I came here for a birthday party and the facility itself is top notch. Things are clean, nice, and new. It was a very structured party, there was some designated time in the beginning with bowling for everyone there. From there, we went to the party room in the back where the staff brought food (pizza) and were attentive to the needs of the party. From there, we went to play games and every child got a play card with pre-loaded funds. The problem was, however, that the cards did not work in the machines. The host had to gather everyone up (imagine doing that after a bunch of kids had already gone their own way) and get new cards for everyone. I am not sure how that happened, but it was a quite the ordeal. I really hope the host of the party got a discount or something to make up for this. read more

Video game Prices are too high and prizes are limited but my kids still like it. Staff was helpful and very friendly. Clean place. I haven't tried out the bowling yet but need to. Seems like a lot of fun. read more

Horrible. This place is wayyyyy over priced and you get nothing. A $25 game card gets you to play like 8 games. The prizes are a lot of tickets. Like an air head is 300 tickets. And the food is way to expensive for what you get. I would go to strikz instead. More for your money there. read more

Forgot what an absolute ripoff this place is. No unlimited game cards. Arcade games cost on average $2.00 per minute. How many kids do you have? Lots of games that take your money and don't work. Must be nice to be so rich to be able to afford this money-hole read more

I really recommend you don't come here to eat or drink... the service is really slow and the bartenders are just crazy inattentive. Came here on a Friday afternoon and literally no one else at bar. Took me 35 mins to get a sandwich for my son. They also are horrible at promotions, I ask at main desk if they have any deals on video games-- nope, so I buy a $25 card. When I'm ordering food they then tell Me of food specials that give $20/30 cards forbyour order certain meals. Really??? This place is only good for kid birthday parties and that is it.... you want an arcade? Go to freeplay or cidercade where you can play all you want for $10. read more

Customer service was very rude and did not know how to communicate with customers. The bartender charged me twice and the drinks were the worst. Restrooms were rundown. I honestly could have more fun at a rundown abandoned game place than this place. I was not treated with respect and I felt like the workers there talk to you in a condescending tone. I will not be returning there and do not recommend anyone to go there at all. read more

Not sue what's going on here but the last three visits no one bothered to stop by the lane to get drunk ordered. We ended up hitting the bar ourselves and grabbing our drinks. Service definitely lacking despite 10+ employees running around. Kinda disappointing really. read more

Customer service in this place is completely deplorable. Waited at the bar to be acknowledged and serviced for 37 minutes and did not happen. Two bar tenders were behind doing nothing. There were 3 other customers in the area and same happened. Finally when I asked for a manager Cristy Littinberg told me that "oh well". I asked for a general manager and she told me that there was one in training and he never showed up. Ian and Gabe were the people behind the bar who did nothing. Places like this should nod be operating in Frisco. I will be working on shutting the place down with the proper city authorities. Our residents deserve better quality service. Not even one star is deserved in this place. read more

We've tried the bowling (this is always fun), games (we tend to collect alot of points on our cards, lots of games to play and fun challenges) and the food. This place is a nice all around entertainment spot. Really family friendly and a great place for date night. The food is actually good, we've had their Pepperoni Pizza ( good amount of sauce, cheese & toppings to make this a tasty pizza ), & Bacon Cheddar Burger ( juicy burger patty topped with crispy bacon, cheddar cheese, lettuce & tomatoes, they keep it simple but make it taste so delicious, also it's a pretty good size burger so good luck getting the whole thing in your mouth ). The staff is friendly and helpful. Getting food can be a little bit of a challenge but you can order your food at the bar or the pizza place and get served pretty fast. The food area's are clean and they have plenty of seating for you to enjoy your food. I highly recommend this place for a fun evening. read more

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We had a really fun time. The prices are reasonable and the staff was friendly and helpful.

Amazing place for kids. A little crowded but it's a arcade place. Also it's kinda hard to find help since the workers are always so busy. But I had amazing time their with my sisters. We tried the gravity ropes (7), laser tag (9), and the hologram VR thing (10). We also did some arcade games. However the food I wouldn't recommend. It takes wayyyy to long for the orders to come and sometimes they don't have what's even on the menu at all. read more

Terrible service, and a staff that does everything possible to avoid customers. Their wait times are long, and half the games do not work.

