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Strike Bowling QV

Bar Cocktail bar Karaoke bar Bowling alley

One of the Most Reviewed Karaoke bars in Melbourne


Address

245 Little Lonsdale St, Melbourne VIC 3000, Australia

Website

www.strikebowling.com.au

Contact

+61 3 7003 9612

Rating on Google Maps

4.30 (1.3K reviews)

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Working Hours

  • Monday: 2 to 11 PM
  • Tuesday: 2 to 11 PM
  • Wednesday: 2 PM to 12 AM
  • Thursday: (Anzac Day/Anzac Day), 12 to 10 PM, Holiday hours
  • Friday: 12 PM to 1 AM
  • Saturday: 11 AM to 1 AM
  • Sunday: 11 AM to 10 PM

Featured Reviews


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  • 5/5 James W. 3 years ago on Google
    Had such a pleasant experience- and perfect service from Dylan. Felt very welcome 10/10
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Aren M. 3 years ago on Google
    Really great venue, good music, the atmosphere is really nice and the staff were friendly. The escape room was better than expected, I'd definitely recommend.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Mitchell O. 3 years ago on Google
    Absolutely amazing place! Amazing atmosphere, amazing staff, and just the best fun you'll ever have! Big props to the bar tenders Martin and Jack and best owner in the world Johan!
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Joe T. 7 months ago on Google
    Very nice venue. Went on a weeknight. Not crowded. Sets of 4 lanes so feels really warm. Bar is really nice. Friendly staff. No complaints.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 reza m. 9 months ago on Google
    You can experience good quality beer and fantastic bowling! Thanks to DJ, whole vibe was so COOL! Just keep in mind that there is a ID check at the entry so don't forget to bring your ID!
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Usman K. 3 years ago on Google
    It has a good bowing arena, with 4 lanes. A good bar with decent variety of drink options too.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Camila B. 2 years ago on Google
    Was a cool place to be, had a good time here with friends. Bar was a bit crowded and took a while to get drinks, apart from that customer service was lovely. Thanks for having us.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Maddison O. 3 years ago on Google
    Genuinely the best customer experience I have ever had in my life. Max and I literally canned our plans to go to the NGV which we had booked because we were having so much fun at Strike QV. James took care of us and made sure we had everything we needed. They let us stay longer than we had booked for and ensured we had the best time possible. Couldn't recommend their service enough. Thanks James. You're an absolute legend. I hope everyone gets to experience being served by you. All the best. Sincere regards, Maddi and Max
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Hanzala K. 3 years ago on Google
    Good place to go, especially in this covid time. I was happy to see social distancing ,wipes and hand sanitisers. Top job.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Prue C. 3 years ago on Google
    Did the Jail Break escape room today with our 9 year old niece. We really enjoyed this room and found it challenging enough. Probably too advanced for our niece but she enjoyed helping out none the less. Thanks to Ashley for looking after us today. Excellent customer service.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 장원석 4 years ago on Google
    Wednesday sooo good price $ 15 per person but unlimited game 😂😂 But tooooo busy there haha You can try to play game
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Cenakhoa N. 5 years ago on Google
    The bowling equipment is a little bit old but the decor made them more vintage than rusty
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Simon T. 2 months ago on Google • 190 reviews New
    Spacious venue with lots of seating. There is also a bar that you can get beer on tap and you can play Jenga with the enormous wooden blocks. Prices are reasonable compared to other venues and staff are friendly. The snacks are also great (we tried the nachos with cheese and also French friends and it was delicious).

  • 5/5 Preston M. 6 months ago on Google • 163 reviews
    My friends and I had an excellent time at Strike. The entire staff were super funny and pleasant, the facilities were nice and clean. The entire experience was fun. Definitely coming back soon. Thanks again!

  • 5/5 Dan F. 3 months ago on Google • 58 reviews New
    We brought our 3 kids here for an arvo out. A round of bowling, drinks and the Jailbreak escape room hosted by Harry. No pun intended, we had a ball (and a couple of tear-inducing thrills in the escape room!). Happily recommend for some family fun ✅😀

  • 5/5 Miky Y. 2 months ago on Google • 42 reviews New
    Pretty cool we can play with our own shoes !

