By RANDY SEAVER, Editor
If you’ve ever found yourself wondering whatever happened to the former Smitty’s Cinema in Biddeford’s Five Points shopping center, wonder no more.
The 140,000-square-foot space is now home to Bounce Pickle and Play – where Country Club meets Sports Bar — or so says their marketing slogan.
On Thursday, the Biddeford-Saco Chamber of Commerce hosted a ribbon-cutting event to officially welcome the new business.
Beyond three golf simulator lounges and six pickle ball courts, the business is also home to Match Point Kitchen, a full-service sports bar and restaurant.
According to Richard Evans, managing partner of Quest Fitness, Bounce Pickle and Play first opened near the end of June. Prior to becoming an indoor sports complex, the space sat vacant for more than five years since Smitty’s closed during the height of the Covid pandemic.
The sports bar has a somewhat upscale, but relaxed feel, offering 30 TVs and a menu “full of flavor-packed crowd-pleaser” entrees, appetizers; and “zero “judgment if you stop by just for the fries.”
Unlike other golf simulator facilities, Bounce Pickle and Play offers private rooms with seating for guests and high-top tables where players can lounge with full service from both the bar and kitchen.
During our tour of the facility, Adam Labrie of Arundel stopped by with a friend and his golf clubs.
“I’ve been to other places, but none of them offer the privacy like this place,” he said.
Evans points out that each of the golf simulators can offer a wide range of well-known golf courses from around the country. Players cannot only choose to play 18 holes at Pebble Beach; they can also adjust the weather and time of day.
Looking to step up your game? Bounce Pickle and Play also offers pickleball and golf lessons and private event opportunities.
The facility also offers a “multi-ball game-room” for kids that integrates physical activity with “full wall computer games.”
Bounce Pickle and Play is open seven days a week and does accept reservations for court times. The facility is open Monday through Thursday, from 4 to 9 p.m. and Fridays, from 3 to 9.p.m.; and noon to 9 p.m. on Saturdays and Sundays.
For more information about Bounce, visit www.bouncepkl.com.
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Randy Seaver is the editor and founder of the Biddeford Gazette. He may be reached by email: randy@randyseaver.com
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