We just came in and we had an issue on lane 12 where the arm kept dropping down while we were bowling, we tried to tell the staff multiple times to no prevail then the manager comes over and tells us if we hit the bar one more time we would be kicked out of the place and have to pay for it. read more

I came to the establishment to enjoy a night out with my husband and Dad. This was a great choice! I loved that because it was after 6:00 p.m. the lights were dimmed and it was kind of like glow in the dark bowling. The food smelled amazing and there was a completely stocked bar. The staff was very helpful and consider it and the establishment was very clean and neat. If you ever look for a cheap outing, I would definitely recommend coming here because it is enjoyable but also won't break the bank. read more

See all

This old timey alley is perfect for a spot to bowl. With attentive staff and an ambiance that reflects the town and it's winter snow fun, this alley is sure to please! read more

Such a fun place! A game averages around $10, but Wednesday night college kids play for free and just pay for the shoe rentals which is $5! They have a full bar as well as kitchen so you can enjoy drinks and food while you bowl too! Such cool lighting and bay seating- a must attend in boone! read more

10 High Country Lanes - a bowling game being played - Bowling Near Me - Boone, North Carolina

They make reservations not for a specific time, but for the next available lane. They send an SMS, and if you don't arrive within 10 minutes, they give the lane to someone else. We arrived within 10 minutes, but the host was assisting someone before us, and by the time it was our turn, she claimed we were late and had already given our reservation to someone elseOverall, the place deserves a rating of three stars at best read more

Place is really expensive overall and smells like someone left the gas stove on without lighting it. We had a good time bowling but if you're competitive this probably isn't the place since the sensors aren't the best and the it doesn't always reset. read more

I like High Country Lanes. But I also love bowling. This is the only bowling alley in Boone, and perhaps in Watauga and surrounding counties. That said, if you want to bowl, this is the place to come. There are 16 lanes, and I've never had to experience a wait. 10 High Country Lanes serves both food and beer. There are local options for beer, which is neat, but the variety isn't grand (but hey, it's a bowling alley!) You can eat and drink at your lane (i.e., the tables) or in the bar area or outdoor patio, weather dependent, of course. There's darts to play in the bar area and sometimes corn hole on the patio. For serious league-level bowlers, the lanes and aren't exactly the best or up to par with PBA standards. The pins don't always reset right, and on more than one occasion I've had to switch lanes completely for this to be rectified (although it was completed pretty quickly without attitude from the staff and our scores were transferred to the new TV so that previous work wasn't lost). The prices to bowl here are certainly affordable, and I think they beat most other bowling alleys I've been to in North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia. The best part about this bowling alley are the specials. It seems they have different ones every week: Man Cave Mondays and Family Night on Mondays, Teen Night on Tuesdays, College Night on Wednesdays, Ladies Night on Thursdays, Unlimited Bowling on Fridays, and Big Lebowski Sundays. Each special has its own unlimited bowling deals, food, and drinks specials. Check their website for specifics: https://highcountrylanes.com/specials/. I also love the corn hole, dart, and bowling tournaments they host here. I think this alley is really trying to get the community involved! Only to be fair, I think I must mention this: I've met some people in the Boone area who have had bad experiences with this this bowling alley, so much so, that they actually boycott going there. I do believe the common theme with people who had such negative experiences was related to the change of management a couple years back. I'm not sure that I've ever had a bad or horrible experience here, but I can also say that the employees don't particularly go above and beyond to offer friendly service. To me, it doesn't matter. I'm just there to bowl. I say, try it out yourself and see what you think! read more

See all

WOW I'm not from the area but this bowling alley was fantastic! Probably the best I've ever been to. It's small but mighty - it has seats that are cleverly designed as ski lift chairs, a great selection of bar food and cold served drinks, and a nice group of young kids working. We were there on a Sunday night and caught a cosmic bowling shift and they were playing some straight jams! They even have ski ball, darts, and some classic arcade games. Facilities were well kept, too. Really couldn't fault anything, such an awesome place. read more

Nice bar. Good crowd. Service was not quite capable, but they were nice. Kitchen took 45 minutes to make kids chicken strips, manager explained they had to make two pizzas. Would go again, but they certainly need to tighten up read more

