Town Hall Lanes — Restaurant in Minneapolis

I want to preface this by saying I do not write reviews often but I will when I feel compelled by good or bad service. First, the food is stellar; I recommend the Thai Flatbread. The problem is when I went to pick up my food (on May 10th, 2023) the bar tender was rude to me. A little edge is fine, but when all I did was give my first name instead of my last name as I didn’t hear the question correctly, the bar tender condescendingly said “there you go” as if I was dumb. Like dude, I’m sorry that me picking up food is an inconvenience to your restaurant(???). This alone is not going to get me to write a review because people have bad days, I know I do but on my previous visit I received the same rude treatment. I went to Towne Hall Lanes with my significant other for a celebration. We wanted to sit in the dining room instead of behind the bowling alley as it is a more casual feel. Because I was asking for an accommodation (there wasn’t any open tables in the dining portion of the restaurant) I was prepared to wait as I am not entitled to an accommodation when I go into a public place but I was rudely told this wasn’t an option because the large party that just left had moved two tables together and they couldn’t accommodate seating two diners at the now larger tables. Totally fair, I worked in a restaurant and I hated when small parties felt entitled to large tables as this literally costs the establishment money. We ended up dining behind the bowling alley and had a stellar tasting dinner. Upon exiting, I saw that the large table had been pulled apart and the two parties behind us had been seated at the now smaller tables… and they were parties of two. Sorry for rambling and I hope I don’t come OFF like a Karen but DONT ORDER TOWNE HALL LANES TAKE OUT UNLESS YOU WANT TO DEAL WITH RUDE AND PAST THEIR PRIME HIPSTER...

Town hall Lanes had always been a go to spot when I lived in south Minneapolis and I was excited to go back and share this with my out of town family. We decided to bowl and get some food. Unfortunately our experience was disappointing due to the rude and confrontational gentleman working the bowling alley. With 4 adults and 2 children the bowling area is a squeeze and this gentleman felt the need to police and dictate where we could stand. I was scolded for being on the lane with my 3 year old because apparently only one person can be in the lane at a time. Also one of the adults in the group was not bowling but was required to remove their flip flops because it had been raining and wet shoes were not allowed in the seating area of the lanes. When the gentleman discovered that this adult was not wearing shoes or socks, due to the lanes own rules, they were asked to put on socks and when there were no socks to put on they were required to buy a pair from the restaurant and then given bowling shoes to wear. Over the course of the next hour, we were interrupted several times by this gentleman for unknown reasons. When I spoke with our waitstaff they expressed frustration with this gentleman and stated that there have been many complaints by other patrons but nothing has been done. I was very disappointed with the bowling experience but our waitstaff when above and beyond to make sure that the rest of our time was great! Also the sweet corn nachos used to be much better but unfortunately were on par with our bowling experience. If I do return to Townhall in the future, it will only be at one of the...

My wife and I ate here last night to watch the Monday Night Football game. While obviously not a "sports bar", it was a fantastic place to enjoy the game.

The food was fantastic! We had the Chipotle Buffalo wings and one of the flatbread pizzas. This was plenty of food for the two of us. These are some of the best wings I've had in the Twin Cities and I try to have them everywhere that offers them. They were crispy, meaty, and the sauce was excellent! My wife loved the Bleu Cheese.

We tried the beer brewed on site, Masala Mama IPA and Perfect Strike Lager. Both were good, but not the best brewpub brews I've had locally. The "guest" tap selection was excellent though and had one of my favorites, Stone Enjoy By IPA.

The service was excellent! Our server had a ton of tables keeping him busy, but we were never without service when we needed it. Quick, friendly, and non-intrusive. Does it get any better than that?

We did not get a chance to try out the bowling, but have every intention of coming back with friends and/or family to make a night out of it.

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