Matt is great at the bar upstairs ! Cool spot Dave and busters like. But he gave us great service and very good drinks

Matt at the bar is the man. Ask for the jolly rancher. It's phenomenal. Service is A+.

All four of these stars belong to my server Sophia!! She was funny, prompt, honest, and really made us feel at home. We will go back any time she is working!! The food however, needs some serious work. I don't expect any culinary masterpieces, but the basics should be decent. Excuse me while I get on my soapbox here: What is the "nacho tower"?! Do you really think people want all the half melted cheese and toppings on the top 7 chips and then the rest with nothing?! Hands down the absolute worst way to serve nachos! I mean, how do you mess up nachos!? Thank god we had great service! read more

After waiting 2 hours to bowl when no one else was waiting and was originally told an hour we finally got our lane. After getting our lane the people that were there on the other side had left food which is fine but the lady that worked there thought it was ours and literally threw it at us and we all said it wasn't ours and then she ran away. We ordered drinks and it took about 40 minutes jt was faster to go to the bar and then come back to get a drink than to order one from their "servers". Also they charged my card for two drinks when I asked for one and when I told them I only got one drink they took my card again and never reimburse me for the drink that I didn't have!! Will not be coming back here ever again dave n busters is a million times better read more

Met the family there for lunch and games. Three children, aged 4, 2 and 18 months. Like most of the reviews, service was a major issue. Our server was working the whole area alone so she was set up to fail by management. One child has a food allergy and cant have dairy. Ordered him a hamburger and made sure to ask for no cheese. When the food finally came there was cheese on it. When the food runner, who looked a manager was told, she was annoyed, slammed other food down and stormed off. The server came over to apologize and removed the burger from the bill. Its understood that things happen and all we asked for was a plain burger as ordered. The nachos are bland with cheese that is a mix of burnt and not melted, not sure how you can pull that off. How about putting some more lights in the hallway where the bathrooms are? Dark and barely visible signs make for confusion. End of the day, wont be going back, if you are selling an experience, make sure it actually happens. read more

Joshua at the bar was really good. He didn't make my drinks(which were good as well). But he split out checks perfectly and was very kind. I would definitely come back!! great vibes lucky strike. I would say the bar staff needs to be a little better at greeting guests who sit at the bat quickly, and clearing previous guests-cups to avoid confusing and germs. read more

Had a great time, they have not only bowling but pool tables and bowling - and drinks are strong but delicious!

Judy, the bartender, is absolutely the sweetest, and she will be the reason I come back here to hang out, have a few drinks, food, watch a game, etc. She made me the best dirty martini I've ever had, she actually took the time to muddle the olives! for sure ask for Judy, you'll get the best service of your life! read more

Lucky Strike Somerville - Judy's Dirty Martini! - Bowling Near Me - Somerville, Massachusetts

Waited for forty minutes to get service in an empty lounge after asking two people for help. Games were good, bowling was a three+ hour wait

Don't bother to even think you will bowl at this place. Was told it's a 3 hour wait! Stayed because my 11 year old wanted to bowl for her birthday! Watched the lanes stay unused! For 2 hours! When I asked management I was dismissed! Saying the were reserved! I tried to explain not 2 hours ago! Open and no one was using them! read more

Love the games available, great selection and have many classics from the 90s like the boxing, table tennis and coins games. However the service in the restaurant bar is a different story, usually very slow. The food is amazing, the pork buns are the best I have ever had . read more

If you're expecting a high class cocktail menu and immediate service, you will be disappointed :) However, if you need to have good fun and don't mind a bit of a crowd on a busy night, this place is prepared to cater to your needs! Shout your drink order louder and get those pinball tricks ready. Shuffleboard! Basketball! Bowling! Cool pretend motorcycle race games! They've got it all and more! The fries aren't horrible either (can't speak for other items on the menu just yet). read more

