Brought my mom & little brother here while they were visiting us for a family fun day & safe to say, we had fun! My little brother was so excited & didn't want to leave lol. The prices here are super cheap, especially compared to alleys off base. I will say it was super dark inside so that can possibly pose an issue for some. The staff that helped us at the front desk were so lovely & sweet. Once you get assigned your lane, using the touch screen to set up your names is super easy. They have automatic bumpers for kids as well. We will be back next time our family comes to visit again! read more

Leatherneck Lanes Camp Pendleton, San Diego, CA Customer Service: Excellent customer service... I wouldn't expect any different. Lanes: Modern lanes, computer input and tracking system with animations. Food: Hmmm... the grill staff are friendly and courteous... however I wouldn't order anything there I really want to enjoy. We ordered the Brisket sandwich and Smash burgers. The best thing about the brisket sandwich was the mustard sauce on it. The smash burger had more smash and no burger. read more

Leatherneck Lanes - Marquee - Bowling Near Me - Oceanside, California

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Fun loud busy bowling alley on Camp Pendleton. The food is delicious. Friendly staff and clean area.

It's so clean, never too crowded, very modern, and accommodating for a lot of people!

Honestamente solía venir a este lugar solo por la comida, pero esta vez me invitaron a pasar un rato jugando bowling y billar y debo reconocer que para si sorpresa pase un rato súper agradable. Es un ambiente un tanto familiar lo que me agrada porque ya tengo una nueva opción para compartir con mis hijos. Fui un viernes en la noche y sorprendentemente no estaba muy lleno, así que pronto estaremos de vuelta. read more

Where to start? THIS IS A REALLY NICE ALLEY! I've been to more bowling alleys than I can even attempt to count, including the National Bowling Stadium in Reno. Since 2002, I've been through many military bases as well and this is the nicest one yet! (Yep, even better than the Air Force ones!) Prices are unbeatable. $20/hr per lane--on a weekend?! What?! The lanes were well oiled, the approach wasn't worn out or warped, the equipment (score board, ball return) were advanced, the forward seating area was nice and not torn up or worn down.... Just a FABULOUS alley y'all! read more

This is easily the best bowling alley in the area from South OC to North SD counties (maybe even beyond those borders). The negative reviews blow my mind because it is clean, modern, and has well-maintained lanes and ball return machines with a wide range of bowling ball weights. The staff is friendly and the prices are the lowest I've seen anywhere. If you're eligible to get on base, this place is a must. read more

This place was better than three stars for the bowling. However the food deserves a 1 star. It was not good at all. Not sure what it was, perhaps the grease they cook it with but it just wasn't good at all. Family of 4 so it was not that cheap no one out of the 4 enjoyed their meal. We did enjoy bowling. The lanes were great. The quality of lanes, balls, and shoes were great. The attendant was pretty good. We experienced no issues during the games we played. read more

I don't know why they close so early. My friends went out on a Saturday night and couldn't get dinner because their grill was closed by 8 and they kicked us out of the bowling alley by 9. The ball-return machine broke for like 15 mins so we couldn't play as long as we wanted either. The whole situation was kinda lame. It was clean and the attendants were nice, but it seemed overpriced. We prolly won't be back. read more

I've only gone once, and my experience wasn't a good one. I was on lane 19, and my ball kept getting stuck. The attendant would have to get someone to manually return it, but she was on the other end of the alley with the league bowlers, so getting her attention was a hassle. Other bowlers I saw didn't seem to have the issues I was having, so perhaps it was just certain lanes. Either way, it wasn't a great experience, and I hesitate to go back despite the incredibly good prices. read more

You should advertise that this is on a military base. Or at least tell people when you call and make a reservation that it's on a base. I just drove 45 minutes to come here with 8 people WITH A RESERVATION just to be turned away at the gate and drive back. read more

Nice lane conditions Easy goin employees Good experience Gets packed on weekends Fun time read more

Enjoyed my experience! Been visiting since the 90s and I know the renovations. Great costumer service and affordable prices! During the Day. read more

Leatherneck Lanes - New Screens - Bowling Near Me - Oceanside, California

Food: I was not really impressed with the food selections. I had a cheeseburger and unfortunately, it was very bland which tasted like eating cardboard . However, some people really enjoy coming for lunch here so I'll leave it neutral for me. Location: If you have military base access then you are in luck. This location is not available to the general public and it is a nice, fairly renovated bowling alley. It has great seating, all the equipment is in good condition and the ambience is great. Service: Average for me The have regular league nights here so this bowling alley is always busy and lively. read more

Terrible hours and the lanes are broken. Paid for an hour and didn't get to play for about 15 minutes due to the ball return, lane shutting off, or pins falling read more

