New North Arlington Bowl

200 Schuyler Ave, North Arlington, NJ 07031, United States

New North Arlington Bowl
About the Company

Family-owned 30-lane bowling alley with a sports bar, restaurant, arcade games & a pro shop.

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Terrible

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Nice place very fun

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Had a good time bowling with friends, but the food was even more impressive. Just had the Nick and something called a nuttella Bomb, ended up ordering another order to take home. Def recommend for both fun and especially for the food

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Boo, tomato. I walked in with a friend to bowl, not a professional or interested in any league, just to bowl on a Wednesday night. The staff was not at the desk initially to open a lane, when the staff finally came they continued to watch the other players bowl and not address me as a paying guest. This went on for 15 minutes, going so far as to completely ignoring my inquiry for a lane 2 times. Finally after finding another passing employee i was told that they are not serving any regular players. Boo. Tomato

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I had a good time

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The mid age lady at the front desk has something against young adults and gave me an attitude because she believes I m a minor

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Great

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Been there a few times prior and now probably wont return. Deterred by preferential treatment.

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I came here with my paraplegic uncle, Uncle Wheels, and his mail order bride. I was excited to show them a good old fashioned North Arlington time, but it was simply DREADFUL! To begin, I have big feet. I come from a long lineage of clowns, and I require a specific type of prescription bowling shoe. This, coupled with my Uncle s useless noodle legs, meant that only Svetlana, my Uncle s beautiful Eastern European consort, needed shoes. The woman at the front desk became enraged, insinuating that people like us were the reason bowling alleys across the nation were failing. To quell this beast s rabid aggression, I rented two pairs of bowling shoes and a pair of bowling wheels for my Uncle. When we got to our lane, everything seemed fine. We put in our names, the game started, and we started to take our turns. Uncle Wheels was the first to go. (It should be noted here that the lanes have stairs from the table the bowling platform, meaning that every time it was Uncle Wheels turn, he had to slam down each step like an old wino.) Anyway, he takes his turn, carefully positions the chair, and proceeds to roll down the lane, rolling a perfect straight shot. At the last moment, someone shoved the ball away with a long stick from behind the pins. We thought that was odd, so we brought it to the attention of the woman at the front desk. That happens sometimes. She said. It s an old bowling alley and sometimes we have malfunctions. Well, I began, if this keeps happening, can we change lanes? She then retorted in a childish manner, CHANGE LANES CHANGE LANES! slamming her palms against the table table with each LANES. She explained we couldn t change lanes as there was a league game going on tonight. Yo mama I thought, as there were 11 free lanes, but decided it was in the best interest of my uncle to not allow him to feel like less of a man, as he puts it. (Yeah, I know.) Anyway, the stick seldom appeared after that but I noticed the names changed on the computer screen, now appearing as Clown Foot, Meals on Wheels, and, to my confusion, Greek Card, which I took to mean Green Card, or perhaps they confused Svetlana s country of origin. In any case, we would not be deterred. We continued to bowl, doing our best to have a good time out of spite to the bowling authority that seemed to wish ill upon three outcast patrons. This is when things began to escalate. I ordered a pizza from the kitchen, which never arrived, as well as a pitcher of coke. When the pitcher arrived, the man handing it to me said with a sneer, I hope Pepsi s okay. Yes, I replied, that s fine. His sneer mutated into a scowl and he knocked the pitcher aside just as I was about to take it. Sorry, but we re all out of both. It was then that I heard a commotion coming from our lane. Apparently, my Uncle had gotten into some sort of confrontation with a group of ghosts. As I rushed to his aid, I realized that these specters were in fact the KKK, and they were having the league game. Apparently, they had complained that my Uncle s wheels kept squeaking, distracting them from their game. Now, I know my uncle keeps his wheels greasier than an Italian auto body shop, and told them to back off. This is our ally! The phantom said, lifting up his robe, revealing his one inch member. Glinting off his third thumb was a perfect game ring. You see that? This means make like a tree and get outta here. At this moment the loud speaker asked the freak show who ordered the floor Pepsi to leave. Svetlana walked away in a huff, leaving my uncle to undo his bowling wheels alone. I helped him and we proceeded to walk back to my iconic small car, where we found the pizza I had ordered smeared across the windshield, bits of mushroom sticking to the wipers, despite that I had ordered pepperoni.

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Decent bowling alley with typical pricing. Seemed understaffed and took a while to be served at the counter.

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Nice old school bowling alley Staff was friendly and it wasnt crowded Really enjoyed it

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Its inexpensive, but the atmosphere is lacking. No music, small tvs, and very limited amount of arcade games.

