Mustang Lanes

I am very unhappy with my experience here yesterday and will probably not be returning and will go to Pismo bowl from now on where I did get good service. First, I arrived yesterday with my boyfriend and my cousin. So a party of 3. We got in line and there was one person ahead of us that was already getting helped. The guy working at the cashier saw us and knew we were next. He let 4 other groups cut in front of us and helped them all first before he got to us and when he finally did get to us was still rude, «uh can I help you guys?» Obviously we are here to bowl? He did not treat us right. I heard him ask every single party before us «do you want to pay per game or per hour» when it was our turn he did not ask us that all he did was tell us to take one shoe off and gave us our bowling shoes. So I figured he would ask us at the end when we were done. Well no. I was wrong when I went to pay he charged me 35 dollars and I asked him «oh how long was I playing for??» He told me he charged me per game and it was my responsibility to tell him other wise. Wow I guess we got treated differently then every other costumer why? Because we are young? I have just as much money as the other paying costumes and was pretty mad he didn’t treat us like everyone else. Then, someone rudely came up to us that we shared the lane section with and told us we were rude people cause we didn’t put out balls away… The staff member didn’t even say anything to him for being rude to us and he did it right it front of the desk where we were. FIRST, When we got to our lane THERE WAS ALREADY 5 BALLS THERE that we decided we would just use and that guy who joined was using the same balls as us anyways? Then tells us we were rude for not putting them away??? When they were already there when we arrived AND he was using the same ones as us? I was not happy with this alley and will NOT return.

they did a way with a great arcade here. the pool table seem sloped. the lanes dont seem properly oiled

Mustang Lanes? More like Mustang Rink! I’ll start with the bad. The lanes were not oiled properly, so if you wanted to bowl with spin you could not do it. I had to learn and readjust my game so I could hit pins and get strikes. It was just kind of upsetting that lanes weren’t oiled properly. If I wasn’t with great company, this would have soiled my experience.
The reason I give this 4 stars is the air hockey table buried in the back corner. This is literally a hidden gem on campus. The table/​rink is perfect. The puck never flipped up on itself and the walls have great bounce. A must play at Mustang Lanes, especially for the great price of only $ 1! Definitely the highlight of my visit!
Signing off,
Bretzlaf

Mustang Lanes is a pretty nice bowling alley. All of the equipment and the floors seem newer and up to date. Also, there is a tall, brunette guy on staff with scruffy facial hair who is always attentive and friendly.

They have recently remodeled everything. It is nice and new. They have plenty of balls and shoes for a small bowling alley. What more could you ask for in a bowling alley on campus? A bar would be nice, but this is at Cal Poly so not going to happen.

Mustang Lanes is alright.
It’s pretty cheap ($ 2 for shoe rentals and $ 3/​game for students but don’t quote me on that). The lanes seem decently oiled but I think the pins are too light. If you hit one or two pins on the side, it seems like you can manage to knock over 7 or 8 easily. Sometimes some lanes seem to stop working for no reason but the staff are usually super nice and more than happy to help you even if they don’t look like it.
It can definitely get crowded at times with annoying college kids but when it’s the only bowling alley in who knows how far and it’s located on campus, what’re you expecting?

$ 2 for shoe rentals
~$ 3 per game per person (for CP students)
I think this bowling alley is decent despite the horrible reviews. I can’t complain; I never expected to go to a college with a bowling alley on campus! Even though I never went as a freshman, I think it’d be a great thing to do on a weekend night with friends if you lived on campus. It’s not far and not too pricey. It’s basically $ 5+ depending on how many games you play.
I came with my boyfriend for a spontaneous Friday late night date. 2 games for us was ~$ 12 (I had a credit for a free game). It may sound pricey since we only stayed for an hour for $ 12 but each 2-​player game definitely goes by way faster than a game with a group of friends.
It’s a typical bowling alley. Your lane may jam at one point and have to get someone to reset it. The shoes are ugly. There’s an arcade (but they will be under renovation soon so check the website to make sure it’s open before you go!) The workers are okay. The only thing I wish they had was food. Nachos would be bomb.

Lame joint. Service is terrible. I called at 2pm on a rainy Saturday in early June and asked how long of a wait. Showed up and the lady said 20 minutes so we played some video games. 55 minutes later I walked up to see what was going on and she’s like, oh I have your lane in like 10 mins. So after an hour of waiting, I walk up and ask what the heck is going on and she says it will be ready soon. Had a 4 year old with us and they saw her and still put us on a lane with no bumpers. Oh 4 lanes have them. So bad. Then the kid doing the shoe rental gave me ridiculous attitude. I was so annoyed. He was such a little prick about anything. Amazing. Havens been treated that negatively in a long time. Would probably never go back. Dirty ball selection. No staff support. Lanes need work. Bad people.

For $ 6 per person you can play 2 rounds of bowling, including the ugly shoes. I love bowling for fun but coming here is more like crowd control than bowling. There were so many students monkeying around, sliding down the bowling lanes, throwing balls down the lane at the same time and running down the center to get them back that it was ridiculous.
Then a group of 15 showed up and we were asked to move to another lane so that they could have 2 lanes next to each other. This is fine but at least give us a lane that WORKS, we paid too! Our lane was all messed up, it never put the pins up and randomly the pins would get scooped away and I would loose a turn. I’m not a pro bowler or anything but I like to knock the pins over myself. Kinda defeats the purpose of going bowling if the pins are bowled over for you.

Well, considering there weren’t any other bowling alleys in the area, this sufficed. I took a one-​unit bowling class and got to take advantage of the price before it increased by $ 15 the next quarter. The lanes are pretty jacked up… your ball likely won’t go straight along the lane, and many times it won’t come back. It’s a nice place to chill between classes and eat pizza from Backstage. There are also some pool tables, too. It’s not too expensive to bowl or anything… just don’t expect to hit your high score.