Admiral Robinson Recreation Centre

Go-​to bowling alley located on Naval Base San Diego 32^nd Street. They’ve upgraded the visual displays from the clunky old ones. The alley is only packed during bowling leagues and weekend. Monday’s bowling price altered from $ 1.00 per game and pair of shoes to $ 1.25, not too much still a great value. Otherwise other days the price is $ 2.75 each if I’m not mistaken. Control desk staff is extremely friendly, especially Steve. Café food is good $ 1.25 soda and hot dogs on Monday as well. All in all great service.

I’ve been searching all of SoCal for years to find the worst California burrito. And by thunder I finally found it. from the stale tortilla, to the still cold French fries this takes it. bowls are good tho.

I love this place. I just seem to bowl better here for some reason. The lanes are smooth but not overly and the staff is great

My husband and I are addicted to bowling — we have a healthy competition going on! We enjoy coming here to the Admiral Robinson rec center as it is the largest bowling alley we have been to (40 lanes), has newly updated bowling systems with iPads which offer easy and fun customization to your lane, the red pin coupons (get a strike on a red pin and get a 2 games for 1 coupon), billiards tables, air hockey, and much more! A bunch of the bowling balls could use an update (lots of chips and gouges) which is common with most alleys. The employees are usually pretty friendly.

This place has gone through a revamp. The screens are nicer and so are the consoles you control your game on. They have different bowling games and competitions to choose from.
I like that it’s not by hour, because if you’re with a large group you can play an entire game no matter how long it takes. It was three of us and we paid for three games with shoes and it came out to $ 30. They have some tally cheap nights too, I think Monday is a big one. $ 1.25 per game per person I think?
The shoes here are comfy and not too broken down. They have half sizes. If you forget socks, there is a vending machine where you can buy some and it comes with one free game for a person. Socks are $ 3.50, so either look at it as free socks or a free game. Socks are kinda silly though. They have bowling pins and a bowling ball.
The guy working the desk was extremely nice and friendly. Wish the other people working here were that nice and willing to go out of their way to help the customers. When it came time to go home, we had five slices of left over pizza, I walked over to the kitchen area to ask someone for a container. No one was there, so I asked someone who I saw was wiping down the tables near the lanes. Instead of just walking over to get it herself, she sent me to someone else. Went over to the people at the bar (where she referred me) and then they gave me some other bullshit answer and referred me to someone else.
I could have easily grabbed it myself, but I didn’t feel comfortable going behind the registered and counter to grab it. Would’ve taken someone a minute to walk there and get it for me, but I just ended up getting it myself after five minutes of people redirecting me so they wouldn’t have to do it themselves.
Food here isn’t bad. I loved the pizza — sauce was flavorful and the crust was doughy (which is just the way I like it). We also had fries and mozzarella sticks and they were also yummy and flavorful.
Shoutout to Anne/​Ann. She was this older Filipino lady who was friendly and hysterical and definitely contributed to the fun of our night.

**** this place! That is putting it kindly. I had no idea alcohol could get so expensive! $ 5.00 for a 6.5 ounce cup (if that) of Shock Top when I can get an 8 ounce glass for that price at a TGIF! If that is not bad enough parents let their kids run rampant and do nothing when you confront them except make you the enemy! This place is a ripoff for the alcohol but is is o.k. if you do not mind loud idiots and stupid parents.

We have had two division functions here and everytime we have seemed to enjoy ourselves. Granted, we usually arrive closer to 10am so it’s never too packed but I have been here during the lunch ‘rush’ and if you only have an hour for lunch, the wait for food can make it pretty difficult to order and eat. I know they upgraded the food area but I have yet to see a difference in wait time.

Besides the bowling they also serve hot lunches and have good daily specials. The usual burger fries and so forth. Patty melt is good as well. Co workers also recommend the bowler burger. Diner food guys don’t think high end farm to table. If working outside on base it’s a nice place to cool down for lunch. Base access/​identification required.

This bowling alley had been super updated! I used to go here as a kid all the time! I love the new iPads and photo apps that use your pics for the silly animations on the score board. The kitchen looks good, but the options were lacking as was the service in that area. Had fun with the kids though and at a good price!

My family and I love bowling here. Only people with a government if are allowed to bowl here so it’s never crowded and the place is always clean! They have a new bowling system that is easy and fun to use. It takes picture of the players and turn them into fun animations for everyone to enjoy! They have little bumper leagues for kids for a cheap price. For a family of four to bowl for 2 hours we only pay 21 $ that’s cheap compared to other places! They have early morning specials, beat the clock and even cosmic bowl which is so much fun!!!

I love it here! Only downside would be waiting for the league to be over so you can bowl. This can be avoided if you call ahead of time to make sure there aren’t any league games in progress.
I come here often. I use to come every time thy had dollar games. Recently they updated the monitors & they’re a lot of fun because you can add your picture to your scores.
It’s pretty clean & the food is good! Specifically the pizza, French fries, & chicken tenders.
If you’re ever waiting for a lane to be ready for you, there is an arcade and a few pool tables.

