AMF Garland Lanes

It is what it is… «Period»
A bowling alley: a place where maniacal thrill seeking people go and put on not-​so fresh shoes previously worn by God knows who. All in the name of destroying ten little harmless bowling pins, while under the influence of alcohol no less.
I don’t expect five star service with my filet minion and side of asparagus, «errrr» cheeseburger and fries. If there not sold out, that is…
So buck up, and just bowl!

Came here for the first time, and it was horrible. Came around 8 o’clock on a Sunday night for the special and didn’t get to play till 10:30 at night. They had lanes open but had so many people waiting. At least the drinks were cheap.

Now i’m not one to really bowl, so keep that in mind. I wish i could give an honest review of the lanes, but with my limited knowledge i just can’t. I will say that i did break 100, which is pretty sweet.
FIrst thing i noticed about this place was right in the middle of the floor was a section where they put old broken down video games and then sectioned it off with caution tape. Looked horrible and with that right there it probably set the vibe for what’s in the kitchen. After looking over the whole place to find a lighter ball for some of the girls i finally gave up.
There isn’t one thing about this place that i could really say stood out as good. If you want to bowl and drink a few beers then sure, come to this place, but i wouldn’t expect anything great from it. I’ve been to several other lanes that had a much better atmosphere.

I was an avid bowler back in the 1990’s, before AMF took over this center.
I visited today and found that this place sucked. $ 5.89 per game and $ 4.50 for shoes.
I believe that what made this such a bad experience was the fact of paying $ 60 for a night without any refreshments and the equipment did not preform to expected functions.
When I ask for the manager, he was unavailable and the employees could not tell me his last name.
Did I mention this place sucks.

Too much high price for 1 and ½ hours last year I spent 40 $ with unlimited people woooowww!! Went here a couple of weeks ago and spent 90 $ for two hours and a pizza and 2 mugs of drinks but they said the water supply was down so I knew they were lying and I asked the manager can we have anything else quite a bit of times and they said the water supply! I was like wow and I brought my friends over and he said listen I understand I’ll go to Walmart to get all y’all drinks or we give you the gatorades that’s what caught my attention and I was like ohh ok then I didn’t feel like this place was ripping me off but the rest of the employees shouldn’t even work they are so lazy and food to expensive.

Staff is friendly and the place is clean. Had a problem with the billing on our lanes however the manager fixed it promptly. Looking forward to coming back soon.

They had said they were going to refund the money for the good we ordered and never received and yet still nothing refunded and the charge is no longer pending but has actually been charged in our account.

Been here a couple times. I like the horseshoes game they set up if you are waiting to bowl or ending the night. However, I went here the other day and unfortunately they don’t open till 4 pm. I learned it’s only 12.11 for 2 hours to bowl anytime before 5 pm. So get there around 4 and get that couple of hours of practice in for a cheaper price. They have made some improvements. Nice new red coaches by the lanes. Lanes are good. Nothing to complain about there. I guess I would have to see how busy it gets and how the staff handles it all when it is busy. But I really like that early bird time. Not many bowlers there and you can really get some good practice in.
Atmosphere: fun and has music. Smoking is allowed in the building so be ready for that. Food and drinks readily available.
Tips: call them and see what their specials are before going up there and being disappointed.

The good: Sunday at 5pm there is all you can bowl and all you can eat pizza for $ 13.95 plus tax so about $ 15ish.
The bad: you’ll starve to death before you get any pizza. We got there right around 5 got everyone checked in (8 of us), got situated and about 5:30 we got about 5 slices of pizza. It was about another hour before we saw any more pizza, but we saw a table down from us fill up on pizza. Assholes. We had to keep asking where our pizza was and that we needed 8 slices of pepperoni. We finally got 5 more slices of cheese. We eventually had to talk to a manager because the kids working the pizza delivery were not helpful at all. The manager was awesome, think his name was Jason. We told him our frustrations and he made shit happen. Within minutes we had 8 slices of pepperoni and about 10 minutes later 8 more slices. We were full then. We bowled three games and then rolled our stuffed pizza bellies out of there.
The bar was on the opposite end from where we were sitting, and I want to give props to the chick bartender. Super friendly and on her game. A double tall vodka soda was $ 9.20. Not too bad.
I would definitely come back and do this again, especially now knowing how the all you can eat pizza works. Tip: make sure you order it from someone, in case it doesn’t just magically appear. It was a cheap fun night!

