Wamesit Lanes

Grew up in Tewksbury so I was excited to try this place. Haven’t tried the bowling yet but have been twice to the tavern for food/​drinks so my review is for that. There was a little bit of a wait but we showed up at 7 on a Friday so no surprise there. They take your phone number to text you which is great so you don’t have to stick around doing nothing close by (you can go grab a drink at the Jade across the street, another Tewksbury staple:). The place has a casino feel when you walk in and looks really nice. The tavern has laid back feel to it– they had two guys on guitar playing some great covers. Best part was my friend and I were four tables away and could still hold a conversation without screaming. And no cover charge!
Our server was great, she was attentive but also knew when to let us be. The food was good– we ordered nachos and probably could have gotten away with just that. I go out of my way for good nachos, and this was a heaping pile of cheesy nacho awesomeness that could have only been better if there was an option to top it with chili. My friend really liked her salmon and I enjoyed my BBQ chicken sandwich (the fries were great), but it was too much food after the nachos. The drinks were much cheaper than what I get in the city which was a big plus, and they didn’t skimp on the booze. I found the whole menu to be reasonably priced.
Having a nice, classy place to hang out with old friends in your hometown is great and we definitely plan on coming back :)

Things going for this place are, a big parking lot, a clean facility, a sizeable arcade, and a decent amount of lanes.
However… I think it’s absolutely ridiculous that in 2 ½ short hours I dropped nearly $ 100. They jack up the hourly lane price to $ 30/​hour. The pricing scheme of the arcade games is more akin to a shake down, if you put $ 20 on one of their arcade cards, you could blow that amount after playing 5 games. 5 GAMES!
It’s actually cheaper to go to a Red Sox game.
People didn’t like the Motel Caswell because some went there to pay to get screwed. It’s funny that people can go to the same site and get the same treatment.