Grand Central Bowl Arcade - Portland

I need to preface all of this by saying we did arrive later than expected for our reserved time frame but the experience we had was not justified just because we arrived late. The woman at the front counter was very rude to most of our party. We were celebrating a birthday and had about 10 guests total. When we asked about starting a second lane, the system for purchasing a lane versus using a lane was unclear and when asking for clarification the staff was rude and forceful. When we decided against purchasing another lane because it was not beneficial for only 2 people to be playing on a whole other lane, the staff acted like we were not allowed to sit with our friends’ birthday party and socialize unless also bowling. Then the wait staff/bar server was rude as well. They acted put out by every order and like we were an inconvenience to even ask for drinks or food. The food was overpriced and lack luster for what it is. The only reasonable staff in the building was the bartenders themselves but if you have a lane it feels they prefer you to order from the server rather than coming to the bar.When we decided to forgo another round of bowling to check out the upstairs arcade, I ordered another drink. As I received my drink the waiter rudely told me to make sure to remember to pay my tab when I finished at the upstairs arcade.Overall I would rather go to a dive bar style bowling alley than here again because it’s very overpriced and the staff acts as if they can’t be bothered to even have customers. Who knows maybe it’s just the Monday staff but I was very unimpressed.

Lanes are very nice. Your ball slips down more than rolls down.Always very busy though, not cheap, and hard to get a lane. Never been able to get one as a walkin, weekday or weekend. Make sure you plan ahead!Food wise, wings were tasty and not small. Service was corgial.

Restaurant, bowling and arcade. Small area with a lot to offer. I did not have any food but our large party had pizza and wings and other appetizers. They seemed to be happy with it. I had beer and there were lots of options. Staff were super nice and service for our group was great. We had some trouble with our lanes not working and that took up about 25 min of our lane time. The arcade was also only accepting cash and not cards. Most people didn't have cash so the kids were getting restless. After an hour or so it was fixed. For a Sunday afternoon it wasn't crowded. We did have a good time.

This is a great place to eat if you are going to a place like Helium comedy club or Revolution Hall and want to meet friends and get some food and a drink or too.The food is good for the hot chicken sandwich and the tacos and tater tots were good too and the pizza as well.It is not fine dining but much better than you would expect for a bowling alley and easy to get a table and quick service in and out.

What fun find! It was a great place to drop in and play a few games air hockey and pinball and we wished we had time to bowl a few lanes as the vibe on the lanes was really enticing.