Brunswick Zone Roselle Bowl

Judge for yourself:
1. Lanes opened half an hour after our party was scheduled.
2. The first waitress showed 75 minutes after the lanes open to get orders for food.
3. Food was delivered 20 minutes before our 2-​hour party ended.
4. 1 food item was missed
5. There was human hair in one of the food items (hope it was human)
6. One pitcher of Stella beer was room temperature when delivered.
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I had to ask Jim (person in charge) 5 times before waitress showed to take our orders.
Complained after the fact to Nicole (sales rep) about this, promissed Mike (General manager) will call to explain, which never happened.
They don’t care about you as customers.

The food is decent but overpriced and they take a log time to prepare it. It would be best to eat before going out to bowl.
Bowling setting is good for groups, couples, families. When I went with my family we played two games and had a great time.

Came here to buy a ball since it was near work. I’ve been here 5 times since.
First time I stood at the counter for 20 minutes without being helped, so I walked out.
The next time sometime finally helped me after 10 minutes.
Next time took about 10 minutes too, but they ran a Wednesday 2 hours for $ 11 so I stayed.
The very next Wednesday I came with people for the special, and they moved it to Monday. The girl working the counter pointed to the brand new professionally printed sign showing the Monday special after 8 pm. So even though the place was empty they let us walk.
Today, Monday, I go for the special and the guy tells me it’s league night, not only no specials, but no lanes. I point to the brand new sign behind him with the Monday special and he just shrugged and said maybe 930 or 1000.
Clearly they are poorly run. Won’t be back

Been here a few times. The manager has no clue what she’s doing and for the cost of the drinks I expect better than apathetic service. Plus a bartender that knows how to mix drinks would help even more. The food is «ok» some nights and burned other nights. We had two lanes this time and both were having issues all night. One pin setter was having issues and the other had issues with the ball return with balls getting stuck. I expected more for the cost here.

Came here on a Saturday night for cosmic bowling. Very good deals, $ 14.99 or something for 2 hours of bowling including shoes.
Pitchers of miller lite was pretty insane at $ 13 but almost everyone had a pitcher so it works for them.
The only down side is that our lane was messed up, the balls kept getting stuck etc so I complained and they gave us an extra 30 mins of play time.
I’m giving it a ⁴⁄₅ Bec the cosmic isn’t very «cosmic-​y» and the music… Was so low
Can’t wait to go back

Open play specials are great! The place is clean and the staff is top notch!
Large group event banquet room upstairs that’s seats close to 300 guest. Great for any type of event .
Great catering packages, big fundraising opportunities

wish people actually learned how to service people when they walked in. Sad faces, unwelcoming enviornment and drunk people wAlking around. Not the best place to be at with your family. Bathrooms werent even cleaned up too well.

Pricey without a coupon/​groupon. Went with a friend on a Tuesday 4pm, and 4 games cost $ 17, and we had our own shoes. The lane shut off several times, bur maintenance was on it within minutes.
The place is clean and has cool bar lounge.
However … stay clear of the elder lady with shoulder length grey hair at the front desk. She’s rude, slow to act, and treats you as if she’s paying you to bowl.
Customer is King

I hadn’t been to this bowling alley for at least 15 years. I had a groupon to use that was expiring THAT DAY so we went here to bowl 2 games. We went on a Thursday about 4p so the place was pretty dead.
Surprisingly, I had no problems adding everyone’s names and also indicating if that person should have bumpers or not. My kids are very slow bowlers and we needed help probably 5 – 8 times with a ball getting stuck – the staff was friendly and helpful when we needed them. Into our second game, a clock came on our screen indicating we only had x number of minutes left to play. I thought that was strange since my groupon was for 2 games of bowling. I had no idea we had a time limit for playing those two games. Anyhow, we rushed thru the last frames to finish in time.
The bowling area was pretty clean. The bathrooms needed some attention, but mainly because of customers forgetting to flush the toilet. We didn’t buy any food, so I can’t comment on the quality or price of it.

