Identifies as veteran-owned
Yes
Washington Lanes in Bay City
Categories
Location on the map
Bay City, Bay County, Michigan, US
From the business
Accessibility
Wheelchair-accessible car park
Yes
Wheelchair-accessible entrance
Yes
Offerings
Food
Yes
Phone: +1 989-893-1000
Site: http://washingtonlanes.com/
Site: http://washingtonlanes.com/
Opening hours
- Monday:Closed
- Tuesday:Closed
- Wednesday:4–11PM
- Thursday:4–11PM
- Friday:4PM–2AM
- Saturday:11AM–2AM
- Sunday:11AM–11PM
Comments (149)
I love coming here when visiting family! The staff are so sweet and caring! Its always a treat to spend time here!
New owners are completely renovating the building to make it better. I can’t wait to see it when completed
It was a tough shot for the tournament. But, the table service was perfect. And, the price of the drinks made up for the tough oil pattern. Next time Ill bring different equipment.
This is a super great bowling alley great staff great food great entertainment great bar family friendly good music I advise on frequenting this bowling alley its a fun place
Paid for 2 90 minute sessions and only got to play for 1 and a half games and was only there for an hour ordered my food and they forgot about it and had to remake it which took the whole time I was there completely wasted my money and time
The food was fantastic! The poor guys seemed short staffed, but were making the best of it. They were very nice. The burger was big and seasoned well. The beer battered fries and mozzarella sticks were perfectly cooked. The cinnamon sticks and ice cream were the perfect proverbial cherry on top to the whole meal. Would definitely recommend!
The people at Washington lanes were awesome and so are the lanes much better than all the rest around and cheaper! Monday through Friday hour-and-a-half unlimited games Shoe rental and a free pop or beer all for $6.75! And tiny ogres the restaurant inside is amazing!!! Best garlic parm fries ive ever had hands down
New management? Is this place a pot shop or a bowling alley? This place is going to hell. Bar out of 1/2 the things they use to have. Rude little kids working here now. Last time I’ll be here. Ghetto establishment. Pretty soon this place will be worse than midland street with all the gang related people your drawing in. Good luck.
Had fun bowling but waited an hour and a half for food I ordered.
Very upset with my visit today. I called today around noon to figure out what time open bowling was. A gentleman answered the phone and told me that it was $9.95 for a lane for an hour and a half and could hold up to six people and then the additional price of $2.50 a shoe, until 8pm then the price went up to $12.95. I said great and planned a nice evening with family figuring $20 would cover the night. When I arrived there at 6:30 I was told that it was $12.95 a person plus shoe rental. I was very upset and asked to talk to a supervisor who told me that there was no one there who would tell me that and that I was lying. This obviously upset me very much! He then disappeared to a lane and continued his game on one of the lanes with friends. I dont appreciate the accusation and was told that instead of it costing me $20 it was going to cost me $78. The supervisor was very rude and really hope something happens to address the issue and how he responded to me. No one deserves to be called a liar especially when I had the information written on my hand from the called I made earlier in the day! 😡😡😡
The staff were friendly. Prices are very respectable and the place is very clean
Always have a great time at Washington Lanes. And the Staff are always helpful and friendly.
Not clean. Ordered pizzas. I found a large 3long hair on the pizza. When I approached the girl at the desk. She just pointed and said go tell the kitchen. When I went I to the kitchen and showed them the hair the guy just said. Oh. Pizzas are made over there. What kind of lack of accountability does this place have. Never go to this bowling alley.
So much fun!
I spent most of the time in the bar, the bartender was really nice and gave me something called the happy drink it was bacardi and something else and it was great. The bowling was nice but it was booked so we only had 3 lanes between 20-30 people, overall it was a good experience and I would book or go to a party here again, I would just bring your own food
If I could rate 0 I would. Worst service I’ve ever had . Worst then before the closed.
The food could use some work, but the staff was friendly and helpful, the bowling was fun, and great family atmosphere. All around really good experience.
With Covid being a reason that most indoor event places are closed... My son almost did not have a birthday party but John the owner of Washington Lanes made it happen and I forever will be grateful for that and continue to support this bowling alley!! He went above and beyond, made sure our needs were met and his staff was truly AMAZING!! They continuously checked in to make sure we didnt need anything, offered supplies, pretty much made use feel at home and comfortable especially with everything going on! I was able to go in before the alley was opened to set up also! We had a fantastic time!! Thank you again to everyone that made this happen!! ❤
Took the family there for some family bowling. We had an awesome time. Very friendly staff and the food there is super fantastic! Definitely recommend.
