Nice clean place had fun with the family bar inside is nice wed is all you can bowl 9-5 for 10.00 not sure on shoe price but over all good time. For those wondering about mask... they must be worn in common areas such as walking bowling alley to bathrooms and snack bar.. as well ordering drinks from the bar unless you are sitting and consuming food or drinks...

Thank you Don Carter lanes for your dedication to active duty and veterans. Good job. Great place

This place brings me much sadness as well as my family. My brother killed here! I would appreciate for this place to redeem itself by provided all information captured on its cameras at that time, feel free to reach out to me to rectify this.

This was an amazing experience. The staff made sure all groups were far enough apart. The service is amazing and its all round fun

Great place to have a party. The hostess handles everything, and lets you have fun with your guest.

Bartender was friendly and learned to make my mixed drink for me. Love the pieces of rockford history to make the decor in the taproom. Balcony area is perfect to have a couple drinks on.

I am over joyed. We made 1st Place. The pandemic did not allow us to find out until phase 4!!!! Today I called after months of wanting to get the results. Am so happy right now. The situation was a made for movie moment when I was rolling my bowling ball toward victory.Don Carter Lanes I adore you!!

The best bowling alley in da Rocktown!

Is one of the nicest bowling allies. One thing that is a downside is that the prices can be a little bit on the high side.

Amazing. They provide you with, bowling shoes of many sizes, and lots of bowling balls with different weights. They also have a food bar, which has amazing food. I have been bowling here since I was super young, my family basically lived there. They have a bowling shop, which is where I got all of my supplies for bowling. The pro shop has lots of bowling shoes and bowling balls. They have bags for reasonable prices, considering the 2 ball bags have space for 2 bowling balls, and a nice storage area. This place is amazing!♡

Was there a little over a week ago. We sat in the upstairs balcony. Server was phenomenal. Excellent customer service, very quick and attentive and than what got me the most was this.... I asked her if they could make a steak quesadilla. She said, let me get right back to you because the cook is very picky and particular. Right than and there I knew the food would be good because thats a good sign of a good cook. Sure enough, she came right back to me within less than 5 minutes and said yes, he can do it for you. Just a little upcharge because its steak. And let me tell you, beat steak quesadilla I have ever had and my mother said she had the best damn pizza bread too. This place knows how to cook and very reasonable prices!

Nice clean place with friendly employees. Great deals on bowling.

Had a get time with family we took my special needs son. He had so much fun.

Friendly staff, lively, welcoming place, with amazing chicken wings

Super attentive staff! They took care of our group of 10 promptly and we were able to start bowling within minutes of arrival. Unfortunately we had a spill but a staff member was immediately there to help us clean it up. The food was also surprisingly good for a bowling alley and more than exceeded our expectations. Do yourself a favor and try their fries!

My family and I had a great time, kid friendly, great staff and good food!

Having so much fun in our first league...so much fun

+Rep I could actually bowl without someone telling me that I was better/ worse than Matt

Nostalgic at the least to be back in Rockford Illinois bowling here, it was fun...Ill be back!

Alot of fun highly recommended

They have great waitresses and good food

Wonderful! Love the Big Fish in the pond

Food is superb and the atmosphere is very well kept and family oriented

Great place for the family and a party

Great service and great people.....

We were not bowling, we were upstairs in the new Shooters Wild Onion Brewery. We really enjoyed the atmosphere, games, food, and drinks. The repurposed decor is really cool. Highly reccomend for an afternoon or evening out if you appreciate a bit quieter but still fun time. Really partial to the bartender Leah as well.

Best bowling alley in Rockford, in my opinion. The crowd can be a little sketchy and rude on Saturday nights, but its manageable. Only thing I disliked is getting a lane right in front of a speaker will leave your throat and ears hurting at the end of the night since you have to shout to talk to your group. The music variety is great and cosmic bowling is super fun. The drink specials are amazing as well. Food is mediocre, Ive definitely had better food at other bowling alleys, but no biggie.

Clean but unorganized, dont have a party here

Service is amazing, the vibe was too. The food is great and cheap although it’s far from Chicago it was worth coming all the way here.

3 out of 4 kids started their bowling careers there,so to speak. My parents league bowled there and my mothers senior group bowled there every Monday morning for years. This alley will always hold a special place in my heart.

