Main Event Entertainment

Was looking forward to some fun with our two children. Purchased 2 fun passes and had to wait for a bowling lane when at least 8 to 10 of the 30 were empty. Told us it would be a 10 minute wait & it was 20. Kids had a really long wait to go on gravity ropes but they had fun. Finally got a lane and then it wouldn’t work after the kids entered their names and took their pics. Called on the intercom and waited 15 minutes. Called again and was told a tech was coming. Had to wait another 5 minutes and told the waiter before it was fixed. The whole time, there were other open lanes that we could have been moved to.
After bowling went to buy a soda and there was no line. Cashier told me it would be a minute and then she took about five to fix the register receipt. No apology or any other communication so I gave up on the soda.
The bright side was the cashier who sold us our passes was friendly & helpful. Experience this time was a bummer and we have had good times before. We will be going to FlipSide or Fat Cats next time though after this poor customer service today.

Kudos to Steven and Justin as we had a couple hiccups and they both went above and beyond to make this a 5 star vs a 2 star review!
Best recommendation I can give it to call ahead of time to make sure they do not have a bunch of private parties as they will tie up all the time slots in the laser tag!
Thanks again guys for all you did to make it right for my 2 kiddos and I!!!

Great fun spot and it’s only $ 10 per person if you go before 11am during the summer for an all day pass that lasts until 5pm. The pass includes bowling, pool, laser tag and gravity rope. That’s a great deal. I feel like going all the time now after finding out about this special. Cool place for a kids birthday party.

Fun place but very pricey D&B is a cheaper place to go. Only thing I had a problem with was it took forever to get a drink. At these prices you shouldn’t have to wit long.

Full of entertainment. Not cheap though, especially when hosting a party of four. Children always look forward to the great selection of video games and the quickly loadable gaming cards is a big plus for the kids.

Fix the USBS on the Pump It Up Fiesta 2 machine and you have 5 stars!!! — update: Steve Stafford reached out to me and fixed this problem in no time! No complaints! Updated to 5 stars!
Great place and super cheap on Mondays. We only come for the arcade!
The whole ‘Eat. Bowl. Breathe. Sleep. Whatever’ thing that businesses have going on these days is cringeworthy, but t is what it is!

Went here was really crowded and the music is crazy Loud! Then when you get inside its even louder I think the owner is deff or something! I’ve been to a lot of places but the music is sooo freaking loud I just took my money elsewhere for this reason. It’s sooo crazy loud and not good music like 90s hits off of Pandora.

Feels like being in a loud warehouse — it’s expensive and hard to navigate the different entertainment options — no real comfortable area to relax for a couple hours — not a great customer experience — for the money — I would prefer competitive options in the area —

Fun place, bad experience.
It was around 12:50 and only my party was at the bar. Knowing they stop serving food at 1, I tried to flag the bartender, whom seemed to intentionally ignore me, to no avail.
By the time he decided to come up to me, the time was 1:10 and «regretted» to tell me that I couldn’t place an order.
Terrible service. It shouldn’t be this difficult for me to try to spend money at an establishment.

Only reason it doesn’t get five stars is because the first time I came there was a great bargain and the second time I came I had to pay triple the price for the same attractions!
Laser tag is super fun– must try! Gravity is for those brave souls who like to suspend themselves while walking across planks. Bowling has a nice twist as you get to take photos and cute little videos play as you get strikes, spares and gutter balls.
Good for a date or a big group because there’s so much to do! They also have arcade games, a bar and pool tables. Lots of big screen TVs with sporting events playing.

Been here a few times and its honestly just an OK place to visit every once in a while. Don’t like the fact that adults and children are mixed. Trying to walk around and play games at the arcade while trying to juggle a beer and trying to avoid all the kids running around on the weekends is a pain. Also the waiting times for bowling on the weekends can get pretty crazy. There’s better places for people trying to just shoot pool, or drink and play games, or to bowl at. The gravity ropes are pretty fun though and they do have a nice selection of arcade games, if I was to come back I would just come during the week to try to avoid the big crowds/​wait times that come with the weekends.

Woohoo!!! Talk about a fun spot to go! I tagged along with a friend whose daughter was having a birthday party at Main Event this past weekend, and I may or may not have let my inner child run rampant. I probably had more fun there than the kids, haha! I mean, when you walk into a ginormous place that has bowling, arcade, laser tag, pool tables, air hockey, food, drinks (yes, a full bar as well), what more can you ask for?!
The first thing my friend and I noticed was how big and spacious it was… the second thing we noticed is that, even though there were a bunch of kids running around, the place smelled fresh and clean! I’ve been to other places where it’s not pleasant being there because the ventilation is not the greatest and let’s face it – a bunch of kids running around, some still in diapers, etc… I think you get the point. But this place was NOT like that! It was fresh and super clean (thanks Main Event staff! Gold star for you!)
While the kids were bowling, we sat up at the bar and ordered a Pineapple Mojito (I’m not sure that’s officially what it’s called, but it was a mojito and had pineapple juice in it). We asked our bartender not to make it too sweet, and she nailed it!!! It was sooooo delish! We also ordered some chicken wings that were amazing (there was too much skin on some of them, I thought, but yummy nonetheless). One thing I’d like to see management bring out with the chicken wings though is the little hand wipe towelettes that usually come with them — they were a bit messy. Maybe? Perhaps?
Then we played some games with the kids and had pizza (which again was pretty dang good! Not cardboardy or fake-​tasting, and baked just right). The prizes the kids can «win» with their tickets are cool as well.
Definitely a fun place to bring the family and/​or friends to hang out, especially in the summer when it gets a wee bit too hot out during the day. Highly recommend!

