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Echo Bowling Lanes
220 Bedford Rd, Morris, IL 60450, United States
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Ja
Review №1

This place has it all without being overwhelming: 20 lanes, snack bar, laser tag and arcade, lounge with gaming for 21+, and a pro-shop. Lanes are in great shape with modern computer scoring systems and good selection of balls to choose from. Workers have been consistently nice and attentive.

Ed
Review №2

This place is so cutie 👯🏼‍♀️Has a laser pistol range where you can shoot your friend or family🎈Bowling alley super fun🎑The hours seem flexible and not fixed🤹‍♀️Be sure to call ahead on when they close.☎️Im sure they lost money when we showed up. 💵I was there with a bunch of kids they bolt slow and it took forever to roll 2 games. 🎳We really held the owner up when they were trying to leave for the day .🏍They seemed cool about it but I knew they were not. ❄They have a bar with hard alcohol and beer. 🍺They also have a snack bar with food and cola.🍭

La
Review №3

Always a great attitude by employees. Clean environment. Lanes are oiled properly.

Ma
Review №4

Great prices, huge rink, good times!

Ma
Review №5

If you are a Morris local, you know the quality of service Echo Lanes provides.

Au
Review №6

Its usually nice but now they have closed it on my bowling night and im big sad because of it

Jo
Review №7

Had my daughter 9th birthday party here, everyone was great, Staff made everything super easy.

Co
Review №8

Took our young grandkids out to bowl. They had a blast but 2 games and they were tired. Definitely bringing the grandkids back!

Er
Review №9

The lady was very helpful with getting me rang up and taken care of. They were understaffed, but it didnt stop her and the young teenage boy from running around to help others.

de
Review №10

Liked the bowling alley and its super clean, only problem is they have a dog in the back were the noise of the pins & balls crashing made the poor thing bark constantly! Poor guy

Ca
Review №11

I had a birthday party here, staff was friendly and very helpful and accomadating. The establishment was very clean. Will definitely be doing birthdays here regularly.

ja
Review №12

Whether its trying to bowl that ever elusive 300, proving youre the top dog for Spec-ops, or playing some classic arcade games; look no further. Quarter hot dogs and a smoothie to help settle a gurgling belly. The staff is incredible, always quick to respond when needed and always up for a conversation. A family owned place that truly shows they care.

kr
Review №13

Awesome place for bday parties!

rf
Review №14

Very clean and well kept. My grandson loves the games there

Jo
Review №15

Fun place for the whole family

Gi
Review №16

Great lanes and nice bowling experience

Mi
Review №17

Had a great time and the laser tag was awesome

Ch
Review №18

Loved the laser tag for all ages

ka
Review №19

Fair prices and a great place for date night!

Ch
Review №20

Great place! Laser tag was really fun and owners are very nice. Will be going back very soon!

Ke
Review №21

Went for a kids birthday party. Really well run and organized. Upgraded bowling tablet like displays were pretty intuitive and we had a lot of fun. Laser tag was pretty neat and seemed to be run well

Ma
Review №22

Would give zero stars if I could. Incredibly rude older lady behind the counter. Spend your money somewhere else where it’s appreciated.

P
Review №23

We just had my nephews bday party here with a 40+ Guest list and the staff did an amazing job! They decorated for us and accommodated every request thrown at them. I am just amazed with how organized and stress free the experience was! We will definitely be having another party here.

St
Review №24

Always great!🍀😎

Ch
Review №25

Super nice people. My 4 year old really enjoyed it. Nice atmosphere mid-day too.

Et
Review №26

I’ve always had a lot of fun here. A little pricey as far as bowling goes, but they make up for it with quarter bowling on Tuesday and kids bowl free in the summer. Plus the laser tag is a great addition! Tons of fun.

Sa
Review №27

Laser Tag was very fun

Ju
Review №28

Wonderful family owned bowling alley that I have bowled at for over 40 years. Lanes are well kept, great place for school groups families ,friends, and leagues. They welcome birthday parties and celebrations.If you enjoy bowling or laser tag, this is the place to be!!!

Je
Review №29

I bowled down for a couple Tuesday nights during the summer and I loved it now I am joining a league. Cant wait for the season to start.

