Reviews of Plainfield Lanes & Escape Room (Bowling Alley)

altiar 65

It was a lot of fun I went with some friends and we bowled it had good food and the arcade was enjoyable too.

Andrew Noorlag

Nice little place to go for a unique escape room experience. The objective is easy to understand but still challenging. Some of the equipment is on the older side but not enough to take away from the fun. The staff seem to be really into it and definitely make the challenge more interesting. It's kind of pricey at $30 per person, but they do offer a free bowling ticket afterword. Overall would recommend.

Robert Garcia

We went here for my son's 7th birthday party. We went with one of their packages and I was honestly blown away. It was so well handled by their amazing staff that we had virtually no worries the entire time. We had Emily and Tess helping us and all the kids absolutely loved them. Their staff was super helpful and attentive throughout the entire time. We will definitely be having parties here in the future.

Daniel Frantz

Nate served us all night - what a gentlemen and incredibly generous individual. I’ll be back because of him. We had family from California our to visit and they were taken aback by the hospitality. Plainfield Lanes, if you do anything, make all of your employees work like Nate! I’ll be back for open bowl.

chase henricks

Very cool and very hard escape room we had 8 of us and where not able to finished in the given hour. Great experience. BRING SMART PEOPLE

Mark Pemble

Cosmic bowling was a blast! Good place to have fun with friends

You And me

Great service.

Patrick O'Connor

My kids and I came here for a child's birthday party, and they had a GREAT time! Nick was amazing, super fun with the kids and patient with helping my daughter who's new to bowling. The kids all looked like they had a blast and my kids were asking me to have their birthday parties there too. We'll definitely be back!

MK_GAMING219

This place is great. Kids love it.

Kal Abu-Shalback

Nice little well-maintained game room, friendly staff

philip Whitehead

Having a great time bowling League their

Josh Caine

Clean, friendly staff, decent beer prices, good food (for bowling alley food), affordable bowling as well!

Holly Klosowski

We had our daughter’s birthday party there Sunday and it was amazing. Everything was taken care of for us and our party planner, Kaitlyn, was wonderful. We definitely got our money’s worth.

Jrg G

The most attentive and friendly staff around. Great fun and great food. Something I did not expect and very surprised about is how amazing the Bloody Mary's are ! Love this place

Tom Podgers

Clean and recent renovation. Nice comfy facility. Clean updated bathrooms and friendly staff. Cold beers including a proper pour of their Guinness!

Edward Novak

Great bowling alley. Nice staff

Jennifer M.

My 13 year old daughter enjoyed her party and the girls helping were awesome. great place to bowl.

Kyle Johnson

Recently remodeled, very clean and awesome staff

Brad Fregeau

Pretty cool place. Everyone was nice and helpful. The place could you a remodel. Would like it to look like bowlero in Naperville

Chuck Mcirvin

Awesome escape room even though we were 3 clues away from getting out! Would suggest it to anyone who loves a challenge and bring your thinking caps!

Jay Spillan

Excellent center. Only wish they had more sanctioned league options for the summer.

Anthony Robinson

Great fun

Jake Null

Great place to go for cosmic bowling from 10pm till 1am on Saturday

Dena Collins

Staff looked busy when we got there, never looked up and said hello or nothing waited for 5 more minutes before we got an order, went back waited 9 mins for anyone would get our order again! Awful! Never go back!!

Leo Marzano

Relaxed atmosphere, good time

Christine C

The escape room was fun. It was well designed. My husband and I enjoyed Bank Heist. Josh, our game master, was great.

Brian Hansen

Great small bowling lanes. No complaints.

Renny Sherrow

Great great customer service!!

Karla Saayman

The kids loved going there

F P

We visited Plainfield Lanes for the first time on New Years Day. The pizza, bowling; and shoes for $69 was a great package for us. It was clean, friendly staff, and we had a great time.

Raime Ann Vandermyde

Went early evening on a Saturday. Not a lot of people bowling yet, but really nice facility. Really liked that you can control the bumpers without calling someone over!

Chris Skender

My two brothers, my dad, and i went there on Saturday night. Had a really good atmosphere for saturday night open bowling, however we had done the "Fast Lanes". I felt like this was a little over priced. You get only an hour and a half and it is $80. We were bowling pretty quickly and didnt even get half way through the third game. My dad even dropped out after 2 games and we didn't finish. At least figure out a way to let us finish our games, i thought that was kinda bogus. The lanes were also very dirty and oily. There are no leagues during the weekend though, i am not sure what the lanes are like during the week.

