Great atmosphere and lots to do. Staff were friendly, toilets nice and clean. I would have given 5 stars but we played the interactive darts and it didn’t always recognise your score. We tried to orde... See more
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It was great when I was inside, I got a parking ticket afterwards, I didn't realise I had to put my registration in a machine or anything. I will get another parking ticket for yesterday i went. It... See more
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Went for our Team Building/Summer Party day which we did a combination of Bowling, Laser Tag, Mini Golf and Escape Room. Booking process was really easy and the staff there were really friendly and ac... See more
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Overall soft play experience was positive. Lots to offer for all ages, we had 3 kids aged 2-10 and all had lots of fun. Big negative is that we waited over 15 minutes for someone to let us in and y... See more
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Tenpin is one of the UK's biggest bowling and indoor entertainment providers, with over 1000 bowling lanes across 58 venues. Alongside bowling Tenpin offers an unrivalled range of indoor activities including karaoke, escape rooms, laser tag, arcades, interactive darts, pool, table tennis, as well as a fantastic food and drinks menu. From date nights, days or nights out with family, friends or work colleagues, or kids' birthday parties, there's fun for kids big and small in Tenpin. There's incredible value to be found with bowling, karaoke, escape room and laser tag deals available every day of the week. Check out our offers on our website today.
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Auckland Road, Southampton, SO15 0SD, Southampton, United Kingdom
- 0333 034 6100
4.1
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Amazing atmosphere
Amazing atmosphere. Great value for money. The staff are all friendly and the venue is clean and well kept. We love coming and will return!
April 15, 2026
Reply from Tenpin - Southampton
Hi Karen, thank you for leaving a 5* review of Tenpin Southampton! We are so pleased you enjoyed your visit and had an overall great experience. We really hope you will visit us again soon and we look forward to welcoming you back! Best wishes, Jade
Friendly and the same time professional…
Friendly and the same time professional staff, ready to help customer. Speedy customer service and very good services.
April 15, 2026
Reply from Tenpin - Southampton
Hi Maria, thanks for leaving a 5* rating and review for Tenpin Southampton! We're so pleased you were happy with the customer service and our facilities. We appreciate you taking the time to share your feedback and will be sure to pass these comments on. We hope to welcome you back again soon! Best wishes, Jade
Dirty bowling area
When we got there the bowling area was dirty and when we ask staff if they can clean it. It took them 35 minutes to come and clean it.
April 15, 2026
Reply from Tenpin - Southampton
Hello Lisa,
Thank you for taking the time to rate Tenpin Southampton 3 stars. We appreciate your feedback and apologize that the bowling area's cleanliness was not up to standards. We're sorry for the delay in addressing it, and we'll review our response times. We hope your next visit is the 5 star experience we wish to give all our customers. All the best ~ Laura
Reply from Tenpin - Southampton
Hi Adele,
Thank you for your fantastic 5* review at Tenpin Southampton, We are delighted you've had such a great time whilst on your recent visit to us and we look forward to welcoming you back again very soon! Best wishes- Steph
Terrible Service - But the Show Must Go On!
Booked Karaoke for 3pm, arrived 2:30, to check-in & make sure the room was ready. Was told to come back at 3pm. We waited. The room wasn't ready, 1 microphone, (the other had been stolen by kids who'd locked themselves in another room & were rapping away off key) no props, tv screen not showing song lyrics, aircon not operating! Asked 3 different staff members for help, took 20mins for a manager to come & switch our room. He added time to our booking but we had to go anyway as had a table booked elsewhere for food. One day this story might be funny!
April 3, 2026
Reply from Tenpin - Southampton
Hi there,
Thank you for your 1* review at Tenpin Southampton! We are very sorry to hear you've not had a great experience whilst on your recent visit to us! Your feedback is important to us and we will ensure this is passed across to the correct team to make any future improvements needed. If you would like to email customer.feedback@tenpin.co.uk and they can look into this further for you. Best wishes- Steph
Always great value for money
Always great value for money. Easy to set up bowling.
Love that there is so much to do in one place.
April 8, 2026
Reply from Tenpin - Southampton
Hi Louise, thank you for leaving Tenpin Southampton an awesome 5* rating. We are so glad to hear you enjoy your visits to us and feel it's great value for money. We hope to welcome you again soon so you can enjoy our other activities. Best wishes - Kaylee
Plenty to occupy all age children
Plenty to occupy all age children
Good food, easy to order.
April 8, 2026
Reply from Tenpin - Southampton
Hello James, Thank you for taking your time to leave us a wonderful 5* review. We are so pleased to hear that you had a wonderful time at our Tenpin in Southampton! We are so pleased to hear that you enjoyed the activities and the food. We do hope to see you again very soon. Many Thanks - Kimberley
The game was great but the food was not…
The game was great but the food was not everything was very dry and the cheese in the burger was non existent, more signs for reception
April 8, 2026
Reply from Tenpin - Southampton
Hi Cynthia, thank you for your 5* review of Tenpin Southampton! We are so pleased you had a great game. However, we are very sorry to hear of the disappointment with the food. Please be assured all of your feedback will be passed to the relevant team to allow improvements to be put in place. In the meantime, we hope you will still visit us again soon in the future! Best wishes, Jade
Great value
Great value, helpful staff and a modern clean, and well maintained building.
