Hollywood Bowl High Wycombe

We reserved 2 games on a Friday night for Saturday at 14:00-16:00. When my party arrived we were informed our reservation was upgraded to the VIP lounge, which was 4 lanes separate from the other 16. My party quickly noticed while warming up that neither the lanes nor approach were oiled, thus making it difficult to enjoy as we almost tripped many times. The pinsetters had no issue and no bowling balls ever got stuck on the return which was nice. To begin our second game, we called for service to order food. Sadly we never got to place our order at the lane; however, I will not fault them as it was quite busy and we were only there for 20 minutes. When our second game was over, our party went to the bar to order food which arrived quickly. They were sadly out of hotdogs, but we were satisfied with the chicken burger and standard hamburger. The chicken burger had a nice crunchy texture but could have used more flavor. The standard hamburger was surprisingly filling for it's small size. We did not play the arcade sadly as we did not have any cash on us, but I am familiar with the games as a former employee of an arcade with the exact same games. Staff seemed to be very attentive to the game floor and we saw a few people refilling card games. None of the games I noticed were out of service which was another pleasant thing to see. Overall, we had an alright time here. The lanes not being oiled truly made the bowling experience unenjoyable and slightly painful. The food was decent and fairly priced. In total for the lanes and food/drinks we paid ~£60 which is a good deal for all they offer. As someone who has experience in maintaining a bowling alley/arcade center, your arcade maintenance is perfect but your lanes could use a little but of oil every 1-2 days.

A clean Amusement Arcade Area. Toilet Facilities. A Lift or Escalator. Friendly, Helpful Staff. ( Especially good, when our Bowling Alley Malfunctioned, during a game ) It's not expensive to play. Lots of Bowling Lanes. A Bus Station nearby. A 4 minute walk. The Hollywood Bowl is opposite Marks & Spencer and not far away from Burger King. There is a Multi Storey Car Parking available. A 15 minute walk from the Alley.