Pinstripes

We used to come all the time for brunch and bowling and were always pleased with the outcome but today for Father’s Day it was a bust all the way around.
First of all they upped the prices $ 145 for 6 people to bowl two games is outrageous. On top of that we had brunch which was an additional $ 240. Definitely not worth it. We also had trouble with our lane which took away from the two hours that was allotted to us since it took over 15 minutes for someone to come and check on the problem.
Never again…

We went here for the Fathers Day Brunch Buffet.
Everything was really good!
They had there regular inside buffet set up and then a lovely bbq buffet set up outside. The ribs were really good!
There shell on shrimp cocktail is so good too.
Everyone was raving about the bacon at our table, I don’t normally care for bacon, but I had to try a piece it was very good too!
The salads are fresh and desserts are great too. Including a chocolate fountain complete with lots of goodies to dip in it. Everyone in our group of 9 found something that they liked.
If you leave hungry you are nuts!
Even though it was busy there they had lots of room and many tables spread out throughout their building.
Our server, Tommy F, was pleasant, smart and attentive.
Maybe the one complaint is that it was a bit hot in there, however it was a very hot day.
We will go back again soon!

What a pleasant surprise! Had Mothers Day brunch at the Barrington location and was thrilled! The food was fabulous on all the buffet tables, and there are many! From salads, bruschetta, pasta dishes (my adult kids swore it was the best mac & cheese they’d ever had, & I had to agree) chicken tenders & shoestring fries, made to order eggs or omelets, scrambled eggs, bacon, sausage, lox & bagle buffet, carving station w/​very tender & flavorful med rare prime rib, baked salmon & turkey, to waffles w/​banana foster, strawberries & cream, or cinnamon apple toppings (or plain syrup) to the fresh fruits, chocolate fountain with scrumptious cakes, cookies etc. it was all very tasty! The place was sparkling clean, the wait staff very personable and around when needed. And tho packed, the noise level was not bad at all! We all really enjoyed the buffet and will happily be returning. We were brought our check and sat around another 15 – 20 min. We weren’t rushed out and thanked by our waitress & mgr for our visit. The one and only drawback: the price! What is usually $ 20 for a regular Sunday brunch (very reasonable) Mothers Day was $ 30 per person. However, a delightful experience!

Still a great place for a late afternoon, before the rush of Happy Hour folk, to enjoy the company of good friends! Service, we enjoyed the attentive service of Miss Grace with beautiful eyes full of Grace, and well presented, good food.
Pinstripes, you have not failed us yet in presenting a top notched dining experience no matter what time of day we visit.

Brings you back to the days of going out with friends to the bowling alley only better because you can have alcoholic drinks and killer food. It can get pricey, but worth it. A fun night out. I also enjoyed brunch on Sunday, they have a good variety of food. Mimosas included.

We’ve been a regular at the Oakbrook Pinstripes and since it’s hard to find bocce elsewhere, always enjoyed our stay there. The South Barrington location is far better. With twice the bowling and bocce courts, getting in is a hell of a lot easier. The staff here is friendlier as well. the folks at Oakbrook tend to be a bit assholish. Had a good time bowling and bocce-​ing this afternoon and this is now our Pinstripes of choice. Cheers!

I’ve been here several times and it’s always fun. Let me start with the good.
Great set up and very comfortable. Food is delicious, bowling and bocci are a lot of fun
The issues. Service was very bad. We were seated and given bread but no water and no drink oders taken until I finally said something. The salmon was served cold so it was sent back. We were eating our meals at different times due to this. We had to flag the waitress down several times to order refills and desserts. My girlfriend didn’t get her cappacino with dessert as ordered and we had to ask yet again where an ordered item was. The food was delicious but the service was really bad.
I hope they can up their service game. It’s priced as a nicer resturant so good service is expected.

