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Let's Bowl
- Hours:
Mon 12 pm - 10 pm
Tue, Thu 9 am - 11 pm
Wed 9 am - 10 pm
Fri 9 am - 12 am
Sat 12 pm - 12 am
Sun 4 pm - 10 pm
- Good for Kids:
- Yes
9 reviews for Let's Bowl
9 reviews in English
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Review from Angelo T.
11/7/2011
I think this is my first time at Let's Bowl but when I strolled into the place I got a familiar feeling that I have been here before, at least in a previous life where I was Torturo's inspiration for Jesus Quintana.
Let's Bowl is a great alternative to after dinner bowling especially if you are heading from the downtown area. Just drive into memorial drive and you are well on your way to finding the place, which is tucked away in the industrial of 28th street.
On a busy Saturday night, the wait wasn't too bad. I called ahead and they gave an approximate wait time so I went ahead of the group to book a lane. The attendant was fair in letting me know how long it would take and that it would be impossible to book 2 lanes. He did offer a compromise that by the time we play our second game, he will offer the lane beside us to play on.
The prices were fair for bowling. 6.75 pp with $3 shoe rental. I made the mistake of paying for the second game so everyone didn't have to get up, which made things very chaotic. Like my approach and release, it was poor party-host form :S
7/30 -
Review from Wendy P.
11/8/2011 1 Check-in Here
I haven't been bowling in ages. But there are still plenty of folks out at Let's Bowl keeping the lanes busy on a Saturday night. Be prepared for about an hour's wait for a lane if you're there around 9pm. Thankfully, there's a bar area to hang out in while you wait.
Once you get a lane, it's as fun as your group makes it! Let's Bowl has well maintained lanes, it's clean, and it's got automatic scoring so you don't have to remember how much each pin value is worth (keeping score was the one thing I always had the most trouble keeping track of!).
Games are $6.75 a person (plus shoe rental) and you can fit up to 8 people per lane. Glad to see that an old staple activity like bowling is still a popular thing to be doing on a Saturday night!
Yelp's 30 Day Challenge: 8/30 -
Review from Arc P.
Ahhhh bowling! Inspiration for a number of excellent comedies over the years. There is Kingpin. A movie worth watch just to see Bill Murray's comb- over flap in the wind. And there is The Big Lebowski where you don't f@#k with the Jesus! Anyways, after some explosive Thai food I found myself at Let's Bowl as a part duex to Angelo's T's Thai if I want to UYE. Good choice my friend!
Honestly I had a blast here. From the cheesy dark lighting and the constant low-tech lazer effects show to the random high-pitched bursts of celebratory excitement from those that get a strike, I think if I had to show aliens one of the best things about humanity it would be bowling (along with weddings). Everyone here looks happy and like they're having fun! Nobody bad-mouthing each other save playful jest among friends, no egos that are tainting our collective consciousness (R.I.P Bill HIcks) just pure light-hearted concentration on knocking over those pins! Fun times!
$6.75 a game, $3 shoe rental.
7/30Listed in: Value
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Review from Reginald T.
Calgary, AB
11/7/2011 1 Check-in Here
It's funny, but every time I've ever gone bowling in Calgary, it's been at Let's Bowl.
I don't know why that is, but there you go. I mean, I can't complain. This location has everything you need. From a Pro Shop to pool tables to a bar and to a reasonably priced concession stand with a Pizza Hut Express, it's a one-stop shop for everything you need to enjoy a nice night out bowling with your friends.
It's been around for as long as I can remember (I recall going on field trips here in.junior high), so they must be doing something right.
If you're looking for some place to bowl, there's no need to look further than Let's Bowl.
6/30 -
Review from Gabe A.
3/21/2011
When organizing a staff holiday party, it might not be a good idea to leave it to the new person in town. I had reservations about a bowling party in the middle of nowhere in the NE, but it came together well. It actually turned out to be located pretty close to the lights of Marlborough Mall (though it was still quite dark by the time you got to the building), and the majority of the staff made it for an evening of pizza, beer and bowling.
