Lucky Strike Somerville

The View is amazing and they have great selection of beers. It’s a great thing that you can play while drinking. Food wise, they have a lack of taste and freshness. We had a beer before ordering food and we saw someone complaining of how cold their food was which made us think twice… we ordered some garlic fries which came plain at first, we asked for the garlic one and they came cold. Would came back not for the food! Service is average.

Fun and exciting upscale luxury bowling alley with lots of new and classic video arcade games like Mario Kart Gran Prix. They got the World's Largest Pac-Man, Skee-ball and various basketball shooting games that reward you in the form of tickets that are loaded onto a pre-paid gamers card. First time cards issued have a $3 dollar fee. Points and status are stores in the card. Lucky strike is an entertainment destination that caters to guests of all ages through a range of activities.

It was a good atmosphere, and I enjoyed my time here. My only complaint for the 3 stars is because the machines I played at were malfunctioning? Just my luck, I guess, and it’s not their fault that if the machines fail. The air hockey didn’t work, and the race car game I played at, the tv was not working. The staff was super friendly and helped us out and gave us free credit for any lost time, but I came here for a date, so having everything malfunction wasn’t the most pleasant experience. It was a bit embarrassing. :/

I visited this establishment on Saturday night, awesome vibe, fun games, and a great spot for me to sit at the bar while my friends play arcade games. On Saturday night i was sitting at the bar and witnessed quite the scene where my bartender was SCREAMING at the manager. I couldn’t believe it, this man was so disrespectful to this woman who appeared to be half his size just totally demeaning her. I’ve never seen anything like it, especially since she was keeping her composure, maintaining as Much professionalism as she could in front of a bunch of customers.

Great place to arcade fun and shuffleboard. This place plays party style music and very spacious for group event. The bartenders are very nice and there are great selections for drinks.

Loved this place! I went here on Thursday with several of my girlfriends, what a time we had. Nick was a star very helpful and fun. We were also greeted by another employee I think he said he was the GM, he asked us ladies if we were all set and if he could do anything for us, he was dressed nice with a bald head and we thought it was nice that even management made sure we were all set! Definitely going back again!

Went for bowling. The facilities themselves are fine for amateurs like us. Lane reservations are prepaid with no way to refund if less people are able to make it than the reservation is for. The drinks menu has no prices. Food cost too much for too little. It wasn't a bad time (and the staff was exceptionally nice and attentive) but it's just not worth it.

There aren’t that many pool tables upstairs, only 3 so we never ended up playing. Shuffleboard was fun (we learned how to play that night) and we played some video games as groups (some racing game and Jurassic Park). Drinks seemed a bit weak, but you can’t beat a tower of beer.

the staff was very friendly and accommodating! I highly recommend going! they are awesome, great atmosphere and outstanding service!

I had a great time here with my partner. I'm not sure why there are so many bad reviews for the food, I thought it was great! And very reasonably priced. We didn't bowl but just played some games and drank at the bar. I would def come back here with friends

Bar service here is a joke. Went for the Boston Celtics finals game. The most embarrassing part is that you order online and the service still sucks. The wait staff literally has to just get you drinks and check in with you but they are too lazy to do that. Would never come here again for food / drinks. It's a bowling alley / arcade and if that's what you want come here but eat somewhere else. Staff is incompetent. If I could give negative stars I would.

I didn't know there is bowling place in Somerville. Not only bowling, there are lots of games. A loud place. If you want to chat and socialize, not sure it is the best place. Servers don't come frequently. I wanted to order more beer but only I could twice in 1.5 hour. Food is American like pizza and meatball. I came here for company social event,, but I wouldn't come on my own will.

The bar service at Lucky Strike on Sunday 5/12/24 was really bad. The beers (my group ordered 4-5) were not cold and flat. They tasted old -- when we requested something else for a particularly bad Boston Lager, the server tried to convince us it was just that they had poured the wrong beer. But then, he brought the replacement and it was the exact same thing. I also ordered a sparkling wine, like a Prosecco. It was also very flat. The bartender told me it was because it was warm -- if he knew it was warm, why had he poured it for me in the first place? He then offered me a wine as an alternative that also wasn't very good. Seems like the only thing you can count on in that bar is a bottled beer.

I like playing pinball and the machines here have decently low replays so you can play for a long time without spending too much. I wish they had pitchers of beer, but the $8 drafts are fine and glasses get cleared rather quickly. No machines have cup holders and all games have 5 balls so everyone is a winner.

