Reviews of Briar Bowl Lanes (Bowling Alley)

1084 S Hwy 27, Somerset, KY 42501, United States

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REVIEWS OF Briar Bowl Lanes IN Kentucky

roy edwards

Good service

Darrell McGahan

Lanes are in poor shape and customer service is severely lacking.

Tyler Murphy

Outdated equipment, bad, overpriced drinks at the bar, this place needs a revamp.

Jared Burgett

Entirely Potato

It was fun but everything was just messed up

Robbie Allen

Very fun for family

faith fannin

I came here with my fiancé and a friend. and there are 24 lanes to bowl! And the rude lady at the counter gave us the only lane that was broken! The big screen overhead didn't work so we had to put our faces up to the small very dimmed screen just to see our score and whose turn it was. They made me take my water bottle back out to the car.. what's wrong with having water?! the service is terrible! Do not come here and bowl! I suggest if you want to bowl and for it to actually be fun then come at 10pm during Cosmic Bowling. The night shift service are way more kind to you and if something's wrong then they will do anything to fix it. Other than that I do not suggest anyone to come bowl here during the day.

Nick Hamilton

Nathan Bullock

Leonard Sierens

Had a group event for Job Corps students and they loved it.

Rain Door

Score board didnt work

Matt Plummer

April Thannoli

Balls got stuck

Devin Corey

Adam H

Sonja

Cool place for the whole family

Ashley Markowski

John Davenport

Kept having to rest the pins

Geneva L. Goodman

Okay place

Country Couple

Bathrooms were dirty. Score keeping equipment wasn't working and pizza there was gross. Please stop serving old dough. Was not worth the money.

Tyson Payne

Not bad pretty crowded

Melinda Combs

Dark. Lanes are uneven. Paid for a game, they turned off lane in middle of our game. Had to ask for a different size ball for kids, they had them behind the counter.

David Young

The owner threw me out after a man verbally assaulted me and I responded 10 fold. She is not a very pleasant nor intelligent buisnesswoman.

Katelyn Hardwick

Had a blast just wish the service would have been a little nicer and my bowling lane kept breaking down causing us to wait at least 3 times..

Jason Taylor

Dakota M

Christopher Long

Neil Cope

Aiden Powell

The bowling was fine, but the ATM almost stole my money

kimmatha cook

Great place for family or fun with friends and has a bar attached just in case you want to have a drink!!

Whitney Harden

Came today and waited for the owner to show up to open the doors. Was supposed to open at 1pm, tried calling several times, no one was here. Finally opened at 1:15pm - Several people were waiting for it to open. A worker said this has happened multiple times. Terrible ownership. Once in, the kids had fun. That’s the only reason there’s 2 stars.

William Estill

Fun place to bowl

Dru Burke

Not a family place during cosmic bowling, it just turns into a bar. Too bad that's when its cheapest.

Life On the Mountain

Doug Hacker

We love Bowling here!

Brian Godby

Fun and friendly

Anthony Condon

The bowling alley is dying and the employees could care less about working there. It takes twenty minutes to get a lane and good luck if you are an average bowler, the wood lanes are horrible, the approaches are crazy slick, and the lanes are rubbish. I have given them a chance but they need to put some serious money into the alley or it will die soon.

Lou Davidson

Steven Covell

Trashy service with a trashy bowling alley.

April West

Great staff, courteous service, good bargain for a group outing.

Adam Murphy

Good family fun.

Matthew McFadden

Brittany Rayan

Denise Nash

Byron Johnson

Doris Fuhlendorf

Had great affordable fun..

