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Nice place to have fun with friends. Just a nice recommendation for the staff; please be nice in your approach when asking players to leave the bowling area, especially in front of people who just arrived. I felt kicked out of my bowling spot. Thanks

This place was super fun! They have 5 pin bowling as well as 10 pin bowling and a really cool arcade with some games that I had never seen before. We did 5 pin bowling and had a lot of fun. It has automatic scoring (which we needed) and you can put the bumpers up yourself (which we also decided we needed). I highly recommend the Uptown Alley.

The device was very good. Our waitress was always on top of checking our drinks were full or if we needed anything else. We were even given free popcorn to snack on while we waited for the rest of our party to show! Who doesn't love popcorn!? It was nice and quiet when we went about 6 pm. Started to fill up about an hour later, and still the service was spot on. A manager came round our table twice to introduce himself and see how the service was. We all dispersed into the games rooms after. Helloooo Mario Kart! I'll definitely come back, but again during the daytime or early evening as by the time we left around 10 it was very packed and noisy.

Never have I ever… and I never will again🤣. Honestly this place is a joke. The food is hit and miss, the prices are ridiculous and the management is condescending and immature.
Two of the people I was with ordered the all you could eat wings that were a special for the night. They only had their initial order of wings and could not finish them. We were told that they could not take them home. I asked for a box for my left overs (rather pathetic nachos… that cost $23 for a plate of chips with maybe a quarter cup of cheese and maybe an eighth of a cup of pulled pork on them… I really wished I had taken a picture) and as the waiter walked away told my friend she could use it for her wings.
After putting her leftover wings in the takeout box the manager approached us and asked my friend to open her takeout box! He then told us their policy is that you can’t take wings home on wing night. We then asked why no one had mentioned this to us and that we paid for them and wanted to take them home. (It’s not like she had ordered another order to take home! It was her initial order!) He told us we couldn’t and took the box and left our table! He then proceeded to go to the kitchen and laugh with his staff about it as we watched! It was extremely unprofessional and even after we paid for our meals he was still pointing at the table and talking to his staff.
So after paying her bill for her and her 2 kids who may have eaten 6 wings altogether we left empty handed and with an empty wallet.
As someone who owns a business and deals in hospitality… I am embarrassed for the staff and management.
Needless to say there are so many other good choices for food and entertainment in the city… I won’t be back there.

My visit at Uptown Alley was an enjoyable experience! This place is truly a one-stop destination for fun and entertainment. Not only can you enjoy a great game of bowling, but there are also plenty of other activities to keep everyone entertained. The arcade games and laser tag provide excellent options for groups looking to have a fantastic time together.

The convenience of having a snack bar on-site is a huge plus. You can easily order food and drinks, making it a perfect spot to relax and bond with friends or family while enjoying all the activities. The prices are fair, and everything is reasonably priced.

The facility is well-maintained, with clean washrooms, and the staff are friendly and helpful. Additionally, there's ample parking space, so you won't have to worry about finding a spot.

Overall, Uptown Alley is a fantastic place for a fun-filled outing. With so many activities to choose from and great amenities, you won't need to look anywhere else for a good time.

Cool place for kids. We were there for my son's friend's birthday. The kids were thrilled. We couldn't take them home from there.

Offering 5 pin and 10 pin bowling, laser tag, arcade games, food, and drinks! This place has it all.
Usually with these types of places, the bathrooms are neglected but it genuinely was so clean, recently updated, well kept up! Happily be back in the future!

Nice people, awesome arcade, cool prizes,
but when me and my friend went to go get a pepperoni pizza and two drinks, it took TWO HOURS of waiting in this cramped line for us to get a mediocre pizza.
Witnessed staff take it out three separate times. Crust was crumbly, crinkled, burnt, and tasted like stale bread. Milkshake was really good though.
I don’t completely blame the staff there, though. They were SEVERELY understaffed (We only saw about five in the kitchen) and there was a lot of people there. Still, kinda sucked.

Always a great experience going to Rec Room with my family. My 6 year old son loves winning tickets so he can exchange for toys at the shop. My husband loves watching his points go up at every visit as he is saving it to get the darthvader fossil watch (it will probably take years 🤭 but he is determined). We are there almost every month, its a great bonding time for my family. We used to eat at the restaurant before hitting the arcade, but the food we tried were sub-par. The poutine, and burger did not have that wow factor, although, I enjoyed the fish tacos!! Will definitely be back again and again!

Beautiful view at night. I love how safety conscious they are with the Axe room. Nice food and lots of games to play, burn energy, and bond with friends. Perfect place for group of friends with lots of energy.