  • 5/5 Mariani H. 3 months ago on Google • 20 reviews New
    Best time ever! If you want to learn about customer experience please come here=Super friendly and welcoming staff. The music was amazing! Drinks, service, OMG!!! Happy people in a happy place and “shiny happy people” People that really want to work there and are happy to work there (I know because I asked) Easily I could expend all my afternoon there having fun! Family friend, date friend… best way to start my night in the city!!!!

  • 5/5 Lize M. 6 months ago on Google • 14 reviews
    Super fun night out with friends. They have a range of activities from bowling, giant jenga, escape rooms and karaoke. Staff were awesome and the drinks were great and super fun. Would definitely recommend going to have a fun night out with friends.

  • 5/5 Derick L. 1 month ago on Google • 9 reviews New
    James served our private function at Archie Brothers and he was an absolutely amazing host! Thanks a lot James :-)

  • 4/5 Beth H. 2 months ago on Google • 8 reviews New
    Really fun! Good escape room

  • 5/5 Rhiannon M. 3 months ago on Google • 8 reviews New
    Wesley was an absolute hero saving our night and making us feel so welcome. They were so lovely from the moment we walked in and our group was blown away by their kindness and dedication. Thank you so much for making our night.

  • 5/5 Justine Glen P. 1 month ago on Google • 7 reviews New
    Talk about customer service and experience!! I was there with my high school friends who I haven’t seen in 7+ years, when we got there Wes immediately gave us a warm welcome. We were only going to do escape room but he gave us some good deals to do other activities. He took care of us from start to finish making our experience one for the books! Thank you, Wes and to the team at Strike Bowling QV!

  • 5/5 Tee S. 1 month ago on Google • 6 reviews New
    Rocked up last night without reading the reviews and was super impressed by the friendly and efficient service provided! Notable mentions to Lesley and Heather :) great facilities as well, will be back for sure 👍🏽

  • 5/5 Karissa H. 5 months ago on Google • 6 reviews
    It was our second time there. We were celebrating my girl friend’s 21st birthday. We had one game of bowling and a short session of karaoke. We sang a few pop songs and enjoyed the atmosphere strike provided. I’m very happy with the staff there. They’re so friendly and welcoming. They always tried to help everyone out. I would always go again to bowl or sing my hear out.

  • 5/5 Shmigo C. 1 month ago on Google • 6 reviews New
    Super engaging host for the escape rooms, absolute legend and the rooms themselves were super fun

  • 1/5 Erin C. 2 months ago on Google • 5 reviews New
    Very poor signage to find location. Nothing is written on any of the QV directional maps to let you know how to get there. Ladies bathroom is down a dark unlit corridor.

  • 1/5 Charanankith A. 3 months ago on Google • 4 reviews New
    I was coming here since 6 long years. I have no issues so far but now I had to experience a bad behaviour from one of the employee who was serving the drinks at the bowling point. That was very ‘RUDE’. We just need respect. Please teach some manners to the guy who served drinks. give respect and take respect. That’s all we need. I hope you take this feedback very seriously and make sure it doesn’t happen to anyone again at QV strike Bowling area. Thank you 🙏

  • 5/5 Zac M. 1 month ago on Google • 3 reviews New
    Great Escape Room And Staff Amazing service from Harry

  • 4/5 Adjani F. 3 months ago on Google • 3 reviews New
    We did the casino escape room and it was very fun, Harry was a great host. Only giving it 4 starts as in the last puzzle we could figure it out without solving the one before it as it had been miss placed. Still good though

  • 5/5 Carl W. 4 months ago on Google • 3 reviews
    We recently had our workplace Christmas function at Strike QV. Staff were welcoming, informative, flexible and patient. Our function liaison, Grace was excellent, kept the food flowing and the bar staff, the drinksa coming! Excellent afternoon and already requests to return.

  • 5/5 Mandie L. 1 year ago on Google
    Well maintained bowling alleys. Extremely cute and funky bowling shoes. Friendly customer service. My only criticism is that it was very hot inside (could use a better aircon system?). Overall, had a really fun bowling experience :-)

  • 5/5 Faisal M. 1 year ago on Google
    Went for bowling. Staff was friendly and service was quick and easy. Good atmosphere. Located in the basement, bit conjusted. Must change shoes policy to play bowling. QV provides the shoes for free. No parking option. You can buy food/drink from inside.

