Wayne Webb’s Columbus Bowl

Front desk seemed bothered by me asking alot of questions? Front desk isnt that what they do?

As far as bowling alleys go, this one is top notch. I’ve been to most around Columbus like Capri, Sequoia, and even HP Lanes. I had never ventured to the South Side until I joined a bowling league with my boss. And I just moved to Merion Village so that definitely has opened my eyes up to the area. But, I digress.
We are in a league on Mondays and I gotta say, I absolutely love it. The crowd here is your run-​of-​the-​mill bowling crowd but everyone is super nice. It’s clean, the staff is friendly, and they seem to have all of the new bowling technology gadgets and gizmos. Their restaurant sells decent bowling alley food. Their pizza is cheap but pretty tasty and their drink prices are reasonable. We usually get a bucket of beer and it’s around $ 12 for five beers.
They also have a pro shop and I ended up buying a ball and shoes. The pro, Tom, knows his stuff and they fit me up and drilled the ball as I was standing there! He gave me a free game to try out the ball too. Great deal.
Obviously, you’re not going to go to a bowling alley for a fancy time. You shouldn’t expect it. But, if you’re a bowler and have not been to Wayne Webb’s, you should go. Five stars man.

Had our Christmas party here and it far exceeded my expectations! Everything was set up when we arrived, plenty of room and tables, staff very friendly and helpful, pizza was great, and we didn’t feel rushed out the door when our time was up. Very affordable! By far the best way to go for a fun, stress free party!

Wayne and Elaine have done an incredible job with a house as run down as Rainbow was when they took it over.
They added a full service bar, karaōke, new carpets, all new lanes, new scoring systems and a lot of new menu items in the snack bar.
They just recently added some pool tables and dart boards as well.
Wayne is very personable and so is his wife. Elaine has gone above the call of duty to get the youth involved in tournaments and more as the head of the youth program.
Every day we go here it’s pretty good as far as I am concerned. Would much rather stay in my area than go all the way up north to Sequoia or the Palace (where I just feel like a number…).

Wayne Webb’s bowling is pretty awesome, I mean Webb himself is sometimes there bowling which is awesome, the guy is a local legend.
The food here is decent, nothing amazing, but the beer is cold, and the food cheap, and they have good fried pickles.
Is it amazing? No
Better then other places and frequently less crowded yes,.

There are two ways I prefer my bowling alleys: clean and good for people watching. Wayne Webb’s was a zinger for both!
There’s typically not much you can do to really spruce up an old bowling alley, but a facelift, a good cleanin’, and some awesome new technology sure helps! Newer carpet, tables & chairs, a clean facility (including the restrooms) and impressive «watch your own replay» technology made our Saturday visit pretty satisfactory. There were predictable food options similar to your standard bar fare, and the drinks were cold and fairly priced, too. Another huge plus was there wasn’t a long wait on a Saturday night! (Hilliard’s Ten Pin Alley was on a 45 min (minimum!) wait once you actually got to the alley… at 10:30pm!)
My favorite part in most bowling alleys though, is the people watching (man, you catch a lot of characters in these places don’t you!?) WW’s had quite the feast of candy for the eyes. There was a mix of families, young professionals like us, teenagers and hillbillies all mingling together having a grand ol’ time! Made me smile.
I may have only broke 100 once, but coming to this alley to show off my skillz sure made it worth the embarrassment.

After a big publicity blitz in the Dispatch, I went down to check out the revamped Rainbow Lanes, now known as «Wayne Webb’s Columbus Bowl.»
Since they’re making a big deal about the place being run by a hall of fame bowler, I was curious to see how the place would be set up. What I found was… a mixed bag.
On the positive side, the lanes feature a camera that watches you bowl, and will actually replay your shot for you so you can look at your delivery. It also has a screen showing you suggestions for where to deliver to pick up spares, which is something I haven’t seen at some of the other bowling centers around town.
It’s a pretty big place, with a good bit of space for people to come in and use it, and the open bowling prices are decent — between $ 4 – 5 a game when they aren’t running specials.
On the negative, there were a LOT of equipment problems — way more than I’d expect, especially for a place that just got done remodelng? Our lane’s pinsetter broke down three times, and the lanes on either side of us had problems with their ball returns and pin setters as well. It was bad enough that several groups using the lanes had to be shuffled to different lanes two or three times while we were there bowling.
I also noticed a bit of a hard sell for «packages» that weren’t actually any savings. A friend and I bowling three games was $ 27. They tried to convince me to buy a «package» that would have been those games, a 1 topping pizza, and a pitcher of beer for $ 60. I had to insist several times that all I wanted was the bowling before the staff finally said OK.
They also pushed their bar and grill quite a bit, but when we gave in and tried some hot wings, they came out really, really bland. No flavor in the sauce at all.
If the lanes had matched the pedigree of their sponsor, I’d probably consider going more often, despite being a 20 minute drive. As it is, I think I’ll stick to going bowling closer to home.