All Star Lanes

Y'all! This place is a riot! I've never seen so many people suck at bowling and have such a good time doing it. The food is solid, the people are having waaaaay too much fun, and the drinks are strong. C'mon down! Totally didn't see it coming from the outside, but glad I took a chance. Coming back for sure!

I was rather surprised that the brisket on the appetizers section of the menu was good. I gave the 3 stars bcas the drink that supposedly have Wrey & Nephew and Bacardi was weak. My friend salad looked good

There was 1 other table when we came for a bit. Took forever to get menus even with 4 people working. Food recommendation was rubbish.
She asked if we wanted mayo with the fries which we said yes to. I had to ask her 10min later if we can get Mayo. We left all the waffles on the plate and she didn't even ask if the food was alright.
Stay away from the waffle Reuben, worst dish I ever had. Super dry waffles, small size. The Reuben meat was alright.
Sweet potato fries were moist compared to the waffles.
Don't come here for food, just use the bowling alley, that's actually worth it.

This place fell well short of expectations. On a Saturday night we could only book one game and had to also get dinner at the restaurant (2 courses, bowling and a drink for £25 each). It would have been nice to have been able to book two games. We spent more time eating than bowling.

We also got overcharged as the deposit wasn't taken off the bill and an extra food item was added to our invoice.

Definitely won't be returning.

Much smaller space than I expected, with just four alleys, so you really need to book in advance, and you are more likely to get in, if you book for a meal too.

We managed to squeeze in the 50% off deal for food before it expired at the end of January. However, when the portions arrived, not the American size I expected, it looked like we were getting less of the meal, not the full price meal at 50% off. It was good value at half the price but not for full price, it would be quite pricey for what it was and to make matters worst, when the bill came, the discount was not taken off! However, the food is actually very tasty, and there was a lot of choice. Plus a vegan-friendly menu, which was really welcomed by my friend.

I really enjoyed my choice of the buttermilk fried chicken in between a warm toasted brioche bun, house slaw and chipotle mayo. I accompanied that with sweet potato fries.

My friend also enjoyed his chargrilled chicken tenders marinated in coriander, parsley and chilli, served with pepper pot hot dipping sauce and skinny fries.

The chargrilled swordfish steak rubbed in Cajun spices with tomato, basil & sweet onion salad, again, served with sweet potato fries, was very good too.

The spicy nacho burger with spiced yellow lentil and chickpea patty, topped with chargrilled courgettes and gooey nacho vegan cheese sauce, also got a thumbs up from my vegan friend.

After the meal, we went back to reception to exchange our shoes for the bowling shoes, and waited for our booked slot.

Since there were only four of us, the game lasted just over half an hour, but we had a lot of fun. The atmosphere was great and easy going. I had never realised that you could have rails up so that the ball does not run down the gutters, but bounces back and hit the pins, which makes it much easier! But that was not the purpose of the game, so we lowered them down!

A good evening of fun and games for groups.

Lovely place to go bowling but the only way you can get a booking is if you eat at the place which is a bit lame, that's all good but the service was so weird the guy didn't want to get me more tissues, and kept on asking where me and my friends are from, in addition to that he was just such a bad waiter which ruined the service all in all.

Where other bowling alleys in the area fail, All Star Lanes makes up for with tons of old school fun. I would advise booking if you're going to head down here with friends, because it's quite a small venue and can get pretty busy on an evening and weekends.

Part of this places charm is the retro 1950's esque decor, and the restaurant they have to the side of the lanes carries on this theme to their American style menu. Those wanting to add a little kick to their sweets can try out the 'hard-shakes' - super thick milkshakes with a sneaky addition of alcohol, but if that's not up your street the cocktails have a fair kick to them too. Though I still haven't been brave enough to try the bubblegum cocktail, I had some sort of elder flower/gin concoction which blew my socks off (in a good way).