  • 4/5 Jason A. 1 year ago on Google
    It is a cool place for bowling! However, I would not recommend this bowling alley for serious bowlers as the lanes are pretty dry (very little oil). Hence, you can only throw straight, as the ball would instantly hook if you try to spin it (even with house balls). For people who are just looking to play bowling with their friends and family just for fun and socialise, this alley is definitely a great place!

  • 5/5 Juvidel C. 1 year ago on Google
    Visited this place for a Christmas party. The function team was really helpful and accommodating. They made the booking experience so easy. We had a great time. The atmosphere was great. Good music. My group received a few freebies as a Thank you gift. Definitely coming back!

  • 5/5 Ben C. 1 year ago on Google
    Incredible venue, people and experience. Had a blast, the bowling lanes were impeccably clean, and especially at the time I went, night, was a great scene. The bar staff, especially my man TJ, were nice and great fun. Definitely recommend it and would come again. Thanks for the great night x

  • 5/5 Jayzel H. 1 year ago on Google
    The Vanguard IT team had an amazing time here at Strike QV. Many thanks to Jessica and to Paris for assisting us the whole time. You guys are awesome and have been super helpful! Thanks again and looking forward for our next team building activities. We had a wonderful time!

  • 5/5 Thomas B. 1 year ago on Google
    The best night I've had in a long time! Kenny and George are the absolute best and Kenny is the life of the party (look for the guy in glasses). Hope you have a fun time! Also the Chartruese is 55% and incredible if you are a heavy weight, highly recommend!

  • 4/5 Mithilesh D. 1 year ago on Google
    Friendly and helpful staff. Good availability of bowling shoes. But they should provide more bowling balls, it's a bit difficult to get the ones of your liking. Overall a good place.

  • 5/5 Matthew J. 2 years ago on Google
    Thanks Strike QV! Big thanks to the wonderful Veronica (I hope I got the name right) for taking care of us and being super lovely and helpful. Will absolutely return here for our bowling and escape room needs! Staff are all super lovely and accommodating. Great music too! Thanks, Matt.

  • 5/5 Daniel M. 9 months ago on Google
    Awesome music playlist; lovely, welcoming, friendly staff. Shout out to John the bartender for accommodating my drink request and being an all-round awesome human. Fun environment – loved the board games! Definitely coming back, if only to practice my bowling 😫

  • 5/5 Jes E. 4 months ago on Google
    11/10 from initial booking to our actual event! I Was tasked with organising my teams end of year Xmas event - so after voting between bowling and an escape room - the escape room won! We booked out all 3 rooms and had the best time! The staff from the booming team "fun lab" were so flexible with our changing numbers - nothing was a problem! As for the actual event on the day - WOW! I literally cannot fault the event from start to finish! The staff were amazingly friendly, accomidating and literally went out of their way to make sure we all had the best time possible! They even let us extend our karaoke stay as my team were having so much fun! The food was great & plenty of it too! I cannot fault the experience and we've all agreed we'll be back for an Xmas in July team event! Thanks so much strike QV team! I hope your managers see this as you all deserve to be acknowledged for your great customer service!! See you soon!

  • 3/5 Laine P. 7 months ago on Google
    Really long wait for only a single game. Tripped on a bar stool and injured my knee but wasn't offered any aid when a staff member saw. She just told us our lane was ready. Couches were grotty and food and drinks weren't cleared away before we got there. But it was nice that we no longer have to change to yucky used shoes any more.

  • 2/5 C K. 1 year ago on Google
    Escape room was good! Very fun. Had beers and fries after however and was disappointed. Ordered large fries, got a tiny serving (I actually questioned if that was the correct size). My friends ordered small fries, theirs came out and was double the serving size of mine. Maybe fries is part of the whole game experience lol.

  • 5/5 Magella S. 9 months ago on Google
    So much fun! Sarah was awesome and looked after us. Ash was a legend too! Both girls had the best service. Whole team is having fun and making sure everyone else does too! 100 % recommended - mostly thanks to the service which just made the experience! Cheers guys! We will be back

  • 4/5 Chenal A. 8 months ago on Google
    Good,convenient place to bowl,right in the heart of the city,it's always good to pre-plan and book up here,as it's always a tad busy.