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Very nice bowling lots of fun good atmosphere

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Fantastic. No better way to describe it. PBA on da way!

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Very good for a moment of fun with friends and family.

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PHENOMENAL place!!!! I went here for my daughters birthday yesterday. ALL of the staff were so friendly, helpful, and were so accommodating to our group of 10. There were a bunch of kids with us and they were amazing from the sweet girls who checked us in, to the kitchen crew, to the really cool guy who turned our screens on and helped us with a bunch of jammed balls in our lane. It was my 1st time there and I cant wait to go back! Food was also delicious! A little pricey, but everything is pricey these days. Well worth the money I spent.

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Very expensive 25 per person for 1 hour.

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Food was ok , Bowling was fun with my family we all enjoyed the competition.

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I really enjoyed the bar inside

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First time bowlers Arissa and Ashley Walter were very helpful with the kids. It s been here since the 60s support local businesses.

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I have never been inside. I only stop in front of it to go see my grandparents in the cemetery.

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I went bowling with a group of friends and 8 year old son a few weeks back. The reviews had me a bit nervous but we all had a great time. Everything was decently clean and anytime we had an issue with the lane the staff came right over to fix it. We ordered some food which was fine and priced nicely. My son had a nice time in the arcade as well after we finished bowling. I d definitely go back there again.

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i like bowling

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Excellent

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Staff was nice food was good..atmosphere was excellent

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its very dirty in there , it smells terrible

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John is the GOAT he is awesome!!

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Food is good nice atmosphere.

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Cheapest bowling alley around. Friendly league, friendly staff. Highly recommend.

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Racist

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Awesome been going there as a kid

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This wonderful bowling alley opens early every Saturday for the Special Olympics to practice their bowling!!! Its also a very nice bowling alley to go and just have a good time. I really like the mural that they have across the lanes.

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Great place to go and hang out with friends and bowl and the place is awesome to our local bowling special Olympics team.

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Our lane glitched 3 different times, they did give us 10 extra minutes, since the older lady didnt want to walk towards our lane to reset our lane the first time. They have party lights installed but doesnt work. THEY DO NOT TURN OFF THE LIGHTS AFTER HOURS, incase youre planning on celebrating your birthday under the pretty lights. The music saved the night! The younger girl from the smack bar made it a drag to want to order more food, I had my partner pick up the food afterwards and he was also given attitude by the same girl. Good luck!

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No need for attitude Ashley, remember, us, the customers bring your pay check to the table every weekend. If you have problems at home, you need to leave them at home

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Very good I really liked it

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Great, clean place

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We always have a good time great atmosphere and love the spirit of the alley

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Fun place

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Good

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Had so much fun and I will come again!

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John the Bartender was great person, he was really nice and treated myself and my group well throughout our entire time playing! Hope he bartends next time I go back

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They have the best French Fries and Chicken Tenders.

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Lane 15 was the worst. We had to ask staff to fix it several times and requested to change lanes. This bowling place is very old and needs an update asap. Better management and maintenance is a must.

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It s not new and should be called old North Arlington bowl

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Myself and friends usually pull up for Tuesday evening bowling. They actually maintain their lanes unlike nearby Bowlero and the prices are much more fair. JoAnn in the pro shop helped order and fit a new ball for me as well!

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A place with a cheerful and perfect atmosphere to enjoy with friends or family!

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Fun fun fun....GREAT FOR FAMILY AND FRIENDS....SAFE ; STAFF IS HELPFUL AND SO NICE. GREAT SNACKS ..

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Love spending time with family and friends at this bowling alley. Love the new arcade area. Also got a bar if you want some adult beverages. Come check it out sooner than later.

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Meh. Reminds me of a place I used to bowl. Dingy and tired looking. Approaches were horrendous at the beginning of our game, but not great. Still, Im sure its a great place to bring the kids for a party and an afternoon of fun.

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Horrible!! We went there at 2, there is not food until 5. I brought the kids thinking they had food and they def did not had fun because they wanna leave because they were hungry!!! Horrible !!!!!

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The first person we met was the cashier. She was not friendly or helpful. The younger women who did help us was nice and helpful. We had lanes 11 and 12. The score boards kept shutting off or posting the wrong information. The bartender was friendly and nice. The alcohol drinks were lacking alcohol. Best to buy the beer only. We ordered french fries- they were a little undercooked and salty. The maintenance men was the most helpful person.

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Like the place. Organized and clean.

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Very good , good food and drinks , lots of fun !

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Great specials sunday morning. Super friendly staff.

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Had a kid birthday party. Lots of fun. Arcade games for everyone to enjoy.

