I looooove this place man!!! Great food and friendly staff!!!! Very wheelchair friendly!

First time at Garage Bar & Bowl in downtown Waconia on First St. We visited late afternoon on New Year's Day and they seemed a bit under staffed but everyone was friendly and made the wait tolerable. They comped us our first game because of some technical issues and we used the time we were waiting to partake in some very good cheese curds from the happy hour menu. After bowling we had dinner - a Mega-roni pizza, a VooDoo burger, and a Garage BYO bacon burger. Probably the best bowling ally food I have had. The server told me about their Sunday BYO Bloody Mary Bar - sounded awesome and may have to come back to check it out. read more

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Best place to eat with your family and go bowling and hang out with friends love this place 100% must visit spot.

My friend and I stopped in for a game of bowling after we had some coffee. Located in a small town. There's street parking in front and/or nearby streets. There were about 6 lanes. The seats were cushion, comfy and had a vibe to it. There was music playing from the 90's -early 2000's which was a bit reminiscent and fun to hear while bowling. Overall, it was a fun experience! read more

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Brought the grands for a snack and some bowling after school at 3pm. Fantastic little bar; small bowling alley with six lanes, and very attentive kid-tolerant staff. 3-5 pm saw 3 of the 6 lanes with kids bowling and having a gas. Will definitely come again with the kids but also a great date night spot. Good menu, we just had two kid-sized pizzas with french fries but everything was eaten. Lots of tv's. Will be back again with the kids, but will also be back with our friends. Local spot, on street parking. Will come back. read more

Went for a birthday dinner and we had three pizzas. Always get the dill pickle and it was good as always. This time opted also for the Poutine and the Spaghetti pizzas. Omg, the poutine pizza was amazingly tasty with many flavors and the gravy killed. Spaghetti pizzas had angel hair, sausage and meatballs and it was also done great. All three top notch. read more

Garage Bowling & Bar - Poutine pizza. Soooooo good - Bars Near Me - Waconia, Minnesota

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I've been here a few times now when I've gone to visit my sister. This vacation we went here twice. The food is great. The pizza is delicious and the cheese curds are fantastic!! Probably my favorite cheese curds of all the ones I've tried while in Minnesota and Wisconsin. They serve them with (what I assume and what tastes like) homemade ranch. It has a nice, subtle dill taste to it too). The kids bowled on both visits. We also were there during happy hour on both occasions. They have a deal that is "buy one, get one for $1". Awesome deal! I just have one slight complaint about it... on the 1st visit, the waitress brought us our beer and then an empty shot glass for the 2nd beer. Which makes sense as you don't want your 2nd beer sitting there getting warm while you're drinking the 1st. But on our second visit, I orders cocktails and they made/served BOTH at once, I didn't love that. (Side note: my husband drank too, I didn't have all 4 to myself). HAHA! I felt like I had to rush and drink quickly as I didn't want the ice melting and watering down my drink. They were different bartenders each time so my advice is to get everyone on the same page and do the "shot glass" thing and not serve BOTH drinks at once. read more

Garage Bowling & Bar - Scrumptious cheese curds - Bars Near Me - Waconia, Minnesota

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Food amazing, and that's why I'm leaving a two star. Bowling ally, trash. Not oiled whatsoever, when I tried to curve it it would hook form one side of the lane to the other. Service was pretty good though read more

Lanes not oiled well. Food pretty good, overall it's alright. Like I said, it's not a very good lane. Just needs more oil

Came here on a Saturday afternoon. It wasn't too busy, and the weather was nice so they had their big garage doors open. We sat at the bar which had nice stools that swiveled and had a back rest, comfortable bar seating! The bartender was super friendly and clearly the other locals were vibing with him over the live twins game. Spicy Bloody Mary, spectacular. Came with a beef stick, lime, pickle, olives and a snit. The wings were equally as delicious. They were smoked, so the meat inside had a juicy smokey flavor while the jerk sauce was spicy. They were served so piping hot that I had to let them rest a little. Great place, I hear the pizza is good too so I'll try that next time! read more

Garage Bowling & Bar - Spicy Bloody Mary & Caribbean Jerk Wings - Bars Near Me - Waconia, Minnesota

Just stop reading this and get there, you will love it! Elevated bar food with old school bowling lanes in a revamped historic building... yes please! Seating is a "fend for yourself" as they didn't have hosts and when a table opens up, you just grabbed it. The honor system gets a good test with this way as you line up at the door checking the bar and seating for space. Food prices were far and the food was hot and delicious. Only dislike, the put the pizzas on a stand at your table and it's kind of more hassle, so we took ours off the stand. read more