Although I had been here a handful of times, I had the most fun during my most recent visit. We initially came to bowl but found out there was a 3 hour wait when we put our names down at 7:30 pm on a Saturday night. While we waited, we grabbed some food and played at the arcade. Due to diet restrictions, we all got our own items. My friends got Crispy Chicken Skewers and Gluten free Margherita pizza while I got their Cheeseburger with a side of salad. Chicken sounded like they had a great crunch and seemed moist. The pizza had a good sauce and cheese on top of a traditional, crumbly, gluten free dough. I thoroughly enjoyed the burger as it was juicy and flavorful on an almost sweet brioche bun. Salad was incredibly bland and could have used a teaspoon more of dressing. Our favorite games were the classic air hockey, basketball shots, and the chicken/duck crossing. Before we knew it, we missed our text for the bowling reservations by 45 minutes. Overall, we had a blast and would like to come again. Talking to other friends, I heard the bowling isn't worthwhile anyways given they're often broken.

Great family environment Food could be better, so don't let that be THE reason you come. Fun games especially after a few drinks

This review is only for the restaurant portion since we came to eat and watch Thursday Night Football. The service was super slow. We sat down for maybe a good 15 20 mins before a server even came up to us. After that, we had to go to the bar to get any water refills, she pretty much just didn't check in on us after a while even though we were still eating and finishing our drinks. Foodwise, the menu is a bit limited for entrees but the cheeseburger was good. Hard to say much more about a burger. For drinks we got a tower to share. Was a bit disappointed because it was a bit watered down. A group tried to go bowling, but they had no more availabilities on a Thursday night. highly recommend anyone thats trying to bowl to put your name down early.

Subpar food, okay experience for the dining part. I'd honestly give the restaurant a 3 but the arcade a 4 for context on the rest of this review. Came here with a group of 5 on a Friday evening. There weren't that many people in the bar area so getting a booth was pretty easy. Our waiter was nice, but it seemed like he was very new at the job. He ignored me when the group took our order and I had to raise my hand and ask if I could also get food, and then I requested a salad but got fries with my meal instead. This happened to one other person at our table too, so it seems like he didn't understand us despite having repeated our orders back to us without mentioning the salad twice. The food took quite a while to get out, and when it did, it all came out at once ( appetizers plus entrees ). It was a little strange honestly, but we were hungry so we ate up regardless. The nachos were huge, but the entire structure of it wasn't really conducive to a good eating experience despite looking unique. The guac and non cheese/bean toppings were all stacked at the top, making the ratio really off. Also since it was all stacked, things at the bottom got very soggy very quickly. The sandwich was okay, but left something to be desired for being $14. It was small and the flavor was nice, but the bun and overall texture wasn't amazing. It also wasn't that hot either. The fries were okay, not very plentiful though either. The wings were definitely the best part - well cooked ( juicy and well seasoned ) so we were satisfied with that. The mule that I got as well wasn't great - definitely extremely sour, not much flavor other than that. Overall, I would eat somewhere else before coming here. We tried going to the bowling alley first, but they only had 8 lanes and we had to wait 2 hours to get one so we opted for the arcade experience which was much better than the dinner - they have good assortment of games and 600 points ( $56 ) went a long way. We split it amongst 5 people and had points leftover by 2 hours later so I found it to be quite worth it! There aren't many games with 5 slots open ( pretty much one racing game and skeeball were the only things we could do as a full group ) but we still had tons of fun. In the end, the experience was relatively positive but just because of the games. Definitely come out if you're looking for a fun time, but perhaps not for the dining or drinking experience.

Didn't realize bowling was only for rich people now? The prices here are an absolute joke.

I love the lucky strike here in Sommerville. I went on a Saturday at around 4pm and they had a lane for us. They also gave us free hour bowling for the next time we come. I noticed this time that they have a 4 finger bowling ball, which was a shock to me because I have never seen that anywhere. So that was pretty cool to see! I would recommend the lucky strike in Somerville over the one in Fenway because of the free parking. Assembly Row gives customers up to three hours of free parking! I also noticed that the Lucky Strike in Sommerville is a bit less crowded, maybe it is a bit more family friendly.

