Playtime Bowl

This place was packed! Tried to make a reservation for a Saturday evening but only the VIP back alleys were available. Really wanted to check it out so we went with it. About $ 45 an hour for that, which is not bad when you split it between a group of 4 – 6. Plus the back alley had a much better and younger vibe/​crowd than the front which was (no offence) filled with older people. I like that the lady at the front allowed us to extend our time when half of our group didn’t show up on time, and while waiting I also tried the poutine which was pretty good. Definitely love the atmosphere in the back alleys and would definitely throw a possible party or event there if I had the chance. There’s also a bar back there, music and great lighting. So much fun! Very convenient location and close to Yorkdale mall as well and parking is free :)

This was our second time here, and the first was almost as bad.
Arrival: We had a reservation, so we we arrived a few minuets before our scheduled time, we expected we’d be seen promptly. Not the case, as one of our party was parking still, they refused to even let use pay for the lanes until that person arrived. We were rudely told to get lost until we were all ready.
Food: The food is absolute garbage. At least the food we were able to order, as they did not have parts of the menu, at 8pm on a Saturday. What we did eat was bland, and microwave quality fare.
Drinks: We booked in the Back Alley, which is dubbed their VIP experience, so we expected we’d be able to order drinks and food in the VIP area’s bar. Turns out that we were mistaken. They were out of coke for mixed drinks. Again, at 8pm on a Saturday night. Then we were told they would soon not be able to serve us in the VIP at all, because they were running out of paper for the till.
TLDR; Terrible service, terrible food, terrible supply management. Kids running into other peoples lanes.

I arrived with a friend appx 6pm on a Saturday intending to bowl… but we were unable to due to all the lanes being booked up until 9.30 pm… wtf!!! My tip would be to call ahead so you do not waste gas getting to this location (but who ever calls ahead to bowl?).

Upon first walking in… Pure oldies. We just have come on the day they all get together with their leagues but we found the glow in the dark side to be near empty.
A you get crowd began to slowly pile in as we were about half way into the first game.
I hadn’t tried glow in the dark cosmic bowling ever so I found it to be quite exciting to say the least.
It was about $ 53.00 for 3 people to play, including shoe rentals. That was for the hour. Roughly worked out to be 2.5 games before the time was up.
It was a lot of fun and I am glad I had a chance to visit.
Great for spending time with kids or date night. In our case that was both.
Will visit again in the future.

We were lucky enough to visit this place on Sunday, day on which they give you unlimited time on the cosmic side. This dark side is pretty fun because is like a mini nightclub with lights, music, the ball with mirrors, and people making more noise.
It’s been a while since I went bowling, and that got reflected on my score, however, I didn’t care because I had a blast while eating nachos, pizza, and poutine… Yoink!
After some rounds of beers we started just having fun kid style, loosing our bodies with Simpson’s&Flintstones moves, while covering one eye and walking on the side to try to make a score…
This is a more dynamic and entertaining way to spend quality time with your friends. You get to practice, compete, dance, cheer, scream and say cheers in the same place.
We’ll be back!!!

Service and atmosphere was alright however the computers are old and do not record score properly, not a place for a commpetitive game

An awesome way to spend a 30^th birthday. We had our lane freeze twice and then had switch lanes three times. We had two lanes and somehow they decided to move is to just 1 lane + a bit of a refund. Oh and the supervisor was great in the entire processing telling us that he would just close down the lane without a refund, threatening to kick us out. Ohhhh and it just froze again! Score! Bowlers be warned! Not to mention, a friend tried to order a wrap and fries and poutine, it took over an hour. What kind of establishment and poor management is this when it can’t provide any decent customer service.

Good bowling is hard to find in Toronto, and perhaps Playtime Bowl is it.
We arrived just before 9PM for Playtime Bowl’s all you can bowl from 9 – 12 for $ 9.99 (on weeknights). There was already a big line, but it moved quickly and we ended up bowling in the «VIP Back Alley» which was just a slightly fancier version of the regular bowling area for $ 11.99 each.
My bowling partner in crime and I bowled nearly 12 games (poorly) in those three hours – but you can have up to 6 people on each lane. Beer was $ 22 a pitcher – not cheap, but pretty good if you consider how inexpensive three hours of bowling fun was.
I will likely avoid this place on weekends (too many teenagers) but it’s definitely a good place to roll some strikes (or gutter balls) on a weeknight.

Had a great time at Playtime bowl! We came for the 9 pm — 12 pm unlimited bowl. There were 4 of us so it was $ 11 each and came with shoe rental. Thought the bowling was a good deal. Cosmic bowling at the same time was $ 14.99 per person but it was so busy and all the lanes were already full. Next time: cosmic bowl. We had a fabulous time. I loved how old school everything was. The food was terrible, and the beer quite expensive, but lets be honest, we didn’t come here for the food. Can’t wait to come back for a rematch. If I could give them some advice though I would say decrease the cost of the beer, and get some better food. :)

If you’re looking for just your standard bowling alley, then Playtime Bowl is exactly that. I found it to be a no frills kind of place that looks as though it hasn’t undergone a renovation since the 80’s. Regardless, the prices for a lane are fairly cheap and they actually have a back alley where they have glow in the dark cosmic bowling.
The place itself is HUGE despite what the outside looks like. I think there were about 40 normal lanes and more in the back, but couldn’t see behind the curtain. They have special cosmic bowling on Fri and Sat nights as well. The place was fairly packed on a Sunday night as it seemed everyone and their mothers decided they wanted to bowl.
The service counter was OK, but were pretty responsive when we had issues with our lane and it not working properly. It’s about $ 19.99 an hour for a lane (not sure what the cap is for people). They also have all you can bowl specials late night. Don’t remember the price so won’t attempt to say, but it was great value.
They also have food like pizza, wings, and burgers in case you’re hungry and want to get bowling alley food…

