Although we had a great experience when we went for the special on Wednesday, my visit on Friday has made me never want to go again. We were given a lane where the pins would not reset after each turn, making it unplayable and wasting our time that we paid for. When we brought this to the staff's attention, they told us they do not issue refunds and offered to switch us to another lane. By that point, we were so fed up with the process that we just wanted to go home. The new lane worked fine, but if only they had started us at that lane to begin with. I don't understand why they have non-working lanes open that people are paying for. This experience has really soured my opinion of Showtime Bowl. I hope they fix these issues so other customers don't have the same frustrating experience. read more

Arcade was quaint but a lot of fun. Vince was the man and hooked us up with our choice of stuffed animals.

No stars if I could. We came here to relax and have a beer and some side foods but they had no ultra beers then no nachos then the jalapeño poppers had sour cream in them instead of cheddar. Will never come here again. Recommend going somewhere else. They don't even have just the regular debit card reader you have to have a tap read. Will never come back. read more

This place sucks. The staff was awful and beer selection was bs. Sssssssssssssssssssssssss

This place is so much better, cleaner, and updated than it was several years ago. Prices are a bit high I think. We take my 6 year old to their arcade as it is less hectic and chaotic than Chuck E Cheese. read more

we wanted to take the grandchildren on Thanksgiving, so we called to check the hours to make sure and the automated message said they were indeed open. we drove the kids to find the business doors closed till evening for the holiday. it is pretty unprofessional to not update your information accurately for your customers. read more

It takes a lot for me to post a negative review, but here goes. The bowling is what you probably expect. Dated but adequate. Not bad at all. The automated bumpers for kids were actually pretty cool. My complaint is solely with the snack bar. It seems to open whenever they feel like it. The menu consists of chicken fingers, burgers, and fries. Nothing out of the ordinary. What was exceptional was the length of time it took for them to take our order and get our food. We went to order, and the lady said that she was too busy to take our order and that we should come back later. We were hungry, so we did, but the situation only improved when another employee came and took our order. We then waited approximately 30 minutes to actually get our food (5 of us bowled over half a game before it was ready). The food itself wasn't bad, but it took entirely too long. The place wasn't even that busy when we ordered. Bottom line: don't plan on eating here. There are far better places around the area to get a decent meal before knocking down some pins. If they are going to prohibit outside food and drinks, then they should get their snack bar in order. read more

Showtime Bowling Center - Menu - Bowling Near Me - Athens, Georgia

It's a large bowling alley that's well equipped for tournaments. The rate that the machines go to replace and rearrange pins is faster than what I've seen at other bowling alleys so the wait time for your turn is really short. Like most bowling alleys, it doesn't feel very clean so bring hand sanitizer with you. The food that they serve looked about as nasty as the place felt. I would eat beforehand or after. There is also an arcade in the back with skee ball! This section is great for the kids who don't care to bowl or need to be distracted. read more

Showtime Bowling Center - Bowling Near Me - Athens, Georgia

Yeah don't come to this place. Employees were incredibly rude. The woman at the counter clearly can't qualify for anything but a bowling alley job because she angrily approached our lane saying she was going to shut it off just because I wasn't wearing bowling shoes lmao, get over yourself! You work at a bowling alley! We got up and left immediately, she was smiling on the way out clearly has some unresolved mental issues and shouldn't be employed anywhere. No wonder why this place is empty on a Friday night. Unless you want to get yelled at by a typical rude sorority girl who's trying to prove something stupid and get overcharged for bowling, don't go here! read more

Only come here if you're an experienced bowler. They will refuse to put up the bumper for you unless you're under the age of 12 and over the age of 65. Someone in my party has poor motor skills and had never bowled before. They bowled several single digit games and the staff still refused to put up the bumpers. The member of my party was bowling much slower than the 9 year old next to us that was using their bumpers. Ridiculous rules and I will never be returning. read more

Arrived early and tons of empty lanes but could not get two lanes for a 6 group! The group behind us of 2 people were able to get two lanes!?!?. Apparently, being white has privileges and money does not talk at this facility. Not to mention Extremely disrespectful employees and bottom line do not want to work with non-white customers. Any other nationality other than white is definitely not welcome here. Stay away or else you too will be writing a review. read more

What can I say except, one of the few bowling alleys in Athens. Actually I think it might be one of two in Athens. Pretty average lanes that are a little beat up, but still fairly well kept. The bowling balls are also pretty beat up and it's a little hard to find the right weight. Gotta say that the place gets the job done though, as long as you're looking for a place to bowl a few games and have some fun. read more

The Saturday night manager is extremely rude and disrespectful. They rarely have any customers and there's a reason for that!

Terribly rude staff! (Delucas and Melanie) refused to offer coupon in the paper that says "vaild only SUNDAY ,Monday and tuesday" they tried to tell my husband because games are already discounted the coupon doesn't work untill after 2 pm. it states this NOWHERE on the coupon or even the ad. What a bunch of jerks they acted like they could care less even saying "whatever we just work here" well you two do a crap job thats for sure! I will be contacting the two higher up managers tomorrow . read more

Showtime Bowling Center - Bowling Near Me - Athens, Georgia

It's ok nothing special way to much to bowl a game 5.00 especially when the place is pretty much empty and Pro Shop had sign that had hours of operation but no one there tried to call left a message but never got a return call think I will just take family to Gainesville Lanes next time I really needed bowling ball work done you can get 1 hour 30 minutes of bowling for 11.99 Gainesville is 2 hours for 10.49 much better deal for us as we live in between both read more

