Santa Clarita Lanes

Kid friendly and mother approved. I was here for
Birthday party and we had a blast. Everyone has so much fun bowling. I tried the food and Vincenzios and it was good too, nuggets, fries and a coke. You can’t go wrong here bowling and good food.

Ehh they didn’t let me use bumpers cause I’m not under 10 so that sucks. But we bowl like we’re 10.

The older ladies behind the counter were very nice and set us up quickly. The bartenders were busy but still kept up with our pitcher refills. Lanes are nice and oily so my heavy-​hooking ball can actually perform how it’s supposed to! We’ve bowled in Santa Monica and Del Mar and the lanes are so dry my ball practically hooks two lanes over. The betting area/​bar is filled with exactly the type of people you would assume would be there, but they’re fun to watch and imagine their eclectic backstories. It’s definitely cheaper to pay by the hour if you keep up the pace.

Haven’t bowled here since 2008. Craig has done an incredible job. Beautiful facility, great lane. Best place to bowl hands down.

I have been going here since I was a kid, and boy have things changed. We went on a Saturday morning. 4 people to bowl one hour. Shell out 50 dollars. This is not even for one game. If you do not finish your game, you pay more. We played 2 games at our leisure. 2 ½ hours. We walked out paying 110 dollars with shoe rentals. What a f@@@ing ripoff. When we used to play here, you paid for a game. I’ll never go back. The next day I went to another bowling alley. 2 people with shoes was 14.50. We played an additional game for under 8 dollars. This is what bowling has always been. Just because Santa Clarita Lanes is close to awesome town lol, they think they can charge more than a real bowling alley like Lucky Strike. The bowling alley is the same sh**hole it has always been, but now it’s more about horse racing and betting.
If you want to get ripped off and pay a lot for nothing, go here.

This place reminds me of the bowling alleys when i was growing up as a kid. This place has everything inside; an arcade, a pizza place, sports book betting, a pro shop and rooms to rent out for birthday parties. I’ve been here many times and my kids and I always have a good time.

Horrible. I will never return. Reserved 2 lanes waits 30 – 45 mins. Once our name was called to get shoes and pay the guy asked how old the kids were. Responded w 4years old. SIGN STATES children need to be 4 years old in order to bowl. He said they «look» too small and rejected us. Maybe the sign should say children need to look older then 4. Assholes.

This place is really cool. The staff is super friendly. The place is clean. A little on the pricey side but worth it. Will definitely be back

Went on a Sunday morning with the fam for Valentine’s Day. We waited in line and the lady asked how many and we said 4 and she looked at my son and said he wasn’t tall enough. How the hell does height have to do with bowling. What would they do if a midget walks in. That’s a lawsuit waiting to happen. I personally think the old white lady was racist grumpy hag. Canyon Country is know for trash anyways

One of the main reason why I’m giving it a 5 star was because of Shelley! She was awsome from answering the phones and taking care of us when we got there! Super friendly and always had a smile. KEEP UP THE AWESOME JOB SHELLEY! :)

If it wasn’t for my boyfriend’s brother being here to visit, I would have left. Customer service was not great. We waited in a very long line on a Wednesday night, I thought okay, good for them! The place is popular, it must be good! Wrong… We waited in line for at least 20 minutes before actually paying for a lane. The first lady we spoke to blew us off and told us to wait to the side because she was doing something else??? But then she helped the people in line behind us. Hmmm okay, maybe they are regulars or something important… We waited for another 10 minutes before the male acknowledged us. It just seemed like we were bothering them the whole time. Customer service is soooo important!!! But still, we were there to spend time with my boyfriend’s brother so I didn’t make a big deal out of it. It was a special day! So finally we get shoes and a lane. Prices were good. Server comes over to help us and boyfriend’s brother orders beer. Of course she asked for ID and who would be drinking. My boyfriend and I were not drinking, as we were underage. And that is what we told her. She proceeded to give us a huge lecture on how we will be kicked out without a refund if we even touch the pitcher… Okay, I get it… But like I’m not going to be stupid and drink at a bowling alley. There is a better way to say it, again, customer service… The first time she came to check on us (my boyfriend and I and his brother and sister) she checked all of our cups… I felt so uncomfortable! Ugh! All of the staff at the counter kept staring at us as if we were going to do something wrong or as if we were bugging them. It seemed like they were talking about us. I don’t know, I don’t want to assume anything but that is the way it seemed. Two stars for a good night with people I care about. And the place is decently clean, except for the bathrooms. Customer service needs a huge upgrade. Good thing this isn’t my usual bowling alley.

This is the first time in my life that I have ever been discriminated against let alone thought that it would be about my daughter. Was trying to have a nice day with my family and they turned us away because they thought my daughter was quote «a girl and too weak to bowl». I just can’t believe that the woman that worked at 3pm on Sunday turned us away. I will never come to this place again. A place that I have visited my entire life while living in the SCV. I guess they just don’t feel that girls are as strong as boys. Shame on you.

Looking forward to our next visit.

I’ve bowled in many lanes before (mar vista, gable house, el dorado, bay shore, mission, Valencia, matador, etc, etc) but this alley is the best overall. They have decent parking, clean interiors, good food, a big bar area, horse race betting, good junior league program, good staff and management, and good oily lanes during league (ha ha). Nice bunch of people in their leagues too. Their ball returns and ball racks are a good design, and their seating arrangement can hold four people easily. Not enough tables on the concourse for visitors to eat and watch, but that’s a minor complaint. They seem to have enough lockers for people who don’t want to tote their balls back and forth. And they have new ownership in their pro shop. Haven’t bought any new balls from them, but they’ve been helpful when I needed my finger inserts re glued during league play. My 247 first game during quarter mania also helped give them five stars!

