Ever since my bowling alley in Norwalk closed, my wife and I have been coming here a few times. It's nice to see that the employees we met at the Norwalk location are now working here. This place is great, and the ambiance is fantastic during cosmic bowling. Their food area is a bit larger than the Norwalk one, and they serve a good variety of food. Their website makes it easy to reserve a lane, and the prices are reasonable. Tonight, we ordered mozzarella sticks, buffalo wings, and fries, along with a few pitchers of beer. The bar area is spacious, and their jukebox, which we can control via the app, helps set the mood for the night. We will definitely be returning and possibly joining a league. read more

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Del Rio Lanes in Downey have other sister bowling locations in Norwalk and Riverside. We came here for some old-fashion "sport" family fun. Del Rio Lanes located in a plaza shared with a couple other businesses but occupying half of the strip mall. There are plenty of parking in the front and back area of the building. The signage is clearly marked and easily visible from the main streets. The venue has modern features (display boards), food kitchen with cafeteria seatings, and over 24+ lanes to support kid-friendly (birthday parties) or other group events.  The staff are nice -- quickly took our reservations, lane assignments and provided us our shoes. The music is audible without overwhelming the crowd which is nice. The lanes are clean. read more

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We came for a cosmic bowling birthday party and the kids had a blast. It was pretty busy for Valentine's Day night. The staff were friendly and the food was pretty good for a bowling alley. The cons are that the parking is very small and the smallest size shoe they have is 9 for kids. They also had plenty of guides for the kids. Great location for a birthday party! read more

Del Rio Lanes - Bowling Near Me - Downey, California

I came here for a friends birthday party. I was surprised by how good the food was. Chicken nuggets (boneless wings) were sauced well without being drowned. I was surprisingly happy with the mini corn dogs as well as their onion rings. Overall, it was pretty decent "bar food." I didn't pay for it so I'm not sure how the pricing was (probably not the greatest) but the food was decent. Other than that, bowling was fun. Not something I would do often but I also didn't hate it. read more

Reasonably priced! Had a snack bar, bar and vending machine. Staff were friendly and helpful. They provide guards for younger bowlers and socks if you forget em. Fun for the whole family, definitely recommend read more

Not cheap, but not a ripoff ($45-50hr). The bar seemed okay. The arcade was tiny. It didn't open until 4. The balls were round. It was fine. Fine, like, okay. Not fine, like, damn she fine. read more

Del Rio Lanes - "I didn't expect it to squirt in my mouth"- your mom - Bowling Near Me - Downey, California

On a Friday night, first time here I was bowling, the bowling alley parking lot small and no more parking, they did not give fair warning that your car will get towed if you are parked next door to the grocery store. . My car got towed around 9pm, grocery store was already closed so not impeding in customers. Bowling alley only announced in loud speaker that your car was towed. This has to be a constant issue with the bowling alley!! For customer service they should have announced as a courtesy for first time comers or in general for good customer support to forewarn their customers ahead of time. Costing me $442 to get car out. read more

We recently hosted a company party at Del Rio Lanes. Food and service was amazing! The manager Sabrina was very attentive, and we had such a fun time! Great service and great fun! read more

I stumbled across these bowling lanes on a Saturday looking for something to do after lunch. I didn't have a reservation, but the guy at the counter put me on the waiting list. I waited in the bar and met Brooke. She was such a great bartender. She made my wait seem shorter than expected. Overall the bowling spot was clean and tidy. (I would definitely recommend a reservation. )The staff was great and very friendly. read more

We had fun bowling here, but it was rather expensive at $45/pp. Also, there isn't much room for groups larger than 3 unless you have multiple lanes. All the balls in my size and weight range were REALLY beat up with deep scratches in them. I've never seen this before. Also, our lane kept malfunctioning and restarting turns. This messed up our scores. read more

Great nostalgic neighborhood bowling alley. We have had several birthday parties here, thankfully we have never had issues. Staff is always friendly and courteous, but so are we, so that might make all the difference with your experience. I noticed that most of the bad reviews come from people who don't live within the city. This is not a chain, but a locally run small business. Great family friendly bowling spot, good food, and great staff! read more

Our first time here and turns out nightmare, because they have small parking and its full, so we decided to park close by to the bowling alley which is the market, this bowling aware that if you park there they will towing your car ( without giving a early warning to all the customers) at last minute they announced it and our car towed already, we pay $442 the next day to get our car out....bad thing is we are customer here and they can't protect customers, they can't do anything. Horrible!!!! I found out this is not the first time happened but management still don't make action to this.‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍ read more

