Merivale Bowling Centre

Great arcade place along with the bowling alleys. It’s a fun place with all the exciting games. It’s a great spot for late night fun along with some snacks and drinks.

A very nostalgic feeling environment! Some of the machines are a little finicky, but that's part of the fun of 5 pin.

First time visit. As a 5 pin bowling alley, there are plenty of lanes; two levels. Clean bathrooms. Shoe rentals are new, clean, and well maintained. They also have some electronic arcade games for the kids, and Saturday mornings were black light bowling.

Went 5-pin bowling here today, it was my first time trying 5-pin and it was fun and challenging too. You don't get as much of the domino effect as 10 pin bowling.We came on a Saturday afternoon and it was pretty busy, but they have a very efficient system. We were able to get a lane in 20 minutes. The fries here were also very good!This is a very family friendly place, seems like lots of family like coming here.

Great place - looks busy, but there's so much room for people! Staff is 12/10!!

Enjoyed the 5 pin bowling and its family oriented atmosphere.Prices were 7$/person per game. The shoe rentals 3$/person per visit.We visited the center on a weekday morning and it was rewarding to see it full, with many kids and elderly people enjoying a good time.There are arcades at the entrance. Although not many games are available, should be enough to wait in case the lanes are full.There is a place to eat there, but the food didn't look so yummy.

We were greeted with lovely new staff today!!! Two nice gals. Thank goodness for that because the men then used to operate the place had repeated bad attitudes. Six mths ago I said to myself that’s it I’m done with the place but my son was begging for a visit today. I was beyond relieved to find new staff today that were friendly and happy to let us bowl with a bit of space around us. We will definitely be back soon. Soooo much better now

Worst experience ever. Staff are not helpful at all. I just lost my money for nothing. Even my money stuck in the ice-cream machine and they just told me” we rent this machine” and we can not do anything to help.I will never bring my kids back to this place

It's bowling, bowling is fun! Great option for kids. We would go again.Clean environment, so points for that. Staff was pleasant, and while there was a bit of a wait for lanes, it went quickly.Our particular lane bugged out several times though, not registering pins going down, double registering throws, or not lowering pins after gathering them up. We're terrible bowlers, so it wasn't a big deal, but it was a certainly a bit annoying after a while, especially as it kept happening.Also, it's been mentioned elsewhere, but it bears repeating - the music is just unnecessarily loud. You shouldn't have to yell at the person sitting beside you, even at a bowling alley.3.5/5