Rowans Tenpin Bowl

Cheap cheerful and bigger than you think with two floors of bowling, arcades and pool room. Service good, it’s in a perfect location opposite station and did I say it’s cheap?! Much cheaper than central London places. It is bowling after all. It’s not the cleanest looking compared to posher ones in town but you know what you are getting. You can even get a dominoes delivered to Rowans. And with some fantastic pubs nearby I hope this place is here for many more years to come.

They had me at alcoholic slushies.
Went here for a friend’s birthday and I honestly do not know what more you could want from a venue. Decently priced bowling (across two floors!) for a London venue, a selection of arcade games (DDR, guitar hero, racing games, air hockey etc.) and ping-​pong tables in one room, a dedicated pool room elsewhere, and karaōke. Oh, and there’s a bar on each floor which not only serves alcohol but also food, and you can order pizza in to be collected from there. It’s open til late: get there before 8pm on Fri/​Sat to avoid paying a tiny entrance fee. I had an amazing time there! Staff were really helpful and when we accidentally went over the time limit for our session on the 10^th round, they let us finish up our game free of charge. It did take quite a while to be served at the bar and there was a lot of pushing by other customers so some people were waiting a lot longer than others. The bar was understaffed for the number of people wanting drinks: the service itself was top-​notch.
Also: alcoholic slushies. Single or double and you can choose from a wide range of spirits or even do two different alcohol shots in it. Perfectly summing up the sort of adult-children’s party environment with the bowling, arcade games and whatnot. Will definitely be going back and if you fancy bowling, it’s definitely an option you should consider.

Awesome place for an alternative girls night out! We bowled, sang karaōke and ordered a Dominoes — yes, to a bar! then we played in the arcade, too.
Brilliant, chilled out place for a laugh on a Saturday night and with a whole mixture of people.

Very good prices and great bowling — also the arcade is really fun. I will be going back!

I want to have my birthday party here. And then, I want to have my birthday party every day. Rowan’s is essentially the shabbiest place on earth to be the happiest person on earth, but who can argue with a £10 bowling/​shoes/​karaōke deal? Throw in a game of mini air hockey for 50p, and everyone’s a winner.
I have to say that I did not indulge in any food or drink during my stay at Rowan’s, which is probably for the better, but you don’t need to when you’re after a chill and childlike Sunday night like I was. Fill up on great Korean food across the street at Dotori and save your coins and energy for the arcade after you’ve bowled and sung.
For karaōke connoisseurs, I would rate the song selection as five stars if you’re after a wide variety of pop and rock. They even had Björk. Make sure you search using the screen and not the binder, as our binder is outdated (and also stopped at «R»). Final bonus is that no one came to kick us out of our booth. I’m not saying how long we overstayed our hour, but I’m just sayin’.
Grand finale: Bowling! Karaōke! Arcade! Lawlessness! All for cheap! Come find me here, and wish me happy birthday when you do.

I really like this place. Feels a bit old and worn but more in a way that adds to its character, rather than feeling run-​down. 1 pound cover charge, which is a bit weird for a bowling alley, but definitely not a deal breaker.
5 pounds/​game. Bar is pretty much pub price which is a big plus point given that they usually tend to be expensive at bowling places. There’s also an arcade area as well. Didn’t play anything but I peeked in and it looked interest. Always nice to have the option.
Ultimately, if you want to bowl (and ideally get drunk at the same time), it’s a fun spot.

Whenever I fancy a game of bowling Rowans Ten Pin Bowling is the place I go. I’ve been bowling since ’96 and in my opinion Rowans is one of the few places where I really enjoy the game to the fullest. The best part is that when I’m done with the pins I can always hit the pool tables for a couple of games with my friend Mike. The food and drinks are quite affordable although i don’t really eat while I play. Would recommend this place for everyone who loves the game of bowling and wants to have a great night out.

This place is always crowded as hell, you have to book your table/​line few days earlier. They have different prices for weekdays and weekends, and also you have to pay for the shoes. It is very good place to spend your Friday night, try it.

If you are bored by your routine or you just want to spend some good time with your closest friends, this place will help you to cheer up and have fun. I like the idea that you can book a private karaōke boot for only £ 5.00 per person per hour. I call this a quite nice deal. Sometimes it is crowded and I’m often trying to avoid the crowd and find a more relaxing place.

Went here last month with a group of friends and none of us will be back any time soon. We couldn’t believe the horrific treatment of paying guests they call ‘customer service’.
Our lane kept breaking down — whether it was the lights suddenly going off, the pins not resetting, the pins resetting and then getting knocked down before anyone bowled, or the equipment miscounting the number of pins left. We kept complaining and finally they moved us to another lane — but never apologized for the fact that it took us so long to get through one game. Had they offered us the chance to restart our game when we moved lanes, or even apologized for everything going wrong, we would have been fine, but they were openly rude to us at points when we pointed out that our game was repeatedly held up. Not a place we’ll be returning to anytime soon.

