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Cardinal Lanes Shipyard
3907 Shipyard Blvd, Wilmington, NC 28403, United States
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Eu
Review №1

Amazing, staff was so great. Just two but they smiled the entire time. Even though it was crowded. Loved it.

Ta
Review №2

$45 for 2 hours unlimited up to 6 people (including children)! We enjoyed ourselves and would definitely come back. Very family oriented and gives old school traditional bowling vibes vs technology-like with too much going on.

Kr
Review №3

Nice atmosphere and friendly staff. Our family always has a great time. There is s small arcade area and snack bar. They have great specials and several leagues you can join. Cardinal Lanes is a fun and family-friendly place to visit and I would recommend it for a great time.

Ca
Review №4

We had so much fun, thank you. Didnt eat anything but drinks were priced reasonable.

Je
Review №5

Not a bad place. Definitely could brighten up the attitude but Definitely a good place!

Ce
Review №6

Great pricing for a family. 2 hours including shoes for 45.00. Up to 6 people. The food was great. We will revisit again on our next vacation trip here

Mi
Review №7

Have always enjoyed our visits, never had any issues and will continue visiting. Little further drive for us but will drive past Ten Pin every time to get there!

Al
Review №8

I enjoyed our 2 hours of bowling. I have the pass of kidd bowl free so I only paid for the shoes 9 bucks and drinks. Not bad for a day.

Ke
Review №9

We went on a Saturday afternoon. Not to busy. Very clean. Helpful and friendly staff. Reasonable cost. Great way to spend an afternoon.

Jo
Review №10

You can never go wrong with bowling! The entire place was surprisingly clean for a bowling alley and the crowd was full of fun people. They also had a pretty large crowd, so masks up, lol. Also very affordable for date night! You can also check their website to see days they have specials going on.

Fe
Review №11

Cardinal lanes is very unsanitary, they handle your money before cooking the food and then after that they do not wash their handed nor wear gloves . This is what the worker had to say when we asked if she had to wear gloves while cooking the food “ no not really” not to mention how the lady was touching all over her face before that and she also didn’t know how to count the money .

La
Review №12

A male attendant was helping me at first. He was very nice. Then another attendant walked up and took over and was completely rude. For no reason at all. We will never return

My
Review №13

Kids can bowl for free during the summer and we love it!

Ta
Review №14

Very friendly and family oriented place. Had amazing time here. And they play great music.👍👍👍 - Lyric&Cilla

Mi
Review №15

Had a birthday party here and it was great, kids had a blast and cant beat the price

Er
Review №16

My wife and I bowl there 3 nights a week. We are in two leagues and bowl on Sunday night with friends for fun.

Ti
Review №17

Classic bowling alley located in midtown. Synthetic lanes and great service.

Je
Review №18

Great place for an outing to have an awesome time, something for the whole family to do

An
Review №19

My family and I participated in the kidsbowlfree offer here this past summer. We were here several times a week. This place is clean, including the restrooms. Non smoking environment. I love that you can find a wide array of bowling balls here. I like light weight small bowling balls but I need the finger holes to be comfortable and have no problem finding them here. The people who work here are friendly and helpful. The snack bar is good. My family really enjoy the fries and cheese sticks. Check their website for the daily specials. Some days they have a DJ who takes requests and is good to be mindful about kids being present when selecting his content. This is not an updated or fancy alley. They have bumpers but they are either up or down while you bowl not automatic like Ive seen at other alleys. They have a small arcade thats mostly outdated and often times many of the games are not functioning properly but they do refund if you lose a coin, and they have tickets and prizes to redeem them for.Great place for indoor fun with the family when its too hot or rainy days.

Ch
Review №20

Very chill atmosphere, with rock and roll for music and very affordable. Not many arcade games but they serve beer and food.