Good times at Brunswick Zone! Celebrated my son’s 4^th birthday here with a bowling and mini-​golf party this past weekend. It was fantastic!
Planning went smoothly. Called 6 weeks prior to check dates & times. Brunswick staff were helpful in getting things prepared. Very low-​maintenance on our part. Brunswick will tell you to remember the 3 Cs: Candles, Cake, and Camera because they take care of the rest. So true!
We went w/​the basic package ($ 14.99/child) for 2 hours. It included pizza, beverages, plates, utensils, balloon bouquet. Balloons were held down w/​a bowling pin-​shaped water bottle, very cute. Goodie bags, arcade tokens & other party extras were available for additional costs. We added mini-​golf at $ 3pp. We also added 2 lanes for adults. Brunswick checks in w/​you 72-​hours in advance of the party to finalize details. Everything went according to our plan, and even better.
I haven’t been to this particular Brunswick in years. It’s well-​kept, clean, and they’ve undergone renovations. We arrived early, so the kids hung out in the arcade for a bit. It’s a good-​sized area, with the usual games like skee-​ball, basketball, air hockey, car/​driving, and fighting games. The games take tokens and you can win tickets. The spread of prizes was in line with what you’d find at D&B or Gameworks and all the kids in our party went home with goodies from the prize counter.
Bowling lanes are well-​maintained and well-​oiled. I used to bowl in a recreational league back in the day so I’ve seen my fair share of good & bad alleys. Brunswicks, in general, are usually above-​average in terms of upkeep. The Roselle location is no exception. We had some kids bowling with and w/​out bumpers. The bumpers went up & down easily so we could put kids at the same lane whether or not they needed bumpers. 8lbs is the lightest ball on the floor, but they have 6 & 7lbs behind the counter. Plenty to go around, and we weren’t the only kids party this day. Large monitors for bowler names, along with monitors showing music videos. Our party was held during Cosmic bowl (glow in the dark/​blacklight bowling) with top-​40 music playing in the background and music videos on the monitors. The music wasn’t overly loud and we were able to talk at normal conversation levels.
Our party host, or ‘hero’ as Brunswick calls them, was very friendly and attentive. Whenever we needed something, she was always right there. And, she was extra patient with us as we wrapped up our bowling party (ever so slowly and disorganized-​ly) and straggled out to mini-​golf. I had a few onsite add-​ons (mainly food orders), which she handled quickly and with ease. The way they set up the celebration table was really nicely done. Tablecloths on the main table counters (behind the lanes), and a pyramid stack of cups, resembling 10 pins. Super cute. My son loved it. They also have a 5-​seater (swivel seats) tables at each lane, near the ball return. All the furniture was modern, in like-​new condition.
A couple glitches — on the party info they gave us, they included a Bowlers sheet for us to provide the names of our bowlers and shoe sizes, presumably so they could preset our screens with our names and have our shoes ready. We ended up programming our own names and getting our own shoes. No biggie, but it’d have been nice to have had it. They also advertised a party start with the ‘cha-​cha’ slide down the lanes to your reserved section — didn’t happen, but also not a big deal.
We closed out our party with play-​through mini-​golf. They do have scorecards if you want to keep score. It’s an 18-​hole outdoor course located on the side of the building. And btw, the front entrance, facing Lake Street, is not the main entrance — the main entrance is on the side where the mini-​golf is located (they have signs on the ‘not’ front doors directing people to the side entrances). It was a very nicely landscaped course with creeks, waterfalls, windmill, and even a castle. It also had neat tricks like ball drops and faux sand and water pits. I’m not huge on mini-​golf, but others in our party noted the course was not lined up well and bumpy in spots. Not the best mini-​golf option for serious mini-​golfers, but for our party of age 2 – 10 year old kids, it was enjoyable and it sure was pretty! The kids had a great time! 80+ degrees out this weekend, so we played through pretty quickly!
We’ll be returning soon. They have a pro-​shop at this location and a full bar area. Join the Brunswick Reward Zone to receive coupons on bowling, and a 10% discount coupon for bday parties. That came in really handy for us.

Remember when bowling was cheap? Yeah, it’s not that long ago. Went on a recent Saturday to toss two games with my kids and it ended up costing nearly 35 dollars for 2 games + shoes for three people. The lanes are well maintained and the bumpers work well but just be warned that on weekends, you are looking at paying as much for this as you would dinner.

