1 / 3Westgate Bowling
📍 Westgate, Auckland
Ten-pin bowling, arcade games, pool tables, and VR options under one roof. Reviewers consistently report chipped balls, unlevel lanes, filthy toilets, and hostile staff. Arcade machines noted for swallowing coins.
Had a fun time here with my kids, it's what you make of it right. Lots of arcade games to choose from at a reasonable price between $1 and $2 each, with tickets to be won and exchange for prizes Some of the machines eat your coins though so make sure to get your coins back from the staff. Unfortunately this place is run down, it doesn't seem to have had a facelift since it opened many many years ago. A shame really because it has so much potential. All of the ten pin balls are chipped, scuffed and filthy, so filthy my hands washed off brown after using them. The lanes aren't much better, warped floors, with chips and scuffs all over them. The entire place needs some TLC including the bathrooms. The air con doesn't work in the main area where family and friends spend their time, so you sweat up a storm during the warmer months. The pokie room has the air con working very well keeping the gamblers happy. That to me doesn't seem right. The staff are helpful but not friendly. Honestly, I will go back again but some care for the place would go down a treat.
🏆 Family Action Verdict
Suited only to families with kids who will self-entertain on arcade machines and have low expectations for bowling quality. The lane and ball condition makes bowling itself genuinely poor. Families wanting a reliable bowling experience are better served by Westcity Timezone, which multiple reviewers specifically recommend as an alternative.
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💬 What Families Are Saying
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Pandora
3 months ago
“Had a fun time here with my kids, it's what you make of it right. Lots of arcade games to choose from at a reasonable price between $1 and $2 each, with tickets to be won and exchange for prizes Some of the machines eat your coins though so make sure to get your coins back from the staff. Unfortunately this place is run down, it doesn't seem to have had a facelift since it opened many many years ago. A shame really because it has so much potential. All of the ten pin balls are chipped, scuffed and filthy, so filthy my hands washed off brown after using them. The lanes aren't much better, warped floors, with chips and scuffs all over them. The entire place needs some TLC including the bathrooms. The air con doesn't work in the main area where family and friends spend their time, so you sweat up a storm during the warmer months. The pokie room has the air con working very well keeping the gamblers happy. That to me doesn't seem right. The staff are helpful but not friendly. Honestly, I will go back again but some care for the place would go down a treat.”
Reviews from Google
Overview
Westgate Bowling offers bowling lanes, a large arcade floor with ticket-redemption machines, pool tables, and virtual reality bays. Pricing targets families with multi-game packages. Multiple recent reviews describe severely chipped bowling balls, lanes so warped that straight rolls veer into gutters, toilets described as unusable, no air conditioning, and staff responding to complaints with hostility.
