Went here twice recently. My 2nd visit was less than stellar. We sat in the stage area for music bingo. I asked what kind of bourbon they had and was read a list of alcohol that wasn't bourbon. I finally just asked for a Woodford and ginger ale. My friend asked for a Jameson straight up. She got ice and I received a drink in a cup without ice (straight up). My drink tasted strange, so I thought maybe it was just warm or the type of ginger ale they used. Couldn't find our waitress anywhere so I walked up to the bar to get a cup of ice. When I poured my drink into the plastic cup with ice, I saw the culprit. SUDS. I was given a glass that had soap not rinsed out. I thought the original 'foam' was the soda but then realized the ginger ale was FLAT and the suds were soap. Waitress finally came back and I ordered a beer instead and sent it back. Then we ordered some appetizer which was less than stellar. Sorry kids but we won't be back. read more

Nestled in the heart of Cuyahoga Falls, you'll find the Workz. They have an amazing stage with live bands, games and great food. The service was fabulous. Our server was so sweet and kind. She was attentive even though it was packed and kept my son's glass full all night without being asked. The place is beautiful inside with a lot of space although the seating is odd. read more

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We hosted my daughter's engagement party at the Workz, renting the Mezzanine area, and it was truly exceptional. From the outset, the event organizer demonstrated remarkable professionalism and support, ensuring everything ran smoothly. The venue provided a perfect balance of privacy while still allowing guests to enjoy the lively atmosphere. The food was abundant and delicious, complemented by an attentive and friendly staff. This venue caters to all age groups, making it an ideal choice for any celebration. I cannot recommend it highly enough! read more

Been here once for dinner, drinks and live music. Pizza was great, drinks were good. The sound is great on upper level for live music, but on lower level the sound bounces around a bit . read more

I had a fun time out overall. The game area has duckpin bowling which is very fun. The bar area tends to get overly crowded on the weekends and I usually have to wait quite awhile for my drink whenever I visit. The acoustics for bands are mediocre, however, I like that they have bands in general. I wish they had less dining tables set up and slightly more room for people to dance as it tends to be a very crowded space for dancing. read more

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Speakeasy was cool. Good drinks. Live band was cool. Good atmosphere but a bit crowded. Arcade was not bad, kids had fun. Food was a D+ although management comped us for our destroyed burgers. Staff was A-. Hopefully they can improve and get better. read more

The Workz on the Riverfront - I feel like the cook was angry that night. - Bowling Near Me - Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio

Took my gkids. It was entertaining. Food was just ok. Some of the games didn't work. would try going again.

Love this place it has duckpin bowling and arcade games the staff was super friendly and the food is pretty good the service is also incredible. The all around feel in incredible and love this place the vibe is awesome with stuff all over the walls and stuff read more

Great food and ambiance! The wings and fun atmosphere are to die for--we will be back for sure!

This place is super fun and lively. You can play games before or after you dine, or you can just come in for food if you don't feel like playing. The food is decent, but my sandwich was extremely dry. It was described on the menu as having a garlic butter toasted bun, but it was a plain bun instead. The chicken patty was dry and needed a lot of side ranch to enhance the taste. But I've had other things in the menu that I liked, and the service is very nice so I can't complain. read more

The Workz on the Riverfront - Chicken Sliders - Bowling Near Me - Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio

Stopped in on a Monday night. Got there at 5 and there were only 4-5 others there. We got a lane and started bowling. We went up to the bar to order our first round and then they sent a waiter to our table to check on us and take all of our future drink and food orders. We got pretzel bites and garlic cheese curds to start. Both great, didn't taste the garlic in the cheese curds but still tasted good with the spicy ranch it came with. We ordered our food and a few minutes later our time expired on our lane but our waiter ended up adding 30 more minutes on while we waited for our food and because they were slow! Food only took maybe 15 minutes to show up and tasted fantastic! The Nashville hot was crispy, not spicy enough for my liking, but still very good. However, the sweet potato fries with the marshmallow fluff was to die for. After we ate we played arcade games for the next hour or so. Lots of great games and some new ones we'd never seen before. The atmosphere was super cool and a nice touch that they kept some of the original theater. read more

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We have never heard of this place, but we follow a band called Disco Inferno and saw they were playing here on a Friday night, we messaged the restaurant to see if we could reserve a table and they said no "first come first serve" we got there two hours early and were told by the front desk staff that they are reservations only and all tables were booked for the rest of the night, that clearly contradicts what I was told via messenger and seems that happens often so it would be nice if they all get on the same page and decide how someone can get a table. We did get on a wait list and ended up getting a table but that was a complete hassle. We ordered drinks and appetizers and the waitress was great however there was a table of four of us, and we each opened our own tab, somehow my card was charged 4 separate times and did not match the electronic receipt we were given, I did call and leave a message so i'm hoping that gets resolved, the food was ok, we only got appetizers and the drinks were very weak and a bit on the pricy side, I am a bartender so I watched their pours and they are not standard, however we did have a barback making our drinks because they were very busy and he admittedly said he never bartended so i'm guessing he just didn't know, but for $8-$11 drinks I excpect them to be made with the correct amount of alcohol and not all mixer. We would probably go back if a band was here we liked, but it wouldn't be our first choice and I would not put my card on for a tab again due to the multiple charges that weren't ours... read more