Great place to spend time with children. There are a lot of different games. You buy a pass at the entrance, then you use if for different games. You collect points after each game which can be changed then to prizes at a special room. There is also a bowling and restaurant.

Service is kind of slow, but overall polite. Typically wouldnt eat here if i wasnt bowling or playing game at the time as the food isn’t the greatest.

Recommend eating somewhere else prior or after coming here, pricing is a little high also.

Wouldn’t return to the restaurant unless i absolutely had too.

Uptown Alley offers the perfect blend of bowling excitement and delicious nachos. The vibrant atmosphere and well-maintained lanes ensure a fun experience for all ages. The nachos are a savory delight, loaded with toppings and perfect for refueling between games. A must-visit destination for bowling enthusiasts and snack aficionados alike!

The Rec Room has great service and the best arcade for all ages that we’ve ever been to. The food was a bit over priced for the quality but otherwise our whole family was satisfied with dinner, and Love that the kids meals came with unlimited popcorn and mini donuts for dessert instead of classic ice cream. Although one of our daughters was a bit disappointed that ice cream wasn’t an option so that would be nice if it was put on as an option for the kids meal.

We went on a weeknight, so it wasn’t busy at all, and so much space to walk around to explore the different games. Most importantly loved that we could play the arcade games while waiting for our dinner to be made, and then still have fun afterwards to walk off supper.

Love the little store for Prizes to pick out when claiming tickets versus a classic counter where all of the prizes are behind the counter. The store set up makes it fun for the kids to walk around and pick out their items, and fun that they have so many cool adult prizes (although you’d have to spend thousands of dollars likely to win enough tickets to get them. Lol.). Overall, it’s one of our favourite Family night out places to go, but as our girls get older, I think this will be a fun place for them to hang out with their friends as well.

Staff absolutely ruined my kids experience. They were being ruthless about rules that are not even posted anywhere. It got so out of hand that my 2 kids under 5 got yelled at for holding hands. Other kids who where doing the same things were not being addressed by staff. I 100% believe it's due to my wife and kids being indigenous. I absolutely think my kids were being racially targeted. Absolutely unacceptable and I will be escalating this to flying squirrel directly. At one point they had multiple staff member watching my kids

Well, what should've been a good experience was quite the opposite. First things first - with the experience we had I would say prices are astronomical. Secondly, the staff like to enforce rules that are not posted anywhere throughout the building and are very aggressive when doing so. Out of the many rules rule that was being enforced was my 5 and 3 year old were prohibited from hold hands. Another rule being, my 1 year old was not allowed to go anywhere or do anything simply because an adult admission was not paid for - yet there was no admission fees for him upon checking in. We were not offered the "parent" wristband which according to the website comes at no additional cost, yet were guided on paying additional for an adult pass. Giving grace with it being the first day of spring break, there was absolutely no seating available, and when a spot opened up, we sat in the massage chairs that do not work. Another lady also came up and expressed her disappointment with the massage chairs being out of service. While my kids and I were lounging in the 6 and under section, the attendants yelled at my siblings, who were respectful of the rules, to leave the area. This was frustrating because it was very obvious there were other children using the trampoline and foam pit who were very clearly over 6 years in age yet they were left unbothered. I can't help but wonder if we were targetted because of our indigenous culture. While I was not on my phone keeping track of time, it was very apparent from the staff we've overextended our stay. When I came across my phone, I saw were less than 10 minutes over our time and the attendant informed us we needed to pay for another hour or leave. I went to converse with my husband to see what the plan was and within a 5 minute time frame we had several encounters with 3 different attendants insisting on us leaving. Ultimately after conversating with my husband about paying for another hour, we decided not to because attitude of staff. While packing our stuff, the they did not leave my kids alone and haggled very persistently that they are to not step foot on any trampoline, nevermind even even the padding. It's quite extreme if you ask me. Honestly, as someone who was planning my son's birthday party here in the coming months, I am extremely disappointed in their mannerisms, attitude, customer service, and lack of patience when dealing with paid customers. I will definitely be looking to spend my money elsewhere for a birthday party.