We had so much fun here. I decided to have my son’s little Family Birthday party here. I called ahead to reserve two lanes. I called about 8 days in advance and had no problem getting two lanes in the afternoon (which is what i wanted). They did mention that all timeslots after like 5 or 6pm were filled. So if you’re looking for an evening event, i’d recommend booking a few weeks in advance.
The bowling area is so nice! It’s upscale. Beautiful room. Bright. You can select your balls. they have nice little seating areas with tables. Different styles of seating/​gathering, too. Which is great!
They have full waitress service while bowing. So we did order some food and drinks. We bowled for probably an hour and a half or so. Then we migrated into the main area and grabbed a table to have dinner. We ended up scoring a table completely off to the side by itself, which was Amazing — because we were tucked away and it was just our family. This was so nice because it felt more quaint. It didnt feel much different than being at our family dining table at home.
Unfortunately it took about 40 minutes before we finally got wait-​staff to come and wait on us at the table… but once they finally got to us, things moved along quickly. We had a nice meal, the food was great.
I LOVED this day! We had such a nice time. We can’t wait to come back with some more family members and do it again — this time we want to try Bocce too!
Highly recommended to check this place out.

Always have a great time, usually make reservations via OpenTable but never use them… We always end up in the bar. They have a wonderful bartender that always has great drink and food recommendations. Some items are pricey for the portions but I love their flat breads and spaghetti with meatballs. They even have «all you can eat» special where you can share and it includes salad.
Bowling is great here but limited on a busy night, I’ve never been a bocce fan but I’ve gone with groups who’ve enjoyed it there.
Great outdoor space in the nicer months, they even have a fire pit for when it cools down at night. Wonderful atmosphere.

Awesome food, excellent service! I’ve been here many times with either my family or my coworkers. Never disappointed. Lobster bisque is the best I’ve ever had. Once we went as a large group and tried a variety of apps and entrees, everything’s delicious. My personal favorite was the maple glazed salmon. Be sure to get their bread and pesto before your meal… so good!
My family went again last night. Our server Jessica was super awesome! The other staff were great as well. I will definitely go back and would like to try their brunch buffet hopefully sometime soon!

god i really want to like this place. i really do. it’s clean, there’s games, there’s food and it’s close to my work. but EVERY time i go, i’ve had here has had some sort of issue, mostly with service. this last time i came with a group of coworkers and was probably one of the worst dining experiences I’ve ever had.
my issues (and granted, I think some of them aren’t worth mentioning on their own, but compiled together, it made for a terrible meal):
— our first batch of water tasted like pool water. we had to ask them to replace all of them.
— the service was painfully slow, it was really difficult to track a server down
— one of my coworkers has severe food allergies and asked if certain dishes were safe for her to eat. the waiter took the rest of our orders and came back 15 minutes later to take hers
— we had to ask for bread three times (mostly because we were starving from our food taking so long)
— when our food did arrive, they forgot my entrée altogether and half of everyone else’s food was cold.
the worst part about all this is that I actually find the food pretty good here! the management was nice enough to replace a few peoples cold fries and discount the meal a bit. but the overall experience was incredibly disappointing.

Extraordinary service and cleanliness. The execution shown from top to bottom shows it is a well managed and well led location. Went for Santa brunch and all were satisfied. However, though the food was good, not $ 30 good… a little light on selection and would’ve loved more of a salad bar type. Their competitors and comparable price point in my mind are Drury lane and Pheasant run and as of right now, they far out class Pinstripes on the Sunday brunch front. I’d still go for bowling and bocce but Sunday brunch… the injury report says doubtful.

We met our friends Mark & Dave at Pinstrips after watching a movie at IPic last Friday. This is the second or third time I have been to the bar area and they have some really good flat breads and some wonderful wine. While we were there they had live music which added to the great atmosphere, although it is hard to have a conversation in the bar area.
They also have bowling and bocce ball as well and is a lot of fun as a social group or family outting.

My hubs and I had a rare date night sans our kiddo and were looking for something to do other than dinner and a movie. After a little bit of brainstorming, Pinstripes came to mind! We’ve driven by this place so many times and even stopped in once to take a look around with the intention of returning someday because it looked fun.
This is a great place to meet up with a group of friends both big and small or just as a couple which was our case. When you walk in you’re greeted with a large open meeting space with a bar, cocktail tables and TVs. Then to the right there are bowling lanes and to the left there are bocce courts.
We walked in on a Saturday night and were able to get a bocce court without problem, but would recommend making a reservation if there is a certain time or bigger group you’d like to accommodate. We ended up renting the court for a one hour slot and ordered cocktails while we played. You can also order appetizers, entrees and desserts delivered to you at your court depending on your appetite.
Great atmosphere for hanging out, trying something different and ideal for families looking to spend time together during the cold winter months.

