Reviews of AMF Southwest Lanes (Bowling Alley)

H L

Didn't know it was duck pin bowling. Haven't bowl duck pin in 50 years. Had a great time. There was one lady doing everything. Taking the money, cooking, solving problems, etc. She was AMAZING!!! However she needed help badly. You should never treat your employees like that. Pay the employees and let them work.

Mark Rosenbach

The place and people are very nice, but it's expensive. Seems like few deals and the food, especially drinks and fries, are really expensive.

Adam Pease

This is a clean and friendly establishment. The lanes all seem to be operating. This is one of the few 'duckpin' alleys left here in Baltimore. Fun place to bring the kids. They host birthday parties, have a small video arcade, and have a pool hall attached next door. The atmosphere is fun and entertaining, music plays all night. Beer is served along with the standard pizza and fried foods one might find at any other bowling alley. Plenty of parking. Star deduction - little outdated.

Lucas german

Birthday party success! Everyone was super nice and super accommodating.

Michael Legenzov

Lots of pool tables, a fun place!

Joshua Tijerina

Lots of lanes and offers duckpin bowling. Old school scoring

Richard Milburn

Absolutely a fun visit, and they have the best staff this side of the Mississippi

A'dove Pushia

Everyone was friendly and its clean food and drinks were good. No duck pins

Touch'e Home Renovation Rich Woodworking

I love they're pretzels !! Shout out to the concession girl !!

Keisha Nelson'Leigh

#Keisha's Kastle will be going back to AMF very soon for duck pin bowling with the #children

James Jackson

Awesome place with good ole duck pin bowling.

Todd Kuyawa

Great time, 2 employees did a great job

daniel ross

it was a typical bowling alley

Matthew Dunigan

An older set of lanes, however, the super friendly staff certainly makes up for the older equipment!

Barb Dorsey

Old bowling alley. Nothing is updated at all.

Christina Warden

We had a great time bowling and the bartender was super sweet!

Gerard Pilone

Nice little bowling alley. Food was good.

Jack Stanton

Who doesn't love Duckpin bowling, billiards good food, cocktails and beer. Sounds likeca good time anytime.

Robert Collins

I didn't realize this was a duckpin alley, but there is a good time to be had here. The staff is friendly and though it's a tad small, there is a billiards hall connected to it.

Shanera Johnson

The service was terrible and the cashier Taylor had an attatude I only enjoyed bowling

Ja-Mia Beasley-Newnam

I went here trying to bowl after I had already caught a lyft there for them to tell me and my friends that they were closing soon and we couldn’t play in a rude way it was 10:00

Cam

Kids had a great time!

K Day

I'm not really a big duck pin fan, but we had a great time and the owner herself spoke to us to ensure that we were having a good time.

Laverne Conyer

I had a lot of fun and customer service was great.

Vanilla.SP1c3

Fun place to relax and bowl with friends. Scoring is manual, so read up on the scoring rules (or just wing it), and the food is what you expect - classic American alley food.

Koko Kreates

Bowling experience went smoothly and I was pleasantly surprised by the pricing and funnel cakes!

Kia Whelchel

Me an my family really enjoyed bowling here

James Bell

It's a duckpin bowling alley. Surprisingly very clean and well maintained. Great for young kids. They have bowling groups on weeknights so you might want to call ahead during the week

Jen Montgomery

Service and fun, always

Rovera Moultrie

My first time there and it was a wonderful experience. The staff was very friendly and helpful from The moment I walked in the door. The bathroom was clean and supplies full. The food was great. Absolutely a wonderful time. This was our "girls night out", and we will go again!!

Donald Vaughn

Nice lanes

Danielle Gately

Super fun and inexpensive date night!

Coach Erik

Had a blast and the hosts were friendly. Great event

phillip MeGown

Duck pin Bowling awesome

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Bowling has been around a long time and you can tell that the fixtures are well-established

charles watkins

One grandson had a birthday party. Everyone enjoyed the visit.

micheal rosenberger

I normally don't like bowling but duckpin bowling was alot of fun.

Christopher Anderson

Good place

Suzanne Calvert

Equipment breaks, restroom terrible

Dave Albert

One if only a handful of duckpin dedicated lanes. Much fun for all ages

Bob Nicholson

Still one of the better duckpin only lanes that exist...

