Dog Bowl in Manchester

Not dog friendly at all, after waiting and spending a lot on drinks and lackluster expensive arcade, we finally got to bowling which, for two games was over £40, then having one throw each, my dog barked a few times as dogs do the manager came over and said ill refund your game as you literally just started but you have to stop becausethe dog might distract players. As you can imagine my confusion being a place called "Dog Bowl" and advertising as a dog friendly bowling venue, we couldn't understand why we where asked to stop just because he barked a few times, we wasted a fortune on travel, drinks and the arcade and didn't even get to do what we came for. The manager, logan who to be fair was polite enough offered us some complimentary arcade tokens which, while a nice gesture was pointless as we already spent £17 on them and give them to someone else, it was my dogs birthday too and gutted. Further to this, I emailed in expressing the issue with no response, I finally managed to get through to someone on the phone who said a manager will email/call within the next two hours, ~24 hours later I've still heard nothing nor has my refund etc gone through. I will be escalating this further and have the company reported officially.

Brilliant place for bowling. With the several unique arcade machines they had free game cubes, retro xboxs and Playstations for 4 person co-op. Different bowling modes for more fun and the food and drinks are really nice. chicken tenders and chips especially

Great place, came for my sons 10th Birthday party with his friends, they had a great time, it's a small bowling alley with some arcades and xbox/PlayStation free to play also, staff were brilliant even putting on happy birthday music for us and generally being kind, it really made a difference, thank you

I love this place , very good atmosphere

Cool place, good atmosphere. It's a little pricey, but not terrible.

Great bowling alley with nice food and a good selection of drinks. Good time with the lads

Enjoy this place as the drinks are great and I love the NQ64 arcade section. Only issue I have is the price of the bowling. On peak times 2 games for 2 people are £40+ which just prices me out, compared to say Ten Pin which is a lot cheaper. As the games are over before you know it I feel the price outweighs the experience. Definitely better for a group if there are discounts applied.

Fantastic venue, went for a 30th birthday party and had an amazing time. Bowling was great, Arcade has a great selection, Beers were competitively priced and Staff were very helpful and welcoming. Would go again 100%

We had the best time for my friend’s birthday. Fashionably late for the bowling package (taxi problems), but there were no issues. Service was exceptional, Natalie brought the energy and made sure we had everything we needed to make it a special day to remember. Thanks to Natalie and the team, we’ll be back!

Amazing place and the staff are exceptional. Natalie and her manager were hugely welcoming and really understanding when some of our party couldn’t make it! Would really strongly recommend!

You can actually have a lot of fun I'm there! The only reason why I didn't put 5 stars is the prices. Compared to some other places it's slightly more expensive but if we put the location. It's very understamdable

We had a little post work get together here over 2 games and some food. Bowling was good fun with interactive games and the food was brilliant!! Some of the very, very best burgers in town!

An enjoyable place to visit with friends. Arcade games and bowling alleys available alongside food and drinks served within a good time of ordering. Definitely a good spot for a catch up with mates. 4/5

Lugar lindo, que admite perros, que aprecio enormemente, la comida estaba bien. No es el mejor, pero estaba bien, la chica detrás de la barra puede haber sido nueva, ya que era un poco más lento y nos equivocamos de orden un par de veces. Los juegos eran limitados como dije, no un lugar grande, y el juego de karts de mario se bloqueó con 5 de nuestras fichas en él, y el tipo vino y reinició el juego, pero solo un lado funcionó, así que en lugar de devolvernos las 5 fichas dijo que deberíamos jugar de una en una. En general, es un ambiente estudiantil lindo n bueno para una noche relajada con amigos

Bowling is nice any other thing is a nooo

Very family friendly! I’ve come here a few times with my family, including an older father who is slightly deaf. Staff are really friendly and accommodating with him, and helped him find a bowling ball which works well for him to get involved. Food is also nice!

Great vibes and awesome staff, love the mix and match.

