Frankie's had excellent attractions for the kids, never any doubt about that. The food however is absolutely unremarkable. And that's the problem. Bad food is worse than neutral, mediocre, bland food. AND way overpriced. My sons and I came here for a special treat for him and had the hummus, Caesar salad and cheese pizza. Cheese pizza was so bland and flavorless I'd prefer a burnt pizza instead. The Caesar was watery and the dressing had zero flavor. The hummus was literally frozen on the bottom, flavorless and the bread did little to redeem this. And add a beer and a milk, a cool 30 bucks. Would have been less to go to Brixx or Jimmy Johns prior. Totally not worth the time it saves. It is absolutely terrible the amount of money that is placed into the dining room, electronic signs, etc and the absolute letdown. Won't come back. read more

Frankie's - 30 bucks worth of nothing. This is what we are throwing away. When a 6 year olds pallet rejects it, it's bad. - Amusement Parks Near Me - Raleigh, North Carolina

Me and my father we're going here to play some games on a Saturday night and then we got there after a long drive and the worker told us you have to be 18 or older to come in here or you were the freaking bar and there are three cops sitting out there in their car very disappointed now we left this review very disappointed read more

Stella is great at the bar in the chill lounge. She is attentive and personable. Making our experience amazing read more

Extremely disappointed with our experience here. Ski-ball 2 tines didn't calculate all of our points. Then when I had more points than my opponent he got more tickets. The ghostbuster machine was broke for player 2 on right machine, which we found out after inserting card. Another machine didn't work where you swing the arm to gain tickets. We won a chip on wizard of oz and after taking to our 3rd worker that knew how to help us we got tickets for it. We went on a date night to have some fun but it was just so run down :-( read more

Fun place for kids and adults alike! I love the fun park portion with putt putt and go karts! read more

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We enjoy coming here for the batting cages and putt putt, although they have lots of arcade games inside and other options outside like bumper cars in water and mini go carts on a couple different tracks. Always clean and a decent little snack bar. What surprises me is they also have a full serve restaurant., but I guess if you're having a party it would be a good spot away from the action for a bit. If you don't like crowds do yourself a favor and don't come during peak times, like the weekends or when school is out of session. read more

Got 20 mins left and they shut down all the games. I am a visitor from the west coast... got a $18 game card I can't use. Thanks for nothing. read more

Will never book a party here again.......... I booked a party online due to the fact that I could not get the party planner to call me back, paid $320 for this "party". Called the party planner the Sunday before the party and left a voicemail just to see what was included in the package I picked, never received a phone call back. The day of the party was told that I did not have party room, I had to find a table for 10 of my sons friends and parents to sit at in the Cafe and that the package did not come with anything other than the fun cards and 4 attractions, no pizza, drinks.... NOTHING.... So once I finally got a table for everyone the booth side of the tables smelled horrible, the cushions were torn and stained. For what people pay to play and eat at the Raleigh location their cafe should not look not smell like it did. My son had an okay time but it was not up to my liking. read more

Always fun at Frankie's! Don't forget to keep your reusable and releasable card because the charge for the card. My kids like to hold on to them and save up the tickets earned from visit to visit, since the tickets are electronically kept on the card. Food is pretty decent in the restaurant attached. Much better since they revamped it! read more

Frankie's - Pay once and they can play all day in the giant maze like play place - Amusement Parks Near Me - Raleigh, North Carolina

So much fun! Good to go during the day if you don't have children. Not too expensive, good food and drinks as well as fun mini golf and the tracks are cool too. read more

Every worker looks like they hate their job. The rude, negativity ruins the fun experience.

We had an amazing night tonight ! The staff was on point and the food was delicious My fiancé and I throughly enjoyed our birthdays !!! Thank y'all :) read more

Frankie's - We had an amazing night tonight ! The staff was on point and the food was delicious My fiancé and I throughly enjoyed our birthdays !!! - Amusement Parks Near Me - Raleigh, North Carolina

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Hardly anyone was wearing a mask and it was very crowded inside. Even the staff did not all have on masks. There is a mask mandate indoors for Raleigh. This place felt unsafe. read more

I had to rank this as one star solely because of one particular staff member on a power trip. There's a track that is very slippery and is honestly a good time. However, due to one particular turn that I failed to make 3 times, I figured it was easier to go through the pit lane after seeing someone else do it. BIG MISTAKE The staff proceeds to let me do this for multiple laps, then at the end bans me for breaking a rule of using the lane "too much" that is not included on the clearly posted rule board. It made no sense why they wouldn't include this, or warn me at anytime during or after the race. Honestly ruined the whole experience. read more