Jessica Jones

Great friendly staff lanes need a little work lol

Evan Dieter

This place is absolute garbage worst bowling experience ever

Michael Salsa

Fun great burgers

Zack Price

Really good place to bowl can play any song and really good food

Clifton Hedrick

Clean, friendly environment

Mighty Good Gaming

Kara Maloney

If I could give a negative star I would! I highly recommend not going it will ruin your night and most likely give you food poisoning. First we called and told them we would have a lot of people coming. We first ate food it took an hour to get a hot and fries and a hamburger. First the hot dog came out of the freezer and in the microwave and then on the grill. The bun was frozen and put on the grill and then burnt. The hamburger over cooked and pathetic. The cheese sticks were burnt and horrific to taste and look at! Then comes the bowling I organize every one and told them how many people and the lanes! One of our lanes didn’t work so then we were move to 4 different lanes. We came up in the 6 frame and were just done and didn’t want to switch lanes again. When we went up to complain he said you have to pay for the frames we bowled. After asking to talk to the manager he said it’s the system and there isn’t anything he can do! HELLO YOU CAN COMP ME FOR THE GAME AND SHOES!!!!!!! ITS CALLED CUSTOMER SERVICE! We brought you over a thousand in one night and you made it terrible. In all, it was horrible and I would never go back!!!

Zach Ruger

skunky beer....

Desiree Jones

Good fun

Peanit Butta

The employees that were over the bowling section were rude jerks! Screw it. Definitely going to Galaxy Bowling in Richmond from now on.

Austin Unruh

It is to expensive for what it is

Larry Dilsaver

Broken like each week. Staff Great PAY THEM MORE

Jme Apple

Lanes don't work properly they clear the pens in the middle of someone's turn, the screens don't work so you have to manually add all your scores, and the associates behind the counter cannot handle the influx of customers. If there was any other option to bowl in Somerset I would recommend going there first but there is not so either deal with the issues or don't go.

Elisabeth Anderson

I got a chance to bowl for the first time in decades. The lanes were not recently renovated, but l got a chance to try it. Very. Inexpensive fun!

Ron Anderson

J Watson

We drove an hour from Huntsville, Tn for my sons birthday. It was his first time bowling. Unfortunately, this was the wrong place to take him. He is 9 so we wanted bumpers... The very unfriendly guy working the counter said our lane didn't have them and would not move us to a better lane. Gutterball hour with rude staff. Waste of time and money. Going to drive the extra 30 minutes to Knoxville to bowl at a better, kid friendly place from now on.

MC VOLGS

Great place to have fun!

Lane Jacobs

The bowling was awesome!!!

Grown Ass Kids

Randy Foster

Brandon Roush

This place is a total joke. The front door was chained shut so my brother and I went around the side to get in. We then went to the cashier to pay for a couple games when he said it was just under $7 a game. Needless to say we opted to bowl only 1 game. Now we are getting everything set up to bowl and the lights are all off on the lane (not like cosmic bowling, more like just bowling in the dark.). So I had to find someone to turn the lights on. When we finally started bowling it was clear that they had not oiled the lanes in at least a week or two, because I couldn't even keep my ball on the lane. I've been bowling my whole life and I've never seen lane conditions like this. I will never bowl here again. I would encourage you not to waste your money here.

William Slusher

Not busy for a bar

Sarah T

The whole experience was horrible half of the time the lane we was on didn't work.The building definitely need's to be updated.It wasn't worth all of the money I spent. I will not be back

Paula Shelton

Brian Brock

Darrian Loiacano

The bowling center is constantly getting improvements every time I go in there. Their making it more modernized! Slowly but surely the little business is growing. The bar add on is great. Best bar in Somerset without a doubt. The only one that has seemed to be able to stay open since they went wet. Love how it's excluded from the center just enough that the kids don't have to be involved in it. Would always go back if I come through town.

Keisha Brown

Went late but still had fun. Salty these nail disabled me from winning. Food was good. Staff was cool. I love to bowl, I shall return ☺️

Bobby King

If you aren’t serious at all about bowling it may be ok. The lane we were on had zero oil on it so practicing wasn’t an option. Also the lane had to be manually reset at least half the time making it a pain in the tail. Then there’s the lighting, I’ve been to Danville and Richmond to bowl at night when the lights are out but at those you can at least see the lanes. In Somerset it was so dark I couldn’t see the lanes at all. Maybe I’ll return for a tournament one day and update my review if the conditions are much much better. For now I’ll go to Danville or Richmond to bowl.

Matthew Mounce

Mith Lawhurr

Aaron Atwood

Dated, over all kinda of dirty looking, but safe, and we had a good time.