Chinese Restaurants. Movie Theaters. Bowling Alleys. It’s the Holiday trifecta for those who are fed up with family gatherings or people like me who just genuinely don’t enjoy the Christmas kitsch.
Fellow Unilocaler, «Saint» Nick A, spent last Christmas together on a bowling romp for the ages and had so much fun that decided to turn it into an annual tradition on Christmas night and name it ‘Strikes for Christ: Put the ‘X’ in X-​mas’. A way we could celebrate the ‘Big Guy’ and Big Ern McCracken in one foul swoop. Ya know, a Murray Christmas for all.
Last year, I mopped the floor with Nick’s ass in bowling but sadly, this year my game was not as on point. I blame it on being too sober. This year I did a little more research so we would have more than an hour to bowl and we decided to open it up to other people who enjoy doing things on their days off (no matter how the day may be) and we were joined by fellow Unilocalers Dan D and Andres D. Little did we know, Dan is practically pro, bowling nearly all X’s and spares, while Andres D gets better the more RedBull and __(insert name of booze here)__ he drinks so this year Nick and I both got our asses smoked. Go figure.
So Brunswick does a regular special that’s still valid on the holiday for $ 9.99 per person unlimited bowling for two hours and it includes shoe rental. What a deal! We also noticed that a lot had changed since our visit one year ago. The facility had gone through a pretty major update– at least considering the state it was in. They’re not a lot cleaner, a bit more modern, the screen have some pretty sweet graphics, it’s not too cramped, the restaurant had some damn decent soft pretzels and melty cheese and the bar had some fun drinks as well, though their food and drinks ain’t cheap for bowling alley food. I had a drink that I’d ordered based strictly off the name– Lebowski Lemonade that tasted like RC Cola lemonade… but in the tastiest way you could ever make that combo. We were all shocked at how delicious it was.
Also worth noting is that the crowd on Christmas last year was pretty sad. A lot of divorced Dads who didn’t get their kids Christmas and then Nick and I– *Maybe* 20 people their total. Today the place was packed with less than 3 open lanes at any given point. It was much livelier, brighter and overall a vast difference from the bowling alley we played in last year. The range of ball sizes and weights available were varied and plentiful and staff were accommodating and not all sour for having to work on Christmas.
Thanks Brunswick Zone Roselle for the good times on our most un-​holy Christmas night out. You helped us put the ‘X’ in X-​mas for the second year in a row. I said it before and I’ll say it again: Thank Jeebus for godless businesses on Christmas day!

This center is the best around! The management and staff treat you like family and they’re very attentive! I run two leagues here and I have never had better people to work with. They are very helpful whether you’re on a league or just open play. They just put in all new monitors, furniture, and scorers, too! If you’re looking for a place to bowl, I highly recommend BZ Roselle!

Becoming a regular here was an easy choice. The management knows how to retain customers here and I highly recommend using these lanes if you are anywhere in the area.

ive been bowling on a league here for the last year and always have a great time. the bowling alley is clean and the staff is awesome! i just got a ball for my league and took it here to get drilled, the guy in the pro shop was SOOO helpful! when i brought it in he said i could have had it the same day, but i couldn’t wait at that time so i came back to get it and to try it out for a few games. I got there and 5 and only paid 2 bucks for a game, YOU CANT BEAT THAT!!! after i bowled a game i realized the ball was a little tight and went to talk with the man at the proshop and he drilled it out for me a little more, which i thought was nice!!! and to make it better i gained 20 pins on my games!!! I will continue to bowl here on leagues and just for fun!!! and i highly recommend the pro shop here!!!

The mini golf was the WORST course I have ever been too! It was unkept, dirty and unfinished. Sand and water was missing so when you putt it goes into a deep cement «sand pit»…minus the sand. Balls get stuck in courses because of all the leaves and sticks. $ 5 is not worth it. Save your money and put it towards a better course!

Not as MUCH of a dirty ol’ bowling alley as I remember it as a child. Perhaps, that has something to do with the non-​smoking laws in Illinois now. I was here last weekend for my sister’s high school bowling sectionals (a pretty big event for high school teams– They got 3^rd place, in case you were wondering).
It’s a pretty standard bowling alley. Expensive concessions. They even had a «special» offer for the bowlers that day. $ 20.00 for a pizza a pitcher of soda + tax. I thought that was kinda insane pricing, but hey, I guess that’s how they make their money.
Finally, I found this facility to have nice restrooms considering it’s a bowling alley, but not stocked with toilet paper. When you have 200 people in your building, majority of them, girls/​women, it’s maybe a good idea to check the restrooms for inventory. I found it upsetting when I saw their employees standing around doing absolutely nothing.

Ive been here two times, and the past two times its been pretty good.
They have pretty good deals on some nights, and the prices are not the worst.
Something that i really like that Brunswick Zone has there is that you can choose if you want bumpers or not on the screen and for who… pretty handy

We went here last night with my sister and brother-​in-​law. They all had a craving for some bowling so that’s where we ended up because it is somewhere in the middle of Elgin and Villa Park. It was crowded because it was a Saturday night but we were still able to get a lane right away! There was a mix of high schoolers and families, so it never got too crazy and annoying. The cosmic bowling started at about 9:15 and it was an homage to 80’s big hair bands. It seriously made the entire night for me! I loved listening to Pour Some Sugar on Me while watching them bowl (due to my bad back… I limit my bowling experiences). =[[ Overall, it was pretty small, only about 30 lanes, but a good place to just stop in and bowl a few games.

Average bowling alley…
Open bowling is M-​F 10AM-5:30PM and then again starting at 9:30PM.