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Went bowling recently with my children. Our lane broke down continuously and we kept needing to call someone to help with repairing it mid-game. This is in addition to the lights shutting off, like a previous review mentioned happened to them. Staff was ok to speak with but not particularly friendly. Good customer service would have been to offer something for the continuous malfunctions we experienced.

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Review №102

They really did a nice job renovating and I have to say all of the bowling lanes & equipment are brand new in beautiful condition. Clean fun & friendly What I was most impressed with especially being a Kearny girl my whole life was the huge change & addition of the new video game/arcade area (which never existed when I was growing up). Now it s not only a bowling alley but also a mini arcade, bar & restaurant all in one fantastic experience. This was the very first time my children experienced bowling & I couldn t be more pleased that it was here. We had a blast fantastic family fun!

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Due to the kindness of each person who really enjoys working there...this place really blows away Bowlerama!!! First on price, both the lanes and video games are less, 2nd on commercialization.. I can actually enjoy my bowling here vs. feeling like Im in Times Square - not overestimating for children. They actually have plastic sliding dinosaurs for kids to roll the balls on...encourages kids to bowl at younger age. However...again...it was the people who worked there. From the girl on her lunch break who still helped me to the gentleman fixing the lanes watching so kids keep a distance to the kind woman running the show whos multitasking with nothing but calmness. My son and our guests had a blast. Thank you!!

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Had my daughter birthday party here

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Review №105

Dear Management, Jennifer, at the New Jersey location, was exceptionally polite and helpful when I paid for my bowling. Please consider her work ethic and exceptional patience with customers as an important asset to your company. As long as you keep her, I will continue as a customer at your bowling alley. Thank You, Justin Fields

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Went for NYE and had a blast!

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Staff was very helpful, polite, and friendly. Nothing fancy but a classic bowling alley. Clean and safe for the whole family

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Place is old and overcrowded. Somehow, they served us beer in Starbucks cups. Atmosphere is not the great. Lot of balls missing ( weight). Wait time on Saturday night was not bad, around 30 min. Huge Parking Lot

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Awesome family spot. Great beer music. They let us finish our game 10 min past closing. Thanks for being a community friendly business!!

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My husband and I went there today with our 2 older sons. We paid for 2 games for 4 people. Rented and received 4 pairs of shoes and started our game. Despite the lane breaking down at one point, everything was going fine until the lights went off on our lane during the second game. The scoreboard had an alert telling us if we wanted to resume our game, to see the front desk. We thought it was another glitch with the lane. However, when my husband went to the front desk and asked the worker what was wrong, she told him she only charged us for 3 people and if we wanted to continue playing, we would have to pay for the 4th person. HUH? We already paid and received 4 pairs of shoes! If the person ringing up made a mistake, they should have let us know right away, not just stop our game 45 minutes later in the middle of bowling! So unprofessional and seemed like a scam to get more $$$ We will definitely Not be back.

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Costly For 7 people to bowl for an 1 1/2 hours, it was $160 on a Saturday night

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OMG!!! Worst place to go bowling Customer service is the worst, and believe it or not it comes from the MANAGER!

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Great atmosphere for fun with friends and family.

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Clean

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Its pretty nice and the prices arent bad. If you like old school things youll definitely appreciate the devices to add in names and the score and graphic monitors which look like theyre straight out of the mid-late 90s

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Terrible. I was cheated during the game

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Good Service Nice Place !!!

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The atmosphere isn t bad however the attitude of the employees kill anything this place has to offer. We were given a faulty lane that kept breaking down on us. When we asked to get it fixed they did it while on our time wasting about 10 minutes or our play time. When we thought it was fixed, it broke again and the repair man threatened to kick us out if the lane broke down again. Food was not bad but I definitely won t be going back due to staff.

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Review №131

Only a good experience because I was with coworkers. Bowling pins kept getting stuck and we had to keep resetting it. The scores kept messing up. Also, I was served half burnt pizza. I brought it back asking if it can be replaced. The so called owner called me back to the counter and said they will not replace the pizza because it s not burnt. I got upset and he got upset back at me for not taking the pizza. He refused to make another pizza. I m not sure but the service here is terrible and I think it won t be long until they close down for good if this keeps up. I kind of lost my cool because I m used to good service and I couldn t believe that I was being treated so poorly.

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Spending time with grandkid

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Good

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Always crowded

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It was a really nice place and the arcade made the wait not only bearable but enjoyable. Not to mention the food was amazing compared what youd expect for a bowling alley, I hope it wasnt just this one time.

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Nice staff, older lanes

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I stood at the counter for around 8 mins no help. So I just left.

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Its a nice place, friendly. The employees are really hard workers and helpful

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The people working behind the counter for the food we extremely rude.

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Always a blast here!