We came here because one child is attending a birthday party. Others in our family wanted to bowl. 2 hours wait to get a lane even though there are 10 open ones. Decided to sit at a table and have some drinks while husband and son played games. Waited 20 min for a server to come to my table and I had to ask 3 servers who walked by if I even had a server. When she finally took our order...we waited another 15 minutes for 2 sodas and another 10 more for a bar drink. The Tito's and sprite arrived with maybe 2 ice cubes & wet straws hanging out. I mentioned to a manager walking by and he took my drink and brought another one with even less ice. Horrible service and bad quality. Won't return to this location. read more

These workers lack customer service skills. We waited for 20 minutes just to order drinks while playing bowling, and when they finally brought my shake out, it was wrong. I ordered no whip cream or sprinkles or anything extra, and it had everything on it. It wasn't that busy as it was a Monday and there were plenty empty lanes. Even then, they still didn't take our order. They finally put the order in after us asking, and when we had 20 minutes left in our game time. Wouldn't recommend expecting good service here read more

Horrible. After waiting an hour for a cheeseburger and not being able to get a refill. Our order was finally cancelled after tracking down waitress who clearly never submitted our order. They then brought cold food out so that was nice. Rude waitress. Terrible service. Never ever coming back. read more

I came here with a few colleagues. We bowled a couple games and more than twice did we have to call someone over as there was a technical issue. I've experienced better at similar places - staff could be a little more attentive as well. More than likely will not return. read more

I'd say about half of their arcade games are broken. Most of the basketball games don't count your points, the skee-ball games just charge your card and never give you balls, so many buttons are unresponsive making it impossible to even start to play some games even after you've swiped your card. There's almost no staff working and the place looks like it hasn't been cleaned in months read more

We haven't visited in a while and decided to come today. Not very busy which is nice. I see plenty of staff standing around chatting. Every time we needed assistance, I had to go and fetch someone. As I'm writing this, the manager is standing with a group chatting next to me. I shouldn't have to go get my own silverware while the 6 of you are there doing nothing. We'll be going back to Strikz for good times and good service. read more

Took my wife here for a fun date. Went around noon on a Wednesday to play mini-golf indoors due to the heat. We ate lunch there food was above average. Wife had a delicious Cobb Salad. I had to send my chicken wings back because they were undercooked. I do not like jumbo size chicken wings, due to the amount of fat on them. Customer service with our waiter and food manager was good. Environment was nice, plenty of pool tables, about 25 lanes to bowl on and glow in the dark. The mini-golf is limited to 9 holes, I was hoping for the standard 18 holes but the don't seem to have the space for that. Plenty of video games to choose from. I would come back to this location to enjoy free time. read more

Although there is no posted sign about outside food or beverages we walked in with our kids to obviously spend a decent amount of money on activities. They stopped us and asked us to leave because of our coffee. I understand this policy, but it should be posted outside as most other places that don't allow this do, so that you don't come into the premises with something that would make your company $2 and kick out customers that would have spent $100. Asking excited kids to leave isn't a great business builder. If it's that important post it. read more

Went here last night with some friends, our waiter in the bar area (red beard and a little hilarious baby sized man bun) opened a tab on of our credit cards after we ordered food. I paid the balance in cash and left a tip, he thought he could take advantage of the situation thinking we were drunk after 4 rounds of shots and pocketed the cash and charged the amount to the credit card on the tab. I didn't think to ask for the receipt (silly me). The only reason I'm leaving 2 stars is because the general manager Brandon addressed the situation right away with no questions asked after a manager tried to suggest waiting for the book keeper to come in on Monday and Brandon reimbursed the credit card charge right after he learned of what happened. Brandon is an amazing asset to this company and location, if you read this thank you so much. But keep in mind employees here will attempt to steal from you. I'd try a different location. read more

It was a lot of fun for my nieces. The only issues were the wait and the price. It was a busy week, so some wait was expected. But it took forever for my niece to get on the ropes. It wasn't a long line, just a slow process in getting everyone off and then next group on. The prices were a bit more than we've spent at these kinds of places. read more

I went here for my daughter's end-of-the-season soccer party. I came away pretty impressed. Here's the skinny: We started out in a party room large enough to contain 11 little soccer girls and their families. Then we filled them full of pizza and soda. The pizza isn't too bad. I've had worse. I will say the room was clean and the staff was attentive. After getting the girls hopped up on caffeine, pizza and cake we unleashed them on the bowling lanes. I liked this part of the night. Main Event has multiple flat screens and projections screens. Some had sports and some had 80s videos. The 80s hits were blaring as the girls bowled under the black lights and strobes. I had more than a few flashbacks. Aaaah the good old days. From there it was off to the games. The machines take game cards and any tickets won on the games are also associated to your game card. I didn't realize this at first and thought my daughter was getting ripped off. To paraphrase a quote from the late, great Unfrozen Caveman Lawyer, " I'm just a caveman, your world frightens and confuses me. My primitive mind can't grasp these concepts." There are things that I didn't get to do during my visit, like order a bucket of beer, or vodka+anything from the fully stocked bar. They have plenty of pool tables too. I checked the website and they have free pool and 1/2 priced drinks 4-7 Sun-Fri. Follow that up with some drunken bowling and lazer tag and I think that equals a win-win situation. I'll be back Main Event and next time I'm bringing adults with me. read more

