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    The Comet Pub & Lanes

    2.9 (143 reviews)
    ModeratePizza, Bowling, Pubs
    Closed 12:00 pm - 11:00 PM

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    THE COMET PUB & LANES ATMOSPHERE

    What's the vibe?
    Moderate noise
    Casual
    Good for groups
    Good for kids

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    Rebecca H.

    We are enjoying ourself. The kids love the bowling and I love the prices. Win win. Staff is super friendly and helpful.

    Brent Y.

    My wife and I visited The Comet for her former coworker's birthday outing. The Atmosphere: The Comet definitely has an older, classic feel to it. The signs and some furniture looked from the 50's. Even the music was tunes from the 70's and 80's. The Service: Not going to lie, I was pretty disappointed by the service here. I ordered a bucket of Modelo for $16 (wanted Corona, but they were sold out). Obviously with Modelo, we'd want some limes, so when I went to ask another bartender for some, she kind of had an attitude and when I told her "Thank You", she didn't say anything. Just sort of slid the limes in a cup and kept moving. At first, I thought they intended for their service to match their decor of the 50's by being racist towards people of color, but turns out, this lady was just sort of rude to everyone to several people in our group regardless of color. This was a turnoff as we were buying several drinks here. The Bowling: Bowling was typical. The only thing that I didn't like were how badly chipped and beaten the bowling balls were. They could definitely use an upgrade on new balls, because they've seen better days. Luckily, they weren't bad enough to keep me from winning both games my group played. Overall, this place is okay. I like the oldies feel of it, but they definitely need some better service from the staff, especially the bartenders.

    Philly cheesesteak
    Jeremiah B.

    I love bowling here . 3 dollar games on Monday and 2 dollar games on Tuesday. The wings are good by exspensive 8 wings 12 dollars

    Bowl somewhere else
    Donald P.

    What a freaking joke! Came here to enjoy a night of bowling at 8, ordered food and drinks. While waiting for lanes went to the counter at 10 on dot, they had just announced that kids would not be able to bowl. WOW, only to be told we CLOSE our lanes at 10 WTF!!! Ever damn thing else gets announce last call, kitchen close, but these IDIOTS don't announce last chance to get lane is at 10, we were closed "our computers shut down at 10". The business closes at 11, why not say we will accommodate you but we close at 11, instead they prefer not to make any money. More and more customer accommodation takes a back seat, but companies don't see why they end up closing, a shitty way to "run" a business GUTTER! Wish it could be -1

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    Larissa B.

    Last night was our last night of bowling league at the Comet. The Fooood: I ordered the chicken tenders and fries, every week. I want to say it's $11 and a great value. The tenders are full strips of chicken not that ground chicken product. They have a light crisp to them, definitely more chicken than breading. I got mine with honey mustard and it was really good, not sure if they make it in house or not. But the key to a good chicken finger basket is the fries. These fries are really good. They taste and look like strips of fried potatoes. Again not that mushed and reformed product, it had a much fresher taste to it. Have you been to a bowling alley where you have actually enjoyed the food?! I definitely started looking forward to my next chicken finger basket each Monday night. Sorry, no photos, I consistently devoured it before I thought to get a pic. Parking is free. We had a blast bowling here! The only downside was a couple of glitchy nights on the lanes. Sometimes we would bowl a frame and lose a pin or a few during the reset. The staff were always friendly and helpful. If you prefer a kid free experience, they are 21 and up after 10PM!

    One entrance of three
    Lisa H.

    The Comet Pub & Lanes is housed in the sprawling Suburban Plaza shopping center. What looked like the main entrance was facing Church Street, but it appears as though you're going into a bunch of dental offices. There's also a door in the back of the shopping center and a discreet one near the Half Price Books. There was a kickass summer special going on: three games including shoe rental, $7 per person. It's Sunday through Thursday only, before 5 PM. Then it's $10 after 5 PM. Sweet! We didn't try any food or drinks, but since the Comet is owned by the Twain's team, the grub is probably pretty similar. This is an old alley, and it shows. The touchscreens were very sleek and modern, but the system went down a few times during our games, trapping our balls and not resetting pins, and we had to get help. And the computer ended our final game before the last player could finish the frame. The bowling balls were a little worn but fine, and the shoes were in good condition, seemingly new. Bathrooms were clean. Darts and shuffleboard were available if you want to play them. The music changed from 60s classics to 2000s alt-rock which was weird. I thought the 60s tunes went better with Comet's retro theme. The service was not the best. You pay at the end but are supposed to pay your server. We apparently had some dude who never talked to us even though he was waiting on the family in the neighboring lane. The shoe lady guided us to the bar where a bartender rang us up. I'd prefer a system where you pay first for games and pay after for food and drinks.

