AMF Mar Vista Bowl
Venice, CA 90291
Phone: (310) 391-5288
Fax: (310) 391-1651
- Cross Street:
- Grand View
- Hours:
- Sun-Thu 9am-11:30pm, Fri-Sat 9am-1am
Editorial Review for AMF Mar Vista Bowl – by Stephanie L. Smith
In Short
Other alleys might flirt with the idea of cosmic bowling, but Mar Vista Bowl lives it. Psychedelic, galaxy-themed carpeting that would be out of place anywhere but a "Jetsons" episode ties in horrifyingly well with the "big bang" bowling art above each lane. Ignore the rotting ceiling tiles overhead. Maintenance is focused where it really counts: on the highly waxed lanes.
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Insider Tips
On the MenuThe adjacent coffee shop, Pepy's Galley, is in a class by itself where bowling alley food is concerned. This unpretentious diner whips up everything from shrimp pasta alfredo to bacon melts.
User Reviews for AMF Mar Vista Bowl
06/10/2008 Posted by lalocalsince86
After 4 years of coming here, and bringing several of my friends (for 4 years we came almost every Tuesday, having between 7-15 and sometimes up to 20 bowlers meet here every Tuesday) I have just returned from my very last attempt at bowling there. Seems they've moved their focus from the regular "Joe" bowler to leagues only. We bowl during mid week to avoid crowds, but now they have two leagues every night of the week. One that ends at 9 PM (if they are on time and usually they are not) and another that starts at 9:45. So that means, forget about getting a lane if you and your chums just want to hang out. Also, they recently hired a guy who is sharp as a spoon. Instead of taking suggestions from me and my friends to start a waiting list when people arrive, he does whatever he feels like and puts whoever he feels like on a lane in no particular order. So it doesn't matter if you wait an hour like we did, you will still not get a lane and you and all of your friends will leave disappointed. Where oh where were the people that recognized us and called us by name and gave us hints on how to bowl better.... they've moved on to better things I guess. If I could give this place zero stars, I would.
Pros: Clean
Cons: Bad counter people (evenings), horrible bartender who's slower than molasses in winter named Eileen
07/31/2006 Posted by jdtheman
Havent been here since the 1980's, but when we returned it felt as if we were back in that year. I noticed the upgrade bowling machine system they have; which is not that user friendly. We had to have a worker show us how to use the machine and later found out it was not properly set for our area "their fault". We ate some food at the coffee shop called Pepy's. Now this so called restaurant food was no better than having your own bar-b-que at home. I ordered some chicken strips which were so greasy and full of fat that I had them replace it for a cheese burger. When they returned, the burger was over cooked and the cheese fell right off the bun. After eating we went to bowl some more. I don't know if it was "Soul Night" but they kept playing R&B - Soul mixes it seems as if one of the workers brought in their customized CD to play so that everyone could hear. In fact, when we first entered the establishment it was almost full, but no later than 2 hours the place was empty. Now I don't know if it was the food or music, maybe both! The price paid for shoes was $4.50 per person and for bowling was $5.00 per person per play. All this time we thought AMF was a well known business name which turned out to be quite the opposite.
Pros: people, availability, price to bowl
Cons: type of music played, resturant food, staff
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