Dan Vallaro

Cool! I had no idea I lived next to this. It's set back a bit, but once I found it I was glad I did. Inside is clean, food is good and inexpensive. We took our kids here and had a blast!

corey g

Seem like the remodeled, very nice work. Place is up to date facility. Good food as well. Even make fried donuts.

harsh shukla

Ideal location for fun with family.

Robert J

Pretty good lanes to bowl on. Down side is a lot Of distractions, kids and teens all over the place. Decent food and a good arcade section

Michael Loy

This place is Awsome! Arcades, bowling,pool tables, you name it they have it pretty much. For the adults they offer the bar and there food is actually really good and easy priced! Great place to go and have a good time with the kids or the friends!

Mike Krumlauf

One of the few old school small town bowling alleys left in the chicago area. I get a real lebowski vibe from this place... minus the annoying arcade.

Marcus Mayes

Held a child's birthday party here. They are fantastic! The price included everything, even the cake.

Chris M

Nice quiet place, has arcade and a bar so bowling and beer can't go wrong.

Dave Cooper

Nice clean place, great staff, excellent family fun!

Brian Schweihs

My 7 year old son had a birthday party here over the weekend and it went great. He had such a great time. Millie and Kate were our party coordinators and they did an unbelievable job. They were so helpful, organized. They really knew how to relate to the kids and keep them involved and having fun. My wife and I literally didn't have to lift a finger. The first thing my son asked when the party was over is if he could have his party there next year. So, I am sure we will be back again!

Bill Okel

I started bowing in a league and it's a decent house.

Janice Rosson

Awesome place to have a party!!! My kids loved it also all of the adults including me. Loved having nothing to worry about in regards of entertaining the kids. Emily was the best party host we could have asked for. She was so attentive in every detail and on some things we didn't even think of. Hands down the best place to have your kids party!!!!! Definitely recommend.

D Marz

Josh was fantastic! I could see he made my son feel like a VIP on his birthday. His attention to detail, connection with the kids, and his time management skills were off the hook! Would highly recommend to everyone for a kids party. The meeting planners there clearly have experience with these events. Nice touch added at the entrance to greet birthday kids with sign! My son was speechless and that is saying a lot. I look forward to one of my son's friends having their party there so I can go. Stella is on tap which is a plus for me and the pizza was good as well.

Isma Guerrero

It was fun ,good is good ,service is good ,love the place .

Deepika Behera

Love this place. Staff is very friendly and nice...food is cheaper than most places..depending on the day you go it may be busy...definitely a family place

Al Kruse

Fun place 2 bowl! Friendly staff

Nick Fabianski

The bowling alley is great! Great food, bowling and arcade games! It gives off a 90's to early to mid 2000's vibe. Although the escape room was easy (On expert) it was still fun. Great experience!

Patricia Torres

Its a good place for fun

Josefina Cuevas

Good place, wide parking lot. Excellent for family and friends and very good service! !

Maryann Young

The place is very nice. Very nice employees and helps you with anything u need. Plus they have good games for kids to enjoy

Nicole B.

Great place! The bartender Ami is the absolute BEST!♡♡♡

Jesse M

Super friendly staff and great atmosphere. Plenty of arcade games and the lanes are meant for family or league bowlers alike. You have to try the escape room!

Chaya S.I. Davis

Nice place, in need of lane equipment up dates. The food was over priced for bowling alley food. The drinks felt a bit watered down.

stephanie craven

Big place and well maintained just a little on the pricey side

Danny Lhotak

Request for music can be better ! But overall is good !!

Robert Van Hoegarden

Nice place to go bowling

The Honey Badger

Attended a kids birthday party here. They did a great job. I would recommend.

Barbara Meehan

Nice family bowling. Clean and courteous people.

Olivia Satala

Fun and cheap bowling! Shoe rentals and games per person and only $3 each!! Plus, amazing arcade with the newest games, and concessions are priced fairly.

Adam Sederlund

Local bowling alley that is not too expensive to take the family during open bowling. Had a good time.

steven mcglynn

Lot of fun for the family

Shawna Calvert

We had a great time at the bank heist escape room! The staff was friendly and explained everything so well. Thos was a really fun experience.

Marya Vieira

Great place, fun. Lots of lanes, cheap prices, coupons allowed. There's a snack area, bar, and arcade area. Shoes aren't included in price, but are about 2$ per pair. Would recommend this place if your in the south suburbs area. Chicago ones are more expensive... lol

Elaina Hodges

Good place to bowl on Friday night with the family.

Glenna Lampkins

My family always have a good time here, and the peoples are so wonderful and helpful. I have never seem anybody without a smile.

ryan talley

The escape room was fun. Can be a little hard at times, but fun!