Lucky strike in general is always a fun vibe. I love coming here for bowling, and while you wait you can play the arcade and grab a drink. Somerville, is a bit smaller than the Fenway one. A lot less bowling lanes, and I believe fewer arcade games but some are different. What they do have is shuffle boarding which Fenway does not have. There are no reservations for lanes, so be prepared to wait awhile on weekends. Ive never been to Somerville during prime hours but ive waited at Fenway for 2+hrs on a Saturday night

Charles, who works the reservation desk, is the man!!! He was super helpful and patient; went above and beyond. Thanks, Charles!

Not the best experience. Worst customer service ever. Our waiter was rude. Seemed like she didnt want to be there- To top it off, there was another waiter by the bar, the bartender handed off the drinks to bring to someone elses table, the waiter DRANK OUT OF THE CUSTOMERS DRINK and then served it to them. I was then playing by the kitchen doors, when a waiter came out with a customers food. The waiter was picking at the customers fries, ate some and then served it to them. This place is disgusting and will never place a foot inside again.

Waited 30 minutes JUST TO ORDER my food. No one showed up to the table to take our order. I'm currently waiting for my food and it's been over an hour. I haven't even got the chance to enjoy the establishment because I thought I could eat before hand. I went to the bar and got my drinks from the bartender before someone even gave us menus. I will NEVER come back to this place. Thanks but no thanks.

It's actually $311 for 2 people on a Saturday.... Absolutely disgusting. You could just rent an airbnb and get ski passes instead.

I've been to this Lucky Strike a couple times (pre-covid) but this review is for my New Years Eve experience this year. Ultimately my friends and I had fun together but there were a lot of issues that we needed to overlook and not get upset about in order to do so. We purchased a package to reserve two lanes for two hours from 8-10pm with the plan o just hang around the bar or play games until midnight. When we arrived a few minutes before our reservation we (and a number of other people who also had lanes reserved) had to stand outside waiting (in the rain) until 8 on the dot for them to start letting people in. Not a great start to the evening. Because everyone who had been waiting has reservations to bowl, there was a massive mob of people trying to get bowling shoes all at once. The two people behind the counter were wildly overwhelmed and they either didn't have enough inventory or hadn't organized it beforehand because they tried to give my partner a pair of shoes that were a full size too large. Also a bad look. We get into our lanes to start bowling and order some food and appetizers. Unfortunately most of the beers on tap were flat (or possibly skunked) so after the first round we all switched to bottled. We also had issues with the bowling lane/software malfunctioning a few times. We had wings and nachos and everyone was satisfied with both. I do want to call out great service by the waitress who was responsible for our group. She was super fast, very friendly, and consistently got everyone's drinks right. I'm disappointed in myself that I don't remember her name because she deserves the shout out. After bowling we played some games and hung out by the bar. Most games were functional but there were a handful that were out of order or had broken parts. The bartenders were friendly and fast but similar to the folks working the bowling shoe counter, clearly unprepared for the number of people there. They were regularly out of glasses and were serving things in different glassware (prosecco in a regular wine glass, beer in a tulip cocktail glass) or plastic cups because they either don't have enough inventory or don't have enough dishwashers and bar backs. The final sour note of the evening came at closing time (1am). My group was lingering by the top of the stairs waiting for our last few friends who were in the bathroom or getting their coats. A manager kept walking by and basically yelling at us (and some other folks doing the same) to get out and shooing us towards the door because they were now closed. None of us were playing games, trying to order drinks, or really doing anything but standing and waiting for our friends. It felt very rude to be rushed out the door after spending the evening and a good amount of money at their business. TL;DR: this location seemingly hasn't been updated since it opened so a number of things are beat up, out of order, or glitchy. Food is standard what you'd expect at a gaming venue and tap beers are bad. Particularly for New Years Eve, venue management clearly were not prepared for the number of people who had reservations. I really don't think I'd be back and definitely would never do an event night like NYE here again.

Large entertainment venue with a lot to offer. We went in to solely play one game of bowling for an hour. There were 8 lanes present. The lane were assigned to got stuck and we asked for help and the individual at the counter moved us one lane over. The lanes were dark and hard to see where to bowl and TVs at each assigned lane were blocking path where people needed to walk. My husband had to duck and swerve each time he had to bowl. I suggest going somewhere else if you strictly want to bowl and have an enjoyable experience. Other than that, there seemed to be alot of games to play including arcade games, pool and shuffleboard.

NEW MANAGEMENT SUCKS made me cry They closed for two weeks and got rid of the half price apps. Bastards.