Great night out for my partner's 30th birthday. Staff were really helpful and friendly - even helped me surprise him with a cake and candles half way through bowling. Friendly staff, great fun! Thanks especially to Ben and Lucy!

Had literally the best date night here.. booked and ben and ella looked after us on the bar so well... nice chat and the drinks were nice and so well priced and there was a good student discount too. Lucy helped me book an extra game too. All the staff were amazing. Cant wait to go back!!

Such an awesome bar. They have a small bowling alley at the back of the bar and a tone of old arcade games. You can play the games by buying 15 tokens for £8. That will get you a load of play time. There is also 3 games consoles that are hooked up to play for free. They have a tone of games loaded up on them ready to go. We had a great time here. Drinks are reasonably priced and they have a fun selection of cocktails and a great menu for food if you are peckish.

Cocktails, arcades, bowling and food! What more does one need? The staff were amazing and definitely reinforced the decision to enter and enjoy a wonderfully wet Wednesday afternoon before the Avril Lavigne gig.

Love this place. Have accomodated us for large parties a few times now as well as going on my bob and always feels well ran, loads of fun and friendly staff. Dead good.

Right opposite the O2 Ritz. Great for a pre or post show drink. Really nice and friendly staff. Great choice of drinks and cocktails. They also have 5 bowling lanes. Worth a visit.

We all really enjoyed our time here. The venue is great and the bowling plus selection of arcade games was amazing. Both the drink and food were also fantastic and the atmosphere was lovely which is definitely made by the staff who are kind, conscientious and friendly.

Dog bowl is always the best Great drinks, great staff and bowling, what more could you want? 😊

Love love love this place. The welcoming atmosphere. Great value bowling. The arcade machines and consoles setup. It's just, so chilled, fun and very reasonably priced. I'm looking forward to visiting again

Having visited here a few times, I always had high expectations however I’ve visited tonight, played 2 games and inbetween games at the bar I was asked how the bowling was going, “terrible, keeps going to the left” to then be told that the lanes haven’t been oiled in weeks due to a technical fault with the machine so yes, any spin on the bowling ball sends it to the left. I just thought I was being a rubbish bowler 🤦🏻‍♀️ So yeah, I’m giving this 3 star because this needs to be mentioned when booking or attending. It has an impact on the fun element which is so important. I know it can’t be helped but, perhaps offer a a free drink upon arrival to compensate? Just a thought. The cocktails are great though 😂

Very nice place for a fun night. A bit unorganised when it comes to big groups but would reccomend it !

Great place for ALL AGES we all go again it was nice to mixe the young one

Had a lovely birthday celebration, went bowling and had food. All of the staff were lovely and welcoming.

We had a big group of people visit DogBowl and the efficiency and professionalism of all the staff in the lead up to and during the session was outstanding. Great organisation and always happy to help. Great setting and choice of food and drinks too! See you soon :)

Was in Manchester for the weekend with a group of 15 people and enquired about bowling at the DogBowl. I had great customer service leading up to the day and a fantastic experience on the day too. Affordable, great set-up, great lanes and great service. Would highly recommend.

Had a blast bowling and gaming! Nat on the bowling desk was amazing gave us such great service and super friendly and Olly kept the cocktails flowing! Thanks guys will come back soon.

Great place to go for bowling in the day time for the kids. Outprices most places for the little kids experience. 50 quid for a single game anywhere else i checked. 22 quid here 1 adult, 1 student 2 kids. I don't drink but the bar is impressive. Customer service was amazing. I don't usually enjoy the presence of other human beings when im dadding but surprisingly this was a really good place to go.

Great time bowling and drinking here! Had a couple of burgers between us and they're actual smash patties like they say which is amazing as most places don't do them properly!! Sauces were great and the buffalo was delicious!

A small 5 lane alley . We were a party of 4 adults and 3 kids . We booked 2 lanes using the Internet booking which I recommend . Very friendly lady . Pins are reset by strings . Sure that string stop me from getting some strikes, LOL We all enjoyed ourselves. For just over £10 each for a game . Thinking value for money once you take in account how much it must cost to run this place

Went here with my sister yesterday, staff went above and beyond for us!! Great experience. Thank you so much Tasha, Pea and all 🥳

Excellent place in a great location

Nice but pricey if Ur a student!