Kyle Goodman

Very nice place to have a party

Dennis McClearn

Employees were short. Not rude to me but you just know they don't like being bothered and they don't like being at work type of attitude. Half the lanes of every other amf in the area. Not clean.

Cheyanne Weathers

Nice place

Shingo Sean Ishida

Haven't been to a good bowling alley in a while, let alone an all-duck pin bowling alley. Great atmosphere, friendly and helpful staff, and lots and lots of lanes, so the wait was minimal/none. Highly recommended and a wonderful find just off the I-695 beltway.

Rob Meikrantz

Had fun with the family. It can get kind of expensive if they aren't running a special for the day. (2 games for a family of 4 with shoe rental was $65.)

Jessica Chung

We got to spend the day as a family, it was my children's first time bowling and they loved it - staff was fantastic

ADETOKUNBO AJAYI

Great place. Friendly people and full of excitement

Donalda Alexander

Duck pins are awesome!! Nice people!

Steve Phiilips

Went for kids party excellent service and food Great time

David T

The person working at the time we visited the bowling alley was great, I believe her name is Ann. She made us feel very welcome and happy to get us on all the necessities for the game. I would recommend this bowling alley to my friends.

kerry kohnhorst

We did a Birthday party there and the service was top notch. Food was good and price was reasonable. Everyone had a great time.

Laurie Heisler

I haven't been here in a while but when I use to take my kids there we always had a blast.

Carolyn Morgan

Staff is great. Manager is awesome. Lanes are in good condition. Highly recommend it for duckpin bowling.

Brandy Beaty

Fun place for a game to play and good with party's

Matt Ruzicka

Superb customer service, clean facility. Great for families. Very convenient location.

longshui ren

I went on a field trip there and it took 1 and a half hour to get my chicken tenders and fries but I’m grateful for them! The bowling was really fun! The staff was also friendly, they have great food except for the burnt pepperoni pizza my friend order for A LOT of money! XD I would definitely recommend this place when it is not short on staff.

Chris Tarr

Very rare that a Duckpin house is improving which is good to see. Ann does a great job!

Tareq nabik

Antique place with older syste.

Warren S

We've only been here for kids' birthday parties, both ours and friends. Their prices are good and their service is absolutely top-notch. And they've got really good pizza. The place is a bit old, but for our purposes anyway (kid parties) it is fine. If you want high-end bowling, this place is not for you. But for anything else, it is great.

Alyssa Lapp

Fun easy and creative and food

Kamilah Bankz

Was I nice cool spot just nets flying around the bar while I was trying to enjoy my drink

kyjon02

Fun place if your into duck pin bowling. Still uses older machines so not the most up to date alley

Umair Siddique

Great mini bowling place

Brittany Bell

Weird mini bowling balls. I felt like I went back in time being at this bowling alley. It was a unique experience but I don’t think I will be back.

D A Williams Boone

Good Neighborhood Venue

Patrick Rauscher

Duckpin Bowling...It's what it's about.

Vanessa Gale Liboon

It was packed when we went there. Restrooms are dirty

Richard Karl

Great bowling alley! Very clean and duckpin bowling is great for children because of the ball size. Also very fun for adults because of the difficulty compared to ten pin. Highly recommend go check it out!!!!!

Jonathan Coffey

I was not aware, but this is a duck pin bowling AMF only. Likewise, duckpin bowling is awesome. It was so fun and difficult to get a hang of the small ball and pin. Researching a little more and being from the west coast I was glad we stopped here and got to try a bit of history.

Dutch Detwiler

Always have a Great Time at Southwest Lanes, the Management and Staff do a Great job. Highly Recommended.

Amy Hersl

Awesome company Christmas party!

teri t

Bowling was fun. The staff (one in particular, didn't get his name) was fun. I misread the price. Thought it was$2.50/ game. It was per person per game. That was a little pricey considering, the one I used to go to was around $2 for the 1st game, then $5/ game. Also you take your own scores and clear your own pins. Why are we paying more to do more work. We had a good time though.

John Darney

Had fun watching our grand daughter bowl

John Prah

Duckpin bowling is a heck of a lot of fun.

