Brooklyn Bowl

Just watched Smiths cover band....excellent!!! I bowled a 109....whatever...... The cure cover band from Maryland was phenomenal

I give this place a 5/5 because the ambiance and venue was incredible. The only con I have is the woman selling merchandise. She was incredibly rude and condescending.

Celebrated a friend's birthday and had a great time at Brooklyn Bowl.

Pros:
- Large fun space with different sections to enjoy with your friends- band/dancing, bar/lounge, and bowling. Great for big groups.
- Delicious bar foods- recommend the smoked wings, fries, mac & cheese balls, and nachos.

Looking forward to coming back here for another special occasion.

I love Brooklyn Bowl! I've always heard of this spot but never actually had the chance to go. I enjoyed everything from the bowling to the decor and the food. I went during the early afternoon, which is a great time if you're planning to go with the family. We opted for 2 hours for the lanes, which in turn ends up being about 2 bowling games depending on how big your team is.

We ordered a variety of finger foods. The smoked wings were by far my favorite. The Mac and cheese bites and loaded fries tie for second place. There were so many options to choose from.

I would definitely come back to Brooklyn Bowl. This is a great place for date nite or even just to hang with the family!

I wish I was there the moment whoever came up with the concept of Brooklyn Bowl. Just imagining someone saying: Ok, check this out, I want to take a big warehouse space - put in a restaurant, large bar, a stage area, and now, get this, about a dozen bowling lanes! It probably sounded like madness and the reality is it doesn't work perfectly, but I have to say this place is lots of fun.

The awkwardness of hearing people bowl between songs making the singer comment "Hey, I think someone just picked up that spare!" - it seems and feels a little disrespectful to the musicians on stage. Throw in a sound engineer sitting directly on the stage in full view of the audience looking bored to high heaven, eating food from a take out container, or practicing on his drum pad makes this place less a cathedral to music, but rather a carnival for adults. Really though, it's probably rock or something equally heavy emanating from the stage so who gives a crap?! - just play it LOUD!

We made a night of it, coming in for happy hour and meal. The food is decent, but truly those $5 beers until 8pm were going down nicely. We had the buffalo cauliflower, which came with a side of buffalo sauce and blue cheese - it tasted like it was reheated, but good flavor. The blue cheese salad with bacon and chicken was fresh and generous. The oyster po'boy was a bit on the bland side - I enjoyed the roll it was served on, but a shot of hot sauce was needed to give this thing flavor. The bread pudding dessert was more like a warm cake - forgettable. Great full service bar - I was drinking some of Brooklyn's Brewery Bel Air Sours.

The large bar that anchors the lounge and concert area is well laid out. If you are not drinking they have cold water dispensers on either end with plenty of plastic cups so no need to purchase water bottles, or bother bartenders who should be tending to the partiers in the room. In the performance area there are communal picnic tables along the sides and large open space in the center.

Spent ~$40 to bowl by myself for 30 mins during emo night. Pretty steep!

They also skipped a song on the set list during emo night that my friend was pumped about. Not cool

Bathrooms have comfy leather chairs so I'd almost rather hang in there

What a fun place!!!

Came here on a Saturday after checking out the Museum of Pizza. Parking can be a headache . Best to come early - or you all be in line outside waiting to go thru security

Getting a lane to bowl could be tricky. We came at about 5:30pm and there was about the 23rd in line. There are only 16 lanes . At peak hours- there is a limit of 2 hrs playing time . They take your name and number and will text you when your name comes up. They get pretty annoyed if you keep checking what number in line you are in during your waiting process

Anyway ...

It's $25 bucks for 30mins to bowl. 8 people max per lane . $4.95 for shoe rental.

No reservations

$3 for coat check

Cover fee starts at 6pm. It was $20 the night I went - although I didn't pay since I came at 5:30pm.

Your Best bet is to come to Brooklyn Bowl- put your name on the list - then sit down at a table to have a meal and drinks to help make the time pass. We spent two hours at the table after apps, drinks, dinner and dessert

Drinks are mainly beers, some spirits , a margarita and maybe a few cocktails as special . I was surprised try didn't have more cocktails.

I tried the margarita and it was just ok. I also tried one of the specials "warm spiced cider" which was good . Buffalo Cauliflower was good. I had the fried catfish tacos which were ok/ good. Tried my friends smoked chicken wing which was ok/good. Other friends had the veggie burger, wings with mashed potato, Chicken sandwich and a cheeseburger. They all liked their food.
We all shared the chocolate chip bread pudding with vanilla ice cream . It was good

This place is pretty casual and relaxed. Although some people got dressed nice- some people also wore jeans and sneakers.

This place a has a lobby with some coaches/ tables . Two bars - one where you can sit and grab food and another large bar near the performing side of Brooklyn Bowl. The Bowling lanes are parallel to the performance side/ dance floor. You need special bracelets for security to let you pass to get to the bowling side .

There Are only 16 bowling lanes . Cute couches to lounge on although it is pretty cramped . Bowling balls seem in good shape- so are the shoes. Pretty easy to use the system to list your names . The server can get you food and/or drinks . You also tell the server when you are done so she can end your time and give you your check. You pay when you are still at the bowling lane.

We had good view of the act that was performing on stage at the time we were bowling .

Coat check line was long when it was time to leave . I happened to carry mine.

Bathrooms are located near the entrance on the second floor. About 10 stalls - had a small lounge room ( In the girls bathroom at least)

Nice space, good talent, ok service,...but absolutely terrible sound people. We went for the winter jazz festival and they had some great artists. However, the balancing was way off, mics randomly didn't work (to the point where an entire song's lead didn't have sound), and there was a lot of random distortion. It was really hard to believe that this place hosts music frequently.

Staff is not polite. We came for the Hold Steady show. I'm have anxiety and was trying to stay in the back to avoid too many people.
It was the staff that kept bumping into me and not polite in any way. It makes me super sad to say I'll never come see this amazing show here again. @theholdsteady

Very fun place and family kids and strollers friendly!
So on weekends they offer family time until 5pm (since shows starts at 6pm). If you go before 6pm there is no cover fee.
No reservations
We came around 1.50pm and we were already no 20 on the line... it took about 1.5h to get a line and start bowling (they only have 16lines). Good thinh is that they text you once the line is ready for you.
Price is $25/half hour per lines (up to 8 people). And shoe rental was $4.95.
You can get drinks and food everywhere: at the lounge where they offer some couches and tables or at the line while bowling.
We really had a great time. Really need places where are baby-kids friendly.
Oh, peak times are 2h tops although we went little bit over to finish the gane but it was okay for them.
For food, bit pricey and quite average except chicke wings... oh! They are delicious!