Megan Rancourt

Our family recently went here for a party and were so amazed at the staff, the food, the arcade and cleanliness of this place. The staff were great with the kids. The food was delicious (their pizza is to die for!). We will definitely be going back and booking our parties here!!

Brianna McDonald

Had a Princess themed party. Thanks Princess Sarah & Shanna for all your efforts. My daughter loved her party.

Dustin Wasil

Very horrible! Went about a month ago during a weekday afternoon.If it wernt for my group of friends it be a 1 star! Place is a little dated I'd say, Equipment did not work properly, took too long to fix, but most annoying was the clerk who set up our group. NOTE: due to size of group we had two lanes - all players but one to play two games.They set the games up wrong, and because one person in my party only wanted to play and paid for one game, they shut down both lanes (lane 1 - 6th frame and lane 2 - 4th frame of second game) until the person paid up for a game they did not intend to play! Never coming back here again.

Sean Cochran 630-330-2229 For Hire

Love this place. My daughter is in a league here. Friendly staff. Owner is cool. Not expensive.

Lisa J

We had a great time bowling. Prices are reasonable and they also have a small arcade loaded with top notch games. Good for familys with kids of all ages

Rita Harris

Such Fun! Hope they add more themed rooms soon! One room/One theme is not enough! Highly recommend!

Elizabeth Rosado

We purchased the fast lane...it was perfect! Lanes were ready when we got there and kids loved the unlimited drinks. We will definitely be back.

M G

I was really impressed. Friendly staff, nice big bowling alley with lots of space and clean. Reasonable prices. First time I have been there. Will definitely go again. Kids or not.

Bailey Houghtby

Everyone was so friendly! It’s clean, kid & parent friendly, and we really had the best time! Thanks Plainfield bowling alley!! We’ll be back.

Oscar Colon

Good family fun. Place is lit after 10pm. Good special deals

Ian B

Good staff/pro shop. Could use some upgraded pinsetters but if there's an error they usually fix it in a timely manner.

Carrie Hesik

A quiet little gem of a bowling alley.

braalc84

Showed up with 3 adults and 3 kids. Would only give us 1 lane for all. By the time it came back to me I fell asleep. If they were smart tgey would give us 2 lanes. Kids wouldve bowled 1 game and tge adults 3 or 4. Kids would have spent a lot of money in arcades snd adults on food and beer. Instead we played almost one game and will never go back. Bad experience.

becky stricklin

Had a birthday party today for my daughter who is turning 9 . The party planner EMILY was amazing she interacted with all the kids and went above and beyond to make the birthday girls day amazing. I am 100% amazed by how much fun the girls all had and how fun and energetic EMILY was. Well worth the money and will definitely be back . My daughter has already said she wants to do her part here again next year and she wants EMILY to be her host . She had such a connection with my little girl. And with that being said I will definitely be recommending this place and EMILY to all my friends.

Greg Thomas

Great place to bowl and eat

Jason Acevedo

Great family time

John Hughes

Good place to bowl

Elena Moya

Went here some friends. We had a lot of fun. We didn't go into the escape room because we had some other plans. The music was good but a lot of PG13 songs. Arcade was nice. And there wasn't many people there so it pretty relaxed.

Shari Urbancic

We visited today for my 9-year-old twins' birthday party. Let me just tell you, it was amazing! I've never had an easier time scheduling and planning a party. First and foremost, I was able to book everything right on the website. The party included everything, so walking in empty handed today felt a bit strange... It was anything but! When we arrived, the girls were greeted with a personalized sign by their party hosts, Emily and Kate. It was like first class treatment! They accompanied us over to the lanes and from there literally did everything! From getting all the guests their shoes, setting up the lanes, playing games, getting all the food and drinks, moving all the gifts and coats (they provided a wagon and they transported everything to make things as easy as possible), and the list goes on and on. I didn't have to do a single thing. Emily even made fancy balloon hats for the birthday girls, which they are obsessed with. They made an announcement for their birthday, played their favorite music, and just really made them feel special. I honestly cannot say enough good things about Emily and Kate. They were so bubbly, so nice and so attentive to all the kids. If you are considering booking a party here, you shouldn't have any hesitation! Thank you Plainfield Lanes and again, especially to Emily and Kate. You two were so awesome!

Teresa Davis

Great family fun!

Doug Arellano

Most of the service was good, though I didn't like the way they shut down our lane cause we had to prepay. Maybe it's common in that area but I never heard of it. Great atmosphere and the kids loved the arcade area as well. Only went there since it was a Saturday and everyone else had leagues. Not bad but prefer other places

ester johnson

Grandkids had a great time!!

Chris landt

Great experience.

