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    Circle Bowl & Entertainment

    3.7 (106 reviews)
    Closed 3:00 pm - 12:00 am (Next day)
    Updated a few days ago

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    Shawns Hungry ..

    Fun for everyone! Old school bowling updated with upscale full bar and restaurant. Large modern arcade and laser tag area. Lots of updated lanes with the newest technology. There's also even a private bowling room with lanes for private parties. The restaurant has plenty of food to choose from. Lots of options like boneless wings , French fries , tacos and Shrimp Po boys. Very friendly and helpful staff. Will definitely be back for some more family fun bowling and are arcade.

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    Alexandra I.

    Really cool bowling alley! Definitely make reservations online. Luckily we were able to reserve a lane at the time we wanted, but there were a ton of groups waiting. One group said they had been waiting for two hours!! Pros: updated, TVs/projectors everywhere, clean, bar and restaurant with wait service at your lane/table, arcade, friendly people. Cons: food isn't great, pricey to reserve lanes, super close to the people next to you. If you go with a group and reserve one lane, you're very close to the people in the lane next to you with the way the seating is set up. Overall, great place and will definitely be back!

    Sanjay G.

    We were here for our corporate holiday party. we had a VIP room having 4 separate lanes from rest. we had food drink everything catered and it was one fun full event. coming to this center, they have approx. 20 lanes for bowling. The entire facility is modern, clean and family-friendly! Besides bowling, other quality activities you can enjoy here include rock climbing, a laser tag arena, full arcade containing video, skill and crane games, plus a gorgeous restaurant and bar. they also offer food while bowling. Come here with your family, colleagues, kids, friends. It has something for everyone. the ultimate place to have a party in Northern New Jersey.

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    Dave J.

    Here's the deal : admittedly it's been a while since I went bowling. So my germ laden smokey type of atmosphere was stuck in my head. NOT THIS PLACE... wow! The atmosphere was vibrant the place was clean! They had a nice full bar section. A large game room! Laser tag! They had table service with full menu options as well. Big screen TV at the end of the lanes !! Fun place to go with friends or a date . Even have a VIP room for parties

    Scooby Doo at "Circle Day" outside the lanes.  Missing from the picture is my son, who got scared and ran away :)
    Lee S.

    We came with the family today to "Circle Day", a carnival event put on by Circle Lanes. What a great event - there were carnival games, a bouncy house, music, and characters like Scooby Doo and Spongebob. The kids had a great time, and I hope they decide to make it an annual event. After it got too hot running around outside, we headed inside the alley and were really surprised by how good it looks. The renovations were great! May be fewer lanes now, but the bar/restaurant space is nice and there is a pretty big arcade for the kids. Definitely not your typical old school bowling alley anymore. Saw signs that they have laser tag as well. We played for a while in the arcade and had a great time. I would say that we'd be back to bowl, but unfortunately it may not be right away. One fatal flaw for us (with a new baby) - no changing tables in the restrooms. It's really surprising at a place that caters to families and was just redone. EDITED after business comment: Great to know that there is a family restroom. We didn't see it looking around for a while. Will definitely come back to try out some bowling - thanks!

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    Nadeen M.

    Came across this Gem because after lunch wanted to surprise the kids with some Saturday FUN. The place was awesome, it wasn't to crowded and the kids had an amazing time. We had used a Groupon deal and got our money's worth. My son is 4years old and got a chance to play some laser tag which was fun. We didn't get a chance to bowl because we were exhausted from all the arcade play but we will definitely be return to play.

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    Nice place to hang out! And have birthday parties!! Looks nicer inside than outside lol

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    Never go use these services. Booked for a mobile laser tag party and he completely forgot and…read moreruined my daughters birthday.

    The service was a bit of a disappointment. We had a party planned for my 9 year old son and his…read morefriends. We thought the concept was a fantastic idea and everyone was looking forward to laser tag at our house. When the company arrived to set up they realized they had forgotten the actual laser tag guns. How can you forget the guns?? That is the most important part. The employee apologized and assured me they would arrive in 10-15 minutes. 45 minutes later then guns arrived. Ok no big deal. Mistakes happen. When the employee tried to set them up none of them were working at all. He frantically called the owner and the owner arrived 30 minutes later to try to fix the guns. He had them up and running in just a few minutes and the party could finally get started. The problem was that now the party was an hour and 15 minutes in and we only had another 15 minutes to go. 2 kids had to leave after only getting to play for 15 minutes and we basically had to cancel the pizza and cake afterwards just to let them play a bit longer. Here is where my main problem comes in. They let us play for an extra 30 minutes. After we wrapped up the owner came inside to finalize our bill. He didn't apologize at all and just asked us for the remaining balance due. We were a bit shocked. Not a single apology!! We simply said that we refused to pay off the full balance and he reluctantly agreed to a discount. Still was not apologetic. Just say your sorry and that you made a mistake. No big deal. Listen mistakes happen and I am pretty easy going. This product is a cool idea but as a company a little customer service could go a long way. If things go wrong don't expect much from these guys.

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    Came here for laser tag. I expected them to provide vest and headband with laser sensors, but nope…read more They only came with headbands that had 4 sensors on. Basically you will have to specifically aim to the head and hit those sensors to score point. This makes the difficulty more challenging... The games are fun tho. We came here as a big group that took over the whole session. They had multiple types of games: death match, re-spawn, capture the flag, protect the leader, etc. I would say the games are quite interesting. The advise that I would provide would be please dont wear too much clothing as it would get hot over the course of the games. I would suggest to wear tshirt as some running, crouching, jumping, dashing, and physical sport would be involved. I'd say if you have the chance try it out and i can guarantee that you will have some fun : )

    Be prepared to sweat, be out of breath, and have a really good time!! As soon as our play time was…read moreover, we decided we are going back in the fall. The place is located in what looks like an office park of brick buildings. There are signs in the lot for all of the businesses so you will see theirs as you approach their building. Plenty of parking. Please be sure to download the app and create your call sign before arrival. Once you get there, you check in at the counter and then sign in on the tablets. IF YOU DON'T download and create your call sign before you get there, you can do it on site but it can mean a late start for everyone, and your team is not the only team playing if you didn't reserve the space for yourselves. This mean the staff may rush through instructions, you get less time to play, and you're making strangers wait on you. Also, I strongly recommend arriving at least 15 minutes early, as suggested by the business, so you have enough time to fully understand the directions if you've never played before, and also to respect everyone's time. They split our group of 9 friends between the red and blue teams. The husband was on the opposite team and I have to take a moment to point out that though my accuracy was low as was my total kills, I killed him twice There are several items to hide behind and turns to hide you. I think the farther end has the advantage though. They repositioned teams halfway theough. It takes a little time to figure your way around even with the maps on the wall, particularly if you keep dying before you get to the other side. It's dark and you don't leave your home base until the timer says you can, at which point you're trying to shoot the enemy so you may not be as observant of what is in the space or what's next to it or how far from the other side. All adds to the fun. Each game is 6 minutes and the staff fill you in on the next round in between each. This also gives you a few minutes to catch your breath. At some point you will appreciate that. I don't like that there's only one box to reup when you die or that everyone on the team can die if one person is shot in specific instances. I also think they should have vests instead of that head piece. I struggled with aim for a while but I think next time I'll be more comfortable with it. It gets really warm in there so dress comfortably. We were all sweating and I had to wash my face after to cool down. We had so much fun! I am definitely going back.

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