Fulton Alley

Trying to make a reservation with this place is a joke. My first and last attempt to make a reservation started several weeks out by emailing them, as you can’t call to talk to anyone. I get a reply that they take reservations 2 days from the date requested. OK no problem, just email them back 48 hours before needing to book my event or reservation. I get no response, so next day I email them again, remember you can’t call them as their message on the main number just gives you the email address. I now get a response of «Thank you for inquiring about us at Fulton Alley! We are unfortunately completely booked for this Saturday!» Wait a minute how can someone else book ahead of my request which started weeks ahead of this, but could not be done until 2 days before. They are very unreliable in their operations, so be careful if you think you can book this place for an event. Had a co-​worker also try to book lanes for a night out on the town and he never could go through their process and gave up. We got lucky and lanes were available, since it was a Thursday night.

Decent bowling ally but the food leaves much to be desired of. Drinks are overpriced and customer service is laking. Only good thing is the interesting décor other then that I would pass on this place unless you only want to bowl.

Love being able to go bowling in a fancy and fun atmosphere! This is perfect for corporate events, birthday celebrations, or just a night out with friends. They have great deals during the week… free bowling and $ 6 cocktails for happy hour! I also love all the food I’ve had there — it’s definitely fancy, not your typical bowling food.

Came and no one wanted to serve us. I have been here before and this was the worst. The bartenders walked past us like we were invisible. Horrible experience

Zero would have been my pick if I was given an option. I walked in with a group of friends and the bar was not busy… at…all. Even with the bar not busy, we were ignored by the bartenders. We sat there waiting for service for ten minutes while the bartenders were pretending to clean up and stay busy. This was a sad experience since we had tourists with us and told them Fulton Alley would be a fun place to hang out. Never again.

I doubt if I’ll visit Fulton Alley again. I went there Saturday night with some friends around 12am (so I guess that would actually be Sunday). We had no intentions on bowling; we only wanted to grab some drinks and food and chill. My friend went to the front counter to get a menu. She asked if the kitchen was open. First she was ignored by two people standing up there, and after she had to repeat herself, a girl (young, black girl, skinny, some type of scarf thing on her head) finally gave her a menu, but she just held it out without even acknowledging my friend or answering the question! She was unnecessarily rude.
It took us about 5 minutes to decide what we wanted, then we went to the bar to order. The bartender was polite, but he told us the kitchen was closed. I was understanding, but I wanted to know why the front counter girl even gave us a menu if she knew the kitchen was closed. I went to the counter asked what time the kitchen closed and she told us 1. It was 12:40. Fulton Alley, if your kitchen is supposed to close at 1, it needs to close at 1. When I told her the bartender just told me the kitchen was closed she just changed her answer and said «oh, well I guess it’s closed then» and took the menu out of my hand and threw it on the counter. Excuse me?! What type of night was this chick having that she had to be so rude? Whatever, I wasn’t leaving, so I stood there and asked «so is it closed, or is it not?» There was a guy (short, white guy, blonde hair, might’ve been in a mohawk type thing if I remember correctly) that heard the exchange, so he said he’ll go check because he wasn’t sure if the kitchen was still cooking after some private party that was going on. When he came back out, the girl told us that the kitchen wasn’t cooking anymore after the party, so that was the only food they had. I told her that we weren’t with the party; we came here on our own and did she expect us to go and take those people’s food? All she said was «well the kitchen’s closed» and turned her back on me!
My friends and I immediately left. We wanted to stay; the DJ was awesome and we were really having a good time, but that front counter girl ruined it for us.

I met a group of friends here for a birthday night a few weeks ago. The bowling was fun, the food was good, and the drinks were ok. Some of the service was lacking, and the bowling area was a little cramped, but we had a good time. So firstly, while we were waiting for our lane, we were sitting in the bar area, so the guys went up to get drinks for everyone. The bartender was completely inattentive to us (because we weren’t females), and when he finally got to us, he got my order wrong and just seemed annoyed that he had to serve us. I’m sorry, the three older guys at the bar are probably going to tip you better than the young girls you’re giving free drinks to, but not anymore because you’re a jerk.
Anyway, we finally got our lane and had a couple servers that were very nice and good at their jobs. We ordered some food, which was all pretty good, and enjoyed our time in the lane. For a while we had the sitting area to ourselves, but eventually, the lane next to us became occupied and the whole area just became cramped. No fault of ours or the other lane, it’s just not a very big area. We made friends with that group though and enjoyed the rest of our night.

We had a private event in a section of Fulton Alley last Thursday, and I need to know who the male bartender was that night (at the bar that was open to the public as well as our party), because he was literally the nicest bartender that I have ever met in the entire city of New Orleans.
The rose something drink with St. Germain was delicious, and the meat pies and the pork belly sliders they served us were great as well. I think the meat pies could have been a little more flavorful, but there was a dip that was served with the meat pies and that solved the problem.
Also, major points for having women’s size 5.5 bowling shoes. And the red and black bowling shoes went perfectly with my red dress. You the real MVP, Fulton Alley.

Absolutely love this place! It’s great for date night or family night! Ambience is amazing, food is great too!

$ 40 for one hour of bowling! So overpriced which matched the weak drinks. And we had one frame left they wouldn’t even let us bowl out in a close game. Wings were delicious.