This is one of my fav place. You have so many ways to have fun there. Bowling, pool tables, karaōke
You can go a hundred times there and still it won’t be boring especially if you’re with good friends.
Prices are cheap so you can enjoy spending a lot of time there but not so much money :)

This place is utterly ridiculous. The crowd can’t seem to decide who it is or what it wants. There is bowling. There is awful/​awesome music. There are cheap pitchers of beer (Coors Light?! OH OKAY.). There is (allegedly) karaōke. And, my favorite part of the whole place, there is a neon ‘Cincinnati’ sign.
The bowling is reasonably priced, I guess. I have no standard for comparison. This isn’t a fancy bowling alley, but that makes me more inclined to return since I can actually afford to hang out here for awhile. It feels like you’re in a small town or suburb somewhere until you step back outside. It’s open late, which is bizarre but also awesome when you’re drunk.
I dislike that there’s a cover… at a bowling alley?! Whatever. It’s not more than a pound or two. I think, mostly, I’m just obsessed with the fact that this giant bowling alley is right across from Fins Park station. Hilarious. Wonderful. Cincinnati.

Rowans is located right across the road from Finsbury Park tube. Inside there are plenty of bowling lanes and it’s good value. More down to earth than the more consciously Americana ’50’s All Star Lanes but just as much fun. Great for kids too.

Gotta love bowling. I am incredibly competitive though so don’t expect me to take it easy.
I like Rowan’s, the first time I went here I was a bit taken aback by the £1 entrance fee — what’s that all about? But it has more character than the shrines to plastic of Hollywood bowl and hurts the wallet less than the trendy, 50s style places in central London (which I do go to occasionally).
At least there’s always a free lane and although you can book ahead, it’s not essential.
«We’re gonna bow-​whoa-​whoa-​l tonight…»

Located right near Finsbury park station this is a good place to head with a gang of friends. Loads of arcade games etc as well as the bowling. Beer tasted like their was some chemical in it when we were there so maybe avoid that!

Where’s my White Russian? Has anybody seen the Dude? Rowans made me want to squeeze into a tight purple jumpsuit, slick back my hair into a ponytail and have my friends refer to me as Jesus. Yes the place reminded me of The Big Lebowski. It had those tacky plastic seats, yellow cheap looking interior with seaside’esqe logo’s emblazoned on the walls.
No doubt if you wanted to, you could form a serious bowling habit here. There are two levels each with twelve lanes, there are a multitude of pool tables, two bars and a pro bowler room… Oooooh!
Seriously this place is über cheap. £1 entry, £1 for shoes and £3.90 for one round. There are special offers to make it even cheaper.
If you want slinky, look at me I’m posh bowling, don’t come here. If you want the true spirit of ten pin, and above all else want to be, the DUDE, Rowans is where you need to roll.

There is a certain innocent pleasure I attach to bowling, probably something to do with the spate of parties in my early teens I passed watching heavy, green orbs bounce off the inflatable trainer guards to deliver yet another, less-​than-​credible strike. Such aids to my cackness at bowling are not available at Rowans in Finsbury Park, where some serious competitiveness from dedicated enthusiasts is on show most nights of the week. However, its difficult not to have fun bowling anywhere. The mental comfort of totting up your modest score at the end of the night is helped by the US diner-​style food and the multiple digital distractions in the arcade.

There is no doubt, and this is agreed amongst almost all of the people I know, there is nowhere else in Finsbury park (perhaps even North London in general) where you can have as much fun as at Rowen’s Bowling.
This place does have everything and is really very affordable. Don’t worry if you think it looks a tad rough, this only adds. And the atmosphere is very accepting of everyone.
Bowling is a bargain as is the bar. You can ever have a dance as the evening goes on, and watch the amazing dancing on display by some of the locals!

Rowan’s is a cheap n cheerful ten pin bowling alley in North London.
This is very old school. There’s an arcade, a simple bar and the alleys are always packed with kids and families on the weekend.
As far as bowling goes, this place is pretty affordable. It’s also quite fun and makes for a good Saturday afternoon out. This is really *no frills* and don’t expect anything outlandishly spectacular here.
I’m not sure I like all the noisy families and rude kids but if you don’t mind this then this is perfectly fine.
I prefer Bloomsbury Bowling Alley — a ten pin bowling alley with a distinct flavour and theme but if you’re local to Finsbury Park /​Stroud Green then this is perfectly acceptable too.

This place is fab for a number of reasons, fancy a drink? DONE, bowling DONE, game of pool? DONE, or maybe a go in the acarde room, this place is perfect if you are on a day out with kids or night out with friends family.
With 2 bowling alleys, one upstair and one downstairs, u never usually have to wait for a lane, and if you do you are surrounded with other things to keep you occupied.
With music too after a certain time too, and food if you or kids get peckish (as they do), Does no break the bank, but a nice family day out.