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Adam Clement
Mar 11, 2026
BIRTHDAY PARTY PLANNERS BEWARE - DO NOT BOOK!
We recently booked my daughters 10th birthday at Lucky Strike. I called the event planning sales office and was lead to believe that with the package we purchased we would have (and I quote) "endless" pizza, chicken fingers, and drinks. Along with that, each attendee would get a $10 arcade card. And of course I assumed we would get quality customer service and attentiveness.
HOWEVER we got NONE of the above. In our 2 hour time slot we were only given a total of 3 medium sized pizzas, which is nothing for nine 10 year olds and two 12 year olds. We didn't get served any chicken fingers until after an hour of the party had passed. Our drinks were filled once and then ran dry, and the only way they were refilled was by us racing around to find someone to help. I had to pull glasses and napkins from other parties because they never gave them to us, or gave us enough. In fact at one point the kids were so thirsty, and went so long without our pitcher of water being refilled, that I had to walk to the bar and ask for glasses of water (which they initially told me I would have to pay for), then shuttle them back to our area 3 at a time. We were never given our arcade cards, we never got the extra drink tickets the staff offered for the issues that kept recurring, and I only saw our dedicated server 1 time in our 2 hour window.
Upon raising my concerns to the general manager the following day he offered me to come back at a discount, which we certainly didn't want given the terrible experience. He reminded me that the kids did have a good time and made sure to tell me to mention that in my google review - which I am now doing, but I reminded him that the kids didn't pay for the services they never received and in the context of the conversation, one thing had little to do with the other. The next day I spoke with the rep from the sales office who booked the party and she told me she misspoke and it wasn't "endless" food, it was "lightly refilled"...but that is not the deal I signed up for. A classic bait and switch.
After all was said and done, the kids were constantly hungry, constantly thirsty, and we parents were constantly looking to flag down people to help. It was NOT at all close to what we were sold on, and the only thing we have been offered was a refund for the arcade gift cards that never arrived. We spent nearly $500, got terrible service, hardly got any of the food or drink that was promised, sent kids home still hungry, didn't get any arcade cards, and received very little concession from the general manager. And all they offered back was $42 for the arcade cards which never came, so of course we should get that back. I had expected them to admit their mistake and offer us a partial refund since the services and food/drinks they provided were far from what was promised and paid for. But even after speaking with the Senior Director of Sales for the East Coast, they refused to offer anything beyond $42 and a chance to come back and try them again.
What a terrible experience. During and after. They were great when they were booking me and taking my money, but once they had my money, it all when to ....
Avoid booking your party here.