Great new layout. Much better than before. It definitely needed it. Shame the food has had a rise in price and not a rise in food quality. Cheap food sold to you at a high price, minimal pizza... See more
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bowling itself was really fun and the arcade is amazing. Only issue was the drinks i had at the bar. I ordered a couple drinks and the first cocktail, the server (who was so lovely) didn’t know how to... See more
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Went for a few hours to do some bowling and play in the arcades. We were told that if we wanted anything to eat/drink while bowling, to use the QR code on the lanes. Somehow took 25 minutes from order... See more
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A great few hours of bowling for our staff to celebrate 100 years! The Tenpin team were very accommodating in setting up the lanes with our teams before we arrived.
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Tenpin Exeter is easy reach from Exeter city centre, Exmouth, Tiverton and across Devon — well connected by road and rail. With modern bowling lanes and lane lighting, we’re the go-to indoor entertainment spot in Devon. And it’s not just bowling. We’ve got karaoke rooms, laser tag in our 4D arena, escape rooms for the problem-solvers and a full arcade. Hungry? Our kitchen serves burgers, loaded fries and pizzas, with a fully licensed bar pouring cocktails and pints while Sky Sports and TNT play live. Family days out, birthday parties, student nights, work socials, cheap weekday bowling deals — fun for kids big and small. Bowling in Exeter, sorted.
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3 - 4 Havenbanks Retail Park, Water Lane, Exeter, EX2 8BY, Exeter, United Kingdom
- 0333 034 6100
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Need more staff and more on the tills
What you have done to the place is great! But the staff were very slow, inexperienced and was huge queues to get a drink or just to wait to be told what alley we were in. There was just one girl on the till which you could tell was very new and I felt very sorry for her as she was all alone to deal with everyone signing in.
May 6, 2026
Reply from Tenpin - Exeter
Hello Becky,
Thank you for taking the time to rate Tenpin Exeter 3 stars. We appreciate you pointing out the positives of the venue. We're sorry the service was slow, and the queues were long. We'll address the staffing levels and training to improve the customer experience. Thanks for your feedback and we hope that your next visit is a 5 star experience. All the best ~ Laura
Reply from Tenpin - Exeter
Hello Mrs Sadie Dyer,
Thank you for taking the time to rate Tenpin Exeter 5 stars. We are delighted to hear that you received great service. We hope to welcome you back again soon and that your next visit is another 5 star experience. All the best ~ Laura
Better than Winderland
Clean, big for the children and a great place for adults to sit. Better than Wonderland
May 6, 2026
Reply from Tenpin - Exeter
Hello Harley,
Thank you for taking the time to rate Tenpin Exeter 5 stars. We're glad you found our space clean and spacious for children, with comfortable seating for adults. Thank you for your positive feedback; we appreciate it! All the best ~ Laura
Great re-vamp
Great re-vamp. Customer service poor. Very slow on check in and at the bar.
Also when reporting an issue with the ten pin bowling lane. Many of the amusements needed tickets reloading.
For a venue if that size, I think the staff need to work at a better speed
May 4, 2026
Reply from Tenpin - Exeter
Hello Zoe,
Thank you for taking the time to rate Tenpin Exeter 4 stars. We appreciate your feedback on the revamp. We're sorry to hear about the slow service at check-in, the bar, and the bowling lane issue, as well as the amusement ticket reloads. We will address the staff's speed to improve efficiency. We hope that your next visit is the 5 star experience we wish to give all our customers. All the best ~ Laura
Everything looks nice really nice but…
Everything looks nice really nice but is expensive and 10p sliding game machines cheating, when money dropped machine take it instead player.
