Cheapest alleys in the area, and also the straightest and best kept. No wonder the leagues flock to this place, they have professional level lane maintenance. Recently I took a lesson with Phil, one of the managers, and it was excellent. If you're into improving your game, he's the guy to talk to. In addition, I used their pro shop to get a custom fingertip ball (my first!) and they took extreme care in making sure that it fit my hand correctly.
One final note, its nice and dark in the alley, most places have bright flourescent lights everywhere which is really annoying, but at Amity its a nice dim light in there so you can focus on the pins.
I came here on a Saturday night with two other bowling-partners-in-crime. We played two games each and also rented shoes. Six games of bowling on a Saturday night and three pairs of rental shoes came to almost forty dollars. A liiiiitle on the pricey side, but we had a blast.
The lanes at Amity Bowl are well taken care of. The bowling balls are in good shape, too. There are plenty balls available, with a ride range of finger hole sizes. Balls as light as 8 pounds and as heavy as 16 pounds are available at the alley. The shoes aren't scummy either, which is a huge plus. It skeeves me out a little to think how many people have worn those shoes, regardless of how thoroughly they sanitize them!
The gentleman at the counter that set us up on a lane and rang us out as we were leaving was very nice.
There's a full bar and a well-stocked snack bar.
Everything is clean, too, which I appreciate because I can only imagine how messy a bowling alley could potentially get [grease + nachos + beer + drunk people throwing 13 pound balls doesn't sound like the best combination ever in regards to keeping things clean]!
Amity bowl turns into a disco haven on Saturday nights after 8:00PM. Sometimes called "moonlight" or "midnight" bowling, the lights do dim, a slew of rotating colorful lights come on, and the music gets blasted through the speakers. Wear light colors and you will experience an effervescent glow!
Has anyone else noticed that bowling has gotten ridiculously expensive nowadays? I think it's like $6 a game in Milford. What the hell? To roll a ball and knock over some sticks? Retarded.
Luckily, Amity Bowl still knows how to offer a good experience at a good price. In comparison to other bowling alleys in the area, their prices are good, there are free coupons floating around (on the paper placemats at the Athenian Diner) and they take pretty good care of their lanes.
They also have a full bar, and you can get reasonably priced pitchers of beer and pretty much whatever else you find to be an appropriate bowling alley beverage (martinis are not approved for bowling alley consumption).
The food is, well, it's bowling alley food, so take that for what it's worth. But, even still, it's pretty bad. Eh, you can't win 'em all. It's still the best deal in the area for bowling excitement!