G.
Review №21

Great place to bowl. Im an avid bowler so i frequent this bowling spot often, the only reason i give it 3 stars and not 5 is because over the past few weeks ive noticed the 6ft distancing is gone. The tables are closer than 6ft as it is and they used to put a bowling group every other table to keep distancing. Lately its been ridiculously packed and with so many people choosing to not wear a mask at all its a bit concerning. And its hotter 🔥🔥🔥🔥 than pig nuts roasting over an open fire in there which is more comical than a real concern lol

Mi
Review №22

Had a birthday party here for my son. They did an excellent job at taking care of us. Everything was handled perfectly. Had a great time!

Lo
Review №23

So much fun! Great experience, exercise and family time!!!Even learned my grandson has NINJA moves!!😁✌❤🙏🎂🎵🎶🎤🎛🏟

De
Review №24

Lots of fun. Plenty of lanes. Offers food and drinks. Friendly staff

Jo
Review №25

Always a fun place. Clean, nice people, very reasonable concession stand. Typical snack foods, nothing special there, but decent quality. Cant go wrong if youre looking for a family night out.

Vi
Review №26

I really enjoy myself everytime I come here..yesterday we bowl for almost two hours...The staff is very friendly and helpful.Anytime youre in the neighborhood, stop by for some fun of bowling and dont forget your mask

Ja
Review №27

Yes it is a bowling alley but check out the monthly flea market. First Saturday of the month 8am to 1pm has dozens of vendors with clothing, tools, toys, collectibles, household, some furniture, fishing items and more. Free to go/park.I grab a few new toys for holiday gifts plus a vinyl record for my collection. Fun for family to walk thu.

Se
Review №28

Nice clean. Everyone wearing a mask.. Beer by the pitcher. Fresh baked pizza.. big menu for a bowling alley.The folks working there are friendly..

Ha
Review №29

Staff are sooo overwhelmed! We honestly felt bad for them! Witnessed what looked like the manager yelling at a staff member from the kitchen. Cashier lady up front was less than amused with her job. The kid at the beverage bar was very sweet so gained them a star!

Dw
Review №30

It was really nice to have came Cardinal lanes. Every one had fun

Jo
Review №31

If you want to have fun I recommend this place staff is very friendly the food is good and bowling is fun. Also has an arcade room you can win tickets and exchange them for prizes.

Tr
Review №32

Daughter loves coming here to bowl

Tr
Review №33

As a place to work it would go fine

Sh
Review №34

My family went bowling there yesterday and they were amazing! They went above and beyond to meet the needs that we had. I greatly appreciate all they did and we had so much fun bowling.

Ch
Review №35

Excellent!! My fun day every wk.the service is always above and beyond!! Love,love,love cardinal lanes!!

An
Review №36

Very nice bowling alley. Lanes are smooth and spacious. Children friendly atmosphere. Arcade and snack bar available. Friendly staff.

Dy
Review №37

Good bowling alley when life is normal. Wish they would enforce a mask policy though. Especially when its mandated by the government.

Ja
Review №38

Had a great time. The pizza was good too.

Ja
Review №39

Its Its overall a good time, and for the price. 100% worth it. The staff are super chill and are nice people to talk too. Definitely recommend

Ro
Review №40

Affordable and great fun for everyone!

Sy
Review №41

I absolutely love this place! Great way to spend a night out with friends or family

Ni
Review №42

It a really cool place to go!

Ma
Review №43

Fun place to bowl, great and friendly staff.

Vi
Review №44

Had a fun night bowling with my little man.

Cr
Review №45

Had a great time, employees was really nice and respectful, establishment was really clean

Ca
Review №46

Great family bowling center. Good staff.

Se
Review №47

I enjoyed my bowling games staff was great had fun.

ba
Review №48

Its great price and the staff great people and fun games there

ad
Review №49

Always great and super easy!

Al
Review №50

We went there for our holiday Christmas party for my husbands work. It was absolutely wonderful. Only little snafu was when our bowling balls got disappeared by their machine. Other than that it was a perfect experience! I have no suggestions. Their food was great, hot, plenty of dipping sauces and poignantly brought to the table as soon as they were done. Great staff and even the shoes were pretty comfy. Except for my crabby bowling, it was a fantastic experience where the work crew could concentrate on good beer, having fun, and not worrying about other things!

