Mira Mesa Lanes

A large group rented all lanes of the bowling alley today for several hours. We were waiting at a table for the party to end when a woman shouted at us from the bar window saying that we couldn’t be there. We either had to wait in the bar (which wasn’t an option with our kids) or wait in the game room where there was no place to sit. Very disappointed in how unprofessional their staff was. They could have been a little nicer to our group rather than shouting at us like we were hoodlums causing trouble. My 5 year old son left in tears. Extremely unhappy with the way they treated us and their display of character while surrounded by many children and their families.

3 stars because employees are nice and good deals during the week.
But they ball returns break constantly. As I type this, we can’t bowl as they’ve been trying to fix our ball return for 10 min now.
The place needs to probably upgrade their equipment as this stuff happens a lot.

Im here with my friends and is classic and old blurry screen, keeps braking just refund please great price 17 per person but yeah everything else nope.

So much fun. Who knew they hosted so many kid birthdays. I think there were like 6 parties at the same time going on. We had three lanes. Two for the boys and an adult lane. The kids had bumpers, we didn’t, although we should have. WE may have caught up on our scores to the kids if we had! They are so helpful too. They’ll come take your order. My GF had pizza brought in and a cake. They let you decorate too. They bring pitchers of sodas, water, and they have a menu of sandwiches, burgers, your typical fried foods. Put it this way, the only healthy thing on the menu was a pickle and I ordered one. Chicken fingers, and there is a bar with wine and beers. I think they may have spirits also but I am not sure. It is hidden behind the center, you have to go around back to find it. The bathroom was pretty clean and the place wasn’t shabby. Everyone had a great time.

The bumper cannot be ON or OFF for each person. You either get bumper on all the time for everyone or OFF all the time. It is getting very old.

Some of the worst lanes I’ve bowled on. There was so much oil on the lanes, that the ball would not break at all. I don’t know if it was just today, but I will not be back to find out.

This isn’t the cleanest bowling alley, but the games are cheap and its a good place for birthday parties. The location is busy a lot though since it’s the only bowling alley in the area.

This place is lit. I come here a lot to play pool with my friends and that’s wassup. It’s all good in the hood from there fam. I went here with a couple buddies of mine and we kept whacking each other with pool sticks lmao it was brazy fam. Anyways come here for a good time. They give happy endings

I live right down the street from Mira Mesa Lanes and have been going there for years. Once in awhile I bowl barefoot which is really a lot of fun and nobody says anything. Even the girl that was bowling next to me took off her shoes and we both bowled barefoot together so I enjoy the place a lot

Lanes are good. The pin setters break down from time to time but they are usually quick to fix the issue.
We bowl leagues and for fun during the week and the porter service is amazing! They like to come to you and see if you need anything.
Prices are average. And there are always great deals.
They are strictly business at the desk and it can get really busy.

$ 0.99 Mondays! The deal starts at 9pm. They get busy for this special, so arrive 30 mins early to get a ticket for a lane. While you wait, you can wait at their bar (Joe’s 45). Their website seems to be up to date with their daily specials and league info.
There were just 2 of us and we had 1 lane to ourselves. We played 3 games, which took us around 1 hour to finish. They keep their bowlers happy with contests like first person wearing neon socks to the bar gets a free drink (or something like that). They did 2 – 3 contest thingys like that in the 1 hour it took us to finish all 3 games.
Just remember to start the game on the monitor, because they’ll still count all of your «practice» tries even if you forget to start the game on the system.

This is an average bowling alley. I have always been able to get a lane here and a lot more affordable than the fancier tavern bowl in north county.
They have good drinks and a snack bar.
Always a fun place to go.
It’s really hard to find though.

I have been coming to Mira Mesa Lanes for many years. Classic bowling for families, leagues or hanging with friends. They have leagues almost every night from 6 to 9. Full snack bar featuring Spicy Chicken Wings and awesome Angus Special Sliders!
The best kept secret is the friendly full service bar. Good selection of beers on tap and bottles. Happy Hour specials Monday — Friday. Pool tables, Flat screens, good music, darts & shuffle board.
Some of the Friendliest Bartenders around. Stop in and you will meet the team, Eddie, Marissa, Ryan and Hammer.

