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    Whitestone Lanes

    2.6 (174 reviews)
    Closed 10:00 am - 1:00 AM (Next day)
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    Victoria S.

    This place is old school. It was a cold winter day and it was quite cold inside the venue despite there being a space heater running. I did 2 hours of unlimited bowling for $25 each including the bowling shoes. I stopped when we reached game 3 but we still had time to spare. It is cash only. The balls could be in better condition but they did the job. I do not go bowling often so this was a nice place to practice. I do appreciate that they have a parking lot on site. I did not try any of their food or drinks.

    Kris L.

    Old school local bowling alley that's kinda outdated but $25 bowling from 6-9pm (3 hour bowling) on weekdays is not too shabby! Be prepared to bring Cash$$ since they do not take credit cards. We were all hungry but sadly, snack bar was closed. Though the bar was open and they have a vending machine. Parking in the front was full but they also have plenty of parking in the back.

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    Tsz-Cheong C.

    A Throwback to the 80's for me as time seemingly has stood still. I can clearly remember the same decor of the walls and the linoleum floors. It's like I traveled back in a time machine. The only thing new here unfortunately is the Covid 19 pandemic and the byproduct from that is the addition of partitions to enforce social distancing during game play. This is a no frills bowling alley that is as basic as basic can be. Do not expect anything exciting here unless you yourself bowl a perfect game. There is no multi colored light shows or loud pumping music, the bowling machines though functional are pretty beat up as are the the quality of the lanes, pins and balls. Due to the Covid pandemic temperature checks, contact tracing, face masks and signing a waiver will get you in. What I don't particularly like is they will make a copy of your ID and keep it with the waiver you signed. I was not keen on the idea of them making a copy of my driver's license but since I drove all the way here already I went with it. If you come with others without ID they will be allowed to bowl as long as you sign for them. If you refuse to sign the waiver you will not be permitted to play. Check the hours and call before coming here since they currently are not operating 24/7 during the pandemic. Cash is the only form of payment accepted at the moment.

    Joey T.

    Decent sized parking lot, 10+ spaces. More than half of them were empty when we went on a Saturday at 6 PM. Priced at 2 games for $25 per person, including shoes. Inside is huge with two sides for bowling, and an open kitchen/cafe/arcade games in-between. They do a quick spray to deodorize the shoes when they give them to you. I assume they don't have half sizes since they just gave me a smaller size. Shoes are velcro (no laces) and are comfortable. Lanes are spaced out enough so random people are not right next to you. Not sure how much bowling usually costs, but it didn't seem worth it to me. Even if you take your time, two games will finish in less than an hour.

    Rita L.

    Bowling spot in the area, a bit pricey at $9.50 per person per game and $6 shoe rental. Smelly inside when you walk in... nothing too much to write about here, average spot, not somewhere I'd recommend to others.

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    Shoshana R.

    It's all about the company you keep! Haven't been bowling in more then a month of Sundays, probably closer to years worth of Sundays. So naturally when bowling was suggested as part of the hang out with my Bros, I wouldn't know where to begin and certainly would not have picked Whitestone Lanes. However, I had a fabulous time. Conveniently located right off the highway. The actual alley and both accompanying parking lots can use some updating but it's large, the employees were cool and the premises were clean. Since we only came to bowl, I guess the aesthetics are not that important. Three people playing two games @ 11pm on a Saturday night was $64.50 ($13.50/shoe rental $51/2 games for 3ppl). I couldn't tell you if that is good, bad or spot on but its what we paid. Everything went well and we all had a great time. I appreciated the fact that they had adult balls that were lighter and didn't have children sized finger wholes and they had some new shoes in rotation. Of course I lost both games even though we were tied for 2nd place in the first, I had a ball doing it. Just A Note CASH (only) is KING... They offer All You Can Bowl Specials: Monday-Thursday 10pm-2am and Saturday & Sunday 8am-12pm for $19

    Kellianne H.

    3h unlimited bowling per person for $25 on a Friday Night? I think so! Pretty old school. Clean bathrooms. Nice staff. And bar opens at 7:30p

    Tameeka B.

    This bowling alley is old school Queens and I love it. It's the only bowling alley that I know that's open 24/7. The prices are cheap & you get a bang for your buck. Shoe rentals are $4.50 and on the weekend they have an unlimited bowling special from 8am-noon. My friends and I decided to meet up for a few friendly games on a Sunday morning and did not have to wait for a lane once we arrived. We arrived during the unlimited bowling time so it was pretty packed but I believe there were lots of bowling league teams practicing (at this time). One of the league members to our left I guess got pissed off at one of my friends because my friend didn't let the league member bowl first (2 lanes down mind you) and came over and gave us a speech about it, I particularly enjoyed the league member stating how he's a bowler so he knows what he's talking about. My friends and I were there to have fun not be involved in bowling politics so we shrugged it off and kept having fun. So just a heads up that you may be surrounded by serious bowlers who aren't so polite during the unlimited bowling period. I suggest come prepared to have fun and be in an old school bowling environment. Also, the pit turnaround time was a bit slow but when your having fun it's not that bad. I believe food is served near the bar area but didn't see anyone ordering because it was kind of early. I was able to get a cup of coffee while I bowled. I definitely will be back in the next few weeks to take advantage of the unlimited bowling again.

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    X P.

    I remember having had an amazing time bowling in middle school for a school trip so I came back here a decade later expecting to relive those feelings. Being an adult made me realize that this place isn't so wonderful. Price and service: Overpriced arcade, a dollar a play when the movie theater that's 5 mins away has way bigger and better machines for same price., should be 50 cents a play for the claw machine..prices are.around average cost of rental shoes and bowling. Food and vending machine... forget about it ,,eat before coming please unless you are fine throwing money away. The shooting game doesnt even work, I tried reloading my gun and it takes me like 4 pulls to get it off almost every time resulting in me dying after playing about 5 or 6 minutes. The claw machine on the right doesn't work too, wasted two dollars as the claw would not move. The bowling balls legit are the same ones from 11 years ago, scratched up and old. I highly recommend skip this place , go somewhere else for a fun time. Waste of money.

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    Amazing bowling alley! Amazing service and love that they have a parking lot! Would definitely come here again!

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    a little dirty and the shoes as well, but prices aren't so bad after certain hours. food is not good tho.

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    Place was very outdated and cash only not a good experience pins were breaking every other minute and also rude

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    The actual alley and both accompanying parking lots can use some updating but it's large, the employees were cool and the premises were clean.

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