We love coming here!! Nick was our main bartender/server and he could not have been more attentive! We appreciated our experience even more because of him!!!

If I could give this place a zero I would, the service was TRASH. It took 15 minutes to get served at the bar, then we sat at a table & no one ever came to serve us after another 20 mins of waiting. The dress code isn't actually a thing like it says on the website , people were dressed in sweat pants and hoodies so I don't understand the emphasis on dress code when it's not actually enforced. They only get one star because the passion fruit mojito was good other then that don't come here.

I doubt anyone is coming here for food, but it was bad especially for the price. Ordered pizza and spicy chicken sandwich (not the exact name). Both were frozen aisle quality, or worse. Service was okay but they need a better system. A group that came 10 min after us was served before us. Definitely eat before you come here and stick to drinks. As for the arcade portion, all but 2 kiosk machines to get a playing card worked properly. The rest is average to other arcade places--some out of service games and broken machines.

For a place that advertises the sport of bowling in its name, you'd think they'd take better care of their lanes. These were by far the worst lanes I've ever bowled on in my life lol. Unfortunately for me I joined a casual bowling league for once a week bowling here, and the first night realized the terrible condition of the lanes. It's obvious they're not oiled well at all, ball hooks off the lane every single throw. It's an absolute joke. Play the arcade games I guess but the shuffleboard and bowling are just in terrible condition. Reading the other comments I'm surprised I'm one of the only ones commenting on the condition of the lanes.

I live about half a mile from here and was really hoping this could become a regular spot for me, but I'm sorry to say I probably won't be coming back again. When you walk in, it's really hard to figure out where to go to put your name on the waiting list for a bowling lane (or for pool or shuffle board) but it turned out that the chaotic crowd right in front of the bowling lanes was the line to get on the list. After getting on the list we headed to the bar to wait for the text that our lane was ready, but it never came in the two hours we were there. It makes sense since there's only a few bowling lanes here and it seems like most of them are taken up for private parties/events (which is the only way to make a reservation unfortunately) but it does seem odd that it's impossible to bowl at a place named Lucky Strike... They did have a decent beer list, but I opted for the dirty martini on their cocktail menu which was so bad I actually struggled to get it down. After giving up on bowling we did play some of the arcade games which were fun but over priced, as expected. If you're looking for an arcade for the kids, that might be the only reason I would come to this place. If you're looking for bowling, pool, etc. I'd head downtown to either of the King's locations for a much better experience.

Most bs arcade ever. 1/20 games work waste of money. Played one game of pool we were at the table for 20 minutes. Went up to cashier and they said we were playing for an hour and a half. Liars and a rip off to go here

I was in tonight for an MIT party and dealt with a kitchen manager who was extremely rude. The food was terrible and his attitude was even worse. We will rethink the Venue next time we need a host.

We came here to watch the superbowl. So I expected a very busy place, but it was not. The service was horrible! I ordered a Diet Coke (I'm diabetic), but received a regular soda. I then ordered a water, which never got refilled the entire 3+ hours we dined. It took ~10 minutes to receive a bottled beer every time and occasionally was forgotten altogether. The wait staff are inattentive, unapproachable and appear disinterested in serving customers, preferring to chat with coworkers and/or friends. The food - nachos were A+, chicken sandwich was over cooked & difficult to chew and the wings aren't worth the price. I also ordered a gluten free pepperoni pizza, but was given a pepperoni pizza on regular pizza crust. Thankfully I knew the food I received was not gluten free. The manager was attentive & apologetic. He had a GF pizza prepared right away and is the reason I'm giving this establishment any stars. We will not be coming back.

Strike out and not so lucky .... never to return. I read the positive and negative reviews. Saw the corporate / owner responses with "taking" the yelp reviews back to the "team". Don't bother with this review and we certainly do not need $10 of "game tickets". Well....we took our chance - arrived at 5pm - we were informed it would be a 30 min wait for a lane to be available - ok reasonable -right? Eat and drink while you wait - ....40 min , 45 min, etc....no call or no update....etc. Went to inquire and we were told "unfortunately" the corporate party attendees extended the use of the lane for another hour. And just like that..........no courteous customer service action to let us know.....that "we were pushed out". It was explained to us that corporate parties are a priority because of the $$$$$ they bring in . They do not inform the average people about this priority because they can't a chance with educating people - about this "3rd world service" and RISK not have them not show up when there are no "corporate" parties - because most often it is quiet. This decision is from Lucky Strike Corp. office. Lucky Strike Corporation - think of the average folks when you need to close your sites. Lots of other long established bowling options and significantly less and modern places like Kings great dining/entertainment and bowling - fantastic reviews! We learned our lesson ~

Came in for lunch today and had the Cajun salmon that your server king recommended. Great environment and he knew had great recommendations! Get there Tokyo cosmo!

