Manor Bowl

Being a pretty avid fan of bowling, I am quite grateful to be living right behind a bowling alley. The distance is really convenient not to mention the constant sound of pins crashing definitely helps lull me to sleep every night… except for those nights where I’m actually at Manor Bowl getting my strike on!
The SO and I have come here several times already, and each time it was on a Friday or Saturday night in which Manor Bowl promotes their Rock, Rumble, and Roll special. Basically every Friday/​Saturday night starting at 9:30PM, the bowling alley provides unlimited bowling until midnight. It is FIRST COME FIRST SERVE for these specials, which means it’s best to come here at least 30 min. to an hour early so you can secure a lane**. The price is $ 16 per person CA$H MONEY (they do have an ATM machine inside, but I’m sure it charges an arm and a leg to pull out your own money). This includes shoes and as many games of bowling you can fit into a 2.5 hour time slot. For just the two of us, we’re able to squeeze in at least 9 – 10 games.
**Also make sure your entire party is present when you enter as there are NO in/​out privileges!!! These people are strict af.
The reason I’m giving Manor Bowl only an A-​OK rating is because it’s hella ghetto here. On the nights we come, there are at least two security guards, and males have to be patted down upon entering. WTF? To go bowling? Damn. I’m sure SOMETHING happened for Manor Bowl to start hiring security… Pero like sometimes I wish they’d project music videos and dim the lights a little to make it a bit more entertaining for those waiting their turn.
Anyway, we always have tons of fun, and even more fun when we’re buzzed (plus our intoxication increases our game 500%). Speaking of drinking, Manor Bowl has a full bar as well as a snack bar. Their drinks are moderately strong, but for $ 8 – 10 a drink, the SO and I could probably pre-​game at home for cheaper.
I also like that the lanes are properly oiled! I’ve seen (multiple) people (not me thank god) slip and fall on their butts from going too far into their lanes. It only adds to the fun that intoxicated the SO and I are having! :)
In the end, because of its extreme proximity to our house and daily specials, Manor Bowl has made regulars out of me and the SO. It’s a basic bowling alley, and not fancy shmancy like 300 or Bowlmor.

Customer service? Manor bowl has never heard of it. Lazy employees, bad attitudes and a run down establishment.

If I could give this place 0 STARS I would
Been here many time before years ago but boy has this place changed for the worse!
You almost feel like a damn criminal just trying to get into the place!
1. Line outside in the freezing cold while the place is empty?! WTH?! Is this a club or a bowling alley???
2. RIDICULOUS pad downs by armed security?! I mean what happened here!!!
3. CASH ONLY? Ok BUT pls state that means the BAR only where 99% of bars take ANY FORM of payment!!! Had to pay $ 5 in damn ATM fees bc not only the MANDATORY $ 16 COVER charge required CASH ONLY but even the bar requires it too! OmG!
4. BAR tender was an airhead. $ 13 for the tiniest glass for an AMF ?! Could’ve been a shot honestly with the size of it!
OVERALL this place is a RIP OFF
DONT even waste your time and money
NOT A GOOD SIGN if they have alllll these damn RESRTRICTIONS but can’t even spell EXCEPTIONS correctly!
Manor bowl you guys should be called RIP OFF SHITTY BOWL

I organized an outing for my friends last saturday and was unpleasantly surprised by a few things.
1. you have to wait outside to get in and be searched by armed security guards…
Not encouraging
2. The have a groupon of $ 13, Great! they don’t always honor it, if they are having some other sort of special going on. btw, this is NO WHERE on the groupon page to let people know of restrictions prior to purchasing so as to have to deal with the hassle of a refund.
3. Nothing wrong with the lanes, my game could’ve been better lol.

Don’t go here. Weak place and over charges just to get inside, even if you bowl or not.

Can’t say enough bout this place. Always a win, win when I come here. Great bowling rates, clean, friendly helpful staff. Sum it up… I make the drive from Alameda to come here. Thank you Manor Bowl & staff.

It is an older bowling alley but for the prices and it had kids on a Saturday night with their families I enjoyed that. They had good music.

Great family fun! For all ages! First, music is on point! Definitely gets the place rockin’! The place itself is very bright, colorful & fun! You have to rent the shoes (which is $ 3 Sunday afternoons). The shoes are comfy by the way! Other places, they’re difficult to maneuver. BTW! Before 12pm Sundays, all games are $ 1.
The food is nothing special though. Tried the garlic fries & nachos. We were hungry & you’re not allowed outside food.
Definitely will come back!