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This is a very family friendly atmosphere with a bowling alley in the back. They have lots of nice natural light making the space feel open and inviting. They have a large drink menu with happy hour. I was expecting a bit more flavor and quality for the price of the food and because of the atmosphere. It about on par with bowling alley food. The pretzel sticks were my favorite with the beer cheese. The service was good overall. I loved the way the restaurant was laid out with plenty of round booth seating which allows for good conversation flow. Parking is on the street, but easy to find. I would recommend this place for a family get together with children or a playdate. I was also pleasantly surprised that the bowling alley part wasn't super loud. read more

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Went there on a Saturday late afternoon. It was very full. Found seating at the bar. Many tv's to watch football. Bartender was great and the burgers were large and excellent. read more

Uff, wanted to enjoy, so super bummed it didn't work for us. Good part, great ambiance and nice server. Bad part, I am a solid Bloody Mary drinker and not a fan of their version. Super bummed. Also, dry rub wings were burnt, not ideal. Lastly, the poutine, curds are not fried and instead squeaky and melted. Could have worked but way too much and completely over done. Additionally, a huge waste as we had to scoop off the entire mound of melted curds to unearth the fries, bacon was raw. Nobody enjoys raw bacon. If we go back, we will try the pizza. Husband share that Surly Furious is a safe bet. read more

We love going to Garage Bar in Waconia! Their dill pickle pizza was available LONG BEOFRE the craze and is delicious! In addition to that, we had the Banh Mi pizza last week and it was fabulous. If it's busy can be a bit of wait but overall great place for pizza, bloody Mary's and bowling! read more

Garage Bowling & Bar - Banh Mi Pizza - Bars Near Me - Waconia, Minnesota

Met up some friends for drinks and bowling here. We decided to get some dinner while we were there. The dill pickle pizza was absolutely delicious! I would come again just for the pizza alone. So cheesy and good! They have huge windows that pull all the way into the ceiling which I thought was neat! Let's you feel the nice cool outdoor breeze. All the servers were really nice and gave us recommendations on beers. They let us sample a few also. My only complaint was that the bowling area smelled like restroom.. we turned on a fan just cause the smell was getting so bad. It didn't smell like that in the restaurant side but specifically just the bowling area. But would still come again! read more

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Pizza and wings were fantastic, the staff is great. Check for private events and call for reservations with a large group as seating is limited. read more

I love everything dill pickle. So when I saw the Dill Pickle Dilemma on the menu at Garage Bar & Bowl, I knew what I was getting! This thing is loaded w/ pickle chips, roasted garlic, smoked dill pickle seasoning, fresh dill, Ranch dressing and Garage three-cheese blend! Garage Bar takes pride in being a scratch kitchen, serving tasty food made with locally sourced ingredients, prepared in-house and exceeding expectations for a local sports bar and grill. It's a really fun spot to watch a game or just hang out. They even have a bowling alley inside. If you find yourself out in Waconia, Garage Bar is a must stop! read more

Garage Bowling & Bar - Dill Pickle Dilemma - Bars Near Me - Waconia, Minnesota

Impressed with the food here -- great appetizers, and the pizza is solid, too. We've tried to get the spaghetti pizza twice, but it's been sold out both times we've gone. I guess you've got to get there really early if you want to try it. read more

If you are into bowling, sports, pizza and drinks. This is the place for you! Try the Meat Me pizza. Topped with hand made pulled pork. It goes well with any sports game that's televised. read more

Garage Bowling & Bar - Meatza! - Bars Near Me - Waconia, Minnesota

A very busy seat yourself place, good food, bowling alley full bar. Food is great but when it's busy service can be a little diminished

Great food, great service, great atmosphere, his is the best pace in town and you should go here!!!!

Absolutely delicious, and a great atmosphere in such a cute town! We were so charmed by this place. The menu is great. I got a dill pickle pizza - delicious - and my husband got the big pig sandwich which he absolutely loved. It took awhile to get our orders but it was worth the wait! read more

Garage Bowling & Bar - The big pig sandwich - Bars Near Me - Waconia, Minnesota

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very disappointed on how my 2 year old was treated. The most calm and happiest kid too.

