Came in for a friendly rematch while in town visiting family. It was on a Friday night and I was surprised at how few lanes were being used. There was no wait. I think there should be a reconsider on the layout. The lanes are so packed that you can't get by people sitting on the couches. The furniture is so oversized. The lanes have warps in them. The cost was 112. for 4 people. The food was good. Will likely not return to this bowling alley. read more

Kings Dining & Entertainment - American Near Me - Raleigh, North Carolina

See all

Visited with our toddler on Sunday evening. First time visiting, shoe rental was quick, lanes were clean. Our server, Kendall Z was fantastic! Attentive, friendly and made our first experience great! Ordered boneless wings, salad and a few drinks. Everything was delish and as expected! We will definitely be back. Thank you. read more

Kings Dining & Entertainment - Family friendly bowling features - American Near Me - Raleigh, North Carolina

One of the coolest places around town to grab a game of bowling with friends and fam. The food isn't bad and the vibe and ambiance is even better! read more

As a Californian I am used to having to spend $100+ at an arcade just to get an hour of play time. My sister and I were staying in the area and wanted something to do at night, we popped in and played for like 2 hours and only paid $30 for credits, they had a good variety of games, I didn't bowl but the people who were bowling seemed like they were having fun! read more

We had a great team outing - we were there before opening hours so it was quiet. The bowling was fun and most of the food was good - I don't think anyone liked the veggie pizza. Our bartender, Amber, was awesome - GREAT customer service! I'd definitely return. read more

Going to the Kings in Orlando has always been a great time for me, so it was no surprise that the Kings in Raleigh was on the same level. With it being a busy holiday weekend, we made reservations ahead of time to bowl. The staff was quick to get us checked in and out to our lane! I haven't noticed this in FL but for this location they have some accent art throughout the bowling area of the Dude from The Big Lebowski. It was a nice touch that added to the atmosphere. Something else cool to note is that they even had his drink on the menu with their own twist! We didn't end up eating food, although the father and son in the lane next to us had pizza that smelled absolutely amazing! For drinks the boys had an array of beers, and I started off with a drink called Pirate Ship. It comes with blue curaçao and pineapple vodka which are always a delicious combination that makes me feel like I'm on a tropical vacation! It definitely helped out my bowling game as well, which they should add in the fine print . Whenever I'm back to visit I'll be sure to come back to Kings! It's really located in the perfect area for you to bowl and walk around mid town! read more

Kings Dining & Entertainment - Bowling lane - American Near Me - Raleigh, North Carolina

See all

I had a birthday party at Kings and they were so efficient and accommodating! So much fun, such a good atmosphere, LOVE ME SOME KINGS. Thomas was a huge help in setting up the perfect night! Thanks Kings!!! read more

Kings Dinning & Entertainment offers a variety of fun for everyone in your party. I highly recommend making reservations as far in advance as possible and leave well before 9pm. The atmosphere was great and everyone was respectful of each others personal space. However the later it became the rowdier groups became. Security had to speak to a few people because they were getting a bit out of control. Kings would be better if they limited guest by reservation and limited bar guest. There were a lot of people just sitting and waiting around and it became crowded pretty quickly. read more

Kings Dining & Entertainment - bowling alley - American Near Me - Raleigh, North Carolina

My siblings and I got together to celebrate my brother's 41st birthday. The atmosphere is nice for both adults and kids. There were plenty of things to do such as bowl, play pool, or foosball. Additionally, we ordered a sampler and two drink towers. They had a variety of food and drinks to select from. The food was good. The service was great. The only thing I would like to warn is if you order food to eat and everyone gets up to play or watch others play your food and drinks may be gone when you return. It was a really good time. We enjoyed ourselves and definitely recommend for a family night. read more

See all

Best place to take anyone especially friends just to hang out. I had the best service when I came in people don't say anything when u come into stores anymore and when I came in a was welcomed so warmly and I'm definitely coming back, the food and drink were so affordable for the taste and the ambiance. We had so much fun we went to the arcade and are just now leaving and we had a 2:00 reservation and we stayed there for almost 3/4 hours so much to do and the drinks we amazing love the customer service and everyone was very pleasant 10/10 def coming back read more