Service was poor. We waited at least 15-20 minutes every time we wanted a drink. Whenever we called over our server he was too busy to stop at our table. We couldn't put our name in for bowling because there are only 7 lanes and the wait for a lane was four hours. The drinks are full of sugar and artificial flavoring. It seems like it could be a smaller version of Dave and busters. Definitely had potential if service can improve.. 2 week update: I had high hopes for this place and went back two weeks later. Service on the second floor continues to be terrible. The bartenders have an attitude. They stare at you and walk by multiple times. I have lived in Somerville my whole life and would never recommend this place to someone. There are also no managers in site. For a new organization I would think managers would be checking in with you often. Also positive is the bouncers are nice. read more

We had a group of 8 last night for food and drinks. The waitress walked away before all of our orders. Gave us a margarita no one ordered. Later tried to give us a corn appetizer no one ordered. Took forever to check on us. I ordered the calamari appetizer. Went home and got sick. Others in my party ordered the nachos which were flimsy and blah. Not worth it. read more

This place is great! I went on a Friday night with some friends and we had an awesome time. We stayed for about 4 hours drinking, dining and playing games. Service was excellent, our bartender was Rebecca. She did a great job recommending drinks, and provided fast service with a smile. She's easy on the eyes as well. If the bowling lanes are full, there are plenty of other games to play while you wait. Excellent beer selection, definitely recommend for a fun night out with friends! read more

Place has everything! Awesome bar, great conditioned bowling lanes, fantastic service, games for days!! I'll be here quite often...

Had a great time with friends. Awesome drinks and food. Lindsey was very friendly and provided excellent service.

2 stars for our waitress who was so nice and kept up with us even as we moved around the place waiting for bowling. But bowling was very disappointing. We got there and they said it would be an hour and a half wait, even though we could see that like half the lanes were open. But we thought, yeah, we probably should have reserved ahead of time. So we waited for a little longer than two hours, consistently seeing lanes open that whole time. We finally got a lane and it was broken? So we asked to move to a different lane because obviously there were 5 open, and they moved us and then there was an issue with that lane too. It was just a mess, would def not go back. read more

