This establishment deserves 10 stars! We recently had our Ladies Night Out here for the first time, and we couldn't have asked for a better experience. Big thanks to Jordan for helping us organize our night before coming and to Shannon, Tamra, and the rest of the team for their exceptional customer service!I enjoyed the vintage and intimate feel of this bowling alley, which is rare to find anywhere. They also have a Karaoke room that we booked, and it was a whole other fun experience in there! We had an unforgettable time and can't wait to come back. Thank you so much!
Niko Kolettis
Online booking was fast and easy.From the moment we walked in the door, the staff were happy and helpful. All of the food and cocktails were delicious. I highly recommend the Totchos. We even ordered an off menu cocktail that they quickly whipped up for us (spicy strawberry margarita); ps- it was fantastic.When it came time to bowl, they set everything up for us so all we had to do was put on our shoes, pick a ball, enter our names, and go. Bowling itself was great. We really love the retro look of the lanes.Whether it be for a date night or with a group of friends, I would highly recommend Dust Bowl to anyone looking to get out and have a good time.
J M Henry
Made reservations for 530- showed up to find a note on the door that they are closed for bad weather- didn’t even have the decency to call the number I gave for my reservation to let me know. Needless to say- I won’t go back. FYI- there is no inclement weather today.
Mike Wyatt
Good food good environment lots of fun
Everett W Coonfield II
Quaint little bowling alley ? very cute and retro charming, they have a karaoke ? room also. We attended a Christmas ? Party and it was fun.
Amanda Rymer
My favorite bowling alley! I love Dust Bowl Lanes. My company booked two lanes for a team building activity and it was perfect! It is such a cute little bowling alley that provides a great atmosphere and feels lively but not crowded! Most bowling alleys are huge and so loud but this one is perfect. Loved the lights and decorations, they are the perfect touch! (Also they have great service and bring drinks etc to your lane)
ngbj18
We really enjoyed a family night out at this retro bowling alley. Yes it’s quite small but the vibe is nice. Everything was great until a female employee kept harassing us about the time remaining on our reservation. It wouldn’t have been a problem if we hadn’t started 15 minutes past our reserved time due to the party ahead of us running over. Which made us run over. We were able to finish our game but she kind of ruined the mood and made us feel unwelcome.
Tyler Thurman
Jess and Tori are the best!!!! We came here for a buddies birthday on a Sunday and received the best customer service we’ve ever received! Everything was clean and the drinks were fantastic! We will definitely be coming back.
Amii Garner
Me and 7 other adults went here Saturday 08/12/2023 for a birthday outing. One friend went to the bar to order 8 waters & 8 sprites for the whole group (because he didn’t know what everyone wanted to drink since the whole party wasn’t present yet). He was approached by someone claiming to be the manager, she proceeded to ask my friend why we wanted those drinks and if we were sneaking alcohol in. If she would’ve paid close enough attention she would’ve noticed no one had purses or pockets big enough to sneak in anything. He tells her no and continues to buy what he asked for. She then chooses to linger around our bowling lanes to basically “watch us” after awhile it got a little uncomfortable because she had another guy employee watching us as well. One of my friends did have an outside water bottle, as she went to take a sip the “manager” came over to ask what was in the bottle, my friend told her water, and the “manager” asked to smell it. That question really made our whole group uncomfortable because at that point this is harassment. My friend allowed her to smell the bottle, but the “manager” simply just should’ve said there are no outside drinks allowed and she would’ve thrown the bottle away, but instead she smelled the water and found NOTHING! So we were ready to leave by that point. I myself asked the “manager” for the contact information of the person above her and she unprofessionally told me to “Google it” once again not only were we paying customers just looking for a good time we were still in an uncomfortable and awkward situation. She stated that it was weird for us to be in a “21 and older” establishment and not drinking, which 3 of our guest were trying to order drinks and she told them they had to go to the bar to order and they did, but that wasn’t good enough for her. This was my first and LAST time attending this establishment because me and my friends were uncomfortable, harassed, and discriminated against. If the head management of this establishment would like to talk further about this situation I would love to be reached out to.