Love the ambiance, the music, the lights. The lanes are on both sides and there's a bar in the middle. Bar staff was hella nice and I had the best time bowling. Great energy at this spot. Nice well lite parking lot (I was there late Friday evening). So glad there was a changing table in the bathroom! Other groups around us were respectful and cool. Place was very clean and shout out to Michelle for answering all my questions! read more

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65 dollars for my husband,our 3 year old, and me to bowl for an hour and there was barely any room the other group on the other side kept crowding us I couldn't even put my shoes back on. The food was horrible too unfortunately. We won't be coming back here. :/ read more

It's an affordable bowling place with a bar which honestly might be the best part of the whole establishment as the drinks are both cheap & strong Now on to the bowling lanes are horrible, finger food pizza ,fries ,wings is a 2/5 after a few drinks eating goes way up Plenty of parking but definitely not the safest environment or family friendly. read more

Before Covid I was a regular here. My best friend Susan and I used to come bowling in the afternoons. She has dementia it was a great way to keep her mind active. Then Covid hit and we were all told to stay away from The elderly. Due to sitting still with no activity she's become a vegetable unfortunately. I'm so glad that the bowling alleys open . It was my first time back since covid. Man I miss her it's sad because she still alive she just doesn't remember me anymore. Thank you Del Río lines for giving us so many memories together. I will continue to be a loyal customer ! For five star bowl and experience in Downey come to Del Rio lanes. Can't wait for karaoke. Downey needs a Monday Tuesday Thursday night karaoke activity attention managers! Build it and they will come read more

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First time in this place and sure loved it. I was invited to my friends son birthday party, it was chilled and friendly, no drama , the pizza and wings was delicious. There's a bar inside with music and friendly workers. We will definitely return back !!! read more

March 18, 2023, I had a cosmic bowling party for my daughter's 12th birthday. We reserved and prepaid everything online which made it all convenient. We reserved 5 lanes. In total we had a party of about 40 people with kids and parents and 25 people who bowled. We got to the bowling alley 30 minutes prior to our bowling time. All of our party were able to get their bowling shoes beforehand and were ready before our lanes became available. The employee who was assisting me with everything, his name was Kyle. Anything I needed, I went to him. He was so awesome! He was super friendly, easy to deal with, he made everything go smoothly. The other employees who worked that night all way down to the employee who brought out our pizzas, they were all amazing. We ordered about 8 pizzas and 8 pitchers of different drinks. Keep in mind, when getting to the bowling alley thirty minutes prior to your bowling time, place your food order. It does take time for the food to come out. I placed my order too late and the food didn't come out until 45 minutes into our bowling session. In which our session was only 2 hours. That one was my fault. After our 2 hour bowling session was over, we did cake and passed out candy bags in their party room. I would say, the party room is a little outdated and smelled a little weird but it did it's job. A nice little update on that room probably would be a great idea. All in all, our whole party had such a great time. We definitely enjoyed ourselves and we will be back to do another bowling party but this time without kids. Ha ha ha :) Thank you Kyle and coworkers! You guys/girls were amazing! read more

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This place has their game together! Money was spent in the monitors, lanes etc to have a really nice overall experience. Their pizza is good as well. Took the kids black light bowling and had a great time. read more

Del Rio Lanes - Black light bowling - Bowling Near Me - Downey, California

I wish the owner or manager could see the reviews at this place and do something about it. Customer service with the two guy on the front is completely bad!!!! Other than that, place is nice! read more

Ian had fun couple of weeks ago when we were attending a birthday party. I think I have been Bowling only once in my life before (Circa 2007). I do not like the concept of wearing used shoes? So, I am reluctant to join colleagues or friends when they do go bowling. Mrs. has been itching to take Ian to Bowling and the perfect opportunity presented itself with a Birthday party invite. Highlights at this place: Lot of parking. There are 2 different lanes. There are a few games like a mini arcade for the bored youngsters. Food was OK. The concept of rails for kid bowlers is interesting. Check it out for some evening fun with your kids or even coworkers! read more

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Clean bowling alley, kid friendly. Sundays between 12pm- 4pm great deals for the family. read more

Del Rio Lanes - Celebrated our 10u Varsity Banquet. The team had list of fun. - Bowling Near Me - Downey, California

Valentines bowling was a hit. Awesome service from all the guys! Made reservations online and must pay online! We got lane 18. Bumpers only for kids under 10. Cool play list playing! Vending machines plus bar on site. Snack shack with lots of food and brews. We played from 6:30-8:50pm. Worth it! read more

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If you go bowling here, don't ask Germain at the front desk for help. He is an arrogant, unprofessional employee. Seek help from some else there. This guy is really on a power trip. read more

