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    Monterey Lanes

    3.7 (118 reviews)
    ModerateBowling, Sports Bars
    Closed 5:00 pm - 10:00 PM

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    Good for kids

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    Sabrina W.

    Had friends fly in from out of state and wanted to have a fun night before they flew back! Monterey Lanes included all of the great aspects of retro bowling with the perks of a nice bar and great food! Highly recommend for a fun night out.

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    Omar G.

    Great place lots of room and straight forward paying was easily and parking lot has room also bar closes earlier but other than that it's missing the arcades for lil ones

    Family and friends from the Gateway Center of Monterey enjoying bowling!
    Helene Lubben ..

    Had a wonderful birthday party for My Sister and her friends that live at the Gateway Center of Monterey for disabled adults. The pizza was great. The service was great and everyone had

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    Stan W.

    So this alley is my Thursday night league spot, I'm a regular but I will give my unbiased review! There is ample parking at the alley. They have a bar & arcade. The food here is pretty good (I wouldn't recommend the pizza, their fries are great). Good spot for parties and gatherings. Expect to pay about $30 for an hour of bowling, which is about 2 games. Lanes are well maintained, but generally pretty dry outside of league bowling nights. The bathrooms aren't the greatest. They used to have a pro shop here pre-COVID, now the closest shop is over 50 miles away in Morgan Hill.

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    Joe D.

    During a recent vacation spent driving around California, my wife and I bowled at three different lanes. Monterey Lanes was far and away the best of the three. I used to bowl semi-pro, so I know good lanes when I use them. These lanes were well-oiled and maintained. The entire facility was very clean as well. Their low prices were a nice surprise as well. My only issue was the lack of a call button to reach the desk. You had to walk over to it to report a problem. The walk was not an issue, but when you walk off a lane in bowling shoes, you never know how your slide will be affected when you start up again. Still, we will be back!

    April L.

    Fun place to gather with friends for informal fun! Whether you bowl or not... good times await.

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    We had a great time and we're heading back this week , definitely try the burgers and fries there!!!!

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    3.6(265 reviews)
    2.6 mi
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    Service was amazing , security too! it was a full house and they still found us a place to sit…read more Great customer service! I will definitely be back!

    We stopped by here on this past New Years Eve briefly. I randomly found this spot on Yelp while I…read morewas searching for places to try since we were having a little getaway for NYE in Monterey. I was so thrilled to check this pub out especially with our doggie, Meatball the Bulldog! How perfect right? A Bulldog at The Bulldog Sports Pub. We snagged the last available booth, and it had crumbs on there. Not clean. SMH. I went to the bar to order some drinks for my boyfriend and me since he left his wallet in the car. It was raining that night, and we parked several blocks away. The service was okay. I remember the guy bartender said $29something, but then he charged me $30something. I got the Jalapeno Margarita while my boyfriend had the Tito's Mule. My drink was very sweet with a kick of jalapeno while his was pretty good. They had music playing. It seems that there is a modern jukebox where you can pay to pick a song. There was one pool table for people to play. So many people came up to pet Meatball and give him so much attention. He absolutely loved it! There was one guy who asked if he can say "Hi" to Meatball, and we said that it was okay like we normally do. This weirdo was basically making out with Meatball; not cool at all man. Then Meatball flipped on his back, and he was holding Meatball. My boyfriend told him to let go of Meatball. It was such an uncomfortable interaction. Not normal at all. He even said, "This is my NYE kiss!" SMDH. The guy sat down at a table that is across from us, and he kept looking at us. We quickly finished our drinks, and then we left to ring in the new year at our hotel lobby instead. We should have just hung out in our hotel lobby instead of going out; it was much better there.

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    4.1(169 reviews)
    2.6 mi
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    Came here for a friend's birthday weekend and had such a fun time despite it not being super…read morecrowded at night. Recommend doing the $15 mini golf, which is the mini courses on the main floor and it's a lot more lively here. The bottom floor is where the bathrooms and real golf courses are, but it's a lot more secluded. The real heartbreak came when we realized the kitchen closed at 9pm, but the bartenders were really helpful when it came to us ordering sweeter choices of cocktails and letting us know about the difference between the mini / regular courses. They also gave us recs on what was open late at night. Their cocktails were yummy and tasted like described on the menu! The John Daly tasted more sweeter than I anticipated as it came with simple syrup, vodka, and lemon juice. Both were still great choices. We love a lil bev to sip onnnnn. I also liked how this place had their own photobooth and outdoor seating with couches and a fireplace. Fun place to go to with a large group.

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