I love playing snooker here and the owner and staff are amazing individuals and the tables are…read morealways brushed and cleaned.

Woohoo, another 1st review~…read more So I was introduced to this place by a buddy who's an avid snooker (not "boring" 8-ball, as he says) fan/player. How avid? He owns a $1000 custom-made pool cue, and competes in the local tournaments. So if he says this place has the best tables out of all the local halls, I'll take his word for it. The place is a converted warehouse (like most other Richmond pool halls), with some posters to break (no pun intended) the emptiness of the walls. So, what's great about this place? 1) Not too many people know about it. Getting a table is never a problem. Fridays + Saturdays can get busy though. 2) Free parking around the building. 3) The rates actually depend on the QUALITY of the felt. What that means, for example, is that a table with known "bad" felt costs less to rent than one with "newer" felt. So if you're a crappy player like myself, you can save a few bucks. With that said, they recently redid the felt on all of their tables (Nov 2010), so I'm not sure if this scheme is still in place. This isn't BS either. One time my friend had me try 2 tables (one "cheap", one "expensive") to see for myself. He wasn't lying. When playing on the expensive table, the balls behave more "ideally" (ie closer to what you'd expect if you've taken a Math 12 Provincial Exam). 4) There's a lounge area next to the counter. Not sure if they serve food or drinks there (I'd imagine they do), but one of your friends wants to sit out, they can in comfort. There are TVs in this area too, usually showing.. footage from snooker tournaments. Hardcore. 5) They offer additional services, such as retipping your cue. My friend uses other services for his cues as well, but I have no idea what he asks for. You'd have to be a pool shark to ask for these specialized services. 6) Each table (for the snooker ones at least) have an electronic scoreboard, so you're not stuck dealing with those lame sliders like every other place I've been to around Richmond. Makes it WAY easier to keep track of points. You're not coming in here for the decor, but if you want an excellent pool / snooker venue, this is it.

It has been a while since I checked out Commodore Lanes and I recently had the chance to stop by…read more Bowling is always a fun chill event in my eyes. The look is a bit older/dated looking. There are plenty of lanes for bowling along with pool tables and some arcade games. The name of the game here is 5 pin bowling. It's a fun and relaxing experience. Pricing is fairly decent and won't break the bank. I had a great time bowling here. I can't wait to come back with friends and play more games.

It was a rainy weekend so me and my friends decided to do an indoor activity. Commodore Lanes were…read morethe only ones open so we went there. Since they only have 5 pin bowling and they didn't allow us to drink by the bowling area, we decided to play billiards instead. It was around $22/hr for each table. They had multiple tables that were really close to each other which made it tough to play. I would recommend them to space their tables out more so that players are not bumping into each other and have enough room to play. They also did not have a water fountain at the venue so I asked their bar if I could get a glass of water. They said that we have to pay for it and they would only take cash. I wasn't looking to buy a bottle of water, just wanted a glass with tap water. But they said that we would have to pay for the cups, luckily my friend had some change so I was able to get water. I feel like for such a big venue space that serves alcohol, serving a glass of tap water shouldn't be such a big ask. The service was ok!

This is the first of a five part review of a stag night…read more The SoHo is a great place to play some pool and have some drinks at your table (other places I've been to have a separate area for drinking). They were very accommodating for our reservations and they serve decent beer (you're not limited to Canadian, Coors Lite, and Kokanee). I was getting pints of Sleeman's Honey Brown while getting my ass handed to me in pool. Serves me right to play with one guy who grew up with a pool table in his home and another who is a hustling biker. Since it's two blocks away from the Yaletown Skytrain on the Canada Line, I will likely be back. Their food menu looks tasty. The nachos and wings I saw coming out of the kitchen looked very appetizing. Outside of that, I'm looking forward to spending a couple of hours playing some pool and drinking some beer. Definitely a great pre-dinner place. Next part is for Hy's downtown.

First time in Canada and omg I am loving it. Found this cute gem and been here for hours. The…read moreatmosphere is nice and the staff was amazing! I will definitely be returning back to this place when I come visit. There so much to do here and parking is not bad on cost. I will say it's tough to get a spot but at night it's easier.

I had a party here some time ago and the staff were very…read morekind and accommodating to me and my friends. Had good food and lots of fun, as they are the OG of music game arcade of Vancouver. They have one my favourite rides here with the immersive VR like Star Wars game and the 5D theatre for funzies.

A lot of machines are really old and staffs r not rlly nice. A little dirty as well. But an OG spot…read morefor sure

Its an awesome place for fun Play billiards watch real live sports and events…read moregreat coffee great atmosphere. Service is just like home we all family everyone is happy and enjoy tournaments and Blah blah away.

Old school Portuguese pool hall. It's not just a cafe. Don't let the dumpy exterior scare you off…read more Parking is available on Kingsway, as well as the side streets. Inside is very dated. The place is actually 2/3 pool hall and 1/3 cafe. Several big screen TVs, and a surprisingly number (6 total) of pool tables. Tables are of the 8 ball variety. In other words, no snooker here. The coffee bar also serves alcoholic beverages and sandwiches. No hot food. One thing worth mentioning is that they don't have decaf for some reason. With that said, my coffee tasted fine.

Ping pong dive bar in Gastown area…read more Parking is available on the streets. Sketchy neighbourhood. The inside is definitely divey. Floor is sticky. Tables are sticky. Ping pong balls are sticky. Basically reminds me of the Met, but with ping pong. Staff are friendly. Beers are a bit pricey. The ping pong area has a cosmic theme, with some black light I think. The ping pong balls are orange, and seemed to glow a bit. Good for some casual fun. Just try not to get too tipsy when playing.

If your looking to play ping pong while having a beer, this is the place. Nice options on tap too,…read morebeen there a couple of times and would recommend.

Stopped by Greta on a Friday night for some drinks, it was really crowded but it was easy to get in…read morethrough guestlist. However, if you'd like a table, I would recommend booking it in advance. They had some really good music - mostly throwbacks. We got some drinks there too and played some games. Love their mario cart game!!

Ordered Big Mac fries to share with friends. This is a fun spot to go with friends as it's an…read morearcade bar. Tons of fun games, it has basketball, skeeball, big buck hunter, honestly everything fun to play. Service for getting the games card sorted out is always great, but food and drink service if you're at a table was much slower.

Great blend of a serious player yet music, ambience, and a real Player owner at the establishment.read more

Great vibe, service, drinks and pool. Terrible pizza, though. Not only is it grossly overpriced…read more It's really bad. They need to step up their pizza game. Otherwise a winner.