The (long and) short of it: Service and karaoke were fantastic, bowling and food were good but…read morepricey. I'm an American college professor and I led a group of 10 students on a week-long trip to the UK (London and Manchester). In planning this trip, I had been looking for available forms of entertainment that would make for a fun evening for my students. A few weeks before our departure, I came across All-Star Lanes and listed it as a recommendation on our itinerary. I wasn't sure how it was going to go for us since it seemed like it was best to book bowling and karaoke in advance. Thankfully, we decided to go on a Thursday evening (right when the UK was on the precipice of the COVID-19 pandemic) so we were able to walk-in and eat, bowl, and sing. We were initially told there would be a one-hour wait to bowl after our meal but we ended up being able to bowl immediately after our meal. The meal itself was decent (or "mint," as the Mancs say) but not great and a bit on the pricey side...but I expect that from a place that does food and entertainment. The customer service agents staffing the bowling desk, both upon our initial arrival and throughout the evening, were phenomenal -- they fully and patiently explained how everything worked and they were great with me and my students (I really wish I could remember these agents' names so I could give them shoutouts!) We were able to split up our group into two bowling lanes with 5 players each (one of my students skipped the night out) and the lanes were clean, though one of them malfunctioned a couple of times -- resetting only nine pins instead of 10. At 10 pounds per person, the bowling was a little pricey (in the states, it's often $5-$8 pp) but we still enjoyed our time. I personally think the karaoke, which was immediately available to us after bowling, was the highlight of the evening. It was only 5 pounds pp and the selection of songs was huge! The 10 of us probably got to sing for about 1.5 hours. I think our only complaint about the karaoke room was that there was very little ventilation, so the room was quite warm, even after we asked the staff to adjust the temperature. Nevertheless, we all still had a great time and if/when I bring a group of students back to Manchester, I'll make sure to include All Star Lanes on our itinerary!

All Star Lanes was the location of our company Christmas party back in December; I knew very early…read moreon in the year but, due to our strategy for keeping people excited for the event, had to keep it a secret! The booking process was simple from the beginning and they were clear about technical aspects such as payment terms etc. Although we explained it was a secret event and never to use the landline, they unfortunately did - they also didn't seem to take us off their sales list, meaning we got endless calls about having an event, despite already booking with them! Sigh. They redeemed themselves on the night. Based in the Jungle Room, a leopard carpeted treat, we had two lanes to ourselves and a plethora of food and drinks. We had everything from pigs in blankets to deep fried mac & cheese fritters; these aren't your usual canapes, and they're more than happy to lay on a tasting if you're curious as to what you should serve. Staff knew exactly what was in the cocktails, as requested, and bar service ran fairly smoothly - it did get rather busy once all the pre-bought drinks had gone and people flocked to the bar, but they soon got used to it and kept up! They were also very patient; once we've all had a few, it can get a bit rowdy i.e. people thinking it funny to walk on the actual bowling alley, but noone felt put out at any time and they communicated with as frequently. Great place for any event you might be planning.

Am becoming a bit of a bowling addict these days, and so decided to get down to the Rock in Bury,…read moreget those bowling shoes on and have a game or two of trying to get as many strikes as possible! :) When we walked in you could sense it was going to be a fun afternoon. Well lit and the atmosphere was buzzing! Pricing is reasonable at from £4.95 for one game for Adults. Under 16s are from £3.95. The place has a real American feel to it, and I loved it. It is definitely kid friendly, and the family next to us were having a great time! Families can get in from £16.50 and they have some great deals. Did not try the food, but it looked delicious, and as I am going back this afternoon, I plan to sample :) To sum up, I would recommend this place to anyone who is looking for a good time out, and wants a good service as was provided here. 4 out of 5

This is a classic Ten Pin Bowling experience. There's nothing here that's going to surprise you,…read morebut at the same time there's nothing you could reasonably hope to find at a tenpin bowling alley, that isn't offered here. The basics include 26 bowling lanes and 14 pool tables including both American and English tables, which I don't even understand. They have a full bar (crucial) and an American style dodgy diner where you can get a burger and some greasy chips, the perfect accompaniment to a game of ten pin. They also offer something called 'Cosmic Bowling' where all the lights go out and the whole room and all the lanes turn luminous blue with disco lights and spotlights flying around. Wooooooooo. It claims to be bowling with a nightclub atmosphere, which it really is not. But if you want to bowl with loud music and flashing lights then by all means give it a go! There's also a Quazar Lazer shooty gun thingymajog, but that's a whole different game isn't it. I'll stick to the bowling.

