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    3.4 (9 reviews)
    Open 10:00 am - 10:00 pm

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    Pinboy's At the Beach - They show different versions of scoring screens

    Pinboy's At the Beach

    3.5(73 reviews)
    8.7 mi

    I like bowling. This bowling ally needs an update. They also have poor service. Just calling to ask…read morequestions had a person that acted like he did not want to be helpful. Then when we got there it did not get any better. Not a single smile in the place. So we put our name on the waiting list but the guy could not tell us what the wait time would be. He did not even want to give us an estimate. We actually left to go home but my friends called 40 minutes later and said they just got a text saying they had a lane open. So we drove all the way back. The bathrooms were dirty. The whole place looks like it needs help. Even the ceiling tiles are dirty and stained. The allies are very close. In my pictures you see a chair that you can sit in but it is not for an adult because you cannot get around the person easily to get to the bowling start point. So we had to stand and we were on top of each other. We had to become friends with the people next to us so we could spread out and have room to stand. We enjoyed each other so we had an ok time but We ALL agreed that we will never go back there again. THere are other bowling allies . I do have one positive thing to say The snack bar person was nice. We got a pitcher of soda and she was happy and trying to make sure our drink had the perfect amount of ice.

    Pinboys is by far the best place to bowl on the planet. The old school vibes along with modern…read morebowling tech and superior lane care management make for a great place to bowl. The staff and community of bowlers make you feel like family at Pinboy's which makes it so special and unique for me. It's hands down better than any other place that I have bowled period. It's the amazing human beings that run it and also call it their home bowling alley which make it an amazing bowling experience. They saved me from myself during a difficult period in my life along with my faith of course, but without the people at Pinboy's I don't want to think where I'd be. So thankful to call these wonderful people friends that are really more like a family of bowlers. Thanks for being amazing Pinboys and Girls!

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    Apex Entertainment Virginia Beach - Games...

    Apex Entertainment Virginia Beach

    3.3(154 reviews)
    5.1 mi

    One thing missing is an information desk. And if they had one, I never saw it…read more I only did the bowling activity which was fun; there are so many lanes and a VIP room with additional lanes. The cost was per lane vs per person and you pay at the counter in the bowling area. If you're in the military/a vet let them know as you get a DISCOUNT. Not only that, but shoe rental and sock are free, (normally around $3.50 each). Since I didn't go in with intentions to bowl I didn't bring any, but was able to get a free pair since my cousins benefit applied to everyone in the party. The socks are actually cute (to me). It was very busy on a Friday evening and the crowd seemed to be teens and adults. Very few small kids. The servers come to the lanes to take orders, and the tablet at the bowling lane has a button to press for their help. Since it was taking long, we just ordered drinks from the bar nearby. The food, ordered later was simple, but good. -Sunset strawberry sangria is good, but could use more strawberry flavor. - Mozzarella sticks are no different then what you'd get at the grocery store and for the price the amount given isn't enough. - Wings, got a double order, 1/2 sweet chili, 1/2 garlic parmesan. I've often seen the latter on menus and steered clear because it didn't sound appealing. However, since it was ordered (for the group) I figured I'd give it a try. It was Soooooo good that I before I left I placed a to go order. Servers and staff were overall kind, but very busy. Lots of running and trying to take care of everyone. There weren't many smiles, but I imagine they were focused on the task at hand. Anyway, be kind and be patient. If you're staying at a nearby hotel let them know your going to Apex. I did (as I inquired about directions) and was given afree pass for laser tag, which I gave away.

    This is an entertainment venue with lots of different activities. From bowling, mini golf, laser…read moretag, arcade games, bumper cars, VR experiences, etc.. I am basing my review on the activities that me and my daughter experienced. There is lots of parking at the event and it is free.. which is great to see.... Walking in, we were shocked at how expensive everything was. You are literally spending $50+ per hour per person. We did the mini golf. The course was very small. 18 holes in the dark with glow in the dark balls. It started out great but when we reached around hole 6 a group of 12-15 teenagers came in and started speed running through the course.. they were hitting their balls all over the place. My daughter and I had to step aside for and let them speed their way through. After that there were a couple of older kids that were hitting their balls very hard and they were flying off the course.. one of those balls almost hit my daughter in the head.. they really need some supervision in the mini golf room. Otherwise somebody is going g to get seriously injured... Next we want to the arcade section. My daughter loved the VR experience items. But at $5+ dollars for 5 mins.... It adds up really fast. They have a little store where you can get prizes in exchange for tickets. But the big problem is that there are very few machines that actually give you tickets when you play them. There were a couple of claw machines that gave you a chance to win 100'or so tickets. But when you need thousands of tickets to buy anything.. you are literally spending a lot of money. Most of the machines were claw based machines where you could win a prize or the coin push machines which are hard to win anything out of. Overall, I was not a big fan of Apex. It is very expensive for what you get.. you can easily spend over $100 per hour in this place to try all the different things. Unless you have a big promo or coupon that gives you a huge discount.... It is not worth the money. The other big issue is that there is very little supervision of all the kids running around. Most of the staff look like they are high school students working a summer job. Like I mentioned earlier, my daughter almost getting hit in the head with a golf ball is unacceptable!!! Highly don't recommend coming here unless you can get a huge discount.

