I'm giving 3 stars because without the short haired blonde girl working alone on a busy Saturday night, we would have left. Firstly, she was absolutely amazing. Reserved 2 lanes for us, and made sure everything was going smoothly for us, whilst running around cleaning, lane attending, food/drink ordering, shoes, concession, etc. She ABSOLUTELY deserves a raise. She kept her cool with a smile on her face the entire time. An absolutely hard worker. If it wasn't for her we would have turned around and left! Now, that being said, the stench when you walk in is absolutely stomach churning. We decided to go downstairs, where we were placed at lanes 1&2. These lanes are RIGHT next to an air vent that was constantly blowing a "something died in here a month ago" smell and it was enough to stop you in your tracks. Not only this decay smell, but you can literally smell the wafting odor of ... washrooms, as the washrooms were mere feet away from our stench filled area. I used to come here as a kid, and distinctively remember the sewage smell, and nothing had been upgraded since my last visit 16 years ago. Put some money in your business! We would have stayed all night but between the stench of sewage and decay we didn't.

I only give one star or five star reviews, see my other reviews. Had a great time going to Bronx Bowl this evening. It was our first visit, and it was two couples. It basically works out to $10 per person per hour of bowling, which isn't too bad nowadays. Place has a lot of nostalgia and charm to it. Yes, it's dated - and I love it. Amazing retro carpet, jukebox, and fun atmosphere. They also make their own pizza and ice cream - didn't try it, but we will next time! Courtney helped us out and was amazing. She showed us around the upstairs (open for league and during the winter, since only downstairs has A/C), and answered all of our questions. Great customer service! Overall, we did have some technical glitches with the pin system - but it didn't ruin the fun. If you're looking for a perfect, pristine, league-quality bowling alley, this probably isn't your place. If you're looking for some nostalgia and a good time and you aren't super picky, then show up and have some fun here. We will definitely be back, and we'll be bringing our friends.

Was fun but had a huge issue with the service. The blonde lady working last night grabbed her backpack and left for an hour? We had no service , no way to get drinks. She finally comes back around 930 and I go to order 2 drinks. Sign on the counter lists all the drinks, mostly all 5.50. I got a rum and come and a cooler. Should have been 11 bucks but she said 13.75. I had asked how much the cooler was and she said 6.5. okay, so it should have been 12 dollars all day, why is my total 13.75? The sign literally right here says 5.50. She then replies "oh the prices just changed im sorry." I then replied with right this second because the sign literally says 5.50 right here. She then has the audacity to say yes, right now and grabbed the sign and removed it. This is absolutely ridiculous and horrible service. The fact I waited an entire hour and then she didn't honour the price listed, horrible service and brutal experience.

The bowling itself was fine, service was standard and the worker tried to accommodate our needs. But was disappointed to see that their idea of being wheelchair accessible was affixing a couple ramshackle ramps on the stairs. This left out some people in our group which was very disappointing for them. There is some very uneven sidewalk in front of the building as well making it very tricky for those with mobility needs to get in and out of the building. Also disappointed as the building was called beforehand and the group was told that the building would be accessible. Please DO NOT tell people the building is accessible. Just an FYI with those with mobility needs- this may not be the place for you to attend: -Stairs to get down to the bowling area -Ledges to get up onto the alley -Uneven sidewalk entering building -Ramps provided are STEEP and unsafe

First the positives: booking was easy. That being said: the place is janky. We had two lanes, one had an obvious divot, and half the balls have large chunks missing out of them. The staff (aside from one) is cranky to say the least. My kids were just trying to put their shoes on and got yelled at to go to the lane first. How were they to know? Even paying I felt dismissed. Food was too be expected, salty and deep fried, but they should probably change the oil more often, it tastes like fish. One lane got their food fine, the other had theirs given to another group and when we pointed it out they tried to just slide it over to us even though the other group had already eaten from it. Saving grace when I pointed that out they remade the order. The bathrooms have no locks that work, and smell awful.

