Concord Lanes

I found a Groupon deal for this location while on the road for a family vacation so we decided to give it a try. The mini golf course is okay but a little run down, really wished the water features would have been turned on but okay none the less. Each hole is only listed as a par 2 or 3, but there were a few that no one in our party could do with less than 5 strokes.
Inside the bowling ally was nice and clean. We ordered pizza and chicken strips from the café. Strips were good. The pizza is made with a three cheese blend that is slightly creamier in texture than normal mozzarella that pulls. Good but different for someone from Chicago.
Batting cages were hit and miss as far as the ones that worked. They vary the cages depending on what speed and type of ball you want. Don’t be shy though about going back inside and asking for another token if you get one that doesn’t work. They are uses to it (good service but bad problem to have).
Overall, a good stop with the family.

The new owners clearly dont give a shit about the batting cages. They’ve gotten worse and worse over last three years. Sad. Used to love spending my money here. Go to swing around or heege instead. At least their cages work and they care about their customers. The poor employees here just have to apologize constantly and there’s never anything they can do.

Really not too shabby! We purchased a groupon for this place and the staff was extremely friendly! The batting cages weren’t running which was disappointing but overall it was still a good experience.

Horrible! Bought a Groupon on a Saturday night for four people. We walked in and were greeted By the counter person. We were starving so we didn’t start bowling immediately we got food first. The price was great! (that is why they even received 1 star) The portions were ok. I ordered cheese balls, a large pizza and fried pickles. The lady was not friendly at all and was in such a hurry to get out EARLY on a sat evening. The pickles (first order) were DISGUSTING they were clearly made first and sat the entire time everything else was cooking. I then requested that the gentleman remake the order of pickles and got ALL attitude! I was scared to leave the counter for fear they might do something as foul as their attitudes to my food. We finally got the food and realized we needed some beverages. We ordered some mix drinks from the bar. The bartender was not knowledgeable what so ever! You would have thought she would have smiled once or twice. After a few rounds of drinks that were not made properly. We decided to switch it up. When we got our new drinks I walked them down to out lane. I placed them on the table and turned. When I turned I knocked one of the glasses over spilling the drink on the floor. When I asked for towels I got redirected twice. Then a random employee handed me a small roll of paper towels. Told me to use as many as needed… I guess that’s more cooperation than I got from the previous encounter??? Anyway I asked the bartender to remake the drink. She looked dead at me and said she could remake it for a charge! Are you serious? Really? Wow! Ok so I told her never mind glad to know. What a shitty ran establishment. Apparently under new owners? The real problem is their staff! TIP OF THE DAY FROM A PERSON WHO HAS BEEN SERVING FOR 14 years— Smile, be friendly, expect what you as an employee would expect as a guest! We were friendly and personable and only received rude horrible service. I will not be returning!

Not worth it for $ 3.75/game on top of $ 2.75/pair of shoes and no discounts for children on a WEEKNIGHT! That is way too expensive. If it costs $ 30+ for two people and a child to bowl on a random Wednesday night, that is ridiculous.
On top of that, I had an expired RealDealStl for the bowling alley, which they are supposed to honor, however, they refused to honor it, which was frustrating.
If they are going to charge that much, they ought to have nicer shoes or better facilities. Avoid unless you want to overpay for a mediocre bowling alley.

Lots to do and very well kept on each of the dozen or so times I have visited. The rock wall has been closed for a few years but is still advertised. Great place to kill some time with friends or a date.

I was excited to come here because I hadn’t been in a long time. But maybe I should have stayed home.
There were basically no lanes being used, yet we got placed at the LAST lane on the very far end (of 32 lanes). Just felt a little abandoned, not really a reason to complain, I suppose.
The ball selection and condition of the balls was absolutely terrible. Most of the house balls were damaged in some way and they had hundreds. Almost all of the balls to choose from were also 14 or 15 lb, so if you need anything between 8 and 13 lbs, you might as well bring your own. Out of ALL the balls (yes, I looked at *every* rack) I found only one 11 lb ball for my 12-​year-​old. I found zero 10 lb balls.
The lanes did not have a hydraulic system for the gutter guards, so if you want to play with kids and let them use bumpers, but not have them up on your turn, you are out of luck. They are always up or always down, and an attendant needs to come with his magic stick to pull them up or retract them manually.
Since we came before 5pm, the kitchen was not open, so all we could get to eat or drink was soda or water.
It will be a while, if ever, that I return to Concord Lanes. They have a lot of work to do to make this a better experience.

This place is kind of crazy.
I grew up as the mini golf course was being built. Driving by it every day, it seemed like it was never going to be finished. In my mind (and I’m pretty sure in reality also), it took years to open. When it was finally finished, it was worth the wait. It’s the strangest, most unique mini golf course I’ve ever played on. Definitely worth a visit.
I’m also very familiar with the bowling alley. During about a month or two in high school, I took bowling for gym class and we would pile into the bus and drive over here 3 times/​week. On a recent trip back home and a random decision to go bowling, I even found the old balls I used during that time. It was kind of surreal.
A fine complex with almost anything you’d want to do.

Went for a charity event.
Had trouble finding a 10-​pound ball.
Electronic scoring, etc., quite fine. Bowled my usual crappy 135 or thereabouts.
It was a fun and well-​organized event. Raffles and all that stuff. I won a bottle of peach schnapps, which I gave away before I left the place.
It’s a fine joint. Well-​lighted, clean place and clean restrooms. Come on, it’s bowling!

Batting cages, mini golf, an arcade, a bar, a restaurant, a sand volleyball league, a towering waterfall, AND swinging Western Doors over the bathroom stalls you say? Oh Concord Lanes, you really are the Renaissance Man of the Bowling Alleys in the greater St. Louis Area.
I have been bowling here since I was, well… still using the bumpers at birthday parties. Great news is, the prices haven’t really changed much since those days. On the weekends, you can play for two hours and get your shoes for only $ 12. Seriously, you would pay so much more than that if you were out at a bar. The lanes are actually really well maintained and they actually have balls that aren’t ridiculously heavy that still have big finger holes for adults like me that can’t throw a heavy ball to save their life but still have man hands. OH! And they have $ 1 draft beer on Wednesday nights and deals for Families on Fridays.
The mini-​golf is actually pretty decent and has all that weird «challenging» stuff you could ever hope for in a mini golf course including a trip under a waterfall through a cave. Sure it’s all hidden behind a fake adobe eyesore running alongside Tesson Ferry, but I swear, behind that wall there is at least an hour of entertainment and the inevitable frustration you get when you play mini golf.
They are open from 11-​midnight every day year round and till 1am on the weekends, pretty hopping for South County, you must admit. Not to mention, it’s just so much better than driving all the way to Tropicana… and here, you know you’ll get a lane and sometimes, a free pitcher of soda.