I was planning on visiting during a trip to the area, my daughter is biracial. After hearing the comments of one manager and seeing the staff not at all address more than a dozen complaints about racism, this is not a business I choose to frequent read more

Okay so I just left Frankie's this is probably the first time I've been since 2015. Let me tell you.....if you want a job they are hiring just about anybody. My boyfriend and I went to Frankie's specifically for laser tag and that was a total waste of time. There was three or four little kids "giving directions" they were rude, unprofessional and GHETTO. If I was running this establishment I'd be embarrassed to have those type of employees. One of the employees were walking around drinking a slushy upstairs with the customers....this type of service was so disgusting I'd go to corporate. I told the manager about the service and I'm not sure what he did because when my boyfriend and I walked past her she was throwing up some gangs signs talking about "4pf the gang or something" still being very unprofessional and ghetto...I could never. read more

Have been to Frankie's several times in the past, but today was very unsatisfactory!! After loading up our money card we found out that almost very game we tried was not working. The management said they were re-setting the equipment, so we tried again, and still many games were not working. The climbing structure was the favorite today! There is no excuse for malfunctioning equipment when you are open for business. May not return again! read more

My son attended for a birthday party today and is raving about Andre who was the ride operator. He made my son's and the birthday boy's day today and made sure the party group had a good time. This park is fantastic for kids! read more

I didn't have fun in here at all. The arcade is over priced and all of the games cheat. I argued with my husband that this was the "best arcade" and I wish I would've listened to him. If you want to have a fun time for your money there's a much better place in Fayetteville and you actually get your money's worth. Worst $30 of my life. They say the games range from $0.25 but I didn't see one $0.25 game in there. Unless you're planning to spend $50+ on games you can download from your app store, avoid this arcade. read more

Very underwhelming experience today. Here's why- 1. The games are expensive. You can easily burn through $200 in 2 hours for a family of four. The games are typical 3-5 mins and $7-$8 each and so not a good value. 2. Customer service sucks - employees don't greet, and have a don't care attitude. Observed this at multiple places within the arcade. 3. Absolutely no money back - once you've paid, they won't give you your money back under any circumstance. My group and I were on our last game (laser tag) and my vest failed to activate twice (2 separate vests). The employees were pretty useless and just told me to go to customer service for refund. I told the manager that I was about to leave and would just like my money refunded. He advised they would put the money back on it the Frankie's card, but won't provide a refund. I told him I had no use for the money on the card as I was leaving and I am not local, but he didn't budge. How about just making it right for the customer and win some goodwill? Apparently they don't believe in this. What would have been a nice day was totally spoilt by this experience. Won't return! read more

My teens had a great time. Cafe is pretty cool too! Prices are fair. Will be returning

I thought this was a family fun park, but I was wrong, as I brought my family Saturday evening and was rejected because I brought my kids. They aren't allowed at this fun park after 6PM on a Saturday evening. I'm still blown away at this. read more

Frankie's is a a great place to go and waste a day with some friends or family. I've been here on a couple of occasions, once as part of a family reunion activity and once with some college friends. It's a great option for all ages, as I definitely found out when my family reunion's group of all different ages found it entertaining. It has your typical arcade games such as basketball, skeeball and Pac-Man. There's an Fun House for the kiddies who can crawl up and down multiple levels obstacles. Some of the older members of our group enjoyed the Dark Ride XD, an interactive simulation letting you beat the enemies. My favorite attractions are Laser Tag, golf karting, and the batting cages. There's also a full bar, so if you aren't too interested in playing games, you can get some bar food and a margarita. It can be a little pricey, but most places like these are. read more

Very fun place for a date. The arcade was much bigger than the last time I came here and now seems to rival Dave and Buster's. However unlike D&B this place has tons of other fun stuff to do like laser tag, three different go kart tracks, a sky climb course, and mini golf. This is a great place to take kids and adults of all ages, I saw everyone having a great time from toddlers all the way to middle aged adults grinning ear to ear with fun! read more

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Overall a blast and a half. A couple of the employees weren't vv cash money but it be like that sometimes. A vvv good place to hit the woah. One might even say it was woahtastic. Da vibes were pretty banging and the jams sho were litty. Fo sho coming back, 8/10 would recommend to five friends:) read more

Can anyone tell me why there are good reviews on here...Games way overpriced blew through $120 in 15 mins...food is cafeteria food and drinks suck...bTw employees sleeping in the bar on a chair read more

