We went for date night and it was amazing! Steve was our teacher and he gave us super helpful tips and was really nice! Aaron and David were also super nice and helpful. Everything was clean, and we will definitely be back!

So fun!!!! Great time and very entertaining. Definitely worth your money. It felt safe and they have beverages to enjoy while hanging out with friends. Our coach Jess did an amazing job and made the whole experience awesome. Thanks so much!!

Thank you Steve for being an amazing coach! You made the experience all the better. Had a blast!!

Got to experience BATL in Novi with friends for my Sister-in-Laws 30th Birthday party this past Saturday. What a very cool place. I personally didnt throw axes, but the majority of our Birthday party group did. A big shout out to Alex who was very hands-on, helpful, courteous, and really had passion in assisting each person throwing to get more accurate hits on the targets. Would definitely visit again.

That was so much fun! Steve and the guys are very helpful and friendly!

Very fun experience and definitely a different experience. Bar selection was good and our instructor Miranda had great enthusiasm and made learning very fun. I will say the reason I gave 4 stars was because yet it is fun and entertaining the amount of money spent for the amount of actual opportunity’s you get to throw are very limited. I had a group of 7 and most people felt like there was too much time talking and explaining rules. I feel that casual groups don’t need to be so competitive and people would rather just throw and have fun than compete.

Never thrown an axe before but the coach showed us how and I had a great time!!

Excellent staff and facility. Everyone was incredibly friendly and helpful (our instructor even gave us a great recommendation for a local bar to go to after). Highly recommended.

Just celebrated my birthday here! Everyone had a great time. Every thing went seamless from making the reservation online to the night of the event. Steve was a great coach and showed us some of his expert throws at the end and gave us all an opportunity to the throw the BIG axe. Great time!

Considering Ive thrown axes before. I know what Im in for with this. However we had a deposit for tomorrow 3/14 to go. We thought that with the current situation country and world wide that canceling and being out 100 bucks was a worthwhile concession for everyones well being. That said we spoke with Isis on the phone and without question she refunded the 100 dollars. Customer service goes even further in less than desirable times. Thank you. And we will get there soon.

We had a great time celebrating my husbands birthday! Rex was awesome. She gave great pointers to everyone and really helped coach. She has a great sense of humor and we had a great time! We will be back again to throw with Rex! Thank you for being awesome and for hosting a great evening

This place was so much fun. Awesome atmosphere, and Steve and Jason were amazing and fun hosts. I totally recommend for an atypical night out, group event, or just something new to try.

Really fun time throwing axes, instructors were very knowledgeable and helped the whole time to keep us safe and successful. Tournament was fun even for those of us that werent professionals. Only issue was that their booking service double booked us and another group so we had to share time and didnt get as much throwing in as we could have.

This was a lot of fun! Great for company outings and customer events. The staff there is fantastic!Bring friends. Youll be hooked immediately.

Had a great time, the teacher was great. Cant bet throwing an axe, what a stress reliever ^_^

Rated number one in Novi for fun and games for a reason! Very different and unique experience and totally safe, as long as you follow their instructions.We had it booked for a group of 12 people and everybody thoroughly enjoyed! Steve was our coach and he was very helpful in explaining each and every step, how the score works, safety and taking pictures, definitely look for him!It might sound little pricier ($43 or so per person) but its definitely worth it and a great alternate for bowling/ pool e.t.c in this winter time. You can order appetizer there as well. Great location as its right next to emagine theater.Definitely recommended! Check out my photos and videos to get an idea.

Great time with good friends. Awesome alternative for work lunch/party. Team working were awesome. Just go do it!

This is an experience like no other! Jason was awesome with teaching the technique. I highly recommend this place!

Ok, I came back to edit my review, while I’m still upset about the original time we visited we decided to go ahead and book our company party here and it was absolutely amazing everyone had a great time our coaches Alex and Steve we so much fun and so helpful. We will be back again and knowing we have to book ahead a time helps!! Thank you for making our party a blast and taking care of us from the issues below! Highly recommended for any party or casual night out!! Everyone was very friendly from the manager to the bar tenders ️This was my first experience and we went ahead and gave it another shot for our company party.... leaving this part here to help others about walk in vs reservations I will say at this point I am a little bummed. We wanted to come check the place out before deciding on having a company party here. We drove 30 minutes to come have a night out after calling to ask about reservations they said nope it’s not needed nor on the website does it say they are required, it simply says that pre booked is taken before walk ins. So the website should be updated that reservations ARE needed to avoid this happening to someone else, especially since I called to confirm. I’ll re-adjust if we decide to have the party here or not.

SO fun!! I wasn’t so sure I would enjoy it but Steve was awesome, helped with techniques to help us throw better. We had a great time here and will definitely be back!

This was so much more fun than I expected! Coaches are awesome; very patient & helpful. I will be back!