It was our (family) first time here. The alley theme on Saturday is cosmic night, which the family enjoyed. However, we did have a few problems with our alley, as it would freeze and the pins would not reset while having 10 minutes left. We would ask the desk guys if they can help us, which they did without a problem, but after the third time Mike Canmarata, Center Manager, stepped in and offer us more play time. Unfortunately, we declined the offer as it was already late but he still mange to give me his business card so we can reach out to him the next time we go. Overall, it was fun, exciting, and would recommend others to go. read more

This is my dad, Del Rio was his home away from home. Jim spent a lot of good days at league here. read more

Del Rio Lanes - This is is my dad, Del Rio was his home away from home. - Bowling Near Me - Downey, California

We made reservations on line,when we got there they helped us out right away got us shoe and began to play immediately.we had a great time

I had my bday at this location as they are amazing! I've celebrated here 2 years in a row and I've always had a great time!

The lanes are nice but they do not allow outside food even when they cannot provide food themselves. I reserved lanes for my son's birthday. The pizza place told us they have a 2 hour wait because they accepted an order for a large party. They also had a 45 min wait for finger foods for the same reason. When I brought this up to the bowling alley staff and asked if I could instead bring outside food, they would not accommodate us and told us to instead contact the manager who was not on site at the time. read more

Went for my birthday. It was nice and clean and staff was very helpful. Made my reservation online once the whole party arrived they started the time and we just turned in our shoes and left. It was nice and easy. Will definitely be back! read more

Come Saturday nights and bring the family for cosmic bowling. Good fun, plenty of lanes and good vibes. My only gripe is the random music. This bowling alley needs a better selection of music. The music goes from 80's rock to 90's pop to the most random rap. For the most part, everything was well organized and clean. Good experience. read more

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Needs better customer service and have people come clean never coming again bowling balls were greasy as well. Prefer Montebello read more

Del Rio Lanes - previous customers left the trash all over are area was not picked up - Bowling Near Me - Downey, California

For Father's Day this year (2014) I asked a couple of friends if they wanted to join my hubby, our baby girl, and me to some bowling at Del Rio Lanes in Downey. If you need to rent shoes, they take one of your shoes as ransom. But their bowling shoes are clean and seem kind of newer - unlike other places I have frequented. They have a sock machine if you forget socks... I didn't see any pairs available in this vending machine, but I'm sure if you asked, they could help. We never had issues with the game, pins, or bowling ball machine. Check out their times & special events for even cheaper bowling dates. It means going earlier, but it's less crowded and not many birthday parties from 10 am to noon. We paid for 2 $3 games on that Sunday, then when a birthday group came in, the employees asked us if we wanted a free game if we moved lanes. Heck yea... We moved in the midst of a game & enjoyed our free 3rd game like easy breezy. Squeezy's Pizza is inside toward the front entrance. There's a full bar in the middle, but if you want non-alcoholic beverages and some pretty decent pizza, they hook it up... They also have burgers, sandwiches, and other finger foods like nachos, wings, popcorn chicken, chicken strips, etc. Our group had a couple pitchers of Shock Top ($9.50 each) from the bar. My medium Sprite was under $3 and our large 2-topping pizza from Squeezy's we all shared was like $18. The pizza was ready for us to walk back and pick up within like 12 minutes, though, it wasn't busy at that time (11:30-ish). All of the employees here are real nice including the bar & Squeezy's. There is a designated smoking room. A few video games. Decent parking lot, but I imagine it can fill up at certain times. Great atmosphere. Family-oriented. Yes, the woman's handicapped stall has a baby changing station! And yes, there is a lane, maybe even more, that accommodates wheelchairs. This latter part is what made me push my rating up to 5 stars, no joke. It's fun to bowl here every once in a while. Something different to do and laugh at yourself. Of course, leagues & tournaments play here too, though. Mostly decent, safe area of Downey. Review #259 read more

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Made a reservation for my kids birthday. When I arrived they had no reservation. I was able to get a regular lane but not a single apology from them. When I read the reviews this seems to be a problem here. read more

