Much smaller space than I expected, with just four alleys, so you really need to book in advance,…read moreand you are more likely to get in, if you book for a meal too. We managed to squeeze in the 50% off deal for food before it expired at the end of January. However, when the portions arrived, not the American size I expected, it looked like we were getting less of the meal, not the full price meal at 50% off. It was good value at half the price but not for full price, it would be quite pricey for what it was and to make matters worst, when the bill came, the discount was not taken off! However, the food is actually very tasty, and there was a lot of choice. Plus a vegan-friendly menu, which was really welcomed by my friend. I really enjoyed my choice of the buttermilk fried chicken in between a warm toasted brioche bun, house slaw and chipotle mayo. I accompanied that with sweet potato fries. My friend also enjoyed his chargrilled chicken tenders marinated in coriander, parsley and chilli, served with pepper pot hot dipping sauce and skinny fries. The chargrilled swordfish steak rubbed in Cajun spices with tomato, basil & sweet onion salad, again, served with sweet potato fries, was very good too. The spicy nacho burger with spiced yellow lentil and chickpea patty, topped with chargrilled courgettes and gooey nacho vegan cheese sauce, also got a thumbs up from my vegan friend. After the meal, we went back to reception to exchange our shoes for the bowling shoes, and waited for our booked slot. Since there were only four of us, the game lasted just over half an hour, but we had a lot of fun. The atmosphere was great and easy going. I had never realised that you could have rails up so that the ball does not run down the gutters, but bounces back and hit the pins, which makes it much easier! But that was not the purpose of the game, so we lowered them down! A good evening of fun and games for groups.

Y'all! This place is a riot! I've never seen so many people suck at bowling and have such a good…read moretime doing it. The food is solid, the people are having waaaaay too much fun, and the drinks are strong. C'mon down! Totally didn't see it coming from the outside, but glad I took a chance. Coming back for sure!

Very disappointing customer service via email!…read more I was issued a voucher by email on 20/01/26, but it showed an expiry date of 31/12/25 -- already expired. I contacted customer services simply to confirm whether the voucher would be valid for a booking at Holborn on 14/03/26 (my birthday), or to request a corrected replacement code if not. Despite multiple emails, the same staff member repeatedly avoided answering this very straightforward question. Literally just writing one liners! I was told "this should be fine" and "yes as it was issued 20/01/26", but there was no clear confirmation that the voucher would actually be accepted on my booking date. When I asked for clarification or for the query to be passed to someone else, I was repeatedly asked to forward the original email instead of receiving a direct answer. All I wanted was written confirmation I could rely on before making a booking. The lack of clarity, accountability, and basic reassurance has completely undermined my confidence in using the voucher at all. Poor communication and an unnecessarily frustrating experience. I'm thinking of going elsewhere!!!

Although it lives in the shadows of it's big sister, Grease 2 did give us the classic tune- 'Let's…read moreBowl!'. Not familiar with it? Let me be your Michelle Pfeiffier circa 1978- Let's bowl, let's bowl, let's rock-'n-roll. Hey, come on, let's get this show on the road. Let's bowl, let's bowl, let's rock-'n-roll. We're sittin' on a bomb that's about to explode. Sadly lyrics alone fail to describe the true catchiness of this tune. Once it's in your head it's there all day. A-L-L D-A-Y. And so it was that a brief off hand joke about knocking over the recyling bottles with a galia melon that I was inspired, no compelled, to make a trip down to the newest All Star Lanes Brick Lane style. Being a big fan of American kitch, I was quite excited about visiting this bowling alley come diner come cocktail bar and asthetically at least it didn't disappoint. From the waitress' outfit to the old school tunes, this was 1950s Americana at it's best. I challenge anyone not to raise a smile when Go Johnny Go Go comes on the jukebox! Food-wise, All Star Lanes is pretty decent too. As well as a classic burger and steak selection, a little thought has clearly been put in to including a few posh salads and tasty pasta's. The booze menu is also fairly impressive ('Elderflower and Gin- who knew you would be such a delicious party in my mouth?') and so it was at this point that my expectations for the bowling itself were growing through the roof. Sadly it was here that I was disappointed. Having waited two hours for a lane (we foolishly hadn't booked) we were anticipating a marathon bowling session to truely establish the all time champion bowler. Twenty minutes, £13 and one game later we realised it wasn't to be. Yup, you gotta pay for these trendy surroundings! £6.50 per game, per person and a standard booking of only one game per couple- we found the whole thing a little anti-climatic. Especially after I rolled a gutter ball four times in a row... And so it is with that warning that I give a dubious Yelp recommendation. Do please go, enjoy the food and drinks, the music and quirky uniforms BUT book ahead, take your wallet and make sure you're not rushed into a one-game-blink-and-you'll-miss-it bowling blimp!

