I don't know about you, but I find Americanised bowling complexes pretty strange places at the best…read moreof times. However, given that this particular Hollywood Bowl happens to be located in the stark, soulless retail park that is Avon Meads, I really couldn't think of anywhere worse to spend my time. Stepping into one alienating environment from another probably isn't a great idea. However, if you're unphased by environments and dig Americanised bowling complexes, this place may be right up your street.

To be fair to Hollywood Bowl, it is basically the only redeeming feature of Avon Meads Retail Park,…read moreso I reckon it deserves at least three stars. It's not such a bad place - there are no nasty surprises to be found, it's just a standard bowling alley. There are of course the obligatory arcade machines at the entrance, as well as the overpriced and horrendous food options available (avoid). The bar is pretty cheap, though - and I really do recommend that you pay it a visit if you find yourself there on, say, a work Christmas outing (getting blind drunk made the whole experience immeasurably more satisfying).

My daughters 6th birthday was a disaster. We pre booked bowling with food and jugs of slushy's. We…read morearrived on time and had our game of bowling. We were waiting for food for around an hour, the staff were miserable and the bar staff were even worse. -Eye rolling and kept disappearing from the bar... they were young and inexperienced. I gave them our birthday cake and paid extra for more food and drinks as I didn't want the toddlers who came to feel left out. Then the fire alarm went off. Manager was so un-interested that we had children who had left their coats and were stood outside freezing, hungry and crying. I only saw around 5 staff members stood outside telling people to call customer service for a refund. (More or less telling people to go home.) We left without singing happy birthday to my daughter, she was so upset and says she never wants to go back. I've emailed customer service to be told I would get a refund on our pre booked food but the money we spent on our card would need to be cleared. Ive sent proof of purchase and 1 week later still no refund. Also the money I paid In cash, I would need to go back into hollywood bowl (get PDSD) and they would give it back. Also they still have our cake if we want it. (What we going to do with a cake now?) And they said sorry. That's all we got was SORRY. That will never make up for anything that happened that day and for anyone else looking to take your child here to celebrate I would avoid it. I was apprehensive on booking it here in the first place as we booked airhop for her last birthday and we could not fault it at all. The memory of my daughters birthday at hollywood bowl and the treatment afterwards will never be forgotten, my daughter has told her class mates and friends at her gymnastics how much hollywood bowl made her sad on her birthday. So now I'm checking my bank for the refund and feel like I got ripped off. Hollywood bowl has gone down hill and you are just a number on their books. Remember that when you go here ‍

This place isn't glamorous and is nothing like Hollywood, but it is all you could wish for from a…read morebowling alley. They have plenty of lanes so there's never really a need to book, and there are a couple of bars where you can enjoy a beverage or two...bowling in itself is a little tedious at times, especially in big groups. Hollywood Bowl is a good way to spend a couple of hours, and is always good, clean fun. However, it is not always kind to your pockets. Each game is £5 and a game doesnt last very long.

Staff took away my drink in front of my because I left it on the side, then got me kicked out…read morebecause I told him it was my drink. Am example of how rude and ignorant most of the staff where

I love the lanes, it has everything; bowling, karaoke, pizza, music, a great selection of booze, a…read morevintage clothes boutique, a great club night ! On every Saturday night (apart from one a month, can't remember if it's the first or the last -soz) they have a club night called "department s" run by Bristol legend Jon The Mod and his lovely other half Jamie (Jamie runs the gimme shelter vintage boutique in the foyer of the venue) Jon has been playing in various bristol venues for donkey's years (ever since I can remember) he specialises in 60s Garage Beats, Northern Soul, 60's GROOVES, Rock and Roll, Two Tone, Tamla, Alt 80's, MOD and INDIE Anthems - ( I stole that bit from his website ) It's guaranteed to be a good night and quite often there will be a band playing, last week was the gimme Hendrix experience, a fantastic Jimi Hendrix tribute band, there is also a large courtyard for smokers but it's also a nice place to sit if you need to cool down a bit from all the dancing !