    The bar, plenty of beers on tap too!
    Joseph N.

    I've been here twice in the past month or so, both times with groups of 6-8 people. I'll be back, as I've had a really good experience both times. However, see below for some tips and which bartender to avoid. Pros: -Great selection of bowling balls with a variety of weights. Sometimes I have a tough time finding a ball that will accommodate the size of my hands, but not here; there's plenty of choices -Reasonably priced drinks with a good selection of spirits as well as a decent amount of unique beers on time -Good food. I've had a couple of the sandwiches, fries, and the pizzas, and have not been disappointed -Water available for you to grab when you need it, so you don't have to wait for someone to serve you -Pretty friendly staff, usually very helpful (with the exception listed first below). The first time I visited, we had a pizza come out incorrectly, and they made us a new one and let us keep the old one Cons: -One of the bartenders is super impatient / rude. This most recent time I went, I was grabbing drinks for my wife and I. I love that they have such a variety of beers, and my wife wanted an IPA. On this visit, the only sure shot IPA I recognized was a Sierra Nevada; the rest of the beers had the name of the brewery, the beer, and the ABV. I asked the woman, "Hi, what IPAs do you have on tap?" And she abruptly said, "They're all up there behind me" and walked away. Now, it's not uncommon for businesses to put the style of beer on the board along with the other info, but this just wasn't there. One of the other bartenders overheard this reaction and was much more friendly, saying, "Yeah, it'll say 'IPA' up there if it's an IPA." I said, "I must be missing something then, because 'IPA' is nowhere on that board." He then turned around and was surprised, and maybe just a touch embarrassed, apologized, and explained to me in detail 3-4 of the options that were IPAs. Great save by this guy, terrible initial experience with the other bartender. I tipped him $5, and hope that they don't tip share... -3 of the lanes I've bowled on have issues scoring at times. 2 of those were pretty good most of the time, but 1 was absolutely terrible, seemingly scoring each frame randomly. The ones that were good sometimes didn't register when there was a pin behind another pin, which is only an issue if you actually know what you're doing -The parking lot isn't huge; it seems to only be a problem on super busy nights (weekends) Other info: -At 9pm on the nights I've been there, the bowling alley turns to adults only. Great if you're an adult, not so great if you're finishing up a game of bowling with your kids. I'm not sure if they offer credit or refunds for people in this situation, but make sure you ask ahead of time if this is you. -They have a room with arcade games if bowling isn't enough for you

    Sydney F.

    The Comet is not the worst bowling alley I've ever been to, but it's definitely not the best. The service is a little slow, and often the bar is unmanned. Often you will get a rude server who isn't really thrilled to be there. It's fairly clean, and is not very grungy looking, so that's a plus. Also, the food is pretty decent. All you will get is greasy pub food, but what else would you except at a bowling alley? I will say that the prices are decent, especially for the Atlanta area where everything is expensive, and there are usually plenty of lanes without a super long wait. It's a little hidden, so when you go you must go down this hallway to get there. They have a lot of specials on different days, so check out before you go what drinks or deals they have!

    The bar - takes 15 minutes to get a drink on a Tuesday night
    Jeremy D.

    It's way too hot in here, takes 15 minutes to get a drink, and the lanes don't even calculate correctly. You can bowl a 1 and it says it's a 7. No joke. AAAAAND 1.5 hour wait to get a lane on a Tuesday. Been here a few times and it's definitely gone down since opening. They don't even have a cocktail menu anymore - it's been discontinued. For me, this is the only close bowling lane to where I live, so I'll probably end up here twice a year... but I'll wonder why every time.

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    Convenient location, a bit overpriced, great music, tasty food, friendly enough staff. Comped us an extra half hour due to technical issues

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    Love the environment, the boneless wings and pizza are delicious! Their Shirley temples can be a little light though.

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    Great place to go bowling alone or with a medium size group. Refreshments are good with a great vibe.

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    Bowling is back! And Comet is the most like pre-pandemic of anyplace I have been. Fully staffed, clean, fun.

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    Inexpensive, great deals, never too crowded. Fun spot that isn't overpriced with quick service.

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