It was clear that I had the worst (or alternately the most professional) form in the group, and my patented leg movements were imitated to great hilarity, but not much results. I bowled a 164 (my second best score ever!), and soon people realized my technique is that of a seasoned pro. I didn't make many friends that night! Very far from home, but it was good for an evening out with fantastic co-workers. -
Review from Mike M.
Calgary, AB
Bowling is one of those things that you forgot how fun it is until you actually start doing it. Then you instantly become flooded with hundreds of childhood memories and can't remember why you don't do it more often.
That's why, as a way of being more social, my friends and I decided to join a league and bring bowling back into our lives. It is like JT's Sexy, but with big balls. Wait...that sounds bad.
I actually really enjoyed Let's Bowl because it was a really great size, the lanes were pristine and the screen above the lanes played fun cartoons if you got a strike, spare or missed the pins all together!
The only downfall is more to do with the league than the actual bowling alley. There are some INTENSE bowlers out there and apparently our group kept breaking the rules. There are rules to bowling?! Who knew? Fun fact: You can't be in your lane if the person beside you is about to bowl. It distracts them? Really? How do these people drive?
But we didn't let the leagues keep you away from Let's Bowl. If anything else you get to throw a ball and smash stuff. What more could you ask for?Listed in: Acting like a kid in the YYC!
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Review from Holly K.
Calgary, AB
10/14/2010
What do we look for in a bowling alley?
First, equipment and how they maintain their lanes, etc. This venue is A+ and is probably the best in the city as far as their equipment goes.
However, unless you are in a bowling league knowing that your performance will influence your team's standings, you COME THERE TO HAVE FUN! One of the main ingredients of fun is cutomer service.
I have not had great customer service experience there. NOPE.
But oh well. A pitcher of beer and you don't have to worry about the staff being frankly rude at times (before the pitcher, lol).
I will still come back there... But I would let my boyfriend to do all the talking. He has much more resistance to poor attitudes. -
Review from Zoe L.
Calgary, AB
2/14/2010 ROTD 9/15/2011
Let's Bowl has been a regular event in our lives for quite sometime. Not having been here for a long while, we went with some friends to rekindle our love for Let's Bowl.
Glow bowling is a must go. It does get very busy these days and they do not take reservations after 7pm. So get there early. We didn't, and it was going to be an hour wait. So we put a name down on the list and went into the lounge for some drinks. The servers in the lounge have a history with us, they can be really grumpy, or really nice, it depends on when you catch them. This time, the woman was pleasant. Their drinks are affordable at $5 a highball. You can get a pitcher of beer for $13.
After waiting a bit, we lined up and payed for our lane. It cost us almost $25 per couple for 2 games. They keep this place really clean. The black lights and strobe lights give it a really fun feel. They tend to play great music. We always pick themed names for each player, this time was comic characters. We had a blast, as we have always had here!
Our love for Let's Bowl was rekindled. It has changed in small ways over the years, but it still remains a fun place to go have some beer, a poutine, be a bit geeky and bowl a few games! -
Review from dinah g.
Calgary, AB
2/7/2010 3 photos
Let's bowl should be called "Lets bowl in an hour".
The place was jammed packed on a Saturday night, over an hour wait and that's a good thing because it means they are doing something right...considering this place has over 30 lanes.
The attraction you ask? Well glow bowling of course... the whole place is lit up with lighting so that you can't see your friend's face that well but their teeth are sure glowing like a Cheshire cat.
My Nikes look wicked in this lighting!
The cost is $50 an hour per lane and $5 if you want your bowling ball to glow in the dark; the whole place is decked out really space age too. There are nice lanes and nice seating areas around your electronic score machine.
I noticed that it attracted tons of diverse age groups and ethnicities as well. Last night it was full of families, friends, and couples. I really want to come back when it isn't so crowded. It was also a fun ride to get here last night, through the thick fog, like a true X Files adventure.
