Highland Park Bowl in Los Angeles, California

“Fantastic building and space. Womderfully preserved and/or renovated. Drips with history. 8 lanes with old time pin machine that is great to look at and hear. Bowling seating also superb. Then why four stars. A bit limoted cocktail capability but the real problem is the food. Spongy, chewey calamari and tasteless, floppy pizza. Also, there was one server for all 8 lanes. Omce it filled up everything was slow. They di”

— KT W. · ★★★★☆ · 2026-1-11

“The price per play is cheaper than those alleys in nearby areas. I like the vintage look of the bowling alley. But itu2019s dim. I wish the game area is a little bit brighter. The balls are kind of oily / greasy that I need to wipe it every time before using it. Such also affected my grip of the balls, especially the heavier ones. I used Lane 5 (center lane) thinking that the floor is a bit sloped to either sides. But, i”

— Renz · ★★★☆☆ · 2026-3-1

“Its a neat place, poor cooling, expect a lot of sweaty body odor. The drinks are pretty good and I have yet to sneak into the new tiki bar. Overall a fun time trading on the worn-in rustic hipster vibe of the late 00s. More Black Keys than stomp-clap.”

— Tim H. · ★★★★☆ · 2026-2-23

“Wonderful time bowling with my friends this past weekend!! Service is phenomenal!! The workers are so kind ands friendly makes the experience all that much better!! Love the vintage vibes of the alley. Drinks are delicious. So is the food! Overall a great experience!! Highly recommended to come check out this vintage bowling alley!”

— Simchelin G. · ★★★★★ · 2025-9-22

“Came here for the first time on 3/8/26 and Iu2019m not sure I would come back. We came in around midnight to check out the new tiki spot which does last call at 11/11:15pm. Stayed anyway to get a drink at one of the bars by the lanes. Only one of the back bars was open and the service was extremely slow. The woman who was bartending was super slow and had a terrible attitude. So boring; youu2019re the bartender and youu2019re ma”

— Hailey E. · ★★☆☆☆ · 2026-3-8

“We had a great time at this bowling alley! I went with my wife and family and it was a really fun outing. The place has a cool vintage look that adds to the overall atmosphere. The pizza is made fresh and was delicious, and the beer was nice and crisp. We made a reservation online and everything went smoothly. Definitely a spot weu2019d come back to for a fun family night!”

— Jeronimo R. · ★★★★★

“My parents and I are visiting my brother who lives in Highland Park from Maine. We went out for what we hoped would be a nice family night, but we ended up feeling pretty uncomfortable and ready to leave. We arrived around 6pm to bowl and have dinner. It didnu2019t seem busy (makes sense considering itu2019s a Monday night), but we were told bowling wouldnu2019t be available until about 7:30, which was fine. We went upstairs to ”

— Brooke P. · ★☆☆☆☆

“I love this spot, iconic space but my god do they need some fresh staff- the bartender they had on Saturday night was unbelievably and indiscriminately rude. She regularly rolls her eyes and huffs and puffs at what appeared to be pretty average, non belligerent patrons that were just trying to order in a straight forward way. I get that bartending as a whole can be a fairly thankless job but thereu2019s no room for that ”

— Luke R. · ★★☆☆☆