Schwoeglers Park Towne Bowl

When it comes to bowling places in the midwest, it can be hard to stand out. Schwoegler’s has the distinct honor of being the best one I’ve been to. There are a lot of lanes that are well maintained with plenty of seating space at them. Staff are all happy, kind and helpful. The food and drink are what you’d expect from a bar in a bowling alley, but it hits the spot every time. There’s even a chat feature between lanes, but even as funny and clever as you can be, don’t expect a response. They have an arrangement of bowling leagues and volleyball in the summer. When my wife moved to Madison for grad school, she joined a league with a friend from her cohort and someone they had met recently. As a result of their team up, lifelong friendships bloomed. I can’t guarantee that you’ll create lifelong friendships here, but you should give it a try.

I’ve been here a couple times with some friends and never had problems in the past. However, recently I went and encountered such rude customer service. Within our group, a couple of people used bumpers. But mid-game the man behind the counter removed them. When we went to ask for them, the older man behind the counter told us no because apparently we were purposely hitting them. After we tried to explain that we were just not very good at bowling, he told us no again stating that the bumpers were only for children to use. My group and I continued bowling but the unfriendly and rude service negatively affected our experience. Additionally, they don’t seem very cautious about COVID. The lady behind the counter who gave us our shoes was not wearing her masks. Although some players were drinking and eating, most of the bowlers did not have their masks on the entire time of my visit.