300 Austin

This is a kid friendly environment. My children love to bowl here! I signed up online to receive discounts and they go a very long way. For example in the summer I receive a bowling pass for 2 free games (which includes shoe rental) for my children and if you want to purchase more games it is just $ 1.25 per game per person. Each time we have visited we have received good service upon arrival. I would like to get a little more speedier service with our food order (there are alot of lanes though). They get a thumbs up from me and my family!

The term ‘strike,’ might be viewed as a term you associate with bowling, but for this alley the term ‘strikeout,’ seems more fitting.
My girlfriend and I happened to be in the North Austin area this past weekend and were in the mood for a few rounds of bowling and to grab a drink. So after searching Unilocal we stumbled across this AMF bowling alley and decided to give it a go. It was about 10pm last Saturday when we stopped by, the parking lot had ten cars or less and there were about 10 lanes or less being taken up, so in my opinion the place wasn’t busy, so our experience was inexcusable. So, you would think after waiting for 15 minutes the associate behind the counter would have helped set us up on a lane.
The balls must’ve really needed shining, because even after seeing us waiting, she never came to our attention. While waiting we noticed a manager (male, dressed in a nicer button down shirt and slacks) hanging around the bar window chatting away, he too saw us and never came to our aid, only stared at us. We decided to wander down to the bar area in hope he would assist us, but he was too busy flirting and chatting to help us. We immediately left and won’t be back.
This place does NOT deserve 1-​star!
Btw – it is no longer 300 Austin, it’s simply AMF now.

This place is horrible. Not only did we get treated like we were an inconvenience we also could not get a refund for after trying to play a game that took us 45 minutes to get out of the second frame because the damn machine kept freezing and our balls would not return to us. When we went we spent 40 $ for 1 game and shoes for our family of 4. We had such a hard time getting the lane to work that we talked to the server guy and the manager and they moved us to another lane however that one didn’t work either. When we brought that up they seemed to think we broke the machine. We took our shoes back and our kids out the door as they were crying. We will never go back! And it is a shame being as my husband works for a very very large company in the area and plans off sites for them. This place just lost an opportunity to make some good money!

I’ve been here twice in the last two years, once I drank and was surprised that for 2 games and a couple of beers that my bill was just under 40 bucks.
Fast forward a year or two and tonight I bowled with a group for as many games as we could squeeze in for 10 bucks a person including shoes. I’m not sure when/​how/​why they run this special but it was a much better experience than my last trip. I drank water, it was free.

I am giving this 5 stars based on the Special Olympics event they host.
WOW the place was CROWDED, I swear there must have been approx 500 people there. The event was organized and ran smoothly.
The staff was amazing with the Special Olympics athletes.
Food was run to the tables quickly, and the pizza was pretty darn good!
Impressed by the whole operation!

I like the feel of the place. Very socializing friendly. Loved that there were couches and tables all over.
The food was way over priced. for a $ 9 burger I kind of expected it to be larger than my palm with more than a slice of tomato and a ¼ of a leaf of lettuce.
We had to reset our pins several times, and by several times I mean around 20 times. That was really annoying!
Another thing I found out was that the lock on the outside of the bathroom door made me feel like I was going to be locked in while I was in there.
But for around a $ 1 a game it wasn’t too bad.

With the exception of our lovely waitress Taneesha, this place absolutely blows. My first impression was me not knowing my 5-year-old’s shoe size and having the woman giving us our lane snap, «you don’t know your OWN son’s shoe size??» From there, it somehow got worse. Both lanes repeatedly malfunctioned. We got moved to different lanes twice and the problem never improved. I understand things go wrong, but nobody seemed in any sort of hurry to correct the situtation either. I will never, ever go back to this place.

I met some friends here at the luxurious 300 bowling and it was very disappointing. I went on a Sunday night and it is dollar games with a 5 dollar cover fee. The drinks are very over priced and you will get lazy lackluster service. The lane kept getting stuck, the pins were stuck, the ball was stuck, the pins kept falling over after reset, it is a mess. This bowling alley is not focused on there main attraction bowling. They have spent there budget on the bar and pool tables and have lost sight of the lane machines. Don’t waste your money here believe me it is not as luxurious as you here. Take your money else where. I wasted my time and money here and I will not make that mistake again. Very very, disappointed.

They changed the name but the crummy service is the same. Don’t be fooled. What’s wrong with this place is systematic. Do yourself a favor and go somewhere that takes less than 30 minutes to issue you a pair of shoes while you’re standing at the counter. Seriously, this place is a joke.