We come here quite a bit and the staff is fantastic; they do a great job with all the kids running around, answering questions, bringing food out fresh and fast! A special shout out to the bar staff, Albi, Nick and their manager, Cayla. Extremely attentive to detail and they take care of everyone very well. Highly recommend this place for family fun!

What a massive disappointment. My friends and I used to really enjoy the lucky strike in Fenway and figured we'd give the Assembly Row location a try. Night and day difference. When we first walked in and waited for the bouncer to check our ids, he remained on the phone talking to a family member and refused to take us for about two minutes. He loudly said "love you bye" lol so it was clearly a personal call. Not the biggest deal but the guy was incredibly unapologetic about sticking a finger in my friends face as his way of telling us to wait. We first went right to the credits machine as we all brought our cards from the other location that still had funds on them. This machine told us that all of our cards were invalid. I can only assume that Lucky Strike doesn't let you use credits between locations, which is insane. After realizing that our paid credits were useless we really didn't feel like spending more on another card and decided to try bowling instead. The two girls working the bowling counter seemed like they had no idea what was going on. They couldn't even tell me "how much would this cost for my group of six?" and had to go ask another employee. Two of the lanes were completely empty and the employees flatly told us the wait would be 2.5 hours and about $24 a person. They weren't polite or empathetic in any way and seemed to enjoy giving bad news. We said no thank you and went to the bar. The bar was another nightmare. There was a huge group of friends of one of the bartenders taking most of the employees attention. This bartender completely ignored all other patrons and only worked with their friends - sharing memes on her phone with them and taking photos together. We waited for over ten minutes for help. When a bartender finally approached I attempted to order two drinks, a cocktail and a beer. I get half the name of the cocktail out of my mouth and the bartender says they're out of that and walks away. What the f***? There were six of us there at the bar trying to buy drinks and this dude just bailed when he saw a chance to. Getting drinks was like pulling teeth. One of my group ordered a whiskey ginger and was handed a glass full of... orange liquid. Another bartender saw this, took the drink from my friends hand and remade it without an explanation. All of this felt so bizarre. Desperate to partake in ANY activity we decided to try shuffleboard. I approached the same girls at the bowling desk and asked about getting shuffleboard pucks. One girl kindly hands me the rack of pucks and says "have fun". Great! Finally something we can do. I say thank you and start walking back to the group when the other girl at the desk YELLS at me to come back. I do asking what was wrong and she starts treating me like a thief saying these need to be paid for. I had NO idea - I asked them how to get shuffleboard materials and was just given them and told to have fun lol. So we dropped $40 to rent the pucks for an hour. Finally we decided to just get some nachos before heading out. Dear lord I have never seen worse nachos. We're obviously not expecting much but what came to our table was a pile of completely burnt, acrid, plain chips. Every one tasted like carbon and 90% of the chips were plain and dry. Absolutely insane that the kitchen would send it out. I had heard other people say the Somerville location wasn't as good as Fenway but wow, we're never going back. Rude and poorly trained staff who seem to have no oversight from any type of manager, wildly overpriced and incorrectly made drinks, terrible policies such as not being able to use VALID LUCKY STRIKE CREDITS, and just a vapid money pit feeling over all. Do not bother trying this place.

There food here is pretty good for an upscale arcade/bowling alley/bar. It was really understaffed and took us over half an hour to be served. Otherwise, it's a really fun place and we'll definitely be back soon!

I' disgusted with the attitude with the staff, the manager does a really bad job

Great vibe and super fun bowling/arcade games. The food is good but pricey (as expected) and the staff are generally rather nice! Def recommend if you make a bowling reservation!

Lucky Strike is located a the far edge of the Assembly Square Marketplace just beyond Partners Heathcare from the T station. They checked our IDs, stamped the inside of my left wrist, and up we headed to the second floor to find ourselves in an adult version (by which I mean there were zero kiddies) of Dave & Buster's, with Shuffleboard, and more space and game options than the D&B in Braintree. Their prize area however is much darker and smaller than that of D&B. We got ourselves a game card and ran around playing for a bit, accumulating around 140 prize tickets, and decided against redeeming them for the single piece candies, which is basically all we could afford.