Called and order a large amount of wings. Arrived when they said they would be done. When we get there, we wait at the bar for 15 min before being acknowledged. They said the order wasnt there and that I probably called a different Shooters...which we confirmed I didnt by phone number. So we then go wait at the snack bar line for another 10 min....they dont have the order either. So we go back to the bar to double check and possibly reorder. We waited in line another 10 min. Ordered again bc of course they definitely didnt have the order. Then the order comes up incorrect. Absolutely ridiculous.

Had a birthday party for my son. Our host was horrible not attentive at all. Never with the group. Had to chase her down if we needed anything. Didnt even provide things that should have came in the party package. Never received the loot bags for each guess which includes a free bowling pass and air head.

Great place for family fun. Great food especially the build your own burger. Most staff is friendly. Pizza and philly cheese steak is great too. Took a picture of the shooters icecream thing. Now adding a pic of the build a burger.

Very pleasant experience overall really. The staff are very helpful and my party felt well accommodated.They have a bar and serve food (which is in my opinion pretty good). Its a great place for family bowling and they also have bowling leagues that you can join if you find yourself wanting to bowl outside of casual play.I would easily recommend Dons to anyone.

We go to the cup. (The restaurant inside) if you like oldtime diners, this is the place for you. They gave good food at a great price! I would definitely recommend. We have been going there for over twenty years and have never been dissatisfied!!!!

Bowling league day was nuts, but off day was nice. Employees at the bar were rolling eyes at each other and that was uncomfortable. Otherwise we had had a good time.

Nice place to bring the kids or friends. Large area. Place is always packed.

Great bowling alley. Had a lot of fun with the whole family!

Lots of lanes!! They also have delicious burgers, bar, and an arcade! Even when it was packed, it didnt feel too loud or overcrowded.

I had fun.

Pretty good place. We took a package for $40 we could play one lane for close to 2 hours or something. pretty awesome but since youre only paying $40 the downside is you have to deal with equipment which is a bit oldnothing that will cause issues but its something to noteall things considered the staff is very friendly and the place has a good ambience

Go to the bar and shriek BRIIIIAAAANN similar to the sound of a dying pterodactyl. If Brian is there and in a good mood he might give you a discount

Good lanes. With a nice food selection and arcade area.

Fun clean place.

Food is delicious and if you have a daily special you get a good price on a large portion. The staff is always very helpful and the lanes are well kept. They contribute to the community . All around great place. If you’re into gaming they have fun for both children and adults. This location also has room to host banquets and great craft beer specials. Always a good time when we visit!

This was the first and last time that I’ll ever go to Don Carter Lanes. I have never been treated so badly by staff before. I work in customer service so I’m used to having bad days too, but Valerie was exceptionally rude. I tried getting a bowling lane when there were more than 12 available lanes open and she gave me attitude. She said that I would have to hurry and she would kick me out if our game took too long because they had a school coming in to practice bowling for their league in an hour and a half. At first I thought she was kidding, but then I noticed she didn’t even turn on my lane so no bowling balls were even available. I asked her about why my lane wasn’t on and she just said I don’t know and ignored me to talk to another associate so I returned my shoes and requested a refund. I really thought this bowling alley would have been a great one in the Rockford area. I really wish Valerie would have just focused on the customers she had at the moment and not rushed us out. They might as well have posted on the door that they were closed and kept the bowling alley private if they were expecting a large crowd in an hour and a half.

Nicely priced..

Full service bowling alley. You have video gaming bowling and on of the best stocked bars in Rockford. The music set the atmosphere and be all had a great time. One of my favorite places to go.

This place has gone down. They care for the open bowlers more. Im bowling in a league and they keep putting more and more open bowlers next to us. Not fun or enjoyable anymore this will be the last league I bowl in.

They put on a great party! Very cool arcade!

Good place to bowl. Good food and drink.

Good atmosphere, cheap prices, lots of lanes so not waiting to long

Beautiful beer garden. Plenty of things to do. Highly recommended

Clean very friendly staff great food

So great to see a huge bowling alley filled with high school students for a tournament. It was my first time there and I wish I lived closer. Looked like a really fun place to join a league. I will definitely go back.

This has been an excellent place to go for many decades. This is for sure an excellent family time place.

Friendly staff and prices

Lots of lanes and not terribly busy, but we were bowling with small kids and had to ask at the desk multiple times to get the bumpers raised and again to get a ramp for them to bowl with.