April 29, 2026
Reply from Tenpin - Exeter
Hello, Thank you for taking your time to leave us some feedback from your recent visit to our Tenpin in Exeter. We are pleased to hear that you enjoyed the layout at our location. We will pass your comments onto our team. Best Wishes - Kimberley
Had an amazing time 10 pin bowling
Had an amazing time 10 pin bowling . Staff are super friendly and helpful. From the moment we walked to to the last game . Great place lots to do
April 29, 2026
Reply from Tenpin - Exeter
Hi Richard, thanks for leaving a rating and review for Tenpin Exeter! We're happy to hear you had an amazing time bowling! It's great to know our staff's friendliness and helpfulness enhanced your experience from start to finish. We appreciate your kind words, and we can't wait to welcome you back again soon! Best wishes - Rosie
Great prices on a Tuesday and all very…
Great prices on a Tuesday and all very well organised.
April 29, 2026
Reply from Tenpin - Exeter
Hi Jon, thanks for leaving a rating and review for Tenpin Exeter! We're happy to hear that you had a great experience and found our prices on Tuesdays to be great too! Thank you for your positive feedback! We can't wait to welcome you back again soon! Best wishes - Rosie
satisfactory
April 29, 2026
Reply from Tenpin - Exeter
Hello Puru,
Thank you for taking the time to rate Tenpin Exeter 5 stars. We are delighted that your visit was satisfactory. We hope to welcome you back again soon for another 5 star experience. All the best ~ Laura
Good, but room for improvement
Great prices and clean environment. Bowling facilities were great and the improvements made to the venue are genuinely fantastic.
However, staff seemed really disengaged and wait times for drinks was too long. Often had staff waiting around chatting instead of supporting customers.
April 29, 2026
Reply from Tenpin - Exeter
Hi Stuart
Thank you for your feedback. We're glad you enjoyed our prices, cleanliness, and bowling facilities. We'll address the staff engagement and wait times to improve our customer service. We appreciate your comments. Best wishes - Clare
All good
All good, had a great time and the staff were very helpful.
Will definitely be back.
April 29, 2026
Reply from Tenpin - Exeter
Hello Allan, Thank you for taking your time to leave us a wonderful 5* review. We are thrilled to hear that you all had a good time and found our staff helpful throughout. We can't wait to see you again very soon. Many Thanks - Kimberley
The booking was mixed up so we only had…
The booking was mixed up so we only had half hour to play 2 games and apparently its on the website how long games should take they they moved us lanes to a broken lane that kept skipping goes then when we asked for a refund and just give up on bowling the training manager got very stroppy with us so when we asked to speak to her boss who then proceed the refund (we never received).we then decided to go to the arcade and all machines are dirty sticky look like they have never been cleaned and best of all don’t work let’s just say this was the worst experience
April 28, 2026
Reply from Tenpin - Exeter
Hi Ellie, thankyou very much for taking the time to leave a review of Tenpin Exeter! We are really sorry to hear that your recent visit was not as enjoyable as we would have liked. Please be assured all feedback will be sent to the team so that improvements are made. In the meantime, if you would like to discuss your visit further please email us at customer.feedback@tenpin.co.uk with the subject as 'Review - Exeter' Best wishes - Mel
Back to the tenpin after a what looks…
Back to the tenpin after a what looks like a refurbished version. Lots of bright attractive designs and lights to draw people in. Good bowling lanes much more interesting and interactive. Fairly priced drinks including food which was bang average at best but you’re not there for the food and it’s fast so you get what you pay for I guess. Friendly, approachable staff. Laser tag was fun and face paced. Interactive darts could have been better. Overall a good experience and would come back. But probably just for the bowling.
April 29, 2026
Reply from Tenpin - Exeter
Hi Chris, thank you so much for taking the time to leave a review of Tenpin Exeter! We are happy to see you enjoyed our new look and activities especially the bowling and we take on board all of your feedback which we will be certain to pass on to the relevant team! In the meantime, we hope you will visit us again soon and we look forward to welcoming you back! Best wishes - Mel
Reply from Tenpin - Exeter
Hi Steven, thank you for the brilliant 5* review of Tenpin Exeter! We are thrilled you had a great visit and felt welcome on your recent visit and we hope to welcome you back again soon! Best wishes - Mel
Great time with grandkids!
Easy parking, clean, friendly and helpful staff. We all had a great time.