Awful bowling lanes, sticky alley meaning slow bowl and no spins

Amazing vibe and great game of bowling!! Loved the place and vibe and it also has loads of old arcade games !! Not a bad price either!

Me and my friends went for a friends birthday and when we got there we were told we had accidentally booked for 12am instead of 12pm. Then they told us that we couldn’t get our money back and then charged my friend £40 to change our booking to next week for a genuine mistake. As a group of teenage girls we didn’t have an adult there to help us with the situation and my friend was charged a ridiculous amount of money for a small mistake

Bowling lanes are limited. So, might have to wait in rush hours. A good experience.

We came for bowling and was looking forward to Kongs being there but they've changed kitchen now to Smash & Dash and it was unbelievably good! Mac For Good was a Big Mac on steroids, 4 burgers and tastes just like McDonalds with better ingredients! The Chicken Tendies were incredible! Juicy, tasty and crispy so good so that it made me happy they'd changed kitchens. We'll be back for sure! Amazing time and incredible food.

Had a great time, the staff were really lovely and helpful, both when booking/planning and on the night itself. I would definitely recommend :)

Great place and enthusiastic atmosphere

Had a great time bowling here! That I won obviously made it better. The staff were nice, there was a great atmosphere and the loaded fries I had were amazing! Nice selection of beers as well. Will definitely be back

We had our Christmas do at DogBowl. It was a great choice, its a fun group activity and the food was really good. The staff were great and it's a great atmosphere. Would recommend for group activities for sure.

Great fun, had a fab time with my work colleagues during our Christmas do.

Fun experience for a group, friendly staff and reasonably priced, I'd visit again

Excellent venue and really helpful staff. Christmas food was excellent and really generous portions. Would visit again

Works Christmas night out, the venue you plan to go to, to have your initial do and plan to then crawl the bars and clubs on the town after.... To ending up having that much fun with the bowling, the food, the arcade section and a really cracking mix of all the good tunes (old and new), you get there at 6:45pm and dont leave until they remove you so they can go home to bed at about 2-2:30am (i honestly cant recollect the exact time 😂). Great venue!!!

We had a really nice time for our Christmas Social with Dog Bowl, bowling and enjoying some drinks! Will come again!

My favourite bowling place in Manchester, the foods good, they have great student discounts and the staff is extremely friendly.

Really cool place I suggest you book before you go

Bowling, bar and bites to eat here. Not a big venue so probably best to book bowling rather than just turn up. Friendly bar staff and a good range of drinks inc non alcoholic cocktails which are extra tasty. Video games available to one side. Long walk to toilets at the back. All very clean and tidy.

Really good value for money, good drinks and fun arcade games that don't cost a fortune. Will definitely be going back.

Great place for bowling, beer and a bite to eat. Catered for by Kongs Kitchen who are amazing. Can't recommend the Buffalo wings enough.

Nice place to pop into for a drink Even better if you are into arcade games or bowling

Absolute gem of a place in a great location in the city. Staff are a good laugh, considerate and very quick to serve. The bowling lanes are great, spacious and well decorated. The arcade is loads of fun too. We got a solid three and a half hours in this place and loved every minute. The burgers that you get in the Beer/Burger/Bowl deal are nice too, but it'd be better if you could pay extra to upgrade to a premium burger. Happy Hour drinks were still a bit on the steep side but the variety was great - Clwb Tropicana always goes down a treat! We will be returning as soon as we can. This is a prime date spot in Manchester!

What. Cool Little find. Great cocktails, We also order some Food, this was not the greatest And wished we had eaten somewhere else. The bowling was great we really enjoyed it as a family, My eleven year old son absolutely enjoyed the arcade we will definitely go again.