Fun place for the price, when you come in Sunday night. The place is a little outdated and could have some work done, but it’s still a great location to come kill time with friends. I have not tried any of their food menu items as they are very overpriced for what you are actually getting.
They usually have unlimited bowling after a certain time (I believe 8pm) on Sunday nights for a very affordable price that won’t break your wallet.

We came here for a birthday party. Upon arriving we were told by our party that we should go ahead and get in line for the bar because they were S-​L-​O-​W. So, we did… the line wasn’t THAT long, but it was long. There were 3 people behind the bar. I stood with about 3 other people in our party for about 30 minutes. After that time, I told my husband that I was going to go find the rest of our party and sit down. He stayed in line with his brother and his brother’s girlfriend. About 30 minutes later my husband came to the table empty handed. He told me that the line wasn’t moving and that other people were asking their friends that were in line ahead of us to get them drinks. About 20 more minutes went by and his brother hadn’t made it to the table yet… my husband went back up to the bar to see what was going on. At this time, my husband went into the bar area and asked to get his drinks there because they had already been standing in line for over an hour. The bartender was rude to him and told him that he couldn’t serve him because there was a line out in the bowling alley. My husband informed him that the people in line in front of them were taking drink orders from friends so the line wasn’t moving. The bartender again told him that he had to go wait in line. So my husband walked back out. At that time his brother was pretty upset and held his money up and yelled… I’d like to order drinks!!! The bartender said that he had to wait because there was a line. After waiting about 2 hours he was finally able to order drinks. When he got back to the table, a waitress decides to show up and ask if there was anything that we needed. We told her that we had been waiting in line for almost 2 hours for a drink and she said that is the way it is around there. Unacceptable if you ask me.
After we were able to get settled we decided that we were going to bowl. Went up to the front to rent our shoes because the lanes were already paid for and were informed that there was only 30 more minutes left on the lanes and that they wouldn’t rent shoes to us because there wasn’t enough time. Again explained to them about the long wait in line and they had nothing to say about it. We were just met with rudeness! I will never return to this bowling alley again. It is the absolute worse place I’ve ever been. I’ve never been treated so rudely or had to wait that long for service. There isn’t a single nice thing I can say about this place. My brother-​in-​law went to order something from the snack bar and they were pretty much out of everything. And the bathrooms were disgusting; it looked like someone had just gone in there and threw paper all over the place. It was just gross. Don’t waste your money! Find a different bowling alley to go to, even if it is a much longer drive.
If I could give negative stars, I would.

I joined the texting/​email club so when I did go I would get a great deal.
Finally ventured out for the $ 10 all you can bowl with shoe rental on Super Bowl Sunday. This was my 6 year old daughter’s first bowling experience. They raised the bumpers and we bowled for about 3 hours got a huge soda candy from the machine for about $ 26!
Thank God for the bumpers for my daughter, and for me too!
The place was above average clean for a bowling alley.
They placed us on the other end where the non-​leaguers were playing.
Dropped the lights, added the strobe lights, music, and big screen videos!
Next time we will eat lunch here as well!

I love bowling! This place is a bit pricey but its fun. However, when your time is over, it shuts down and keeps your ball! This is annoying when you brought your own ball! You have to go get the attendant to turn the lane back on to retrieve it. I do the snack bar (corny dog basket)! The horseshoe alley is $ 10 an hour unlimited players. All in all it is good for a night with friends and families but once in a blue moon because of the cost. Save up!

The place was clean and smoke free when we went. We did not see any «undesirables» that others have claimed to see here, but we went in the morning, around 11:30. The facility was clean, prices were reasonable, and staff was friendly enough. I have no complaints.
I refrained from giving this place five stars because the price – though cheaper than most places reviewed on Unilocal – was still a bit higher than I expected. $ 30 for two people for two hours of bowling. Still, better than paying to see another crappy movie.
Will definitely come here again — in the morning, when old people who so not smoke and kids play.

Smokey and kinda dirty. The people at the snack counter were rude and I would drive an extra 10 minutes to go to different lanes.

I love how this place is so relaxed and you can pretty much do your own thing without someone in your way. I hate over crowded places and this place is never really that way. I also really like how they send me coupons to my email. They realy know how to bring back repeat customers.

