, I would never dream of talking to a customer that way.
My kids love to bowl and this is the only place to go, yet spending my money at a place that treats it’s customer’s with such disrespect leaves me with a sour taste in my mouth. Perhaps it would be worth the drive to find a further place to bowl.

Had so much fun hanging with girlfriends today!!! This place looks nice! Apparently they remodeled recently? Played 3 games, rented shoes, and had a few drinks for less than $ 20! We’ll be back again!

Nicest bowling alley I’ve ever been to, owner was super helpful and friendly with our group of five kids. Interior is very nice!

Its actually really nice on the inside, which you wouldn’t expect from the way it looks on the outside. very nice lanes. the only down side is that they didn’t have a 7lb balls and only one 8lb ball so my friend and I shared a ball. a better ball selection would be nice especially since kids like to bowl and smaller balls would be a better fit for them.

The bowling alley looks nice, but the workers aren’t friendly, especially Michael. Good place for adults, but not kids. Not family friendly at all!!! Michael needs to work on his attitude, especially towards kids.

I just read these 1 star reviews below… Wow. And as I was reading about the dumbasses who’ve seemingly never been to a bowling alley before, I realized my girlfriend and I went here a while ago on an Amazon coupon thingy she bought on a whim. Kids, I’ve doen my fair share of travelling, and this is one of the NICEST bowling alleys I’ve ever been in. We had a great time, the management was NOT a jerk, and it was dirt cheap. I’m frankly a little ashamed to live in a city so community based where three of the four people from a perceived slight each post about the same instance trying to ruin a small business. What a bummer. But this is why we get out of the customer service industry, no?
Anywho. Great bowling alley. Great service. And the manager was actually a super nice guy.

My family and I love to bowl. We don’t do it as often as we like. But when we do we have a tendency to go to Aztec Lanes. I like the price (we can usually find a coupon somewhere — like The Entertainment Books)
I think it is just like a lot of bowling places — a little run down. But I’ve never had any problems with service. One of the best things about this place is it is rarely busy. Unlike Tumwater Lanes, close to where we used to live, this place actually has open bowlings. I like Tumwater Lanes — but they cater to leagues and really couldn’t care less about open bowling.
I find it funny how three people in a group all commented about the same experience when truth is — they didn’t read their coupon. Why should some manager «compensate» them for illiteracy?

My wife and I bowled a couple games here and really enjoyed ourselves. While the outside of the building is not much to look at, the interior was just completely remodeled and looks nicer than any bowling alley I’ve ever been to. The benches/​chairs, countertops, floors, etc. are all nicely done. And the staff were very prompt and friendly. We would definitely go back.

My family and I always have fun at this place (we’ve been 3 or 4 times) and we’ve never had a problem with the staff like some others on here. The girl at the food counter is very nice. I have interacted with the manager and he seems a little off, but not rude. He may have some sort of disorder that affects social skills like Aspererger’s; that would explain why he has trouble looking people in the eyes. He was fine the last time I went (³⁄₂₅).
The place does look sketchy on the outside, but it’s pretty nice on the inside and the bathrooms have been newly renovated. Nothing I hate more than bowling alleys with crappy bathrooms, but the ones at Aztec are nice.
My family ordered hamburgers and fries and the burgers were just OK (like homemade burgers) but the fries were really good. I found the prices to be inexpensive. I think it was $ 4.50 for a burger with fries.
Overall, my family and I really like the place. I would suggest that you at least try it once. The only reasons I give it 4 stars instead of 5 is that the eating area can stand some updating and a more fun ambiance.

