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Royal Z Lanes

3.4 (25 reviews)
Closed 11:00 am - 9:00 pm
Updated 2 months ago

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"8 is Enough!" #Family... bowling!
Shoshana R.

Another family outing while visiting the south. With only a few days left on this trip I wanted an activity that all ages could participate in. As a group of 8, bowling was perfect. A decent alley, slightly dated in some areas but adequate for a day of fun. There are several lanes to accommodate multiple groups, an arcade sections and a food counter. The staff was pleasant but overwhelmed at times. We occupied two lanes as teams of four for two rounds of winner takes all. There was plenty of bowling balls in a variety of weights and finger hole sizes to choose from. Everyone from the 6yr old to the 60yr old found a ball that was their perfect match. We attacked the pins throw after throw until one of our lanes malfunctioned multiple times during game two. The staff remedy the situation both times but it took some effort to find someone to assist. Overall we had some fun family time and the 6yr was the MVP of the night as the high scorer. I wish I could use the assistance bars to bowl strike after strike as she did, without glares of judgement. Lol Can't recall the price tag because big brother treated but you pay for the shoes first and then pay for your games when you're done. Just A Note: In NY when you going bowling, they take one of your personal shoes to hold until you return your rented shoes. At Royal Lanes they work on the honor system that no one will walk out with their bowling shoes.

Our group experience of bowling and socializing at the Royal Z Lanes was outstanding, and the staff was very helpful and accommodating in handling all our concerns! We will be back! Thanks for the excellent hospitality!

Toya C.

Great place to bowl. Family friendly atmosphere. The have a lot of lanes. For the kids they have bumpers and ramps available. They run weekly specials so the price for the games change but shoe rental is about $3.25 - they are clean and in good condition. They do not store your shoe in its place but I never encountered a problem about keeping up with my shoes. The have many bowling balls available and they range from small light bowling balls for kids to the 16lb for your manly man lol. They are in good condition too. They do have neon bowling late nights. They allow bowling leagues. They have a karoake room that has pool tables They have a small diner that sell the usual: beer, hot dogs, hamburgers, fries, drinks. Fair prices. Their website tells you more and they have coupons. Ample parking.

Haven't been here in awhile!!!
Mary D.

Had a blast at Royal Z Lanes-Spring Valley. The bowling lanes were not very crowded. Our lane was ready in less than ten minutes, not a long wait time. Staff was courteous & efficient when getting your bowling shoes and your lane they call you when the lane is ready... And I forgot to mention Royal Z, has thirty-one lanes.., We will be back, thanks to the staff!!!

EXTREMELY RUDE STAFF & MANAGER !!!
Kelly F.

TERRIBLE customer service. We organized our first work party here for a special program we've developed - hoping to have a wonderful experience. There was a ball jam between 2 of the 3 lanes we were playing on. We could not play for over 20 min. When i addressed this with the staff and the manager they acted like they had no clue what i was talking about. They were extremely rude to myself and my boss. My boss told me we are NEVER to use Royal Z lanes again - this is not how people should do business. I asked to be compensated for the time lost with an additional 20-30 minutes of bowling as we only had 2 hrs and over 20 of it was spent waiting for them to fix the ball jam. I have seriously never in MY LIFE been treated so rudely by a manager. We were not asking for a lot. It was extremely fair to have the time lost from THIER error credited back to us. They were only willing to give us 10 minutes! Honestly , how hard is it to give us back the time we deserve, which would have been 20-30 minutes (nobody was bowling on those lanes after us btw) to make an entire group of people who would be willing to do business with you in the future happy?. I will spread the word to other companies we work with to not use Royal Z for any event. Here's a picture of the manager and another staff member who were extremely rude.

Unconventional 4 finger grip, but it works perfectly!! Thanks Chuck!!
Christopher S.

Went to see Chuck today at the Royal Z pro shop. The ring finger on my bowling hand is messed up, so I cant use a conventional grip. Chuck hooked me up with a perfect grip that allows me to bowl pain free, and still hook the ball. That guys is an absolute pro. Very knowledgeable. Couldnt be happier!!!

Jenny N.

A fun place to spend a couple of hours with the kiddos. Plenty of lanes, with bumpers and ramps available for younger bowlers. Shoes are clean and in good condition. House balls are available in a variety of sizes (although they top out at 15, and my husband normally prefers to bowl with a 16 lb ball). House balls are a little bit banged up, but that's not unusual for bowling alleys. Snack bar has typical bowling alley fare (sodas, hot dogs, fries, beer) and is reasonably good. There is usually a mix of bowlers there (families, couples, and a few teams). I've attended several kids' birthday parties there, and found them to be enjoyable and well-run. Overall, a place we enjoy visiting as a family every couple of months.

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Such a great center with lots of great workers! The center is clean and the employees are very friendly

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Looking forward to meeting my co-workers tomorrow. I have heard a lot of great things!

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8.1 mi
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3.4
(38 reviews)
9.7 mi

Pros: It was clean. Music was loud, but appropriate for the evening crowd and good playlist. Lanes…read morefunctioned well. Cons: Not a lot of balls when it is busy so people were walking up to others to ask to take their balls. When we got there, we weren't sure how many games we wanted to play and if we wanted to bowl 3 each to get the special, but the cashier said we could bowl whatever # we wanted and then decide later how to split it up when we were finished. We were litetally talking with her about the about the buy-2-get-1-half-off deal when she said that. When we went to check out to pay, a different cashier would not honor the special and said we would have had to pay for that at the beginning. The first cashier NEVER said that! I saw her afterwards and questioned it, and she said something like, "oh, yeah, you'd had to buy that before you started," and blew me off. I told her she never said that, and the rest of my party agreed 100%, and that she had told us she'd split it up after, but that didn't seem to matter. That's a bit of bait and switch action. Dishonest. We played 10 games total, 4 shoe rentals, and got ZERO discount, but should have gotten 3 games at half price. Also, they don't split a check by dollar amount, but by line item, which was also less convenient. Disappointing experience to have to pay more than expected and the cashier could have cared less.

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My company invited me to come here for a fun activity after work. Beltline lanes and gaming offers…read morebowling and they also have a gaming area as well as a place to eat inside with a bar. I had a few bites from the food place inside as well as a soda. I did not order from the menu. It was set up in the bar area part of the package that the company purchased us. The food was ok.Then I went off to bowl. It was a lot of fun. It is not a very busy bowling area but it was still nice and well maintained. They also have many games that you can play in their gaming area. You can also win prizes as well. They have plenty of parking in their parking lot. The price to bowl when I went was $5 and $4 for the shoe rental the bowling balls are provided

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