Gl
Review №30

Always have great and polite service. Nice place to take the family!😊

Sh
Review №31

Went there today with my wife and son I’m from Texas working out of state. We paid for 3 people and 2 games still have the receipt on hand. During game one of the two we paid for on round 5 our game shut down and told us to see the front desk.When confronted and asked why they tried to tell us we had played both games and had only paid for 2 people from the start.But I’ll just end this review on this note if we only paid for two people How’d we get three pairs of shoes? The women couldn’t answer that question she just looked at my wife as if she was shocked. And told us to have a nice day.

Jo
Review №32

BEWARE OF THEIR DECEPTIVE PRACTICES!This was the worst time my family has had in or around Morris. We had a birthday party there a couple years ago, and that went well. This time, however, it was a horrifying disaster.They added stuff to the package and then told my daughter it was already included in the package. They wound up virtually doubling the price through their deception. When we were getting ready to go, we went to settle up, I did not have enough cash on me to cover their deceptive practices so I asked if I could write a check. The girl called her manager and told us her manager would come in and talk to us in a couple minutes.Five minutes later she comes in with around 6 Grundy County officers who said she wanted to sign a complaint for theft of service. She completely lied to the police, and the police - with their over-the-top heavy-handed Gestapo tactics traumatized the little kids that were there (ages 5-12) and had them crying. I am handicapped and use a walker to get around, but I evidently was such a threat they needed that many police officers.If she would have been honest and talked to me before lying to the police, it would have been taken care of earlier. Since she didnt, I called someone and borrowed their debit card until I got home to pay the deceptive bill. It was either that or go to jail. I tried to tell the Gestapo police that she lied, but they would not even listen to me.

Ke
Review №33

Lazer tag is way too much fun! As long as you can walk with the vest/pack on and hold the gun you can play. We played with the entire family. Everyone from 5 to 65 enjoyed it equally!! Weve already been back and plan on going all the time!!!!!

Ti
Review №34

Very nice bowling alley clean also would go there again definitely

St
Review №35

Cost friendly activity for the family. Good weekly specials. Only downside is that its hard to tell when they close. Nothing is clear on their website and no definitive information given when you call

Be
Review №36

Very compassionate staff, even set up the bumpers for my almost 2 year old daughter after we added her to the roster. Will definitely go back!

Sa
Review №37

Not bad 👍

Se
Review №38

Since the last time i visited such an improvement. Laser tag was awesome. User interface and ball return flawless.. great time

Ki
Review №39

I went here with my cousins and I was pleased with my visit until she denied my younger cousins bumpers. She claimed the age limit was 10 and under but my 13 year old cousin is half blind and I still had to argue with her to get bumpers. She continued to say it doesn’t matter about that, that she was too old. I had to proceed to tell her that my cousin only uses a 8 pound ball and bowls under 10 miles per hour. She finally said okay but than said I would pay $600 if they break. Terrible customer service.

Ds
Review №40

Worst customer service ever, gave them three chances which was too many. Employees are lazy,rude and conceited. Was told my parents own this place I can do whatever I want by one of the employees. Tried booking a kids birthday party was told ok then two days later the owner canceled it but wouldn’t refund the deposit till over a month later. Doesn’t even deserve the one star. Don’t know how they stay in business making up there own hours.

Sa
Review №41

Laser tag was fun

Er
Review №42

Good prices and always a good time with laser tag or bowling

Ja
Review №43

Expect to be disappointed. they false advertise their Tuesday family night,, then when the lane start to empty out they leave them empty for a half hour before they offer Lane to you and you have to beg them for it. They offer $0.25 shoe rental and $0.25 games 50 cent hot dogs and 50 Cent fries on their website . The employees are unfriendly at best and downright rude at worst I would not recommend displace to a deadman.

a
Review №44

Just tried to go bowling... The website says they are open till 1 am. Doors are locked and I can see the employees sitting at the bar. So my husband calls and is told they didnt have enough customers so they closed at 7:30. Awesome.

Li
Review №45

Felt a bit expensive. Food menu has really increased over the years, which is good. We didnt play laser tag, but that is a great addition.

