Reviews of North Shore Bowl (Bowling Alley)

Leticia Calderon

Great place, I like it!!!!

Mahshid Ghodusi

Bowling in a dark and old place can be ok in rainy days I guess.

Roman Murray

(Translated) I'm also leaving so it seems good why it happens. (Original) También me voy para que me parece bien por qué pasa.

Gayprodigy

The owner is amazingly nice and it is very well priced I would recommend this place to anyone

Roman Kluka

Fun spot for family and have fun with game

Carlos Obregon

Really fun place for thee family

Brittany

Such an under-rated activity! Lots of fun for any size group.

Kari Sloan

We had fun! That's what we were looking to do

Ryan Meyer

Very clean and fun atmosphere. But the pins kept getting stuck.

Ian Thompson-Villeneuve

What a cool retro place.!

Ryan Ball

They don't serve alcohol here so bring a flask if you need to suffer through a kids birthday party.

Michael Holtz

Old school fun. Go regularly

Brad H

This place is alright. Not a huge fan of the old school environment, it would be nice to see some things updated. It was also a tad bit pricey for what you get. Personally I’m not a huge fan of keeping track of my own score, I know my girlfriend can agree on that. I don’t think I’ll be going back especially because I’m more of a 10 pin guy.

Gabriella MacGregor

For bowling it's okay. Its all old school, but not in a cool way...in a "we haven't updated anything since the 60's kind of way". The guy who works there is a grump, and it has always felt overpriced for what it is.

Nadeen Boman

Great place to take the kids for some old fashioned fun! Retro music, black lights, arcade games and 5 pin bowling at a reasonable price.

Josh

5 pin bowling. The place had seen better days but we enjoyed our games.

Holly Fairweather

Fun and nostalgic place to bowl

Jessica Hall

We loved the fact that there wasn't automatic scoring, and that you could chose to clear your lane or leave it as is. Add in bubble hockey and you have a nice family friendly alley.

Josh W

Nice local bowling alley in North van

Parsa Kazemi

Cheap but the guy is so depressed

Jason Lucas

Great little spot for some 5-pin bowling! Pricing gets a little steep if you’re a large group so keep that in mind!

_quinzanna _

We celebrated my cousins birthday party here last December 5, 2015 and it was an awesome place, the girls had a blast, very affordable, we enjoyed it, we will definitely come back for more bowling! Friendly staff, and the place is clean.

Leah “s Chillin” Hrivnak-Pearce

Went to my friends daughters 4th birthday party here and it was great! They have a super triply glow in the dark party room that all the kids loved the bowling was great and the owner was super funny and accomidating! ???? we will definitely be back!

Brian Faulkner

Solid old-school 5-pin bowling alley. A little pricey but we had a whole lot of fun.

Rob Feeny

A step back in time, but it's well preserved. I'm not sure if this place should EVER update, it really was like stepping back in time. From the cedar shake shingle interior walls on the way down to the "photocopied a few too many times" scores sheets (yes sheets, no computers here!) this place is a throwback to the days of Pac-Man and coin-op arcades. Learning to score manually was a bit of a challenge and I didn't know 5-pin bowling still existed, but 9 friends and I had a rather enjoyable Sunday afternoon here in this black-lit cave... We'd do it again but probably smuggle some drinks in, there's not a beer to be found inside!

Bigg PP Plays

It's okay

Ryan Broumand

Solid bowling place. It isn't any of those massive bowling locations with 10pins. The bowling balls are small, but it's an overall great place for anyone who isn't an avid bowler. I personally have many childhood memories there, so everytime I go it gives me good vibes. Not to mention instead of $60 at revs it's about $20 here

Craig L.

had a great night there with my friends! Very helpful great environment.

jo !

super cute fun place

Cassidy Towers

fun 5 pin lanes

Colin Neilens

We booked this place for my son's birthday party, all the kids had a great time and the staff were super helpful. Everyone had a great time!

