Showtime Bowling Center

It’s a large bowling alley that’s well equipped for tournaments. The rate that the machines go to replace and rearrange pins is faster than what I’ve seen at other bowling alleys so the wait time for your turn is really short. Like most bowling alleys, it doesn’t feel very clean so bring hand sanitizer with you.
The food that they serve looked about as nasty as the place felt. I would eat beforehand or after.
There is also an arcade in the back with skee ball! This section is great for the kids who don’t care to bowl or need to be distracted.

It takes a lot for me to post a negative review, but here goes.
The bowling is what you probably expect. Dated but adequate. Not bad at all. The automated bumpers for kids were actually pretty cool. My complaint is solely with the snack bar. It seems to open whenever they feel like it. The menu consists of chicken fingers, burgers, and fries. Nothing out of the ordinary. What was exceptional was the length of time it took for them to take our order and get our food. We went to order, and the lady said that she was too busy to take our order and that we should come back later. We were hungry, so we did, but the situation only improved when another employee came and took our order. We then waited approximately 30 minutes to actually get our food (5 of us bowled over half a game before it was ready). The food itself wasn’t bad, but it took entirely too long. The place wasn’t even that busy when we ordered.
Bottom line: don’t plan on eating here. There are far better places around the area to get a decent meal before knocking down some pins. If they are going to prohibit outside food and drinks, then they should get their snack bar in order.

Prices are ridiculously high, lanes are tilted, they refuse to raise bumpers unless you are under the age of 11, and the bowling balls all have tiny finger holes… The customer service is pretty awful as well. They know that they’re one of the two bowling alleys in Athens and therefore jack their prices up without ever improving quality. Only reason i didn’t give it 1 star is because it’s fairly close to UGA and is practically the only option for a college student.

What can I say except, one of the few bowling alleys in Athens. Actually I think it might be one of two in Athens. Pretty average lanes that are a little beat up, but still fairly well kept. The bowling balls are also pretty beat up and it’s a little hard to find the right weight. Gotta say that the place gets the job done though, as long as you’re looking for a place to bowl a few games and have some fun.