Will never book a party here again. They didnt know what party package I had when I just booked it that day. The lanes kept breaking down and he had to switch, twice. Suppose to get 2 hrs of bowling he stopped them at 90 minutes and said no its only an hour and a half. 2 pizzas came with our package but we had to order them and have them delivered. My daughter never got her bowling pin like she was suppose too. Worst party experience ever. I do not recommend.
So glad they are reopening and redecorating. The food is very reasonable and the staff is very friendly. I am looking forward to each new phase of their remodeling!!!
Our friends game got all messed up at round 6 and the staff almost made them pay for it. Then we only wanted to have a refund for our second game because we didn’t want to play... The refund was for 6 people and we got our money back for 4 and they will not give us the rest of the money. They did not have all shoe sizes. DO NOT RECOMMEND!
I gotta give 2 stars even if I do keep coming back weekly. Tony the employee was very inappropriate to our party. To spare the details, we asked him to stop many times and he didn’t. Took talking to higher ups on 2 different occasions for us to have a good time. The lanes are wonky and get stuck a lot. We’ve had to move 3 lanes in one night because the back gets stuck. Old systems for names but those work fine. It is good priced which is one of the main reasons I come back every week. Upsetting that I enjoy my friends at bowling more than I enjoy bowling anymore. Lots of people come to just sit and not bowl, because the lanes are too bad.
I came in at 9:30. I said I wanted to bowl for an hour and a half which is $8.50 each. Cashier says that he wants to be out by 10:30 tonight because he has his ride coming at that time, so he’s only having us bowl two games and that the “rates went up” so it’s $9.50 each. My friend and I finish our two games by 10:10. We then try to start another game. He explains that his ride is here so he needs to leave at 10:30 so we cannot bowl another game unless we want to pay $3 extra per person to start a game then leave by that time..... why would I pay $9.50 for two games, when I could pay $8.50 for 1hr 1/2. Even if i had to leave by 10:30 I could have gotten a 3rd game if I would have paid the $8.50. Thankful Rochelle the bar tender was there, I went and explained my frustration to her, and she was WONDERFUL! She had great manners and was very understanding of the situation. She apologized multiple times for the frustration and gave us our third game and said to stay as long as we like! Im very displeased we were being kicked out 30min before closing time and charged extra because an employee had his ride waiting on him. I will be coming back solely thanks to Rochelle being so great!!!!! THANKYOU Rochelle!
Had a great time. Wanted to try their burgers. Sounds good on their new menu. Deep fried pickles and cinnamon dough balls Really good!
Cafe Reopened Under New Ownership. We Were Really Impressed With The Unique Menu, Food Quality, And Great Service. Exited To See What They Bring In For Entertainment When The New Bar And Lounge Open In The Coming Months.
My 4 year old daughter had fun, her first time bowling. Food was overpriced, but not bad. Staff was super busy, but still very friendly.
Very fine meals served for six of us, with attentive wait staff. A varied menu allowed for lots of choices. Each one enjoyed their meal very much. I was especially pleased with the Lobster tails I ordered. Would be happy to go there again.
Seriously love this place the people here are great!! So nice so helpful so relaxing. Its a family atmosphere for sure, even the other customers are really nice to each other. Its like old school feeling like youve been going there since you were a kid but it was only our second time. I would give it less stars for the food but its a bowling alley, so yeah.
Cool new owners! Lanes and machines work great! I will be back. Only gets 4 stars because it was my first visit. The owner made us aware of a kids bowl free in summer, so their bowling was free + shoe fee. Had a lot of fun!
Staff was SO nice and accommodating. I really cant stress enough how amazing the customer service was. We got the Carnivore pizza and it was outstanding. The prices are great. $9 for an hour and half of unlimited bowling with shoes inlcuded. AND they have a program where kids bowl free. An amazing, fun way to spend an afternoon.
My first experience was absolutely amazing. The customer service was exceptional. I loved the retro, old school ambiance. Very reasonable prices between the price to bowl and concessions. Will 100% come back!
Great prices and friendly atmosphere.
Just visited this place for the first time with some friends last weekend - had a great time. Wasnt too busy for a Saturday night, and we were greeted as we entered the building. Very nice people! I didnt even have time to put my shoes on, and I was already being asked if Id like a drink. Great service - I would definitely come back the next time a bowling urge strikes!
New restaurant open and good burgers!!Family time is backThis girl said this is A BURGER
Great time for Halloween 2021 🎃
Very old fashion and bowling ball got stuck in machine our lanes were down for about 20 minutes. Food took to long
Although everyone is very nice - they are always short staffed. This past weekend, the guy who owns a deli was covering EVERY position in the bowling alley for more than hour before any staff arrived then there was ONE guy trying to run the whole place. Every time weve been here, something is malfunctioning. They couldnt figure out the, Kids Bowl Free, coupons... Bummer!