Brock Friedman

A very nice bowling alley. Clean and well maintained. Great for parties with a huge bar/lounge/party room and a separate arcade including ski ball and lazer maze! Good food too! Easy to find as its one turn and thirty seconds drive off route 59. Highly recommended!

Gabriela Monarrez

Our favorite place to go bowling in the area.

Lisa Coffman-Willis

What a fun time

Terrence Ford

Nice small bowling alley had fun will go again.

Jason Rozell

Nice, little 25 lane bowling alley. Well maintained, updated and modern. We only bowled, but there were many arcades, air hockey and other games to play. Menu looked great for a bowling alley and the few things we tried were great.

Jack Baker

Visited for the escape room for a birthday present. The staff was extremely friendly and helpful. The room was challenging and (unlike some escape rooms) the puzzles made sense! It was an enjoyable experience and the room's theme was family friendly.

Cooper Sartell

Bowling was fun, but cosmic bowling at ten got a bit distasteful with the music videos they were showing. Our whole group was surprised that they could even show those with little kids around. Distracting and disappointing.

Mary Haupt

Great place had a Great time!!

Sora Bour

Good pizza and wings and Joe the bartender is awesome.

TaWonda Baker

Tuesday's is penny bowl so this is a great place to take the family and friends for some great food and drinks.

Marvin Boulware

Lots of fun. Friendly.

Jim Gaull

I brought my family of 5 to bowl and we had a great time. The balls and shoes were in great condition and the staff was friendly and helpful.

Joanna Jolly

Jon Dow worked very hard to make our Escape Room experience fantastic!

Donald Smith

Nice and clean. When I first arrived I was impressed with how clean and bright the bowling alley is. They also have a nice arcade area right by the entrance. Everything about the place says it's fun which is what you expect from a good bowling alley. You can tell the owners care about the business and have invested wisely in it.

Adam759

Overall clean place, great lanes, not that great of music though.

Kayla Renee

Great place for families and individuals looking for some bowling fun. Good staff, good food with good prices. Overall, great experience.

Mike Wilson

Expensive! During league season though it's one of the few places for open bowl. Do not reserve a lane online. It's a rip off.

Victor Yancey

Real nice place.....something for the bowlers

A Brookman

The music is NOT family friendly, Offers what most bowling does, Game room (mimicking Dave &Busters) concessions, bar attached, 25 lanes @ $30 per person per hour, escape room @ $30 per person per hour. It has staff

felicia rosario

Nice place up yo date clean. Great place for families to bowl

Abel Flores

Great time,. Great value!!!

Jim Posthemus

great place. lots of organization. all workers are trained well. didnt wait long for lanes or food on a busy cokd night. fantastic music choices!!!!!

Valerie J

Clean, well kept, and was a good place for kids to be kept entertained.

Philip Kiska

If you're a serious bowler, you should stay away. The place caters to families with kids, and they don't observe proper bowling etiquette. If you're looking for a relaxing, enjoyable bowling experience, look elsewhere.

Miscellaneous Muzik

Friendly staff and a great family atmosphere. They have plenty of arcade games and I'm feeling the escape room. All in all I found the place okay and I would definitely recommend Plainfield Lanes if you're looking for quite family night of bowling.

T ready

This was my first time here with my family. The place is really nice I loved the escape room when we did it. Even though we didn't win the game it was so much fun. I love the atmosphere there the staff seemed nice and they had a lot of different things you can do besides bowling. I've never seen that before or was different. I would return again it was just a very long drive for me. It's an hour away from me but I'll travel to have a good time.

Lynn Jones

ESCAPE ROOM: my third escape room. I really enjoyed it. Definitely needed clues & hints. I like the theme and enjoyed feeling like I was robbing a bank and had to get away before the cops came. Went with a 10 year old and 7 year old as well as two other adults. Go and enjoy the fun. Would have been interesting to see what happens if you don't get the money before the cops arrive. Do the cops arrive?

Jacki Dutton

Amazing birthday party for my little one. Worth every penny! Reasonably priced as well!

Twin Kooper

fun on the weekends

Michael Leahy

Great time friendly staff drinks were decently priced had a great date night with my wife

Robert Arciola

Great staff and owner! Lanes kept up well! Private ownership not a corporate business and they're all about the customers that come through their doors! Difficult to see and locate if you've never been there.

Bridget Hart

Wow! Love this place! Fun for the whole family and the owners are the best- so friendly and easy to work with. This is definitely a great place to plan a party or event! The open events they offer are very organized and well staffed. I have been impressed time and time again with them.