Came here with 4 kids to take advantage of their weekend special. FANTASTIC! Kids were busy the whole time, having a blast! Pizza was awesome! Very clean, staff very attentive. Great way to kick off spring break!! Thank you!! ❤️

The staff was very pleasant and cheerful and helpful and patient. The manager was great. I lost my receipt from the day before, and he took the time to search for it so I would recommend going back again and again and again. Oh the kids loved jumping

This is one of the best venues we've had a birthday party at. We didn't know what to expect upon arrival, but everything was a breeze & we didn't have to worry about anything. Just enjoy our child's birthday and take it all in! The staff were extremely organized and on top of it! Everything was planned and timed perfectly. They gave all our group popcorn in their own bowls & came around multiple times to make sure they got refilled. They even helped serve the kids their food and drinks. For the laser tag, they come and gathered the kids to bring them inside the laser tag arena. It's so nice because I was expecting having to run through there to watch our large group, which wasn't the case at all! They served pizza for dinner. I didn't have high expectations for it, but it was actually very good! They also brought in cupcakes from Sweet Impressions for dessert. So you literally don't have to bring a thing except yourselves and some goody bags! The venue was kept very clean and well ran. We left there very impressed and look forward to coming back!

We had my son's 9th birthday party there. It was a blast. Lol. The service was great, and the games were excellent. It's nice to just show up and let someone else host. No set up or take down. Would recommend 100%

Incredibly accommodating for group parties. Not only that, but accommodating for each child's needs. Highly recommend for children.
Plenty of new age arcades with points for prizes loaded on play cards.
Don't forget, No running in laser tag!
All the partiers had a blast!

Thank you for the party! Everything was fun and comfortable. I would especially like to thank Karl for the best mood and service. This is not the first time we have come to you, please pay attention to this employee, he is your diamond! Thank you

This is an IMPOSSIBLE place to NOT have fun! The laser tag and arena itself is so good everybody just wants to play it again. The arcade games are sweet and pretty affordable. There isn't a lot of staff but somehow they managed to keep the place clean and organized. The food is delicious.
My only complaint is the laser tag guns. They don't really have a grip and can slip off or scrape/burn your hands easily.
Thank you to the staff at LaserTopia!

We had a birthday party for a 6 year old (guests were ages 5 - 7) on a Tuesday evening. Our host was excellent. He was so great with the kids and very attentive to any of our needs. Very fun and engaging. Having not attended before I was surprised there wasn't a private party area. I didn't like how we couldn't monitor the kids from the party area as we had 15 guests and they were very young. I do not like that there is no sign in/out procedure with stamps etc. to make sure children leave with the appropriate adult. I am happy I booked on a weekday as it was less busy and we had 5 adults keeping track of the kids but would hesitate to book on a weekend. The food offerings were slim but I did like that we could bring in our own veggie/fruit trays. The parking was awful, especially for a weekday evening. Overall a great experience, we have our other daughter's party booked in March and are looking forward to it as it was a very smooth and organized event!

Fantastic place. Great customer support, the staff is a bit stretched thin but still did a solid job of operating the place smoothly despite it being a busy weekend day.

Food and drinks were good. Overall value is great. Pricing on the arcade machines is fair to better then average.

Would go again with the kids.

We have a great birthday party here. Jassle and stress free gor me as a parent and everyone had a blast. Absolutely recommend it.

Had a great time at a birthday party. Food is OK and the alleys are super fun for the kids. Great arcade as well. Excellent customer service.

What a great place to take my great niece and nephew from out of town.
Tina and the staff were amazing!
Kids were fell asleep on the ride home they were so pooped out. Lol

Update: June 19, 2024 - I downgraded The Recroom to 4 stars because we came after around 9pm to watch the game and the bar service was awful. We were really unsure if there was going to be table service or if we had to order from the bar tender. At making eye contact and waving the bartender over we waited 10 minutes at the table and then another 5 at the bar and the bartender never acknowledged us at all. The bartender was very slow and he seemed overwhelmed even though it was not busy. Original post: July 2023. I came here with a large work group and we all had a great time. They had us well organized for games and we even tried the ax throwing. You need closed toe shoes for that. The food was good and service was great. They brought out popcorn for us as well. The food and drinks were a bit expensive but if you're here for a fun night of games this is a fantastic place. I'd definitely come back with my family. They have a lot of different arcade games to choose from!

Great 2 hours playing on all the trampolines and games!! Clean facility, staff was polite and conscientious. Great mini donuts and slush puppies. It's definitely worth visit!!

Great experience celebrating 8th birthday for a group of noisy boys. Very clean and organized, beautiful birthday rooms,friendly and helpful staff, food is delicious,we had a gluten free guest and the place provided with gluten free option without additional cost ,also tasty and looks the same,so the kid didn't felt left out. The place is not cheap ,the same party size at the other place cost less,but the place looks fantastic and the food delicious, we are very happy with celebrating the birthday here.

We had our sons 11th birthday party here this past weekend and it was an absolute blast. The party host was very helpful and the whole time was smooth and efficient. Laser tag was a hoot and the kids all enjoyed their rime with the arcade games afterward. Overall very easy to deal with the staff and very affordable considering what was provided. Thank you for easing the birthday party experience!