I like it. I don't think I can name a single other bowling place so as far as I'm concerned...this is the best place to bowl. They are usually very busy, but it's because there is always a good deal. If your on the E Mail list you get all sorts of offers for cheap bowling. I'm not sure if they still have it, but it used to be $7 to get in and 25 cent games. I think shoes included or 50 cents. The bar is priced pretty fair and they are open till 12.
Review Source:As soon as we get there we waited in line for 20 minutes, and find out we weren't waiting in line at all. Next the pricing
was so screwed up, After that they did not have our shoe size. We finally got a lane only to find out there are no balls, then after that the lane doesn't work so we waited another 15 minutes. There was no staff to help us and no one seem to care, My device spend your time somewhere else if you don't feel like waiting.
This past Friday, the carnival we wanted to go to was rained out, so we drove up the road a minute and went to Brunswick Zone instead. Â We've been bowling plenty of times before, but never at this place, so we figured we would give it a shot. Â
As with most bowling allies, the size is deceiving. Â The place doesn't look that big when you pull up, but when you walk in, there are easily 25 or 30 lanes. Â We waited quite a while at the front desk while one cashier cashed out and another signed in, but besides that, the night was good. Â They still had open lanes and despite some annoying teenagers to our right, we bowled without anyone bothering us. Â
Everything was clean, and we were thrilled with the pricing - $10 each for 2 hours of bowling - granted, it was a Friday night special, but we've been to plenty of other bowling allies on the weekend and there are NO specials at all ... Â you pay by the game and per person, and then once you add in the shoe rental, a night of bowling costs $40. Â Not to mention, the shoes are usually grimy and gross ... these looked pretty new and they were clean. Â
We also had food and drinks while there and despite some long wait times, the food was pretty good and not overly priced. Â
We will definitely be back here again .....
Probably the largest bowling alley in New Jersey. Â Famous for hosting the Professional Bowling Association's U.S. Open in February/March, which is an interesting event if you're into that sort of thing. Â You can purchase tickets and appear live on ESPN during the televised Sunday final round. Â
As others have noted, seating for bowlers is very strange and uncomfortable - not at all conducive to large groups, unfortunately. Â It's also not the cheapest bowling alley around, but that said, they take pretty good care of it. Â I've had minimal mechanical problems with the lane or ball return during bowling excursions. Â And if you've bowled in old bowling alleys around the state, you know just how prevalent such issues can be! Â
Sign up for coupons on their website and you'll be alright.
I may be the first person reviewing this place who had a bad experience (although, there are only like 9 other reveiws), but our experience here was enough for me to leave saying it will be a long time before I come back to Brunswick Zone.
First of all, I honestly don't think a bowling alley with this many lanes should be having wait times, especially when you can see open lanes everywhere! Talk about mismanagement...
After waiting, we were given lane 12 to bowl on. When we got there, we looked around confused because there was nowhere to sit! There was a bench behind lanes 11 and 13, but directly behind our lane was the stairs...and then we realized, we were supposed to sit and leave all of our stuff at a bench back up the stairs, a good 20 feet back from the lane! This seemed ridiculous to us, considering that many of us have valuable items and want to have them close by. So, essentially, our group had to be split up, some people up by the lane bowling, and the others back at the bench by our belongings!
We were not happy with this, but figured the groups at lane 11 or 13 would finish soon and we could grab one of those benches... not to mention, between lanes 13 and 14, there was another bench set back a little but still close to the lanes, so the people from 13 could have just sat there...Also, the people at lane 11 had like 20 people, and entirely filled up the bowling ball holder with all their balls, leaving us very little room. Then, they started using the balls that we had picked out! I mean seriously, this place needs to really think about restructuring their whole layout. It seems they crammed as many lanes into the place as possible without caring about how awkward it makes the groups there. Plus, if you have a larger group (we were only 4 people), you can pretty much bully out smaller groups with less people...not really fair IMO.
So, finally after an hour, the people at lane 13 left, and so we moved our stuff there and used the bench behind it. Then, 5 minutes later, a new group showed up to bowl there, and wanted to use the bench. Meanwhile, like I said before, there was a bench set back a little bit between lanes 13 and 14 where they could have easily sat at, but I guess their fat @$$es couldn't handle it. So they went and complained, and some douchey looking employ told us we have to sit at the bench back behind the stairs because thats where the people at lanes 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, and 12 had to sit. Somehow, the genius that designed this place decided those at even numbered lanes couldn't actually hang out by their lanes, but had to go 20 feet back and up the stairs...pretty ridiculous. But of course, looking at those other even numbered lanes, I didn't see one group that was sitting back where we were told to sit, so for some reason we had to sit back there while everyone else was up by their lanes...