Ellen Gooday

I went there to get a new ball. The pro shop is a bit crowded but the pro was very nice. He even drove to the north side to pickup the ball. After that I got 2 free games to check out the new ball for any adjustments. I certainly would recommend that you get your new ball at this pro shop, but look at there web site his days and hours are limited.

Angie Arett

Super fun escape room.

Nick K.

Nicely remodeled and pleasant staff. Finding the place at night, well the another story! If it's your first time going after dark make sure you're using Google maps or night vision. The couple two or tree poorly lite lights that they have lighting the possibly world's smallest bowling alley sign EVER is easily missed specifically while traveling west on Route 30 in that case there is no sign it's missing/broken. If you illuminate it they can come! And don't worry that's subtle smell of vomit when you walk in the door is their world-renowned pizza looks great tastes alright smells horrible.

Constance Graska

Thank you for supporting PCHS boys bowling team!

letitia hinkle

Friday nights at Plainfield Lanes... awesome accommodating staff!!! We went to Plainfield Lanes for my son's birthday... he was having a difficult time due to the fact that he has autism... the staff was understanding and worked to make sure that he had an awesome time... thank you ALL! GREAT PLACE TO BOWL, PLAY GAMES, EAT, AND PLAY POOL!

Jina Boerman

I was trying to plan a combined party for my 5 year old and 8 year old. I asked if I could pay for two parties...one for my 5 year old and one for my 8 year old. The lady helping me insisted that I could not book two separate parties. I wanted to book two at $259. She said I had to book one party at $259 and had to pay $30 per each additional kid over the 10. Which would make it $300 for the 10 additional kids. She was being very rude. The customer service was horrible she was not offering any suggestions or solutions. It was as if she simply did not want the business. It was by far the rudest I have ever been treated. I then asked if she was a manager and she said she was the owner

Roy Marquez

Very nice bowling alley. It's to dark in the parking lot when you arrive or leave. The building is not really lit up showing that they are open.

stephanie muller

Terrible. They over-charged us for bowling, and wouldn't book us for the escape room (even though it was available online) because the "girl running it wanted to leave early tonight." Never going back

MLGamer Dudez

Had lots of fun, great escape room and bowling!

Kyle Heywood

Love what they did with the place. I've been coming here for decades and it's never been better.

TheDoug2103

i couldnt believe the pizza here !!! it was great, kids had a ball. no hassles like some of the other "WAY TOO SERIOUS" places we have tried before. we are putting an adult midnight bowling party together now. cant wait.

Kandice Millhouse

Lots of fun for adults and kids. Very friendly staff!

Kenneth Lin

Nice bowling alley with a wide range of food items

Paul Walaszek

This was our first time. It was so much more than I expected. The staff was very helpful and friendly. The service was excellent. We will come back for open bowling. It was good family entertainment. A nice place to take your children.

Adam Murray

We visited this place while on vacation for the past two years. The new owner has turned this place around and it is awesome. There is something for everyone including a brand new arcade!

Carmen Montenegro

Love this place great for date night.

Eric Sommers

We booked a birthday party for our 6 year old online and everything went wonderfully. They gave us 2 party planners who did a fantastic job setting everything up and making sure everything went off without a hitch. They even were by the door waiting for us when we got there with a welcome sign for our daughter. We would definitely recommend our friends to have a party there as well.

Mary James

Clean, family friendly, fun place! Our granddaughter, Emlyn Grace, 8 yrs. old, had her 'kids' birthday party at Plainfield Lanes today. Elise was a great activities planner, and entertainer, having fun with the kids!

YaLonda Kriete

We had started doing family bowling dates over the summer and decided to have our daughter’s 7th birthday here. From the moment we walked in Milly made our daughter’s day so special! As the mom of the birthday kid, was great to not have the pressure of entertaining the kids and trying to entertain the adults at the same time. All the adults got to sit back and relax and talk and Milly took care of the kids! Best decision ever! And our daughter keeps asking if we can do her party at the bowling alley again because it was “so much fun”!

Rich Iwinski

Glad to see the new owners putting money back in to continually improve the place.

Jeff Otero

Why spend so much money at these fancy places for bowling? This place is great. New scoring. Good drink specials and close by.

Elizabeth Longhini

I had my son's 12th birthday party here. It was a great experience. It was a great friendship and team builder as they all worked together to find clues. The realistic atmosphere made us feel like we were in a Bank Haley our leader was awesome! Definitely recommended .

Joseph Morris

Went during day around 3pm was empty so had plenty of lanes open. Lanes were bit oily and only other disappointment was bar doesn't open till 530

Lisa Rodriguez

Clean place, but Wow the bowling prices are way expensive.

st00p33d G8m3r

I have a league here I love coming whenever my parents can