A great location and fun to go with a group for networking/team building or any social event! Great instructors too!

Jason was an amazing instructor. I highly recommend. We will be back.

Awesome experience for my first time. Zach was the best coach. Place is lit

Amazing place, so much fun. Thanks BATL we have good time

I had reservations about coming. After listening to the staff who extremely helpful on teaching techniques and being patient with our party I was able to throw with ease. Very safe and fun . I will be back.

Perfect experience! Reserved a group of 13-24 for a Thursday afternoon and only 10 showed up. No troubles with the staff or payment. First timer, very fun atmosphere! Wanted to turn around and do it all over again as soon as it was over!

We love it! Its great fun.

Miranda did an incredible job and made it a ton of fun. Definitely would come back.

We were just there for a birthday last Saturday and had the best time! Jesse was our coach and he was entertaining and informative. The bar service was quick and I love how everything is put on one tab that you pay at the end. The tournament style of the throwing gives each person a fair shake at winning. Well be back!

We had a great time. Mike was an excellent coach--watches every throw and gives you feedback.

Had a blast with my friends and the trainer was cool. Drinking while throwing sharp axes. Could it get any better?

#BATL was so much fun! The coaches were very helpful and entertaining. Perfect venue for a company party.

This was an amazingly fun experience. Steve, our coach was fantastic and gave us great throwing tips before and during our turns. 10/10, would throw axes again.

Fun place. Decent selection of beer. However, they ran out of beer on tap. Still had a great time.

This was an amazing experience. Super nice folks with the right amount of attitude. Thanks for the fun!

Great experience! Loved axe throwing! Charlie was a great coach, friendly and very knowledgable. Highly recommend you go to Batl The Backyard Axe.

We tried to drop in here after dinner and were dismayed to learn they are reservation only starting at 9 pm. Even though nobody was there yet we were denied, so just be advised that you need to have a reservation. Also while we were waiting for our Lyft we saw other people who had a reservation get kicked out for wearing open-toed shoes. After we got home I looked at their website and didnt see specific warnings for either of these things, you have to do several clicks to find this info. It seems like it would be really fun if you planned ahead.

We came for a birthday party and we had a great time. Steve is a great instructor.

Steve was great coach, met Larry who was training with Steve. Had a blast. Thanks

Had a great time, came with a good sized group. Our coach Mike did a great job getting us all up to speed on the mechanics of throwing the hatchets and the safety protocols. As others have pointed out it is a little pricey, but seriously its a good time.

Kristin was absolutely amazing! Out in Novi, Hosted my pary!! Such a blast

Relieve some stress and throw an axe! BATL is a nice facility, and great employees that walk you through the process of axe throwing.

Really fun place the only reason why it did not receive five stars, is because your door staff is incredibly rude, and likes to raise their voice to your customers!! definitely the only reason why you didnt get a five-star the rest of the place is great, the game is fun and the camaraderie was a blast.. might try to get in the future to see if the staff has changed their attitude towards people...

I took my husband here for his birthday and we had a blast! Alex was our instructor and he was awesome! We will definitely be back again!

This review is for Moms who want to show their family who is the boss.As long as you listen to the coach you will get on target.My girlfriends mom stomped the brakes off of the entire family. The big axes were the most fun.

Office team building has never been more fun. Can’t wait to come back.

Coach Mike was excellent. So helpful, patient and informative. It took some time to get aholdOf it but once we did, it was a lot of fun. Thanks for a great experience Mike!

Great place for a group event. More fun than I had imaged it would be.

The staff was awesome. And you dont have to be a expert to enjoy

It was fun but very overpriced! We had a group of 16 and it was about $40-$50 a person for an hour and a half. Everybody only threw once or twice. They set up a mini tournament for the group but wanted the winner to pay $40 for the little plastic trophy. For the money we spent there youd think they could at least part with a piece of plastic. There was no music and everything was overpriced. Id suggest going to the Hub instead

Great place. Fun atmosphere. Alex was an amazing instructor. A+

The throwing itself is a very fun time, and the coaches were awesome! But in 2 hours time, everyone played 1 round robin game (15 throws), and only the top 4 out of 20 did playoffs after that. I paid $20 to throw 15 axes at a board. The technology was malfunctioning the entire night, which caused for even more delays. I would do this activity again, but probably not at this location

Fun time. Had a blast

Im here on a friday night which is $22 per person for ther walk in price. But there are like 30 people that are here as walk ins and there are only 4 lanes. I got 10 throws and that is all. Not worth the money, if its crowded and you dont get time to throw. I feel as if its crowded and you cant rotate through, then they should give you longer than 1 hour.

Staff do a great job of making axe throwing seem #extremesortaJason and Andre were fantastic

Awesome time with family! Alex our coach rocks!

A little expensive but it was a fun experience that id been wanting to do for awhile now. I believe on Tuesdays you can get 50% off, will be back!

