Stoneleigh Lanes

I've visited Stoneleigh Lanes a couple of times for birthday parties. Stoneleigh Lanes is a smallish, duckpin bowling establishment. Both birthday parties we attended came with shoe rentals, two hour bowling, a table setup and pizza. What's good? The bowling. My kids enjoyed their time learning how to bowl. The lanes held up well, no issues with ball returns or pin setup while they bowled. Bumpers were setup and taken down quickly if needed. The workers. They were attentive to the parties and very helpful. The fries. During the second party visit my kids were hungry before the pizza was served. We got a large fry. I thought the fries were pretty good.What's meh? The pizza crust. I'm a total crust guy and the crust they use isn't great. Mad props that they make their own pizzas (or at least put the cheese and pepperoni on themselves. The fry cooking time. They took a while from when they were ordered to when they were done. They were served hot but the wait seemed longer than it should. Can't imagine what it is like if a bunch of people are ordering food.

I see patrons complaining about this place being "so old." This is the charm here! Stoneleigh Lanes has been around for over 70 years! I find that amazing and intriguing. Just think, you can go bowling where your grandparents grew up bowling. This bowling alley is old. It's tired. It smells old and tired. But, it's one of the few duckpin lanes in this area and it's like stepping back in time. Even the bathroom reminds you of a time when Americans were normal size (small). It's like a dollhouse bathroom....tiny toilet, tiny sink, tiny radiator. Charming! The guys who work here are very accommodating. We had a group of 8 on a weekday and it was so much fun. We did have some issues with our lane getting stuck, but we had the added entertainment of seeing legs and a stick working behind the pins to clear the lane manually. Again, charming!!

Came for duckpin bowling with our neighbors. The place is pretty out dated and gives a 1970ish vibe. The price wasn't bad $10/hr/person. It was pretty low tech but pretty fun. Our Lane had a few issues but the employees fixed it pretty fast and moved us to another lane

We were absolutely charmed by this duckpin bowling alley! The games were reasonably priced, the venue is straight out of a time capsule charming, and it's BYOB which we will definitely take advantage of next time!

We just moved to Hampden/Baltimore/Maryland/the Mid-Atlantic. So I thought someone was messing with me when they explained duckpin bowling. When I understood it was a real thing, I knew I had to try it. I did a Google search for duckpin bowling alleys and found Stoneleigh Lanes. We live in Hampden, so it was a quick drive over. When we drove up, I didn't even understand where the bowling alley was! To my surprise, it's a basement bowling alley, so it just has a door in the shopping center where Villagio Cafe is. Then you go down a staircase and into a time warp! Nothing in Stoneleigh Lanes has been renovated. It's like a retro dream. It's a little divey, sure. But it has a lot of charm, too. The couple that were at the counter were very friendly and spent a lot of time explaining duckpin bowling to us. It was really fun, because duckpin bowling was totally new to us and there was a steep learning curve! But also because the place has a lot of retro, divey charm. They don't have much in the way of food and drinks (I think they sell sodas and snacks at the concessions), but it's BYOB and people who showed up after us definitely brought a six pack or two with them. I definitely plan on coming back with friends. This place is pretty special.

Amazing, old school, and perfect.Visited here for the first time in 20 years since my college days and the place has not changed one iota.When you descend to this basement bowling alley, you will find The staff is super friendly, the lanes are well maintained, and the establishment is clean. Don't let the royal blue and purple decor burn your eyes - instead, enjoy the sound of wooden duckpins clashing against each other as you defeat your friends and family.Prices are extremely affordable - $10 per person per hour, and between my girlfriend and I, we managed three games each, including a 145 to cap the session, which I'm told is a pretty high score for duckpins - sign me up for this any day.Sixteen lanes are at your disposal here, so i highly recommend a visit. I've bowled duckpins in Connecticut and its a really nice change of pace from regulation bowling. Go give it a shot over at Stoneleigh.

Went today for a birthday party. Staff was nice and a nice family place; however, when the place picked up with more customers the wait for food was almost 45 minutes for a cheeseburger and fries. I was told there would be a wait but didn't realize it would have been close to an hour wait. In any event, I finally received my cheeseburger but decided to take it home. When I arrive home, there was let any cheese on my burger. Not that huge of a problem but the fries that came with the burger were not done.... at all. When ordering, please consider the wait time even if you've put your order in before others. Had a great time but disappointed by the food paid for and received. I may just eat before I go back, if I ever do.‍

I love this place for several reasons. First, it's one of the few places left that offers duckpin bowling. Second, it's reasonably priced. Third, it's very old school. No flashing lights or automatic scoring here!

This was a fun evening with the grandkids, but the place is antiquated. The duck pin lanes are not level( the balls literally rolled from one side to another and looked like a candid camera joke). Several times they had to send someone to fix something while we were bowling. Our one hour fun evening without food was over $50.

Old and outdated our lane was breaking down way to much lanes uneven balls missing chunks out of them