Last night a group of 5 of us decided to go here at about 8:30pm on a Saturday night. Context: My sister who has been in NYC for a 9 month academic course has been visiting us in Boston for the holidays. She is over 21 but doesn't have a NY state ID because she's only living there for a short time (permanent residence is in India), and does not carry her passport when she goes out and above because she is a rational human being who knows that when you're temporarily living in a foreign country, you do NOT carry your passport around with you, and hence it was locked in a safe at her apartment where it rightfully should be. Instead if we go anywhere that is 21+ she uses her Indian drivers license. It's been 9 months in this country and she hasn't faced any issues so far in NY, Boston, LA, Buffalo, and every other place she's traveled to within the country. Everyone else in our group was also over 21, closer to around 30. Incident: we get there at around 8:30pm and get carded at the door. The bouncer says that her Indian drivers license is invalid and they only accept passports or US state IDs. Let me preface this by saying that he didn't say "I'm sorry but we have a policy about this" but instead was very abrupt and rude. He then proceeded to tell her that if she was indeed visiting then she WOULD have her passport with her at all times. LOL ARE YOU JOKING? She's in the US for 9 months, you expect her to walk around with her passport and take the risk of it being stolen, damaged, or lost? Please. That's ridiculous. I explained to him that firstly, that's dangerous. Maybe if you're in the US for a week but 9 months!?! No way. It's also pointless to pay the money to get a state ID for such a short period of time anyway... He tells us that that's what he would do. Please Remington (that's his name), if that IS what you do when you travel to other countries, I strongly urge you to reconsider. Anyway at this point we're trying to argue, to explain that this is a drivers license form another country- it is all in English, it has her picture, her name, and her date of birth. We even say that ok she won't drink just give her a wristband or something. The point of the evening was to enjoy her last night in Boston. Instead Remington starts speaking to us like we're dumb - "do you not understand what I'm saying?" he says repeatedly. Now I don't know if this was because we were a group of Indian/Asian people, but his patronizing and condescending tone definitely implied that somehow we must not understand what he's saying because maybe our English isn't so good... ya. You read that right. That's the way he was talking to us. Like a border patrol agent talks to a new immigrant - elevated voice, unapologetic tone, full of condescension. Obviously at this point we were livid. It wasn't even 9pm yet, we were stone cold sober, and didn't deserve to be treated like a group of belligerent college kids who were causing a ruckus at 2am. We asked the bouncer for his name, "Remington, feel free to make a complaint!" CMON. There's no need to be so hostile. You work in customer service! You're the first face people see when they walk in the door, the first point of contact for Lucky Strike and this is your attitude? Why. There was no need to be so rude. And it's true, once we got mad I did start arguing and sure maybe at that point I was getting on her nerves. But still. We didn't yell or curse or freak out. But not once did he apologize. Not once did he acknowledge that the policy is silly. Not once did he says "yeah I understand I'm really sorry but this is just the policy and unfortunately I have to enforce it. I can call the manager if you want to speak to him" NOTHING. NADA. Not even a shred of sympathy or apology that our night was ruined by a "policy" that is frankly xenophobic. When you say that a drivers license (a state issued ID) from another country isn't as valid as one from the US, yeah that's prejudiced and discriminatory. And I can bet you anything, if we walked in there with a UK drivers license or a Canadian one, maybe they would've given us some pushback, but ultimately they would've let us in. And I know that's the way the world works but it is an arcade and bowling alley for crying out loud! Man, it was like trying to get into a club in Vegas at 1am when you're a group of guys, and hey at least there they're polite and courteous. Not sure if the Lucky Strike management reads these reviews but if you're reading this, maybe you need to give your employees a primer on being polite and respectful with potential customers. Enforce your silly rules but at least be nice about it. Remington seemed like he was enjoying the whole ordeal so hey, at least I hope it brightened his night haha. read more

Great place & chill atmosphere. Went to the bar, Eric took care of us also provided us with amazing service. Had the Naked Cane, which is my now my go-to there. My friend needed help ordering a beer and Eric seemed to have well knowledge of the beer menu and menu overall. Had wings while waiting for our lanes to be ready. Estimated time to wait for the next available lane was actually on point. The entire staff overall was professional, especially on a Saturday when it seemed pretty hectic. All were friendly and willing to tend to our needs/questions. Plan on coming here again. read more

Hands down worth the trip! Amanda was a fantastic server! She went out of her way to make us feel at home and had everything we needed! We had a burger and spinach flatbread and gumbo Mac & cheese! Everything was fantastic.... the kids loved the games & the wait for bowling was reasonable for a busy place! Can't wait to go back! read more

Great atmosphere, attentive and friendly staff. Drinks were made with perfection nice and refreshing read more

This review unfortunately stems from one unfortunate experience during a meant to be fun night out. My friends and I (friends I am very close to but only get to see once every few months) met for dinner and drinks here on Friday 7/13 to catch up. We had a WONDERFUL dinner. Just apps and drinks our waitress Carly was so amazing and sweet! This review in NO WAY reflects her. 5 Stars for her!! Anyway, after dinner we played some arcade games and after went to the bar for some drinks and girl time. Enjoying some catch-up time with my friends the bartender comes over and tells us that these guys at the bar (points to the guys) bought us shots. They are clear liquor with limes on the side assumed to be tequila shots. Shocked, we thank the bartender and the guys for the shots and take them only to realize that they are water shots with limes. I expect to be screwed over by random people at a bar, which is unfortunate, but for a bartender to come up to us with fake shots only to get a couple a**holes some laughs is unacceptable! We did not deserve to be treated like that. We were paying customers of the bar and could have stayed longer and ordered more drinks but it completely ruined our night. The bartender tried to make it up to use by buying us shots after he noticed how mad we we were but the damage was done, why would we really take you seriously! I have worked as both a bartender and a waitress and currently work in customer service and NEVER would I do this to a person. I hope those people tipped him well for that act. That was so demeaning to do to a customer. I am so appalled. I had JUST been telling my friends that I had really enjoyed the night and wanted to make this a place to go often but not if that's how they treat people. I should at least be able to expect bartenders to have a certain level of maturity and respect if we are paying $10+ for simple mixed drinks. I wish I had grabbed the bartenders name but was way to upset and embarrassed to and my friends and I paid cash at the bar for our drinks so his name wasn't on a receipt. All I know is he was on the left side towards the front of the bar near the stairs, 2nd floor. Big guy with tattoos. Honestly, my one regret is not asking to speak to a manager. read more