The whole atmosphere of the place is great, with super friendly staff to help you out and fun rock n' roll music, it would be difficult not to have a great night out here. On an evening they turn the black lights on the lanes, turning it into a back to the future disco. Definitely one of the best nights out I've had in some time!

NB: I attended for a work event and therefore didn't pay my way.

We visited All Star Lanes as a group of 11 on a Thursday evening for a team event - we'd wanted to do something a little different than the standard dinner and drinks.

We had a table booked for 6.30pm, with bowling for 8pm. The venue is strict on timings, which is fair enough as they are booked back-to-back, and they give you plenty of warning on this point. The vast majority of my party arrived very late, but our waiter (who provided excellent and personable service for the evening) was patient while firm. Our pre-ordered drinks were brought to the table quickly and without any hassle.

The food is American-style and absolutely delicious. We chose the £33 eat-drink-bowl menu (I don't think this provides any discount at all but is handy for a larger group) - which includes 2 courses, a cocktail and a game of bowling. I ate the vegetarian quesadilla to start - it was flavoursome, tasty and enormous as an appetiser! I chose the goats cheese and butternut squash stack with fries for my main - this was a decadent and delicious veggie option, with the generous chunk of deep-fried goats cheese providing a real treat.

We had great fun bowling - they set up the screens with the names of your team, so it's straightforward for you to get going. We would have happily carried on for a second game but they were booked up - if you think you'll want more than one game it's well worth booking that in advance. There could have been better service once we'd got to the bowling itself - e.g. if they had a waiter offering table service they would probably sell many more drinks, rather than customers having to go to the bar (on the other side of the venue) to order. We also had to go and find a waiter when the skittles didn't re-set correctly. They'd really benefit from having one 'bowling attendant'!

We moved on to the relaxed bar, with an area we'd booked in advance. They serve a great range of delicious cocktails, and the music is a good mix of old school classics and modern tunes.

Overall we had a fantastic time here and would definitely return. They've nailed the food, and will be surprised at how much you enjoy the bowling (particularly after a couple of drinks)!!

I organised an event in The Clubhouse for work, and in general the night was a bucket of fun. The Events team were great to work with before the event - fast communication, helpful in instructions, friendly on venue visits. And the price is very reasonable for what we get.

The Clubhouse is a great space for a private event of 40-60 people. It's cosy and set apart enough that you don't have to worry about random walk-ins. The food doesn't blow me away, but I guess that's what you have to expect from a bowling alley. Still, I thought all the food sort of tasted the same - deep fried STUFF. Only the mac n' cheese croquettes stood out - though I didn't try any sliders, so I can't say much for those.

Bowling could have been better organised. Getting the shoes were very smooth, since they have a good stock of them in the room. They suggested that for 40-ish people, they would set up the games to be only 5 frames instead of 10 to quicken the games, but this proved to be such an annoyance in the end. While you would usually just continue bowling to start a new game, we had to go to the register to ask them to reset the game for us, which usually took up to 10 minutes to get done. If we bowled in impatience, we got 10-frame games. I think the system of doing that was a tad bit oversold, to be honest.

The Wii was a lot of fun, but one of the controls don't work very well, and I noticed that whoever had the more faulty controller usually ended up losing. I don't know whether it's the setup of the equipment or the equipment itself.

The karaoke was an unexpected bonus, but that was more down to our group being so festive. That turned out to be great fun, so if you do an event, try it out and get it going early to have some fun tunes with awful singing - always a great way to end a night.

Despite the confusion around resetting the bowling games, the staff were very friendly, even giving me a few gin recommendations. =)

So, in general, nice alley, average food, oldish system, but good service. A mixed bag, but I still would recommend it if you're looking to bowl in central London.

You'd think intoxicated folk, flinging huge balls around would be dangerous in the wee hours, but you don't have to bowl and if you do want to then put the bumpers up.

They have an incredibly well stocked bar. Over a dozen premium whiskeys to choose from and they do, do Café Patron. Cheeky knowledgeable bar staff are happy to educate.