Came here on a date in spring and actually really enjoyed it!! Was a really cool place…read more First off, it's really cheap for game rentals. Wait time was half an hour or so but that's fine. They have a bar downstairs as well, and basically anything you wish for - some nice couches where we sat, pool, ping-pong, foosball, arcade games and more! Definitely an entertaining fun place :D Ambiance was really fun as well - pretty popular place with everyone out to have fun :)

Went here for a bowling event organized by my local alumni organization. I always get a little…read morenostalgic because bowling reminds me of birthday parties in the 90's.. and each time, I'm reminded that I haven't improved my bowling skill since then either! The venue is cute and clean, and they were pretty good about making sure everyone adheres to the booking times. The hour we booked flew by - with six people on our team, we only managed to squeeze in one game. But that's a pro and a con: it's a busy venue, so we were always checking the clock to see how much time we had left. It was actually a bit of a killjoy. It's a nice experience, but I felt that everything -- including the food and the cocktails -- were overpriced. I know that's the trade-off you make for having a central location, but I would have preferred to have a more old-school bowling alley experience, even at the cost of having to travel farther out... you know, the kind where you goof around with a few close friends while putting away onion rings and beer into the wee hours of the night while "Roxanne" plays for the fifth time over the speakers. I don't need my bowling to be glamorous, but I suppose that's a personal preference.

One of the worst services I have ever had in my life…read more Terrible experience with food and service, as you can see in the photos, we ordered 3 hamburgers with extra, but according to them they delivered them all but only 1 arrived, and we went to speak to the attendant and they said that the problem is simply ours, we spoke to the manager and he said that the problem is ours, The air conditioning wasn't working, we went with friends for a moment of relaxation and ended up leaving upset and disappointed with the place. I do not recommend it to anyone, we were with a friend from abroad visiting us and we were embarrassed by what happened, a really embarrassing situation, a lack of care on the part of the administration.

A fun time bowling here! We had to wait 20 mins for our lanes although we pre-booked. But there is…read moreplenty to keep you entertained whilst you wait. They have plenty of arcade games, pool tables etc. I loved that they had everything setup so we didn't have to input our names and they also automatically had it programmed to have barriers up or down based on the player. Came here with the family for a birthday celebration and we all had a great time.

A decent bowling venue with everything you would need from different weights and sizes of bowling…read moreballs, some seating, a bar downstairs and toilets. However, typical bowling disasters seem to appear..such as the lane becoming frozen repeatedly and worst of all the scores being wiped out completely once your allotted time is up, which can be hugely frustrating if you are trying to have a competition.

This is a bowling alley conveniently located just next to Finsbury Park tube station (make sure you…read moretake the turn to your left when you come down from the platforms, otherwise you will come out the other end of the station!). Before you can enter security will search your bags and ask for ID, which they scan for their records. Entrance fees are £3 friday/Saturday evenings and just £1 off-peak - they accept cash only. The venue is massive - there are bowling lanes on both floors (twelve lanes each to make 24 in total), karaoke rooms and arcades on the ground floor. Bowling is very cheap (for zone 2) at £5.20 per person per game, and drinks were also reasonable. They play 90s pop music and there is a small dance floor also where people can dance in between turns to bowl! Further into the venue there are pool tables at £1.50 a game. I initially had reservations before entering the place as the crowd outside the station seemed a little rough...but was pleasantly surprised to find many sensible groups of (mostly) young people having a great time bowling/dancing/playing pool. The place has a great 'back-to-school' atmosphere about it, and the prices also feel the same way. One can order Domino's pizza as I believe Rowans has a partnership with them. The bowling lanes are pretty standard, maybe a bit low tech, but still good fun. The pool tables are also in decent consition. The karaoke rooms have song databases that are more or less up to date with the latest songs. I *believe* it is well sound-proofed. There are cabs waiting outside the station should you wish to stay until after the last tube. Decent location, excellent prices and better service than kne would expect for the cost. This is an excellent venue for birthday parties or for groups of friends to simply enjoy a good fun night out! 5/5.