Came here tonight for some baci, drinks and light food. Our waitress was very attentive and funny. They weren’t very busy and seemed to have a lot of staff around so I would hope that things would be on the up and up… And they were.
Drinks were fine. Served promptly and correctly.
Food menu is upscale for a bowling joint. My date ordered an open faced salmon sandwich and I got the tortilla soup. The sandwich was a bit dry and underwhelming. I know it said medium but it looked almost hockey puck style. My soup was less of a soup and more of a heavy stew type of concoction. The spice was good in it, just super heavy.
Two beers, two mixed drinks, a sandwich and soup and our bill was $ 56.

My company an I visited this Pinstripes location for a team outing. I can honestly say I had a great time. The meeting went well, the food was great, and the bacci ball was even better!
We started off in the meeting space. It was very airy and bright. It seemed to be a very inviting location. There was enough space for us to have a team activity within it as well as breakout sessions.
We had a variety of appetizers and desserts catered to us during the meeting. Each item I tasted was better than the prior!
The hostess’ were very friendly. We all appreciated the impromptu Bocci ball lesson provided to us because many of us were first-​timers! Yayyyy my team won the game!
Ok. I digress. Back to business.
I would recommend this place for business and pleasure! After work hours some of us stayed for cocktails. The drink selection was also a bonus!

BUFFET Review here…
The buffet is just awesome. At $ 20/​per adult, it’s reasonable for the variety. You will get charged for pop, but I don’t know about coffee or juice and mimosas and bloody marys are on special. We have a 4 year old, he was free, awesome! I believe 5 and under are free, 6 – 12 has a prorated cost.
I would recommend walking the buffet first, so you can plan our your strategy.
I loaded up on the salads, I love salads, but these were meh, I would skip next time and save the room for the other tasty foods. Surprisingly, the mostaccioli was excellent. For basic pasta, it was really worth it, and the meatball were good too. My son really enjoyed them.
I also loved the ‘potato skins’ or versions of them. They were great. My other favorites were the pizzas, salmon and chicken. My husband loved the prime rib, it was cooked more than rare, but that’s okay in this setting and since the meat was tender. My son like all three things on the kid’s bar: chicken fingers, which I liked too, fries and mac-​n-​cheese.
My suggestions would be: get a small plate for your table to leave your silverware on, they tables are not set like this, ask for a sharper knife if your are going to enjoy the prime rib, and a spoon would be useful for a couple items as well.
For the restaurant, I wish soda, coffee and tea were included. I also wish there were more sauces with the chicken fingers, maybe ranch and honey mustard.
I will definitely be back. I want to stay and play bocce next time too.

We had date night here the other night and it did not disappoint! I had only been for the bocce and bowling before, never the food, and what a mistake that was!
We got there kind of late, around 7:30−8, and were seated immediately in the dining room. There was one large party and several small parties in the dining room, so not too busy. There was a large party in the bowling area as well. We ordered drinks to start, I had a Limoncello margarita and Peter had the Krankshaft beer. His beer was delicious, I really enjoyed it. The Limoncello margarita was very good! Almost like a strawberry lemonade margarita and it was so refreshing!
In terms of food, we ordered the calamari for an appetizer, which came out in minutes! It was very good, seasoned nicely with parmesan and parsley. Not very greasy and not too crisp either. For entrees, I had the Cobb salad and Peter had the cheeseburger. The Cobb salad was dressed in a white balsamic vinaigrette, so I didn’t know there was dressing on the salad. I ended up asking for more before I even tasted it, which was my bad. I ended up tasting it and realizing that the salad had been dressed. All the ingredients were fresh and crisp. Very good flavor. The burger was juicy and tender and had really good flavors. The sauce on the burger was very good as well.
We decided to really go nuts and order dessert. He had the carmelized cheesecake and I had the chocolate cake. The chocolate cake was a flourless cake served on a plate of strawberry sauce with vanilla bean whipped cream. This was an amazing dessert! All the flavors meshed really well and everything complimented everything else. The cheesecake had a nice carmelized top to it. The cake was creamy and had a nice crust to it.
Overall, a phenomenal meal from start to finish. We will definitely be adding this to our list of go-​to spots for date night in the future.

