All Star Lanes Holborn Reviews Summary

Venue Atmosphere

Pros:

• "Really cool venue with retro feel to it."
• "The underground venue offers a bar, bottle and a private viewing room."
• "Bowling was fun, atmosphere was nice with decor/great music."
• "Nice vibe, lovely music, bowling, spacious restaurant space but my favourite was definitely the bar."
• "Great atmosphere. Funky lighting and smashing music."
• "The place has a retro vibe to it."
• "In the heart of central London. Great 50s American décor."

Cons:

• "So loud we could hardly hear each other."
• "The place was a little crowded especially as it is fairly small."
• "It's a nice place. A bit smaller than we would've liked."
• "Facilities and decor seem outdated."
• "Even the seating and lay out is poor."
• "The quality has gone down the drain over the past yrs. Really bad management and sub-standard bowling lanes."
• "Small venue, cleanliness was just about up to scratch, understaffed and ladies were rather poorly maintained."

Service

Pros:

• "The staff were really friendly and accommodating."
• "Amazing service and lovely staff!"
• "Staff is super friendly and very helpful."
• "The staff were friendly and very helpful."
• "The staff were very pleasant and helpful."
• "Service was great! Quick, professional, easy to approach and very smiley."
• "Service is brilliant."

Cons:

• "Charged 25% service charge for a cocktail which seems extortionate."
• "Waiter forgot our drinks, then after half an hour delivered the wrong food order to our table."
• "There is no flexibility and terrible communication from the place."
• "The staff weren't attentive when we wanted to order food."
• "Rarely have I encountered such rude service as I just experienced at All Star."
• "Slow service, wrong orders, overpriced."
• "Service was slow."

Food Quality

Pros:

• "The food was good diner food."
• "Food is delicious in particular the nachos are yummy."
• "Snacks and small bites were pretty good."
• "The food was much better than you would normally get at places like this."
• "The food is also superb, the buttermilk chicken burger rivalling some of the best I've had anywhere in the world."
• "The food was really nice and not badly priced."
• "The food was relatively good."

Cons:

• "Then the food.. my ‘loaded’ nachos had a laughable amount of topping."
• "Dried over cooked burgers and cold chips."
• "All food was cold and very poor standard."
• "The food not so well, I went for the salmon and didn't expect such small piece."
• "Food was expensive and bland, portions were small."
• "The food here is disgusting and best avoided. It's really low end junk food - greasy, bland, and no flavour at all."
• "The venue is fun and setup to feel authentic, which is great for a small group but the group booking food is awful."

Bowling Experience

Pros:

• "But the bowling is fun."
• "The bowling, however, was good fun and this made it worth the journey."
• "Would recommend the bowling, but definitely avoid the food!"
• "Bowling games are good but with small issues."
• "Absolutely loved this place! We booked in advance for a work party."
• "The bowling was great."
• "Bowling is always fun and it is no exception here."

Cons:

• "Beware they limit your game to 10 minutes for a player (which cost £10), so you really need to rush your play."
• "Unfortunately my experience here was poor in regard to the bowling."
• "Only slight complaints are: our lane stopped working at one point and needed to be reset, which was unfortunate."
• "In terms of the bowling it was okay but the equipment was a little flimsy. Bowling balls kept falling from the rack."
• "Unfortunately, the lanes kept messing up during our games, so it was very disruptive having to wait around for maintenance."
• "The bowling was fun but it was pretty expensive for one game."
• "The bowling was really fun, but no one had explained clearly that we had 45 minutes to play ONE game of bowling and not 45 minutes to play as much as we wanted."