We came in on a Sunday afternoon for drinks with my wife and a friend. We had such a great experience, our server Sophia was so attentive and always knew just when we were ready for our next round of drinks we will definitely be back! read more

This place is awful and I have no intention of ever coming back. First we called in advance to reserve a bowling lane and my friend was kept on hold (and by hold I mean the just put the phone on with intense noise in the background) and never came back! So we just go over and are told the wait time for a bowling lane is 90 minutes, so we said fine we will put our name down for 6 and told them we were going to eat in the restaurant portion. We asked how much it cost for bowling and were informed it was $8/person/game (this becomes important later). The waiter took a while to come over to take our order but we finally got all of our drinks and food taken down. We tried to make a few adjustments to our order (light sauce on wings, no tomatoes on a sandwich) and were told we couldn't make these changes because the kitchen doesn't allow for changes. We told the server if our food was being made fresh then it shouldn't be an issue, these were very minor changes, weren't make large modifications. About 10 minutes later we were informed that the paper our food was written down on was inadvertently thrown away so we needed to order again but they would comp our next round of drinks, annoying but fine. We order again and finally things seem to be moving along. We inform the waiter we want our free round, he seemed surprised we were going to actually take him up on the free drinks but ordered them anyways and clarified they would be comped. At this point we get a text telling us that our bowling lane is ready so we have to go over and tell them that our food hasn't even arrived, they told us to just bring our food over. The seating arraignment is not great at the small bowling alley so we said no and asked if they could just keep the lane open which they said they would. Our appetizers finally arrive, standard chicken wings and flat breads, really nothing special to write about. I swear within 3 of our appetizers arriving our entrees showed up. We were so annoyed and before we could say anything all the food was placed on the table and served walked away. We finish dinner and walk over to the bowling alley and were informed that the lane was not ready and when we complained that they said they would keep the lane open for us because we were eating at their restaurant they said we could have a lane in 4 minutes, which oddly was pretty accurate. When they went to charge us it was actually $12.25 a person because there is an additional $4.25/person charge for shoes, why they don't tell you this when you ask is beyond me, it seemed rather deceptive. When I questioned why they didn't tell us this when we asked 2 hours ago they said because the game price is $8/person and we could just bring our own shoes to save the additional charge. Overall, we had a great night because of the company we had and nothing to do with the place we were at. This place is awful and unless things change I can't imagine a happy customer base. read more

This is only for the bar and restaurant service .. service was very slow .. waitress had no personality... food was terrible .. from nacho tower to the meatball sliders etc .. ... people are spending a lot of money bowling and playing all the games - owners get the food right !! read more

