Yankee Lanes — Local services in Keene

Be careful if you book a birthday party for a child. I put down a $20 deposit a few weeks back to hold a lane for my sons 8th birthday party (FOR THE END OF JULY!) and called today to say my son no longer wants to do bowling for his bday. The teenager who took our original reservation never said anything about it being non-refundable and even then I would think if you are cancelling well before a month out, a refund that would be the right thing to do for someone who was a regular customer here. The manager/owner didn’t even offer to get on the phone to let me know. He had a young worker tell me there’s nothing they can do. It’s alright I saved my receipt and will be disputing with my card company which will win that battle for me against a dishonest business. $20 bucks might not be much money but we are a small town and treating customers like that is a d move. Word gets out even beyond a google review. Enjoy the $20...

A couple friends and I were looking for a day trip up in the area, came across several closed alleys. We only had this one day so, the fact that these guys were open alone in and of itself would have netted a 5* review. But there's more

Staff were great. Hilarious and courteous. The place was cleanly and then we come to one more aspect about bowling alleys...food.

Pardon the pun, but bowling alley food hits a special strike zone that other pizza or burgers for example don't hit despite being of the same.

The food here, was beyond delicious especially the burgers! I could go on and give details, but, instead; if you're ever up near Keene, NH try Yankee Lanes Corps for yourself. If you don't, my friends and I would vouch that you are missing...

Know this can be lots of fun here as my kids did growing up but when picking up after a kids birthday party....middle school age....saw 2 drunk enough falling on parking lot and had to literally be shoved in there friends cars.and I crawling back thru the window to get back out..2 girls fighting in the front shrubs and a few others visibly heavily intoxicated.....I would suggest parents have there kids no matter what age to stay inside till you arrive to make sure there not approached by chance by one of these people and what they see leaving is appropriate....like I said lots of fun for kids but needs a bit more limits to be intertwined with kids and...