Ju
Review №51

I enjoyed it but thought 50 some odd dollers a little exspensive for like 3 games

Ni
Review №52

Who ever works the counter is a really rude and dont know how to talk to people!!!

Lu
Review №53

I grew up here, and now I work here.

Co
Review №54

Not a fan. No masks, packed. Minimal social distancing.

Je
Review №55

Always family fun and the food is pretty tasty😆

Jo
Review №56

Good time

Je
Review №57

Did not bowl. Sold at once a month flea market. I was expecting alot more foot traffic. I had been told this was a great open air flea market. I must have sold a bad day because I did very little business with great merchandise for sale at competitive prices

Ka
Review №58

LOVE this place! My husband and I bowl multiple leagues here...nice variety of food and drinks, the staff is helpful and the pro shop is amazing too for all of your equipment needs. Prices are great and the synthetic lanes with a real wood approach help you bowl your best game. Cardinal is our 2nd home, highly recommend them for a fun time!

Gr
Review №59

One of the first birthdays I can remember as a child was at Cardinal Lanes. I really dont think the interior has changed much in that 30 year period. Dont get me wrong tho, I love the feel of an old bowling alley. It makes me nostalgic of the many fun games played there with friends and family. Not that you ever will, but Cardinal Lanes I hope you never change...

So
Review №60

Great bowling alley! Good selection at snack bar, and a full service pro shop. Newer scoring tables and sceeens make it easy. Friendly staff too.

Mr
Review №61

Great time

Ma
Review №62

Has that home town feel and the people that run the place are awesome. Its very clean and so fun. Hasnt changed much over the years as far as looks go, but the fun an joy the place brings increases every day though.

Cl
Review №63

Great family environment. The alley was packed with families having fun. The service was speedy and efficient.I always have a fantastic time there.

Yo
Review №64

Had a wonderful time

Ta
Review №65

Fun place

La
Review №66

Always good family fun!

Ku
Review №67

Great place to take the grandkids

Cy
Review №68

Absolutely love it here! Friendly staff! Super quick! Good food! Very cheap!! Love coming here!!!

Ke
Review №69

Kids bowl free for spring and summer, all you have to do is sign up. You just have to pay for shoe rental. Great way to get the kids moving and keep cool on these hot days.

Mo
Review №70

Nice bowling alley. Reasonable pricing, old machinery though one of the games crashed on us. Nice place though

Iv
Review №71

Great place. Had a good time and it was a decent price for 6 people and 4 games. Only thing that needs a fix would be the arcade games. Took some of our tokens from us. But nice place!

ed
Review №72

Love coming here especially in the summer, you can download the kids bowl free app and then your kids can bowl for free. the food is bowling alley food, so its good.

Ja
Review №73

Cardinal Lanes is a blast been going there my whole life probably the best actual Bowling Lanes in Wilmington as far as I know of. A lot more comfortable than 10 🎳Alley just because its more local great place great people working there nice service they let you use her theyre own bowling balls so you dont have to use house bowling balls.

Li
Review №74

We like this place. Have to feed the kids prior because it is so $$ for a big family, but we have fun! I think every bowling place Ive been to is perpetually stuck in the 80s and this place is no exception.

Je
Review №75

Great place for family fun

Sc
Review №76

People next to us were Vaping the entire time and staff did nothing. Affordable bowling; just needs more chairs and room between people.

Ro
Review №77

Fun laid-back place. Meet some friends there and had a great time!!

To
Review №78

We didnt go bowling! They let us rent a couple of spaces & have a yardsale!! 🙌

Sh
Review №79

Ok so Im a foreigner, never been bowling before and this place! Man...I had a bomb-ass time. It was so great! It has an 80s feel to this place that I really like, you can request songs if you REALLY REALLY want to. The service is awesome!

Mi
Review №80

Great music, food and very clean bathrooms. Staff is always friendly!

Sa
Review №81

Nice clean bowling ally! This place has 32 lanes which to increase the availability to avoid long lines. There was a variety of bowling balls to choose from. For $10 on Friday night you can bowel till midnight which includes a shoe rental. They also have and arcade and a bar. The staff was welcoming and attentive.

