First time visiting Plank in Jack London Square today and it was a positive experience. The weather was beautiful, during the lunch hour (1 - 4) the crowd was moderate, the drinks were flowing and the food was rolling. Plank is located in Jack London Square, Oakland, and is easily accessible via BART. Get off at the 12 Street Station, walk South, and before you know it, you’ll run directly into the large Jack London Square sign, the pier, and Plank. Plank is a really large business that has a bowling alley, arcade area, bar, indoor and outdoor seating, and is perfect situated near the pier for great scenic views. We ordered calamari and a side order of sweet potato fries. It was a great experience, is family friendly, affordable (based on what you’re doing), and a great place for happy hour. If you’ve never gone, it’s definitely worth visiting.
Nice sports-bar and bowling place. We had lunch on the outside. Lots of people and nice atmospere. The service was quick and friendly. The menu is tacos, pizza, hamburgers/handheld and plenty of drinks. Food was good. If we come back to Oakland, I would be happy to come back to Plank.
Good venue for team building and social events in general. They have a main lanes and also a small area group events that includes a poll table. They provide catering and beverages (there are bars in the venue). Also, there are several arcade games in the main area.
Great place for a night out.You can watch sports outside, bowling, pool and they have a modern arcade as well as a private upstairs space.Located in the heart of Jack London square with street and paid parking nearby and beautiful views from the waterfront.
Overall, we had a great time.? But, if you go bowling Monday-Friday after 4pm the price is $75.00 per hour and this does not include the shoe rental. And, the drinks were waaaay overpriced. So try to make happy hours.? Like the price of gas...everything is ridiculously hiiiiiiiigh and customers are really paying the price. Literally.
It's always fun being with family enjoying ourselves. We decided to dine outside and the heat lamps kept us toasty. We will definitely come back when we visit the Bay Area, Oakland, CA at Jack London Square.
Great arcade and bowling alley! However, ordering food when sitting outside is difficult, with not enough staff to take orders and no way to order to the table online (the QR codes at the outside tables only link to view the menu unlike the tables in the bowling section which let you order online to your table)
Location is great as it took over the old Barnes and nobles. And right by the water front. The set up and out for drinking and hang out is amazing. Indoor bowling and acarde. Only thing down side is the service is slow or hard to get into contact with. So be careful about that
Great arcade and bowling alley! However, ordering food when sitting outside is difficult, with not enough staff to take orders and no way to order to the table online (the QR codes at the outside tables only link to view the menu unlike the tables in the bowling section which let you order online to your table)
The salad was amazing it had So much shrimp on it I ate it for 2 meals.. Great atmosphere food came quickly