The prices were decent and the food was good! Service is very prompt and professional. The decorations really put us in a Halloween mood. Loved it!! Very clean as well. read more

Kings Dining & Entertainment - Lane - American Near Me - Raleigh, North Carolina

Zero stars we made a reservation and got there early. Staff rude, ignoring us for 20 min then they said there are no bowling alleys available, we waited 45 more minutes and left. What a waist of time, never again don't waste your money read more

WTH?! I don't understand. I'm sitting at the bar. It's not a busy night (Thursday) at all but my glass has been empty for 10+ minutes now. The thing that blows my mind is that the bartender has walked past me multiple times, looks directly at me and my glass and still fails to approach me. I finally flagged her down to order food but she still failed to ask if I wanted another drink before walking away. Here I am now waiting for food and drink, which I haven't even ordered yet. The spot: This seems like a pretty fun and chill place to hang out with friends; however, if I can't get drinks on a slow night I don't think I'll have luck getting drinks on a busy Friday or weekend night. Decent music. The food: I ordered wings and waffle fries. It took a long time to get just those two items out. When food finally came out, it was only the wings because apparently she didn't hear me ask for fries... yet we had a mini convo whether they were regular fries or waffle fries. Service observation: Communications amongst the team sucks! Food runner is running around clueless. Other people at the bar have asked for their food to-go because of the long wait. From others facial expressions and reactions, I wasn't the only one not happy with the service tonight. The bartender was sweet, but that didn't make up for the poor service. read more

Kings Dining & Entertainment - American Near Me - Raleigh, North Carolina

Came across this place after eating dinner in the same area. Seemed like a really cool place because it had a bowling alley and a game area along with a huge bar and grille. We sat and had a drink and a shot, the bartender was really nice and quick with making our drinks. We had a fun time playing in the arcade area while drinking. We came back the next day and wanted to bowl and get some food and drinks. The server this day was very slow to take our drink and food orders. We didn't receive our drinks or food until we were basically done bowling which the bowling is for an hour. It's a cool place to check out though. read more

My family and I visited Kings Bowling and had an awesome time. Mariah was amazing at the front desk. Knowledgeable and helpful. She even seemed me out when I left my key at the front desk. 10 stars!!! read more

If you come here DONT ORDER THE GROUP ALCOHOL DRINKS. Our drink had absolutely no alcohol in it for $80. The sever told us that the bartender made it wrong and the manager told us she didn't know what she was talking about. All of the food was good tho. read more

I have visited Kings on multiple occasions. Location 5 stars Prime location with many things to get into in this area. The parking is plentiful here, and it's FREE, and there is more than one covered garage, so if there is a rainy day, no worries. Your best experience here would be to dine at the bar near the bowling lanes. You will receive better service at that bar. Overall Service 3 stars The hostess is never in place and not because they are seating someone. When we came here, we tried to sit at the larger bar, but dirty plates were everywhere. There is always two or more staff near the bar area, but they will never acknowledge you. When you finally get their attention, they are useless. They refer you to the hostess who's not in place. It would help if you spoke to the hostess even to be seated at the larger bar. The nicer bartenders with better service are near the bowling area. Food 4 star Honey, siracha Brussels sprouts are amazing. The pizzas here are also one of the best go-to as they are delicious for an entertainment/leisure space. read more

Raleigh, North Carolina. Bowl, but I don't recommend the food, here. We had our 2022 Christmas party at this place, and while the bowling was fun, the food was...insanely subpar. The teriyaki chicken on skewers was hard as a rock...you had to rip it apart just to eat it. It was practically dehydrated and well overdone. Meatballs were tasteless, and the pizza was the equivalent of a frozen Totino's Pizza from Walmart. The pretzel balls were good, as were the spring rolls, but that was about it. For the price, this food should be a LOT better. Oddly enough, I really used to like the food here a couple of years ago. It's gone downhill for sure. Bring sanitizer for the balls if you use theirs, as I highly doubt that's happening. Great lanes, though! Oh, and play something other than friggin' hiphop garbage, too. I don't mind a mix of it, but there was too much of it. Some rock would've been nice. And turn the volume down...had to yell to the person just 4 feet away. read more