Crystal Reed

Love this place. The employees are so awesome

John Anselmi

Great bowling alley, but it's a bit dated. Still uses the old style hand written score cards that get projected up above the lane, but some people prefer that.

Lillie Smith

Family friendly, excellent staff

Yolanda Brooks

we had fun there the people were very friendly

Jason Hsu

Fun time for duck pin bowling!

Dawn Steinberg

Great service

Trinidi Ford

Local, clean, reasonably priced

Eno Courage

Love it

Kevin Robinson

Very helpful and friendly staff. Food was decent as well. It is duckpin bowling and the desk attendant made sure to tell me that as you're given a sheet to calculate your score.

diane white

Very nice very clean very helpful staff enjoyed myself

vera fendlay

Always have a good time when we bowl

Brandy Wiggins

The kids and I had a great time at this manual score keeping bowling alley. Very nice atmosphere and family oriented.

Shelly Solano

Bowled for an hour and is over priced. We order a pretzel and it took 30 minutes to get it. It was burnt. Ask for a refund and the manager gave us an attitude. NEVER AGAIN!

Tina Kess

Nice family atmosphere

Acovi006

Perfect for little kid parties and family events because it does the duck pins.

Meghann Clark

We enjoy taking the kids here. Looks like they are doing some renovations. They have bumpers and ramps or the kids. Just feels expensive for what it is.

Tammy Durkin

Great place for bowling! They are in the process of remodeling, but still open for fun and summer leagues!

Latasha M.

Staff was pleasant. Needs a lot of updating

Nicole Konstantopoulos

Really nice bowling alley! They just had the inside redone. It looks nice.

William Anderson

Good place to go duckpin bowling

matthew rasinski

Good customer service

kayla werido

It was fun

Penny Chaney

Great Place to Bowl

Rodolfo Aguilera-Hughes

It's cool, but it's all duck pin

Helen May

I come here to bowl with my league and it's a fun atmosphere and the people are generally nice and courteous I would recommend if you like to bowl in a nice environment.

Debbie Martin

Catonsville MS Bowlers... We come on Tuesday Morning and have a great time bowling and meeting other bowlers...

Tammy Smith

Friendly staff. Great atmosphere. Best wings ever !!!

Snap khudson922

I really enjoyed this place, the food was amazing and I might have got seconds... besides that the entire staff was nice whenever I had a request

MICHELE WHITEHEAD

We had a coupon and I called ahead for lane availability. The lady said to give them at least 30 min to clean up after a party. We arrived an hour after I called, no lanes were available so we waited an hour for 2 lanes. Those lanes had actually been open the whole time so I'm not sure why we waited so long. We went up to get shoes and a bunch were sitting there, I asked the Manager standing there if we could just take those shoes if any were our size. He said they needed to be sprayed. We literally stood there for 10 minutes then I asked him if we had to wait for the shoe fairy to come nack so we could get bowling shoes. He said again, those need to be sprayed. I asked if there were other shoes besides those sitting on the counter, waiting to be sprayed. Hr said it depends what sizes we need. Well you'd think he'd have asked us what sizes we needed in the first place! We told him our sizes and they WERE there behind the counter. Why he didn't ask us what we needed, is beyond me! He's a manager and had NO clue as to what to do! The female working was more helpful. I am appreciative of the fun night my family and I had, so Thank You for that!! But please teach that Manager how to wait on customers properly so people don't stand there lost, as he appeared to be.

Marla Schaper

Awesome duckling bowling center!

Gabe Maier

Pool Hall in decent shape, charges by the hour

Blair Gormley

Good fun and service. Military discount which was nice and otherwise not too bad price but Monday thru Friday or Sunday better price per game. Duck pin bowling

Stanley Watts

Nice pool tables eight eight foot tables, two nine foot tables, whatever you prefer, no waiting for tables, pay by the hour

Joseph Schmidt

Nice but pricey

Jennifer Gill

Where to begin... So you have to keep score on paper with a pencil leftover from the 70s, which wouldn't be so bad if the lanes actually worked. We watched a lane just break in front of us... When the pins were supposed to reset, the machine just kept dropping the pins all over the lane. We finally left to go somewhere else when people in the lane next to us indicated that had been happening to them non-stop since they started, as well. If there were a zero start rating, this place definitely earned it.