Donyelle Wyrick
By far the worst bowling alley I’ve ever been to. Me and a group of friends went to celebrate a friend’s birthday, we were racially profiled and accused of sneaking in liquor because we ordered water and sprites for our drinks. The whole night “Karen” stood and watched us as we set in our section and bowled. Karen then took it upon herself to come and SNIFF my friend water bottle as she begin to drink it. Not only did she make us feel unwelcomed & uncomfortable, she was also very rude and unprofessional about the whole situation. & honestly they don’t even deserve one star. If you’re looking for somewhere to enjoy your friends and have a good time, this is not the place.
If I could give zero stars I would. Like where do I start. My friends and I have been here before and have never had issues. Well we decided to go on Saturday 08/12/2023 to CELEBRATE my best friends birthday. The moment we walked in the vibe was off. We were interested in booking the private room since we had a lot of people but we were told it was booked and that someone was in there until 11 (no one was in there). We went to the counter to get my other friend some shoes which we stood there for a lil min while the manager was at the bar scrolling on an ipad. I literally had to walk to the bar to ask her to come get us some shoes. She seem aggravated. That was second. Third was my friend ordering us sprites and they asked him "Are you trying to sneak liquor in here" because we're asking for sprite? After that the manager was watching us like a hawk making us feel super uncomfortable. Fourth My friend's boyfriend asked the manager who was serving if he could get a beer and she told him "You have to go the bar" Not long after that we see her serving drinks to the table next to us. Livid! Fifth, we had about 9 people so the other staff members stated that we can do two lanes which we started out on one lane but two of the staff members told us we can do both. The manager came over after that and was like I only had yall down for one and we explained that the 2 workers said we could do both. I was like okay no problem we can go back to the one lane and she was like "well I already changed it now", It was the attitude for me. We have both lanes At this point we're half way through the game and I'm still uneasy because the vibe is just off. My friend takes a bottle of water with her every where literally every where. She goes to take a drink and the manager comes up and says "let me smell that". She told her it's just water and she literally sat there with her hand out waiting for her to give it to her. I said she's not letting you smell a thing. So my friend went ahead and let her smell the bottle. And what did she smell? Nothing because it was WATER. She was expecting to smell alcohol. If anything she could have just told her they don't allow outside water. From the jump this place gave us a weird vibe but for us to experience this was definitely harassment! Very unprofessional and the manager doesn't deserve that job. We were most definitely being treated different due to us being black and they automatically assume we were sneaking liquor in when that wasn't the case. We were a fun group who was just going out to have a good time for my friend's birthday! This was my first time ever experiencing this and it happened at DUST BOWL! I will not be going back and will not recommend.
TJ Shelton
On Aug 12th, Saturday night, me and a group of friends were profiled and harassed by the staff at Dust Bowl because we were mistakenly accused and assumed that we were sneaking in liquor into the establishment. We had reserved a lane to celebrate a birthday but once we got settled at our lane and ordered waters and Sprites for everyone, we were questioned about the why we was ordering just water and sprites? As we continued to proceed with the night, serval staff members were patrolling and hovering over our area, making it uncomfortable during the time we was there. So then the birthday girl had pulled out a water bottle that she previous had prior to walking in to finish up, and one of the staff member had came over to ask to sniff her bottle. At that moment, we were all shocked and surprised that this was actually happening in our face. We were already noticing the constant pressure and attention we were receiving from the staff and now that one of them actually approach one of us and ask to sniff the bottle was totally out of hand and unprofessional. As she proceeded to sniff the bottle, which was indeed "water", we sat back in disgust and started packing up our belongings and asked for a manager to explained the harassment we was receiving. The excuse was they had been dealing with incidents of previous groups sneaking liquor into the building and assumed we were too. There's a way to go about things and that way was totally unacceptable, it displayed the lack of training, lack of customer service and lack of interpersonal skills. These staff members must be held accountable.
Ian R.
I LOVE THIS PLACE. Coolest bowling alley in Arkansas. Great bartenders, great vibes, awesome food, can't recommend enough!!!