See all

Visitsd Kings tonight with my wife and another couple as a date night and will NOT be going back any time soon. This was the worst customer service experience I've ever had and I did make sure the manager was aware on our way out. We had a reservation for 5:45 pm on a Friday. It was the only reservation available, yet when we got there and got 30 minutes into bowling, more than half the lanes were still open. When checking in for our reservation, the person working at the counter was very short and not personable. There was very little greeting. When he asked us for payment, we werent allowed to use cash for one, but when we told him how to split the bill, he rolled his eyes and responded in silence. One of the parts of checking in was providing shoe sizes which we provided on paper as requested. A second worker came up and asked us for our shoe sizes anyway without bothering to check the form we'd filled out less than 5 minutes prior. Another key to the check in experience was that there was a tip line. The person who checked us in pressed less buttons and had less interactions than someone who works at a fast food restaurant. There should be no tip line on the card statement that needs to be signed. Especially when it costs $120+ for 4 people just to bowl for an hour and fifteen minutes. We were brought to our lane and prepared for a fun session of bowling. We were not approached by a server at all until after we had to go to the bar to order our own drinks. The server was an African American girl with dreadlocks at least 4 feet long. When she finally did approach us, we were all half way through our first drink and 3 frames thru our first match of bowling. She said "Im here to take really good care of you tonight" yet we literally never heard from her again. We purchased two drinks a piece and a plate of fries. This likely wouldve been twice as much had we had any sort of service at all. In comparison, the group directly next to us, who showed up an hour after us was greeted with waters menus and utensils before they even took their jackets off. These customers were the same demograhic as our server and it was clear she was showing favoritism. This is the most politically correct way of putting this. The drinks were $7 for draft craft beer and thats fine. The lanes for the bowling were well lit and they had a good selection of bowling balls to use. The vibe of the place was fine, although it did seem like none of the employees wanted to be there. I brought up our experience to the manager on duty, but all he wanted to do was bring it up to the server directly with us there and a dozen or more other customers within ear shot. That wouldve been embarassing so i told him my piece and then our group left. There was no apology and no offer for compensation. We will not be returning as long as this establishment has the same staff and management. The owner needs to take a good look at the recent reviews because clearly my group is not the first to have an experience like this recently. read more

First time at Kings, nice family environment. Was able to watch the fight while grabbing a few drinks while waiting for food. read more

See all

Everybody has an opinion well this is mine! Staff 5 Atmosphere 5 Cleanliness 5 Food 4 Let me start off by saying I have never been so excited to play games. The four-person air hockey was one of my all-time favorites, besides the basketball ! They have so many group games as well as duo games! The food was good I enjoyed the cannolis they were delicious. Did I mention how fun all the games we're let me say it again! I do not normally play games but I did like how 2-4 people could play so many games together! I loved how hot and fresh everything was and the presentation was spot on. I do believe I will have a fun outing planned for my loved ones here! The bar was stocked with whatever you needed to have an after-hours drink and let off some steam with or arcade games. read more

See all

What an awesome place! You might not expect much on the outside but when you go inside; it's a different world. A beautiful space to hangout, filled with games, bowling, pool tables and more. I came here for a private company party. You can rent out the backside for a private event, which comes with private bowling lanes. The food was quite delicious too. The pizza and finger food menu provides you with many options. I was quite impress with the quality. The customer service was excellent from the bar and wait staff. Very impressive for a place at this scale. Everyone went home happy. I look forward to stopping by again in the future; rather if it's just to chill or with a party. read more

See all

Location: 10/10 Atmosphere: 10/10 Music: 10/10 Staff/service: 10/10 Food: 20/10 Drinks: strong AF. 21/10 Idk why they have 3 stars. People just find anything to complain about. My experience was wonderful read more