Ari Rabe

Old school Duckpin lanes. Self scoring with projectors. Reset the lanes etc. manually. It's classic before the automated stuff. Pretty fun either way.

Nikki Reed

Had a bday party here for both of my kids last year and they were very nice and pleasant. The (women) manager was even very nice and understanding. They even let me go over the time since it wasn't busy which is a huge plus bc most places want to pack u up and push u out the door. So thank you for letting the kids have a great time with no worries!!

Mark DeCampus

If you want to have a kids party nice place to go or you just want to play duck pin

Charles Wallace

Great atmosphere, management and staff!!! Courteous, helpful & informative!!! The food is great too!!!

Marwan Abuelhawa

Awesome staff good food

Jamie Tsottles

Great lanes. Duckpin are a blast. New shoe rentals.

SB J

Go for the duckpin, not the food.

Seed Satan

Poor service at the snack bar takes almost an hour to get your food. Other besides that great place and the pool tables are nice and clean

Amber Way

Management is aweful

Sarah Henson

Good bowling venue. Convenient to meet with extended family/friends. Ample space. Food is typical bowling alley quality. Friendly staff. Come for the bowling and relaxed atmosphere

Asa Gately

Fun place for duck pin bowling, with a decent bar

Beverley Williams

Outside picking up someone

Pat Davidson

They are in the process of updating the scoring system.

Elyse Horvath

Its a wonderful duck pin ally and its vintage so you gotta know how to score on your own I love the vintage feeling here I love coming here !

DonShark52 GR00V3R

Loved the little pin i never bowl like that it was awesome

Keiosha Hunt

Old school duck pin bowling alley with basic food and a bar. Unlike most bowling alleys you won’t find a diner serving up fresh food. Instead they have a movie theatre food set up that’s decent but pricey for what you’re getting. It’s a fun way to pass the time, especially on a Sunday when they run bowling specials.

Thomas W

Very nice large duckpin bowling alley. Easy access from the highway.

Joel Knapp

Played pool there, awesome place, can't recommend it enough

Augustine Porter

Played god knows how many games here. Been coming here since I was a kid. met a lot of cool people and great friends here

cw peles

More pool bridges and fix the worn out leather pockets in Baltimore Billiards !!!!!!

Joe Reap

Superb as always.

Mahogony Patterson

They really need to take pride in the food they serve for the prices they want. Bar maid kind of lacked in mixology skills but management should be on top of that. I see why so many people just ordered beers. But most importantly you should be on your A game that's what makes people want to come back but I won't be one of those people for a while.

Shameka Molock

Good Afternoon Everyone, My 6 year old had his Birthday Party here over the weekend, When I arrived to the location they stated that I had to pay in full when I was informed that a deposit was needed. Once I was provided the telephone to speak with the lady whom scheduled the party things got a little unprofessional. She was rude and very impatient. Once I informed the staff that I worked for the Better Business Beuro everything changed. I still booked the party for Saturday April 28th, @ 2:30 PM. Once we arrived the gentleman whom was our party guy was amazing. Once the food came to the table of course the kids went crazy it was me a mother whom was responsible for others people kids noticed that there was something that looked like a LIVE BAT but I was not sure. I informed my sister whom came over and raised her foot to see what would happen and the BAT lifted one wing and began this slight hisssinggg noise. When taking your kids some where to have fun and see this situation occur its scares me. I would not prefer for anyone to take there children here. The staff is rude all besides the one guy. Front desk the people whom you order the food from all rude. When I received a call from CORP they stated that they would not refund me any of my money because they gave me one free kid and a drink along with some wings that I was going to pay for but they were so stuck on trying to accommodate me they just wanted me out. I am filing a law suit against this company not because your not giving me my money back but because a child could have gotten bit or an adult. There is written policy provided to the customer just the bill. I am going to write on here every single day until I get my point across. They are a bad business I also reported this to my place of employment so they now have a claim coming there way. HAVE A GREAT DAY AMF me and the Anne Arundel County Police will see you soon. I need the report to provide to the lawyer. This ruined my son's birthday party and all they can say is we gave you a drink and wings and some more french fries, Oh yeah you only got one star because I had to rate but for me you all should be closed down. SADDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD

mike remy

The was nothing like dudek lanes

Beth Chesnut

We took 6 special needs kids on a community putting to go bowling here. The staff and mangement were GREAT. Thank you do much AMF!!!!!

