Pagel Silver Dollar Lanes — Attraction in Effingham

You’re the only activity in town besides the mini golf course which is barely ever open and you close for summer hours from Monday-Wednesday? Im sure you don’t get a lot of business but you lose even more not being open. Also the lady behind the counter normally, can’t ever stay off her phone or pay attention enough to notice the lanes having problems literally all the time. Do we have to walk up to the front desk every time something goes wrong or is it too much to ask for the person working the counter to keep their eyes up while there’s several groups bowling. Kind of a lazy attitude if you ask me and it ruins half the fun when you’re waiting more...

I worked with the owner to reserve some lanes for a surprise birthday party for my husband. They were more than gracious letting us come in early and decorate our little section by the bar. The party was great, the atmosphere was great, and the customer service was great! 1 of our lanes ended up breaking down for so long that we switched lanes, and then that lane started to be weird too. They didn't charge us for all that hassle which we really appreciated! ( I would have gladly paid) I was just thankful we were allowed to bring cake and decorate and reserve a small space to have a little party. Fun...

Hey time with the kids for my nephew's tenth birthday. Fun atmosphere just getting a little dated. They could get a little more variety of drink options and maybe update a couple of the games in the arcade area. Lastly they need to fix the lanes. Multiple times they wouldn't set all 10 pins or would rack and just freeze. Just took maintenance calls multiple times. The price is crazy and they are short staffed so it hurts attention to guests. Sadly who isn't though no days. Despite pitfalls I really enjoy going bowling at Pagel Silver Dollar Lanes just hope...