Kings Dining & Entertainment - Maple Bourbon Wings** Chicken Tinga Tacos** - American Near Me - Raleigh, North Carolina

I went to Kings on Friday to go bowling with a girlfriend and grab dinner. For our small group size 1hr was $25 per person including shoe rentals for an hour of bowling, which doesn't sound like a lot but we played almost 2 full games and still took time to eat our food. I had a reservation at 6 and when we arrived, we were greeted and immediately got our shoes and taken to our lane. It was noticeably warm inside as if there was no hvac system but I noticed some huge cooling device was being used but, to me, it made little to no difference. Once to our lane our server almost immediately came and brought menus. Unfortunately they were a little wet still from cleaning solution but I was more happy that they were cleaned as germs are quite real even with the lessening of Covid precautions. I ordered a Nashville hot chicken sandwich with no coleslaw and a water and my friend got chicken strips and fries. The food took a little to come out but was pretty decent for the type of space we were in. I can say the Nashville hotness was very inconsistent, but the parts that were. Were very nice and the fries were perfect texture. My friends chicken tenders were like a honey sriracha flavor and, although not what she ordered, still very good. Our server was good and made sure we were taken care of bowling and food wise. Even with my going for a record number of gutter balls It was a great start to the weekend and I enjoyed myself and looking forward to coming again, definitely hoping they have some functional air by then though. read more

Kings dining and entertainment is one of the best places for a date night, or a get together with friends or family. Whether you're grabbing a nice drink, meal, playing arcade games, or bowling, Kings has the perfect nice, city sleek, dazzling atmosphere for it all. read more

Kings is located in north Hills with many other businesses so parking could possibly be an issue depending on the day or time that you go. There are parking structures and street parking nearby. We came for lunch & were able to be seated right away because the restaurant was empty. The venue is huge and has a dining area, bowling alley and game areas with arcade games, pool and air hockey. There are cool bowling decorations and colorful decor throughout the business. When we were first seated at a table the table was very wobbly and lifted in the air after I touched it. Our waiter was right there when it happened but didn't offer to let us move to a more secure table. We decided to move on our own and told him. He was fine with it. There are also booths that you are able to dine in. The menu offers sandwiches, appetizers, desserts and drinks. I opted to get the nachos. The nachos came with jalapeños, queso, cheese, Monterey Jack cheese, sour cream, pico de Gallo, and olives. You can add meat for an additional charge. The portion size was big enough to share. The nachos were good but were cold. We also ordered a warm chocolate chip cookie with ice cream for desert. Our waiter, Airik, was nice & asked if we needed anything else once he brought our food out but there were long delays each time he came back to our table and the restaurant was empty. He brought the dessert out at the same time that he brought our food. He did not ask if we wanted it with our food and after our meal. By the time we ate it the cookie was cold and the ice cream was melting. The cookie was good but would have been better if we could have gotten it warm after our meal. Our server did not refill our waters during the meal. The bus boy did ask if we wanted more water after we finished eating and he was picking up our plates and saw our empty glasses. I'm not sure if I would dine here again. read more

See all

We had a 4pm reservation and had young children with us. We were told the reservation was pushed to 5, and then to 6pm. Then they told us we needed to be done by 7 because someone else had a reservation at that time? Ok what about our reservation 2hrs ago now? At 6:45, a third of the way through the first game, they cut the screen off and told us we were done. Didn't even let us finish one game despite making us wait that long- and then tried to charge us $100 for a game we couldn't even finish. Another man came up to us and told us that employees had told his wife to "stop talking" when she asked how much longer their family would be waiting. This place used to be great and it's gone completely downhill. We won't be returning. read more

King's Bowling is really a cool spot to come bowl and have some food and drinks with friends. The place itself is incredibly stylish with unique artwork along the walls. Every lane has a comfortable couch and the service is incredibly friendly and quick. *Super clean *Super trendy *Very friendly staff The cocktails and green tea shots is really good and the food is tasty for a bowling alley. Even if you don't want to bowl it is worth coming here for the food drinks, and desserts. There is a private bowling lane, great for birthday parties. You do not have to bowl to enjoy this place; there is also *games of darts *pool tables *corn hole outside The quality of the food and the drinks matches the great atmosphere. The ambiance of the place is something to tell your friends about. Will definitely come back to bowl with friends again! read more