Fulton Alley has displayed some of the WORST customer service I have ever experienced in New Orleans.
We went with a small group for a friend’s birthday. We were given the wrong bowling shoes (none were our sizes) and when we returned them to the girl behind the counter, she gave us immediate attitude and told us we must have ordered the wrong sizes.
I wear a size 6. I don’t think I could ever confuse that with a size 11.
She wasted 20 minutes of our 1 hour bowling time sorting out the shoes with a bad attitude.
When our 40 minutes of actual bowling time was up, we were shooed away by another employee. They barely let us put our street shoes back on before turning up the attitude again.
And the bowling pins are attached to strings. WTF? No.
NEVER AGAIN.
The only good thing was the free drink for a Unilocal Check In. Get that drink and then RUN!

Ok. We totally stopped just because we saw the super cool chess set on the veranda, but we stayed because the atmosphere and service was AMAZE. My friends and I were supposed to be just passing by but we happened upon this spot. We were beckoned in by what turned out to be the bar tender. Super cool guy with a salt and pepper goatee and a killer knack for making drinks. He is not playing around with his craft. I even challenged him to make me a drink, non alcoholic, and it was DELISH. I have no idea what he used but there was ginger beer and fruit juice involved and I was in love.
The décor is super cute in this place, def isn’t your average bowling alley. We didn’t try any of the eats, maybe next time, but it all looked yummy.
I’ll be back for sure.

Service is unbelievably slow. Thirty minutes for an order of beers, twenty minutes for an order of fried food. After thirty minutes our waitress showed up with three of the five beers. The other two showed up in cans about ten minutes later. All told, we were halfway through our first game before someone came around to take our order.
Prices are too high for a bowling alley. Prices are presumably so high because of the location and service. The service, however, is nonexistent. Go elsewhere for bowling. It’s an ok spot if you’re stuck in the CBD. Fried chicken is pretty good — that’s pretty much what gets them from one star to two stars.
Also, the pins are on strings. Incredibly tacky.

So, we had two different experiences here based on the servers. We sat at the bar both times. The first night we had a gal that was fun, easy-​going, helpful. The person I was with got two sliders and she really liked the beef slider. I got the meat pies, which were just okay… they tasted like they came out of a frozen box, but like a nicer brand, as opposed to… for example, Hot Pockets. Ha! Nothing wonderful, nothing terrible. The drink that the bartender made was solid though.
The second time we went there was a different bartender. We were there on work, so we needed to stay within a certain budget with our food. I ordered a slider (they have them as a single option) and a side of the brussel sprouts. I specifically had pointed to the single slider on the menu when ordering. When the food came out, it was the two slider meal option, and when I pointed it out (because of the work budget), it was just really awkward. The bartender came out with an extra plate and proceeded to clear off the second burger and fries and take them in back… The slider was a better choice than the meat pies. The brussel sprouts were good, but not great, a little greasy. The environment is chill, relaxed, easy. This place is not far from the convention center, so it’s an easy walk after a long day there. Obviously, take advantage of the Unilocal free drink, and hope you get the female bartender, she’s way more fun.

Trendy, spacious, bowling alley /​bar. Staff are friendly, drinks are on the lower end (at least during happy hour), and it’s definitely an upgrade from your grade school bowling alley days. Décor is snazzy and this has more of a lounge vibe than a bowling alley. I think adult playground is probably the best description. if I lived in the area, I could see myself being a regular here (as a lot of my local friends already are).
Tip — be sure to check in on Unilocal to claim a free drink!

It’s a pretty bowling alley which is unique. I took my team here for a department outing on a Friday afternoon. The place was pretty empty, so we had it a bit to ourselves. Nice leather sofas and tables by the lanes. We ordered a variety of appetizers: they were good but nothing outstanding. We had some sliders, regular hamburgers for our group. Again, good but nothing to rave about. The Cobb salad one person had did look quite good. Overall, the service was very good and we all had a pleasant time. I would try this place again maybe for a date night. It’s pricey but you’re paying for trendy. I’d like to see when the place is a bit more hopping as that energy might have elevated the vibe.

I was attending the conference across the street and would not recommend it as a restaurant option for that, slow service. But good for a group with the day off to bowl and social atmosphere was lively. Andouille tots are advertised as giant but I was sorely disappointed with the size although they are delicious!

Friendly staff, great food, clean, great times. My husband and I went to the Fulton Alley and we were presently surprised. Friendly staff all around. We ordered drinks from the bar and were delicious. We also ordered food and to our surprise the food was very very good. We enjoyed every minute.
Tips: Take advantage of the Happy Hour Specials in bowling and drinks. We saved a few dollars.
Definitely recommend.

This place is so trendy that my review might already be out of fashion by the time I finish it. I think the food is mediocre and fairly generic. I was here for a networking event, but ordered a hamburger off the menu because the pass-​arounds were scarce. The burger was pretty forgettable, although the chicken and mushroom meat pies weren’t bad.
The bartender remembered me and my order, which was a nice perk!
I didn’t bowl, but I looked at the prices! DANG! That’s not the bowling I remember from my childhood. The pins also hang from the ceiling, which is weird.

I’m not sure if my review is going to be representative of what this place is like on a normal day, as I was here for a Zillow Client Appreciation party during the National Assoc. of Realtors Conference, and Zillow had rented the entire place out.
Overall, the atmosphere is nice and we enjoyed sipping free drinks all night. I really wish I remembered our bartenders name because he was extremely attentive (to me at least LOL).
They have bowling, but we didn’t bowl. Instead, we just mingled with other Zillow Premier Agents and had a great time! And the fact that it was right by our hotel was a bonus since we walked back when we were done!