The bowling itself is fine. Balls are neatly organized by weight/color. I don't know much about bowling so I'll focus on what I do know... food. There IS food here. There are adult beverages here. In my opinion, bowling alleys should have a few menu item requirements. Required menu items: pizza, beer and nachos. No nachos here. Only few will truly understand the disappointment. With the lack of nacho cheese in my system, my mood has declined. I ordered some popper things that look like bready tater tots. They're filled with diced jalapeño and cheddar. Meh. It came with a little cup of ranch. Not the good ranch, but the cheap ranch. Half filled and crappy, I still asked for extra. Her response "a dollar". That's how you talk to people? I asked politely and even said please. Keep your gross ranch and your non-hospitable attitude. Next time I'll bring my own nachos. read more

Great the the Marine Corps is maintaining the Bowling Alley and food areas for our Marines and their families. The place was clean and inviting. We were happy to sit and visit with our Marine. "I used these same facilities in 1982-96 when I was in the Corps". It was exciting to see the area again in 2017 with my son who is now a Marine. read more

This review is strictly for the service and the food at the base bowling alley. Stopped in earlier last Friday with some co-workers to get some lunch. I was glad to see that the line was pretty long as this can attest to how great their food is -- it looked promising. I was also glad to see that they had quite the extensive menu of typical diner fare -- burgers, dogs, pizza, wings, sandwiches, and even chicken adobo, taco salads, and cheesesteaks!! As I got closer to the grill, I watched the preparation of the food and was disappointed by the look of their pulled pork sandwich, which had the appearance that it lacked presentation quality. The taco salad looked meager in substance, with just dollops of ground beef, refried beans, and some vegetable toppings. What caught my eye next was flyers posted on their glass case which offered several dining specials: one special was called "Bernard's Special" which had 3 pieces of fried chicken atop a bed of rice with a cup of "Adobo" sauce. I thought to myself, "really?" As a Filipino-American, I've never heard of this, and waived off the idea of trying such a "fusion"-type dish. I opted to go traditional with a slice of pepperoni, a double cheeseburger with bacon, and some fries. As soon as I reached the ordering counter, a Filipino lady eagerly assisted me. Her first question after saying "hi" was "where is my money?!" I thought she was playfully joking but proceeded to hand her my charge card nonetheless. I asked for a bacon double cheeseburger combo and she automatically swipes my card without asking if I needed anything else. After she does this, I proceed to state that I wasn't done yet, and that I wanted a slice of pepperoni pizza as well. She proceeds to apologize, attempts to fix her mistake, all while I steadily grow more and more annoyed. Apparently, she had forgotten what she asked "where is my money" while clumsily rushing to get me through the line. This lady needs to be re-trained in the art of workplace professionalism and customer service. Her demeanor was completely unprofessional and inexcusable. Onto the food: it took a while to receive, but it's entirely understandable when noticing the ratio of staff compared to the volume of patrons. They were definitely busy with lots of orders during that lunchtime rush. As mentioned earlier, I got pizza and a bacon doublecheeseburger combo. My buddies got: [1] Bernard's Special, [1] fish 'n' chips plate, [1] slice of cheese pizza. The pizza and sodas were served quick and they were hot, melty, and delicious. We all got our other dishes around 15-20 minutes later and dove in. My buddy who ordered the Bernard's Special was delightfully satisfied with his fare as he had ate it before and couldn't get enough of it. My other buddy who ordered the fish 'n' chips dish was disappointed with the meal to the point that he didn't even finish it. As for my bacon double chee -- it looked better than it tasted. It left much to be desired and was lacking in overall quality. The fries tasted like they've been fried in the same oil as their battered fish. Next time, I think I'll stick with the pizza or even venture out and try the Bernard's Special if they still have it. In short, 2 stars earned for the pizza that was pretty good and the fact that the food was prepared fresh. 3 stars off for unprofessional employee lady who asks "WHERE IS MY MONEY?," crappy burgers and crappy fish 'n' chips I'd return to see if the rest of their menu is equally as crappy and I will most definitely get someone else to take my order, as that lady would probably drive my insane. You make the decision if you want to try this place out for food. I'm just telling it how I experienced it. Oh yeah, if there's a TAP class going on, you're not going to be able to park your car because it gets that congested! read more

Leatherneck Lanes - Bowling Near Me - Oceanside, California

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Showed up 15 mins before they closed because (I understand that's not conducive but we hungry). They still had the grill on and burgers cooking. The lady covering the counter was extremely rude (I'm sorry you hate your job, maybe you shouldn't work in food service). Cuts me off mid sentence to ask me if I had a big list (I was ordering two meals). She then let's out a big sigh, like I inconvenienced her entire life with my two burger request, and tells me I'm going to have to wait an hour for her to prep two beef patty's as if making burgers is rocket science. read more