The good points — the to-​your-​order balls, the friendly waitress.
The bad — the music screens, the peppers on the quesadillas.
My grandson likes it, so I’ll be back.
Oh, and the website
doesn’t have Austin as one of the selectable locations. What’s up with that?

Went here around 730 on a tuesday. had to pay around 3.50 per person per game and 4 dollars for shoe rental. where i come from, that is a ton of money to go bowling. Discovered upon arrival that at 9pm starts their evening bowling special (around 1.50 per person per game). Appetizers are a little bland and overpriced. However, i WILL go here again, but only after 9pm on a monday-​wednesday and i will eat before hand.

i think this is the largest bowling alley ive been to.
50 lanes, a «lounge» sort of area with couches and chairs to socialize in.
looked very well kept and clean.
i love that you can choose a ball based on weight and finger size. i always hated running around looking for that 9-​pound ball that my little fingers can handle.
and the shoes are cleaner and newer than most raggedy old bowling spot i’m used to.
lines are super long, drinks and food are super expensive, but it’s a given.
out bowling machine malfunctioned on us several times. it would stop working when we were in our 9^th frame BOTH games we played and would have to summon someone over to fix it, which took forever.
parking is horrendous. who knew a bowling alley could get as crowded as a movie theater?
$ 1 games seemed like a bargain… until we saw the cover charge. it’s a crap charge i call it.

Some people may say this is ghetto, or in a ghetto area, but think about this fellow Austinites… at least you don’t have many REAL ghettos here in Austin…
I happen to really like this place! It’s always fun, there is always a lane and the staff is always available to assist in anyway we needed. I love that they have a wide variety of music playing with large screens to watch music videos. They also provide a pretty convenient way for you to find your ball that matches your hands and weight requirement. For a bowling alley the food isn’t half bad also lol
I believe Thursdays they even have dollar games and dollar wells. There is a very slight smell of cigarette odor but this bowling alley is very old and the alley before it used to allow cigarette smoke and wasn’t so family friendly until this new company took is over and renovated it to hell a couple of years ago. Love it!

The rennovation of this place is spectacular but the service not so much! Our waitress was very unattentive and acted as if she didn’t want to be there.
Over all we had a good time, why? Because we love to bowl… don’t get drinks here, they are $$$$!

Not for Kids (or for me, either)
I went to «300 Bowling» on N IH-​35 last night for a friend’s birthday party. It’s the first time I’ve been there since it’s re-​opened after remodeling.
First the good news.
It wasn’t very crowded when we got there at 7:30pm on a Tuesday night. There were plenty of staff there and they were friendly and helpful. The place looked clean and sort of upscale. We ordered appetizers from their menu and sat in the table area and chatted until everyone arrived. A server checked on us from time to time. When all were there we took advantage of a party package they had which was bowling for 2 hours (complete with shoe rental) and a pizza with soda for $ 60. We got a lane immediately and the staff set us up and entered our names. We got off to a great start.
Now the bad news (at least to me it was bad) …
Shortly after we started bowling the lights in the entire place dimmed and they began to play 80’s rock music videos on big screens over the bowling lanes. If you like this kind of stuff then try out this place, as this is my only complaint. One of our party had brought their two pre-​teen kids and all the videos with gyrating hips, scantily-​clad bimbos and raunchy lyrics were inappropriate for them.
I spoke to the manager about this and he says their website clearly indicates they are a nightclub-​themed bowling alley and he claimed that their videos are no worse than you’d see on MTV.
So, be forewarned if you’re planning a family bowling night. Otherwise, you might even like the vibe.

2 of us paid $ 45 for bowling 2 games and skimpy portions of high priced bar food. Is it a sports bar or a bowling alley? LOL Whatever
bye bye 300