The bowling is fun. They have a few fun arcade games. The wait staff was friendly and the service was good. The food, though, was not great. Went with a group of friends and my burger was overdone and the pizza we were served as also overdone and just mediocre in taste. The fries were not bad. I just wouldn't ever go here for the food. read more

We love coming here with the family. Duckpin bowling is our favorite. They do change things up a lot so if you go for a particular experience or game you may find it is gone. We were disappointed when we tried to do the VR and it was closed on the particular weekday we went which was just odd to me. It's a fun atmosphere with the kids during specific hours obviously it is still a bar. I love the location and what they have done with the theater. I would say you are definitely paying more for that experience. This isn't cheap fun n stuff. If the kids want to spend the whole time in the arcade you'll pay a pretty penny! If you want to go have a fun lunch and bowl it's amazing. For adults only/weekdays/events it's amazing! It's a little chaotic getting to the bar to get drinks but it's a blast! Still seems like they might have a shortage of some staff randomly just like every other business but I won't complain about the service because everyone is always friendly and accommodating! They really have made this place lively again it's great it's in the heart of the falls! read more

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I visited The Workz for the second time last night with some friends. We hit the Speakeasy, duckpin bowling, and then had dinner on the main floor. Right off the bat the building is just so cool and it's great how so much of its history is still there to look at. Service at check-in was attentive despite someone still being new. We went downstairs to the Speakeasy and both bartenders were attentive. Drinks were excellent. Last night's special was Abuelas mojito (excellent). I'm a huge French 75 fan so I had that as well. To snack we had the fries, deviled eggs, and the charcuterie board. All 3 were great but the deviled eggs were amazing. Duckpin bowling was just a lot of fun so I highly recommend that. On the main floor for dinner we ordered a couple apps, pizzas, and the California. The pretzel bites were so good (and so was the cheese sauce!) and the fried avocado with the spicy dipping sauce was also tasty. Pizzas were pretty good but I admit that my double pepp was just ok the next morning for breakfast. My friend that got the California said it was ok. I had to try the profiteroles for dessert and this is where they lost a star for me. I order dessert because I have a sweet tooth and this was not great. The chocolate tasted like it was at least semi-sweet (which definitely has its uses in dessert but not here) and the fried dough part of the dessert looked suspiciously like a deep fried hamburger bun. At the least it needed a donut glaze on it. I will absolutely go back. read more

The Workz on the Riverfront - The deviled eggs with salmon and capers. These were amazing. - Bowling Near Me - Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio

I didn't have high hopes, this isn't really our scene. I do love cheesecake and I love hand shuffleboard though so we decided to check it out. The place was packed for starters. I didn't really enjoy that considering everything that's going on. The entry way was so packed with people that it was actually difficult to get in. We decided to walk around and check out what there was, despite the hour-ish wait for a table. Lots of arcade-ish games. The VR looked cool and wasn't busy, we saw a family of three try it while we were there. I saw some sort of redemption area for tickets (I assume). Air hockey seemed to be a hit. We found a staircase that said 'mezzanine' and decided to head upstairs. Somehow we were lucky enough to find two very comfy chairs right next to the unoccupied hand shuffle board table. We ordered a slice of cheesecake and a couple of drinks. The Cinderella and a Manhattan. My husband said his Manhattan seemed to be just straight bourbon. My Cinderella was good considering what it was. The cheesecake tasted like they had just thawed it from a box, which is fine but know what to expect. We'll come back on a weeknight for food, drinks, and hand shuffle board and might bring the young nephews back as they'll enjoy the games. Anxious to see what this place grows into once they get their feet under them. read more

The Workz on the Riverfront - Cinderella, New York cheesecake, Manhattan, hand shuffle board - Bowling Near Me - Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio

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Dear Yelpers, If you love Dave and Busters...then this place will probably be ok. More of a watered down version, The Workz has some duck pin bowling and a few arcade games that will keep kids from 5-13 entertained for a while. The service isn't that great but the prices are reasonable and they have a nice bar area and a speakeasy (granted it is in a mildew smelling basement) so there's some upside to bringing the family in. Typically they have deals and specials running so definitely not a bad place to stop. It's also conveniently located near plenty of other places in case you want to venture out. Your friendly neighborhood foodie P.S. I'm way better at duckpin bowling than my wife. read more