Tennille Tims
Great hangout spot, friendly staff, easy time.
David Lee
Nice place to bowl and a good atmosphere. The staff is helpful.
This establishment deserves 10 stars! We recently had our Ladies Night Out here for the first time, and we couldn't have asked for a better experience. Big thanks to Jordan for helping us organize our night before coming and to Shannon, Tamra, and the rest of the team for their exceptional customer service!I enjoyed the vintage and intimate feel of this bowling alley, which is rare to find anywhere. They also have a Karaoke room that we booked, and it was a whole other fun experience in there! We had an unforgettable time and can't wait to come back. Thank you so much!
Online booking was fast and easy.From the moment we walked in the door, the staff were happy and helpful. All of the food and cocktails were delicious. I highly recommend the Totchos. We even ordered an off menu cocktail that they quickly whipped up for us (spicy strawberry margarita); ps- it was fantastic.When it came time to bowl, they set everything up for us so all we had to do was put on our shoes, pick a ball, enter our names, and go. Bowling itself was great. We really love the retro look of the lanes.Whether it be for a date night or with a group of friends, I would highly recommend Dust Bowl to anyone looking to get out and have a good time.
Made reservations for 530- showed up to find a note on the door that they are closed for bad weather- didn’t even have the decency to call the number I gave for my reservation to let me know. Needless to say- I won’t go back. FYI- there is no inclement weather today.
Good food good environment lots of fun
Quaint little bowling alley ? very cute and retro charming, they have a karaoke ? room also. We attended a Christmas ? Party and it was fun.
My favorite bowling alley! I love Dust Bowl Lanes. My company booked two lanes for a team building activity and it was perfect! It is such a cute little bowling alley that provides a great atmosphere and feels lively but not crowded! Most bowling alleys are huge and so loud but this one is perfect. Loved the lights and decorations, they are the perfect touch! (Also they have great service and bring drinks etc to your lane)
We really enjoyed a family night out at this retro bowling alley. Yes it’s quite small but the vibe is nice. Everything was great until a female employee kept harassing us about the time remaining on our reservation. It wouldn’t have been a problem if we hadn’t started 15 minutes past our reserved time due to the party ahead of us running over. Which made us run over. We were able to finish our game but she kind of ruined the mood and made us feel unwelcome.
Jess and Tori are the best!!!! We came here for a buddies birthday on a Sunday and received the best customer service we’ve ever received! Everything was clean and the drinks were fantastic! We will definitely be coming back.
Me and 7 other adults went here Saturday 08/12/2023 for a birthday outing. One friend went to the bar to order 8 waters & 8 sprites for the whole group (because he didn’t know what everyone wanted to drink since the whole party wasn’t present yet). He was approached by someone claiming to be the manager, she proceeded to ask my friend why we wanted those drinks and if we were sneaking alcohol in. If she would’ve paid close enough attention she would’ve noticed no one had purses or pockets big enough to sneak in anything. He tells her no and continues to buy what he asked for. She then chooses to linger around our bowling lanes to basically “watch us” after awhile it got a little uncomfortable because she had another guy employee watching us as well. One of my friends did have an outside water bottle, as she went to take a sip the “manager” came over to ask what was in the bottle, my friend told her water, and the “manager” asked to smell it. That question really made our whole group uncomfortable because at that point this is harassment. My friend allowed her to smell the bottle, but the “manager” simply just should’ve said there are no outside drinks allowed and she would’ve thrown the bottle away, but instead she smelled the water and found NOTHING! So we were ready to leave by that point. I myself asked the “manager” for the contact information of the person above her and she unprofessionally told me to “Google it” once again not only were we paying customers just looking for a good time we were still in an uncomfortable and awkward situation. She stated that it was weird for us to be in a “21 and older” establishment and not drinking, which 3 of our guest were trying to order drinks and she told them they had to go to the bar to order and they did, but that wasn’t good enough for her. This was my first and LAST time attending this establishment because me and my friends were uncomfortable, harassed, and discriminated against. If the head management of this establishment would like to talk further about this situation I would love to be reached out to.
