Toowong Bowls Club

Looking for decent cheap food where you can smash out a game of causal bowls? Then look no further… this place is pretty darn fly.
In fact you don’t even have to partake in bowls… We stopped by purely for lunch and were delighted by the $ 10 lunch specials. The steak lunch special was exceptionally decent and way better than the pubs in the area — I’m looking at you RE!
Its not the flashiest joint you’ll find — the ambiance has a typical original bowls club feel so you’ll see no trendy exposed brick or polished concrete flooring in sight. But it’s good value and decent food.
Great for groups and there’s two bowls greens. Definitely give it a whirl.

We just wanted to play barefoot bowls. After Unilocaling our options the reviews for Toowong Bowls Club had won us over. «They are interested in settling down to some well priced drinking with a cheap counter meal», «they don’t care if you’re wearing pluggers, footy shorts and a t-​shirt». It sounded like our kind of place but all the reviews were over two years old. Has it changed since then?
Nope. Not even a little bit.
My boyfriend and I are a colourful pair, and it’s always a bit of gamble if we’ll get let in to a place or not. I am pleased to report not only were we admitted and served but we experienced the friendliest service I’ve ever had. There was a 21^st party happening in one section, and they set up the other green just for us so we wouldn’t be disturbed by the celebrations (or were they trying to keep us away from them?) Even when they decided to turn the bowls lights off half an hour early they gave us half our money back.
The place is definitely not fancy. Absolutely everything is ordered at the bar (but you can negotiate your meal directly with the chef if you want something specific), and you will have to carry your plate from the serving window to your table yourself.
But the best part: you can drink, smoke and play bowls all at the same time. Down with segregation!
If you do go here, get a pizza. Just, trust me.

Very unassuming place and I would have not gone had not been invited for an event. We didn’t get to make it out to play the game but just had drinks. I’m not a big fan of the cider they serve after tasting so many creative flavors out there.
My girlfriends just stayed at the table and had a few drinks of beer and cider. The service was attentive and made sure all the empty glasses on our table were taken away in a timely manner.

I remember going here in the mid 90’s to see a friends band play and I can safely say nothing has changed. Not the décor, not the locals and probably not the drinks prices either.
If you’re precious about your surroundings, do the patrons here a favour and stay away. They’re not interested in your snooty looks. What they are interested in is settling down to some solid, well priced drinking with a cheap counter meal to soak it all up.
The position on the hill means there’s usually a good breeze, and there are views over the (admittedly not that inspiring) park.
Oh, and it’s not actually in Toowong. It’s in Taringa. Thankfully most of the local cabbies are aware of this fact.

Toowong Bowls Club is one of those musty, old, hasn’t-been-refurbished-since-the-60s lawn bowl clubs and I say this with love, because the oldness is what makes so many bowls clubs so awesome.
The drinks are cheap and the atmosphere casual. No one cares if you’re wearing pluggers, footy shorts and a t-​shirt; by the same token, it’s perfectly acceptable to get a group together, don your whites and pretend to be lawn bowling aficionados, all the while drinking far too much of the cheap bowls club booze.
Toowong Bowls Club is welcoming of all parties and groups – they’re especially tolerant of rowdy students, in fact this might be where most their business comes from.
A great little spot for a Sunday bowl or beer (or both).

Looking for a different sort of a place to hold your next birthday or function? Go no further than Toowong Barefoot Bowls.
Lawn Bowling is a surprisingly fun sport to partake in when you have a good group of friends. It is definitely not just for the oldies and Toowong Bowls Club realises this.
The Toowong Bowls Club is the perfect place, from a lazy afternoon with a small group of friends to a big function and fun times. They will cater and there is a bar so you needn’t worry about anything. Just bring yourself and wear whatever you feel comfortable in. Shoes are strictly prohibited on the green but really why would you want to wear them anyway when you can just bowl barefoot.
Playing lawn bowls at Toowong Bowls club made me realise that I have severely bad aim but it was still a fantastic and fun thing to do. Definitely try it out if you are looking for something a little different to do than just drink or go to the movies.