Clique Bowling Lanes

What more can you really ask for? The clique is a perfect mix of «bowling alley feel» with a bit of local personality. The bowling is good, the place doesn’t smell, the service is friendly and the drinks are cheap. Coming here is a chill night out.
Of note on many Nights you can rent out the upstairs for private parties. The staff is very flexible and will let you special order bottles you want, and will let you bring in outside catering as well as the bowling alley food.

By far the best bowling alley in Grand Rapids area! I have been there now twice, once with another couple in the late evening and another time with my wife and 4 kids on a Sunday afternoon. Great combination of reasonable price and high quality. Bar food was above average but certainly not amazing. Full bar was more than adequate. Will be back!

I love Clique! It’s right around the corner from my house, and they have awesome bowling specials for late night bowling. The staff are friendly and helpful, especially if you need some help stepping up your game. There’s also a full service bar and sometimes live music for an even more enjoyable evening out.

Awesome place! No crowds on a rainy day after thanksgiving! WHAT!!! Super easy to come with tons of children. They put up bumpers, have bowling ramps and light balls. They also have very clean like-​new shoes and it is CHEAP. About $ 3 for ball and game.
We also ordered some fries, fried pickles and onion rings. The guy at the bar was energetic, super enthusiastic about the place and brought the food upstairs to us on the second floor. YES THE BOWLING ALLEY HAS TWO FLOORS.
So cool. Way to take an old place and make it feel so clean without losing the 1950’s vibe!

Every time I’ve gone here I’ve had a blast. Cheap drinks, great bar food, and they usually have lanes open even on Fridays or Saturdays. Almost everyone that works there is friendly. You don’t always get the overly smiley customer service that’s so prevalent now but you get your food pretty quick and they have no problem fixing mistakes when they happen. Most importantly it’s just a fun place to visit!

Another Westown Favorite!
Im not all that big of a bowler but this takes me back to my childhood! two floors of bowling and a great bar with the BEST French-​fries in town!!!
Great staff! very accommodating

Come here with a group of friends after 9pm during the week to take advantage of the $ 6 deal for 3 games and shoes rental. There’s almost always have enough lanes for all of us and the staff is super friendly too. Rarely have any issues with the equipment and even then it gets resolved quickly. They also got new screens and UIs!

Solid bowling alley with less than a half dozen lanes and an infinite amount of fun. This no frills bowling alley has everything you need —
— cheap games (1.50 a game… you can’t beat that)
— free parking
— more balls than you could imagine (that’s what she said)
— cheap drinks
— a juke box
there are disco lights— but before sunset this place has got the bright lights ON.
played three games and was on my merry way. I dig it.

I called on a Thursday to see if they offered open bowl on Friday nights– to my surprise they did and they had open lanes. The guy who answered suggested that I reserve lanes to make sure they were available when we got there. Glad he suggested that! Our two lanes were ready for us when we walked in the door.
Super impressed with the old school retro vibe. Smaller bowling alley-​which is nice! Not too small but not ginormous, either. Love that they have a juke box, too! Lanes, balls, tables, screens, bar, etc. all in good shape. Younger bartenders who were super nice! Beers normal priced. Also, cant beat the $ 12 deal for 3 games and shoes!
Def. look forward to going back!

My boyfriend and I love to bowl! Every time he visits me we go bowling here because of the awesome retro feel. They have tabs! Also the people behind the counter are real nice and helpful. Must say the only problem I have is the upstairs. The lanes, tables and computers are exactly the same, but there’s no staff upstairs so it just felt a little weird to me. Can’t wait to go back again. :)

We went to the Clique for a group bowling event with small kids, and if they would have had our lanes ready (we ended up waiting 45 minutes), I would have given them 5 stars! We had a blast and we will be back!

Love this place! Don’t change a thing!

Ass kickery!!! I love bowling and I love dive bars… This place is great!!! It’s got two floors and each floor has an island bar. The prices are cheap and they have High Life on tap… The service is good and it’s just got tons of character and grit to it… Plenty of parking on the side and once you are done throwing lanes you can walk across the street to Joe V’s and continue drinking and grab a slice. Overall a great time.

In my bowling and BBQ tour of the eastern third of the US, this place was a great find. The awesome sign out front called me in. The 75 Cent games and $ 2 bud cans kept me there for a while.
The lanes are in good shape, and had perfect oil in the middle of the day on a Wednesday. Cool scene, and not that manufactured Lucky Strike kind of vibe.
Come on out to Clique and throw some rocks!!!

I have always been intrigued by The Clique, it’s neon sign has called to me as i pass by on the highway for many years… and i am ashamed to say that i had lived in Grand Rapids for almost six years before i visit this local gem.
The 5^th annual Fool’s New Years Eve party was held there and it wasn’t only the wonderful costumes and great local music that made it lovely… the double decker bowling alley and pitchers of highlife most certainly put it over the edge. The staff not kicking my friends and me out for our ridiculous antics was also pretty grand.
The bar tenders were pretty on top of there game and I know my friend was loving the extra whiskey in her double jack and cokes…
This is a golden spot tucked into one of the more grimy, out of the way spots in GR and it is most definitely worth the trip.

Happy Fool’s New Years to you…
After attending the 5^th annual Fool’s New Years, I was not disappointed.
The drinks were strong and although the bar seats were constantly occupied, getting a drink was rather painless.
After Son and Heir and the Narwhale played, we went up stairs to bowl. and the best part was I didn’t have to drab down my sassy outfit with bowling shoes. I was «allowed» to bowl in my heels (shhh don’t tell, and note: by «allowed» I mean I «allowed» myself. but no one said anything).
sexy music, sassy girls and boys, and bowling. What more could a girl want in life?

The Clique is super awesome. They even have parking you don’t have to do an 8-​point turn to get into or out of (*cough Wengers cough*).
The other classic old bowling joint. Drinks aren’t as cheap and hours aren’t as flexible, but their bar is better and it’s always less crowded with drunk idiots.
After bowling here, head across the street to Stockbridge.