The prices during the week before 3pm arent bad. 1.50 for shoe rental and per game. Btw, its $ 1.50 per game, per person. So one game between three people would be $ 4.50. Still not bad, but the staff is always in a horrible mood. I see them on their phones behind the counter, which is fine, but every time you talk to them its like youre doing something wrong because of the way they act.
Not important, but the worst and kind of stupid thing about this place is the railing. They are either up or theyre down. There isnt an option where you can have one player in the game with the railing and the other players without them. Ive been to around 10 bowling alleys and i have never seen one that doesnt have electric railings that can go up or down depending on the player in the game.

Fun times with family and friends. Try to take advantage of their weekly deals and search online for coupons, otherwise you may pay the $ 22 per hour per lane prices!
Love the food here… can’t say it’s gourmet or really healthy… but great snack food… burgers, tater tots, chilli cheese fries, potato skins and more!!! There’s also a bar, pool tables and over 40 lanes.
Several league nights during the week and cosmic bowling later in the evenings.
Great local spot to have fun at!
Thanks Mira Mesa Bowl for always being a great spot to go to!

Went here on a Saturday afternoon with a huge group about 15 of us. Lucky for us it wasn’t so busy and we were able to get a few corner lanes for our huge party.
Also, if you’re military they will honor a discount rate for your group.
Even though this place is out dated compared to other upgraded bowling alleys. This place has a full bar with cheap drinks and awesome food.
The nachos, chili fries, and deep fried mushrooms are must.
They have a little arcade for the kids. A 21 up bar lounge with pool tables.
However, just like any bowling establishment it gets crowded towards the late night with cosmic bowl.
If you’re looking for a quick 2 rounds of bowling, awesome snacks, cheap drinks this is the place to go. (Don’t expect high-​tech, new equipment, this place is old school)

I somewhat change my review on this place. It’s a nice place to bowl… on the weekdays before all the ratchets come out and play. My boyfriend and I are committed regulars here, but after a few unpleasant experiences with both the staff and other bowlers who don’t understand bowling etiquette we’re looking for another place.
Last night was the worst experience I’ve ever had there too. There were parents who were not controlling their children, and then there were SMOKERS to the left of us when posted OUTSIDE OF THE BUILDING it says «no smoking within 40 feet». What the hell? Follow your own rules. One of the workers there apologized because his «friends» were blowing clouds of smoke in our direction with their vapes.
If I wanted to go to a hookah shop to smoke and be surrounded by that, I’d go there, but I’m at a bowling alley to bowl… not do stupid shit with my friends to piss off other people who are there trying to have a good time bowling without having to wonder what idiotic thing the person next to us is going to do next.
#sorrynotsorry

Headed to Mira Mesa Lanes around 10 on a Saturday night after being told that the wait at Kearny Mesa Bowl was about an hour. We got a lane at Mira Mesa without having to wait at all.
We could have paid $ 25 an hour, or $ 5 per game per person. Between the four of us, we were able to play a game and a half, so the $ 25 an hour was a better deal.
The bar area has two pool tables and it wasn’t crowded, so we managed to get in a couple games.
Good times!

If I could leave zero stars, I would. Our game broke down 6 or 7 times at least. We spent half of our games waiting for someone to fix it. To top it off, we went afterward to complain that our games were not even finished, and the middle aged white guy was totally unapologetic, talked over my sister when she was trying to explain her grievances, spoke to her like she was a child, and was extremely rude. it was hard for me not to tell him exactly what I thought of him and his horrid service skills, but I decided that it wasn’t worth my dignity to even continue The conversation.
I would recommend never going to this broken down, poor excuse for an alley. Save your time and money and go elsewhere.

I agree with the other reviews that this place is pretty old-​looking, and outdated. The computers are ancient, but hey, they work.
That’s the thing: However the place may look, they do run a tight ship. There’s a healthy amount of people around, there seem to be specials almost every day, they have a snack bar, full bar and arcade, and there are a lot of lanes. Judging by someone fixing something up at around 9:30 pm in one of the lanes, it looks like they take complaints/​repairs seriously.
Something about this bowling alley has a small-​town feel to it, even though it’s smack in the middle of Mira Mesa. Probably just cause of the décor and plaques from the 80s and 90s. Mira Mesa Lanes could probably use a bit of work on the inside, but regardless — good place to go for some fun, nighttime means specials, and there seems to be a fun menu as well, yay bar food!