I've been bowling at Valley Bowl for about four years, and it truly feels like a second home. The front desk -- Patti, Bobbi, or Britton -- always greets you with a smile. Patti is a total blast, cracking jokes while keeping everything running smoothly, and Britton works just as hard behind the scenes, making sure everything flows perfectly every day. Her husband Terry, one of the owners, often stops by to say hi, chatting with longtime customers. Absolute legends. James is a very hard worker, keeping the lanes and machines running smoothly while also helping out at the concession stand. Bella, Jasmine, and occasionally Courtney make the concession stand just as fun as the lanes. The pro shop, run by Hieu and Chris, goes above and beyond -- equipment advice, lane help, or just a friendly chat. Combined with the amazing staff throughout the center, the whole place feels like the heart of the bowling experience. Late nights and league nights are the best -- lively atmosphere, great bowlers, and the perfect spot to unwind after work. The lanes are clean, tournaments are top-notch, and the Monte Carlo is always a blast. Great people, great atmosphere, great bowling... and some of the best laughs you'll have all week. Highly recommend -- just make sure you save me a lane! read more

Great customer service!! They were so helpful. They gave me tips about buying my ball and discussed drilling. I made appointment and drove from Fresno, to get my ball drilled. The tech who helped me got right to work and fitted my ball to my hand fingers. read more

Everything from our bowling experience, Lane conditions, snack bar, friendly service and most of a warm family fun atmosphere and the music is always on time. read more

I just moved to Madera couple months ago and I just wanted something to do in town and I decided that I wanted to go bowling. The customer service was very awesome plus perfect timing I practiced 2 games and I subbed as well they helped me out plus I going to start subbing for at least couple of times. I had a blast it was the plus I know a couple of people as well read more

Good bowling for family and friends and cheap. They have food and drinks. Can't beat the prices. Just enjoy the fun read more

Valley Bowl - The front entrance - Bowling Near Me - Madera, California

My family and I went to bowl and a female employee was so rude to us because I had a prosthetic shoes on and she comes with another man and tells me it's our policy you must wear our shoes. I have been to other bowling places and they never mind as long as we pay for having their shoes paid. As we are playing she keeps eyeing us like we did something wrong. Obviously, she hates her job than leave I told her off but just the fact she has a nasty behavior killed our fun. Void this place!!!! I would given this place 0 stars rating. read more

The People that own this bowling Alley are the nicest people around... Have you ever been to a bowling alley with 18 lanes? If not this is the place for you! Its bright, very clean, Does NOT smell like French fries, lane oil and or dirty feet... This alley has a bar (Not full), snack area & a small pro shop. We bowled three games, and had a total blast. read more

I took my wife and his son and wife (from out of town) to bowl a few games. The staff here are absolutely fantastic and friendly. Upon entering the alley, the staff mentioned a two-game promotion underway and we took advantage of it. Our lane was nicely lit, and we found suitable bowling balls. The drink menu is nicely appointed but the food is a bit of the weak link. A few healthier options would go a long way toward meeting the dietary needs of others. The prices are fair but I'm wondering if they every have food specials. The bottom line is that we had a fun time and built wonderful memories! read more

Cute lil bowling alley. Its small. People are nice. Fun little place, probably be back again sometime. And they offer free bowling with the purchase of a specially marked Tony's frozen pizza. Sounds good to me! read more

Great place for a fun night of bowling! The owners are very friendly and want to make their customers happy! I will always make Valley Bowl my go to spot for bowling. read more

Visited this location today...the staff was great and everything was clean and well kept. I didn't give it 5 stars because there was no bar and the food menu was very blah. But it works for a quick snack. read more

Proper lanes at a proper price. Small business is way better than large when it comes to bowling. Mom and pop shops are the only way to go. decent food as well. Employees are very nice. read more

Great little bowling alley. Everyone's nice and it's well kept. The prices are great and I hope to join a league there. I heard their French fries are good. read more

No better choice for a fun Saturday night in Madera. The staff is great. That bald dude can cook, one of the best burgers I have eaten. You really can't beat the price. The kids have a blast every time we go. read more

Great place in town for an evening out, its bowling at its local finest. Don't expect the inside of the Bellagio, but you get what you get, can't ask for more than that. read more

Went with a 20 person Pokemon group for my sons 3rd birthday and spent 350$. Great night. But they wouldn't let us take cake in because of their outside food policy. We went back 3 weeks later and there were 3 parties with cake. A 90 year old. A 1 year old and a tournament bowler. So we felt very discriminated against. Bubba is the best customer service and a great guy. But not letting us take in cake in. Parents. Understand read more

The best bowling alley I've ever been to and I've been to a lot. The lanes are absolutely prepped and oiled perfectly at all times. The food is good the people there are very friendly. Especially the staff. The friendliest staff I've ever encountered in a bowling alley or any other establishment at that. I have now made this my home bowling alley even though it's not that big it's just as good and if not better than a bigger AMF etc. type establishment. I love it here. I would recommend this bowling alley to anybody. read more

this place is ridiculous. the web site says it closes at 10 we come in and all of the sudden it closes at 9!. we showed up at 8:10 and they wouldn't let us pay for the hour to play. on our way to Fresno to play at sierra lanes. this is why I don't shop locally. read more

I love taking my son bowling. he always has a great time there. they also have really good food. and the employees are really nice.

Very disappointed. Knew that this alley doesn't get so busy so we thought we would take the drive and bowl. Our lane kept messing up And not returning the balls. We would have to wait a while for the employee to get the balls to come back. Then the scores would go out of sinc and it would reset and next thing you know i lost a 2nd throw then it stays in my name but when I bowled again it would go to my husbands scoring so then he would lose the first throw and so on. We complained just to let them know just to reset the 9 th frame so we can finish bowling And the employee pretty much called my husband a liar and said it was not so.. we would actually lie about a 9 th frame??! Are you kidding me??? Just bad cust service. Are they that hard up and resetting just 1 frame would break them. Can't wait for the 10 pin to open up in Ceres. Valley bowl will have run for their money/business. Just bad business valley bowl showed. Shame!! read more

Worst bowling alley I have ever been to, I am from the Monterey Area and compared to them this place is horrible, the people here have fake smiles and they have the worst attitude towards their customers. Its business owners like these that make me never want to move back. Never going here again!!! read more

Looking for something to do on a Saturday night and decided to take the family bowling. We walked in and were instantly greeted with a smile and lots of answers to our questions. They had lots of packages to choose from with the option to add more time or more games if you decided you weren't ready to leave. We took our children ages 6-16, we were worried that our 6 year old wouldn't be able to play due to the weight of the balls. They gave us a ball for little hands and they also had a little helper that you put the ball on, aim and then push it so she was able to able to play with out having an adult help, she loved that. The atmosphere was really friendly, the staff was very interactive the whole time we were there. The music playing in the background was family friendly but fun. Of course as a mom I scanned the place for cleanliness and safety and this place passed. The shoes were in really good condition as was the place itself. Oh and they do Birthday parties, pretty awesome, how fun would that be? We will be going back soon. read more