Tenpin Plymouth Barbican Reviews Summary

Category: Bowling alley

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!"

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