Sa
Review №46

I will NEVER go to this establishment again!!I called for a birthday party, but the woman on the phone was so rude to me I decided against it. I asked if she had a party room and she said no. Then I asked if I could bring a cake...again just a no. Then she explained it was $13 per child for 2 games, bowling shoes and some pizza and pop. Even though it was only $3 for shoes and 1.50 per game of bowling....Which would make it $7 extra for a slice of pizza and a pop per child. We decided to just go there for the cheap bowling; especially it didnt seem like we would be getting the fun atmosphere a kids birthday party should have.Well, there is a reason it was cheap. We decided to get a pitcher of pop for the kids (which was almost $8!), poured all the cups, and took one drink. The Sprite we ordered tasted disgusting. When we went back up to ask for another one the snooty little teenager behind the counter replied I dont drink pop so I will have someone else taste it. After verifying it was indeed disgusting they said they would change the lines and bring us out another pitcher. About 15 minutes later we went up to ask what happened to our pop. They gave us another pitcher, but it was just as gross. They dont even have fountain drinks. They use that cheap hose that you just push buttons on. At that point the kids were done bowling and we just asked for our money back. The little girl said no, you already drank the other one. To which I replied, we werent going to drink it out of the pitcher, we had to pour them into cups and had no idea how bad it would be until we took a drink. The cups were still sitting on the table with the sprite in them. I then asked the girl to give us to go cups since we were leaving, and she refused.I told her that the customer service was horrible there and she informed me that her parents owned the place and she could throw us out if she wanted to for giving her an attitude. I told her that this was the worst customer service I have ever seen, and I couldnt believe she was willing to lose business over a pitcher of pop, again which was $8, that we didnt even drink.The girl was arguing with me as I told her this is not how you run a business, and you do not treat your customers that way. After telling us to leave they told us we were not getting any refund nor were we getting any pop to go.I told her I would NEVER go back there again, and I would share my experience. I am still a little in shock right now. We took the birthday with all the kids over to R Place and had a great time after that! I told them what happened there, and some of the locals informed me that they knew the family that owned that place and it was typical of them to act that way.If I can at least get one person to stay away from that place then I will feel better about having my friends and their kids drive 45 minutes to come here, only to be treated like garbage. Thanks for listening and just go somewhere else!!

Ri
Review №47

Super fun, the laser tag was a good time. Very helpful staff and the owner even works there and is super cool.

Ky
Review №48

I was at a tournament today. it was very cramped. but my best friend made it to state so I guess its alright

Da
Review №49

Wasnt thrilled with the pizza and need a better selection of music.

Ma
Review №50

Worst bowling alley ever! It was way over priced. I went on the website and saw cosmic bowling on Saturdays so I took some friends and when we got there the guy at the counter charged us regular price and there was no cosmic bowling. Apparently, cosmic bowling is towards the winter more but it didnt say that on the website. As soon as we were done with our game, he turned the cosmic lights on. Everyone paying for games after that had a discounted price. I am going to file a complaint about it because it was very unprofessional how they did it all. I would love my money back. The lanes sucked anyway!

Al
Review №51

1 star only because I cant give a negative star....worst place ever and way over priced, not very clean, very rude counter staff/ underage teenagers bating there eyes at each other and took 10 minutes to understand what I wanted , the blonde anorexic/lay off the diet pills or drugs, working the bar needs to eat a sandwich and learn how to make a drink and wash her hand before handling a drink, the food sucks and is freezer burnt. definitely a bunch of dopers working here...and to top it off the lanes are very badly oiled and badly conditioned with no pattern, extremely dry. Gosh I hope they dont hold tournaments here. the laser tag smells like straight piss hopefully you can stomach it when u go in there.hopefully this review will help others change their mind about this facility and go elsewhere.

Mr
Review №52

Its just not good. 3.75 per game actually means 3.75 for one persons game. I bought 3 games. 2 for 2 people and paid $15 (7.50 each) for 2 games. And then 18.50 for the last. This does include rentals. I spent more then I spend at Brunswick zone. And this place didnt even look nice. The customer service was not good. After my shock for the prices, the lady at the counter proceeded to say... This is for 3 games, you know that right? Dont come here. Please take your money where it is worth wile and not be a disappointed. Go some where else for $5 flat rate for a game.