If I could write this place zero stars I would. Do not go to this location the lady working in the front had ZERO customer service skills. It was as if she was disappointed to see me and my friend and our children come there. As soon as other people came in that matched her skin colour she was all smiles. It just felt really weird being here. I wanted to take my child somewhere she could have fun but we did not feel welcomed. Another lady who was bowling, told my child who is only 3 years old not to touch the bowling balls that she was not even using. Overall it was a horrible experience and I will never return to this place. I suggest anyone reading this to do the same.

Put down a deposit for a party. Pre booked in advance. Had to wait over half an hour for them to get the lanes opened up for us. (It was only 2 lanes). After the bowling which was fun. Went into the party room. It was beyond dirty. Floor looks like it hadn't been mopped in years. The room had a bad smell. The table clothes still had icing all over them never mind the stains from when someone else spilt stuff all over. Very disappointed with the experience. The workers seemed very stressed and didn't really seem like they knew what they were doing. We just wanted to get the party over with by the end of it. Not very welcoming.

I've been here a few times and had a 5 star review until yesterday. I threw my kids 8th bday party here and while the food is good and the bowling is good the party room was a mess and smelled really bad. I don't think the table cloths have been washed in forever and I had to bring in air freshner to make the smell go away. There was zero communication between the girl I dealt with behind the till and the lady who took over the party when they moved us to the ally downstairs. My pizzas were late by about 20 minutes and that doesn't really fly when you're feeing 10 kids. They can do better. I know they can.

Awful experience. Waited forever to be helped until another customer came up to us to say they had waited 20 mins before having to place a phone call to get someone to serve them. The staff member working knew we were there and just didn’t care. She walked by us as we were arriving but ignored us. Once we finally got our lane, the employee disappeared and didn’t come back. Forget trying to get a beverage or help when we had an issue with our lane. There’s a reason their prices are low but you couldn’t lower them enough to convince me to give this place another shot.

Went for family bowling night and won’t be back. The place is very run down, smells of sewer and not just the bathrooms. The music was insanely loud my kids were crying; and the most inappropriate sound effects of people having sex came on. Blaring through the speakers. They didn’t stop it, didn’t lower the volume ; but the two men behind the counter just laughed. They claim to be a family bowling alley; and yet have 1 unsturdy, home made bowling assistant which we share between 3 different lanes of strangers. We will not be back. Don’t waste your money.

Bowl in a Sunday night league, it was a struggle to give it a 3/5... The cleanliness of the washroom is atrocious, multiple maintenance issues need fixing, also they don't serve non alcoholic drinks. Other than all that stuff, It's a decent place to bowl. 2023 update the staff here can't follow their own rules. This is only alley I've seen that don't stop people from eating in the bowling area. If you want a fun time and clean bowling lanes, don't come here. Also the washroom in the basement smells so bad! Struggling to give it a 2 star at this point.

This place should close or spend some money in repairs. We are vising family for the Canada Day weekend, we are competitive by nature and were disappointed by the alley. The pins had issues scoring, the floor is basically a glue board and unable to actually bowl fleet won't slide to save your life, tv wast working for a while when we arrived so lost some time to that. We notified them several times about the scoring but they did nothing. Pins got stuck on several occasions eating into our hour. I will recommend this place if only for a kids party...

ok so the vibes here are great, went bowling with my friends and we had lots of fun however, the smell hits you like a bag of bricks when you walk in to the place, just a terrible smell of poopy sewage almost?? It was relatively busy and only one person working downstairs so service was pretty slow, an order of french fries took close to half an hour to get made Love the black light and retro vibes of the place but the almost unbearable smell made me want to leave as soon as possible even thought we were generally having fun :(

Sooo expensive for 2 people. I asked if there were specials on certain nights for small families or individual practice and nope! I took my daughter, she is 4. Hoping she would like bowling like her mom. We played one frame and she didn’t like it. Of course they wouldn’t refund; not even the shoes. And for a single parent the price point is a punch in the face for a situation like this. I would try again but not here. Plus the staff seemed irritated at us for even asking about pricing. Not too friendly at all.

