My daughters 6th birthday was a disaster. We pre booked bowling with food and jugs of slushy's. We arrived 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 ‍ read more

This place isn't glamorous and is nothing like Hollywood, but it is all you could wish for from a bowling 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. read more

Hollywood Bowl - photo from hollywood bowl website - Bowling Near Me - Bristol, BST

What a day out. I think that i enjoy the hollywood bowl so much because it reminds me of when i used to go bowling when i was a child. There is actually very little to write home about here, it is a large bowling centre with a host of slot machine games behind the lanes. The shoes are all pretty old and balls too. Still, a fun day out. read more

I haven't been bowling in a little while, but since I had a free bowling voucher I went along with my boyfriend. I don't know whether they have changed this venue temporarily for the summer holidays whilst the children are off, but it was darker than usual and decorated with UV glowing monsters and spaceships and stuff. It looked really cool! The service was fast and friendly, the only problem we had was that our game was interrupted by a computer fault, but the staff sorted it out when we asked, so I can't really complain! A good fun activity for people of all ages :) read more

Hollywood Bowl. The only connection to Hollywood from what I can tell, is it is a big soulless place with a lot of lights. If you were to knock me out, blindfold me, drive me to a Hollywood bowl, then remove my blindfold once I was standing inside, I couldn't tell you for certain which giant warehouse type bowling franchise I was in. They all look identical and this one is no different. I'm sure you've all been bowling before and know what to expect from these sorts of places. Row upon, row of bowling lanes, with row upon row, of amateur bowlers like you and me hurling a ball at some pins. If you fancy a fun few hours then this place is perfect. I do stress the word hours as one game will cost in excess of £5 and unless you're going very, very slowly this isn't going to last too long. Mega bowl used to do an all day admission for £7 when I was at university, which was absolutely fantastic. Not sure why I'm telling you this piece of pointless information, as they don't do it anymore and neither do Hollywood Bowl. They only have offers like 1 game and 1 drink for £4.99, but that's rubbish by comparison. read more

A great place to bowl, as alreayd mentioned they have an arcade as well as bowling. Fun for all ages, and great for parties as well. As for prices, well sometimes they have special discounts, but it all depends when you go. Staff are polite and very helpful. read more

A typical bowling experience. Lots of flashing lights, cheesy background music and lane after lane make up this big venue. Its lots of fun and if you ever get bored of the bowling ou can always go and play some air hockey, pool, play on the slot machines, go to the cafe or hit the bar. Good family deals are available as well as student offers and off-peak deals. Hollywood bowl is clean and welcomes everybody. who cant enjoy a good day out when bowling! read more

You can make a real afternoon or evening here with the kids. The bowling alley is illuminated and the atmosphere is full of buzz and great fun. I went not long ago and had forgotten how much fun bowling can be. I must admit though, although the bowling is reasonable, the arcade drew in the kids and we did end up spending quite a bit of money but they did have great fun and for a treat, it was a great place to go on a cold, rainy afternoon rather than sitting at home in front of the TV. read more

A good night out for the family even my six year old could play with the childrens roller rail that saves her lifting the heavy ball and sending the ball down the gutter. Nice food for the kids and adults too and Vue cinema very close. Staff friendly. read more

Don't use Hollywood Bowl in Cribbcauseway. They Rip you off and when you phone to speak to someone about an issue they don't want to know and fobb you off!!! I was given a 50% off code because we played there last week and when I went to use it (it could only be used if you booked online), we was then charged full price!!!!!! When we phoned them asking for a refund or to cancel we got told this couldn't be done, even though they admitted that their system wasn't working. They are a very unhelpful company and I would NOT recommend them to anyone. read more

Not sure where the two previous reviewers were, because even now, over a year later than their submission dates, the game price is only £4.75 per adult, and that price was revised this year?! Hollywood bowl does exactly what it says on the tin, its a bowling centre! The bar prices are ok, and there are packages to bowl and get food or drink, which does save you some money as well. The video games are all quite new, I think they got them all changed early this year, as there are some machines that were here for a while that seem to have bee replaced as well, and the game price is the standard £1 a go so again no surprises there. If you want to take it easy, you can order drink or food to your lane as well, so no need to even go to the bar. Me and my friends all had a great time, and will be going back soon. read more

come here very often with my friends as its a lovely hang out place! lovely cool atmophere with a good arcade. you can also get some cheap bargains here which is always a plus:D read more

great place to go out with some friends! :) always used to love it here! very entertaining and the food is awesome! also i love the arcade as there's always something to be won, highly recommended for a great night out! read more

This a nice bowling venue. There is also a small arcade inside and a bar. they also sell food. You can have children's and teenage party's there. My son has had one there and he loved it. The service was really good too. It can get quite dear if you have quite a big group but the do offers. It is situated near Vue cinema, restaurants and The Mall Cribbs Causeway. read more