Ok place to go bowling. They have big TV's to watch the game while you bowl. The only downside is that every time we go bowling here there are at least a few technical issues and we lose time on our game. On the plus side the drinks are strong and the staff is usually friendly. read more

Main Event Frisco - Big TVs to watch the game! - Bowling Near Me - Frisco, Texas

Most of the games are broken and even the machines to reload your gaming cards. Can't really fault the staff for the situation because they're working with what they have. They were willing to refund credit/money for the games you swiped that didn't work but still a waste of time to come here and not be able to do much read more

Summer vacation = bored kids, so when I got an offer in the mail for Main Event's summer promotion ($15 for an all-day pass of unlimited activities), I was desperate enough to try it. When planning our day out I hesitated thinking the place would be packed, unruly kids, long lines- basically a nightmare. We got there early to beat the lines, only to find out there are no lines! This place which should be a treasure trove for summer camps across the area, has somehow been left off their radar. We had a great time playing laser tag, the ropes course and bowled until our wrists ached. You can also play billiards at this location, but unfortunately there is no mini-golf. For $15 per person (plus the cost of renting bowling shoes) it was an amazing deal. We had a ton of fun, burned off a lot of energy and were thoroughly exhausted when we finally left. As for the food, we only ordered the chicken tenders and fries, but they were delish (not 5 star restaurant but better than most bowling/activity places). The location itself was easy to find, the interior was very clean and I didn't have the urge to wash my hands every 10 minutes. The staff were very polite and friendly, granted some of them seemed a bit bored. Apparently the place starts to pick up around 5pm- probably for the happy hour/billiards special. But if you're looking for a place to go with the family on a hot summer day, this is it! read more

The worse Main Event I have been to. Me and my family had to move lanes after already being there for a full set of bowling because of supposedly they had my lane reserved and then we were placed at a lane that was already occupied where they want us to move to. Once they finally found a lane that was not occupied and placed us there the bumper kept sticking down on the left side when my child began to bowl so I asked my older son to ask one of the personnel that work there we need some assistance the guy told my son when I asked him is he coming over to help my son told me he said he was too busy. I was extremely upset I told my waitress about it who was trying her best to help she told me he has mental issues I told her that's not my problem. After that I payed my check and got me and my family out there!! I will never refer anyone I know to come to this location. read more

Prices are reasonable if you come on a Monday. Food was really good. Staff is horrible... rude... don't want to help you. Lots of "that's not my job" attitude. One person on register. You wait in line to pay then wait in same slow line to get the bowling lane you paid for. Managers don't even glance at the customers. Horrible. ** Edit** Chris, I am unsure how to direct message you read more

Everyone that works here is so great! My bf and I accidentally put $100 on a FunCard (paging in cash without realizing that the machine didn't give back change). The front desk people and managers were very understanding and nice, and even put my points from the original card onto the new one. I would give this place a five star but had to take one away because some of the machines stop working quite frequently. But as previously stated, everyone that works here is super nice and willing to give you a refund/give you a free game on something else. Definitely coming back, even with the sometimes busted machines. read more

You'd think that Main Event would be a great place to have a get together but I'm afraid not. If you are looking to host a party there are better options to consider. The staff's appearance was sloppy and unprofessional. They were also not friendly and the managers were not any better. The bathrooms were dirty and there were empty beer bottles everywhere. read more

Main Event Frisco - Not allowed to use half if the lanes... - Bowling Near Me - Frisco, Texas

We had my step daughters birthday there. The girls had a great time however.... 1.Even though we were scheduled to play laser tag they were running late...30 minutes. 2. The food was cold 3. After the food was dropped off we did not see another waitress and were left clearing the tables ourselves. So we could do cake 4.The when the party was to end someone showed up and asked if they could clear. We said yes to the cake and plates but asked that they leave their drink. They cleared the entire table including their jackets and purses. Which we they had to claim from lost and found. We were not in a room because of the age of the girls. Maybe a room would have helped... read more

Terribly disappointed with today's visit to Main Event, and seriously doubt that we will come back to this location in the future. The only thing that saved this from being a one star review was the service. Our hostess and server were both very good, but nothing else was We arrived at Main Event and were told there would be about an hour and half wait for a lane... okay, no problem, we can play some laser tag, some games, no problem. We sign up for an all day pass, save a few dollars thanks to the suggestion from our hostess. The kids are registered, and just going in, when we get the notification our lane is ready, 20 minutes... My wife and I get our lane, and before long the kids join us. We are plagued with constant equipment failure. Stuck bumpers, slow racks, total outage, and improper scoring. In two hours 5 people barley got one and a half games bowled. The kids enjoyed laser tag, but the young man they have running it was incredibly rude to kids ranging from 5 to 9, not just my kids... all of them. My son was trying to follow the rules and put his equipment back where it belonged, but someone else had put there's where he was supposed to. How's that his fault, and how's it supposed to correct it? He thought to put his vest down, got yelled at for putting it on the floor, and then was yelled at for that. A no win situation for a 9 year old. When I called the employee on his BS attitude he just looked at me, and then walked off. No apologies, just bad attitude. No complaints about dinner or our server. She checked with us often to make sure we didn't need anything. Brought us refills as needed, and even helped find employees to assist with the numerous lane issues. I swear I must have done 2 dozen squats just so my youngest could bowl with the bumpers up... In summation, Main Event is an arcade, with poorly maintained bowling equipment, and a few rude staff members. In the future we will most likely go to another bowling center, and pray we have a better time. read more

