Olindy’s

Nice old school candle pin bowling alley. Walk in and its 1978 again. Small parking lot

Just a great place. Bowling alley pool hall. Great way to spend a night out with the family

Two of my greatest pleasures in life are carpeted walls, closely followed by candlepin bowling, so Olindy’s did not dissapoint on either front. I’m new to Quincy and was super psyched to find a bowling alley so close to my new home, so I was itching to check this place out. With $ 3.50 strings on Friday nights, why not?
When we arrived, the parking lot was packed so it was immediately clear to me that Olindy’s is a very hot spot in town. But, in spite of this, we got a lane right away. With the walls freshly vacuumed and plenty of other folks bowling the night away, a solid, vaguely 1970s vibe was set for the evening.
There is electronic scoring, perfect for those who, like me, only pretend to be an expert on the rules. There seemed to be a decent selection of snacks (the $ 2.50 tots were very tempting) and a couple arcade games that looked to be from sometime in the mid-‘90s. A no-​frills, inexpensive way to spend the night. What more could you ask for? I can’t wait to come back!

If I could give this place negative stars I would! My friend is 30 years old and was with myself and another person who is under 21 and he would not serve her a beer because she was with us. What if a mom with kids had come in asking for a drink? No because her kids are 5 years old? I don’t think so. On top of everything he was rude and extremely inappropriate to myself: place is disgusting.

First off, I’m not the biggest bowling fanatic ever, but I enjoy playing it w/​friends. Typically I go to Boston Bowl, but yesterday I came to this spot for the first time ever (on a Saturday). I liked it a lot! It’s great, the staff were awesomely nice. The food isn’t as expensive as other spots, I spent $ 2 on a hotdog. Although their food menu isn’t the biggest, they have the basic good stuff! Which is what most ppl go for anyways; burgers, hotdogs, pizza, etc. To rent a bowling alley is cheap and so are the shoe rentals. They have a nice dart board (but you must bring in your own darts). Tons of pool tables! All in very good condition. And they have mounted TV’s which was great because we got to watch the Patriots game while playing pool! Loved the air hockey table. They have an ATM machine inside. And fyi– no food & drinks allowed inside the place. But fear not, food & drinks are awesomely cheap inside. Liked this place! Will definitely come back with more friends.

This is a super fun, yet dingy and old fashioned bowling alley! Cheap games and shoe rentals and they sell wine and beer. A really fun, kind of tacky activity!

Up until a couple years ago, I lived in walking distance. And … well, okay. A bunch of the reviews are right. This is a slightly shabby, 60s/​70s era candlepin bowladrome. It’s got a bunch of pool tables (and I never saw them all filled up), and sixteen lanes. They put in first generation electronic scoring, but that’s all the modernization you’ll find.
But if what you’re looking for is inexpensive candlepin bowling, and you’re not enthused about the neon disco moonbase that some area competitors are (at, mind you, half again the price), this is the place for you. Sorry, I like my bowling slightly more intimate than in a giant freaking hanger large enough to land passenger jets. Olindy’s fits the bill.

This was my first time here, I have never done candlepin bowling, it was fun and damn hard. If you are looking for something fancier than go somewhere else, but if you want to have some new fun than come here

It was a rainy Sunday afternoon, and this place was surprisingly empty. They have 16 lanes for Candlepin bowling, and 11 (minus the two that were covered?) pool tables.
We were charged $ 12 per hour for the 2 hours of billiards played, so with the $ 5 coupon I had printed from their website it was $ 8 apiece for the two of us.

No complains about Olindy’s. I’ve been here many times to shoot some pool and/​or bowl in my younger days. it’s a little old so the tables are not in the greatest shape and the lanes have seen better days too, but it’s cheap fun. can’t say anything bad about it.

Olindy’s is great for the nostalgia factor, especially the carpeted wall murals. Dig it! And it’s even better now that they serve beer & wine.