April 8, 2026
Reply from Tenpin - Southampton
Hi Matt. Thank you very much for the 5* review of Tenpin Southampton. It's brilliant to receive this kind of feedback, we really appreciate it! We hope to welcome you back soon. Best wishes, Jade
Reply from Tenpin - Southampton
Hi there. Thank you so much for rating Tenpin Southampton 5*'s! We hope to see you again soon for hopefully another 5* experience! Best wishes, Jade
Bowling great fun and so much better…
Bowling great fun and so much better now it’s been updated. Love the pool tables and darts. However golf was a massive let down, needs a few repairs in there and definitely a good sorting out as couldn’t play properly. Laser quest was really fun too. Staff always nice and helpful
April 8, 2026
Reply from Tenpin - Southampton
Hello, Thank you for taking your time to leave us some great feedback from your recent visit to our Tenpin in Southampton. We are so pleased to hear that you had a wonderful time with us. We will pass your comments onto our team to help us gain that final star from you. We do hope to see you again very soon. Best Wishes - Kimberley
Lanes not clean
Everything was okay and running however bowling lanes were not cleaned or cleared ready for you. We was sent to play at our lake that was covered in food waste and left to clean this ourselves. Lanes need to be checked before sending the next family to play on it.
April 3, 2026
Reply from Tenpin - Southampton
Hello, thank you very much for taking the time to leave a review of Tenpin Southampton! We are very sorry to hear that when you arrived at your lane this had not been cleaned ready for your arrival! Your feedback is very important to us as this helps us to make improvements where needed and we will be sure to pass on to the relevant team so this can happen! In the meantime, we do hope this has not put you off from visiting us in the future and we look forward to welcoming you back! Best wishes - Mel
Enjoyed the bowling
Enjoyed the bowling, well organised. Pity hot drinks machines not working again. This happened on our last visit.
April 8, 2026
Reply from Tenpin - Southampton
Hi Jenny, thank you for the lovely 4* review of Tenpin Southampton! We are pleased you had a great time but are very sorry to hear that the hot drink machine was not working again! Please be assured all feedback will be passed on and we do hope you will still consider visiting us again soon! Best wishes - Mel
Always a pleasure to take the kids…
Always a pleasure to take the kids staff always helpful
April 8, 2026
Reply from Tenpin - Southampton
Hi Natalie, thank you for the brilliant review of Tenpin Southampton! We are delighted you always enjoy your visits to us and receive excellent customer service and we can't wait to see you again soon! Best wishes - Mel
Kids had fun
Kids had fun. Quick service to get to our lane. Clean and so much better an experience post renovation. Will definitely return although will look for special offers to make it more doable. Only negative - very loud music.
April 8, 2026
Reply from Tenpin - Southampton
Hello, thank you very much for the lovely 4* review of Tenpin Southampton! We are delighted you love our new look and we take on board all of your feedback to pass onto the team! In the meantime, we look forward to welcoming you back again soon! Best wishes - Mel
Speed Bowling....
I booked a bowling lane online for myself and my kids (6yrs & 10yrs) at 13:40 for one game, we ordered food and drinks to be delivered to the lane as soon as we got there. We began our game as planned. However, halfway through, another group arrived stating they had booked the lane for 14:00. While the situation was managed, it unfortunately caused me and my two young children to rush our game, reducing our overall enjoyment.
Additionally, once we completed our game, we had to find a table and rearrange for our food to be delivered there, which was inconvenient and disrupted our experience.
I feel that tenpin allowing only 20 minutes for a game prior to another booking is not realistic especially with two young children.
April 8, 2026
Reply from Tenpin - Southampton
Hi Andy, thank you for leaving Tenpin Southampton a rating and review! We appreciate you taking the time to share your experience. We're sorry your bowling game was disrupted and that you had to move locations for your food. We will ensure your feedback is shared with the correct teams for future improvements to be made. Thank you for your feedback and we hope to see you again soon! Best wishes - Rosie
It was a fun day and the staff were…
It was a fun day and the staff were helpful and kind.
April 8, 2026
Reply from Tenpin - Southampton
Hi Cheryl, thank you for leaving Tenpin Southampton a 4* rating and review! We appreciate you letting us know how we did! We're happy you had a fun day and found our staff helpful and kind and we can't wait to see you again soon! Best wishes - Rosie
Reply from Tenpin - Southampton
Hi Kirsty, thank you for leaving Tenpin Southampton a lovely 5* rating and review! We're so happy you had a lovely evening with us and that our staff were polite. Thank you for your five-star review! We can't wait to see you again soon! Best wishes - Rosie
A great bowling event for all the family
Took my children grown-up children to tenpin to go bowling and play pool
The staff there are always happy and friendly and welcoming
It’s a lovely place to go and very local for me
The staff always happy say hello I can’t do enough for you
It’s a warm bright colourful place
I had a great place to take your children to bold
April 1, 2026
Reply from Tenpin - Southampton
Hello Simon, Thank you for taking your time to leave us a wonderful 5* review for our Tenpin in Southampton. We are thrilled to hear that you had a wonderful time. We will pass your comments onto our team. We do hope to see you all again very soon. Best Wishes - Kimberley
Great night with great friends always…
Great night with great friends always love to come bowling so much to so there
April 1, 2026
Reply from Tenpin - Southampton
Hi Lou, thank you for leaving Tenpin Southampton a lovely 5* rating and review! We're happy you had a great night with your friends and that you love bowling with us. Thank you for your positive feedback; we hope to see you again soon! Best wishes - Rosie
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