Had an awesome time with the family bowling. The food and drinks were great. I absolutely love their rum punch is to die for. Cant wait for another great experience

We had a great time my grandson just loved it

Great food and great service!

Good places for the family to come and play and have fun and have good food

Nice place. Good Lanes and plenty of them

Great place to bowl. Wonderful service!!!

The food is amazing for a bowling alley. Bowling leagues are fun and have a variety for every experience. Staff is awesome.

My husband and I love to go bowling we dont bowl that well but we have fun

Keeps the lanes in great shape plenty of food and drinks to be had and a decent pro shop

This is a fun place to go, it has a nice atmosphere. My issue is the people who work at the front counter. 2 ladies in particular are rude and condescending. There is just a miserable vibe among the employees whether you are there in person or call. Keep track of your league payments because their book keeping is not the greatest. The pizza is garbage, probably why they are able to give it away as a prize all the time.

Better than Park Lanes.

Friendly service, pro level lanes, but at a mid-premium price (14-16$ for one game and shoes mid-day). But as far as a bowling alley goes, you cant beat it. Also has a great bar, a good arcade for the kid in all of us, and fair priced drinks and food.

My daughter has been on a league at this location and the bowling alley staff are always helpful in any way that we need help. The bowling alley is clean. The snack bar has good food as well.

Its a fun family friendly environment

Met people from work for drinks and appetizers. Reasonable prices for food and drinks. Ordered a appetizer plate that fed 6 people with some left!!

Cheap for a decent Marg pitcher but waiting 15 minutes just to close out on a low traffic Saturday afternoon?

Great place to hang out with family or join a league!! They offer a wide range of entertainment both young and older.

Good bowling alley. Has good deals on games and the pro shop inside is nice. The little arcade isnt bad

Went here for a work outing and was pleasantly surprised. The floors were clean, lanes were in good working order, and food was ok - beer is cheap, and the prices are in line with what youd expect. Our party had bowlers of all sizes and skill levels, and we were all able to find/use balls that fit our needs; there were plenty of lighter balls for the smaller folks, medium weight, and heavy ones for the burlier members. The constant stream of 2000s top hits was disconcerting at times - Evanescence and early Beyonce are not artists Id normally associate with bowling - but volume was manageable.My only complaint is the seedy gaming area. As far as I could tell, there were the normal electronic slots that are in basically every Illinois restaurant and betting on horses/other races. It looks and sounds generally sleazy, even by bowling alley standards.Verdict: come here, bowl some, get food if youre cool with bowling alley food, and keep your kids away from the betting parlor.

Staff was very good people were very nice. Very very good experience

I really enjoyed this place, kids had alot of fun

Place was packed and I had a great time

Went here with a friend an we played on the horses. Had lots of fun! My friend bought me a cheeseburgersnd fries and beer. I enjoyed myself.

Nice bowling alley. Convenient location.

Its Great fun for all ages.

This is always a great place for the entire family to gather and have fun. Been coming here for years and have never had a bad experience!

Joined my first league here this year and the staff is always helpful and friendly. Love coming back.

There was a young lady who was taking orders at the snack bar that day,we had an issue,she was courteous and genuinely concerned about handling things to our satisfaction!Wow,there is so little left ofthis type of customer service!!! I am justSORRY that I did not get her NAME!

Great place for family and plenty of room and games for kids..Something in Rockford thats nice and family oriented ...

We had a nice time.

Its alright! They played more old music then new music. They was having a private party but I dont think anyone showed. I saw better days there years ago, back in 2009. Nothing fancy another small bar located in Rkfd.

Great place to have fun.

We love bowling here. Its a little crowded during leagues. They have the best bone in wings and good pizza. Great league prices.

Had my sons surprise birthday party here...a great night of fun with friends and family

The food was so good, we ordered 20 spicy ranch wings, lrg order of fries. Lrg pizza, and a pitcher of pop. Overll prices were very reasonable. My family enjoyed bowling as well, it became warm, but the staff was quick o turn on the fans.

Good authentic food at a good price

Fun safe place to enjoy with the family. They have really good food and bowling rates are reasonable especially on how the lanes are very nicely kept.

Nice bowling alley clean new bowlers they have lessons very reasonable prices they have leagues and open bowling very nice place

They treat their employees unricheously and everything in their is credited to the enemy Satan. Also when I did go there they were acting like I cant have 2 cups of coffee cuz I only lost $40.00

Nice family and kid friendly

Excellent family friendly facility.

Great family place, good food