For me, going bowling is an excuse to get dressed up in a fancy fifties frock and pretend I'm in…read moreGrease 2. So, even though I'm a terrible bowler, I love it! When a few of us decide to go, we usually end up at this massive Ten Pin in Didsbury's Parrs Wood complex, mainly because you can get a really good deal if you book ahead online. As you bowl on one of the alley's many lanes, you can have a shimmy to the weird 90s pop videos that play on the screens above. You can also give yourself a bit of Dutch courage by visiting the bar, which offers 4-pint pitchers of Strongbow and Carling. Be warned though, too much will make poor bowling skills even ropier!

Best boling company in England And the food only cost 10 or…read moreunder pound I'm sure if you don't go here, you are the worst person ever

Proper nice place staff are lovely was having a great night, until I got mixed between my bag of…read moremalteasers and a oddly shaped brown bowling ball, made an appointment at the dentist hopefully they can replace my teeth

A relatively good value bowling alley. It's great for kids parties as they organise most things for…read moreyou (except a cake - do NOT forget the birthday cake!). This is more a children orientated place than for adults. The alleys themselves are rather worse for wear and the buffers are permanently set either up or down - more modern alleys have the facility for the buffers to be raised when it is an adult or more experienced bowler taking their turn. I haven't had a game here without a ball or some of the pins getting stuck at some point. Still worthwhile and a lot of fun for the family.

Superbowl is always a good afternoon or evening out. This place has got less exciting since they…read moregot rid of the Laserquest a few years ago, but it's still fun. It's clean, the staff are nice and there are plenty of lanes - a few on the ground level and plenty more upstairs. Unfortunately, though there are lanes on the ground floor, there are a few steps leading down to them from bar seating area, making it difficult to access for people in wheelchairs - Doncaster or Castleford are better for disabled access. The superbowl's got a little bar and a cafe (a wimpy I think) as well as a few video games. It's not in central Wakefield but it's only about 15 minutes walk, there's a bus that goes right past, and it's got its own carpark.I'd recommend going on one of the party, where you get all night bowling with a DJ on and a free basket meal for about £12. Cheesy, but fun.

The Superbowl in Wakefield has a better name than it might suggest.. it's not exactly super but it…read moreis a decent bowling alley with plenty of lanes, and nice friendly helpful staff. Prices are cheaper than the Hollywood Bowl chain and the facilities are good, with video screens, neon night bowling and decent music played in. The only downside is the food..it has a Wimpy..who has a Wimpy any more? Wimpy burgers are strange and soft and I'm scared of them. So eat before you go. Other than that, a great night out for all the family with free parking. Maybe not Superbowl but certainly Fun.

North Wales only sanctioned (official) tenpin bowling alley is truly awesome with state-of-the-art…read moreQubica-AMF equipment. Additionally, disco and UV bowling environments. Independent Provider for learning- and physical- disabled, childrens pre-school groups, youth groups, charitable and commercial organisations. The home bowling alley for the (Independent Tenpin Bowling League - for the blind and partially sighted) Ffrith Blind Bowlers. Competitively, AstroBowl hold the (Prestatyn & Rhyl) Lions Challenge Cup and Crimestoppers '111' (tenpin) Challenge (North Wales) competition. Car parking for 450+ and coach parking 30+.

Unless you want to travel to Llandudno or Chester this is the nearest place for those living in…read moreDenbighshire. Good value and relatively quiet this appears to be a well kept secret for those wanting to enjoy a day out at the bowling.

Basically all you need to know is that if you like bowling you'll love megabowl! They provide a…read moregreat deal of entertainment aside from bowling, with all the arcade machines, pool tables, family fun centre and fully liscensed bar and restaurant. I was pleased with the service at megabowl, as because I have large feet, I often expect to be disappointed when i get there, but nevertheless, they did have bowling shoes in a size 15! Overall, megabowl is a very relaxed, and fun place for all the family. And for the ones of you who want to stay late, it much cheaper if you go after 10 as you often get free games.

Well it's exactly what it says on the tin! it's bowling!…read more It's now actually called tenpin but not much has changed, although now it as it's own Quasar! and if you've never played - have a go! it's so much fun. Basically, what happens is you go in and after a brief training video your fitted with a plastic shield and given a 'laser' gun. (don't worry it's totally harmless!) and then you go into a darkened room (don't wear white as they're are lots of ultra violet lights which add to the atmosphere). you're separated into 2 teams and given a base to guard, the idea is that each team attack the other base and score points which are all recorded and the score is given out to you at the end. You can also shoot each others which renders you unable to fire your gun for a few seconds and scores points for the other team. Not so good for little kids, but great for teenagers and I've seen quite a few stag parties have a go! Back to the bowling - it's tenpin and you can chose to go it alone or have bumpers, there's also the use of cradles for the less able bodied folks and little kids. They have a fully licenced bar aswell, and you can order food and drink to be delivered straight to your bowling lane! easy!