This place is absolutely amazing. When you first walk in you think OK it's just a restaurant with some arcade games. They have this game, I can't recall the name but it's basically like mini bowling. My son and I had dinner and played this mini bowling as we eat. You rent the space by time not by game. It was quite fun and much easier than real bowling. We enjoyed a few of the games. Several of the games are similar to fair games not necessarily computer games like Pac-Man or anything. One game is a punching bag to see how hard you can punch my son and I had quite a lot of fun with that. We also witnessed several other people enjoying it. The food that I had was phenomenal. I was pleasantly surprised. I don't do a lot of carbs and gluten and when I first looked at the menu I thought oh shit there's nothing really here for me. As I looked a little harder I found bone in or no bone wings, baked brussels sprouts, steamed broccoli and salads. I went for the Cajun rub bone in chicken wings and ranch dipping sauce along with the seasoned brussels sprouts. Everything was amazing really tasty. My son had the pizza with several toppings and enjoyed that tremendously. Believe it or not he's never had pub pretzels so he tried them and he enjoyed those too. They have a bar and TVs along with the games. They have a very large stage. They have live bands perform on them typically on Friday and Saturday nights. As we were walking out we noticed a Yannick door with some electronic components on it. There was a gentleman in the process of repairing it. My son is very much into engineering and such so we stopped to talk to the gentleman. Explain to us how the door worked and what was downstairs. I had no idea from just walking in. They have a secret bar downstairs. A secret bar with an amazing bartender who can make extremely fancy amazing alcoholic drinks. The ambience downstairs is very relaxing and cozy. I tried the maple old fashion because it was recommended to me as being the most popular drink. I've never tried bourbon before. People have told me you either like it or you don't. The way this bartender made this drink it was to die for. So I guess I do like bourbon or at least the way he made it. I have to come back to experience this secret bar with friends. The secret bar is called the speakeasy at the workz. On their Friday and Saturday evenings when they have loud bands upstairs this bar still remains quiet and calm with a very nice music ambience in the background. It has a feeling of sophistication. The bartender was friendly and explained the different drinks and how he made this maple old fashion drink. How they have two different types of bourbon and depending on if you like the taste of bourbon or if you prefer the softer lesser amount of bourbon which one he would recommend to you for your drink. I returned upstairs to find my son still talking to the gentleman repairing the door. My son was not allowed downstairs as it is for 21 and over only. The gentleman was explaining how the door worked and how you requested to go down with the secret card that unlocks the door etc. All very intriguing and fun. Then he brought us upstairs to the mezzanine and told us how they rented space out for the concerts etc. birthday parties what have you. It's a great view of the stage and everything going on downstairs. The gentleman explained to us about the building and the work that was done and all kinds of intriguing details. I finally asked are you The owner? He said he was one of the four owners. He was such a nice, engaging, informative, friendly gentleman not only with myself but with my son too. He was such a refreshing individual. I highly recommend a visit to this place and if you're old enough to check out the speakeasy. I can't wait to go back. read more

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I was looking for a place to accommodate our season end (squirt) hockey team party. I reached out to Tim who was very responsive and helpful. He was able to get all 40 (ish) of us in for our party. The place is clean, staff is great, it's fun and the food/drink was good. Hands down recommend and we will be back. Thank you again for hosting us and making things so easy! We were so happy with how it went. read more

The Workz on the Riverfront - They put our hockey team on their screens - Bowling Near Me - Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio

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We booked the Manchester room for a party on a Saturday night and added the karaoke and game cards. Everything was excellent! The waitress was very attentive and the food arrived very quickly and was delicious! I loved how the room was decorated and the karaoke was tons of fun! No complaints about the games either! I want to have another party there!!! read more

We went down to the Speakeasy. Nice and mostly quiet evening. The bartender, although friendly didn't mention to us that we needed to come to her for our order so we sat for a while waiting. We did order the crab Rangoon spring roles and they were amazing. read more

Staff 5/5: super kind and friendly! We had a reservation but an event blocked us from getting a table on the main floor so they offered a spot on the stage and we could watch people lol. Shoutout to our server, Regan!! Food 5/5: Truffle fries were superb, we both enjoyed our burgers (The Works & The Ronald) alongside the Strawberry mule and Mexican mule. Thought it was a bit pricey but a good date night option Environment 3/5: there was an event going on and they used microphones so it added to the noise of the games and general chatter. The staff didn't seem to know what was going on but that's a problem on management. Very limited game options for too but the bare basics for arcade lovers. It's a tight space to maneuver- would probably be worse on a weekend night. We'd still come back to check out the Speakeasy!! read more

