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Del Mar Lanes
Del Mar Lanes: Classic bowling, bar, and family-friendly fun at great prices.
4.8
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Del Mar Lanes: Classic bowling, bar, and family-friendly fun at great prices.
Del Mar Lanes at 3020 Mangum Rd, Houston, TX, is a classic bowling alley with a bar, attached restaurant, and arcade. Reviewers praise friendly staff, clean facilities, great food and drinks, and affordable, family-friendly fun. The venue offers diverse lane experiences and options for groups or parties, making it a welcoming spot for locals and visitors alike.
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Classic 10-pin bowling with modern scoring options, rental shoes, and balls from 8-15 lbs, including Pro Stats for serious bowlers.
Full-service restaurant offering house-made pizza, American comfort food, draft beer, and drinks available for order at your lane.
Fun arcade area with coin-operated basketball and other games, perfect for kids and extra entertainment.
Group packages for birthdays and events with lane reservations, accommodating up to 6 players per lane for optimal fun.
Safe, clean environment with options for all ages, including kid-friendly bowling games like Angry Birds.
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Overall rating
Javier Perez
Very fun with your lady or the family also at a good price. Drinks and food available too!
Adriana Rodriguez
We loved it. It was a great experience. Staff is very friendly and helpful. Restrooms clean, great food, great prices and we had a great time playing. Family friendly.
David Pham
Came here on a Saturday evening for a birthday party. We had four lanes booked out and I'd recommend a maximum of six players per lane, although they do support more than that. Rental shoes are quite stretched out here. I actually sized down nearly 2 full sizes (usually wear a 7.5, ended up using 6's) to fit snugly. The bowling balls are set up from ~8lbs to ~15lbs in order. I couldn't really tell, but it seemed like the smaller balls also tended to have smaller finger holes on average. There are some "game" options to bowl with that ultimately boil down to 1 bowl x 5 frames, 2 bowls x 5 frames, and 2 bowls x 10 frames. Kids may enjoy the Angry Birds game, which is 2 bowls x 5 frames but if you hit all of the birds, you'll effectively get a "strike" (at least, I think that's how it works). For serious bowlers, I'd suggest the "Pro Stats" setup which will give you mph, % of strikes, and things like that. You can put in your e-mail to get your scorecard or even set up using an app, which are great modern options. The people who weren't as good bowlers ended up trying to go for high speed bowls toward the end of the night (25.7mph was the winner if you're curious). We had a few incidents where someone bowled during a reset, usually because we were playing a minigame where we expected two rolls but actually ended up being counted as a strike due to whatever game gimmick was going on. During those times, it took the staff about 5-10 minutes to respond and clear the lane. Lane 20 was also really wrong in the sensors. We called it the charity lane because if you guttered a ball, it would give you between 3-6 points randomly. So, not all of the lanes are perfect. There's also a little arcade here, and some coin operated basketball games. Cool that you can order bar food and beer from the attached restaurant. Overall, a generally positive experience with one lane out of four that was a bit glitchy.
Parish Skoolie
Nephew was in for a visit from Baltimore. He’s into bowling lately, took him to Dave & Busters bowling alley first and hated it. String pins, yuck. Bad service. Later in the week we came to Del Mar Lanes for the first time & loved it. Quality & traditional lanes. Equipment & building is obviously old but well kept up. Bar inside is great, draft beer & food. My nephew beat us all with these good lanes.
kenny antoniono
Great place- clean and well run….classic bowling alley and a lot less expensive than Pinstripes or Lucky Strike. The pizza dough is made in house and was really good. We will definitely be back. (SAT 1 PM- busy but no wait)