HN
Review №53

Laser tag is probably cool, just your regular local bowling alley, dont recommend it for birthday parties, the pizzas were under done and the girl from the kitchen was very rude and vague when answering questions

ml
Review №54

Great place for family activities and friends gathering. You will have a good time!

Ki
Review №55

Great place for some family fun!

Ke
Review №56

Read reviews, some bad, decided to see for ourselves. Great place, great employees, clean, busy, happy people. Pricy, but where isnt. Bar great place to wait, 45 min on Saturday. Bar had top shelfGreat music, only complaint, with all the people gotta keep extra toilet paper around, accessable, bathrooms were clean. Sooooo dont lose out because a bad review. We went Saturday night, on a whim, glad we did. Support local businesses

J
Review №57

Awesome staff, very friendly and incredibly generous owners! Good bowling and Lazer tag, great place for family night out.

Ro
Review №58

Great place to have a kids Birthday party.

Na
Review №59

Fun place to bowl, (soon to be laser tag) eat food, get shakes, and if youre of age have a drink! Great prices, and friendly staff, pick your own music to bowl to on the juke box!

as
Review №60

Terrible experience. Horrible staff. Terrible atmosphere.

Je
Review №61

The atmosphere at night was cool but it was REALLY expensive for bowling.

Br
Review №62

Way too pricey. Ugly building. Uncomfortable. Bad food. Rude service. Awkward seating. Go elseware. And there was this ridiculous high pitched noise that never stopped. A 9 pound bolingball is more rare than gold in this place. The 80s soundtrack does work however.

Me
Review №63

Nice bowling lanes, great laser tag, good prices!

Ch
Review №64

Fair prices... great time!

Da
Review №65

Nice place, little pricey,but lots of eletronic displays

Br
Review №66

Carpet is cool, beers are pricey, food needs help

as
Review №67

A very fun place to bowl and spend time. Mostly nice staff except the blonde woman behind the counter.(by the way, theres multiple complaints about her) Very rude and didnt give the proper information over the phone resulting in an overpayment with no refund. But except for her, great place!

Er
Review №68

I suck at bowling.

Sa
Review №69

Very clean and fun. Lazer tag was neat place

Ju
Review №70

Always have a good time here and havent tried the laser tag but Ive heard good things. Food was meh but not really a restaurant so..

Je
Review №71

Seems to be a good place for young bowlers to have fun.

Ni
Review №72

Lots of fun things to do for the whole family!

Jo
Review №73

Lanes where nice and staff was good

Th
Review №74

Laser tag more like laser bowling ball.

Aj
Review №75

Good ambience and affordable.

Ni
Review №76

We called to see what time they close and were told 9pm, after being hung up on the first time calling. We came at 8:25 to play Laser Tag and the doors were locked. I called and was told they were closing early, this after we just called and were told they close at. I ended up with 3 crying kids because they closed prior to the time they said via phone and was posted on the building.

Wi
Review №77

Nice that there is a bowling alley in town so close by

co
Review №78

Fun place to bowl.

Ph
Review №79

Clean place nice help there

Ev
Review №80

Laser tag was fun

Da
Review №81

Excellent place to take the kids.

He
Review №82

They are a great place to go.

Pa
Review №83

Fun Place to Bowl

La
Review №84

Had a blast

Ti
Review №85

Fun laser tag

Ja
Review №86

This place has poorly trained workers, overly priced food, and they charge you per person instead of per lane.

Fa
Review №87

Awful customer service!

Jo
Review №88

I dont like bowling here for a bday party..

ma
Review №89

Awesome as usual!

ma
Review №90

Rock star place to go

Ra
Review №91

Nice place

Jo
Review №92

Love it

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  • Address:220 Bedford Rd, Morris, IL 60450, United States
  • Site:http://www.echobowlinglanes.com/
  • Phone:+1 815-942-2640
Categories
  • Bowling alley
  • Sports complex
Accessibility
  • Wheelchair-accessible entrance:Yes
Offerings
  • Food:Yes
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