An alright place to bowl, definitely not a hang out spot though. The place is incredibly dated, but that kind of adds to the charm. My issue is that last time I went I paid to use the lane for I believe half hour and my pins got stuck. I needed to find someone to fix the issue and wait for it to be resolved. This took almost 10 minutes, I was not given any extra time for the inconvenience, so I was down to 20 minutes bowling time. As a result we decided to not stay any longer and leave.

We had a very bad experience at Bronx Bowl today. Yesterday I called booking a lane for family day for 2 pm. Everyone was excited to go including our kids.. but little did we know that reservations don't apply as they gave our spot away to walk-ins. I was told "we can't have people standing around when lanes are open".. it was 1:55. Bad customer service to say the least. Thanks for ruining our family day and I hope the walk-ins had a good time in our spot. Will not return.

Bowling was ok. Some of the bowling balls had chunks missing out of them. They were short staffed when we went so the kitchen was closed which was unfortunate. And when our pins got stuck it took almost 15 mins for the only staff member to fix it so we could resume our game. Paid for an hour but only got 45 mins due to only having one staff member on. I hope they fix some of the issues because we'd like to continue going there since we are newly in the neighborhood.

It was really fun, but there were a lot of glitches when the pins went down, ex having the board stay up. Bathrooms were discusting to say the least a pare of under wear on the ground (female bathroom) and the big stall had a huge gap on the side that you can see out of and into the stall, the food was good but extremely over priced. I would recommend going for fun sometimes, but there are so many better bowling allys

We played a few games in Bronx Bowl. I've been at this location with family and friends and the place has not changed. We had fun but noticed the balls were dimpled or cracked and we had problems with the pins always getting caught. I feel that it's time for a rejuvenation or some sort of updates!. Service was ok not as friendly as way back when. You can also bowl in the basement so there definitely is alot of space.

If you don't order the meat lovers pizza when you go, I'll give YOU a bad review. That pizza is the best in the city, with dough handmade by the owners! Adorable little bowling alley that makes me nostalgic for the 80's. The staff was friendly (also trans friendly) and even gave us a printout of our scores on that ancient kind of printer paper that has the holes on either side. Loved it! Family. Fitness. Fun. Thanks!

It’s nice that it’s open early. They had the black lights on as well, instead of it only being at certain times. I like that you pay hourly instead of per game. I sat in a puddle of something on one of the chairs and the lady did apologize. She was a bit surly when I had to go up and say the pin machine was stuck and not re-setting the pins. The shoes we got were new-ish. Not the best alley but I’d go back.

Staff seemed a little busy with their phones but I mean the place is usually pretty dead on weekdays which Is awesome because you can sit down with your family and have a nice quiet night of fun. We tried to goto a different ally at 7 in st albert and the wait was until 9 so this place is definitely a good choice if you have some bedtime restrictions. Also throwback to when I was like 8 (18 almost 19 now)

Went for a birthday. Staff seemed very disorganized. Told us we could bring in pizza and cake from outside when planning as they dont have food. Then we were told the opposite once the food arrived. Also were given a per game price and were then told after we started playing we'd have to pay per hour, which was more. We eventually were allowed both the food and original price after some arguing.

Older 5 pin bowling (upstairs at least). Equipment was flaky on a couple of occasions. Ball return quit working twice. Multiple times the automatic scorer reset to the next player after the current player threw only 1 or 2 balls. This was really frustrating to the kids playing. Clerk was helpful when asked. Prices a bit high - around 40 per hour for bowling and 7 for a pitcher of pop.

I'm on a league for Sunday night there. I must say there are some issues with the pins, lanes & the general condition of the place, it's old & in need of upgrades to keep up with the maintenance. Bowling is fun, & can be frustrating at times tring to maintain your average. Just tonight 4 of the lanes were closed cause they weren't working properly.