The gentleman you have working the counter is phenomenal, beyond expectations of an employee!! He was amazing with our children, and made us feel welcome. Will definitely be back!!
I was there as a guest of a birthday party. During the time that I was there, only one (sometimes a second lane) was usable, of the lanes assigned for the party use. The other lanes had malfunctioned, and were being repaired. At one point, the automatic scoring also malfunctioned.The staff was very attentive to keeping our ice water and pizza well supplied. I was surprised to discover that there was no red pepper flakes available for the pizza.
This place is a dump. Never open regularly and the owner is a theif, someone should look into him for embezzlement. The only nice thing about it is the bar. The bar is nice, and the one older female bartender was super nice. However, this isnt a place Id recommend to people.
Was greatWe had a bay party for my grand son. Had a lot of funPeople were pleasent,and nice. A great day...
Had my Bff 40th bday party there! We had a Blast!!!! The staff was very patient and helpful with our rowdy group!!! Will definitely be back! Service Industry Night is Monday night! $6 to bowl til midnight plus shoes!
Our lane broke 2 frames in and they took an hour to get us fixed and only gave us 20 extra bowling minutes. Go to Bay Lanes or Stardust in Saginaw, don’t waste your time
Unfortunately, the lanes were very messed up and our scores were never correct. They moved our lane and we still had problems. They offered us drink tickets but never gave them to us. It took almost 2 hours to get through 1 game with 5 people. Because of score corrections and resets. Frustration our last visit with our son before he returned to the Air Force. Total bummer.
$6 dollars to bowl with shoes. Improved lanes. Saw many friends there also. Awesome place for entertainment. They have it all, including a comedy club and Italian restaurant. I will be back. Thanks Washington Lanes see you soon.
Had dinner with my son at the new diner. The food was really good, especially the garlic and parmesan fries. The guys that run the diner are super nice and the prices are very affordable. I will be going back!
The alley was welcoming and a great place to bowl. All of the staff seemed eager to help and were amazingly polite. They have taken great care of us this summer.
Nice place. A recent renovation and good Lanes to Bowl on. A nice Italian restaurant is attached to it also. Staff is very helpful and pleasant. A really enjoyable experience for an out-of-towner.
Bad music, cook wasnt here when it was 25 cents (said he couldnt make a hotdog), shouldnt be 6 dollar charge, number 4 monitor was broken, didnt have smaller socks other than kids sizes and guy was angry when I asked. Never will go there again.
Great place had lots of fun
Good lanes. 4 bucks a game is pretty standard anymore . Open til 2am Which is great for us!
We went because someone rated it 5 stars. All Ive got to say is that that person has horrible taste. It was average. Very average.
Pleasant staff, great food. Unfortunately, the lanes dont work half the time and we needed someone to consistently reset the lane.
Owner is wonderful! Really went out of thier way for our peer group! Looking forward to gathering thier for bowling more often
Very good customer service. Would recommend this bowling alley. 5 start employees
And a lot to do in Bay City so this is a decent spot to go and bowl and have some drinks theres a bar attached to it thats pretty happening place and they got three pool tables in that bar at least
Staff is very helpful and friendly. Had issues with ball return a few times during a game so they gave us a free one.
Worst place to go, staff sucks and pockets money. Dry lanes. Terrible service. Moldy beer. Nasty
Nice lanes, friendly staff, reasonable prices.
Princess Amanda and Mary some of the best bar staff around. Great bloody Mary, and the food well that is amazing as well, all around great family fun, with a good bar and food
The carpet was sticky which makes your shoes slippery and could cause a fall. Two of the lanes we tried to use were broken. The monitors need to be updated. One screen was green another red and another black.
Great food! Good prices! AWESOME service!
This place has very bad costumer service...Shut off my lane well I was still playing...And when trying to get a refund the lady didn’t refund us all of the money..I don’t recommend.
Friendly staff and clean facilities. Variety of leagues available.
I wish I could report a high quality experience, but its empty for a reason.
The best place to go when u want to have family time ..
One of the most nicest and friendliest places to eat please go there and try the wonderful food
Seems like they have improved the lanes. Cheap bowling prices with great service.
The comedy show is awesome 👍. Mike Ball is the best, he always brings the best talent!
Super prejudice against political choice.. terrible place to go if you are not a snowflake
Very good prices & service, even when extremely busy.
Great lunch food. Classic diner style food. 100% recommend the BLT.
Had a good time at the birthday bowling party. Great service.