First of all, you need a military ID (or be with someone that has a military ID) to get on base.
Anyway, LOVE this place. My dad used to take me here all the time when I was younger & let me tell you– it has upgraded SO much since then!
Prices: Very affordable! They have specials where one game, one hot dog, one drink, one shoe rental, is as cheap as $ 1.25 each!
Lanes: 40 of them, with AUTOMATED BUMPERS! More about this later. Very clean, nice seating, sturdy ball return rack thing (I went to one place where the ball return rack was wobbly & looked like it was about to collapse), easy to find different size bowling balls.
Upgrades (since I’ve last been here in about 5 or so years): Large, clear tv screens that show players full names, scores, cool animations, and even the speed of the bowling ball! They also have Lane Lotto where your lane might be chosen to win a prize, such as movie tickets! Also, large touch screen tablets to input player names; turn on/​off automated bumpers; easily view scores of individual players; 1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd place, etc. Very easy & convenient to use.
Staff: Very friendly & helpful! A little boy in the next lane kept getting his bowling ball stuck in the gutter (and once in our lane), & a staff member came every time w/​a smile on his face to retrieve it for him. No attitude like «ugh, make this kid stop.» Very professional & friendly.
Food: The little corner café in the bowling alley is PRETTY DANG GOOD. Cheap food, made fresh, not greasy. My family & I ordered burgers, fries, and wings. Burgers tasted like fresh barbecued burgers from a picnic in the park, fries were not greasy or soggy, buffalo wings (no buffalo sauce, just fried wings) were crispy on the outside, juicy & fall off the bone on the inside. Surprisingly delicious!
Extras: There’s also a bar, an arcade, lockers, bathrooms, and so on.
Overall, definitely recommended. My family & I always have a great time here.

Staff is great! Call ahead to make sure there’s no league going on or you could be waiting forever. The only problem is the ghetto ass Navy wives and their kids that run all over the place and have no respect for those around them! I have kids too but at least mine are disciplined!

This place is awesome for wifi! I come here all the time and they have good pool tables the food is alright not the best and if you like bowling it’s a really good place. In the morning all the old people love hanging out and at night it turns into a social event for everyone the beer is a little pricy for premium.

I love coming for Saturday night BINGO! I have been lucky a few times, not every time.
$ 15 for the main packet, each of those 6 games have a $ 200 payout. (If you buy more than one packet for yourself, each packet after the first are only $ 5).
Special games are $ 1 each with (I think) a 70% payout of what is bought.
One of the special games is $ 2, but the payout is $ 750!!!
They do a drawing at the beginning for a free packet next time you come!
There is a ‘cocktail’ waitress that will run and grab you food/​drinks in the middle of games.
Watch out for the crazy old BINGO ladies… they get mad when you enjoy your time while at bingo.

Very nice bowling center with pool tables and the pizza is actually pretty good for a place like this.

The bowling is ok. There was a birthday party going on, and they put us in a lane right next to them, and they wouldn’t switch us after asking them, before we even started our game.
When asked for the bowling ramp for my 4 year old. We waited about ten minutes, and I had to ask twice for it, they forgot I asked for it.
We ordered pizza there, the cashier told me it would take about 15 minutes, I waited over an hour for it. I asked about every ten minutes or so if it was done, and she kept «blowing» me off saying, it’s almost done. I was there with my wife, 1 and 4 year old. I could’ve ordered a pizza from dominos and had it delivered to my house quicker than that. Horrible customer service. I don’t plan on ever going back there.

Never make a bet with your BF on who’s going to win a game. Having done well on the first game, I challenged him to through a bet on the second game. Winner gets dessert… and apparently gloating right…
Regardless, it was fun. The place is a little old and lighting was dim-​ish, but it has plenty of lanes and cheap prices! It’s all about the people you go with anyways, and apparently, I should have left the BF at home. haha jk

This is the bowling alley on the ‘dry side’ of Naval Base San Diego that also functions as an arcade, a grill/​café, and a sports bar.
Reasons to go:
1) The prices are really good and the food is OK.
2) The place is convenient if you are living in the barracks nearby and do not have a ride.
3) Lots of bowling lanes even if it’s crowded.
4) You have to have a military ID to get in through the base gate to get into the building.
5) There is a large auditorium room that can be reserved for command events.
Reasons to avoid:
1) Like the good admiral said about the Yellow Sea, «It’s full o’ squids!» If you are the type of person to work next to your fellow Sailors but not be anywhere close to them in your free time, this is not the place to be.

It is a bowling alley. like any other bowling alley, except it’s extremely cheap! I come on Mondays because of the dollar games/​shoes/​hotdogs. It can get crowded, but the wait isn’t too bad. The food is awesome, just the typical deep fried everything that you can get at other bowling alleys.