The Pinstripes in South Barrington is, by far, my son’s favorite place to bowl. And at only $ 5 per kid and parents bowl free (M-​F from 10am-​12pm) — it’s my favorite too! Pinstripes definitely isn’t your typical league-​loaded bowling alley. Far from it, in fact. It’s one of the nicest bowling alleys I’ve been to.
From the front desk to the bocce ball court, and the bistro to the comfy sofas in the bowling area, this bowling alley is gorgeous! Of course it caters more to the late-​night weekend crowd, but Tots Playtime bowling every Monday-​Friday from 10am-​12pm definitely brings the kids out to play! Not to worry though — there were plenty of lighter bowling balls to go around. One of my favorite things about bowling at Pinstripes was the ability to add bumpers only to specific bowlers. Perfect for family bowling.
All that bowling is sure to work up an appetite and the Pinstripes Bistro has delicious food. Again, don’t think «typical bowling alley» food. The food at Pinstripes Bistro rivals a gourmet feast. My son ordered off the Kids Menu and LOVED the parmesan breadsticks with marinara sauce and I enjoyed a delicious cobb salad.
Helpful Tip: If you’re headed to Pinstripes for Tots Playtime, make sure you get there early. Not sure if it’s as crowded every week, but I visited on a Friday during a holiday week and the line was out the door!

Whoever started this joint had to be a pretty sound business genius as it’s a great idea. Most people love to bowl once in a great while whether they’re Roy Munson or they suck at it like me. It’s a fun activities but bowling though is still popular, it’s seen like an old fashioned pastime activity. Most bowling alleys are aged, dingy, with bad frozen pizza as their only dining offering. Plus, you have to be prepared for a chance of getting foot fungus. Brunswick Zones are breeding grounds of weird creepy people, in my opinion anyway. It’s not the most inviting place to go to. It used to be such annoyance deciding where to go if wanting to go bowling.
Pinstripes offers a great and obvious alternative. They’re brand new, modern, and quite classy for a bowling alley. However, they’re more than a bowling alley. They’re the Three B’s: Bocce, Bowling, and Bistro.
Their location is very clean and new. Bowling there is fun and it’s nice. You didn’t have to feel icky sitting on a furniture from the 70’s. Nope, everything still look like how they were intended to look and work.
Their food selection was pretty decent too. The foods look like restaurant food and not bowling alley food. I have been here twice with work for dinner and team building event. First time, we had pizza, salads, and desserts. The pizza wasn’t the frozen kind and they’re pretty good. Not only they did the mainstream pizzas but they also had fun ones like fig and prosciutto that was superb!
The next time I was there, also with work; we had a buffet of hot food. We had calamari and bruschetta appetizers that were decent. Then, pasta with chicken and mushroom, risotto, salmon dish, and a braised short ribs that were delicious. I was actually surprised because I was expecting pizza again. Getting somewhat fancy and delicious food before bowling, I definitely felt more like Ernie McCracken than Roy Munson.
I bowled 112 my first game. Not bad, I thought for a horrible bowler like me. My only gripe is Pinstripes is an easy choice for companies to go to for their events. It’s nice, fun, and all contained into one. Hell, my company had me going here twice in the last six months. Hope our event person stay creative and come up with other fun activities than bowling all the damn time. I think many other companies will also see it as an easy obvious choice. Good for Pinstripes’ business. Bad for having a good mixture of team building exercises. I want to go clay shooting, build a boat, beer brewing. Why do we have to throw ball to knock down pins and breaking nails all the time?
If you have to pay yourself, it is quite spendy. $ 5 per game per person on Sun-​Thu, and $ 7 for Fri– Sat. Yeah!!! Not cheap. But hopefully no doctor’s bill for foot fungus.
They also cater. We got boxed lunch at work several times from Pinstripes and they were pretty good. I’m just a bit pinstriped; but I’d still give them the credits they deserve. The service while we were there was also fantastic. They aimed to please and very attentive to your needs especially your alcoholic beverage need. I appreciated that my throat never got dry and it’s always more fun with some booze in you trying to compete with my male coworkers who took winning way too seriously. Anyway, not a bad place. A bowling alley that’s nice, bright, and clean is kinda right up my alley.