Celeste was our favorite person tonight. Not only was she able to remember our individual orders, she was a great help in choosing shareable food. Will be coming back on nights she's here only.

So much fun!!! Burgers were really good & the pricing for the arcade/bowling was fair. I wish we arrived sooner so we had more time to play!

An update - Lucky strike got wise to the $20 will take you through the whole night experience and added additional pay walls in all the games. Second visit also found multiple games glitching/out of order. We also tried the food this time and the portions were SO SMALL! Even for me! I had to get a burrito on the way home. They still have an excellent beer selection, but I made the mistake of trying the maple old fashioned. It reminded me of something I had once in college - in the worst way. Very disappointing turn of events. __________________ If you're coming expecting excellent food and drinks then go somewhere else. But, if you want a full and varied bar and classic pub food paired with a good time then give Lucky Strike a chance. It's a nice change from the typical stand around and drink kind o I went on a Saturday night for a friend's birthday. The lines for bowling, life size shuffleboard, and the bar were long (deducting a star for excessive bar lines - staff enough bartenders!) That aside, with approximately $20 on your play card you can enjoy a ton of games including riding fake motorcycles, shooting hoops, skeeball, shooting dinosaurs or ghosts, throwing balls at clowns, driving on a fake racetrack, and quite a few more with friends. It's fun with a smaller group here because you'll mostly end up separated across the floor. I could see it potentially getting overcrowded as it gets more popular, but we didn't have much of a wait to play any games.

It took over 20 min for someone to take my order and the bar floor was disgusting (trash everywhere). Also the last time I tried to visit (on a Saturday) they closed 1 hour early. I will NOT be back!

Came here for a relaunch or opening party (I think it was opening but it was way after they opened) and was disappointed by the lack of options for the party. Not a lot of food coming out (chips, pizza) and it was all going to the bowling area (meanwhile people were in the pool area and the games area). There was also only one drink that was included which was sickly sweet. If this is how they show their service to make you want to come back, I don't want to.

This place sucks so bad and I rarely write reviews. They have the same bartenders that have been horrible to every customer every time we go. everytime we go we feel like the bartenders ignore us and hate working there. people at the bar around us complain directly to the bartenders about how bad the service is and they don't care. go spend your somerville saturday night at AMC and a good restaurant.

This is a great addition to Assembly - there's so much to do! We started off the afternoon bowling, and for a Saturday around noon it wasn't too crowded - I was expecting to have to wait for a lane, but we got to start playing immediately. The only negative for bowling was that the lane kept 'eating' our balls. We brought one of our own to use and every couple frames it just wouldn't come back up through the machine and we'd have to get someone to help us out. Everyone was so friendly about it, but it really made for slow gameplay during those frames. (note: they also make you sign a release for using your own ball, not an issue, just not something I've seen before) We went right to the arcade section afterwards to try out some games and they have a pretty large selection. It doesn't feel big when you walk in, but there's a lot to do there. The prize selection is another story, but I personally don't really play to win so that's not a huge deal breaker for me. After spending a good 3 hours here we were exhausted so we didn't actually eat anything, but from the food I saw around it looked like good enough 'pub' food. I'd be open to trying it next time. Overall I had a really enjoyable time at Lucky Strike and I'd come back again soon!

Want to thank John who was able to help us bowl after waiting a few hours on a busy Saturday. Great experience and atmosphere! Highly recommend for a weekend activity.

Just like Dave&Buster's. Put money on a card and send kids loose. More games for adults. Pool, shuffle board, bar and drinking and sports. Didn't try any food.

I am going to be honest here - I really was excited about coming to Lucky Strike, but our experience wasn't anywhere near what I was expecting. This location is huge, and they have a TON of stuff to do, which is the good part. Bowling, shuffleboard, arcade games, multiple bar areas, etc, etc. Unfortunately, we went thinking that we were going to go bowling (the name is Lucky Strike, after all). We were disappointed to see that there were only 5-6 lanes total, and they were all completely booked until the end of the night. They told us that we were welcome to wait, but it would likely be over 3 hours and nothing was guaranteed. We went and grabbed drinks while trying to decide what to do, which was another downfall. Their drinks are VERY overpriced and generally not great. They have all sorts of 'fun' drinks on their menu that are a genuine waste of money. We ended up leaving, just because everything was too expensive. I wouldn't be opposed to coming back, simply because it does seem like there is a ton to do there, but I get the feeling that everything will be expensive just like the drinks we ordered!