My husband went in with our 3 year old son and 5 year old daughter yesterday morning (it was a Tuesday) and the place was empty. The guy turned my husband away because they don’t allow anyone under 4 to bowl. I won’t return there based on that ridiculous rule. We’ve been to a few other bowling alleys and have never been turned away, even when my son was only 2. Very dumb rule, especially when they clearly could’ve used some customers that day.

Great place with some reasonable prices. Sunday is great for per game. Cheap but get there early since most people buy up to 4 games and take long. Place is clean. Tables I don’t really like but not there to sit down anyways. Plus they have a bar and food. Always good for me.

I wrote a review the day we visited about a month back but it’s now gone. I’ll never visit here again. They have rules that I view as completely ridiculous for a place that should be kid friendly. You have to be 4 to bowl but worse than that you have to be a certain height so my poor niece was told she couldn’t bowl because she is on the small side for a 4 yr old. We left obviously because I’m not going to tell a child that she is so short to participate in an activity that is a perfect child’s activity. Been to quite a few bowling alleys and have never had these types of silly rules imposed on me.

DON’T GO HERE!!! Your business is not appreciated by the establishment. We were overtly and publicly disrespected by the staff and by the regular patrons. In our experience, this business allowed their regulars to disrespect us, and the staff joined in. also, ITS A GAMBLING HALL NOW! this place is no longer family friendly. It is only friendly to people who want to bet on horses.
We came here to bowl, and while we were waiting for a lane we went into the gambling hall for a drink. Apparently I was sitting in one of the regulars seats at the empty bar in the gambling hall area of the alley. The bar was basically empty except for three people, but I gather that one of the regulars usually shows up at a certain time. One of the people at the bar told me I needed to get up. He said verbatim: «you need to move, that’s a lady’s seat and she usually comes in around now. If you were a real man you would get up and leave.» I didn’t respond. Then I overheard the staff making rude comments about my wife with the same regular that told me we had to leave. THIS PLACE STINKS!
This place used to be a family friendly atmosphere. When I was a kid I had birthday parties at this bowling alley. Now, the room i had pizza in as a kid is a gambling hall. The Arcade that I played in while my parents bowled has been replaced by another room where the gamblers can watch the horses on TV screens. This place is no longer a kid friendly environment. This perplexes me as every other bowling alley has in recent years tried to kick off the negative stigma of bowling alleys of the past by changing their names to things like «family fun centers». This place is going in the opposite direction. This is not a fun center for the family.
A business does not make their monthly rent on regulars alone. If they did, they would lock the doors to outsiders and call themselves the Masons. A good business should be welcoming to new customers in the hopes of repeat business. Until things change, I will never return, I will never bowl at the lanes, and I will tell everyone who will listen to go to Valencia Lanes or elsewhere. «Taint» and the bartender (Mel) lost SCV lanes possibly over $ 100 depending on how much we would have bowled, ate, and drank.
I could go on about this place for a few more pages, but I won’t. Suffice it to say that our experience was TERRIBLE. There is a new development of upscale townhouses being build right next door to Santa Clarita Lanes. I hope that the parents of children who live in the new development read my review. DON’T LET YOUR KIDS GO HERE! IT IS A GAMBLING HALL.

I’m happy I decided to finally stop by here. I’ll be coming back.
They are reasonably priced. When I went I paid $ 20 per hour for one lane and $ 3.50 per pair of shoes. For three people we were able to play two full games.
Pros:
— The lanes, equipment and amenities are all up to date.
— Plenty of balls to select from that are in great shape.
— They have a great inhouse pizzeria. Along with other goodies to eat.
— Small arcade for the kids.
— Bathrooms are clean.
— REASON FOR 5^th STAR: Great service from the cashier. She was pleasant to talk to and was kind enough to get a bowling pin from the back to satisfy my kids’ curiosity of what they feel like in hand. At that time I also met the owner, Craig, who is a stellar guy! He offered to take me and my 2 young boys in the back of the bowling lanes for a tour and show us how the system back there works. This goes way above and beyond customer service and for this I give them the extra 5^th star on this review.
Cons:
— The music selection could be a little more diverse. Too much golden oldies from the 50’s to 70’s for me.
— They don’t allow you to bring your own drinks. Any time I see something like that it gives the impression of protecting the business bottom line/​revenue over providing customer options and good service. I understand alcohol, but bottled water and such should be an exception. They do have a tap-​water water fountain, but we are a healthy bunch that drink home made alkaline water.
Overall, I’m very happy with Santa Clarita Lanes. Even though they are the only bowling alley for Canyon Country, they do not take advantage of that and still try their best to stay top notch. I like that.
Thanks again to Craig for the tour, my kids have been talking about it ever since.

Good spot in the SCV for the family. Best part about this place is they have Vincenzo’s Pizzeria inside! The kids love the pizza and we love the fact that we can keep them entertained for a couple of hours.
Not too crazy about the seating for the bowlers. They have this funky table seating with chairs that are spring loaded to fold in so they keep pushing you into the table which is uncomfortable. I like the bench seats in other bowling allies where you face the lanes.
Not too crazy about the gambling that goes on the the end room. Even though it’s legit, I don’t think that I want to expose my kids to that sort of element.