I am in love with the BACK ALLEYS area of this venue. Great place to host a party or an event. Playtime Bowl has an event coordinator who is quite helpful.
Are you headed to Playtime Bowl this Saturday June 7^th between 2 – 4:30pm?
Drop by the Back Alleys Lounge and see how you and your friends can bowl for $ 25 for 2 hours. Shoe rental and pizza/​pop also included.
You will be helping out a fundraising campaign for charity: water.
charity: water is a non-​profit organization on a mission to bring clean and safe drinking water to every person on the planet.

This is a good place to bowl. Food and drinks aren’t cheap, but around what you expect at this type of place.
The bouncers do indeed look too professional, with their hearing sets, but I spoke to a couple of them and they’re cool. Not bad to have them around, just in case.
The place is quite accessible, IMHO, via Dufferin Bus and Yorkdale Subway.

Great fun. When you walk in at first it seems like just another bowling alley, but the section at the back of the alley is really nice. It’s designed really well and is super fun for a bowling night out. Playtime bowl doesn’t disappoint!

A toi Français qui veut se faire un plaisir pour se rappellé l’ambiance du bowling français c’est ici qu’il faut venir!
Le bowling est divisé en 2 parties! celle en lumière et le dark (qui apparement est plus cher ici!) La partie dans la lumière n’a pas de musique donc peu d’ambiance alors que la partie Dark a la musique et des écrans géants tout le long des pistes, entre les Télé de score, c’est la folie mais c’est très sympa!
Les prix sont abordables donc n’hésitez pas a rentabiliser votre pass TTC pour vous faire plaisir!

At first when you walk in, it’s exactly like every other bowling lane you’ve ever been to. We had a reservation, though, for a birthday party and were told that our lanes were «behind the curtain.» I hadn’t even noticed the curtain at first, but then I saw some other people peeking behind it. Anything that’s cordoned off seems exciting and exclusive, and Playtime Bowl didn’t disappoint.
On the other side of that curtain is what can only be described as high-​class bowling (I realize this sounds like an oxymoron). The seating areas have all been redesigned so you are in more of a living room setup, with couches and low tables. There’s lots of space to hang your jacket near your lane and there’s a bar back there, too. Our party had arranged for some snacks and unlimited soft drinks, and the staff were all really friendly and accomodating. They had the whole black light thing going with music videos playing on big screens and sports on the televisions overhead.
The only thing I thought was a bit weird was that there were some dark-​suit wearing bouncers working, with earpieces and everything. I wasn’t totally sure what their purpose was — were we supposed to feel like we were in a club? Do patrons normally get really unruly? They were all really friendly, too, just odd.

I can see how playtime is the number one spot to go to for functions involving a party. Be it for birthday parties or work functions or even a little fundraising. I top of place and the environment is great, up to date music, the people serving u we great.
Only thing that bothered me and I’m bias as I’m a bowler for quite a number of years. The approach to the lanes were a bit sticking and could so a clean. But other than that the conditions were acceptable

The plans for my friend’s bday got canned and we needed a change of venue quick. So off we went to Playtime Bowl.
Compared to my local bowling alley in Etobicoke, this place is much better maintained. The bowling balls don’t have any dents, and the place has a full bar and snack bar, with awesome pizza.
Prices are pretty steep when there’s no special going on, but I’ve come to expect that from bowling alleys nowadays.

This is our favorite bowling alley because nothing beats their special offer:
Sunday — Thursday: 9PM — Midnight
Bottomless Bowling: $ 8.00 /​person plus $ 1.00 Shoe Rental
You can’t go wrong with that.
The place is reasonably clean (- there was some clutter in the corner where the lockers are last time we went) and the staff friendly enough.
They let you bring in your own snack and drinks which is a big plus for us since our group always includes our toddler as well.
So thumbs up for being family friendly.

Came here for a field trip this morning (01.28.11).
What can I say? It’s a generic bowling alley with many, many lanes that plays country music hits. I might add that it’s quite clean … in fact, I wouldn’t hesitate to buy food here because it’s so clean. I found the staff to be very accommodating for the 50 or so noisy (extremely !) high school students.
If you express interest in coming here, I’m not going to hide your car keys to stop you from being a part of the patronage, but I’m also not dreaming about Playtime Bowl this instant.
It’s a-​ok !

A rave party light show and a game of bowling? Pretty amazing. I can’t say I bowl a whole lot, but I found nothing strange or wrong with Playtime Bowl. The shoes were as clean as they could be (I try not to think about it), the seating was spacious, the food was bowling alley terrible, the beer was cold and I got two strikes in a row. A pretty good way to spend a few hours!

A great place for bowling! We rolled in around 12am on a Saturday night and had no problem securing two lanes beside each other.
The pricing is as follows:
Shoe Rental $ 3.81
Regular Cosmic Time Friday-​Sunday, 9pm — 12am: $ 32.99/hour/lane
Things of note:
— There are indeed security guards in bulletproof vests walking around the place.
— You have to go to the bar to get a beer ($ 5.10 for domestic bottles)
— Your screen goes red when time is running out.
The place was clean, smelled like french fries and was altogether a really awesome place to hang out. Too bad it’s not too accessible by public transit!