Even though I bowl here every week, the alley is not very clean. It is known that if you can get a good average here, you can bowl anywhere. They could stand to change the fluorescent lighting out at the back of the lanes for the new LED tubes on the top floor. It could also use some new paint to brighten up the walls and ceilings.

Wife booked an event here and paid deposit. Day of event we arrived to the staff not honouring the conditions of their website/ad. Wife had to pay more to balance the services lost. Additionally place smelled and the conditions around building were very poor. The 90’s called they want to die with grace not remembered this way.

A nostalgic north side bowling experience! It's retro and probably requires some renovation and better maintenance of the restrooms but that's also part of its charm. Keep your expectations low and your tolerance for fun on high. Also, be sure to have cash for the juke box and rock all night to Paradise by the Dashboard Light!

Had never been here before, was so much fun! The glow bowl was on all day which the kids loved. Was a great way to spend a cold afternoon. Music was awesome as well!- update, we went back today, there was an issue with the balls being jammed, the lady working gladly moved us downstairs and gave us extra time! Great service

Extremely outdated. Balls were uneven with holes. Staff appears to be grumpy. The smell of sewage upstairs and downstairs is horrendous! With all these observations I wouldn’t even dare order food Also the hand sanitizer wasn’t even a sanitizer. Had no smell of alcohol and felt like water Will not return.

I took my kids there today and didn't like it. Not enough bowling balls available per lane, the balls got stuck all the time and I had to ask for the staff to help us several times. I went there to have fun with the kids and left angry. Moreover, it's expensive for the quality of service provided.

You pay for the lane rather than the number of people or games so it can be a bit pricey for a couple or small group, but bring 4-6 people to fill up a lane and the value is pretty good. Environment is a bit dated, but my kid loved it and can't wait to go back. We'll definitely be back.

This bowling always is a disaster , bathrooms are disgusting and smell like urine staff are slow approaches are unclean this place needs some serious money put into it instead of an ice cream stand . If you can't find somewhere else to bowl still don't go here this place sucks

Went tonight not busy then it died. But it was 10pm by then. We ordered a LG pepperoni and fountain drinks. The pizza sauce could have had more flavour and please serve the drinks with ice? All in all my family had fun. Would definitely go again and recommend for family fun.

Have been coming here for years. Decently priced. Lanes are in decent condition. Some things are a little "dated" but overall a decent experience usually. Why the 4 stars? The smell. Not only the mens bathroom but the lane areas aswell. Defentily something not right.

One of the best bowling alleys in the city. There staff is friendly, beers are well priced normally have a short wait time (If any at all). Would have rated five star but they cant make white Russians.... How are you suppose to reenact the big lebowski without them.

Absolulte gem of of a retro style bowling, awesome service and when the kids were dropping balls too hard or not making them all the way to the end, the staff were more than helpful and immediately I might add. All around great experience and really decent pricing

Definitely has a bit of dated retro charm! The glow bowling lanes downstairs are well air-conditioned, clean, and the lanes are smooth and well-maintained. Staff were super friendly. A fun & affordable way to spend an hour or two. Don't forget to wear socks!

Really place to kill quite a few hours of having fun with friends family relatives you name it with people around you it's awesome I keep going back cuz I really like it and everybody's helpful there for the stuff. I recommend that for everyone check it out

Had my son’s birthday party there today. Absolute chaos. They were so over booked, there was no room to walk/stand. Definitely not organized at all. Hair in the food, which we were refunded for. The 2 ladies were working were overwhelmed and swamped.

My whole life I've been going to Bronx Bowling because it's the only bowling place I know that offers glow-in-the-dark bowling. I've gone there for birthday parties, hanging out with friends and family, and the atmosphere there is always great.

Honestly the pizza there is fantastic. The issue with this place is the lanes. They are sticky and you don't slide. There should be sand available but there isn't. So what I recommend this place for bowling, no. But would recommend the pizza

Pretty tight space, a guy was drinking next to us yelling at his children and they have old shoes that hurt my feet but second pair wasn't bad. Also kept running out of balls I had to ask someone playing in the next lane for some of theirs.