This review saw me stopping by to help celebrate a friend's 40th. Our goal here was go-cart but since I got there early I wandered the arcade. Made me miss my days as a kid. Actually no... I didn't miss those days right then because suddenly I WAS a kid again. Standing mesmerized by the flashing lights and the action on the screens. A super tall digital version of skeeball grabbed my attention until I wandered and found the Star Wars Battlepod. Oh. My. God. The go-cart track was great and seemed well maintained. We showed up a few minutes until closing but the track crew was gracious enough to let us have a full run (probably because all of my group but myself were female). Can't wait to hit the arcade. That Battlepod and I will be spending much time together. Happy playin'! read more

As a child, my biggest reward was going to Chuck E. Cheese. And this place blows Chuck E. Cheese out of the water! First, the mini-golf. I haven't played mini-golf since I was probably about 12? I think overall the sport is not as fun as I remember it. Frankie's has 3 courses. The holes aren't too exciting, I agree that they didn't have very many creative obstacles. But it was still entertaining. The area is really well landscaped and pretty. $7 is a little expensive... considering you aren't going to come play mini-golf alone (that would be pretty creepster), so $14 is a little steep. Now, the arcade! I have to say, I don't think it's very expensive. I took my nephew there and we were totally satisfied with $20 - as in we got to play everything we wanted to. I was really impressed with the scope of games they had... I mean, they have ever type of arcade game I could ever think of. I have to confess something... I am a bit of a Skee-Ball addict. Skee-Ball is my heroin. The Skee-Ball machines here are not good. They are pink and blue and have synthetic non-wooden balls. No good. But, it was my fix for now... Also, there is laser tag... did not play, but there is an entertaining laser tag viewing area. And avoided the restaurant. Doesn't make sense! Man, if this place was open later and sold beer, I would be there with bells on! read more

I've lived down the street from Frankie's for years and finally spent a Sunday afternoon there to backup the girl while she unwound from a long week as the only designer in a Terracotta Corporate America. We started off by swiping our credit card to get a new "fun game card". You have a price range to load it from $5-$50 and once selected, it was dispensed out from a vending machine. Personally, I prefer the ancient ways of arcade games via coinage. Technology has taken the satisfaction from inserting a quarter to get that extra life. Even casinos have pushed to that simplicity and "even" use of cash cards, but I for one would prefer the classic slot machines that took coins or games that eat quarters. Having worked my way through high school repairing arcade games, I understand the benefits of using updated machines that require a card swipe and store ticket totals on that same piece of plastic. The achievements of the younger are just much more anticlimactic now. We played a few games including a disturbing zombie shooter that measured your heart rate while you played. The games ranged from $1-$5 , the most expensive being a interactive photo booth that takes a set of pictures with a preselected backdrop. We decided to mix it up by enjoying a competitive mini golf match. We payed for two in mini golf and the road coarse at the service desk and went out to grab our clubs. Venturing towards the course, Frankie's has two different 18 hole courses, which helps reduce the lag from large families or small children holding up the progress of others. We learned after the fact that the ladies at the mini golf kiosk double swiped our card, which ended up not being a big deal, but caused us to backtrack to have a manager investigate our card and refund our credits. We got our kart on and it was like traveling back in time- it had been so long since the last. The only down side was certain young drivers swerving all over the coarse like they were practicing for a future DUI, jerking sporadically from left to right, from rail to rail. Overall, it was a fun one time experience, but I'd much rather go to a prehistoric arcade if any still existed or go to a legit kart track to race. We didn't take the time to try the food or drink, but they have a decent selection of shooter and racing games to occupy adults. Go Karts $7 Mini Golf $7 Batting Cages 2 read more

