The Corner Alley Uptown @ University Circle

The visit was great when it first opened up great menu great food but now the food doesn’t taste that good and your menu is not that good either one thing we know you can’t change bowling

Now ive eaten here before, and its nothing special– although it is a bowling alley so its to be expected. But the service is the worst ever! The server we had was rude to us throughout the whole experience. She gave us this attitude when we told her we wanted the check split in half. The bartender didn’t even know how to make the drink we asked. We asked for Ameretto and they had no clue what it was. After which we had to wait forever to get a round of drinks and had to order from 3 seperate servers because they kept «forgetting» our simple order of 2 jack and cokes, and 1 ameretto and whiskey. Worst and slowest service ive ever had. After getting our drink order wrong twice they gave us the check.

When all was said and done we had fun, but the service was off and our specific bowling lane, #7, has big pillars blocking the views of the lane from the seats. After putting our name down to wait for a lane there was no staff to seat us for food, we eventually found a table ourselves after first sitting at a row of tables that hadn’t been bussed, and even then the plates at the table were dirty. We finally went up and ordered from the bar because no one ever waited on our table. The bartender did continue the good service for drinks though while we were bowling. Still not likely to come back again.

Agreed with many of the reviews here. Been here about 5 times now. Service is consistently poor. Understaffed. Staff not friendly and borderline incompetent. Came to bowl and were told nothing was available. Asked if anything would open up since the 5 kids would be disappointed. We’re told in half an hour. They didn’t come get us and went to ask. Just ahead of us a group got 2 lanes for 2 hours. They squeezed us in for a lane for an hour. 15 minutes in table just got cleaned and waitress came to get order finally. Took 3 requests and 15 minutes to get bumpers out up for a group of kids including two under 5. In the meanwhile there are 6 empty lanes upstairs (have been all night) and 6 other lanes are dark and half been for or over 30 minutes. Either the staff is lazy or some corporate restriction limits the number of people they are willing to serve. Great location. Food is decent but the service alone is enough to drive you insane.

Bowling was fun but service for dinner after was horrible. I felt terrible for our server; we had a group of 13 and we were her first table ever. No joke! No one trained her and the manager who we could see in a lovely floral print moo moo, was more concerned about drinking coffee and chorteling with her co workers than helping the poor girl who waited on us. Our server should be promoted to manager and the manager fired! Felt so bad for her.

Although there weren’t many choices but the sliders and sandwiches tasted really good. But the dishes were served very slow. We had a very good time playing bowling there.

I come there often to bowl and see my favorite bartender Lanie she is adorable! She knows how to make me laugh because after a hard shift at the hospital it’s good to come to a establishment where you can have a good drink and eat highly recommend!

This place is loud and high energy so be warned if you’re looking for a quite spot, this isn’t it. The service here is great, beer selection is decent and food is good, not great. It seems higher end price wise, but overall a great place for a fun event, birthday party or such. If I lived in Cleveland, I imagine me and my friends would be here often.

Terrible service and very unhelpful when trying to make a reservation. Half the facility empty yet could not get a lane. Would not recommend to anyone if they have not planned way ahead of time.

Definitely the most modern bowling alley I have been to. It almost feels weird because I expect a bowling alley to be dingy, dirty, serve Michelob Light in a can and have root beer schnapps shot specials. Nice bowling alley. For 4 of us on a Friday night for 2 games and shoes was $ 50. Food is pretty good. The Hawaiian pizza and medium wings were good. The burgers were bad. Looked like cafeteria meat so skip that.

This place is really cool! Just from looking at the entrance you feel like you’re walking into a really fun place. I was here for the Cocktail Muse event. The staff was friendly and accommodating. The décor of this place is really fun, they totally rolled with the bowling theme. We didn’t get a chance to bowl but there’s going lanes downstairs and upstairs. I will be back!