I love it here, Nichelle was my bartender and was so nice and made me feel so welcome, but the other lady bartender was obviously rude, to the customers and the other staff. we watched her roll her eyes multiple times at both the customers and other staff, while Nichelle served us all with a smile and a laugh. There are times when you need to at least fake a smile for the customers, but if she's being that hostile with customers around, I can't imagine how she treats other staff when guests aren't around. read more

Great prices, easy process, and memorable experiences. I would recommend this place if you are looking to get out in Boone and aren't sure of how to pass the time. Bring a couple of friends, families, etc. for some bowling fun! read more

My family and I are staying in a cabin in the area and wanted something to do during a rainy Wednesday night. We found this place on Yelp and decided to call. We found out Wednesday's is $12 unlimited bowling and free shoes after 9pm, so we took advantage of the deal. We got there around 845 but they couldn't get us in until 9pm on the dot - they said we had to wait to get the pricing. This was a little weird but not a huge deal, our party of 7 went to the bar and got some drinks. The server at the bar was super cute and nice, her service was outstanding. We got all checked in and we really enjoyed the game. The lane messed up a couple of times but I think this happens at most bowling alleys. It was an easy fix both times. We kept ordering food and pitchers, I got a root beer float which was amazing, and our server brought it all to us instead of having us wait for it to be made which was nice. We tipped her a few bucks every time and she seemed to appreciate that, so if you plan to eat and drink while you bowl I would encourage you to bring some ones for tipping. Unlimited Bowl goes from 9pm-1am and we stayed the whole time. It was fun and the music was great - with the option to buy credits and pick your own song. We really enjoyed our time here! read more

10 High Country Lanes - Bowling Near Me - Boone, North Carolina

See all

Good place if you're looking for somewhere to have fun in the local area here in Boone. Good for kids, groups, and surely parties. The exterior doesn't show it would be all that nice; however, looks can be deceiving! I would recommend if you're looking for some good old fun. 4.3 stars for sure. read more

The bowling alley looks great with the new renovations. We stop in whenever we are in town and have been here a few times now. It's run like a typical bowling alley. Nothing special with the service, some staff are great while some don't care. They also have drink specials and trivia nights. read more

10 High Country Lanes - 16 lanes - Bowling Near Me - Boone, North Carolina

See all

Went in to bowl, 5 lanes open but couldn't bowl because they were "reserved til 5:20". We stayed from 3:45-4:30 waiting for lane 1 or 2 to open (only ones I guess I was told they had) and nobody came In to use the "reserved" lanes. I asked if we could bowl just one game since we needed to leave at 5? She stated no, they are reserved! Why wouldn't you want people paying to bowl on lanes that are just sitting there? Terrible! They need a new reservation policy!! read more

Went here for my friend's birthday and it was truly a blast!! All of the workers were so kind, friendly, and made us feel safe with covid. It felt really good to go out in a safe and fun space throughout this time. When I had went to the bar, this worker named Rachel helped me in a really patient way figure out what drink I wanted despite being on her break. Everyone here is super friendly and I would 100% recommend this place! read more

My family and I really enjoy this bowling alley. The staff is always helpful, good selection of ball weights, yummy snacks (our fave is the loaded potato chips), good variety of music and if there's a wait, they take your number and text when lane is ready. Overall, this smaller bowling alley always ensures a fun time. read more

Love coming here. Every time I go I'm looking forward to going again. They got beer specials and you can't beat the college night special on Wednesdays. The bar is great and the bartender Jordan is super friendly and nice. Good way to kill some time if you are waiting for a lane. read more

I have reserved lanes multiple times at this establishment and have tried to give the company the benefit of the doubt. Each time I have gone, the staff has been less than accommodating. The bartenders could not care less about their jobs (I work in the service industry so I would like to think I know at least DECENT service) and barely acknowledge you to get a drink. This is shocking to me- as I would assume they work for tips as well? The staff always appears welcoming when you call, but when you actually show up, it's another story. There are so many technical issues with the staff getting you into a lane, getting the game set up, adding players, etc. This accounted for probably 15 minutes of our playing time. In the last hour of the bowling alley being open, I wasted most of my time. For 15 minutes, I sat at the bar waiting to close out my tab. I was then told to go close up my tab up front (because that makes sense...). When I waited to close up front, the staff then announced multiple names that still needed to close out (with the alley being open for another 30 minutes...). At midnight (when the alley closes), the staff freezes all lanes - regardless of what time is left. I understand this to an extent, as they could be open all night otherwise, however the staff allowed for multiple games to be purchased by our party and then they paid for what exactly?? Makes no sense. The previous times I've been here, they will also turn off the lights in the bathroom at midnight and lock the doors from the inside so anyone going outside to smoke/socialize on the patio as they close is locked out. Just terrible terrible terrible business practices in my opinion and as someone from the service industry. It's a shame that Boone still has no place to bowl :( spend your money elsewhere read more