See all

Grabbed dinner bc it was Friday night and everyone around had a wait. Food was good bar food Gluten free pizza was good close to a flat bread Waitress was nice and got everything correct Front desk didn't greet us or anything so that could be improved for sure no hostess or anything. Nice overall read more

This is not a place for kids so don't let that fool you. Our bartender was so high she could barely do her job. The pins are on strings. This place is basically a night club. If that's what you are looking for and don't care about waiting forever for your drinks and food you are good. Never will come back. read more

Came with my family on the Friday after Thanksgiving. We arrived around 3 pm and it wasn't too busy. Kay was our bartender and also served our booth across from the bar. I had the Pirate Ship and another drink that's served In the fish bowl. They were just OK. My husband had the Bourbon Burger. It was super tasty and served with waffle fries. We also ordered a cheese pizza for the little one. It was good! The arcade isn't huge but there's enough games to be enjoyable. They use an automated texting system to communicate with customers waiting for bowling lanes. It was very helpful. For parties the wait can range from 1-2 hours. They also have a bar by the bowling lanes. I had "The Dude" and it was super yummy! They also have jumbo jenga, connect four, and put put to play in a covered outdoor area. Overall it was a great venue and the staff was super accommodating. Malinda was also a great help, shoutout to her! read more

See all

Fire alarm kept going off. It took away from my store Manger outing. There was a lot going on. We ordered food but never had any follow up from the waitress. This wasn't a very good experience but I'll try again to give them a chance to improve on the service. read more

My boyfriend and I went here for date night 3/8/2024. As soon as we got there around 6:30 the older woman at the shoe return was extremely rude and unfriendly. Whatever people have bad days. Boom. We are sat for bowling and order some food. I had the steakhouse burger, which was fine! We had the fried brussel sprouts, but they didn't even come with bacon or honey siracha that was stated on the menu. They were okay. But it came with buttermilk ranch... tell us why there were cheese crumbles in the "buttermilk ranch". No, not blue cheese. Just cheese crumbles. At first we panicked because we thought the ranch was curdled but it was random cheese crumbles?? Odd. Now, I feel personally obligated to warn everyone here to NEVER EAT THE CUBANO SANDWICH from this place. My boyfriend ordered it, and it is described as having "Pressed Mojo Pulled Pork, Honey Smoked Ham, Pickles, Mustard, Swiss cheese". I just made Cuban pork with a citrus mojo this week, amazing. THIS CUBANO WAS ANYTHING BUT AMAZING. The "mojo pulled pork" smelled and tasted so off putting my boyfriend, who's not a picky eater, only took one bite. So I tried it thinking maybe it's just how it's supposed to taste. NO SIR. For those of you that own dogs, the smell of dry dog food on your hands or the smell of a rawhide bone is what this pork tasted like. I never spit out food but this was absolutely disgusting and almost made me vomit. We both looked at each other and could only think about kitchen nightmares and that we were probably served expired, old pork. Apparently someone across from us ordered the same and said it was disgusting as well. AGAIN, NEVER EVER GET THE CUABNO UNLESS YOU WANT TO RISK FOOD POISONING. On the other hand, our server at the lanes all the way in the back, he was absolutely amazing!! Someone come and get the man because he needs to be working somewhere else with his work ethic and attitude! I asked if we could get another burger instead of his sandwich and he was very accommodating! And I absolutely hate sending food back or being wasteful.. but this was necessary. Nice job!! The young lady at the shoe return on our way out was very nice as well. A woman in a black and white blouse was very helpful and kind too (assuming she was part of management). As far as the arcade, they have a lot of fun games that we enjoyed besides bowling like pac-man, Mario kart, and claw machines. Overall, games are great! Food is questionable, and some employees are great! Definitely NOT worth the price. Around $50 for an hour of bowling for two people. The burger and sandwiches were around 17 each. Cocktails around $15. Food is definitely subpar quality and not worth that price. Go for just fun and the bottles and canned drinks. I had bold rock cider for $7 each. MOST IMPORTANTLY: NO CUBANO SANDWICH read more