First time here and service was second to none! The burger, beer and bowl deal was incredible value and quality. Food was excellent with really good veggie/vegan options! We’ll definitely be back 😊

Awesome place! Visited twice this week for two different occasions. The bowling and arcades make for a fun night, and the food/drink is brill too. Staff are always accommodating, want to shout out Natalie for being super friendly. Both times and she’s been so down to earth/kind towards my family and friends! Will definitely go back

Took my kids n there friends they had a blast! Fun for all ages, arcade games and bowling was A*****

Been a couple of times in the places really great, they have arcade machines here as well as consoles for you to play for free. The drink selection is really good and cocktails are great but maybe a little on the steep side. Staff & service there are excellent. My only gripe about this place and it may be a weird one, is that the ketchup is cheap, get some Heinz ketchup in please!

Good atmosphere and good food. Can't wait to go again

Pea was amazing! Effortless customer service at the highest standard - sometimes the little things mean a lot! Thank you pea for accommodating us! See you again soon

Really cool and retro. Loved the selection of arcade games, good beer choice. Would recommend for friends, date or family

Great atmosphere. Bowling lanes are great. Arcade machine were really fun and would 100% come back.

Was served by a female member of staff who was brilliant and friendly, we had cocktails that she recommended and they were both nice

I visited yesterday (monday night) with my boyfriend and we had the most amazing time! I was struggling to book on the website as it kept crashing so I phoned up and spoke to the loveliest girl (really sorry I didn’t get her name!) who booked us straight in. When we got there, she continued to go above and beyond for our whole visit, she was so friendly, untangled our pins for us and was just so so lovely to us. I’d go back just for her!!! The games were great fun, bowling was mint and the arcade was fab. So worth the visit, thank you so much!

Good for a bit of retro games fun.

I booked two lanes for seven people. We had a fantastic time, the staff were really friendly and helpful. The only thing I would mention is that there could of been another team member on at the bar as there was a bit of a wait here. Cauli bites were also sold out... Overall, I would definitely go back!

Great little place with retro games, 2 for 1 cocktails at the bar and 4 lanes for bowling.

Cracking place to play some games (free retro games and good arcade games you pay to play). Bowling was good fun too!

A cute date place. The arcade games were varied considering the size of the place (but a little difficult to get into multiplayer mode sometimes) and the bowling was good. It's an intimate venue which I appreciated, but we went on a Sunday evening so it might feel diff on a sat or friday night. While the bowling was nice, the arcade was a whole saga... The arcade games were £8 for 15 which is kinda a bummer because every game costs 2 or 4 coins. So you either have to buy £16 worth of coins or throw away your final coin... but I suppose that's the way of arcades? Idk, I don't go to many but yeah, it kinda leaves a bad vibe after all that fun. The coins were given to us in a wet cup when we received them lmao? It was gross lol -we were really baffed but just laughed it off. The machine did eat some of our coins but the team were nice and fixed it quickly. That said, we didn't get all of our coins back - we were still short 2 after the whole debacle despite mentioning how many we lost. I've chalked that up to miscommunication on both sides, so no biggie. If it happened again, I'd defo be more intentional about mentioning it and getting our money's worth. The drinks were tasty, not strong but to be expected with all the heavy balls flying around lol. Overall, I'd recommend for a date or a cute time with people you like/love and would go back again when I want a chill fun time. Just be cautious about the coins!

Would complain about the price but cozzy livs innit. Good service and great cocktails, the toilet paper holder needs moving though.

Great atmosphere, drinks were on point thanks to jack and his amazing $5 shake, can't wait to come back.

Rude staff and very poor service It’s impossible to book over the phone as they never answer Their website kept crashing as well 😂😂

Arrived a little late, phoned Natalie who was a delight, held our table and or bowling slot, so we enjoyed our food at leisure, which was hot and delicious, an absolute bargain, drink, burger and bowling £16.50, thanks to the bar staff for there patience, we will be back.

Balls get stuck all the time...

Didn't go bowling however reasonable prices, good selection of beer, and most importantly music that doesn't pierce your eardrums. Cocktails looked nice too but didn't stay long enough to try as had pre arranged plans.

