Prairie Lanes

Great for kids, food was tasty. Nothing fancy but old style bowling. Small game room too.

Prairie Lanes has a nice variety of activities: bowling, laser tag, arcade and a separate bar area with music. The place was clean and the food was good. There were a couple downsides to this establishment: the Bourbon Pork Belly was overpriced for the amount of food served, there is no ATM in the building, not enough staff for the non-bar area. Overall my family and I enjoyed our experience.

This review is for the volleyball area and outside bar. The bartender who worked out there on Mondays all summer was absolutely spectacular! This is my favorite place in Madison to play sand volleyball due to the setup, the service, the food, and the music. You can even bring your dog! Definitely get the tots with the dry rub on them, you won't be disappointed. The Philly is pretty darn good too. Not sure about the other food though as I always order the same thing.

Went here for fish fry last week.Now, it's a bowling alley in Wisconsin. Even at their worst, Wisco bowling alleys' fish frys are usually pretty good, and Prairie Lanes is no exception.The service was quick. The fish fry was standard Wisco fare--no complaints. My daughter got one of their sandwiches, and while it won't knock your socks off, there was nothing wrong with it at all. My only real knock was the beer. I ordered my standard, go-to beer--Blue Moon (stop judging me, I like it)--and it was not great. The tap ratio was off, and it came out more like a beer-tasting water than an actual beer. It wasn't bad enough to make me complain, but it wasn't great. It might have just been an off-night for that tap. I'm not sure. I'll definitely go back to Prairie Lanes, though. Nothing wrong with it. It is a good, solid, standard Wisconsin bowling alley bar/restaurant.

Over priced food and orders routinely not correct.League bowling has been awful. From the first night there seems to be issues weekly starting on time. Lane issues constantly. Don't get stuck on 17 & 18 because you'll be there all night. Damaged bowling balls on those lanes are definitely a possibility.....again.

The bowling was ok. The laser tag was 10 minutes long and some times the gun did not work. With the laser tag we had a one free game and the website said it was eight dollars but they charged 16 for 1 person. Half the games were broken and were not fun. The place was very dirty. We did not try the food.

We live near here so this place is just convenient. Usually we grab food and drinks and go, it's not usually a place to hang out. Tonight, the energy was completely different. It felt like we walked into a different place. We were greeted by the manager, small talk, introductions, AMAZING young lady. We sat at the bar where our bartender was in training and a bit anxious. The manager came by, provided words of encouragement to the bartender, checked with everyone in the bar to see that we were ok and she was actually the one who served our food. There was only a few people on staff but they were great! It literally "felt" different. We will be back except next time it won't simply be because it's convenient. Keep up the good work

I give a zero. One of the most disgusting acts i have seen. Wont eat here ever. Bartender's and cooks vaping in the kitchen while there cooking. No manager in sight to do anything. Who thinks this is ok to smoke or vape in a kitchen. Isn't this a health code. Service was horrible.

My buddies and I have been bowling at Prairie Lanes for many years. These past few years we have been extremely lucky to have arguably one of the best lane waitresses around. Autumn has been a fantastic waitress to us over the years and makes our Thursday nights one to look forward to. You can walk in the door and she will be walking right over to greet you with your drink in hand. Autumn is constantly interacting with every single bowler she waits on and always has a smile on her face. Even after her shift is complete, she joins many of us bowlers in the bar and makes her rounds to the bowling groups after. We just love her and can't wait to see her next fall for another great year of bowling and good times.

My wife and I visited this bowling alley this past Monday 8/28. We both ordered a drink. My wife's drink was not made correctly. She politely asked the bartender to remake the drink. The bartender was beyond rude about it. She told us she knows what she is doing and if we don't like how she made the drink then we can go to a different bar. My wife and I were appalled at the service this bartender provided. The manager was less than concerned about how his bartender treated us as well. Needless to say we paid for our drinks and went to a different bar instead. That was only after we were given a dirty look by the bartender for not leaving a tip for her poor service. The bartender's name started with a C, she is a younger, shorter girl and has brown hair. Be prepared for terrible service from her!