Nice alley. The automatic score board gives details like ball speed, which I thought was very helpful. It cost $42/hour to bowl and $4 for shoes. Like most everything else in Big Bear, it's costly. They also have lots of arcade games for the kids and adults. There is a bar that opens in the afternoon. You can buy beer anytime. read more

Worst place ever! I'd give minus stars if I could. We've bowled every time we've come up to stay on the mountain. Each time we've had major attitude issues from the staff. This trip we spent over $300.00 in game cards while we waited the usual 1-1/2 hours for a lane. We were charged double what it should have been and they tried to blame us for it. What the heck! Blame us for their mistakes! Last time we (or any of our group-friends) will give them any of our money. There are plenty of local business who deserve our business. read more

PROS: WONDERFUL staff (Food Staff was helpful / nice. Haley was very helpful with the virtual reality games). Decent food. Facility is clean and organized. Ample parking. Great place for kids when you're not outside skiing, snowboarding, hiking, biking or whatever). CONS: Watch out for League nights. Does not take reservations. First come / first served (get there early). Average pricing (Everything everywhere is costing more - I get it.) read more

Too crowded and dirty and bad service. You walk in and they tell you 50 minute wait. Over priced and ran down for bad service. Needs an upgrade. read more

Cool place to bowl in Big Bear. Personnel at the counter were very nice and welcoming. Only thing that sucks is you pay per 1/2 hr or 1 hr. Add up a family of four with shoes and you may get two games in within the 60 minute time limit. I'll be back to toss some strikes soon. read more

We had fries and cheese sticks. The food was ok. We came in early for a mid day game. There was only one employee and the Mgr. We had an hour of bowling and did the virtual reality game. It was nice because it was pretty empty but no drinks because the kiddo who was working was not old enough to serve. The music was good too. Kind of old school 90s pop. Overall a good value if you don't want to go in the snow. read more

A must every time I come to Big Bear. Highlight of the trip! Cheap drinks, good rates and the wait time wasn't too bad for a Saturday night

Where to start...this place is gouge central. Close to $50 an hour for a lane, food is overpriced, and the arcade has half of the games down. Employees and service are unfriendly. They simply do not care. Why would they though? They're the only game in town and they know it. Absolutely brutal. Will never be back. read more

If you want to bowl, this is not the place. My family wasn't even ALLOWED to bowl. We asked once, and they said our lane would be ready in an hour, then proceeded to extend the time the more we asked. This is a clear tourist trap, just so they could get you to spend money on their arcade and food. To top it off, when we asked the final time, the owner Joshua (stupid name..) put his hands on my family members to try and pull us out of the building. And the treatment of people with some obvious form of ethnicity compared to white people is an unearthly difference. Do not waste time OR money here. I am not exaggerating when I say this, I honestly want to give zero stars if I could. read more

This Bowling place is a lot better than bowling places near where I live. I wish they had these everywhere. All the staff were really nice to my family and I. I enjoyed bowling with the neon, and my kids enjoyed all the arcade games they had. It was not hard to win in the arcade's claw machines either, so that was nice that it was fair. The food is your standard, but still good. We had a wonderful entire afternoon here, the kids did not want to leave and go home. read more

Horrible customer service. We went in at 7:30, they told us it was league night & that it will be over at 8:30. So we came back at 8:35 & they told us there was an hour wait & that they open the waitlist up at 8. WHERE WAS THAT INFORMATION WHEN I WAS THERE AT 7:30?! I have a 7 year old who is absolutely devastated due to the ignorance of the cashier who could have told us to put our name in at 8pm. Way to ruin my daughter's last night in town. read more

First time checking out the bowling barn and we had the best time! The employees here are very friendly and are willing you help with anything you need. Music was awesome! It was upbeat and fun. The lighting in here is really cool too. We had a blast bowling and doing the laser maze. Everyone loved the arcade games and the variety of things to do. Also, the bathroom is super clean! We can't wait to come back! read more

Returned here after 20 years and loved every minute of it. Great atmosphere, family friendly, and great prices read more

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Just called the bowling barn just to ask a question to take my family on a fun night out but due to the rudeness and unprofessional of the employee!!!!! that definitely answers the questions that this place would not be a fun place to go pls make sure you hire nice and friendly employees that actually like to do the job Thankyou (bowling barn) read more