How did I manage to get two games, plus shoe rental, and two beers all for $ 12? Man, I have no idea, but Olindy’s was responsible for it all.
The place was pretty empty late on a Sunday night, and we were a big loud crowd to ourselves, so it was perfect. The owner was a totally nice, flexible guy – he opened a bar tab for our group so we didn’t have to keep going up with our purses/​wallets when it was time for a refill.
If you want bowling with a loud club atmosphere, crazy touch-​screen terminals at every station, and glow-​in-​the-​dark lanes… well, this isn’t the place for you (and FYI, you might just be a prick). Yep, the décor is straight out of 1979, and most of the technology in the place older than I am, but everything works just fine and the laid-​back townie atmosphere is absolutely charming. Worth every penny, maybe a couple more.

I came here on a weekday and was told that leagues were coming in that night so we had to hurry with bowling. The lanes are not in the greatest shape, but I might have just been on a bad one. The wood was peeling and the pins didn’t have a ton of action.
They did have a slush puppie machine though and that is a weakness of mine.

A total dive candlepin bowling alley, but I think that’s why I like it here. Never crowded, cheap beers and a cool manager/​owner. Closing says 10 on most nights, but he won’t kick you out. If enough people are playing, he’ll let you keep on playing. Bumpers available, and you can now purchase an O Lindy’s T-​shirt! No food inside, but I’ve brought in some food before and it wasn’t a problem for a company function. Check it out for some good clean fun!

I have to give Olindys 5 stars for putting up with my friends.
I recently turned older (unfortunately) and thought it would be grand to go bowling for my birthday. I figured I’m 26 years old how many of my adult friends are going to want to go bowling on a Saturday night in December?
Answer to this question is pretty much all of them. I thought it would be like 8 of us going bowling and the grand total was 23. I called in advance and booked 5 lanes and when we got there it was a pretty smooth operation. We got pretty loud due to the beer and wine mentioned in the first review, but they didn’t seem to mind.
Everyone had a fantastic time and I might do it again next year!
It cost a little over $ 200 for 23 people to play 2 strings and rent shoes.

Talk about an establishment that has been opened forever! Before tonight, I think the last time i was over 15 years ago! Nothing has changed! Well, besides the prices.
we strolled in for an hour of pool since of em peeps was trying to kill an hour before his next event. The tables were pretty dirty — all my fingers turned blue from the felt. The restroom stinks like sheit. But all in all, it was a good time to play with pool sharks.

Boston Bowl was packed. last minute we were searching for candle pin bowling and we called up Olindy’s. Do you have space for about 15 kids from a youth group? Sure come on in.
We enter a bowling alley that was made in the 70’s and was still living in that time. Sure it has charm and old fashion fun. and it’s not like kids ask for much. But it sucks when the lanes stop working, or the pins don’t all get picked up for the next person.
Kids were getting frustrated and so was I. The people were friendly and they would try to fix things immediately. but it would still act up.
I don’t think we’ll be returning here.
But the prices were good. if you’re looking spend little money and waste some time.

Simply put: Olindy’s is awesome. I hadn’t been in a zillion years and thought I sucked at bowling but I actually had a really good time. I love the smell of shoe spray and the vintage bowling pods. This place hasn’t changed at all in all the times I’ve been here throughout my life, which is kinda cool. The only thing I was a little bummed about was that the old school arcade games were mostly gone from the lobby.

I was warned that this place was going to be rundown and townie, and was pleasantly surprised to find only the latter was true. I’m used to Sacco’s Bowl Haven in Davis Square, so when I went into Olindy’s and saw that the candlepin lanes had electronic scoring and automatic pin resetting, I was thrilled. I was also sad about being thrilled over something like that. Such is the life I lead. Oh well.
Anyway, I wouldn’t necessarily call it a cheap date place, because the games as $ 3.50 each, which is a bit steep for candlepin. That said, if you want to do something different and fun for under $ 25, take someone to Olindy’s.

This place is right up the street from me and I went here this past weekend, so I figured I’d review it.
Parking is OK. There’s a lot out front and I think you can park across the street too, if that gets full. Inside, there are 16 lanes and a bunch of pool tables. $ 2 shoe rental and $ 3.50/person per string. Not bad! They also sell beer and wine here– most beer is $ 3, and wine is $ 3.50. We went later in the evening, and the food that remained looked GROSS. But they do sell hot dogs, pizza, etc. And, to the delight of my roommate, they have a slush puppie machine. Score!
All and all it was a fun, cheap night. No complaints!