When I walked into this placed I became soooo excited! I felt like a kid again but as soon as my friends and I tried to settle in, things went downhill from here. A 25 minute pool wait turned out to be an hour long wait, which we did not get to play because of an unpleasant dining experience. We went to the bar to get drinks but could not get the bartenders attention so decided to sit down instead for drinks and appetizers. We asked the staff how to get a seat and we were directed to the "hostess." We tried to find the hostess but when we asked other staff where to find the hostess we were told there is no hostess and that we were free to sit wherever we wanted. The only problem was there was no seating available due to it being so busy. We found a party of people who were about to leave their booth and asked if we could take over their booth. As the party got up from their seats, a couple decided to cut right in front of us and take our seats. We had a very unpleasant interaction and no support from the staff at all to handle the altercation. Luckily, another party witnessed the situation and offered their seats to us as they were getting up and leaving shortly. Seating yourself is not a good idea in such a busy place where people are drinking! Our waitress was really nice but we ordered drinks but our drink order was somehow lost. We waited about 35 minutes just to get cider. She was very apologetic but in the meantime she could have offered us water or tried to take our food order. It was clear she was very busy, so we tried to be understanding but the entire night we had to wait most of the time for service. It would have been nice if the manager came to apologize for our drink orders being lost or if the $7 desert we ordered would have been on the house. Either of these actions would have helped us feel less frustrated. Also, the meatball sliders were bland and barely had any sauce! Overall, our experience was not great, which is too bad because we were hoping to have a good time. I am not sure that we will be returning anytime soon. read more

Not worth it what so ever. Management is terrible. Security acts as though their law enforcement. What place kicks ppl out at 8 pm but let's them in at 7:30 because there not 21 read more

Staff is extremely rude. It's almost like they've got sticks stuck up their asses. The calamari was over fried and they give lame preferences to white ppl. read more

They water down drinks, they only have 4 lanes, which are never open , their calamari sucks, and the girl who worked at the lanes was very snobby and didn't want to assist anyone with a smile. Please don't waste your time or money. read more

Cool environment with a lot of games, but don't bowl here. 2 hour wait to bowl and when we finally get called it was an absolute nightmare. We show up to our lane and it took 10 minutes in between each bowlers first and second shot. We go to tell the staff and they said to give it some time. Finally after getting someone to realize we have a problem, they switch our lanes. Again on the lane the reset stops but this time on the 9th frame. We go back to the desk and they say "just keep bowling and it will reset". The alley scraper was still down, so they clearly don't get it. read more

Well ..... first off I would like to say one my children has been so excited to try lucky strike . My child has waited patiently .We were going to book a birthday party for my child with a private party room for two hours , 250.00 dollars wow, and we didn't get an exact quote on bowling pricing but I see from other customers it's quite high . I have been reading some of the reviews at the new assembly row lucky strike and I have to say I am very disappointed that the owner would put a huge picture of Che Guevara a known socialist. A very horrible person he was . He hated Americans ......WOW ! Sickening .... My family will never step foot in your place . read more

Went here on Sunday and arrived a half hour after opening. Everything is mostly on the second floor with a large staircase to climb. I am sure there is an elevator but signage wasn't obviously clear so our party, which included a partially disabled person, made our way upstairs. Good selection of different types of video games. After figuring out the card system to buy players cards and add credits we went to play some games. Games are more expensive than DAVE & BUSTERS. After a half hour we went to check out bowling. We went to the "main desk" and asked about bowling and the person there didn't know much about it and knew even less about the signs that were saying "closed for private event" posted by the entrances to the bowling deck. He referred us to the "bowling desk" to ask about bowling. There they told us that the whole bowling section had been booked for a private event and if we wanted to bowl we would have to be waitlisted until after 5 PM. (It is like 12:30ish) Ok so no bowling then. We decided to get lunch at the upstairs restaurant. Drinks were decent- not wow but not awful either. A bit pricy perhaps. So we ordered an appetizer for the table and an entree for each of us. After a decent wait for the food EVERYTHING comes out together delivered by a kitchen runner. Ugh. Food was tasty and well prepared. Portion sizes for everything was pretty small. Never saw our waiter again from the time we ordered food until we were all finished eating. He had a small nosebleed but apparently even with the manager telling the rest of the staff to cover his tables his coworkers were uninterested in helping him out so no refills on any drinks. The manager was very understanding and apologetic after we notified her of the issues and comped us some game credits. Overall I was hoping it would have been a better experience. Seems like there is poor employee training, poor comminications amongst staff, and overall very underwhelming. We will go back to use up our credits and get some stuff from the redemption area but won't go anymore unless our next experience is drastically better. read more