I just wanna say NYE party was amazing - great breakfast food and great music and prizes. The staff did a such a good job.

Now I'll give credit where credit is due, I have seldom had any complaints with this establishment. Generally decent service, well maintained lanes, and NORMALLY accommodating. That being said, I am completely colorblind and when they decide to turn the lights off and the colored lights on, this renders me near blind. Any time this has happened before, ive asked the staff to turn them back on and it has been no issue. Today, I was informed that "the lights go off at 6:30. My regulars know this and plan accordingly". To her credit, the manager DID offer to refund my last game, but by doing this she's told me that, from her perspective, her able-bodied paying customers PREFERENCE supersedes an EQUALLY PAYING, disabled customers ABILITY to play. Note, that no where either in the bowling alley itself NOR on its website does it even remotely mention the lights, let alone a set time they go off. The manager tried her best in every way EXCEPT for actually accommodating for a disability. to put this in perspective, that'd be like saying "sorry the handicapped ramps go away at 6, my paying customers don't like the way they look". just a little concerning from an establishment I have spent so much time in and so much money on. read more

I really love the improvements that have been made. It is nice to have a real bowling experience in town.

Overall, I really love this bowling alley and come here quite often. However, one of the employees named Sam is always extremely rude, and seems unwilling to help my party and me every single time we come in. We have never had any sort of altercation, nor have we been anything but friendly and understanding. From the very first time we interacted with him, he was rude and out right mean, all with an arrogant smirk on his face as if he were enjoying it. All of the other employees have always been nice, so I would still recommend coming here- just stay clear of Sam! read more

The bowling ally looks great after renovations, and the employees are pretty nice too. This gets a three star because they didn't really provide choices on lanes. We don't really want to be shoved next to other people, we want a little space in between. Several lanes were empty. read more

The deals that are advertised online and even INSIDE the bowling alley are not a thing apparently. We came for family night and were told we couldn't get the special pricing because we are a family of 3 and the deal is for a family of 4. I can understand being a family of 5 or 6 and being told the deal isn't valid, but we were less than 4! So because we only have one child we were rejected from the deal . So then i go to order the $10 pizza. I said "so can i get the family pizza deal? the manager (i assume) nodded and pointed me to a very nice lady working the bar. I order and ask for three waters. Somehow the total is over $15. APPARENTLY there is NO pizza deal! The manager wouldn't even come over to talk to us, the poor server who was so kind had to deliver their non apology and a free game for next time. Ha there won't be a next time! Super disappointed that the manager wouldn't honor the deals that were literally flashing all over the screens and on each table. So in conclusion don't trust any of the advertised deals or expect any sort of customer service. read more

Came to high country lanes. Looking for a good time to bowl with friends. Person at desk was less than happy to be working there. Started bowling in lane 4. Couple frames in the scores got all messed up. I hit 3 pins and it gave me a strike. Extremely unfair bowling. Decided t restart game. Played a couple more frames. Then it did it again we decided we would just bowl on. Mid game it happened again. Went to talk to the guy. He said there wasn't much he could do but reset the last bowl. Not helpful. Then at the end of the game the pin machine got stuck. Got moved to lane 7. Charged up for the couple of frames we bowled. Went to ask the employee he said just bowl. Started bowling. About 4 frames in the machine stopped again. Went to the desk for about the 5th time to ask to get our lane fixed. Employee looked me in the eyes and turned around to go to the back room. Say for about 10 minutes never got our lane fixed. Ended walking out after a horrible experience of bowling. At the end didn't even want to bowl anymore. Shame. Good atmosphere ruined by inconsistent equipment and frustrated by angry and subpar employees. read more

expensive and not worth it. the workers are extremely rude and not understanding at all. we're in college y'all, time to start acting like it. read more