Arcade/Entertainment: So many machines are broken. Also their gift shop is way overpriced. Usually arcade gift shops are overpriced but this one is ridiculously overpriced. The place LOOKS amazing but it's hard to actually enjoy. Food: The food took forever and when the food arrived, it was cold. The quality of the food isn't so great either. The drinks are okay but not worth the price. Super unfortunate because the place really looks amazing!! Super eye catching, also in a great area. I wish I didn't have this experience here.

I've given this location a lot of chances, but this Saturday was one of the worst experiences I've had at a bowling alley in the Boston area. We enter Lucky Strike and ALL of the machines to pay for game credits are broken, so we have to pay in cash. This isn't the first time these games credit machines have been faulty, so they haven't bothered fixing them in over a month. The arcade games are decent (although some are broken), but we notice people staring at us as we play. After playing at the arcade, we try to reserve a spot for bowling. It's 5:30 pm and I see some open lanes. They tell me that there won't be any available lanes until 8pm. Ridiculous, I'm not waiting three hours, especially when some lanes are open! Meanwhile, my boyfriend is waiting ten minutes at the bar to get fountain drinks, despite there being three waitresses talking to each other. We ordered a lemonade and an orange soda. I kid you not, the guy comes back with orange juice with a shot of sparkling water. How does he not know what an orange soda is when it's listed on their menu??? We hunt down a waitress to complain about this terrible "orange soda." She finally tells us that they're out of orange soda because, turns out, someone bought out the place for a private party. That's why people were staring at us, because they reserved the place for their birthday party! There were absolutely no signs, no one told us it was closed, no communication whatsoever until I complained about an "orange soda." They just told us that the lanes were closed until 8pm. They should've had a sign posted at the entrance so people wouldn't waste their time, because we weren't the only people confused. Even before this experience, the food is nasty to mediocre, and the service is always slow no matter how busy it is. They don't even serve you at your lane like the lucky strike in Fenway. Some games/machines are always broken and they don't bother fixing them. After this last experience, I'm never coming to this location again.

I'd say it's more of a 3 and a half than a 4 but I chose to round up because their alcoholic capri suns are amazing. The price tag attached to them and really any of their drinks and food is not though.. very expensive for the portions you receive and it is usually a very long wait to get table service even if you let them know you've been waiting for awhile (last time I was there, after nearly 30 minutes my group just ordered at the bar instead). The real appeal here is the arcade which is lots of fun.

Let's start on a semi positive note. Upon arriving around 5:40pm myself and my friend and her two kids decided to grab food prior to playing in the arcade. It had been there first time and I truly had high hopes. We ordered the nacho tower to start with chicken and the chicken was ice cold. The manager kindly enough came out and said he would take care of it and the child was able to get am appetizer of his choice. That was issue number 1 but got resolved my frustration before recieving our appetizer was that it took about 30-35 min fo us to be served. The waiter barely checked on us mind you this is not a large seating area; there are waiters and waitress flying in and out from the kitchen. Eventually we order our meals and quite frankly I was left ver displeased. I ordered the chicken sandwich with some type of spice. I was under the impression that it came with lettuce, tomatoes, onions, you know the fixings. Sadly enough it was just chicken sauce and pickles. Although the meat of the chicken was on point I would have preferred a salad who orders a chicken sandwich with just pickles and sauce. Anywho, our waiter seemed disinterested in serving our table I came to this assumption because he barely checked on us and I would have to holler for his attention. I barely write novels on Yelp reviews but you know that its serious when I have to go in on your whole establishment. By the time we get the check and get ready to play it's now 7:25pm. The kids are excited we load up their cards and we send them on their merry way to have an adventure. An adventure that would be cut WAY too short. I guess their policy is kids need to leave at 8pm. Why is nobody at the front door explicitly relaying this message to parents. I would've NEVER wasted time ordering food if that had been the case. You then have workers going around politely asking parents to leave, to me that's asinine. I know this Lucky Strike location is fairly new but they need to step it up. I'm very disappointed in my experience today and I felt bad for those kids who spent their Christmas money for 45mins to be kicked out. Lucky Strike do better! Would I go back...no time soon I'd rather drive over to Dave & Busters. Food: 2.5 Customer Service: 2.5