Good little place to go on a date. Have a few drinks and listen to some music while bowling. Its a good environment to be sober as Well. Looks a bit old school but it gives it character and makes it a cute place for a date. Would go again.

Bronx doesn't have bells and whistles but the facility is well run, the bowling is fun, well priced, and lots of different snacks and beverages to choose from! Our friends come here on the weekend for glow bowling and it is always a blast

Apparently the “reservations” they take here don’t count as actual reservations. We made a reservation for family day and came in on time and they let us know it would be an hour wait because they gave our lane away to a walk in group.

It was a pretty cool bowling place. I've never played this miniature bowling and it's a lot harder than the normal one. I believe there is around 8 lanes and it wasn't that busy. And around 65 can for 1 hour and a half 4 people

Fun place to go bowling. However, the smell from the bathrooms were overwhelming. It stunk so badly. The washrooms were also so filthy blood on the toilet seats toilet paper everywhere. I wouldn’t return just based on the smell

Typical bowling alley. Went for a work function and had fun. Guy at the counter was helpful and tolerant to 8 drunk guys. Had a fun time, no complaints. A bit dated building and decor, but you pay to bowl... not look at art.

It's easy to forget just how fun bowling is if you haven't been in a while- but you'll remember as soon as you come in here. Friendly atmosphere, fun times to be had. Great for an evening or afternoon with some friends!

Toady March 5th there was power outage and the staff was very rude to us just to clarify stuff . The girl on short hair(low cut) very racist! First time there Left my hubby in a rage! Please re-educate staff! Thanks

The bowling alley is a little run down. However, their prices are fair. Their lanes could use a little bit more bowling balls as it seemed we always had to wait for them to come back especially while sharing lanes.

Came here with my brother and the kids. Pins kept getting stuck. Notified the attendants that we were not receiving the correct points we were supposed to. They didn't care...very poor customer care

The lanes are clean and in good condition. Lots of lanes.... an upstairs and downstairs. The building is extremely old and could use a bit of a reno but I'm there for the bowling!!!!!!!! Good times!

This place is great. It's a small facility with a very clean bowling area. The staff were great about helping get the kids settled. Love the neon bowling on the weekends. Added a new level of fun!

Dropped in, and were easily accommodated. Clean facility, friendly staff, reasonably priced and the option of using the bumpers or not (we tried both ways)! Really fun when the glow bowl started!

A lot of fun! Neon bowling was a first for me, but I enjoyed it. Definitely reserve a lane on a Friday night, as it was fairly busy. At 8 bucks a game, shoes included, a very affordable option!

First they overbooked the time I reserved, when I came there was no room and they also don’t have wifi, and if you’re in basement there’s no service. Poor service all together, very run down.

This place is a bit of a hole in the wall, but it is MY hole in the wall. If you are looking for cheap lineage for a birthday, date, or whatever, this is the place I will always recommend.

2nd time going, had fun! Staff were always friendly and attentive! They are working hard, clean establishment! Music was good, have not tried the food yet. Definitely will be going back!

Played a game when they had the place all dark with black lighting. Took a few mins to get my eyes adjusted to the darkness. A dated building but functional for what you're there for.

The staff is really nice. The place is a great 5 pin bowling place. The only reason I gave only 4 stars is because the kid bumpers are not automatic on the lanes. But not a big deal.

You need to wear your mask the whole time but they had the lanes spaced out and were still serving drinks and food. Everything was clean and the music was fantastic 90% of the time.

I grew up around Bronx bowling so my opinion may be a tad biased but I have to say I really do love that bowling alley. I still frequently go there and I have a good Tim every time.

They have 5 pin bowling, which is great for the kids . I don't think they have airconditioning though and if they do it's barely on. That's why the 3 stars; it's too hot. …

I have been here a few times over the years including recently. The facility is good, lots of lanes and in working order. However the staff here is consistently rude or unhelpful.

