Stone Lanes — Local services in Norwood

We had a horrible experience anytime me and my family went here we spend good money in here. So tonight was my brother 44th birthday. We decided to come here really because of the wings. So we walk in, get our games, and lanes also order 90 wings 4 fries as well an order of nachos. Plus our beverages and drinks. We put 10 dollars into the jukebox and picked all of our songs, which were all urban songs. We had to wait 30 minutes until our songs played. Once they began to play literally, you guys, on the very 1st songs the turn the music down so significantly that we all notice. Mind you when all the other the music that wasn't urban was playing the music was blasting. We went to the front counter to mention it to the works, and the girl said, " Oh my manager, turn down the music when it's closing time. So me and my brother made it aware to them we would like the music turned back up since these were the songs we paid for and wanted to hear. So they proceeded to turn the music up after our 3rd song. All of a sudden, all our music was skipped, and all the other music that wasn't urban was playing. It was very blanton that they wasn't tryna hear urban music. Pure sign of racism which is cool. It's expected we was in Norwood, which is a Sun down town. Me and my family will never spend money...

Pretty disappointed by this place. I was excited to try a new bowling center while visiting Cincinnati. Found Stone Lanes online and decided to check it out. This is a throwback bowling center with a pretty cool vibe to it. 1st I found it odd that there is no way to control the scorers from the lanes, not a big deal though. My main problem was that there was little to no oil on the lanes. I understand lane oil is expensive but there was essentially nothing on the lane. Maybe not an issue for those using house balls and just goofing around, but I was hoping to use my own equipment. The person at the desk was aware of the dry conditions when I brought it up before leaving. Not sure if this is normal for open bowling here, but it was a pretty poor experience. My other issue was the damage my bowling balls took when I did try to use them. Both got many new scratches, including some pretty bad ones when my spare ball got stuck in the back. The person at the desk did offer a refund / free games, but I declined as I won't be back in the area for some time. The place has a lot of potential, but it's really a bummer when you can't go enjoy some open bowling with your own equipment. Hopefully this was more of a one off thing, but seems to be becoming more and more common at smaller bowling...

I recently visited Stone Lanes Bowling Alley with a friend on a Saturday night. Although most of the lanes were already booked, we were lucky enough to secure one for ourselves. The receptionist who greeted us was friendly but seemed to be quite distracted, making us wait for a bit as he chatted with another guy. We took the opportunity to order some drinks at the bar, where we were pleasantly surprised by the bartender's exceptional friendliness. During our bowling experience, we had to call for staff assistance twice. The first time was due to an object blocking our lane and the second time was due to the ball dispenser malfunctioning. Despite these hiccups, we still managed to have a decent time. However, our experience was marred by an unpleasant encounter with a drunken individual passed out right at the front door as we were leaving. Unfortunately, his friends seemed to be indifferent and did nothing to help the situation. To top it off, I also lost the game. Overall, the bowling alley had its ups and downs, with friendly staff offset by a few...