Address: Barbican Leisure Park, Barbican Approach, Plymouth PL4 0LG, United Kingdom
Phone: +443330346100
Rating: 4.2
based on 188 reviews.
Facilities & Atmosphere
Pros:
"Loads of parking available. All in all a good way to spend some time with not too much money laid out!"
"Good atmosphere and prices are fair, especially the offers they provide."
"The place was clean."
"Has improved since its renovation. Generally a more pleasant environment."
"Great lights on the lanes and nice booths to sit in whilst bowling."
"Great atmosphere, the re-finished look is great with exciting machines to play in the arcade and ambient lighting that really draws you in."
"The place has had an upgrade since my last visit and it is looking clean, smart and well laid out with defined areas."
Cons:
"Booked for 1800 and the lane we where allocated wasn't free until 1825!"
"The only downside I can say is my slush that I ordered was clearly left on the side for a long period of time."
"The building was hot, smelly, loud, dirty and a real run down feeling and was a relief to get out."
"The aisles are separated by large transparent panels which makes it more covid safe."
"Bowling was fun, but the whole place was filthy, with empty glasses and dirty tables everywhere."
"This place has gone downhill will not recommend or be using here in future."
"To loud, ball selection is poor, food and drinks are low quality and well over priced."
Staff & Service
Pros:
"Bar staff were lovely despite been very busy they were happy to help which made use feel very welcome."
"Great service at the bar."
"The staff were great and all the arcade machines were working apart from one which was great."
"The staff, Chloe and ruby were superb on the bar and the lanes and wow then lady who checked my in lily were 10/10 when it came to customer service."
"The staff were all friendly but one lady in particular was amazing with the girls."
"Great visit, lovely staff."
"We were greeted well by a middle age female security guard, was nice to see a happy well spoken guard."
Cons:
"The bowling area wasn't cleared when we got there, hence the need for more staff to cover that."
"Staff seemed like after more money and any help was to much trouble."
"Worst thing was watching 2 members of staff walk all the way down a lane and kneel down."
"Staff could do with cheering up though, not really what you call a friendly welcome."
"Your staff are so rude and to be honest short a couple brain cells."
"Security was awful, very rude when asking for ID."
"Unfortunately some staff are rude and literally harassed us because HE saw us with sealed food."
Food & Beverages
Pros:
"Our food arrived about half way through our first game and the food tasted great!"
"Food was pretty good, tasty and fresh, not swimming in oil."
"They do pretty tasty cocktails at a great price for a bowling alley."
"The food they serve is of good quality and fair pricing compared to some of their competitors."
"Had a great time bowling and the food was lovely."
"Even the coffee was OK."
"Its a great place to eat Chicken and drink Milk."
Cons:
"The food was poor, small portion for cost and not great to eat."
"However, the pizza was disgusting really hard and burnt base."
"It is very expensive for what it is."
"The food was well-priced but quality was lacking."
"The food was average at best."
"The food was awful, tiny portions and they would not give me 25% off for the Friday frenzy on both kids and adult meals."
"The food wasn't so good (just my preference)."
Entertainment & Activities
Pros:
"Bowling Lanes are a big improvement with the same design as Hollywood Bowl."
"Fun, busy and buzzing with many different activities for different ages."
"Laser tag at Plymouths Ten Pin. What a great time! Really well run and organised."
"Bowling was good but time started as soon as we arrived meaning we were wasting time while getting ourselves sorted and ready to bowl."
"Bowling was alot of fun, never been before deffo do it again."
"Bowling was really fun."
"Cosmic bowling was great fun and not having to change shoes was great."
Cons:
"Very very poor omg needs to be cleaned up the bowling machine was breaking down all the time."
"Balls kept getting stuck on lane so ruined the kids time and spoilt it for them."
"The basket ball game did not work and took my money."
"The lanes are in bad condition. Place is dirty."
"machines out off date. Old games. pool tables one game 1.50. Tables shocking. uneven."
"The house bowling balls need to be replaced though, a lot of them had large chips and deep scratches that affect play."
"Played the game where you have to place the circle into the centre of various different shapes to win a prize... an error occurred on the machine which means it timed out completely although I had won a prize fair and square."
Pricing & Value
Pros:
"Great place to go for the family,no matter how young or old you are."
"The drinks are reasonably priced and the food is not outrageous."
"25% off on a Friday so took 7 of the family down."
"The online 2for1 offer was a bargain and occupied a couple of hours."
"Unbeknowling we hit on the right day when it was half price.... Tuesday is the day! 24 quid for 2 games and cheeseburgers and chips. That's not bad value."
"Bowling on a Sunday is £7 each for 3 games - bargain!"
"Tuesday's when it's half price or Sunday evenings 3 games for 1 is when it's really worth it otherwise it is a bit expensive paying for 1 game at a time without any deals."
Cons:
"For 2 Adults and a 3 year old for 3 games it cost over £60."
"£42 for two adults and a kid to play two games... Shocking £42!!!!"
"£55 for two adults and two young child for just over an hours worth of entertainment is just crazy."
"Good alleys but jesus the prices here are ridiculous like it was £8.92 for a double vodka and redbul."
"The wait for food was ridiculous. We was only waiting on 2 cheeseburgers and left in the end as my 3 yr old grandson was getting really hungry and irritable."
"Its fairly cheap and even cheaper on Tuesday's at just under 3 or 4 pound per game."
"Whoever thought of this Jew system of pins on strings is an complete idiot!"