Soft drinks this weekend are flat. Lanes very dry. Management won’t have place cleaned until you bug them. Should be negative points for places like this.

I am a league bowler here. This house was not my choice — one of my team mates picked it since he’s been bowling league here for years. I don’t like the fact that smoking is allowed and that they wax their lanes only before league tournaments. When we practice, the lanes are dirty and the I have to clean my ball right after playing.
They offer their league bowlers free practice on Sundays between 11 – 1 but only provide 8 lanes. Some bowlers are a bit too serious and don’t like to share their lanes. I’m not that serious and can play with anyone. It’s all fun and games to me.
The food is your typical bowling alley stuff. Wings, burgers, fries, quesadillas, nachos, popcorn, etc. Nothing is healthy and I can definitely cook it better at home.
A plus, they have clean bathrooms and it doesn’t smell!

Ok Melody, I’m not sure I get your two star review. You seemed to indicate you really enjoyed yourself at AMF, but maybe I’m misreading. Anyway.
I love AMF Garland. The group that I bowl with has made itself quite the regulars, and every time we go, it’s like walking into your friends’ house to bowl. The managers and employees there are always super friendly and helpful — it only took a few weeks of regular bowling for them to remember our shoe and ball sizes. The food there is almost always great, and I can highly recommend their cheese quesadillas. I think maybe there was one time that we had some fries that could have been better, but seriously, it’s hard to be perfect all the time.
I don’t frequent the arcade section very often, but neither do many other people, which might explain the age and condition of some of their games. I think that in general, this is mostly a place for bowling enthusiasts, not arcade seekers.
They have weekly poker tournaments (or at least they used to), specials almost every night of the week (dollar bowling on Wednesdays, $ 1.69 games on Sundays, etc.) and bogo coupons all the time. When the lanes break down, and they do at every bowling alley, the management is always quick to remedy the situation. If it’s not busy and you need an extra ball, they’ll be happy to grab one for you. They also allow smoking indoors, which can be a plus for some and a negative for others, but if you’re worried about walking out smelling like an ashtray, they have plenty of fans to circulate the air and keep you smelling like a daisy (if that’s your thing).
This place is what a bowling alley is supposed to be; nothing fancy, just a great place to bowl.

The last time I went bowling was in a bar and it involved a video game named «Silver Strike.» Holla if ya hear me. Apparently, that is not real bowling… or so Man Friend says. Pssshhhh. To prove me wrong, he threw me in his car kicking and screaming and drove me out to Garland. Jerk. How dare you try to make me have fun. The NERVE!
Anyway, it was fun! This joint is pretty big so you’ll never have to wait for a game… though we did go on a Sunday so it might be even more jumpin’ on Fridays and Saturdays. Games are only $ 1.69 (whoa), but on Wednesdays they are even cheaper. They lower the nights in the evenings and crank up the MTV-​esque jams. Man Friend hates rap (why do we hang out again?) but I did see him shake his shoulders once or twice. I’m pretty sure he is a closet Lil’ John fan Whhaaaaaaaaat? Okaaaaaay! Anyway, the atmosphere was pretty fun.
There is a bar and grill so you can get your drink and grub on. The food is what you would expect from a place like this — nachos, burgers, fries, popcorn, etc. I had a Miller Lite then decided to get CRAZY and order the Big Bowl Long Island Iced Tea. The bartender was good, but she used a measuring cup so the drink came out standard. I mean, that doesn’t suck. I was cool with my gigantic drink, but MF took a sip and made the sourest face ever. I made him do it again just to see the face.
Not so great:
The clientele was a bit rough, but we didn’t see anything crazy go down. The arcade games kind of sucked. We rode a Harley and raced a car, but the games were dirty and sticky.
They don’t have a photo booth but they do have one of those sketch ones where you get a penciled drawing of yourself. AMAZING. What will they think of next?!
They do have Silver Strike Bowling (yayer) but that shiz was dirrrrrty.
The air hockey was missing a thinger! How do you play with just one thinger?!
To sum it up, cheap bowling, don’t expect too much from the food section, but it will get you by, the bar works fine, and arcade games kinda blow, but they do have the cranes where you can fish for stuffed animals for hours.
Helpful tip: If you suck at bowling do not bet your partner. He will win and now he will get the chance to pick the next restaurant you go to AND the next movies you rent at Blockbuster.
Crap. My next review could be a Long John’s Silver… please save me.