They have a great deal going on this summer. If you come in before noon you get all the bowling, laser tag, miniature golf, and ropes course for $9.95 until 4pm. read more

Will not be going back to waste anymore money. I brought my family to bowl on a Saturday evening and they weren't busy at all. We paid over $60 just to bowl and then when we ordered food, paid over $70! That's not even the bad part; it's timed so we only got to the 5th frame before our game ended! No warning like at Pinstack. It took so long to order food and drinks we wasted the whole game! Our waitress never even brought us refills. There was little to no room between each lanes so the people next to us were so close. So pissed I wasted that much money for NOTHING. I think my family & I will just stick to going to Pinstack from now on. read more

Great Service, food, drinks. I love bowling their and the workers are super nice and friendly .

We made it here just in time to get the $9.95 early bird pass which gives you unlimited bowling, laser tag, ropes course and billiards all day (until 4pm)! It was definitely worth the money. You also get a $10 fun card for only $5 when you get the pass. The facilities were clean, staff were friendly and activities were great! We did have a problem getting someone to take our food orders while bowling, but other than that, it was a perfect indoor summer outing. read more

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I came in last night just to bowl and have fun. I decided on ordering a side of fries so that me and my boyfriend could eat while we played. I went up to ring the service button and after about 15 minutes of no one showing up, I walked up to a man in a uniform and asked him how to order because no one had shown up to help me yet. He spoke into his ear piece saying that my lane was in need of service. About 15 minutes went by and someone finally came up to ask me for my order. However, it's already been 30 minutes that has passed by. By the time I got my fries, there was literally about 15 min left to bowl. Since I hadn't finished my fries when our hour was up, I had to move to the tables so that someone else could use my lane. I was so upset waiting for that long. I wanted to eat WHILE played not eat AFTER I played :/ Oh well. My waiter gave me my fries for free for the inconvenience. read more

Shame on me for not reading the reviews on Main Event before taking a date here. Thought it would be fun to go to an arcade for a little playful roasting, but was left embarrassed by my decision. Little kids were running around screaming because their parents had absolutely no control over them, which wasn't necessarily Main Event's fault. What I will blame Main Event for is that so many of their arcade games were broken or not working properly. The controls on pac man weren't working like they were supposed to, multiple air hockey tables were broken (no air flow), multi-player on Connect 4 had problems. But you know what was working fine? All of the card readers on the machines. So although the games may not have been working, you were still losing credits and had to go ask staff to put credit back on your account. What I was hoping would be a fun experience left me deflated. The best part of the night was my date suggesting we leave Main Event and go to a nearby place for drinks. That's where we should have gone from the start... read more

This is a fun place to go with a group. They have bowling, video games for kids, laser tag, and a full bar. They have a lot of staff as well so stuck pins/balls/etc issues are easy to get resolved. Protip: request a lane between 6-10 so you can enjoy more comfortable seating (the lanes have couches). read more

We have always loved this location. However, this visit was one for the books. We were going to go to Andretti's since the lids had game ply leftover from last time but decided to stay close to home and the bowling at Main Event is wayyyy better. It was crowded (during a pandemic ) and we waited in line even upon arrival. We paid to bowl, and were told it would be "40 minutes at the most." We grabbed a drink (waited in line for that), ordered a pizza and settled into a booth with the kids. An hour later, I go check on the pizza and was told it's almost ready. Then I swing up to the counter and am talked down to by the girl working and told it will be ANOTHER 2 HOURS for bowling and we are 8th on the list. She goes and grabs someone - a manger maybe? - who then tells me she can get us on a lane in 5 minutes. I ask how this is possible, since the wait is now 2 hours and she tells me "just to make you happy." I tell her just to refund us for the bowling. I then purchase $100 in game play for the kids - I know, that was a hard pill to swallow - but the night was about doing something for the kids. Poor guys waited so patiently to finally play only to have arcade games malfunction. The only bright spot of the evening were Chico and Cody in the arcade area - the only employees who seem to understand customer service. They also recognized my kiddo as a regular. Would be absolutely done with this place if it wasn't for them. read more