Hello to everyone who has written a 1-Star review on Del Rio Lanes! I have joined your club of being humiliated and escorted out by their security. The management here is non existent and they solve all their problems by kicking people out. So if you want to waste your money, and have security make you feel like you've done something wrong, then please visit Del Rio Lanes! Our Friday night started out good. There was no wait at 9pm, and service was not good or bad, there was just no customer service. They start the countdown timer right after you pay, so I suggest ordering your food and drinks beforehand. The bowling pins kept messing up during the game, and at the point, I still didn't let that bother me. Towards the end of the night, everyone else was bowling in empty lanes to get extra practice shots. And yes, a friend of mine was one of several groups who bowled in different empty lanes. They announced to everyone to not bowl in a lane that is not yours, and my friend did not hear and saw that everyone else was doing it, so he bowled an extra ball down the empty lane. At that point security came and started saying "All of you need to leave immediately" with no explanation whatsoever. Not once in the entire night did she say why we were being kicked out - I didn't even get the chance to grab my purse and she kept demanding on us to leave. Out of all the groups that were also bowling in a lane that wasn't there's, they singled us out. And of course, we ARE paying customers that payed a lot of money to bowl that night. One of us had to use the restroom and we all wanted to wait for him to use it so we can all leave together and the security guard wouldn't even let us wait for our friend!! We had to wait outside in 40 degree weather while our friend was in the bathroom. It was freezing and raining. Note: there was no overhang to stand under! Even once we left the building, the security insisted that we leave immediately. She kept saying that we needed to leave even though we were waiting for our Uber. I guess she wanted us to stand in the middle of the streets! The security guard was definitely on a power trip. She did not have to escort us out all the way to the parking lot and have everyone stare at us. I am a firm believer that businesses look at their Yelp reviews to see what they can change and improve on. I have a business if my own and I like constructive criticism. But after seeing multiple reviews about bad service, bad management, and being kicked out by security, I don't think they care about their customers. This will probably be the last time I bowl there until I l hear that they've changed things up. If my followers know me, I always tried to find the positives in places and give restaurants and attractions a couple tries, but this weekend was disappointing. Save your money and bowl somewhere else. Sorry for the long review. LOL. read more

So let's begin with RICHARD.. he was really rude speaking to me as if I was stupid, he mention to make reservations online which we did and it took the payment so I went back and I asked him can you please check if my reservation went through and he was already with an attitude as it is he mention I don't see your name and I told him well it took my payment and then the website went blank with a caption page not found. I even showed Richard the website and he said as I mention earlier "oh by the way he even slow down his sentence as if I was slow" the payment will be taken from your bank account but if it doesn't go through then you will receive your refund in a few business days. If I could give this place no stars TRUST ME I DEFINITELY WILL ! This place needs better customer service. read more

While this bowling center has Cosmic Bowling on the weekend evenings, this is a bowler's center. Very well maintained and staffed. Clean. Plenty of parking. Good pizza, etc at Squeegy's Restaurant. Also good bar with nice bartenders. Automated scoring systems are customized for league or public open play. Lanes have ball speed radar. Lots of different options for leagues to join from practice, beginner, fun, social, up to serious bowlers with 200+ averages. Lots of holiday-themed tournaments offered throughout the year. In my opinion, the best bowling center in the gateway cities area. read more

Absolutely love it here! Haven't been here since before COVID but still great service and very welcoming. Love the music they play. Do miss them playing "it's closing time" when they are closing and I also miss the quarter mania! Hope they bring that back. read more

I grew up going to this bowling alley and always had a great time however I will not be back ever again. I tried to take my 80 year old grandma here to bowl yesterday day. When I asked to have to bumpers automatically come up on her turn I was told that they are ONLY for children. I pressed the issue and was told that they will only allow them for children no exceptions. According to one of the guys, their bumpers are "very sensitive" The children using them, I'm sure, are bowling much harder than my grandma, who's 6lbs ball very slowly makes it down the lane. I couldn't believe it! I asked for my money back will never be going back there again! read more

I grew up in the area and never had the opportunity to bow at this place. I was hesitant to bowl at any place in L.A. as it seems extremely expensive and it looks like the management culture tends to be rude to its patrons (based on other reviews across yelp).... WELL... NOT THIS PLACE!!! If you want to have fun with your family, friends or even yourself, then this is the place. As soon as I was walking in, the manager and one other staff were talking to an individual outside saying "You cannot leave your dog tied there!" , at first I thought it was going to lead to an ultracation, but guess what the manager did. "You can tie the dog inside my office, its air conditioned and he will be safer and more comfortable there!"... Who in the world does that nowadays???? THIS GUYS DOES. As soon as I heard that, I was 100% in love with this place. When it came to getting a lane, shoes and fees, lets just say that for a party of five, with shoes and 1 hour of bowling with 3 games came in at $55 total. This was on a Sunday around 4 p.m. We wanted to stay longer but we had other engagements. I have already placed this on my google calendar to come out Once a month for Cosmic Bowling. We are in love with this place. Restrooms are clean, the staff was very friendly, lanes worked, and they had a maintanence person on the clock on a Sunday. I mean, this place is perfect. I hope you support this place and I hope staff reads this review. Please keep up the great work and kindness. read more

Del Rio Lanes - Lucky strikes: Beginners luck... maktub! - Bowling Near Me - Downey, California

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