Staff was really nice and it was a clean and friendly environment
Not impressed. Lanes kept freezing and wasnt having a good time
A very crappy place to take your family drug dealers are doing drug deals in the toilets not very safe people hanging outside the door pretty shady characters hanging out tough place to take your family to I wouldnt recommend it to nobody with the family or dont go there by yourself
Lane last night was much better then the last few times i came here service is always good
Had a great time! Love that they played ozzys boneyard on Sirius radio!
Friendly staff, but lanes were oiled a little to well...
It was open!!! Not bad for an older bowling alley
Food was fabulous!!! And the service is Great
Friendly, accomadating, kids had acblast, pizza was good.
Fun place to bowl and they have some really great leagues
Really great deals on some bowling, pretty basic lanes but bowling is bowling
Thanks we had a great time. Very kid friendly
Dont go here. Nasty place and the lanes dont even work. Wasnt surprised that I found a brown bomb in the urinal.
Great staff relaxed setting family fun
Came here for Aps and Ales. Great place with great food and drinks
Very dated bowling alley that could use some TLC. staff was helpful with technology glitches.
It sucked deli was closed no wait staff never go back again
Always a good time. The glow bowling is nice.
Always fun
Great place for some inexpensive fun for the family
A great family experience and great food!!
Very easy to negotiate with, nice bowling alley
Friendly staff. Clean restrooms.
Had a great time... Bowling was fun!!
I mean the ball froze to my hand but thats cool.
The burgers at tinys r amazing best in town
I would give it -10 if I could. Dirty, no food and under staffed.
Food is great service is good
Always has been and always will be the OG bowling alley of Bay City.
Great place great price.
Ordered a pizza, they brought out a tray with gum stuck to the under side.
Had a great plan to go back next sun....
Not worth the price that was paid , and our scoring board kept malfunctioning
A good place to spend time on your day off
Try the basket of fries and the Calzone. Good job Tiny Ogre.
Amazing place!!! Workers are so nice
The lanes stopped working and the workers were super rude, and they stole my money.
Empire Italian Chophouse. EXCELLENT !!! High quality, great service!
Its nice friendly staff
We had so much fun
I walked in the door and immediately got all the Hepatitis.
Cant bring your own food in there
Needs more work, hopefully they can get it going 💯%
Love going bowling here great hangout
Played pool at strikers. Great time
Fun bowling!
Great place to hang out with family
Good bowling, great drinks.
Lanes awesome food was good
Nice bowling alley
Kids enjoy themselves greatly
I had a great time
Fun stuff
Had a great time
Cold beer and fun
Friendly, clean & inexpensive
Great place.......huge
Nice place to go
Not impressed at all
Liked it
So cluster mess
Employees very friendly
Went down hill.
Fun
Nice place
Total reviews rating 4
149 Reviews for Washington Lanes 2023:
Review №1
2022-05-20Such great staff and under new Management! The prices were excellent for the games and shoe rental! The place is clean and very kid friendly!
Review №2
2022-04-26Bowling what can I say? Like you know what bowling is. You enjoy bowling. Come here. Theyre welcoming, and evidently dont mind if you say stupid stuff while bowling. Because I will say YEET! When I bowl, and I have yet to be kicked out for it, so, thats a major plus. The pizza is good, and Mason is a hell of a guy, if you can catch him, that is.
Review №3
2022-06-26Took a brand new ball and first throw came back chipped. Kitchen area not very clean. Drinks from the bar were good. Its a bowling alley.
Review №4
2022-02-10Yup had a blast here.cheapest prices and the friendliest staff. Definitely not interested in going to any of the other bowling alleys! Been there done that Washington wins
Review №5
2022-03-16A lot of fun. Great food. Staff was friendly. The new chef is so much better! The pizza and cheese bread are amazing.
Review №6
2022-03-20Excellent place! Super fun! Great service.
Review №7
2022-04-05Was fun time there was an issue with the fryer not working but no one came to tell us they couldnt cook fryer foods had to go get refund almost hour later
Review №8
2022-04-26A nice place to take your family. The staff was friendly. I loved the black lights and decent music.
Review №9
2022-04-04Fantastic atmosphere for people of all ages the employees are always helpful and the food is a great price for the quality 10/10 highly recommend Washington lanes for any size group and all ages
Review №10
2021-09-22Great place to bowl. For the most part friendly staff, Tyler is the best! Makes you feel at home, always attentive and good at making sure the place is running to its fullest capacity. He’s always working hard to ensure you have a good night. The pizza and wings are great and glow bowl is the best. I’m from Saginaw and I will always come here to bowl. Stardust has nothing on this place.