Fantastic night out! I love bowling, spent many a Sunday bowling my heart out. It boasts 32 lanes…read morewhich enjoyed best on cosmic bowling nights. Amusements, pool tables, food and bar are also to hand. My favourite is popping in during the week for unlimited bowling for about £9!!

This is a huge bowling mecca with a great vibe and friendly staff. The place is clean and the shoes…read moreare all thankfully sprayed with antibacterial spray after use, giving one piece of mind when putting them on. We went as a team building exercise and great fun was had by all. There were no glitches with the machines, as can happen. We also had a meal, which was not bad at all. Two games was more than enough for us all. This is a great place for a family night out and is bound to always have a space open as it really was massive.

The only bowling in the area i think its quite cheap if you got kids then it is £5 each for two…read moregames with an option to have food for £2 each (burger chicken burger or cheese burger and chips) There is a bar for adults and a small arcade at the back with a reasturant upstairs and a bowling shop that i have never seen open but the sell balls and gloves and stuff i think Its never been full when i've gone there but you can book if there are loads of you going They now do a party deal where you can bowl and then go to thier newly opened resturant and have a meal Ask for a print out of your score when your done just as proof of who's the best bowler

The Rhondda Bowl is a great place to meet up with friends, to relax, play and have fun.read more

Bowling great but good and drink not great and kind of expensive which I suppose is normal for this…read moresort of establishment. I will keep going but maybe not buy food here or drinks.

The Hollywood Bowl is next to the Odeon cinema, on the out-of-town leisure complex called Heron…read moreGate. There's about 15 lanes, prices are good, and there's an arcade in there aswell. Weekends and evenings prices go up, but during the day you can often end up playing a game for under a couple of quid each. The lanes have computerised scoring, and automatic bumpers.

Weston's only bowling alley. I avoid it when I can as I hate bowling so only end up going if…read moresomeone else manages to drag me kicking and screaming. Mostly because I am crap at bowling, and dislike losing. Its an alright bowling alley with about 8-10 lanes, a bar, cafe/burger type place and a few pool tables and arcade/fruit machines. If bowlings your thing then its the only place to go in Weston.

Well this is a little known gem in Bristol!! This is a lawns bowling club, I've seen lots of people…read moreplaying petanque in Queens Square, I hadn't even realised institutions like this still existed! I haven't been here to play bowls, however Tuesday is open evening which is a good time to see if bowls is your thing. And to enjoy the clubhouse! The staff here are super nice and great fun to chat to. And the drinks are super cheap. They had a dinner dance here which I couldn't attend, sounded good fun, some wurzel-esque band (it could have even been the wurzels!) and grub for a mere £7 I think it was. Bargain. If you are after glam, this is not it, but its down the earth, with good company and if I had to go bowling, I'd prefer to try it here.

This is bowling, which is not listed, although 'mini golf' is a sport! Apparently…read more I took my daughter and her friend in here, after a lunch (please remember this was post a heavy lunch!). We met my daughter's friend's Dad and little brother, and they asked if they could join us. The more the merrier! Now, I haven't been bowling for years. But what fun we had. Needless to say, the Dad won and little brither lost and I'm not telling you who was where in between, but is so satisfying to watch your ball rumble down the middle of the lane! This place serves food - fast food, which is fairly inexpensive. Bowling for two children and one adult was £13.05. Try working that one out! I thought it was a bit steep. The staff seem a bit bored and the shock of the noisey music makes you unable to hear them or be heard. However, at the lanes the music is less noisey and most heard is laughter and shouts of pleasure or disappointment. Mostly my shouts were pleasure or encouragement, but I beganto flag very slightly at the end as this is a real workout if you've eaten lunch! All in all, I recommend this, and I'm going back for sure.

Bowling is always good fun and bowlplex offers the ability to eat, drink, bowl and play in the…read morearcade for reasonable prices making it a great night out. It is perhaps not as conveniently located as megabowl at tower park but generally is cheaper, despite lack of offers at present day. The night life there is great however