Ro
Review №82

Awesome place I love it

Ja
Review №83

So I went to cardinal lanes to have a good time with a few folk. Normally I love the place. Very chill and fun. However this one employee on this particular day was dead set on ruining the experience for everyone, not just me. She was insulting folks ability to count tickets and snapped at customers who were doing innocuous things like looking around. She was overweight and blonde if that gives any insight. That’s no way to treat customers especially when being ablesit about those who have disabilities. She exclaimed “you guys can’t get jobs because you can’t count”. Seriously? What kind of fool would say something like that to loyal customers? People go to bowl to have fun not to do math. Get a hold of yourself you inconsiderate sad excuse for an employee. I certainly won’t be coming back anytime soon.

Ja
Review №84

The owners Ron & Kathy are awesome people. When you are there, they treat you like family.

Jo
Review №85

Standard bowling alley. We normally go for kids get-togethers. They offer Lane and food packages that are good if you have a group. They have very basic bar food and a few beer taps. Again, standard bowling alley.

Ca
Review №86

Lots of fun cheap food and beer great place for a night out with the boys.

Bu
Review №87

The place was AWESOME. AND THE GUY AT THE FRONT DESK WAS GREAT MY GRANDSON WAS SHORT ON TICKETS HE HOOKED HIM UP. THANKS

Mo
Review №88

My grama goes there every Sunday and sometime I go great service

Ms
Review №89

Its the only place we go to bowl

Co
Review №90

Bowling here is fun. If you like bowling...

Ed
Review №91

I was here for the flea market they sponsor during the warmer weather. Had a great time and found lots of bargains. Nice bowling alley, too.

Ri
Review №92

It is so refreshing to go bowling-just for FUN!!! Join a No-Tap league to just have a great night out. No-Tap is when you get 9 pins down and it counts as a strike! Serious bowlers need not apply!The owner and employees are great and so is the music. There are 4 people to a team, making it a wonderful night out for the family-or friends.The icing on the cake? The owner gives back to our community by not only hiring challenged individuals, but sponsoring challenged individuals by allowing them to bowl.Wow.

Da
Review №93

Pretty good bowling alley, lanes are still wood. Approaches are in bad shape though. Great pro shop, good little snack bar. Service has been good, too.

Rh
Review №94

A good place to be at to hang out with family and friends

X_
Review №95

Its a great friendly bowling committee and is way cheaper then practically any bowling area in Wilmington

Da
Review №96

Great place to hang with your closest friends and make fools of yourselves.The food is good, pizza, burgers, nachos.. I was surprised.I like to go on Sunday nights they have a special $2.50 per game per person and free shoe rentals.Try it out take the kids on some family time social adventure here so they can take a break from technology.. unless they have a a Nintendo Switch like I do and play they between bowl turns.. either way they out the house socializing in real time with tangible friends.

Me
Review №97

My client was so happy to be there.. had a great time. Very fit for all ages

Jo
Review №98

Me and my girl had alot of fun here!

ol
Review №99

Could use some upgrade. Maybe it is a good thing. Reminds me of old bowling lanes. Enjoy my time there.

Sh
Review №100

The food person got an attitude with me cause I asked where do I place the food order for the Friday deal. Then took over 1 hr to get my food. The staff cared more about talking and vaping and playing then they did about helping anybody.

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  • Address:3907 Shipyard Blvd, Wilmington, NC 28403, United States
  • Site:http://bowlcardinal.com/
  • Phone:+1 910-799-3023
Categories
  • Bowling supply shop
  • Bowling alley
Working hours
  • Monday:11AM–10PM
  • Tuesday:11AM–10PM
  • Wednesday:11AM–10PM
  • Thursday:11AM–10PM
  • Friday:11AM–11PM
  • Saturday:11AM–11PM
  • Sunday:11AM–10PM
Accessibility
  • Wheelchair accessible entrance:Yes
  • Wheelchair accessible parking lot:Yes
Offerings
  • Food:Yes
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