Bowling Alley: Lanes are very nice, staff is courteous and nice. Grill: Well, let's see, I would have liked to know. Hours (from multiple resources) state that the grill is open until 9pm on Sundays, however I got there at 8pm and attempted to order. The unkempt "cook" told me the grill was closed. I asked for pizza, she said she didn't have any, and when I asked for a grilled cheese she said she just shut down the grill. All she had was fries (and who knows how old those would have been). She then closed the grates after I went back to my lane. read more

This is a fun place to take kids on the weekend. They are starting to remodel. Can't wait to see what the new look will be. They do have a food/drink area. And a game room. Cosmo bowling is also very fun. Birthday parties are affordable and fun. read more

Great prices and cafe had a ton of options to pick from. Overall very clean and staff was nice. We ended up moving lanes because we were next to some serious bowlers & they were stressed out about the kids bowling next to them. After we moved lanes adults and kids had a blast. Kids bumper side guards were able to be programmed per player. read more

I love this bowling center. The atmosphere is a good, relaxed vibe and it's rarely very crowded. The food they serve is actually good food. Its not TOO pricey for what it is and it always hot and surprisingly fresh. read more

Great experience. Quiet Thursday night. Very clean and nice staff. Definitely will go back. read more

So normally we don't have any problems here but today, while bowling our lane froze and shut off. Pins wouldn't reset, lane blacked out, etc. So my boyfriend went up to the desk to let them know and they said that they'd get the mechanic on it. We sat around for 15-20 minutes total, saw the mechanic guy fix another lane, sat around some more, watched the employees just hanging out and bowling, and still were waiting on our lane to be fixed. Finally, after seeing them continue to bowl and do nothing, my boyfriend and our friend's boyfriend went up to tell them again. The mechanic, who was one of the guys hanging out, was called to go fix it; didn't look at either of them, no apologies about the wait, no acknowledgement, nothing. Pretty rude and definitely not good customer service. read more

The place is awesome for bowling! Clean, fresh, nice employees. Super fun place to go bowling. Just don't bother with the food. Pizza was flavorless and tasted like frozen pizza and the mozzarella sticks were similar. Flavorless and tasted like cafeteria food or frozen food. Bummer about that. read more

I wanted to update my review as there were some significant improvements since my last visit. All negative areas I had addressed were improved on 100% and now I rate this place at 5 stars! Not sure if they took my original review to heart but it sure seems like it. This is now the best bowling center I have ever been to! Food is top notch as well! Keep up the good work and I will come back soon!!! read more

The breakfast omelette are my guilty pleasure. When they aren't busy they make them with some type of cheese and it tastes so good. Anyways I've been going here since 2007. It's your basic bowling alley and its very nice and not that crowded. I enjoy going here and it has been around since the mid 70s Wow! read more

Never wrote a Yelp review until now. 45 mins and still waiting for one cheeseburger, and all of the buzzers are dead so I have to stand in this crowd next to the counter waiting for my number. Jeez. read more

They still haven't updated the name to Leatherneck Lanes on here. The renovation is amazing. This bowling alley looks great and actually has some decent food. I love coming here on the weekend with my husband! I'm almost bowling in the 100's now! read more

Great place to visit. Very helpful and extremely clean. They have comfortable couches, great music. If you need help ask for a kid named Tyler. read more

They should have left it like it was before. You can change you look but you can't change the people who run the place or the food. Bowling is suppose to be fun and exciting not look like a sports bar with the huge tvs in the back and a place to just hang out. We were there over the weekend for a birthday party. It was 100+ outside and close to that inside. The front desk said it was being fix but nothing ever changed. The food was average if not below average. The floor was very sticky ( the carpet) and falling apart. I did however see one lady actually cleaning the screens and seats after a party left. That's why they get 2 stars. read more

Great place for kids and for a nice night to relax to relive stress cheap games and drinks foods good there too

Went here yesterday for the first time since it was remodeled. Good lanes I enjoyed the lighting big screen tvs and modernized scoring. Only had to reset the lane twice but the rest button worked workout fail. In place of the old hard chairs were comfortable couches. The food was good for bowling alley quality. The Philly cheesecake was good but dry. Family friendly. Not crowded. The staff was friendly. read more

We went here last night for a last minute birthday party for my son. The staff was beyond amazing, especially Tyler, Robert, and Gary. They made sure we had everything we needed. They gave my son a bowling pin for our friends and family to sign for his birthday. They also checked on us every little bit to see if we needed anything. They made sure my son had a blast. I've been to plenty of bowling alleys in my day. This is by far the best experience myself and family has EVER had! Thank you too the staff at Leatherneck Lanes, I wish I could give you all 10 stars!!!! read more

The Hispanic lady who works at the grill section messes up my orders almost all the time. One day I decide to call and complain after she pulls the last straw and she just gave me an attitude like she thought she was right and I'm wrong. I ordered pancakes, she gave me a breakfast special, and told me I never said pancakes. I'm never coming back here for food again read more