April 21, 2026
Reply from Tenpin - Exeter
Hi there,
Thank you for your fantastic 5* review at tenpin Exeter! We are delighted you've had such a great time whilst on your recent visit to us and we hope to welcome you back again very soon! Best wishes- Steph
Bowling was great fun as usual, however
Bowling was great fun as usual, however bar staff could do with improvement. Originally tried ordering directly from the bar, but service was slow so ordered on the app to the lane. Waited but my order hadn't turned up and our game had finished (over 20 minutes had passed). Staff at one point seemed to be stood doing nothing. Went over to get a refund. The manager said this should automatically go back to my account after a few days, however I'm still waiting for this to appear in my account.
April 15, 2026
Reply from Tenpin - Exeter
Hi there,
Thank you for your 2* review at Tenpin Exeter! We are are very sorry to hear you've not had a great experience whilst on your recent visit to us. We will ensure this is passed across to the correct team to make any future improvements needed. If you would like this to be looked into then please email customer. feedback@tenpin.co.uk. Best wishes- Steph
Reply from Tenpin - Exeter
Hi Nula, thank you for the lovely 5* rating of Tenpin Exeter. We're delighted to hear that you had great fun and that there was lots for the children to do. Hope to see you again soon!
Take care,
Kirsty
Revamped
The revamped bowling centre with additional facilities and leisure options has a fun (if slightly noisy) vibe. Could do with more staff on the bar, as lines can be a little long, but otherwise great
April 17, 2026
Reply from Tenpin - Exeter
Hi Pete
We're glad you enjoyed your experience at the bowling centre! We appreciate your feedback regarding the noise and bar service. We'll consider your comments as we work to improve our customer experience. Best wishes - Clare
Great venue with lots going on was too…
Great venue with lots going on was too noisy for my 5year old girl so we didn’t stay long
April 21, 2026
Reply from Tenpin - Exeter
Hi Susan
We appreciate your feedback. We're sorry the noise level wasn't suitable for your child. We aim to offer a great experience for everyone. Best wishes - Clare
Reply from Tenpin - Exeter
Hello Stacie, Thank you for taking your time to leave us a wonderful 5* review. We are so pleased to hear that you had a great time at our Tenpin in Exeter and found our team member brilliant! We do hope to see you again very soon. Best Wishes - Kimberley
Absolutely shocking
Absolutely shocking! Went there for the first time in a long time and since it now has the soft play etc. We waited for food for nearly 2 hours! Totally understand it was crazy busy so we thought we would wait half a hour or so for our food not 2 hours. We asked staff if they could check on our food and kept getting told oh we are busy. Or I’ll go check and they never did as we were sat right by the kitchen. When our food came the pizza’s were all burnt. The chips cold.
We qued for drinks for 25 minutes and only had one staff on the bar. Asked to speak to the manager for a refund as we spent £34 on food and most of it was not edible. We never got to see the manger “couldn’t be found”. Our parking ticket was running out so had to leave but emailed tenpin and not heard back.
They obviously need more staff too keep up with how busy it is now they have the other things to do. Was such a shame as really was looking forward to our family day out and thought it would have been a regular spot now they have the soft play.
I wish I could attach the photos of the pizza’s completely black and burnt.
Terrible food
Terrible customer service or staff not trained enough.
Lack of staff to the amount of customers
And when asked to speak to the manager “couldn’t be found”
We weren’t the only customers who were not happy with the service
April 15, 2026
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Reply from Tenpin - Exeter
Hi Megan, thank you for the review of Tenpin Exeter! We are really disappointed to hear that your recent visit was not the experience we would like for our customers and we appreciate the time taken to make us aware! Your feedback is really important to us as this helps us to make improvements where needed so please be assured all will be passed on to the relevant team! We would really like to the opportunity to look into this further for you so please can you email us at customer.feedback@tenpin.co.uk with the subject as 'Review - Exeter' In the meantime, we do hope you will give us another chance and we very much look forward to welcoming you back soon! Best wishes - Mel
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