Bowlarama
WHERE
Glasgow
What it’s like
Full-length bowling lanes, batting cages and AR darts under one roof, with a kitchen serving burgers until late.
The bowling's the obvious starting point, proper full-length Brunswick lanes rather than the shrunk-down sort, but it's not the only thing going on. Downstairs there's Batfast batting cages and AR darts, and if your lot get bored of any one thing there's air hockey, NBA hoops and a run of retro pinball machines to wander over to instead.
It's split across two floors and they run on different clocks. The ground floor with the batting cages and darts is open every day until midnight, while the first floor bowling, bar and arcades stretch out to 2am Sunday to Thursday and 3am on Fridays and Saturdays. None of that matters much for a family visit, since under 18s have to be off the premises by 8pm midweek and 6pm at weekends, and need a responsible adult with them the whole time they're in. It does mean an evening booking with kids in tow needs a bit of planning around that cutoff.
The kitchen does bar snacks, burgers and hot dogs, running Sunday to Thursday 12pm to 9pm and Friday and Saturday 12pm to 10pm, so if you're aiming for food make sure you're in before the pass shuts rather than after. Adults get cocktails and mocktails alongside the beer and wine, which suggests this leans as much towards a grown-up night out with kids fitted round it as a straightforward kids' venue.
Facilities
Need to know
- Food
- Bar snacks, burgers, hot dogs, cocktails, mocktails, beer, wine
- Under 18s must leave by 8pm midweek and 6pm at weekends, so plan your visit around that if you're bowling as a family in the evening
- A responsible adult needs to be with any under-18 the entire time they're on site
- Kitchen shuts before the bar does, so eat earlier rather than later if food's the plan
- The ground floor batting cages and darts close at midnight every night, earlier than the bowling floor
Plan your visit
What are the opening hours?
The bowling, bar and arcades on the first floor run 11am to 2am Sunday to Thursday and 11am to 3am on Friday and Saturday. The ground floor with the batting cages and darts is open every day, 11am to midnight.
Is there a curfew for kids?
Yes. Under 18s need to leave by 8pm on weekdays and 6pm at weekends, and must have a responsible adult with them the whole time they're there.
What food is on offer?
Bar snacks, burgers and hot dogs, plus cocktails, mocktails, beer and wine for the grown-ups. The kitchen's open 12pm to 9pm Sunday to Thursday and 12pm to 10pm Friday and Saturday.
What else is there besides bowling?
Batfast batting cages, AR darts, NBA hoops arcade games, air hockey and a set of retro pinball machines.
Do we need to book ahead?
There's no booking link listed, so it looks like you'd sort a lane or a cage when you get there or by phone.
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