Rollerbowl

The food court is diabolical and I would never go back there. It come to £20 for 2 kids meals and pizza and chips for 2 adults. I see them getting them out if the freezer and it was undercooked and we couldn’t eat it so we sent it back and got a refund. We only go here for bowling now

The City Pavilion is literally a stones throw from my husband’s parent’s house but for whatever reason we had never been in there.
We had to fill the agenda of a triple date on Friday night so I suggested this place before dinner (instead of the Number 10 in the Brewery that we ALWAYS go to) and off we went!
Because I was with my hunnie, I have no idea what we paid as he takes care of that stuff while I chat it up with the girls but I looked up the pricing online and it is as follows:
Monday — Friday (off peak 10am to 6pm)
1 Game Package: adults £4.20 — U12 £3.50
2 Game Package: adults £7.80 — U12 £6.40
3 Game Package: adults £10.00 — U12 £8.40
Monday — Friday (peak 6pm to close)
Saturday, Sunday, Bank Holidays & School Holidays (all day)
1 Game Package: adults £5.20 — U12 £4.60
2 Game Package: adults £9.80 — U12 £8.60
3 Game Package: adults £13.00 — U12 £11.00
I love this place for the following reasons:
1 — Free PLENTIFUL parking out front!
2 — The building houses more than just bowling — people even get married here!
3 — There are like 30 family-​oriented lanes when you first walk in but there is an adults only section off to the right where a triple date like us can enjoy a drink and a dance and a general 18+ «good time» in a separate area so parents don’t have to shield the eyes of their children/​get jealous.
We played 3 – 4 games in the adults only section and had a blast.
Because it was Friday, the bar was busy and the DJ was really quite good. I love bowling but I also loved the opportunity to drink and dance in between frames so I was having just about the best night ever! lol
I would highly recommend this place for a fun change of pace!

Rollerbowl? City Limits? Nobody really knows what this place is called anymore. It was Rollerbowl back in like 1989 or something. Then they changed it to something like Grand Central (something like that) — and then it was something else, and then it was City Limits. A few months back I saw a flyer pinned up in front of me in the urinal by the bowling which had a ‘Rollerbowl Deal’ but the sign on the entrance to the building didn’t say rollerbowl. I was so confused I nearly wet myself. Lucky I was already in the toilet.
Anyways, whatever it’s called I don’t really know anymore and I don’t really care. If I was voting on their naming abilities I’d give them 0 out of 5. But I guess to please you guys I should stick to reviewing the actual place.
The bowling is great. They have lanes, they have balls, they have a button you can press to get some air onto your hands. Actually, that last point is a negative. Have you noticed how you always have one friend who gets really obsessive about using the air thing on their sweaty hands? Very annoying. My advice is don’t let that person come bowling with you anymore.
Anyways, they have this section cut off from the main bowling area which is actually really nice. If you head down the steps to the bowling alley just turn right and head through the doors. I’m not sure that this bit is actually any more ‘exclusive’ but, y’know, there are doors to pass. It feeeeeeeeels more exclusive. And it tends to be nicer and more popular and it has it’s own bar, and pool tables.
I can’t remember the exact times and deals — but they do have certain deals on certain nights, where you get three games for the price of two and stuff like that. And they tend to be open pretty late too.
They also have a hall you can rent out upstairs for events — I think people have wedding receptions and parties here. They have a gym– and various other facilities but I only really feel qualified to talk about the bowling. Actually, I’m not really qualified at all — I mean, you should see me bowl.
A good place to head out to for a fun night out. There were some troubles a few years ago — I think the wrong people were hanging out there; fights and bottles smashing on heads and all that sort of thing. In fact, last year I went to watch a football match in the bar and a West Ham fan started a fight with me; and was seconds away from smashing me to pieces but luckily had a change of heart at the last moment. But y’know, you can get these people anywhere — and I tend to attract them towards me. So don’t be put off heading to RollerGrandLimitCitys or whatever they call it.