This place was awesome. Jason and Andre were the best hosts!

Had a great time here with Jason and Andre. Thanks for hosting us.

Great place and super friendly staff - Roxi and Tyr were amazing coaches! We had a group of 4 and had so much fun! We will absolutely be back!

Unfortunately this establishment decided to post a “GUN/KNIFE PROHIBITED” sign on their front door prohibiting Myself and Other legal concealed carriers from entering their establishment. Why a place where you are literally throwing axes would feel the need to post such a sign or have such a policy is beyond me??!! But needless to say we won’t be having any work or family outings here!!

Coordinated a work event with them, easy to work with and everyone had a good time.

Fun place, friends and family get together we enjoyed it.

The place was EXCELLENT ! Very knowledgeable staff friendly atmosphere and overall great experiences

Rip off. Went at 3:30 for public use. They only let you use 2 throwing boards. And if other people show up, say goodbye to your hour. Paid 22 dollars to have an hour of which only was able to throw axes for 15 mins.Total rip off, never coming back to this place. You are paying to watch other throw axes

Came here tonight for a company outing. The staff was Amazing! I honestly couldn’t believe how much fun we had, It was a great experience.

Wanted to check this place out but it seems no one is able to answer the phone even after a 10 min wait for someone to respond, wont be trying back again forsure. Tip, for a new business you should have more people available for phone calls expecting new comers.

The place deserves more attention to be honest. It is conveniently placed has good axe throwing ranges, friendly staff and beer on draft. What else does one need?

Safety is super important and so is fun- they nailed both - can’t wait to go back and see how much I can improve !

So fun, awesome staff, and reasonable prices

It was a nice way to spend time doing something different with friends, but its way too pricey. I can do more for $50 elsewhere and get dinner to boot.

The coach was a blast. Me and my friend loved it

It was a large birthday party, at least 20 throwers. We had like 30 people in attendance but I think only 20 threw. At the start they told us we would play a round robin tournament and all throw 3 times, but after 2 hours they ended it, I guess our time was up, and many people only threw twice. At some times we werent using one of the lanes because the software that keeps score was not updating the matchups and the host didnt know what to do.Throwing just twice wouldve been fine, but it was a flat rate of $40 per person to play. $20 per game is way too expensive for this activity. I dont understand how their fees work, but smaller groups seemed to be playing just as long as us, so the per person rate doesnt make sense. It should be a court rental rate per hour or something.There were also a TON of issues with their computers paying for our bills and ordering drinks. They did our drink tabs on paper, which is fine, but then they had to import them by hand onto an ipad system, which then had to link to a credit card swipe machine. They made us all swipe our own cards and press ok buttons which many people messed up doing and had to start all over. Also it did something weird with debit cards, like it would ask for their pin and everyone was confused. I am not joking, it took our group of 20 people a full hour to pay our bills, and thats not even 20 bills as some were couples paying together. Utterly ridiculous. Played for 2 hours, waited to pay for 1.The only reason I gave 2 stars instead of 1 was because the staff was friendly, the facility is cool and axe throwing was very fun, but I wont go back until they get a proper point of sale system and fix the group pricing model.

This was a lot of fun! Great for company outings and customer events. The staff there is fantastic!

Great fun and the staff is awesome!

Our coach Ryan was the greatest. Thisbis a great place to have a bunch of friends get together and have some fun.

Very cool not necessarily cheap but lots of fun for a group that had never thrown before.

Really enjoy our night out and Zach was a great coach! We will return for sure!

Fun time and friendly staff.

Throwing axes is a lot of fun. The staff was friendly and provided excellent instruction.

Lots of fun. Just do it. Axcellent. Ask for Charlie

Came in for the walk in thing. Threw axes for about 10 minutes. Then spent the next half hour watching the guys train others in maintenance. Asked for a new lane and said they were prepping for a group. Watched the maintenance for another 10 minutes, paid and left. Rent a lane avoid the walk in. Pretty lame otherwise.

What could be more fun than drinking good beer and chucking axes at the wall?

We went as a group of 8 to the novi location and it was SO much fun! Aaron was extremely helpful and a lot of fun for our group! We definitely will be back!

Allot more fun than I expected coaches were great overall a good fun time

Super fun experience and the staff is great!

Kristin in novi deserves a beer

Went last night for my husbands birthday with a group of 12 and we had a blast!!! Will definitely be back!

Bring friends. Youll be hooked immediately.

Great place to have fun

Really fun and Jesse was a great instructor ef.

Had a ton of fun attending a networking event with the Novi Young Professionals!

Great Time, and the staff was Awesome!

We went with a group of 12 and had an absolute blast will go back again for sure ..Jess was our instructor and she was a blast....

This was so much fun!

It is more fun than it sounds.

One of the best places to have fun in Oakland County

Great fun, lots of laughs

The manager is a treat ;)