Uhh, how do I not have a review for this place, yet?!
Been coming here since I was barely a fetus and always loved it! From birthday parties to late night hanging out with friends everyone always enjoys themselves and the food. Never too many employees working at once but they’re always quick to help when you need it. Now if only I was any good at bowling…

The shoes were great quality and they came in half sizes. The bowling balls were all nicely polished and looking like they were all in good condition. The score board had pretty phony cartoons, but that’s pretty basic with the territory.
There was a deal when we went last night (Saturday) where you could bowl from 9:30pm to midnight for $ 15. I hear a game is usually $ 6 plus shoe rental. So it ended up being a great deal!
It should be noted that a police officer pats you down when you enter. Super sketch. Being from Seattle it was really foreign to me.

Sunday 8a-​12pm $ 1 games
Bought my ball w/​drilling, shoes, and bag for $ 150.00 from the pro shop.
When it comes to bowling in the East Bay Manor Bowl Ranks #1.
Pretty good place to watch the Warriors Game too!

Bowling experience would be better if the lady in the front wasn’t so aggressive lol. She was pissed because I asked her politely to move my brothers lane that he was playing with my 5 year old son next to my lane so I could keep an eye on him.

The venue itself is ok.
The lanes seem old and it looked like they were not maintained frequently. My friends and I were on lane 6 and it kept stopping whenever it had to reset the pins. I told the guy at the counter and said he told me someone will work on it. About after 8 – 10 minutes, they finally got it back, but it ended up breaking again in 5 minutes. We ended up changing lanes.
We were also rushed and had to leave because there was a league that was going to bowl.
Solid 3.

I finally visited my neighborhood bowling alley for the first time since I moved to the Manor over a decade ago. We met up with family friends so the kids could join in the fun. For approximately $ 24, our family got shoes and a lane. Everyone had a blast; I finally bowled a decent game. Eats are of the fried and overpriced variety so we grabbed some light snacks from the vending machine; we had already enjoyed dinner. It’s old school but that’s part of its appeal. I’m interested in checking out the theme nights.

$ 5 per game and $ 3 for shoes. $ 26 for two people on an early Saturday evening for two games. Not too bad. Lanes are pretty clean and there’s plenty of lane balls to use. There’s a lot of kids parties here so there’s a lot of little ones running around (one even bowled in my lane accidently once… flash forward to me as old man sitting on stoop telling kids to get off my lawn), so be mindful of your surroundings. Beer is pretty cheap, $ 3.50 for a Budweiser (they have taller ones, for I think $ 5.50). Friday nights is even better, $ 15 all you can bowl from 9:30 — 12:30am, includes shoes. Weirdly, they make you wait outside with the doors locked like a club before 9pm, and once the doors open, some private security pat you down and make you empty your pockets like you’er going to a sporting event or something. Guess the crowd is a little rowdy, but I didn’t see anything the last time I went.

First time bowling at this place and the kids really enjoyed themselves.
The place is clean and not overly packed.
It’s cheaper to bowl here than other places.

Cheap bowling FTW! I love Manor Bowl as they have specials every night. I especially love Monday and Tuesday nights where it’s $ 1.50 and $ 2.00 respectively. The venue looks dated, but its nothing to be deterred by. But you know, I wouldn’t complain if the chairs were couch-​like, like at Bowlmor. The place is very clean, especially the bathrooms (or the women’s bathroom, at least).
I’ve been coming here almost every week this summer and will continue to come here in the future!

Great prices — yes. Pretty good food — yes.
RUDE BARTENDER. Should not even be a bartender in the first place. She included herself in my conversation that was not directed at her, and decided not to serve me and my friends after. No manager on site to make a complain to.
I guess since it was such a BUSY night for her at work that she can afford to deny customers. Come on. Seriously.
Say what you want to say, why would you go to a bar at a Bowling place. I needed a drink around all those kids.

Went in at 10 on a Tuesday night since it was $ 2 per game and $ 2 for shoe rental. What a great deal!
I liked the old school music and décor. Lady at front desk was nice. It got pretty loud, but what would you expect at these prices?
There is a private parking lot. They also accept card without a minimum charge. I’ll come back to bowl on their special days when I’m in the area!

Although Manor Bowl is pretty close to us and have always mentioned that I’ve wanted to try it out, we never got around to it. So when local Hawaiian Slack Key artist Patrick Landeza planned a Hawaiian Bowling Night last night at Manor Bowl, I knew it was not only a great way to hang out with the Hawaiian and Hawaiian loving community, but also a chance to finally check out Manor Bowl after 10 years.
If what we had last night was just an example of themed nights that they allow there, it is a great place to hold parties. The bar area was perfect for some drinks specials to cool down and their adjacent room that could be used for parties was set up with craft booths to support the Hawaiian community making it a fun time for all.