I've never been somewhere with worse customer service. One we were seated completely out of the way…read moreof the view, the whole reason we even booked, just tucked off the the side and back. Only had a view of the building next door. If outdoor seating with a view is just first come first serve, what's the point of a reservation? And then we sat there for 30 minutes ignored by the wait staff completely. That was after waiting 10 minutes past our reservation time to be seated. Even attempts to flag down the staff or talk to anyone were dismissed. Eventually we just left without ordering anything. Seemed overpriced anyway.

If you're looking for a rooftop bar near the tower bridge you have to check out Savage Garden…read morerooftop bar. They have some nice views of the tower bridge. I highly recommend sitting outside. This bar runs on the pricier side with cocktails ranging from 15-20 pounds. We also wanted some food/ small bites to share. The portions here are very small and on the pricier side. I highly recommend the burger sliders and cauliflower bites. The guac was good but a very tiny portion. We also got the duck bao buns but the duck did not taste fresh so I would not recommend ordering that.

I came here with my coworkers for a holiday dinner. It was a large party of 30 and we sat upstairs…read morewhere other large parties were having dinner. It was really loud, a bit hard to talk to some people in our party. There were Christmas crackers on the table which were really fun to open at the table. For a large party, it's pretty organized with place settings with your pre selected meal and name on them. For the appetizer, I had ricotta with fig and crackers. They only give you a small spoonful of ricotta. For the main, I had the turkey which came with potatoes, sausage and cranberry sauce. It felt like a Thanksgiving meal and there was quite a lot of food. I enjoyed the turkey since it was tender and not dry. For dessert, the panna cotta was a real disappointment. The first few layers were coconut shavings and mango sauce. The panna cotta is all the way at the bottom but once you get there, it just tasteless jello. Overall, this looks fancy option to have drinks with coworkers and a bite to eat but I wouldn't plan to come here to eat specifically.

I came here with a business group and found the ambience to be very good but the food awful. We…read moreshared a small pizza and the tomatoes came completely frozen and the rest of the pizza did not taste good. For the main I ordered the wagyu beef burger. The burger was brought very well done and had no taste. My group sat at a tall table by the kitchen and I was dismayed at the thick layers of dust and dirt on the duct work. There are a lot of options in the area, so I would drift on by this restaurant.

Good bar with great happy hour specials. The drinks here are proper cocktails which can be hard to…read morefind in London at times. They take time to make sure your drink is hand crafted and not mass produced. I would highly recommend coming for happy hour to miss the crowds described in other reviews. If you arrive early you can get a bartender to yourself and enjoy some really good drink specials (special prices and actually special cocktails which is nice). We met friends here after work on a weekday and had a great time. The food is ok as well. We had wings and a pizza and while I don't remember either as being amazing, I wasn't really expecting fine dining. All in all, a good happy hour spot centrally located in London.

I've been here a couple of times - once for pre-show dinner and the second for my work Christmas…read moreparty. For dinner the food was OK but I found the venue a little too club-like for the situation, with very loud music and dark lighting. The Christmas party was a different story - the music was great, and the different rooms lent themselves perfectly to the party atmosphere. The main room at the front has quite a few sofas for those who preferred to sit down, while the back room was transformed into a dance room which was fab. The food was very beige (deep fried everything), but after a few Proseccos this was exactly what we needed to set ourselves up for the night. It was a very fun party venue and I would happily come back again.