Ozark Lanes Cafe

Cashier is a bold-faced thief - be very careful when paying with cash! We take our relatives bowling whenever they visit from out-of-state and have been here many times with no incidents. This time, however, my mother-in-law and her daughter were paying with a card when the cashier (a middle-aged/older woman) told her that the swipe or chip reader was "broken". My MIL only had a $50 bill in her wallet (her daughter verified it was a $50 bill). The cashier said that was fine and she paid for her meal. The change was supposed to be $25 and the cashier told her that she just realized she was "out of exact change" and had to go to the back. She placed the $50 bill under the mat on the counter and asked my MIL to sit down and come back for her change and the food she ordered, so she did. When my MIL returned, the cashier gave her $5, stating that this was all she was due back. She refused to lift the mat on the counter to prove that the bill was a 50, and she refused to count her drawer. She stated that the manager wasn't there and called my MIL a liar. Upon talking to the bowling alley manager I learned that *supposedly* the restaurant is a separate business. The front desk was NOT helpful and passed it off, saying that we'd have to call the next day and that they'd check the cameras. My MIL and her daughter called the next day and every day until it got "resolved" by the restaurant saying that they'd comp us a free bowling game for the inconvenience (huh, I thought the bowling alley business was separate and have "nothing to do with" the restaurant management), but I have little interest in returning to support a local business that enables their employees to steal from them. The cashier 100% pocketed that money and got away with it because she knew the camera wouldn't show anything suspicious from that angle. If you're stuck paying for food at this low-quality bowling alley restaurant, pay with a card only. Don't get scammed like we did!