I'll admit, its probably hard to understand the layout of the place from my review, but thats how retarted it is. We were so pissed at the whole thing, that we decided to get a refund on our last game and just leave...needless to say our night was ruined thanks to these idiots at Brunswick Zone.
This is your standard bowling alley, nothing special really but I enjoy bowling so it was cool. I went on a Friday.. it gets pretty packed after 12, and it is a much older crowd. I didn't see a lot of young people. The drinks are cheap as dirt, can't beat that. There's a few arcade games but some of them are out of order so be careful putting your money in there before you check it out. Bathrooms are clean. 5.50 per game, 4.50 for shoes. Overall had a good time with good friends.
Review Source:My husband makes us travel 30 minutes to this location even though we have two
Alleys 10 minutes away! There is a lot of room and always availability (despite how busy it gets... We've only waited 30 minutes at most which is good when you see how clean this place and crowd is). Plus, they have an organized system and good music to watch/listen.
They have cosmic bowling as well with different glow in the dark and a small snack area with decent food.
I have to say maybe there needs to be more bowling balls... we can't always find the weights we need...And it is pretty much the standard ones so ordering a few more cannot hurt the business, only add convenience for the loyal patrons (aka me and Mr. B)!
I went here the other day and the alley itself is nice (though crowded) & clean, I would say the prices are average. However, the staff were incredibly stingy.
First of all, before my friends and I went to the alley, we printed out coupons for buy one game get one game free (we signed up for their Bonus Zone or whatever) and the people at the table wouldn't take them because they were "too recent". What the heck? Who doesn't accept a coupon because we printed it out that day?
Then, I tried to not rent bowling shoes, because they cost like 5.50 per pair, and I did not really see the point of wearing them. They actually shut off our game because I was not wearing bowling shoes, so I ended up having to pay the same price as the game to rent a stupid pair of shoes.
I am definitely buying a cheap pair of bowling shoes from the thrift shop if that's the way it will be.
Another annoying thing they have is that if you step over the line of bowling (I stepped over it accidentally, I am an amateur bowler) it will start flashing red and give you an "F" sign on the screen. I was kind of freaked out by that.
Overall I hate the staff of this place and I might go back there if I have to, but I likely will just go to another bowling alley.
P.S. I say it is bad for kids only because they have really skanky pop videos playing on the TVs.
my bowling team from brooklyn took a field trip to the b-zone for the 68th annual pba us open, and it was about as awesome as being at a live espn bowling match could ever be (i mean that in a good way).
the lanes themselves are never-ending, and while a tad outdated, everything is clean and well maintained. the enclosed bar area is spacious and the drinks cheap.
i had the pleasure of dealing with the manager of the b-zone who was completely accommodating and professional, and referred to us as his "new york city crew" all day.
depending on how our bowling scores improve, we may just be back here next year.....competing.
this is the best bowling alley in the state of NJ. there are 82 lanes, which makes the largest bowling alley i've been in. it's looks nice inside. the lane conditions are excellent - the lanes are always freshly oiled and lanes 49-82 are especially good. the house pattern allows for generous scoring, especially for mediocre bowlers that hook the ball - this is a huge ego booster. on top of that, the staff here are pretty good. pro shop is pretty good too. and they have arcade games.
currently, they have $1 game specials on Mon and Wed nights from 9-12.. you can't beat that. you can also get coupons sent to your email by signing up for the brunswick bonus zone.
Yay cosmic bowling! Hip hip hooray! As Rocco pointed out, this place is huge. There's a big bar that hides karaoke and a few pool tables, and the usual bowling alley food and whatnot. It's not too expensive, and stays open til 2 am.
A nice change from sitting at TGIF's/Applebees/Chillis.
You know why they have such nice bowling alleys in New Jersey? Â Cause you can't hang around in front of a convenience store forever.
I think this is the place where they hold the world series of bowling. Â It's a big ass bowling alley, that's overall one of the nicest I've been to.
Plus I got to watch my drunk Chinese friend Andy sing a Meatloaf song and clear out the bar at Karaoke. Â And once a skanky Puerto Rican lady decided to hit on my dad which was amusing.
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