Landon Lyons

Decent enough five pin bowling. The scoring is done on paper so it can take a while before you get use to scoring yourself, and The bowling balls were pretty badly chipped up. Also I tried to buy a drink using a debit/credit card and the guys refused to sell me the item. The alleys are in good shape s's far as I could see and it was clean inside.

Jack Ziemnicki

Vintage experience for sure. You get to keep your own score, reset your own pins etc. A bit of a shortcoming with no feed or drinks on premises other then vending machines.

Kevin Dunn

Awesome throwback spot. Take your kids or a date and get your 5 pin on.

Farzad Fallahi

Old school mini bowling.

Sacha Joubert

Great little spot, hidden in the corner of the parking lot of this parking lot on West 3rd, just off Lonsdale. The manager has been running the place for years and is very kind and friendly. There are bumpers and black lights and a sms selection of video/arcade games.

Tron Duquette

A fun oasis!

Nader Kianzad

Fun afternoon, however I found it was expensive for an hour of bowling

Mathew Yanagiya

totally forgot this existed. really fast bowling. really fun as well. a good time. no alcohol though.

Kimberley miyoung Kim

Lovely!

Alan Cabrera

A little over priced, and a little too crowded

Jonny Wears

Fun, old school but expensive. Needs a liquor license so they can charge less for bowling ????

Jamie Hoskins

Had a great time bowling here with my son. Will definitely be back. 5 stars for fun and experience, but three stars for value. 2 games (with shoe rentals) that took us about 45 mins cost us over $30. Might be worth it at a super high tech bowling facility, I don't know enough to comment on that, but for the environment and features of the centre (paper scoring and manual reset) the prince just stung a bit. I've always thought of bowling as one of those affordable family activities. I'll save up and come back, though. No complaints about the service or anything (it was awesome!).

Mike Upton

Lots of fun and the guys running it are courteous. I'd love it if they were open later and had automated scoring but that won't keep me from returning. ????

Ryan Greenlees

Lovely little place, went on a friday at 2 and it was fairly quiet :) its around the same as the place downtown, but you do have to add up the points manually, which is too bad for people who just want to have a good time... other than that, a great place!

Rendell Roberts

Fun but 6.00 a game ouch

Sebastian Mantilla

A great place to have some fun with friend. Kids love the birthday parties there.

JONATHAN

Great place

Natalie Wai

Great place to bowl with kids though in need of a makeover

Karen Hill

Fun place for adults and kids.

Bob Sagit

Best bowling around. Five pin bowling adds a new and exciting twist to classic bowling. The atmosphere of the ally takes you right back to highschool with disco lights and black light and disco music. It's also very affordable. I'd recommend this place for people of all ages

Jenn Crosato

Been going since kid status. Had so many birthdays and the same guy still works there. Still a great alley!

Eric Adomako

Lovely area, kind staff as well.

Jeremy Smillie

Classic bowling alley.

Azita Obregon

A north shore landmark.

Frank Sommers

Friendly staff. Quirky styling but everything is clean and in excellent working order!

Zoe Tigas Notarte

Our family had fun here. The person at the counter was kind and friendly. He even checked with our group a couple of times if we were doing ok. They also had several arcade games for the kids. The place is a little outdated but overall a nice and clean place.

AB Huang (performate)

Go to the wrong place，noticed that here is not the usual bowling place，i would say this one is special for your kids playing

Opal Moon

The only place around that is actually retro (and well kept), truly a cool vibe & really friendly owners :) good prices too!

Brian Watson

Love this place! Old school North Van institution, take the kids and no pun intended, have a ball!!!

Sean Stubbs

Great 5 pin bowling with glow bowling on Saturdays.

Mina Amiri

Worse experience ever. The old guy on the counter barely talked to us. He never asked if we need help or anything. Half of stations were empty but still he placed a family of 5 right beside us. He over charged us and his explanation was because you guys didn't keep scores! One ball after another. I didn't understand what you guys are doing ! Never again going there .