Eddie Kendall

This duckpin bowling alley is a great place for bowling. It is clean and the lanes are well maintained. I'm only giving 4 stars due to the there usually being limited staff on busy nights which makes food take longer to be prepared and when maintenance issues come up on the lanes they can sometimes take a considerable amount of time to be resolved. However, do not let these things deter you from visiting this great duckpin bowling alley. I still love it here.

Joel Malcom

Not gonna lie. Been there once. The nachos were terrible. The guacamole was on par with the flu virus. If Gordon Ramsey ever set foot in this place, everyone would automatically revert to a child like state within nano seconds. I suppose thats to be expected. This is not a 5 star restaurant. I will give you some chart topping advice though. Your pizza's. Stop. Save yourself money and just buy frozen pizzas from the grocery store. You''re welcome. Seriously. Thank me later. With that said, I give this place 5 stars and an E for effort for knowing how to handle balls. It cant rain all the time. One love from above, Best advice you could ever receive.

Hailey Hodgson

They have delicious cookies

Nicholas Lloyd

Without a doubt the best corporate duckpin bowling alley. It is also the largest duckpin bowling alley in the world at 40 lanes so there are lanes available often during open play hours. Service is better than some amf houses in the area. General manager Ann is fantastic! If your a fan of previous amf experiences you've had and are looking for a duckpin alternative amf southwest is your go to.

Shawn White

Good times

Frank Ferri

Great Staff

Matthew Buckingham

Fantastic house and great staff. Can be pricey if you aren't a bowler. There's 40 lanes so they almost always have a lane available. It is manual scoring so you do not have to deal with faulty computer scoring

Eric Allen

Great family fun,good ole family fun outing

Merlin Patterson

I went with friends for duckpin bowling night, which was a lot of fun. The place looked just like any bowling alley. There was also a bar though we didn't realize that it was there because the door looks like it goes outside. Also, the food wasn't great. I ordered their cheesy bacon fries, which were barely warm when they got to the table and were barely covered in cheese. In short, if you're going to bowl, you'll have fun. If you're looking for an alley with good food, look elsewhere.

Stefan Holloman

Great family environment. Not regular bowling though, it's called Duck Pin. It's like miniature bowling.

Kyle Warner

The best duckpin in town. Affordable, clean, and great bar in the back.

Edward Westbrook

Awesome bowling alley! Kids had great time bowling a couple of video games and a great menu at the snack bar.

Tina LeBaron

This place is low-tech, but incredibly accommodating. A great place for kids, it has your standard bar food, and is incredibly affordable to play by game. If you're looking for a flashy place with a large arcade you might be disappointed, but if you're looking for great Duckpin Bowling it's fantastic.

Rell Nocks

Alot of people packed into one section, it wasn't fun at all

Cathy Grimes

Always to cool.

Amy Armstrong

Duckpins....good parties for kids.

Heavenly Love

Went on an obvious off-peak day and time. Wanted to order food and was asked if we were sure we wanted to orders food. We were then told that the manager would have to make the food. When we asked if that was a problem we were confronted with awkward silence. We then awkwardly turned around and went to finish up our one and ONLY game and left. Never to return again! The sad part is we LOVE duckpin!

Kevin Broderick

Real bowling balls

Andrew Anderson

32 lanes of duckpin bowling and a concession stand with decent food. It's a little worn, but if you like duckpin bowling, it's great.

Joseph Hands

My wife is on a bowling league at this location. Very nice bowling alley.

Rod W

First off, the food is surprisingly really good for a bowling alley. The pizza was so good we ordered 2. The mix drinks were decent as well and the deal for a large drink (free refills) is a no brainer. The lanes & balls are nice and the staff was accommodating. The only complaint we had was the old style score keeping. There's no digital system so you have to keep score on a paper score card using a pencil without an eraser. :( This place is ok to avoid the crowds but there are better duckpin bowling alleys in MD. oh yeah, the bathrooms were clean too which was a pleasant surprise.

William Cline

They had a real nice Halloween party in contest for the kids and some free bowling the kids had a great time

Mitchell Steinberg

One of the best bowling houses in the area