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    Circuit Social - Beer and 2 sangrias wall

    Circuit Social

    3.7(145 reviews)
    8.8 mi
    $$

    Heard about this place and wanted to try it out. We figured it would be fairly slow given it is a…read morelong holiday weekend and a lot of people would be out of town on vacation, but we were wrong. Good size crowd but still plenty of room and game to easily get to and play. Started off with great service at the front desk, I believe the guys name is Cleary. He was very welcoming. We explained this was our first time in and asked for recomendations. He was very friendly and cordial and explained how everything worked. At the end of the visit we realized he gave great advice that allowed us to fully enjoy our visit. The vibe and ambiance was really good and had the true arcade feel. People were laughing and having lots of fun just like us. There were people enjoying food and drinks and relaxing in groups in the dining area, playing duck pin bowling, video games including guitar hero, playing pinball, skeetball, basketball shoot and football throwing games. I mean there was real fun being had by all including us. Didn't have food but had beer and played pinball and video games. I really like the beer taps because there were a lot of choices and I tried several different ones because you pour as little or as much as you want. I did about six oz pours and tried several ones. We will definitely be visiting Circuit Social again to get out and have fun and take our mind off things. Thank you for a good time. we needed it!!

    Super fun place! They have a ton of old school games mixed in with new ones. This is a really cool…read morespot.

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    Dave & Buster's Virginia Beach

    Dave & Buster's Virginia Beach

    2.5(514 reviews)
    7.9 mi
    $$

    1. Our event has 22 children but there was only one person assigned to our event. While I think she…read moredid her best and was very kind, she was still only one person. 2.We did the stack n play 1030-1230 party and we never received the chocolate syrup, strawberries, or whip cream(I was told it was still frozen and she did bring out a small plate after I asked with what she could gather from the frozen whip cream) we should have had pancakes, syrup, chocolate syrup, whip cream, sprinkles, strawberries, and Oreo crumbles per the website. 3.The drink containers were not filled until after the kids had already eaten and were asking for a beverage. 4. I kept the children at the table because the food was to be served at 1045 but was not served until 1100 which made it more difficult for us to stay on schedule. 5. The "unlimited" green games was very unfortunate as the amount of green games was extremely minimal. I was very shocked at how little games were actually green. It would be very nice if after the $10 is spent that the kids could still play any game but just not receive tickets. That truly limited them and was such a bummer. 6. Multiple cards (to include my birthday boys bracelet) stopped working even for green games. While they worked to fix this it took away even more of their playing time which was very frustrating. The employees also wanted to know which kid and which games specifically thinking it was a game issue so that too took time to work through. 7. The gratuity auto placed on the receipt is not just on food but also on the cost of the game cards which is strange. In addition it is not listed as gratuity but something else which had I not prepared for that ahead of time I would have missed this entirely. 8. I ordered 3 platters (grapes/strawberries/cheese) and bacon (but this was per person pricing of a side) it would be very nice if you offered some sides options in addition to the two pancakes per person for this breakfast party. The other times have so many options and this one I had to piece together to feel complete. Over all the host for our party was very kind and worked her best for us I feel. But there were multiple unfortunate frustrations for us which was a bummer.

    Overpriced and never clean. I'm basing my review off their arcade and bathrooms. I have had a…read morebirthday party there and have attended for various events but I'd like to make note that their machines are outdated, overpriced, and constantly breaking. We've been to other locations and they have way more to offer. The "prizes" are SHEIN quality. Their employees are helpful but need to clean better. Every table or area we took a break at was dirty and we came during a slow time so it was not busy at all. The bathrooms were so nasty that I had to go out to the mall to take my little to use the restroom. We don't normally eat here during our morning visits so I can't say much on their food or drinks. Overall, if it wasn't for the kids asking to stop by I would never frequent this location. We now tend to go across the street to the small crane arcade afterwords to at least get some bang for our bucks.