Entertainment is definitely a 5. We ordered margaritas after being ignored by the bartender. She was talking to someone else behind the bar and after 7 min we had to move to get her attention. the bartender starred our margarita . The bartender needs training. read more

Went out in North Hills on a Saturday night looking to drink a beer and watch some football. Tried two other spots in the area, but wait times were absolutely insane. Turns out Kings has a nice sports bar area with plenty of tvs, drinks, and great food. Seemed like a very popular spot for events, lots of groups/families out enjoying the bowling and food. Was definitely a pleasant surprise learning Kings had so much going for it. It was a little loud and hectic, but ended up being a good bar experience with great, reasonably priced, food and drinks. read more

Kings Dining & Entertainment - a pretzel sandwich and fries - American Near Me - Raleigh, North Carolina

Great service until we got to the actual table and lanes. The girls were busy gathering around like high schoolers having talks with each other instead of waiting the customers . The guys were very helpful & the food was good . read more

Kings Dining & Entertainment - Primo Pepperoni - American Near Me - Raleigh, North Carolina

Came back here for my Birthday in December and the hostess at the front was really amazing! She went above and beyond in making sure my group and I had a wonderful experience. Any issues we had on the lanes, she was quick to rectify them. Thank you again Ma'am! read more

"EXCELLENT EXPERIENCE... I was celebrating a birthday of a loved one and booked the private space for the celebration. I was so impressed with the staff that I cannot say enough about the service. There was a minor concern when we arrived, and the manager Mike diligently and professionally handled it. He was gracious and went above and beyond in his level of customer service. We had Kyle Cobb & Collin Rodgers as our servers, and these gentlemen were top-notch. I didn't even know that venues still made this high level of customer service a priority. Everyone in my group enjoyed themselves. Mike, Kyle & Collin are the reason that I will recommend Kings Entertainment for any of your event needs. A few other thoughts are: (1) we paid the small extra fee for the private area, and it was soooo worth it. (2) the food menu which included drinks were perfect for our group and the food was also displayed nicely (3) We did a Sunday afternoon event, and it was the perfect size crowd in the entire space, and lastly, (4) The music was on point. It was fun, lively and a great mixture while bowling, playing pool and just socializing. I will definitely plan another event here." read more

Had the opportunity to return back to King's after winning a free bowling party for 6. There was a hiccup at the front desk when they couldn't locate my reservation, but eventually, they led us over to a small reserved section for our party. There we met our waitress who took care of us well, making sure to check in often, refill drinks and take our food orders. We had a little difficulty working the bowling machine but luckily, there were knowledgeable technicians nearby who were able to assist us. I loved how spacious the section was, several comfy leather couches to lounge on, plenty of table space for drinks and food and TV's with the games playing that I know my boyfriend and his dad appreciated having lol. The food itself was also fantastic. We got the sausage and pepper pizza and regular pepperoni. They were smaller than I expected but two pizzas were plenty for 5 people. We also ordered the buffalo wings which were SUPER yummy and as a ranch connoisseur, that ranch was fantastic. We also got a special treat at the end of the night when our waitress brought us a beautiful and HUGE dessert try of assorted cupcakes and strawberries for free! Great time at King's and will definitely be back! read more

See all

I have been looking for a spot that does all out milkshakes for a while and finally found one! I got the cookies and cream milkshake and it definitely went all out! It was decorated with Oreo cookie crumbs and accentuated with a huge oreo and chocolate rice krispy treat! I loved it! The milkshake also by itself was so good! It was thick and creamy and the perfect balance of cookies and cream! read more

Kings Dining & Entertainment - Cookie and Cream Milkshake - American Near Me - Raleigh, North Carolina