By far the worst bowling alley I’ve ever been to. Me and a group of friends went to celebrate a friend’s birthday, we were racially profiled and accused of sneaking in liquor because we ordered water and sprites for our drinks. The whole night “Karen” stood and watched us as we set in our section and bowled. Karen then took it upon herself to come and SNIFF my friend water bottle as she begin to drink it. Not only did she make us feel unwelcomed & uncomfortable, she was also very rude and unprofessional about the whole situation. & honestly they don’t even deserve one star. If you’re looking for somewhere to enjoy your friends and have a good time, this is not the place.
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If I could give zero stars I would. Like where do I start. My friends and I have been here before and have never had issues. Well we decided to go on Saturday 08/12/2023 to CELEBRATE my best friends birthday. The moment we walked in the vibe was off. We were interested in booking the private room since we had a lot of people but we were told it was booked and that someone was in there until 11 (no one was in there). We went to the counter to get my other friend some shoes which we stood there for a lil min while the manager was at the bar scrolling on an ipad. I literally had to walk to the bar to ask her to come get us some shoes. She seem aggravated. That was second. Third was my friend ordering us sprites and they asked him "Are you trying to sneak liquor in here" because we're asking for sprite? After that the manager was watching us like a hawk making us feel super uncomfortable. Fourth My friend's boyfriend asked the manager who was serving if he could get a beer and she told him "You have to go the bar" Not long after that we see her serving drinks to the table next to us. Livid! Fifth, we had about 9 people so the other staff members stated that we can do two lanes which we started out on one lane but two of the staff members told us we can do both. The manager came over after that and was like I only had yall down for one and we explained that the 2 workers said we could do both. I was like okay no problem we can go back to the one lane and she was like "well I already changed it now", It was the attitude for me. We have both lanes At this point we're half way through the game and I'm still uneasy because the vibe is just off. My friend takes a bottle of water with her every where literally every where. She goes to take a drink and the manager comes up and says "let me smell that". She told her it's just water and she literally sat there with her hand out waiting for her to give it to her. I said she's not letting you smell a thing. So my friend went ahead and let her smell the bottle. And what did she smell? Nothing because it was WATER. She was expecting to smell alcohol. If anything she could have just told her they don't allow outside water. From the jump this place gave us a weird vibe but for us to experience this was definitely harassment! Very unprofessional and the manager doesn't deserve that job. We were most definitely being treated different due to us being black and they automatically assume we were sneaking liquor in when that wasn't the case. We were a fun group who was just going out to have a good time for my friend's birthday! This was my first time ever experiencing this and it happened at DUST BOWL! I will not be going back and will not recommend.
On Aug 12th, Saturday night, me and a group of friends were profiled and harassed by the staff at Dust Bowl because we were mistakenly accused and assumed that we were sneaking in liquor into the establishment. We had reserved a lane to celebrate a birthday but once we got settled at our lane and ordered waters and Sprites for everyone, we were questioned about the why we was ordering just water and sprites? As we continued to proceed with the night, serval staff members were patrolling and hovering over our area, making it uncomfortable during the time we was there. So then the birthday girl had pulled out a water bottle that she previous had prior to walking in to finish up, and one of the staff member had came over to ask to sniff her bottle. At that moment, we were all shocked and surprised that this was actually happening in our face. We were already noticing the constant pressure and attention we were receiving from the staff and now that one of them actually approach one of us and ask to sniff the bottle was totally out of hand and unprofessional. As she proceeded to sniff the bottle, which was indeed "water", we sat back in disgust and started packing up our belongings and asked for a manager to explained the harassment we was receiving. The excuse was they had been dealing with incidents of previous groups sneaking liquor into the building and assumed we were too. There's a way to go about things and that way was totally unacceptable, it displayed the lack of training, lack of customer service and lack of interpersonal skills. These staff members must be held accountable.
I LOVE THIS PLACE. Coolest bowling alley in Arkansas. Great bartenders, great vibes, awesome food, can't recommend enough!!!
Great hangout spot, friendly staff, easy time.
Nice place to bowl and a good atmosphere. The staff is helpful.