We went there on Monday afternoon. To be honest, we were aing for Bistro on ground level, but it was closed. It turns out we had fun watching people bowl and talking to some of them. We learned Mondays and Thursdays you can join a team. We were hungry, so we bought a hamburger and a flatbread pepperoni pizza. We weren't expecting gourmet food, so they were reasonably good for the location. We also went into the Allie Oops bar and bought some Corona and Stella Artois and tried an IPA on tap. The woman bartender was very nice and helpful, as were all the patrons we talked to. Overall, it was a fun experience ! read more

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I can't tell you what the lanes, balls or shoes are like, but I can tell you this: The service sucks! I'm driving through Big Bear on my annual beginning-of-Christmas Break trip through the mountains and decide that bowling and a beer or two will put me in the vacation mood, so I go in and make my way to the counter to rent some shoes and pay for a game or two. No one is at the counter. I wait a bit and see two workers headed my way. Cool! Time to bowl! Just as they got to the counter, one turned to go into the snack bar and the other walked right past me. I watch her disappear down and around a corner. I turn to find Snack Bar Guy at the service counter looking right at me. I'm thinking he might say something, like "Hey, someone will be with in a second" or "How's it going? Where you from?" Nope. Nothing. About this time, Lost Girl's coming back and walks right past me again. WTF! Snack Bar Guy is watching all of this. Silently, of course. Lost Girl disappears down the far lane and behind the pins. Snack Bar Guy watches Lost Girl disappear, but says nothing. So I leave and now I'm sitting in my car shredding The Bowling Barn, which is surprisingly a lot of fun. Maybe not as much fun as beer and bowling, but there's a good bar I know down the street. I will miss the bowling though, buy screw those guys. Nothing a good IPA and nice chat with the bartender can't cure! read more

We went here for the first time today and had a blast! It's a cute little bowling alley in good shape and clean. They have arcade games too plus food. Didn't eat but looked decent. The staff was kind and very helpful. I will definitely be looking forward to coming here again around Christmas time. The vibes here are totally awesome 80's/90's music. Love it! Also after reading other reviews it seems like anytime people get upset they cry that someone is racist. We are not white and went here and were treated really good so idk. Just something to consider. read more

Food is somewhat pricey for a family of 6 we spend almost 100 bucks the bowling is cheaper and they have indoor bar the lady was nice. Fast and easy read more

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We went to play the arcade games and it was expensive just to have little machines to play on. The bowling shoes were dirty and we couldn't switch lanes because the employees said they were reserved and nobody else came. read more

Good bowling lanes. Arcade area very small. Large bar area off of bowling lanes. Close to hotels.

Fun place to check out! Bowling alley is smaller than you'd think but the staff is friendly and it's very clean. We waiting less than 5 minutes before getting our lane on a Saturday evening! The lane did have a couple issues but the staff was able to fix the problem we were having. They also have a bar and pool tables, and an arcade area! read more

Our go to fun spot when there is nothing better to do or the weather suck. Now bear (no pun intended) in mind that the joint needs to be updated a bit. It's a bit run down. But that doesn't take away from the fun of bowling. There is also video games and they recently installed laser tag. There is a small bar that opens at 5 and a snack counter (also sells beer). If you are really lucky you'll win free bowling with their on screen game. read more

I called at 858 pm and asked them if there was a wait. The rep said it was an hour to an hour and half wait. I called back and said, hey you close at 10, how can there be an hour to an hour and a half wait if you close in an hour. He responded, oh well at 9, we don't take anymore reservations. We were staying at a lodge just across the street. The party that was with us in the room next to us said they wanted to bowl, so we told them to save their walk, but they went anyway. When they got back, they said there were 3 lanes open. Keep in mind they walked over just a few minutes after I had called in. Basically the rep was LYING. Probably cause he didn't want people coming in so he could leave early or something. TERRIBLE CUSTOMER SERVICE!!! ZERO stars yelp. Not even 1. read more

It's a vibe. Lots of fun and memories have been created here. It's one of my sons go to's When he's here in big bear.