Can I sue this place for deceptive trade practices? Our friend found Austin 300 online and thought it would be comparable to the upper end bowling alley, «Lucky Strikes» in Seattle.
I should have known the place was going to be ghetto, because well, how can I say this… oh to hell with being PC… It IS in the ghetto.
When we arrived we couldn’t help but burst into a fit of giggles when we spotted the security officer who was dressed like a ninja turtle complete with skull cap, gloves and many empty belts around his waist that did not sport a gun. (Maybe we should have actually been worried, I’ve never seen a security guard at a bowling alley, come to think of it).
Anyway, we entered to be greeted by the smell of stale smoke, though no one was smoking? We were told it would be a 45 minute wait and were directed to the lounge for drinks and food. Mind you, the website makes it look like an upscale lounge/​bistro. It felt more like a rec center. So we waited for a waitress. And waited. And waited some more. Then we went to the bar and waited. Finally the one bartender took our order. We had spring rolls, sliders and potato trio which consisted of fries, sweet potato chips and hand cut waffle fries. When the food finally arrived the sliders were grey and tasteless and the sweet potato chips were burned to a crisp. Our waitress pronounced the Aioli (Ah-​eye-​oh-​lie). The spring rolls were so losely rolled they could have been an omelette.
After almost an hour we were called to our lane which we were told was located in the farthest right lane. When we arrived we were greeted by about 10 matching blond sorority girls with bags and various items of shoes and sweaters and dirty plates strewn all over the area. There was a handicap ramp where our seats should have been. WTF???
We noticed a black curtain behind the ramp and peered behind it to find rows of empty booths, so we set up shop there. Within minutes the manager, a man in his late 20’s bedecked in a cheap black suit and sporting product laden spiky hair, came flying from behind the curtain with the teenage mutant ninja turtle in tow.
Here’s what happened:
Manager:” This isn’t your row, this is a private area, you have to go back to your row now!“
Us: «Yeah, about that, there’s a RAMP where our seats are».
Mgr: «That’s why we pulled up extra tables near the lane».
Us: «Well the Pi Phis over there seem to think that the entire area belongs to them, we really don’t see what the big deal is about sitting here».
Mgr: «Well if you want to pay $ 1,500 an hour you can sit here».
Us: «Well can we get some sort of a discount for the inconvenience? So far we are horribly unimpressed».
Mgr: «The rate is $ 6 per person per game after 8pm– enjoy your game, your attendant will be with you shortly.» Then he and the turtle bopped off to the back office to likely blow some more coke (He was kind of on the edgy/​aggressive side if you get my drift).
So since we drove almost to South Dallas to come to this ghetto blaster, we decided to make the most of it. And endured horrible hip-​hop, Brittney Spears crap and a lane that had no slide to it as I’m sure the wax isn’t good for wheelchairs. The ramp did make a nice runway though. Oh yes, and did I mention we waited for 30 minutes before we had to flag down a waitress to take a drink order?
We decided to leave when a family of TWELVE (I counted) crammed into the lane beside us after the the Pi Phi’s left. They ranged from 6 months to 80 years old and just took over the place. Who brings a baby out at 9pm? The type of people who frequent this dive– that’s who.
This whole adventure cost us close to $ 100. I’ll stick to good old Dartbowl next time.

OK, so this is going to be a different kind of review because we went with our work… in a huge group… with catering and open bar for 2 hours… but it was a BLAST!
We had shirts made for the event and everything (our boss is a nut)…we had sizzlin’ fajitas and ice cold beer… even wine! The food was really really delicious… complete with Chipotle-​like lime, salt chips… deliciious…
I would recommend this place for a company outing… we all had a great time… the staff was very accomodating and professional… we didn’t have to leave our lanes for drinks or food… it was all brought right to us… it’s definitely an upscale bowling alley… and we didn’t see ANY kids the whole night… maybe that’s more a weekend thing? I dunno… but it was great.

Went here for Super Bowl XLIII. This place is a Steelers hang out guys, and that’s why I went. The game drew in a TON of Steelers fans and the place was crazy. If your a Steelers fan, this is a pretty decent place to go on game day.
I cannot comment on the bowling here other than the lanes look amazing. Tons of synchronized neon and some good music. The prices seemed reasonable enough.
On the bar side, I had the wings which were pretty good, and the chicken quesadilla, also good. A bit more expensive than I would have suggested but, like I said, we were there for the Super Bowl so I wasn’t too concerned.
One thing I was disappointed about though was the lack of HD screens. They’ve got 3 large standard def. screens and a load of smaller standard def. wide screens. No, those smaller screen are not HD. Watching sports here would be REALLY great if they would upgrade and get some awesome HD projectors.

You can find us here on almost any given Sunday during football season. We don’t go there to bowl. We go to the fantastic sports lounge to watch our beloved football team.
They have great food here for a sports bar, but a previous reviewer was right in saying the service is often slow. Plus, they have those fantastic personalized boxes so you can hear any game you choose!
There are approximately 10 wide screen TVs surrounding the place.
As an additional tip, don’t drink the draft beers. I don’t think the tap lines have been cleaned recently, and we’ve found whenever we drink the draft beer there we get very drowsy. It’s safer to just drink bottled beer.