The service was great and friendly, server checked in frequently despite sitting in bar area rather than dining room. Fries were very good but pizza was a bit soggy. It tasted good, and kids liked it but would benefit from a hotter pizza oven. Biggest issue was with games they advertised over 40 games and unlimited play for 1 hour, for none ticket games. Issue was 60% of games were for tickets only. And most games w skewed older if not a claw machine. I will not do the unlimited again and honestly, why offer it. read more

We had gone here previously but didn't go in because it was late and seemed more bar scene than kid friendly. This time it wasn't so late in the day and was definitely good for all ages. We ate first in the dining section. It was a nice big section with plenty of room. In our group there were 7 of us. Service was great, food was fast. We all tried different things and no one was disappointed. I am a sucker for a good truffle fry but the sweet potato fries with marshmallow dip surpassed them here. The hoagie buns for the Philly was so soft and fresh. The hot honey Nashville chicken sandwich was messy but perfectly spiced in my opinion. We had a few different cocktails that weren't anything special but decent enough. After we ate we played bowling for a half hour and it went by super quick. We didn't even get a full game in but we did have kids with us. Then we all did the unlimited card for $20 for the hour. It had the exempt of no winning tickets and no claw machines. I feel like for the games left over we didn't really need the whole hour but it was still fun. Over all we spent a good 3 hours here, had fun, but spent quite a bit of money between dinner drinks and games. We will definitely stop back when we are in the neighbor hood. read more

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Amazing experience every time. The food is amazing- best pub pretzels I have ever had. The games are fun. Great alcohol selection. Awesome service. Highly recommend. read more

The food is absolutely killer. The bartender I had was top-notch. It's a really nice addition to the riverfront. The only thing keeping me from 5 stars is the game selection. I wish they had more variety and also some traditional gaming cabinets. I'm crossing my fingers that they're able to expand or add some more games in at some point. read more

Food and drink is great. Atmosphere is okay but 4 sta rs not 5 due to no outside sitting that I could see.

Food is ok nothing to rave about. Some of the games are just traps but if you are keeping you kiddos entertained for a little while it is a good place. read more

Food is awesome! Service is always amazing! Music can be a bit loud to the point I can't hear the person next to me. Duckpin is super fun!

It was a throwback to a old school arcade in a old movie theater. I had a great time and will definitely be back

This place is fantastic! Staff and owner friendly and attentive. Food delicious and games were a lot of fun.

What a great addition to Front Street and downtown area! Family owned business and has gone through amazing renovations to restore the old theatre. Started off with reservations in The Speakeasy and had a few delicious cocktails, cool atmosphere and vibe. Bartender customized some drinks for me to my liking Then had dinner and drinks in the restaurant. Ordered wings with no sauce and got the orange bourbon and Buffalo on side to try. Wings were nice and crispy and good flavor of sauces. The Workz burger and Greek chicken sandwich were very tasty. Great to see people having fun and enjoying the games and activities! I would recommend adding some wraps, full size salads and shareables to the menu. Hope to see more weekday specials! Will be back in soon and often! read more

The Falls has really reinvented itself and The Workz is another example of a whole new experience on the Riverfront. Think of it as a mini and more family oriented Dave and Busters. We enjoyed mini bowling and the kids played arcade games. The goods - price, a spot in the Falls and family friendly with a decent bar for the adult beverages. The not as good - the restaurant wasn't quite up to snuff. I'd place the food and service below Applebee's / Chili's where they need to aim a bit above this mark. Give this place a try and enjoy the good, the reinvigoration of the Falls. read more

We were in the Falls Saturday night..tried to get a table at several other restaurants but were told over am hour wait. We walked into the Workz and had an AMAZING experience! We were seated quickly and our waitress was extremely pleasant and efficient! The owner brought us our appetizers and we got to meet the chef! Can't say enough about the great service and food! We will be back! read more

I gave this place a 4 because I did not try the food or drinks yet. I will update my review when I have tried them. The service was good. They were respectful and knowledgeable. The games were fun and the lack of tickets for prizes is a great idea. Your ticket total is kept on your card which is nice. The place looks great and keeps with the original architecture. I will go back and check it out again. It's a nice family place to go. read more

The location was fantastic; in the heart of Front St in vibrant downtown Cuyahoga Falls. Fun time with kids. The games were great for kids of all ages. Food portions were plentiful. Front desk was very helpful. Our server was not friendly or engaging. read more

Nice venue with plenty to do for all ages. There isn't anything else like it in the Akron area. The staff was friendly and the food was good. Looking forward to going back. read more

The duck pin bowling was a ton of fun and the food was delicious. It's a nice casual atmosphere with a good menu.

WE HAD SO MUCH FUN!!!!!!! 10/10 would recommend!! Service was great. Food was great. Games were great. SUCH a good night all around. I cannot WAIT to go back. read more

We came on a Friday night with live music & it was such a lovely time. Mitchell greeted us & was so kind & also suggested other places for us to go. Will definitely be back. read more