Tenpin Southampton

A bit tired these days. Could really do with fixing up and modernising. But good fun anyway and friendly staff

Didn't go to Tenpin for the bowling, so can't comment on that, however the laser tag was great fun and only £9 for two games. Would recommend and would definitely go again.

Went for the arcade, pretty small but had shooting/racing/coin drops/air hockey. No fighting or whack-a-mole/stompers. Played a shooter then got tennis elbow from playing air hockey like a beast.

Nice atmosphere, reasonably priced if you go off peak, you can play unlimited from 12 noon to 6pm, worth a visit.

You could have a great day out at the bowling or having a go at the laser Quest.

Good offers available throughout the week. We did £10 per person for 2 games of bowling, free drink (inc. alcoholic), and a sharing food platter. My coke seemed watered down and the food didn't particularly taste good. The bowling was fun, no issues, and it was nice not wearing those awful bowling shoes. You could wear your own trainers as long as they were flat. There is also a bar with pool tables and a table tennis table, lots of arcade machines and a laser quest which seemed like it was for kids. Overall a decent night for £10 but I'd be surprised if the place is still there in 5 years time, especially with the new ten pin bowling place in the city centre.

Kids party. Dirty venue..dirty glass made me quite ill. Lanes kept breaking down. Short staffed. Very run down. Had not been for a few years for the same reasons. Kids wanted to go. I would not recommend this venue to anyone and would not go again.

Great place for family time out. Or just to watch sports.. Beer is city centre prices, they have menu, and arcade and all the normal stuff a TenPin premises has.. but.. if you come on Tuesday every thing is half price.. Including the alcohol.. now, that makes a big difference in the wallet if you are taking the kids and wife. the games, the drinks, all half price or included in various saver deals.. Also i believe during school holidays they offer numerous saver deals during the day for the kids. These venues are designed to extract your money from your wallet,, so, always good to get the best value, and tuesdays seem to be just that.

Full of drunks and staff working hard in a crappy environment. Staff were putting up with all sorts of drunken abuse while security cowered outside with a cigarette. Facilities are good but undersraffing made it unenjoyble evening.

Not the best bowling alley. Always having problems with the alleys themselves, though it would be more respectful for visitors to clear up after themselves, it can take a long time for food trays and empty glasses to be cleared. However, its disabled friendly with ramps for wheelchair users, have several themed events, and a few arcades, pool tables etc to keep everyone amused.

No Investment, this place is the same as when I last went in 2001;
1. still the same old CRT screens, which are all discoloured, fuzzy and barely shows you the score.
2. The lanes are warped, dented, bubbled and uneven.
3. The balls are chipped, dented and chunks missing out of them.
4. You still need a member of staff to raise or lower the barriers.
5. Kids & Teens running riot everywhere, through the restaurant, the arcades and the bowling alleys.
6. The food took for ever to come out, we ordered at turn 3 of game one, it came out on turn 4 of game two, there was only 2 of us in a group of 5 that ordered.
7. They no longer seem to bother about using bowling shoes, so just wear your own, so be careful if you have not so grippe shows.
8. The keyboards to start your game up with don't work properly, so a few of us had numbers instead of letters.
9. Staff were few and far between.

Good prices on certain days, fairly helpful staff, bowling balls need some maintenance/replacing. Dented and damaged