Brand new menu! Had the Reuben and a side of honey balsamic Brussels sprouts. Sandwich was very good. Nice and hot. Came out quick. Needed cheese or sauce (personal preference) but the corned beef was excellent and very good regardless. BRussel Sprouts were very good too. Service here is always excellent. Really great staff.

We had a group reservation for 2 lanes for 7−9pm on a Sunday night. Called and confirmed the Friday before for a friend’s birthday. When we showed up, they claimed to not have our reservation and that there were two separate parties that had booked the upstairs and downstairs venues. Although the manager apologized, she said there was nothing that could be done as all lanes were already reserved until 8pm. Ok, fine. We went to ABC Tavern across the street with out 15 person party for some food and beers. Two of us tried to go back at 8pm when one of the private parties were supposed to finish to ask if we could reserve a couple lanes then since they supposedly close at MIDNIGHT. We were told by Alex at the front desk that it was company policy to not take new reservations after private parties and to «not ruin this for her.» Whatever that meant. Saw later her and a bunch of her co-​workers at ABC Tavern at around 9pm. Ridiculous. Love bowling with friends, love Italian food, cannot stand lazy, unprofessional, incompetent people. Ugh.

My friends and I have really enjoyed ourselves each time we’ve been here. The atmosphere is really great and you would think that the bowling alley section would overpower the restaurant section since they are basically right next to each other, but I really didn’t notice it while we were eating.
The last time we were here there was one of those painting parties upstairs and I would love to do one of those!

The bartender and kitchen manager were awesome this afternoon for taking great care of my son. He is undergoing treatment for leukemia at UH Rainbow and has not had much appetite but a steak sounded good to him. We are anxious to get him to eat anything so this was a good thing.
I was disappointed to find out that the steak was no longer on the menu. The bartender went to talk to the kitchen manager to see what he could do. The manager came out, introduced himself and said that he would take care of my son. He went back and prepared a delicious steak and side dish for my son.
When he brought the food out, he asked for my son’s name so that he could pray for him and then said that he was taking care of the bill for me.
The kindness, caring, and generosity of the staff was beyond compare. Thank you!

This is the most upscale bowling alley I’ve ever been to. The food is the best you’ll find at a bowling alley anywhere.

I’ll start off by saying I didn’t eat anything or go bowling here. I stopped by while waiting for my friends to get to the Hessler street fair.
I waited 5 minutes for a barmaid– with only 3 other customers– to ask what I wanted. I ordered a Hoegaarten, which admittedly is not the cheapest beer in the world, but when I took the check for $ 7.03 i was pissed. $ 7.03? I could have bought most of a 6 pack with that!
The other things that I walked away remembering are that 1) the bar stools were uncomfortable as could be. 2) The bathrooms are all the way upstairs. 3) It was hot in there. It’s 80 degrees outside guys, turn on the AC.
Would not return.

The venue was a fun and friendly spot to entertain our teens while visiting Cleveland. The overall atmosphere and food/​drink options were great for the parents, too. We stayed for dinner afterwards and were pleasantly surprised by the high end offerings and artisan food served. The salads were super sized gourmet treats and easily adapted to meet some dietary needs.
We highly recommend the happy hour during the weekday evenings w/​free shoe rental and discounted lanes. It wasn’t too packed and made for a good mid-​week activity!

Great customer service. I was there for the
tweet up and the happy hour included free shoe rental and discounted play — $ 4.25/person per game.

This is such a fun addition to University circle. I’ve been here twice; both times to watch football games. There are at least twenty widescreen tvs here. Its two stories with bars and bowling lanes on each floor. They take reservations and have valet parking. Both times I got the chicken tenders. I wouldn’t come here specifically for the food but rather for the «activity dining» atmosphere. Bowling for walk ins is 35 $ per hr but 50 $ per hr for reservations. The shoe rental is 3 $. The entrees are 10 to 20 $ and mixed drinks around 8 to 10 $. This is my go to place to watch big games. Bowling here with a group friends will always make for an enjoyable event.