Stopped in tonight. Great food again and on the table in about 10-15 min... great service! Acoustics aren't great, kinda loud but worth it for everything else. read more

Sorry to say the food has really gone downhill. Had a terrible gyro pizza, thought I would try again. Had the buffalo chicken sandwich, another swing and miss. Chewy and how do you mess up buffalo hot sauce? Only reason to go back is double up for a Buck, what a shame. It was good in the past. read more

Great spot! Cute 6 lanes of bowling, great food and ambiance. Pull tabs and a decent tap list. Staff were very accommodating, kids spilled twice and they were right there to help. read more

Server was great. Food was so good and huge portions. Cheese curds are awesome (but there's a lot). Burgers were fabulous. Out of a number of things on the menu on a Saturday night so that was a bummer but the menu is large so we found other options. read more

I really like the vibe of this place and the bbq chicken pizza was great. The garachos were brutal, please do not order these. They need 3x more cheese & you can make nachos better at your own home. Besides the garachos, the pizza was great. I'd recommend this place. Awesome beer choices, and good service. read more

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Wow, lunch was delicious! I never would have thought of smoking the romaine lettuce and then creating a ceasar salad, the pulled chicken was tasty! Our waitresses nane was Becky, she's a keeper! read more

Garage Bowling & Bar - Smoked Caesar salad with pulled chicken, delicious!! - Bars Near Me - Waconia, Minnesota

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Maybe they have listened to those who were unhappy online, but our staff experience was great (as was the bowling). We did not eat, but only because we had eaten elsewhere--the food looked fabulous and I did see many empty plates which is always a good sign. I say ignore the low stars and check this place out for yourself. And bring socks. You'll want to try out the bowling! read more

Food was great! My family really enjoyed the bowling. The server was really attentive and made sure we had everything we needed. I would go back again for sure. read more

My friends and I went here after a movie. We've gone here before and the food has been good service is good. The food was nonexistent As in they didn't even have the garachos. We ended up getting the broccoli and onion rings appetizers. I thought the broccoli taste terrible. the service was terrible we couldn't even get glass of ice water quickly. This was this past Thursday night July 7 at 7:30. I don't think my girlfriends and I will go there again read more

Went to this bar to have a few drinks with some friends. The bartender Maddy cut my friend off from drinking because "she was too drunk and stumbling". My friend has an autoimmune disease that she can't help and also had accidents with both knees. Tried talking to Maddy in a civil manner and asking honest questions and she was not understanding whatsoever she got defensive. Would not recommend this bar especially if you have health issues. read more

They definitely have some kinks to work out. The place is nice inside. Their pizza is pretty dang good and exceeded my expectations. I've had the burger once. It was not very good. It was overcooked. I had the roasted broccoli once and it was luke warm at best and very crunchy. The wait staff seems to need better training or maybe they just need more help. I have had food come in waves, where some people in my party didn't get their food until a few minutes after everyone else did. Also, the attitude of some has not been great. In addition, they should not eat in the kitchen. The kitchen is in full view of the tables. When it's busy and you see wait staff standing in the kitchen eating a plate of food, it's not a great look. Overall, it should be a great place. It's new and expected that there will be issues to work out. They need to be more consistent with their food and hopefully the wait staff will be better trained in the future. read more

It's been an hour and we still don't have our pizza!!! Service is terrible! Drinks taste good though.

I really like this place. Great food. Their pizza is especially good! But my favorite is their grilled broccoli, it's EXCELLENT!!! Clean, great atmosphere, fun for everyone. It one of our favorite places to go. Keep up the great work! read more

This place is a great hangout, bowling, great beer, food is excellent. I love spicy foods especially burgers. Most places have a 4-alarm burger or claim they have the hottest burger; rarely do they exceed 2-alarm. Garage's Voodoo burger is a spicy burger that lives up to its name; and is fantastic. read more

The bowling alley is completely updated with new score boards, seating , lanes, new shows and balls. It's a nice small atmosphere. Great for kids parties, families and friends. The pizza was excellent too. read more

With the limited choices around town for a good family dinner, we really wanted to like it. Unfortunately after our second visit we will probably wait for a while before we come back. The place looks great and the atmosphere is fun. On the downside the food has been mediocre at best. The potato chips were burnt, the bbq sandwich didn't have enough sauce, the kitchen skipped the onion straws and the fries were hard (not fresh). The kids meal came out five minutes after the adult meals (there should be rules against this ;-)). The unisex bathrooms desperately needed attention (ick). The service was great. Oh, and it's sooo cold inside (they definitely need a second set of doors for the winter...like iron tap). Hopefully mgmt will get a handle on things and we will try again. read more