I ordered food. Waited almost an hour. Checked twice within that time. Wasn't super busy either. Bowling was great but their service other wise would give -5 stats if I could.

Been coming here since I was 5. They were super accommodating with 18 people. Will recommend to anyone!!!! Very grateful for the 2 women working the downstairs were great!!!!

haven't gone here for about 3 years due to the run down condition, balls with chips missing out of them and the general wet smell. cant believe they are still in business.

This is a really good place to go bowling with friends and family very nice atmosphere and great staff there I recommend this to any one that would like a good outing .

Had my son's birthday party here. Couldn't have been better! An hour of bowling and an hour in the party room was perfectly timed. Super fun and easy on the parents!

It is great for kids birthday parties black light atmosphere. We went as a group of adults not realizing we would be down stairs I have to admit we had a great time

Our pins kept getting jammed and the balls also got stuck. It took the attendants a while to fix them each time. Other than that, it's a standard bowling alley.

Always a good time there, pizza was alright. We were put right in front of the speaker, which wasnt terrible for me but my little brother disliked that a lot.

It was fun place to visit! Very busy and the service was a bit slow. Our balls kept getting stuck but they always came right away to try and solve the issue.

Great spot, it want busy when we were there but hear it's best to call ahead about Lanes. It is very old school, but seemed in good shape. Highly recommend

Such a fun place! Prices are decent music is good. Shoes are new. When you want to do something different, give this place a try! Btw my high score is 179!

Reserved a lane for my kid's birthday bowling with friends...everything went smoothly and easily, super fun to access the wall jukebox while you bowl

Bronx bowl is a classic 5 pin bowling alley, on the weekend they have a late night glow bowl, reasonable prices for games, shoe rental and drinks.

Had fun bowling with the family. The place was very busy which is a great thing. Snack and drink prices are kinda high and the place smells damp.

Great fun place to have a good time. Safety measures and appropriate cleaning procedures to keep the public safe. Definitely will go again …

Nice place to go for the afternoon . The bathrooms are a bit stinky but your there for the bowling right!? Lol, have a beer and forget the smell

The bowling was fun but they definitely have a sewage smell problem in the basement men's washroom as you could smell it while you were bowling.

Had my sons birthday party n it was fun we ordered pizza n allowed to bring in the cake everyone had a great time. Staff were great n friendly

It was a lot of fun for the kids. The table clothes in the party room seemed like they had never been changed. I was afraid to touch them.

Good place for casual 5 pin. Balls on our lane were chipped, and staff seemed rather disinterested. Casual atmosphere, good location!

This was a very fun place to take my son it was a bit awkward at first bowling with a five pin ball but you get used to it …

As someone who does regular league bowling I found the lanes sub par, but for just a fun outing its definately a bowling alley!

super fun place to hang out! really nice worker and i love the glow in the dark theme. not to mention the cost was quite low.

Went for a quick hour of bowling with my 4.5 year old and my senior parents. Everyone had a great time. Pizza was delicious!

They have glow-in-the-dark bowling upstairs! The guy that was working was really friendly and helpful! It was a lot of fun!

It's a dated alley in need of some updating, but the pizza was shockingly good, way better than most bowling alley pizza.

it was a fun different experience i enjoyed myself the ladies were absolutely nice and the experience in whole was good

We had super fun as a family. This was our second time going, we will go back! We also had the pizza which was decent.

Used to love it here and had a 5 star review but since they charge by the hour and not the game I won't be back.

Way past its prime. The entire bowling alley smelt like a outhouse and the bowling alley is far out of date.

Busy. Stood for want seemed like forever before someome acknowledged me. By then I lost interest and left.

Best New neighborhood pub pizza and I've I Calder for 30 years, without a doubt the best meatlovers EVERS

Just had a 4yr olds birthday here. Great experience! Signing up both of our boys to their bowling league.

Very clean and plasant exprince nice for a birthday party and great for us seniors offering discounts