Kent Bowl — Local services in Kent

Definitely won't be back to this bowling alley. I pride myself on fair reviews and it takes a lot for me to write a bad one. We came here for a birthday party and wanted some drinks. A few of us went off for drinks but the bartender Debbie was the absolute worst. I had a feeling it wasn't going to be a great experience but we ordered anyway. She was the only one in the space but made sure that customers at the window were a priority. She'd been making snarky remarks since we walked in but we ignored it anyway because all of us just wanted to enjoy ourselves. Two of us walked in first and got drinks then as more of our party walked in she became less and less engaged. I hate to pull the race card because it's not always the case but this felt intentional. It's standard to ask for ID and then take an order. She asked for ID WITHOUT a drink order after. Told one of our family members that their order wasnt that important because she saw them taste one of our drinks. She said that was him drinking. He ordered a shot and still at least three to four people were served ahead of him. She walked off several times as we were ordering or speaking directly to her and even stated to us that the birthday party after us was priority. She claimed we were rude when we ignored her behavior then when we addressed that we had been ignored for over twenty minutes she called us rude and told us we were done which was her refusal of service. She also continued to tell us that this wasn't her first rodeo when she could not make majority of the drinks that we asked for. It really put a damper on the experience as we did not feel welcomed from the start. I do not recommend or maybe just t this particular bartender as the experience may be different. It's truly...

Came here last night to bowl for my birthday. We came in around 10 pm and they close at 1 am. Lanes were great. Getting shoes and our balls was easy. The gentlemen working the front were really nice.

Only thing that ruined the night was the bartender. She was an older lady that was giving us a SUPER hard time. Ordered my first drink of the night, which was a double shot (didn’t drink before coming as we all just got done working) and the bartender started asking me a ton of questions. (I’m 28 btw). Started bowling and came back about 20 minutes for another round. When I came to order she told me it hadn’t been very long since she gave me my last drink, asked if I had a DD, told me she didn’t want to ruin my birthday but said to me she didn’t want to see me again for another 30 minutes. So I closed my tab. My friend who is older than me went to get another drink and she did the same to her when she went for a second beer. Then my coworker, who is a guy, just showed up and went to get a drink because they were doing last call. She gave him 5 drinks. 2 beers and 3 shots I believe and didn’t give him a hard time. & we saw her give another guy 4 beers no problem, no questions, and wasn’t rude to him. We had 3 DDs in our group as well.

I was not drunk and was polite to her the whole time. I don’t know what her deal with us was but she was super rude and unprofessional. We are all servers and bartenders and very responsible. We understand that it was cinco de Mayo but we had just gotten there and was met with all of this from her.

I shouldn’t be afraid to go to the bar to spend money because I’m going to get...

I grew up at KENT BOWL! It was one of the only places in Kent I was never kicked out of. Yes I was a bad kid but when I was there I was respectful, kind, helpful, and hardworking. Zeb was always somewhere and you didn't want to get in trouble and have him find out. I always felt like he could tell when I had done something wrong. Val and Rob were always at the front counter to help you with any problem you might have. Rob would let me shadow bowl for hours. Back then I put a lot of bad things in my body but never while I was there. Rob always helped me when I couldn't figure out why my game was off. What Rob didn't know is when I came to Kent Bowl alone I was a wreck mentally or I needed not to think about how messed up my life was. Sometimes it was the only place I felt like I fit in. Zeb passed away a few years back. Im not sure how Val is but I miss her and wish her well. Rod is still there working hard. Thank you all for make Kent Bowl more than just a business in my hometown! I also want to thank you guy for never turning away this messed up kid. Even when I was angry at the world you guys let me bowl for hours and check in with me to see how I doing. I made so many friends at Kent Bowl and I'll never...