Pirates Cove Adventures

2 stars because of the course alone. The course is in good shape and a pretty good challenge. Some of the features weren’t working, however. My friend hit his ball into one of the holes that should go down a tube onto the lower part of the course. His ball never came out and he had to dig his hand around to find it in there.
Honestly Pirates Hideaway would get more stars if it weren’t for the staff. I feel bad because I’ve heard that the owner is a great guy. But on my numerous visits we have always been treated like we were wasting the staffs time or putting them out in some way. The staff treated us as if we were annoying them, when all we were doing was paying to play on their course.
And it’s not just me. This has been the experience of everyone I’ve spoken with about it.
I write this review so the management can know what’s going on, and correct the issue. I love mini golf, and don’t want to see another Payson hurt by bad staff.

My sister and I were looking for something different to do yesterday. I found Pirate’s Hideaway in the Summer 2015 Rim Country Visitors Guide and although I’d never heard of it before, we decided to give the miniature golf a try. I think the gal said they’ve been there about 8 months. They have a large parking lot with lots of spaces but we almost passed it up. They are right next to the café but the building sits way back off 260. If you miss the first driveway, don’t worry, there’s a second one.
We got there right after they opened at 11:00 am and were helped immediately. We were given a choice of two different lengths of clubs which as adult women with bad backs we appreciated… no stooping over for us! You also get your choice of fun colors to choose from for your ball. A scorecard and pencil were given to us and off we went.
They have little stands to put your scorecards/​pencil, drinks, etc on at the stations. There are sitting benches, garbage cans, and nice shady foliage all over. The course is nicely laid out, very clean, and a lot of fun! It took us about an hour to complete 18 holes. We had a blast playing and decided our next trip there would involve a nighttime trip with our hubby’s and some food! Although we didn’t eat anything, we did take their menu with us and they do have a nice selection of food at what we think are pretty reasonable prices — a Nathan’s Hot Dog w/​Fries for $ 4.29.
The inside was very clean and they have a pool table, arcade games, a jukebox, and a separate room which looks like it would be perfect for a child’s party.
I gave it 4 stars to start only because we didn’t try any food. I’ll update my review once we do that.
All in all, these 2 women had a ton of fun together for $ 7/​each!

Fun pirate themed mini golf. Our 4 kids 10, 8, 6, and 3 loved it. Well kept and very clean. Made for a fun family night out while visiting Payson. Downsides– there were lots of ants in some of the holes on the course and they were out of scorecards the day we were there. The girl did give us a piece of paper to keep score on.

Friendly service. Fun miniature golf course. Ages 9,11,13 and adults all enjoyed it. We also had Pizza, wings, zucchini sticks, cheese sticks, nachos and onion rings. All were delicious. Fun arcade games that were up to date plus Pacman of course. The gentleman that came to clear our trash from the table was also very polite and made sure not to throw anything we still wanted away. I would return the next time we are in the area. Also worth a mention, the restrooms were very clean and smelled fresh. Always a plus!