Boonton Lanes

Been bowling here since I was a kid. It’s dingy and old looking. The Pizza Hut sucks, the staff is either hit or miss. You can go in one day and they’re nice, the next they’re nasty. Only reason I come here is because I get 2.00/game coupons every so often.

Bowling is more fun as an adult. Because alcohol.
My friend Caity lives far away and we wanted to double date somewhere in the middle. We got there at 9:30 and had a couple of drinks at the bar. Prices were not bad, $ 9.50 for both a Jack & Coke and a Blue Moon. The bartender was a sweetheart, but she also runs around helping the check-​in guy among other things so you might end up waiting a little bit in between rounds.
What attracted us was to this particular place was the late bird special: all you can bowl for $ 13/​person from 10pm-​1am on Saturdays. Considering we ended up playing 5 games the price was not bad at all.
On the downside, It’s very small compared to other bowling places I’ve been to. It felt very cramped and outdated. For food they have Pizza Hut (barf) and some other snacks. I was considering getting a pretzel until I saw someone ahead of me purchase one, it did not look appetizing. Oh well, time to fill up on more alcohol.
They played late 90’s, early 2000’s music which hit me right in the nostalgia. I had a good time overall. Who needs fancy lighting and updated graphics? Just enjoy the good times with your friends.

I have been bowling here since I was 5 it’s seen worst and better days. Now their problem is the machine screws up the pattern it’s inconsistent as anything now one day you can go up 10 or even 7 and now it’s like your on a teetering edge of 15 or dead center 20. Pizza Hut has never been that good I try not to order as much as possible. The pro shop. Not a pro shop. Te owner Craig has turned the place around since the last guy had it I’ll give him that he’s by far reincarnated the house but I’m sadly being pushed away from it yet again. The bartender Jim is old school guy you treat with respect and kind to him he will take care of you.

Place is filthy. Lane conditions are horrible on a weekly bases. Staff is unfriendly except the one bartender jim.

I never liked the conditions here. I averaged 190’s in most houses but could never get above 170 here. My problem I guess, but I know another bowler who carried a 200+ average in another house and 160ish here. It doesn’t make it a bad place at all. If you are used to it you can do well and great bowlers adjust. That’s the difference between me and great bowlers.

My daughter’s travel softball team had their end of year party here tonight and they girls had a blast. Some of us parents hung around to watch the Giants game in the bar and had a pretty good time. Bartender was attentive even though she was pulling double duty with the front desk.
I don’t bowl a whole lot anymore, but Boonton Lanes seems like a pretty clean place with nice lanes and really helpful staff (bonus-​the men’s room was very clean). They have a Pizza Hut express place right on-​site and while I absolutely hate Pizza Hut pizza, the rest of the food was really good. Excellent wings (though the ‘hot’ wings simply weren’t), fresh salad, breadsticks, etc, was all delicious. It was great that they gave us a bunch of lanes and didn’t bust our chops about a bunch of very loud 13 – 18 year olds running rampant in the place.

Clean and modern inside. Very friendly and helpful staff, from the front desk right down to the bartenders. They’ve changed my lane when I had problems, they’ve even gotten down on hands and knees to clean off excess oil. You really get a great deal here, especially on weeknights but at any time. If you can choose any bowling place in north-​central NJ, come here. I live near a couple other places, but this is where I go for recreation and leagues.