Gordon Howe

Great service

Elif Y

I couldn't see the place, because it was closed. Just don't trust the hours on google maps.

Jeff Farrell

Closed... and website not updated

Charles neufeldt

Will be sad when it shuts down

Darcy Fitzgerald

Love this place. Classic bowling alley, owner/workers are very accommodating. Sad to see that they are closer to develop more condos!!!!

Geoff B

Pretty old school bowling alley! Manual score keeping, and reset button.

Jason Guilbault

Great place for family fun and kids birthday parties. Kids always want to go back.

P

Great location :)

Mu Wang

Lovely old fashioned place, I've never tried 5 pins before and had so much fun right away. Love every detail in this place, feels like time travelling to the 80s!

Georgia Semple

If I could I would give this place 0 stars. I have a brother with downsydrome and for his birthday we went to this bowling alley to celebrate. The manager was incredibly rude, would not let my brother drink his Sprite in the lower area where you sit waiting your turn so he and my mother were forced to stand next to the vending machine while he drank it. The manager then continued to watch us as if we were going to vandalize the place. After an hour of this terrible excuse of a bowling alley my eldest brother went to pay the bill....it came to $200 dollars because we weren't keeping track of the games that were played? This is the first negative review I have left and I wanted to share my experience and encourage everyone to please find somewhere else to bowl with friends and family. This happened a year ago and I'm still in shock that happened. I hope this place closes or at the very least get a new manager who has some compassion. I also have to say I'm stunned that there are any ratings on here higher then a 1.

David S

Fun and great for the kids, the owner is older, but awesome, and made sure to point out how impressed he was when a child used his manners, it's nice to see kids put a smile on a older generation and as well see the kids smiling by his recognition of there manners.

Mary Arj

I give 1 Star because there is not ZERO. No recommend, absolutely not . The guide man talks angrily and not honest. He charged my credit more and when I came back to ask him about what I paid, he through extra money on table and just said OK. no sorry or any apologize. He is impolite . I never come back to wast my time and my money.

Lori Ward

I love it there. The owner is great

Christine Squarebriggs

Super fun for kids and adults! And affordable.

Dante Filafilo

They state they’re open but have been closed for months. Will not answer the phone and front door remains locked without any signage. Their website also looks as if it hasnt been updated since it was first created in the 90s. Needs some maintenance.

Trodriguez

5 pin bowling only, still fun especially for kids.

Lily Jiang

Do not recommend. Will never return. The old man running the place when we were there was unfriendly, cold and rude.

Angelique Gates

Not a good excpeirence. The old guy working there tried to over charge us and was very rude in general. Would defiently not go back there.

Dan Nan

We were pleasantly surprised when we showed for Cosmic bowling. It was cool but for 5 pin bowling, we were quite shocked it was $9 per person, including our 3 year old. It was his first time and he only lasted 30minutes. We also wish we were told the bumpers can be raised when we said we were bowling for the first time with our young son.

Trevor Taylor

Not to bad but a little out dated.

Af Sh

Pretty old but you can enjoy

Yang Wu

Birthday day party room is amazing !

Jorge Villa

good place to hange out with family but thisnpace needs a lift. Extrmeely old and seems they havent invested a single dollar to upgrade it.

Andrew Webber

Old school 5 pin at its finest!

Janine J

Fun spot for some family mini-bowling. Side bumpers available for kids.

Michael Chiavattari

Have to start off by saying that I have been here many times and have always had a great time. HOWEVER; a business that chooses their own hours dispite what they advertise really makes no sense... Claims 10PM close and is shut down at 745...????

kamran akhavein

Good place to play bowling with kids

Shelly Miller

I thought this place is going to close as I read in the north shore news

Amir Hossein Bahraini

It's a bit old-fashioned and different from my other bowling experiences as their balls are small. Although it is a very calm and enjoyable space which made our visit very fun and memorable.