Irvine Lanes

This place is a lot of funCleaner than most places. The front desk person could have been a little more friendlier. The rest of the staff is really great though. A bowling ball got stuck and one of the staff helped out immediately

Irvine Lanes is probably the few remaining bowling alleys in OC and shares the same lot with Boomers. During the workweek, we stopped by for an office team building event, and we almost had the entire venue to ourselves. There are over 20 lanes, and each can accommodate team of 8 players. There are plenty of parking spaces. The front entrance has 8+ different vending machine of games for younger kids to try their luck in grabbing prizes. The counter is supported by one gentleman to check in each party and confirm lane assignment. We were provisioned shoes. The shoes do show wear and tear, as my pair had the laces worn down to the edge, making it impossible to tie them.The lane displayed screen is nice but having a bit of music (in the background) would have been nice to get everyone to enjoy the atmosphere. The area is decent and clean. The bathroom does need some cleaning as the paper dispenser is not working and water splashed all over the countertop.

Irvine Lanes has been around for a long time and I'm glad they're still in business. I visited with my family a couple of months ago to celebrate my dad's birthday, and everyone had a really great time. I don't bowl often (I'm impressively awful at it) so I don't have many points of comparison, but the facility is clean and the prices seem reasonable. You can make a reservation ahead of time if you want, but there are plenty of lanes and we didn't have to wait. I can't comment on the food/drinks as we did not order any, but I overall recommend a visit!

This place is really chill. Been coming here for years good beer, the food is OK but what can you expect? It's a bowling alley. They do need to work on some of the lanes though.

The hubs and I took our kids and our niece bowling at Irvine Lanes. It's definitely less trendy and hip than Bowlero BUT we thoroughly enjoyed the no frills lanes. We also liked how nice and clean this place was. The prices were affordable and we all enjoyed our family quality time together. Food was decent.Parking was easy.

Dropped by the other day on the weekday afternoon when it wasn't as crowded. Located next to the Boomers nearby UCI and has plenty of parking. They charge by the hour and not per person at a rate of $40. Shoe rentals are about $7. It's ideal to come in a bigger group since they charge per lane. There's plenty of lanes available as well as a small arcade, bar, and eatery that serves snacks and basic foods such as pizza or sandwiches. The lanes seemed to be well maintained and I enjoyed when they shifted to more colorful lights later in the afternoon. Some of the bowling themes on the screen are a little dated but not a big issue. This spot is on the pricier side if you come when they don't have a special going but you're bound to have a good time. Solid yearly bowling outing.

We pre-made a reservation for a Thursday night at 7:30 pm. It was quite crowded and we were seated at a lane next to some children. I think our experience would've been more positive if the kids didn't keep running into our lane and taking our bowling balls. It was a little crowded but there was plenty of different size bowling balls available and the bowling shoes were in decent condition.

Came here two weeks ago after having some friends over for a pool party/bbq. We spontaneously wanted to go bowling but when we drove over to Bowlero, the wait time was going to be a while. We called Irvine lanes and they said there was no wait and it was cheaper! We drove down and got two lanes for 8 people and they offered a military discount for my friends who proudly serve our country. We had a blast! Bowling was super affordable, the place was clean and offered food and drinks. I think we found our new date night!

The old lady at the bar was horrible. I've never dealt with a worse employee. My boyfriend is 23 has his id and military id and was declined due to him being from another state. She claimed the machine said it was fake so get your machine fixed..... . She proceeded to be rude to the other people in my party who just wanted water because she thought a real id was fake. The old hag said if she doesn't approve it then it's not real we told her to call the police to verify but she declined. Never had worse service in my life. If you have someone who is old enough to hit dementia in the next few years maybe you shouldn't have them verifying real ids.

Fun place for the family and great value. So glad Irvine decided to keep Irvine Lanes for entertainment for its residents!