Roxy Lanes Bristol Union Street Reviews Summary

Category: Bar Bristol

Address: 13-29 Union St, Broadmead, Bristol BS1 2DF, United Kingdom

Phone: +441172442270

Rating: 4.4
based on 108 reviews.

Atmosphere and Environment

Pros:

  • "The environment was really good, very friendly, the food was great and delivered quickly."
  • "The whole experience made my day and I’d definitely recommend this place to everyone I know."
  • "Great atmosphere, we had lots of fun. Will definitely come back with the rest of the family."
  • "The atmosphere is perfect for a nice chilled bowling game with friends/family."
  • "The whole team made me feel so special."

Cons:

  • "The music was horrible, so the mood was not very good. It drags you down when you have to listen to hard guitar riffs from the 1980s and 1990s."
  • "The music was EXTREMELY LOUD and couldn't hear anything, unless shouting in someone's ear."
  • "The venue is in one very large room, therefore incredibly noisy with absolutely every person and activity being in a big open chamber."
  • "If you want to have any kind of conversation, you will be shouting back and forth."
  • "The interior design was splendid but a bit hard to have a drink and chat."

Staff and Service

Pros:

  • "Last Saturday we been served by Lara, and she made us feel so comfortable and has an amazing sense of humour!"
  • "We were served by Lara. She is a very friendly server and her smile made us feel welcome."
  • "Staff were great! Danny and Alex were great, we had an issue with the batting cage and Danny’s face lit up when he came and helped."
  • "The workers here are so lovely and helpful and really treated myself and my boyfriend to an amazing date here."
  • "Been going to roxys as the vibes are great. Food is peng and the friendly staff makes the experience great."

Cons:

  • "Woman on the booking desk incredibly rude, queued to be ignored by stuck up staff member on a walkie talkie."
  • "The bar man had to look up the ingredients of the cocktail so it took a long time."
  • "Upon entry, I was pleasantly surprised to be greeted by a particularly attentive bartender."
  • "Bar staff rude and miserable, serve everyone around you and ignore you."
  • "The bowling alleys don't work. The balls get stuck, the pins get stuck, and then we get kicked off after 20 minutes."

Food and Drink

Pros:

  • "Food was really good too with a decent selection on the menu."
  • "Lots of drinks available and the pizzas weren't too bad."
  • "The food available is pretty fair and they come give it to you at the bowling table."
  • "The cocktails were tasty and strong."
  • "Good food and drink, we did bowling and beer pong."

Cons:

  • "I ordered a mushroom pizza which costs 14 £ so I expected a full-sized pizza. It was a small rectangle."
  • "The pizzas themselves were not good, overly sweet drenched in sticky sauce and bought out in disjointed order."
  • "The music was EXTREMELY LOUD and couldn't hear anything, unless shouting in someone's ear."
  • "Warm drinks (first time we went they were only serving warm cans of beer)"
  • "The only thing that prompted me to make a review was the bowling screen asking us to give you 5 stars. Bad service, bad experience, waste of the money and time for a birthday experience."

Games and Activities

Pros:

  • "Lots of fun games to play and the environment was really good."
  • "Curling and bowling was very fun and reasonably priced per person."
  • "Great location, great atmosphere and lots of bowling lanes (and some curling lanes)."
  • "If you are looking for a place to go in Bristol this place is brilliant!"
  • "Finally achieved my life long dream of doing curling. I think the experience is as close to real curling as you are going to get for a casual experience."

Cons:

  • "Unfortunately our Bowling lane 6 kept breaking down, and we had to move lanes in the end."
  • "The end of the shuffleboards where the pucks drop into need cleaning out, every time I picked one up I ended up with salt or grit under my nails."
  • "We waited literally 20 minutes to get drinks, when there was no one there. We paid £90 for us all to bowl, and a man literally missed 3 turns while waiting for a beer."
  • "We had to wait 40 minutes for the baseball, it was fun when it came up and it was our turn, some schedule issues here, stepping on other groups toes as they did their time."
  • "The bowling alley malfunctioned several times. The balls stopped being returned a few times and we had to ask the staff to fix it."

Price and Value

Pros:

  • "I can see this being taken as an expensive night out but the quality of the drinks, activities, and the vibe is worth it 10 fold!"
  • "It's very affordable and totally worth it."
  • "Had an amazing time in the batting cage. I hurt the next couple of days which meant I gave it my all and clearly used muscles I haven't done in a good while."
  • "The prices decrease after each game (10£ for the game, 6£ for second etc.)."
  • "Had a staff night out at roxy lanes first time at roxy lanes had a really good night bowling, food, drinks (espresso martini lush) staff very polite and hardworking will definitely be back again."

Cons:

  • "Soft drinks a bit on the pricey side though the curling cost was actually reasonable."
  • "I was still hungry after I ate it and I am a woman wearing size M."
  • "I can see this being taken as an expensive night out (as it was) but the quality of the drinks, activities, and the vibe is worth it 10 fold!"
  • "Drinks are a crazy price. A can of sprite is £3, Guiness is £5.50. Don't know about others."
  • "We booked ages ago for a Christmas get together- beer pong, curling, baseball, and karaoke. I felt bad for the bar lady Ria, I think that was her name- she was working way harder than she should be."

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