AMF Pro 300 Lanes

This place f’ing sucks!!! Came here this last Sunday ~9:45pm and the front staff was incredibly rude starting with the brunette girl she didn’t seem interested in helping my hubby and I at all she was on her phone when we walked up and smelled like stale cigarettes-​yuck! The lanes were fairly nice, we had noticed some changes since the last time we were in, starting with the bar. Now I understand that there was a fire but that does not make up for the shitty service, the male bartender was snotty and very high maintenance, rude! But the beer and cheap bowling convinced us to stay. After our end encounter, we decided to never come back here on a Sunday they turned our lanes off and it was not even 11 yet-​HOW RUDE. We went to pay and the male who wore glasses should never be able to work a shift in customer service again holy smokes. I have never seen a cashier give me so much attitude over nothing it was disappointing. All around, the place is great; the staff that night, needs to be excused from customer service.
Ps. We will be back a night that none of these individuals are working. can’t wait to see the new bar

When we arrived, the person at the counter looked annoyed that we were there. It was a Saturday night and they still had lanes available so not sure how she could be so irritated with us already. We bowled next to a fairly large group, that became increasingly rowdy as the night went on. They would throw multiple balls down the lane at a time. Throw balls as the reset bar came down so the balls would roll back. They would use the metal guide for children but they would throw the ball at it and it would roll back towards the people. At one point it rolled two lanes over towards our group and they made no attempt to stop it before it almost rolled into one us who had her back turned. The employees did nothing to manage the group who were not only disrespectful to the people around them, but to the equipment in the bowling alley! Finally, another member of my group and myself went up and asked if something could be done, because it was ruining our experience having to make sure we were not going to get hit as we bowled. The girl behind the counter just kind of smirked and us and said «ok». Then another ten minutes later someone came over and talked to them. The facilities are not that great. There was nothing about the experience that would entice me to go back there are better alleys around.

Whoa. Jessica that works here has some major attitude. We paid and reserved 3 lanes on a Monday night for a work party. When we showed up she told us she didn’t have the space available for us. We never got upset or were rude with her. We asked we can get a refund and she said «we don’t deal with that.» We just looked at her in silence because her response was strange. She then said, well you will have to call sometime and talk to someone… Okay. We still just looked at her to further explain herself. Then she said well your reservation isn’t even for 20 more minutes. Then she stopped making eye contact and played on her computer. So we asked what that had to do with her not having availability for us. Then she said well something might open up for you…
So we said okay we will check back with you in 20 minutes.
Now we are sitting here with our work party showing up waiting for Jessica to see if she can make room for us even though we already paid and have an open tab for all of our co workers to use.
Yes Jessica we will call somebody. And we will let them know that you suck at life… But mostly just your job.

this place f’in sux. the service is the worst and the dude at the front text made me feel like I was a horrible person. as someone who works in the food industry, it’s not that hard to hand a pair of bowling shoes without a smile on their face. Go bowl elsewhere where people smile at you when you want to feel like a kid again.

With the closure of Hollywood Bowl in 2014 Pro 300 is the only bowling alley on Portland’s eastside close in to downtown for league bowling. The 36 lanes are good, the pinsetter and ball return work well, and the new Qubica scoring system is much better than what it replaced. Most of the employees are friendly and helpful most of the time. The worst part about Pro300 is that it’s an AMF alley and as such has to toe the corporate line. Forget about anything unique, funky, and true to Portland. This goes for the bar and snack bar especially. The food served here is the same cheap, greasy fare served in AMF lanes from Tampa to Anchorage. The bar is the same way. The «specialty» cocktails appear to have been developed in some corporate lab and are full of fake flavors and corn syrup. They do have @10 taps with @6−8 microbrews, 3 from HUB (Hopworks) located across the street. With the consolidation of league bowling in Portland’s eastside Pro300 is packed with leagues almost every night. Call ahead if you want to roll recreationally to make sure they have some lanes free.

This place doesn’t even deserve a star. When I arrived to this place, I asked the lady at he front desk for 2 lanes. But I was told, I could only have one lane because they had a league bowling tonight. … I saw no league. Also on top of that half of the lanes were open. So I don’t see why I my request for 2 lanes was turned down. The lady then told me that j would have my second lane as soon as one opened. I was nice and bit my tongue. When I got to my lane. I saw that the lane next to mine was empty. At this point I was irritated. Later on, through out the night they played music that was way too loud. Im not exaggerating. My ears started to ring. It was uncomfortable to even be in the room. I can go on forever why I hated his place. Also the person who took the lane next to me had to go to the front desk twice to get a pin removed from the lane. I felt bad. He had to it himself.

Went in on Sunday and they had a killer deal, place was packed and we had to wait a bit but once a lane opened the staff got us down on the lanes ASAP. Love that the bar has HUB brews on tap (they’re right across the street) and that the kitchen had healthy options on its menu. We had a great time and will be back again

Quite pricey, kinda dirty, and very bad service. We were helped by a very rude employee (jessica or something like that). She gave us an attitude when we asked her about their bowling deals and when my friend thought she lost her card. Wasn’t any help at all, just flat out rude. terrible service! I would not recommend this place to anybody.