This place has the ability to be one of the best alleys around but they obviously dont want to they offer no deals at all they are way over priced i mean you can go to stars and strikes and get access to 2 or 3 hours worth of bowling and 50 dollars worth of arcade games for up to 6 people for a total price of 51 dollars i mean wtf showtime get with the program read more

Took my three year old here on a Sunday morning for some fun family time. He loved it! They have bumpers, ball ramps, and super light balls for the kids. The place was nearly empty and super clean. We will definitely be going back! read more

Best bowling spot to join a league in Athens. Friendly staff. Good food and drink. If you grew up in Athens you better have been to a birthday party here and at skate a round. read more

Went tonight with our daughter who was six, played ONE game and was charged $26.00 - for two adults and a child. Game took 20 minutes to play. If this is not the biggest ripoff in town I don't know what is. Also they refused to honor our but one game get one free coupon because they said we had to play two games per person. $26.00 and they wouldn't even give us $4 off?? I will never step foot in here again. Shameful. Also beware of the automatic tips they try to make you pay if you give them a credit card. What in the world are you tipping for?!?!? Insanity read more

3 lanes were being used- THREE! The other 29 said RESERVED and were not used for the entirety of our one hour visit. I hate to leave a bad review because all in all, we thoroughly enjoy coming to Showtime Bowl. It's super clean, has a very nice arcade area, and is overall a great time. However, my sons birthday is today and he decided he'd enjoy going bowling. I called this morning to make a reservation for this afternoon and was told they weren't taking any more reservations but that we could take our chances and show up. We did, and decided to play in the arcade while waiting to see if a lane opened up. We asked the attendant several times and they said all were reserved. We didn't even care if we didn't get the full hour and a half. I understand with COVID that nothing is normal, but this was just ridiculous and highly disappointing. A very big turnoff for business and sadly- the business is most likely losing a lot of money by missing out on customers. read more

Dishonest management. My 6yr old put $5 on a game room card and the machines would not start up on some of the swipes so she would swipe it again( I was with her and saw it). We realized that it was charging her for the ones that did not let her play and spoke to management. Even after showing them on the history that a charge was made but no tickets earned (which is impossible on at least one of them because the lowest you could spin was 3 tickets) they acted as if I was the one trying to scam them!!! So they basically stole $1.50 from a 6 yr olds $5. Disgraceful behavior. read more

The "weekend manager" just might be one of the worst human beings I have ever encountered. TERRIBLE customer service and the absolute RUDEST staff. I really wanted to like this place but I just cannot bring myself to give them another dime. If this place wants to remain opened they need to get rid of the awful woman who "manages" on the weekends. read more

Okay..., where to begin? As bowling alleys go, this is a clean, recently-renovated, modern facility. The prices seem pretty high, so taking a family of four bowling for just a couple of games can get expensive. The biggest issue is the staffing. I know working in a bowling alley isn't the pinacle of a career, but they should at least try. The main desk staff come and go, so getting any help at all can involve a wait. Even worse, the staff enforce totally arbitrary "policies" that make no sense. We have a child who was struggling with an 8# ball. The staff would not give her a 6# ball because she is "too old." What has chronological age got to do with anything?? The issue should be the child's abilities and whether her fingers fit the holes! The staff would not let her even try it. Just "nope, too old." Children come in all sizes and abilities; to enforce a hard age limit is unreasonable and not at all family friendly. We did not try the snack bar; we have some standards. Bottom line: nice facility, high prices, unhelpful staff. read more

The bowling is great, it's remodeled well. Way overpriced though! $4 a game per person adds up.

Prices are ridiculously high, lanes are tilted, they refuse to raise bumpers unless you are under the age of 11, and the bowling balls all have tiny finger holes... The customer service is pretty awful as well. They know that they're one of the two bowling alleys in Athens and therefore jack their prices up without ever improving quality. Only reason i didn't give it 1 star is because it's fairly close to UGA and is practically the only option for a college student. read more

The best bowling experience you'll ever have hands down. Helpful staff, great food, competitive prices, and a whole lot of fun. They have newly renovated the entire building, and those changes have made them the best bowling location nearby. read more

The renovated bowling alley is awesome! We dropped in on a Friday night early with our boys ages 12 and 14. The plan was to eat at the new restaurant 11th Pin (run by the folks at The Pine) and bowl. It was glow in the dark bowling and was awesome! Food was good - burgers, hot dogs, etc. but a bit elevated (homemade cole slaw, pickles, etc.) - and great beer selection including local options. They serve wine also but never saw the wine options. Vast improvement!!! read more

this was a really refreshing change from the bowling alleys that i've been used to; modern facilities, super fast ball return, slick automatic bumper things for the kids, interesting screens and interactive things (like average mph!). better selection of local craft beers than some places downtown, found the staff both at the desk and the snack area to be friendly, responsive, andhad a great time here! read more

A pretty standard bowling alley. Last time I bowled here a bunch of kids obviously snuck in liquor and were totally obnoxious. They were pretty blatantly drinking. For a place that doesn't sell beer or booze, they don't seem to care much about who brings it in. I'd rather go to Kingpins, since it's usually pretty tame....and at least they monitor how much people have to drink and can cut them off when need be. read more

Well here is one for ya all. My name is Ted Lund and I started bowling at SHOWTIME BOWL the day it opened.On Febuary 8th 1990 on the thursday night mens league I bowled the first 300 game in the Athens,Jefferson bowling assoc. Showtime will always be apart of me. read more