Lucky Strike Lanes

12/27/08

Fun spot to start the night! by Rajeev M. at InsiderPages

Contributor at Insider Pages

Lucky Strike is a great place to go bowling or to play pool. The staff is friendly and the food/drinks are good. It is located right in the heart of the Pavilions and is next to a lot of other places. It is expensive but not too bad compared to other downtown establishments.

07/10/09

Great place

by BlueBrian24 at Citysearch

This place was sweet. The bar was amazing and giant. Which is awesome compared to other bars at bowling alleys. When I was at the bar, I didn't even feel like I was at a bowling alley. Bowling was fun too. Great atmosphere and all types of people. Will be coming back!

• Pros: Bar

05/18/09

Best way to Bowl!

by AndyZ at Citysearch

I never thought I would have this much fun bowling! The atmosphere is awesome- I hardly realized I was in a bowling alley when I first walked in.

The bar is awesome (especially if you're not the best bowler)

A serious good time.

10/21/08

Great Bar and Bartenders

by Squizzy at Citysearch

I walked into Lucky Strike Lanes a few nights ago and could help but be a little surprised. The decor was awesome and the atmosphere was upbeat and lively. I was a little unimpressed with the music playing but everything else was incredible. The sports book feel of the bar was too cool! All the sports you could ask for! The bartenders were entertaining to watch and listen to as they worked. The threw things to each other and cracked jokes the entire time. The drinks were stiff, which is good considering what we were paying for them. We checked in to bowl and were told it would be a few minutes before we could, so we paid for the games and put our bowling shoes on. The bowling was kind of expensive, but it was upscale. We went to the lanes and waited forever for a waitress to come by and take our order, didn't happen. So we went back down to the bar, where the service was much faster and all around more entertaining! A waitress informed us she was assigned to our lane if we wanted to order more drinks. We decided to stick with the bartenders, not surprisingly she never stopped by our lane the entire time we were there. Aside from the uninterested waitress the drinks and bowling were great...We loved the vibe and will be back for sure!

12/09/07

Not the first choice

by polowhitfootfromoverhill at Citysearch

This place is and isn?t many things. It is a place for a game or two of bowling with some friends. It isn?t a place for a better bowler, as the lanes are dry as a bone. It is a place where you can be afforded your own personal space, unlike the club scene where you are constantly squeezing through people to reach the bathroom. It is a place where you can get a bite to eat, although it is categorized in my book as glorified bar food. It is not a place you would want to eat if you are looking for a quality meal. It is a place where you can watch the sporting events on the TV?s, whether it is at the bar or the large projection screens they have at the end of the alleys. It is not exactly an ?intimate? place to bring a date, as the female wait staff are dressed in a way that they are comparable to Hooter outfits, though more on the Hollywood style than the southern backcountry style, and could distract the eyes of your other, both girl or guy. This place is nestled downtown and correlates with the prices of most other high priced establishments downtown. Bring a credit card if you apt to do some bowling, because it will eat away at the stash of cash you have, including the emergency bill, if you are planning on being there for any amount of time. It is a place you will get service if you choose to sit away from the bar. It is not a place where the service is quick or professional. It is likely you will see the wait staff standing around while your glass is empty.

Unfortunately, after being there on several different occasions, I would not opt to return unless it was really desired by another person from the party, or simply an afternoon sports game that was on where the other sports bars may be much to packed to sit at the bar and enjoy a few beers.

Sorry, I?d give this 3 ? stars, but the service was just so horrible.

• Pros: TV's at bar and lanes
• Cons: poor service, lanes are VERY dry.\

Ultra-mod lounge in Belmar caters to upper-crust bowlers who like to bowl, rock and booze all at the same time.

by Contributor at Citysearch

In Short
Having found success in places like Los Angeles and South Beach, Lucky Strike has rolled its way into Denver. This cooler-than-average alley sports 16 lanes, with a 100-foot by 10-foot video wall that stretches over the pins and shows music videos and fine art. So bowl your heart out, or just relax in the custom lounge furniture. And don't worry--the bar still serves hamburgers, but you can also get Key West chicken dusted with herbs.

08/11/06

Great place - Prissy, vapid servers

by squido at Citysearch

I have been going to Lucky Strike to play pool fairly regularly since it opened. Enough that I suspect they would know immediately who wrote this if they read it. Overall, it's a great place, very clean, not too loud, good atmosphere, affordable pool, and a few good dishes on the menu. Particularly when compared to pool halls, which are usually stinky and filled with skeezy boys staring at chest as you try to play, lucky strike is glorious.

That said, nearly every single time we have gone, it takes a completely rediculous amount of time for someone to even come over and bring our drinks. This is a tragedy for pool and bowling, as everyone knows skill increases rapidly with booze consumption. Or perhaps it is a perception of skill! Either way, servers would walk past us, look at us, and simply ignore us for an average of about 30 minutes each visit. Each time, literally each freaking time, we would finally go to the check-in area and ask for some help. When the server finally prances (yes, they prance, like it's a damn runway show) over, they are generally snippy for a while because you complained about them. I hate complaining, so even having to go through that is upsetting to me.

I still go because I love the pool and wine, and a few of the male servers are great and have apologized and acknowledged "all the girl servers are horrid, they don't care, and are lazy." But it's to the point where I wonder if they just hate us or something, I can't imagine treating a regular, decent tipping, polite, non-bitchy customer that hates to complain like that.

• Pros: Clean, atmosphere, nice pool tables
• Cons: Slow service, snobby female servers

07/27/06

Hurry up and bowl before they turn you off!!!!

by bcopel at Citysearch

We were there a last Friday and were in the middle of our game. And they

turned us off because we had ran out of time. Most bowling facilities charge you

extra for going over. This one turns you off completely and won't turn you back

on. Going to a bowling ally and being rushed doesn't sound like a fun Friday night

out on the town to me. Jillians and Brunswick lanes are far better for your bowling

pleasure

• Pros: Huge Bar
• Cons: Horrible Customer Service