Not dog friendly at all, after waiting and spending a lot on drinks and lackluster expensive…read morearcade, we finally got to bowling which, for two games was over £40, then having one throw each, my dog barked a few times as dogs do the manager came over and said ill refund your game as you literally just started but you have to stop becausethe dog might distract players. As you can imagine my confusion being a place called "Dog Bowl" and advertising as a dog friendly bowling venue, we couldn't understand why we where asked to stop just because he barked a few times, we wasted a fortune on travel, drinks and the arcade and didn't even get to do what we came for. The manager, logan who to be fair was polite enough offered us some complimentary arcade tokens which, while a nice gesture was pointless as we already spent £17 on them and give them to someone else, it was my dogs birthday too and gutted. Further to this, I emailed in expressing the issue with no response, I finally managed to get through to someone on the phone who said a manager will email/call within the next two hours, ~24 hours later I've still heard nothing nor has my refund etc gone through. I will be escalating this further and have the company reported officially.

It's very middle of the road, Dog Bowl. I mean obviously it's great there's a bowling alley but…read moreit's not beautiful like All Star Lanes, although I imagine it's cheaper. I went in for lunch as I had been given the £5 lunch flyer three times - effective marketing but also guys please stop destroying the planet. The burger wasn't amazing but the chips were really nice and the guacamole was surprisingly good (I nicked this off my friend's fajitas plate, which she enjoyed). Drinks aren't included and seem to be from a soda fountain, of which I heartily disapprove (especially at £2 each...come on. At least have free refills). Overall good for a change and probably one of the best/cheapest options for a sit down lunch in the area.

Went bowling here with a mixed sex/mixed age party on a wet afternoon for a Christmas outing…read more Reasonably priced provided you don't let the arcade machines and other extras suck money out of your wallet. We paid £6 per head (inc bowling shoe hire) for three games on two adjoining lanes, which took us about 1.5 hours to complete. Friendly family atmosphere and smaller children are encouraged to join in there are ramps and bumpers to help kids get results without tears. Fairly slick, professionally-staffed environment, clean and bright but on the noisy side with constant loud music and disco-style lighting. Drinks aren't greedily priced there's a separate bar/pool hall area but the food offering is pretty dire, so maybe save your appetite for the local Burger King on the same retail park or venture into Macc itself for a curry.

Macclesfield Super Bowl. Total rip off…read more Pre-booked a large group for Laserquest. Parked in their car park. Entered car number in their computer on entry as they tell you so they know you are legitimately parked in their car park. Followed the clear instructions to the letter to show we were paying customers. Went to the Laserquest. Told safety video was broken so given verbal briefing. No big deal but sign of things to come. The laser-quest was a complete farce. Batteries to 8 of the guns we were given were flat. Staff were embarrassed and explained "The manager has told us not to charge the batteries every night to save electric. We now only charge them every two days and this keeps happening. Sorry it's policy and we can't do anything about it". What a joke, surely this can't be a genuine policy, if it is the policy is incredible, if not staff are incompetent and don't check equipment, either way, very poor show. Eventually got our game but lost time due to their faulty guns. Afterward ate in the cafe. RidIculous prices for poor quality fast food. Left very disappointed. Now a pleasant experience in any way. A few days later got an "invoice" for parking in their car park. Went through the deliberately difficult process of appealing the invoice including sending timed receipts proving we were their legitimately. Appeal refused with no reason given why. Called Super Bowl, manager Liz said they are aware of the problem but "Head Office won't do anything about it and we can't help". We aren't the only ones challenging this scam. Please read this press article www.cheshire-live.co.uk/news/parking-changes Solution; 1) We won't ever go back to Macclesfield Super Bowl. 2) We won't be paying the invoice. 3) If they keep sending threatening letters I will if it's them until we get a Court summons. I will then goo to Court and when they lose the case I will claim all my costs against them. 4) I will post this honest feedback so others learn from our experience (I wish I had read reviews on TripAdvisor before our visit, we are not alone in our experience.) MY ADVICE, AVOID MACCLESFIELD SUPERBOWL. As promised Liz, I am leaving public feedback about your treatment of genuine customers.