Do you remember the mini golf places of your youth, when you went to a rickety-looking seedy place randomly, a place with a windmill, an animal-related hole, and a finish that randomly had soft-serve ice cream? Frankie's is not that place. The best way to describe Frankie's is that it's a mini-amusement park, and it is quite awesome. I took my date here on one nice Saturday afternoon, ready for a fun experience filled with mini golf and other tomfoolery. The mini golf is quite excellent: 3 possible courses to play with a variety of holes, and while I may not be good at it (0-1-1 on the day), it was still a lot of fun. It's $7 per person per game. After the foray into mini-golf, we wandered a bit, first checking out the go-kart tracks. There were no giant question blocks to bash and get blue spiky shells from, but these kart courses seem like a lot of fun, and I'd definitely check them out in the future. Bumper Boats, batting cages, and driving ranges were also outside, all looking like good fun. The inside is quite epic. It's an arcade, and more specifically the arcade one would find in the 1990s on steroids. Skeeball is here, called IceBall with cool balls. It's only 50 cents to play, though you need a Frankie's Card to play. There's a giant trivia machine, Ms. Pac-Man, a mini bowling alley, Big Buck Hunter, mini basketball, a shooting game where I think you shoot at hillbillies, and various other games for tickets. The tickets get you things, including possibly a giant Penguin! They also have a giant climbing thing (sadly not for the older people types) and Laser Tag (for those of you that want to find your inner Barney Stinson without sleeping with 200+ women). Finally, there's the restaurant. It looks like it is probably regularly crazy due to the amount of parties at this place, but it's not too shabby, especially if you're at the bar area, where you can order decently priced dinner. So yes, very yes on Frankie's. It's like your entire youth, with lots of flashy things and mini golf. Sadly no random soft serve. That stuff was yummy. :( read more

Through the other reviews and Frankie's website, you should have a good idea of what this place is and the various attractions they have. Here are some useful facts/tips if you are visiting with a group of other adults: - You can reload any amount you want onto the Fun card, so don't feel limited/constrained by the $5, $10, and $20 increments. - Definitely do teams if you play laser tag with a large group (i.e. over 8). We made the mistake of playing free-for-all with 20 people and it was frustrating because you just got shot from all angles the whole time. - There are three different 18-hole mini-golf courses. Pick whichever one is the least busy - Don't play the claw games. You will not win. read more

What better way to celebrate a mid-life birthday, than by acting like a child? At first glance, Frankie's seems dazzling... stimulation overload with tons of blinking lights, digital noises, and outdoor and indoor attractions. Dig a little deeper, and you find a fair number of those are rip-you-off spin-offs of one-in-a-million chance casino games... pay a chunk of change for a chance at an ipad or the 'lottery.' But here and there are some throwback classics that are sure to put a smile on any big kid's face -- Skeeball, Whack-a-Mole, the wide-smiling clown whose teeth you shoot at with big rubber balls. And there are dozens of first-person shooter and racer games as well. For the more real-life action, you can try your hand at the indoor rock wall or laser shooting. Outside, there are bumper boats, go carts, batting cages, and your choice of mini golf courses, plus a dizzying installation... safety harness-required tight rope course. And there's plenty that's geared towards young kids too -- 'fun house' courses, pizza, more distractions than you can shake a stick at. These arcades have gone all 21st century. You can use your credit card to purchase a Frankie's card from a machine; put however much money you want on it, and add as you go. Swipe your card to play a game. No more toting around fanny packs of tokens. Although, you still score physical tickets (and thus, I'm-a-champion bragging rights) with each win. The bar closes early, the beer options are slim. The g&t wasn't bad. But when the new Dave & Buster's (adults-oriented arcade that puts as much focus on its food and drink as its games) comes along in Cary, it might be a better option for my fellow Date Night with No Kids comrades. read more

Thank you, Yelp! I based my decision to surprise our kids with a trip to Frankie's based solely on the positive reviews here, and you guys and gals came through for us. Epileptics beware: this place has more flashing lights than OJ's slow speed chase, but the games are INCREDIBLE. We were there for at least five hours, and we ran out of time before we ran out of things to do. Of particular note is the go-cart road course, which has two-seaters so dads can ride with their copilot sons who aren't yet tall enough to drive the big go-carts alone. The website does a good job of cataloging all the attractions, so I won't repeat the list here, but from what I could see, they were all fully operable. The restaurant was actually not bad; I had the buffalo chicken wrap and a Guinness, and my wife had the spinach salad and a glass of Pinot Grigio. Quality and portion size were both very good, and there were no issues with cleanliness (surprising for a facility of this nature, i.e. kid-centric) -- the staff seemed very conscientious about staying on top of it. As many others have mentioned, the prices are a bit high, so $20 -- or even $50 -- is not going to go far. However, you can't put a price on the smiles and laughter of exuberant children! OK, that might have been a bit corny... read more