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    Topgolf

    Topgolf

    3.8(654 reviews)
    4.9 mi
    $$

    Visiting friends in Virginia with family, and we decided too all go and spend a day before we leave…read moreat top golf , we've always went to top golf since my boys love golfing, so we been all around the top golf's America haha. But this top golf experience was a little bit different, yeah of course not perfect especially because the tables were sticky and quite dirty so that was unpleasant, and our bayhost was alright but it felt a little like she was annoyed of us so it kind of ruined the mood, but the server who brought us our food honestly made the whole experience reach the 4 stars! He was a really nice, funny, pleasant, well mannered young gentleman. He brought us the food and actually took some time explaining everything and made genuine conversations, making jokes and being extremely friendly, not only with me but my whole family, he was also extremely fast and understanding and got us everything we needed even though I'm sure he was busy and had things to do! I usually don't write reviews regarding servers but this young man named Jamari really stood out, it truly feels really nice when someone who's a server takes out time from they're day to be genuine and have a conversation, and it really sets the mood for the rest of the experience you have. Especially not knowing how that can change someone's whole day. So all I have to say my family's experience was really made great because of the nice young man Jamari, each top golf deserves an employee like him! And Thank you Top Golf for hosting us all the way in Virginia!!

    I needed up buying a year Platinum Membership & I'm looking forward to seeing if it's worth it!…read more I do appreciate that I received 20% off food & drinks.

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    Strikers Pro Shop - Fitting for the bowling ball drilling for improved comfort and reaction

    Strikers Pro Shop

    4.0(2 reviews)
    8.7 mi
    $$

    The workmanship is one of the few positive qualities of this shop. He does a good job but never…read moreanswers the phone and is almost never punctual when it comes to the times stated as open for business. Those two qualities are where this shop could use some major improvement. HOWEVER, the shop is easy to find; it's located inside the bowling alley towards the back of the building. Pricing is very reasonable with fast timelines for most services. Wide assortment of products available to choose from to include a discount on services if you purchase the item from their store. I would consider giving a higher rating easily if timeliness and service via phone were to improve. Maybe if they were to consider forwarding phones to the front desk of the bowling alley when they were going to step away from the shop it would be easier to communicate with the technician.

    Strikers has been drilling my equipment for over 20 years now, and Danny always provides excellent…read morecustomer service in addition to being one of the few pro shop operators to carry the advanced IBPSIA certification. His move from a location inside AMF Lynnhaven to Pinboys at the Beach has made it a lot more convenient for me to visit his shop since I bowl a league at Pinboys. I highly recommend Strikers to bowlers of all skill levels.

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    Custom layouts for increased performance

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    AMF Indian River Lanes

    AMF Indian River Lanes

    3.0(48 reviews)
    7.5 mi
    Sports on TV
    Wheelchair accessible

    First, I'd like to say that I didn't bowl. Swollen foot wouldn't allow it…read more Secondly, I went with a small group from my church along with other friends and family of our sponsor. It was my first time in a bowling alley but I must say watching everyone else bowl and looking like they're having a great time was quite refreshing. The server for our group was very good attending to our group. Two thumbs up for her being wonderful while handling the soft drinks and other staff members bringing out the food. I got to admit the food was pretty good. Pizzas were nice and hot and tasty, the chicken tenders crunchy and delicious, the breadsticks spot on, the atmosphere was electric. The place was packed, folks having a great time, I had a great non-bowling first time. Maybe, when my foot heals, I may try to bowl. TBD...

    Bowling: We came here in a Thursday night. The lanes were full but after a short wait we got a…read morelane. The staff were really nice and polite. The place was clean and it was easy to find a ball with the proper finger fit and weight. We also had some alcoholic beverages and food. Drinks: We tried two different signature cocktails on the menu. They were terrible way too much mix and barely any alcohol. They both tasted like sour capri sun juice boxes. We asked the bar tender to swap them out because we couldn't drink them. The staff were polite and allowed us to swap out our drinks. Then we had a mixed cocktail of sprite and vodka because they don't have ginger beer to make mules. These drinks were much better. Food: We ordered the Pepperoni Flat Bread which was delicious for a bowling alley. We also ordered loaded fries, sweet chili boneless wings, and mozzarella bites. They all tasted like the fryer oil was way past due to be changed so we couldn't get past that bad oil taste. I would stay away from any fryer foods and stick to their pizza/flat breads. The overall experience was good. I wish the food and drinks were better. I will go there again to bowl but I am going to eat and drink elsewhere.

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