Very rarely do I give one star on here; however, I’d give this place NO stars if I could. The manager here should be FIRED! He’s rude, has no customer service skills, AND is a JERK!
I came here today for my wife’s birthday, as she’s been wanting to go bowling for the longest time. I happened to have seen a coupon for this place on LivingSocial, and thought it sounded like a deal… it included, or so I thought, two hours of bowling, shoes, and a drink for four people for $ 22.
When we first got there, I handed the coupon to the man behind the counter. He made a remark along the line of «oh, you have one of those,» and proceeded to grab the coupon, write a few things down, and then handed us our shoes. We then grabbed our sodas and headed to our lane. Despite the fact that this place was virtually empty, the guy tried to stick us between two families with several children. I thought this was odd, as there really wasn’t any room for us between the two, and eventually asked if we could move. The man obliged and soon we moved over a few lanes and began to bowl.
After finishing our second game, we assumed the machine was going to turn off and our session would be over. Yet, to our surprise, it started a third game. Although we were getting tired, we figured we’d play the game until the machine locked up since we assumed our two hours was almost over. Yet, to our surprise, we finished the entire game. Again, we thought the machine was going to lock up… but it didn’t. We began to discuss whether or not we should play another game when the people next to us encouraged us to stay as we were all sort of goofing off and having fun.
After that last game ended, we decided enough was enough and went to turn in our shoes. A new guy was behind the counter by that time, and when my little brother turned his shoes in, the guy was like, «okay, that’ll be $ 30.» My little brother explained we had a coupon and the guy very sharply replied «well, you played extra games.» At that point I jumped in and asked what he was talking about. The man very curtly said «the coupon was for two games, you played four.» So I began explaining that the coupon said two hours and that we were actually surprised the machine didn’t lock up before we stopped playing. He very quickly blew off what I said, explained it said two games, and that we owed him $ 30. He then pulled out the coupon and pointed to the fine print, where it said two games, not two hours. I explained that obviously I made a mistake and didn’t understand why our session continued if we had only paid for two games. He shot back that it was our fault, we shouldn’t of kept playing. (If this doesn’t stink like a SCAM, I don’t know what does! Every bowling alley I’ve ever been to only lets you play for the amount of time you paid for and then shuts off). He then went on about how we bought the coupon and should have read the fine print. When I pointed out the fact that they had taken it when I got there, he said it was still my fault since I bought it. At this point, I asked to speak to the manager… and the guy quickly shot back «I am the manager.» I should note that not once did the guy ever look at me the entire time of our confrontation. I asked if we could split the difference since I didn’t think it was solely our fault when the guy cut me off and implied not only would he make us pay the full amount, but that I was ridiculous for asking. Realizing this man was not only a jerk, but had a bad attitude, I grudgingly pulled out my wallet and paid as it was my wife’s birthday after all and I didn’t want to ruin it completely!
Needless to say, I not only won’t be returning here but I will make sure to let LivingSocial and the Better Business Bureau know that this place is running a seedy business at best and is trying to SCAM their customers at worst!

We came here for with a living social deal for four people, and had a great time except when we checked out. The asshole guy at the desk asked who was going to pay for the balance. We were confused because we had a coupon and he said it was only good for two games for four people. We bowled four games because we thought the coupon was for two hours of bowling and the guy said when we checked in that it would turn off after we were done. We weren’t keeping track of time or games and when we thought it was long enough, we stopped.
The guy was totally rude and blamed us for not knowing what our coupon was for. Well it’s kinda hard to know what the coupon is exactly when you take it from us when we checked in.
Anyway this guy claimed to be the manager. It was an honest mistake that I’m sure everyone with this coupon will do. He flat out refused to give us a deal, or at least split the cost. He didn’t even care when we said we would never come here again. He wouldn’t even look us in the face when he talked to us.
Don’t give your place your business. At EVERY bowling alley I’ve been to, the computer shuts off or at least tells you to purchase more games after the games you prepaid for are completed. The douche said that the computers don’t work that way, which means they are trying to scam people. It cost us an extra $ 30 for four of us on top of the coupon.
Stay away from this shit little bowling alley with an asshole «manager.» Poor customer service. Crappy parking. Just avoid at all costs.
This place gets –1000 stars.

This bowling alley is tons of fun. Although some find the outside off-​putting, once you are inside you’ll find a great family atmosphere with clean, updated décor and equipment. The staff are really friend, and their Lightning Bowl on the weekends is a ton of fun for kids and grownups alike.

Very nice little bowling alley, but they perhaps take their bowling too seriously. Wouldn’t let my 12-​year-​old beginning bowler use the bumpers because their rules only allow bumpers up to 10-​years-​old.

Took my two boys, ages 4 & 9 and another 9 year old here to bowl a game in the afternoon. Too bad Donkey K. didn’t take the time to go inside. It was nice, clean and no sign of a bar anywhere. The staff was friendly and helpful. The lanes and equipment all seemed new (I’m not a professional bowler, but have been to a few bowling alleys). I will be taking my kids back soon.