Cool bowling alley in town (the only one too I think). Typical arcade, pool table, and bar set up (which opens after 5pm). Games run $28 an hour (there is a military discount though if you ask) and prices for shoes are separate. The alley itself is functional and clean. Good place to kill time especially if you got kids. read more

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My husband and I stopped here on a whim. We were visiting BigBear for a quick weekend getaway. We live in Vegas which has tons of bowling alleys that we've frequented and The Bowling Barn is probably one of the BEST bowling alleys we've been too. The atmosphere is super fun, great music, high quality LED display, service was phenomenal! Definitely would come back and bring our kids! read more

Hubby and I are anticipating a large invasion of tourists tomorrow (Friday), since the snow was legendary over the last 3 weeks, and the roads up here are finally open again for non-residents. Needless to say, we will be staying home for the meantime, but we thought we might go have a little Thursday afternoon fun before hibernating until the tourists go home. We were the only customers at the Bowling Barn. Honestly, I think it's been a good 8-9 years since we've been bowling. I don't know why. It was fun. I'm not good at bowling, I just rely on lucky strikes! Good thing too, I had a few! Though I'm no expert, I truly rocked those kicks! They have really re-done the Barn. It's very pretty now and all freshened up! Onion Rings are still the bomb, so was the root beer. I love the aesthetics, it's super cute and colorful. If my kids weren't all grown up, I would take them here all of the time. Great good time family fun. Great makeover Bowling Barn Emperors! read more

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I mean it was okay . Wouldn't say it was the best place. And the people there didn't make us feel welcome. They were very cold to us and I wouldn't go back there . Again. read more

Seems like a cool spot visually, and has appealing atheistic. But thats where it ends, customer service is horrible. As of today, 2.1.23 all the little girls working have little girl mentality. Very very very rude. Please grow up and learn to talk like and adult. And not stuff your face with food in front of customers then demand for things in a childish tantrum. A simple how can i help you? Will be a great start. read more

My friends and I came to this bowling barn during a holiday weekend so it was crowded. One of the ladies working the entrance booth was rude and petty to say the least. The toy machines are outdated and the entire establishment smells. The wait for bowling was 2 hours, totally not worth it. There's better forms of entertainment in Big Bear. I wouldn't recommend this place to anyone, but I heard this is the only bowling place in Big Bear. read more

Surprisingly, this is the probably nicest bowling alley we've been to (including LA). Very up to date/state of the art and clean overall. Unfortunately, the customer service is really poor. The older man that I assume owns it, is completely unfriendly. Like COMPLETELY. Why was I the one saying 'thank you, etc etc' as if he was doing me a favor to allow me to pay $70 for 4 of us to bowl for one hour. Can't really complain because it's the only bowling alley in BBL so don't want to get banned. LOL but just be warned that it's pricey, they'll make you feel like they're doing you a favor to allow you to pay them to bowl there ... but you'll have a good time overall. read more

They have no deals for 2 people only 4 so don't go as a couple go with at least 4 I don't see why 2 people pay the same as 4

Such a cool Bowling alley. Loved the vibe. Music. Games. Will definitely go again when in town.

Service is really bad! They moved us space because because they had a group that wanted to play we're we where at. Also the old men that works there is super grumpy he shouldn't be allowed to be around kids! He screamed at my son for no reason. Everyone just turn to look at us. It was really embarrassing! He shouldn't really go into retirement. read more

Interesting to watch the bowling staff taking shots behind the register everything else went down hill after that.

I think some of these reviews make it seem like this place is endlessly busy. We went on a Wednesday night and it wasn't packed at all. We were almost the only people in the bar area. The bartender with the orange ish hair was extremely friendly and it was a great place to have a quick drink before having dinner at the Italian bistro downstairs. read more

11 of us piled in for an hour and a half of bowling on Saturday afternoon (the place was hopping--make a reservation), two lanes, shoes, bumpers for the littles and a pitcher of beer for the grown ups. We had a blast and will definitely bring the crew back! I bought this at a BB Chamber of Commerce auction and would jump to "buy now" next time! read more

We had a great time here. The atmosphere was fun and bowling was clean and fun. We got a pitcher of Elysian beer and had fun for 2 hours! I would recommend for families with older kids as there isn't really stuff to do for kids who don't understand the concept of personal space or bowling. Otherwise it was great! read more

Great place to end the night after playing in the snow all day. Staff were very nice and the pace was very clean.

Showed up around 6pm and was told from employees that I was not able to get on a waiting list until 8pm because a tournament was going on, before heading to the establishment there was no information online about that and when employees were asked about that rule they just claimed that was a rule from the owner and had nothing to back it up, customer service was horrible and would not recommend read more