Very poor service asked for recommendations , blank , also I wish I'd got to wear trakies to work in the industry, but I don't and it counts , standards are there for a reason ,and no I'm not hating on anyone's dress sense , PJ's for the win I guess , just I stood at the bar watching staff sit on a keg chatting for at least a minute , then went to play a game and had to move empty glasses to play it , wasn't even busy , seems like a Hollywood bowl now details matter

Friendly, helpful staff. Food was great. Atmosphere was good.

Great fun, good value bowling alley with 80s / 90s vibe including video machine arcade. And, as the name suggests, dog friendly!

Great fun. Helpful staff. Cool that they have the NQ64 stuff in there too!

Visited the establishment on the 29th April 2023. Bowling area and games section was fantastic however the food was severely disappointing. After playing a game of bowling myself and my partner sat down to what we thought would be a lovely meal however 50 minutes later after ordering no food arrived at our table. We then asked one of the staff if they could check on this for us to which after they left the kitchen walked straight past us through to the bar where this was ordered. After a further 10 minutes the staff member returned and explained to us there was a delay with the food as due to a technical issue the order hadn’t been sent to the kitchen however other tables around us had received their food. The lady then explained this would be a further 20 minutes for us to receive our food now it had been sent over and offered us one tub of tokens for the games area. Another 2 minutes passed where the chef came to our table apologised and advised he’d be starting the food now and it would be 5-10 minutes for our food. Please note the food in question included chicken burgers and chicken wings which don’t take 5 minutes to cook unless you’re after a severe case of the runs. Once the food arrived and we began to ate we found the food quality to be extremely poor (we believe due to it being rushed) and the items we ordered not to be as described as they were on the menu. 3 of the dishes we ordered were left and after we’d finished we made our way through the games area and played before we left. After leaving I began to feel extremely sick and this continued through my night. Moral of the story, this food belongs in a dog bowl.

Insane.Hard to find though. After turning up straight from work, being mistaken for engineers and being directed to the kitchen, we finally found out where to order. Got to say it was worth the confusion. You would be hard-pressed to find a better chicken burger. Bit pricey but worth the money

Cool place to hang out with friends for bowling. There are approx. 5 lanes so would recommend to book it in advance.

Absolutely superb pub. Every single member of staff was kind, welcoming and helpful. We had our greyhound with is but they were more than happy to accommodate us and we weren't limited in the activities that we did. Food was nice and bowling was quick and efficient. Thank you so much!

We had a really great time at Dog Bowl last week for our company outing. The venue was great, the staff were really friendly and the food was excellent. Everyone had a really great time. Thanks Dog Bowl!

Tasty food, in a fun setting. My partners burger looked great and I was told tasted great. My chicken and waffles also hit the spot (wish I had ordered the same thing as my partner though, because it looked so good).

Great small city centre bowling - only 5 lanes but great atmosphere.

Great vibe, friendly and attentive staff, good food..great place to take my daughter for an afternoon.

Awesome little alley, had a lot of fun!

Great place, came here with the Mrs and kids, had a pint and a cocktail, and some hot food, kids meals was only a fiver really good value, adults meals wasnt badly priced neither especially for town, was good, would return again but defently need to book bowling in advance as there was over a 2 hour wait time for a lane when we arrived, we look forward to returning again soon.

Food tasty, good drinks, amazing atmosphere!

My boyfriend and I have been here plenty of times. The food and drink are great. The service is good they are always kind and helpful. We love the New York old-fashioned style. The NQ64 in here is also really good. We love NQ64 and this one, although it is small, is fun and has plenty of games. We love the guitar hero! Would definitely recommend this bowling alley as it's the best one we've been to in Manchester!

Went for a stag do. Decent place with good food and drink

Really lovely and welcoming staff! The bowling was fun and there’s also NQ64 in there. We did plan on using it but had to move our booking to the next day so didn’t have much time. Went on one of the consoles whilst waiting for our food though and that was good! The food was also really nice even when I had mine an hour after it was made! Will definitely return