The arcade seems to be a bygone antiquity at this point. It's abandoned most of the malls, conceding that your Wii, your PS3, your X-box, or your R2-D2 can all deliver the goods on your fancy 42 inch plasma screen. Frankie's gives a nod towards bringing that back, but there's something about having to convert my money to Frankie-bucks or whatever and THEN spend more than a quarter to play Ms Pac Man that just seems horrible and indecent. There still is fun to be had, though. While the ski ball tracks may be too short for you to enjoy as an adult, but you can still win your tickets to "purchase" useless, but somehow endearing chotchkies at the giant trivia game with enough friends to make it interesting. Or you can check out the mini golf, which is probably still one of my all-time favorite past times. Playing laser tag is okay, but going up to the special viewing room to watch the laser taggers go is also a pretty good time, depending on the taggers you're watching and the company you keep. Avoid the restaurant at all costs. You'll think "Man, I've been playing hard and a burger sounds really great right about now." That's a poor thought to have. Out of a group of 15, zero people enjoyed their dinner. That's a 0% approval rating, for those too lazy to do the math. I can only in good faith recommend the mini golf for a good time, but the mini golf is a good time and far more reasonably priced than the rest of the shenanigans available. read more

Whenever my friends and I feel like being kids again, this is where we go. Their putt-putt is probably the best in the area and the batting cages look great as well, although I haven't tried them out yet. Frankie's offers a ton of arcade games (payable by a pre-loaded fun card). The games seem like they could be more affordable, which is why I'm knocking a star off (I can blow right through $20 with a friend in less than 30 minutes - maybe that's my fault but I'd like more games for my money - who wouldn't!?) Their bar is nice -- I haven't ate there but I have had drinks. The bartender at the time was attentive but the only one behind the bar. Could have helped to have a second bartender there to get drinks made faster. FYI -- Frankie's Fun Cards are accepted at the bar/restaurant! So if you've got cards left over, save them up for a pint at the bar. read more

It doesn't matter how old you are, I guarantee that this place will make you forget all your worries (at least for the time you're there) They have everything to keep you entertained- arcade games, miniature golf course, go-karts, bumper boats, laser-tag, and a cafe in case you need to refuel from playing so hard! It's not necessarily cheap (one go-kart round that lasts about 5-10 minutes is $7 per person) but you can't really get to do these kinds of things elsewhere! Also, all the rides are pay as you go! ...so if you have commitment issues, it's okay because you can choose to pay for just one ride at a time~ I could tell the kids there were having a blast. For adults, this is your opportunity to release some steam from a hard day's work :) read more

Went here for a date with my wife. It's your standard arcade place, they've got fun stuff you can't really do anywhere else. It was her first time doing anything like that so I was happy she had fun. I'd rate their customer service 0/10. Absolutely horrible. I paid for us to go go-karting and the guy at the desk told us to go out and swipe our cards. We went out and did that and continued to wait about 10 min before I went back in and asked if someone was going to come over or if we were supposed to turn the karts on ourselves. He said "Oh, I'll send someone over". We then waited another 5 min before I went back inside and told them still no one showed up. They got someone to walk outside and get the guy who was supposed to turn the karts on, who showed up another 5 min later. He asked me how I was doing so I answered him honestly that I was kind of annoyed we had to wait so long for no apparent reason. He then explained how there were only 3 guys working outside. Apparently that's how many it takes to take care of the grand total of 0 other people that were enjoying a fine 45 degree Monday evening with us. Basically the whole experience felt like your typical place being worked by a bunch of high schoolers who don't care about what they do. Of the 4 people we interacted with over the course of 15-20 min to try and ride some go-karts it didn't feel like any of them cared we had come and spent our money at their business, let alone that we'd had to wait 20 min because no one felt like doing their job. I'd give this place a 1 star, but despite it all my wife had a fun time so that's worth something. read more

We had our nephew in town visiting and was trying to find something fun for us to do. We came upon Frankie's! We went on a Monday early afternoon and it was surprisingly busy. We play a round of mini golf and my nephew and husband both rode on go-carts. They had a blast! I would love to go back and take a ride on the bumper boats and play some arcade games. Frankie's was well kept, especially the mini golf course landscaping. The inside was also bet clean and neat. This is a great place to take kids for some afternoon fun although alittle pricey read more

First time going and unfortunately on the busiest day possible. Definitely a place to hit up on a weekday if you're older. Great place to take kids, didn't try the food so I wouldn't be helpful. But the golf course is 3/5 nothing to amazing but definitely fun if you go with a good group. Games are expensive as well. read more

It's pretty expensive but the playground was a great workout for the kids!! Many of the games are very modern and up to date and the prizes weren't too bad! The food was fairly priced I think and the service was friendly. For a group of 5, plan on spending just under $100 for activities, rides and food. Wish there was an all day pass/wristband for the attractions. read more

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