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| - Middleton Sport Bowl is kind of a mixed bag. I'll briefly break down how I gauge them (I've been many times, both before and after the renovation)
Facility: Great environment, a reasonable number of lanes (although not as many as other alleys in the area), a roomy bar with TVs for the sports games, and an upstairs that has both pool as well as a rental area that hosts private functions or tournaments.
Cost: Fairly cheap if you go on open bowling nights, I think it's around $1 or $2 a game plus shoes. I'm sure it's hiked up otherwise. Open Bowling is usually after 9pm during the week and not a bad option. We used to go on Thursdays which seems to be a good night for them.
Food: It's typical bar food. They have good cheese curds, and the usual fare that you'd see at an alley. Nothing to write home about but if you're in the mood for a greasy burger you probably won't go wrong.
Service: I cannot stand the people that work at the counter. There's a couple of older guys (50-60+) who obviously hate life and want to project that on you when you're there. Everytime I've gone in I've tried to be courteous and polite, and asked simple basic questions like "I'd like to get a lane, there's 3 of us and we all need shoes" etc, etc. These guys first look at you like you walked into the wrong bar, and then respond with gruff, 2 second answers that doesn't help either party move the process along. It's really irritating because I've gone to this alley off and on for probably about 10 years or so, and it's always been like that. The bartenders, when you get a woman, are usually friendly and don't share the same attitude.
Personally I'm more of a Schwoeglers guy, but their prices for open bowling are more expensive and the atmosphere is noiser, so Sport Bowl sometimes wins out.
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