Such a good time with the kids! It wasn’t bad on pricing. The environment was pretty cool as well! I would def come back with the family

The prices are great because they have $ 1 Monday’s and $ 2 Tuesday, and other great deals, however I realized why they are so cheap. The service is terrible, this specific night was a night of distasteful music (metal roaring in my ears), and I understand that some people like metal music, but I can bet that a MAJORITY of people don’t, especially when the music is blasted. My party and I requested two lanes, and the employee there said no, because the lane next to us was broken. But there were tons of other lanes available and unbroken, and I had to ask ANOTHER employee if we could get the other lane next to us. In short, the prices are cheap, but the music and customer service is terrible.

A really cool bowling alley. No stupid flashy disco lights. It had a good vibe and wasn’t crowded. A good old school bowling alley with color coded balls by weight! I like bowling at AMF Pro 300 Lanes!

If you’re like me and don’t go bowling purely to bowl, avoid this place. The lanes, balls, and shoes are fine — a bit pricey, but fine. What you’ll get anywhere.
The problem is everything else that makes a fun experience. The bar and restaurant are Abysmal… expensive, poor drinks, poor selection, slow service and they were out of the first 2 items on their food menu I wanted when I was there.
My recommendation: drive the extra couple miles to grand central

Does it betray my fraternity lifestyle in college to admit that every time I see the name of this place I think about a disgusting, blue-​hued, pint-​sized, mind-​erasing alcoholic concoction that should never have been invented in the first place? Oh well. I feel like AMF’s (the beverages) and this AMF lanes could share a similarly unpretentious vibe of unbridled fun, though. Because this is a classic bowling alley, and this is the kind of thing ‘merica was built on.
Bowling, the sport of kings, is made here. The setup is your classic set of lanes, snack bar, arcade and bar. The frills consist of updated computerized scorekeeping systems, balls colored to weight and sized out in obvious ways, and blacklight-​friendly colorways. In short, it’s everything you want from a classic bowling alley, without the bullshit that comes along with the new-​fangled, fancied up counterparts in town. If you could still legally smoke indoors in this state, I’m sure AMF Pro 300 would allow it. And, not that I’d want it to be smoky in here, that cloud of smoke would be the coup de grace on the vibe in here.
Needless to say, it’s a good place to bowl. It’s a great place to get down with a fundraiser event for Pixie Project (Fur-​Bowl FTW!). It’s a fun time for kids and adults alike. The drinks are strong and cheap. The location is good. There’s parking nearby. And if you need a steak, Safari, across the street, has you covered.

We had a kids’ birthday party here, and they made it easy from start to finish. Good customer service and a fun time! I’m leaving off a star because we had a few technical problems and the food wasn’t great, but our expectations were pretty low and the customer service exceeded them. Very friendly and helpful. We will be back.

I go here at least once a week to decompress. Good lanes, and the staff are very kind.

A fun time was had by all, my only complaint is the food. I got the nachos, the chips were stale and everything else on it was of questionable freshness but it’s a bowling alley so I didn’t really expect gourmet food. The workers were very friendly and we would all go back again!

Ok came here from Hollywood closing, so I only really have the two for comparison. I’m gonna have to agree with others and say the servers are pretty much non existent while bowling and when you do snag someone, the drinks are pricy. I grew up drinking at bowling alleys because they were CHEAP; this one breaks that assumption.
However, for bowling, I really enjoy it! The building is huge and it seems clean and maintained. My new league is fun and the music played while we’re there is usually great! Be forewarned though: go on a Phish league night and you will be BLASTED with this music. It really does «go to 11.» I hear it’s the same on metal bowling night too, but hey, it’s metal! ;)

Coming from someone who grew up being a bowling alley rat because my dad was in a million leagues, I can say that this is your quintessential bowling alley. Loud, a little stuffy, but clean and well maintained. The lanes weren’t overly oiled, and the bowling balls were easy to find. The service was friendly, and our server Lindsey was extremely nice. My only disappointment was that their selection of beers was pretty dismal and overpriced. The food we received (typical fryer food) was just ok and also pretty expensive for what we got.
If we came here for the food and drinks, we would not be back. But because we came for the bowling, our overall experience was good!

After Hollywood closed I shifted all of my business to AMF. I joined a league which has been a ton of fun so far. The league benefits are great and the alley is slow enough that getting a lane isn’t typically a problem.
The disappointments have been with the bar and food. The bar selection is weak (not being able to do several of our teams standard drinks) and the prices for beer are on the more expensive side as well. I would like it if they ran bar specials every now and again. The food from the kitchen just isn’t good. My expectations for bowling alley food is pretty low but even the fried foods aren’t quite up to snuff.
What I do like about AMF are the employees. They are all super nice and friendly. Also the lanes seemed to be oiled more consistently than some of the other lanes I’ve been to in the area. I’ll continue to return to AMF with my business.

Hard to know how to judge a bowling alley. The nicer bowling alleys are probably still kind of trashy, that’s generally part of the charm.
As a bowling alley, this is actually a great place. Decent shoes, lots of balls, nice lanes, and generally clean.
However… the bar ruins a good part of the experience. The beer is crazy overpriced. $ 6 for a 20oz beer? $ ¹⁴⁄₁₅ for a pitcher? Hell no. What fun is bowling if you have to break the bank to have a few drinks while you roll? The service is also super slow, and the food is borderline awful.