William Bogumil

Always fun but the scoring system was down so had to do it manually

Danny West

Benjamin Cook

Pedro yesy Ramos Mercado

I like it, but would prefer the bar to have more variety in drinks. But good music! And atmosphere

Ashley Byrge

It's a little run down but quiet. The first time we went the lane kept messing up and the boy at the counter told us to just keep throwing balls until the game reset? It messed up our game and they ended up just having move us lanes. Next time we went same thing happened but another guy was working and showed us a quick fix and made it much easier.

Dustin Allred

Decent bar but lanes alway s malfunction when bowling needs mait...

Brittany Hubbard

Jason Hall

Cosmic bowling is enjoyable!

Madison Wyatt

Willam Estill

Bar and bowling

mary covell

Staff were a complete group of imbeciles and got very rude once complaining that they turned our lanes off in the middle of a game. Don’t recommend

Elizabeth Bailey

Tyler Moore

Awesome management & Staff Good food I found the giant jenga and giant connect four to be most enjoyable. The owner is always a delight.

Rick Wilson

Derrick Kisita

Delania Matthews

jenny colyer

General Ben Kenobi

This place makes me want to hurl myself down the lane.

Casper Slick

Michael Mletzko

I am on vacation with my family and we decided to come to this alley for some fun to burn some time. We got our lanes quickly but unfortunately, we started having problems immediately. We had to get employees for help 3 times even after moving to different lanes than the ones we started on. I would find another place to visit. Not the best bowling alley I've been too by any means.

Franklin Bland

We took 40 guys there from a residential rehabilitation center there and they were very accommodating. Handled food and everything else very professionally and they were courteous and met the needs of a large group well.

Brandy Justice

Quiet good food

Russ Presley

Cayden Thomas

Joshua D. Foster

Bowling for kids a a food and a bar

Dustin Brock

sabrina Holloway

Bad Lanes but the staff was nice

Kimberly Creekmore

We had an awesome time, our waitress was great!!!!!!

Chris Shepherd

Nice place for an evening out.

Jennifer Carter

Angela Young

My whole experience was horrible half of the time the lane we was on didn't work. The staff acted like they didn't want to help and said it was our fault that it kept messing up. The building definitely need's to be updated.It wasn't worth all of the money I spent. I will not be back.

Ashley *

Greg Hinderliter

Mama Hostetler

Nice employees, but our lane and the lane next to us were not working the entire 2 games that we played. We had to reset the pins almost every single turn. Took twice as long to play the game.

Geneva Goodman

Pool shooting, not bowling

M B

Needs updating. Shares its restroom with a bar, which is attached. Probably not a great place to bring your kids on a weekend evening. The food stand is terrible.

Amy Foote

Keith Herbig

Be careful they will charge you full price and not let you finish all 10 frames! Rude customer service. Never going back. I'll drive out of my way to go bowling with my family next time!

Cody Keith

Fun for the whole family.

Reida Taylor

My family of 5 went to bowl last night and it was an awful experience! The place is falling apart and desperately in need of repairs! The first lane we tried to use had broken bumper rails so we were moved to another which had a broken reset button and would not reset the pins correctly. Again we were moved to another lane which also had a couple of broken bumper rails and did not score correctly! We had so much trouble that we will not be going again until some maintenance and repairs are made! The owners need to spend the money to make it an enjoyable experience and then they would get more returning bowlers! The only employee working was so busy with all the problems that it took us 30 minutes to get to a lane that we could finally use! We would have asked for a refund and left but we felt sorry for him

Wesley Ramirez

I went there this weekend and ordered a grilled cheese and some fries, as I finished paying they began to cook my food, I went and sit, and watched them cook my food, the man cooking it was touching my grilled cheese with his hands, he didn't even wash them before he started cooking. As he was cooking it, he would wipe his head of sweat then start cooking again. When the woman brought me my food I automatically put it in the trash. Thats the most disgusting thing ever especially to do to a kid. I DO NOT recommend this place to anyone!!!!!!