We had a lunch and bowling sesh on a Wednesday afternoon. Super clean place and friendly staff. There was a group of ten of us.
The bowling lanes are nice, the shoes are in decent shape, and the screen/​video monitor to keep score are really nice and cool! Each player takes a picture (or 3) that is displayed, and jib jab videos are made with all the players faces. Fun!
Servers take food and drink orders and serve you right on the lanes! The food was decent for bowling alley food. They offer a little bit of everything– Burgers, Pizza, Salad and even Salmon. The food came out at different times, but it was no big deal for us. Service was decent and friendly enough.
We played a little skee-​ball and a few arcade games. Damn they are expensive! $ 1.65 for a fishing video game? A little high in my opinion.
I would definitely come back. We were lucky to have gone during a promotion. $ 5 unlimited bowling plus the cost of shoes (around $ 3). Cant beat that!

I went to Main Event Entertainment last night. I was not not too impressed.
1) It took me 30 minutes to find a parking slot. I circled the whole parking lot 4 times to find a slot. It is not worth it.
2) I walk in, and it is LOUD. The music is blaring. I walked out shortly afterwards. I did not see the reason I should spend me time there. With music that loud, I will get a headache.
Moving forward if I want bowling, I will go to the local alley near me. If I want Lazer Tag, I will go to Stratum Lazer Tag in Mesa.

C was invited to a classmates Birthday party here. I hadn’t planned on staying but once we were there to drop C off I realized that I could have sat in the large dining area. Next time.
C loved it. When I picked him up 2 ½ hours later he said he had a blast. They bowled, played laser tag and had birthday cupcakes. He raved and raved about how fun it was.
I can really only comment on the staff that I interacted with. When we were leaving, I grabbed a bunch of literature off the wall near the entrance/​exit. As we were leaving a young man approached us and asked if I had any questions. I said I was fine and thanked him for asking. He told us to have a great weekend. Nice.
The bathroom was clean and the facility is really very large. The only other comment I can make is that when we walked in, I didn’t realize this place is like a bar on steroids. There were a lot, well over 100, older men and women just sort of hanging around the bar area. I could tell they were in smaller groups so I don’t think they were all from the same company. I never would have imagined this place was a «hang out after work» kind of place. Whoda thunk it.
That being said, I think the facility was very clean and seemed like a fun place. One of the pamphlets I grabbed was a birthday price list. It does seem rather expensive so be forewarned.
C had a great time bowling and playing laser tag. 3 Stars.

Brought my three kids here for an afternoon of games and fun. Overall was very disappointed. Had a hard time finishing a single bowling game before we were kicked off our lane. We tried twice. If you purchase a unlimited wrist band, they limit your time. We had 6 people, 3 kids, and they would not allow us to be on 2 lanes, even though there were multiple lanes open 85% of the time. Our games were always stopped before we could finish.
The Lazer Tag was fun, but the equipment was very dirty. The Video Games are expensive if you don’t buy an unlimited video game deal. They start at $ 1.65 per game.
The ambiance is very similar to Dave and Busters or Peter Piper Pizza, but leans heavily more toward a Peter Piper Pizza with a couple more adult friendly attractions.

This is your one stop shop for fun! They have everything from bowling to a ropes course to laser tag all with a full bar for adults! Me and my friends went on a Saturday night and only had to wait about 20 minutes for our bowling lane ($ 36 an hour). Each group is given a server and the food is worth purchasing– I’d recommend the meat pizza! We also played one round of laser tag ($ 8 per person) and a few arcade games. It’s a great place for a party or a night out with friends. I had to deduct a star though for our server. She definitely didn’t want to be there and it showed.

This place is pretty chill.
My gf and I decided to check this place out a little while back when we were in the area. We had heard good things so we figured, why not?
We went in and walked around to get familiar with the place. There is a fair sized arcade, bowling, laser tag, pool, etc. We did not go bowling or do laser tag but we did go to the bar for a beer. Eventually, we decided to play some pool for a while and after that, we tried out the shuffleboard (I hadn’t played shuffleboard in years). They could use more sand to sprinkle on the board but we were able to make do.
Overall, it was a fun evening. We were able to relax and have time to ourselves. I would have no problem coming back and checking out the bowling down the road.

The company I work for held a bowling party at Main Event back in March for our local team.
It was a great way to spend a Friday night and get some team building in!
3 hours of bowling? Hooyah!
Clean lanes, prompt service from the servers and the beers were pretty affordable. Pre-​tip, I think I walked out paying $ 10 and change for two GIANT steins of Blue Moon.
While we had to pay for our own boozy beverages, part of the package deal was a giant spread of their food.
The food, like Leonor C. mentioned, was basically «churched up» fast food. Or staples from your grocery store’s freezer aisle. Think Foster Farm’s Boneless Buffalo Wings, T.G.I. Friday’s heat up in the microwave or oven queso, etc., you get the idea.
Can’t comment on the games, laser tag or any other offerings.
I would definitely come back for group events or a party, but think we’ll stick to Brunswick or AMF facilities as it’s clear from the other reviews that you’re paying for atmosphere at Main Event.

Ok, so we wait in line at the main payment area for ten minutes because we promised my younger son we would all play a game of laser tag if he was good while we were shopping at Lamps Plus. The girl then informs us that for laser tag, there is a separate line in the back. Another seven minute wait— and guess what? There was a SEVENTY FIVE MINUTE wait for laser tag.
I was not happy.
My wife was not happy.
My son was really not happy.
Three stars are generous.