Don't go here if you actually want to bowl. I tried to reserve a lane (they don't take reservations), and when I arrived I was told it would be a 3 hour wait for a lane. Completely useless! read more

I've been to Lucky Strike quite a few times because it's locally in my town and right across from where I attended school. The environment is very fun, food is excellent and drinks are awesome. A few times, I was disappointed by the slowness of the staff tending to me and my party when we first sat ourselves (as we waited some time to be greeted, asked for drinks, given menus, etc.) but fortunately they do have a wonderful server named Andrea who always comes to the rescue! She's very personable, friendly and attentive. Makes sure you have everything you need the way you like it, cleans and replenishes you as your lunch/dinner goes on. I really give kudos to her because every single time I have sat down to eat and drink here, whether at the lanes or at the tables, she in there providing excellent service. read more

Walked in solo on a Monday night while I was waiting for a friend service was impeccable holy cow I can't remember laughing that hard Eddie and Rich made fantastic drinks while cracking me up great burger as well will definitely be back read more

I'm really disappointed with my experience with this establishment. I went in very impressed and confident that I was going to have a good time. Initially we did, the place is very well decorated with a large array of arcade games, bowling alleys, and shuffle boards. It has a beautiful view of the Assembly Row area. The issues began after we attempted to get service for dinner. The tables appeared to be self-served, and it was not too crowded. As we took a seat, we waited for about 20 minutes to receive our menus from our server. She was friendly and apologized for the wait. However, after putting in our orders, we waited about 45 minutes to receive our food. My friends at this point was becoming a little agitated. This was probably exaggerated by the fact that our table was close to the virtual shooting range lounge, which for some strange reason was playing extremely loud gunshot sounds despite that there was no one occupying any of the stations. We asked if the volume could be adjusted and we received two different answers from the server and the manager. Initially, they informed us that the lighting is setting of a sensor that is causing the game to play by itself. Then later, manager said that the product is still in testing and that it needs to be calibrated by the vendor. After they kept going back and forth they came back to us and informed us that there is nothing they could do, and said that at the end of the day this is an arcade. I appreciate their help, but I was a little confused on their response to our issues. The fact that they admitted there was a problem was fine, but the fact that they gave a mediocre response after they acknowledge that they couldn't do anything bothered my group. They mentioned because the establishment an arcade is not really a strong response considering the fact that only one of the three virtual shooting range stations were going off. The other arcade equipment throughout the building were not as nearly loud and disturbing. Bottom line - If you are planning on dining here sometime soon, I highly recommend seating yourself as far from the virtual shooting lounge as possible. Hopefully after a couple of weeks, the pace of their service will also improve. read more

Do not ever come here. The staff is extremely unreasonable and rude. Totally waste of money. You're better off going to to Kings.

PROS: 1-very very very fun. I'm a grown woman and when I tell you I had so much fun, oh my god, the games, the bowling & the pool. 2-the workers were nice and helpful 3- great environment for families as well 4- I respect that at nights IDs are checked 5- CLEAN CONS: 1-THE FOOD. The food is well presented and plentiful BUT TASTELESS. My partner and I had the fried calamari & the Cajun mac n cheese, both of which made us full but lacked taste. We ate it because we were hungry. 2- while the workers were helpful, the ones over by the bowling lane were idiots. They tried to scam us on the pool table. It's $16 an hr and we signed up for bowling. They texted us 30 mins after we started to play pool (I kept a check), and then we left and went to play bowling but somehow they wanted to charge us the full $16. NOTHING you asked them, they were sure abt. Like I said, they're nice but they lack valid information abt the games and policies at their place of employment. I'd still say give it a try. read more

This place blows. There are only a few bowling lanes. Waited 3 hours before leaving without bowling.