AlexMalex Cunningham

Run down and smells weird. Needs remodelling.

Josh Godby

Quinton baldwin

Worst bowling alley I've ever been to, the short overweight lady who runs the place is not very enjoyable either.

Borkes Blast

Harvey Isaac

Was at the bar inside. It had great food very nice people. It was clean not to loud they were supposed to have karaoke but there was something not working. Other than that it was a great time.

Nicholas

(Translated by Google) that one (Original) Ew

#Ben Russell

A kind of sketchy place

Ronald Pittaway

James Cantrell

Good place to hang out grab a quick bite and just unwind

Joshua Walden

Denise Downs

My kids first time bowling. We had a rough start with the lanes at first but the staff was great at helping us.

Gayla Noe

Needs alot of work , half of the lanes do not work , needs a good cleaning, basically needed to worry about fixing it up more than worrying about putting the bar in.

Leighton Tucker

Sucks

Tammy Bass

Very expensive

April Marples

It's fun but the place is outdated and sometimes the electronics break.

Robb Spratt

I am from out of town and was told by my hotel that it’s a great local place, so I went there to experience it for myself. The bartenders I met treated me like I lived there and were extremely attentive! I got to meet the bar manager who was a sweet heart and treated her employees as well as her customers top notch! Great people all around!!! As a random non-local I truly enjoyed the atmosphere and recommend them as top notch! Highly recommend it to anyone especially from out of town! Top notch!!! :-D

James Abbott

Equipment is a little dated

Brian Jones

Mykal Cress

Rude employees and not fun experience

Dustin Barnett

Lots of fun if you like to go bowling.

James Earwood

Bartender was professional and place was clean.

Tiffany Halcomb

Eric Troxell

Need some updates done to the building and bowling facilities

Kelly Marcum

Davyn Hughes

Not very clean food isn't that great.. also seems like if you ask an employee for help you are putting them out of their way. The bar there isn't that great it is hard to get service at the bar if there is any kind of crowd .

Nick Bradley

Virginia Keith

Fun fun fun. A great place for fun

Christen Miracle

Love going here to have a drink and play pool should have more than one bartender though

Theresa Johnson

Retro feeling, good prices

John Adkins

This place is only in business because there is no competition. If another bowling alley opened within 50 miles, this place would close for good. The place is dark and dingy. Everything within the building is in a state of disrepair. The staff will apologize for the problems you encounter, but that does not make up for the fact that you will have a bad experiance. If you and your family are here for a getaway, skip this place, and the aggravation.

Victoria Sanders

Fun place to go

Charlie Hamby

Great atmosphere. Good food. Love the bar that is attached. Nice to be able to enjoy your drinks while bowling.

Techno Vixen

It was pretty good. Cosmic bowling wasn't as my wife and I was told it was but still fun. No pool tables in the bowling area, only the bar which sucked.

Richard Bernard

If you are an avid bowler with your own bowling balls, do NOT go to this alley... It is more a bar than anything used to impress drunks than actual bowlers. I went once and decided never to go again it nearly tore up my ball. The lanes are obviously never reoiled and when they are they are over oiled to make up for the fact they probably reoil once every two weeks.

Chi Appa

Small bowling alley an good fun.

Jody Isham

Most fun in Somerset, Ky!

Mark Williams

Nice place

Monica Burton

Waited fifteen minutes this morning for the place to open....at 9:15 we left. The sign read 9:00 as the opening time on Wednesday morning. I called from the parking lot with no answer. Very disappointed children.

Heather Dozier

Lanes machines don't work properly and neither does the computer system they have for the game and when brought to attention the customer service wasn't helpful and and not very nice.

Lee Fortune

It was nice environment the food was good but it took too awful long to get it fixed

Business Hours of Briar Bowl Lanes in Kentucky

SUNDAY
1PM–1AM
MONDAY
(COLUMBUS DAY) 4PM–1AM HOLIDAY HOURS
TUESDAY
4PM–1AM
WEDNESDAY
12PM–1AM
THURSDAY
4PM–1AM
FRIDAY
4PM–1AM
SATURDAY
12PM–1AM

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