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The best bowling experience with great people .

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Nice and clean bowling alley. The food was decent at ok prices too. Couldnt easily accommodate a party of 6+ so it was a little bit if a hassle but wasnt a bad experience~

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Very spacious and clean place. Foods are delicious. Great place to spend time with the kids.

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Sorry Rachel this took so long to review your service but I came bowling there a few weeks ago and you made my experience exceptional. I loved how helpful and informative you were. Rachel deserves a raise and recognition for her stellar service

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Its great, its a great time with the family and the prices are acceptable.

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I loved it a family fun place

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Been a long time since I bowled, it was great to do it in a relaxed setting. Screen set-up was simple to keep score on how everyone faired.

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Its a nice place to have fun, but why so hot ughhh, had to pull out my personal fan, couldnt stay long my battery died...

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One of my favorites in the area.. not as pricey not as crowded.. still as fun .. kids loved it

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Really nice place to play and have a good times with family and friends.

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We had very nice time there The children enjoyed it and the adults too, the Pizza and the Service were very good, Thank you

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Dont come here if you arent white you will get discriminated against. They shut down your lane and tell you league bowlers are having issue with your play. Sucks this place used be fun times with the family sad to see its turned out like this now.

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Pretty decent pricing. I would actually like it if the bowlers and staff were as decent, however you get what you pay for. The league players are not happy with anyone taking the public balls and complain to the staff. The staff tell you to leave the ball and bring your own. You will get a better experience literally anywhere else. I suggest a local bowling ally over this this dump. Avoid at all cost if you dislike traveling long distances with your family, only to be turned away. However they did at the very least refund me so I gave this ally two stars. I genuinely feel that this was a pretty fair assessment based on my personal experience. Leaguers may feel differently as its understandable that the business would prefer local steady customers to random ones.

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Very rude staff. Do not go here. Worst bowling place I have ever been

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Worst place you can go with your family. Overpriced and you can be told to leave in the middle of a game. Do not go especially if you are a foreigner

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They were very rude, told us to leave in the middle of a game because pro players were disturbed. That is the only explanation, that we disturbed the pro players with our presence. Maybe because I am a foreigner. Do not know. They also hesitsted to give refund for the shoes even though we were inside for 7-8 minutes. If you are a regular person trying to enjoy their time do not go this place

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Extremely rude to the customer

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I came here with my family, they are visiting from abroad. There were no balls on our rack so we took one from the next lanes rack. Turns out that they were pro players and was irritated because of our presence. They closed our lane without an explanation. Very rude personel. Would not recomment this place if you are visiting with your friends or family to chill

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Cool people good vibes need more staff as every where else...not to crowded.

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Good, nice and clean, always a good experience for children and adults.....

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Zero stars!!!!!! This place is a disgrace. It is disgusting that we have a place like this operating in our town. My husband went there on a Sunday and ask management if we can reserved 2 lanes for the next day. It s my step daughter s birthday and she s been begging to go bowling. They said they don t do reservations and they have leagues that play but if we get there before 6pm we could have 2 lanes. We said great we will be there at 4pm. I bought decorations, cupcakes and arrived at 4pm. I walked up to they counter and the owner said no we don t have any lanes. Meanwhile 3 lanes out of the entire place were occupied. I said the person yesterday said it was ok if we got here before 6pm. He said well I wasn t here and I can t give you 2 lanes. We have leagues coming in later. I said it s my step daughter s 4th birthday! You re seriously not going to give us 2 lanes???? He said no. Thank goodness I went over to Belleville and they accommodated us. They said they have people who go there often with similar stories of having a terrible experience at NA bowling alley. I don t wish bad on people but this place needs a new owner and management.

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Young lady behind the counter was very helpful and courteous. The only problem was the heat. It was so hot inside that I had to leave.

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Decent fun place

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Company information
  • 4 photos
  • 200 reviews
  • 4.1 rating
  • Phone: +1 201-998-9621
  • Website: http://www.nationwidebowling.com/
  • Address: 200 Schuyler Ave, North Arlington, NJ 07031, United States
  • Coordinates: 40.7839762, -74.1256523
Categories
  • Bowling alley
Working hours
  • Monday: 11 AM–10 PM
  • Tuesday: 2–11 PM
  • Wednesday: 2–11 PM
  • Thursday: 2–11 PM
  • Friday: 2 PM–12 AM
  • Saturday: 12 PM–12 AM
  • Sunday: 10 AM–10 PM
Service options
  • On-site services: Yes
Accessibility
  • Wheelchair-accessible car park: Yes
  • Wheelchair-accessible entrance: Yes
Offerings
  • Food: Yes
Children
  • Good for kids birthday: Yes