  • 5/5 Ecoli S. 9 months ago on Google
    Amazing place!!! Did the red manor escape room a little tipsy and still managed to escape with 15 minutes to spare! Harry and Mitch took great care of us and we had an awesome conversation after! Thanks so much again guys 😁 see ya next week!!

  • 4/5 Lucy B. 6 months ago on Google
    Great place for bowling and karaoke with friends. Was disappointed that for a booking of 10 people there were only two microphones and we could not adjust the volume of the songs playing without finding a staff member every few minutes. Nice drinks and food with a good atmosphere.

  • 4/5 Kelly B. 4 years ago on Google
    Lots of fun! Went for a staff Christmas party and had a great time. It was a great idea to have a box for our group to put all our shoes in so we weren't tripping all over then in our lanes and they were all together. The music was fun and the bowling lanes were pretty cool. However, because it's so popular (Sunday night) we were on a time limit on our two lanes and we didn't get to finish our two games. We took so long because they didn't have enough bar staff and you had to wait for ages to order. At least 10 mins. This meant we took longer to finish bowling and didn't get to finish our game. We also had to wait ages for them to bring the shared cocktail out to us, but I do understand that they may be time consuming to make and they were understaffed. The Big Kahuna was very yummy and came out in a disco ball!

  • 5/5 Marie T. 5 months ago on Google
    I had my birthday at Strike QV in the Karaoke room. The staff were so welcoming and even gave me a complimentary drink, and cocktails were delicious too! They had great selection of music for karaoke too - even had baby shark 😅🤘🏽

  • 5/5 Jenny C. 3 months ago on Google New
    Came here with my friends yesterday and had a blast. The staff was so friendly and helped us with deciding drinks, I believe his name was Josh. I can't really remember now but he was really lovely and we had such a wonderful time with him helping us throughout the night.

  • 5/5 faruk d. 4 years ago on Google
    Great atmosphere

  • 5/5 Ashunta N. 4 years ago on Google
    The staff a very friendly and accommodating. 10 out of 10 for customers service.

  • 5/5 Karthick S. 4 years ago on Google
    Great place for good bowling session with mates.

  • 5/5 Aimee N. 4 years ago on Google
    Great location and facilities. Unlimited bowling on Mondays!

  • 4/5 rdw r. 4 years ago on Google
    good venue, though disable access is not enabled if you want to visit. need to make it down a steep flight of stairs to ask them to activate the lift

  • 5/5 Yashna A. 4 years ago on Google
    Recently had a get-together of over 30 people at Strike QV. The team was super friendly and accomodating to the large group of us. They already had bowling teams organised for us and even gave us the karaoke room afterwards free of charge! Definitely reccommend this place for its fun activities and amazing customer service. :)

  • 5/5 Nippon A. 4 years ago on Google
    Best customer service..

  • 4/5 Lucas K. 4 years ago on Google
    Bowling with friends just tops but music a bit too loud into the night. DJ did her best :)

  • 5/5 Sheena P. 4 years ago on Google
    Music is always good, vibe is too. Staff are always nice and polite.

  • 3/5 Casey C. 4 years ago on Google
    Limited lane and poor bowling balls and display. Less bowling space.

  • 5/5 Emily F. 1 year ago on Google
    After years of saying - “I’ll only go bowling with the man I marry” my man finally (10years) popped the question. We celebrated our engagement at Strike Bowling 💍 After sharing our news, the team made us feel like absolute rockstars. They went above and beyond to ensure we had a fabulous time. We can’t thank you enough Amy & Clancy ❤️ xx

  • 3/5 sarthak l. 4 years ago on Google
    Fun place best to go on wednesday nights when its $15 unlimited

  • 5/5 Jay S. 3 years ago on Google
    What an amazing place with amazing staff! Had an awesome night and heaps of fun, make sure to say hi to Jack and Martin at the bar and a big thank you to Johan for his hospitality

  • 1/5 Altra X. 3 years ago on Google
    Went with a hens group after dinner, the bouncer loudly singled out the bride to be as the only one not allowed in, in front of the whole street full of people. Poor girl wasn't even slightly drunk. Definitely don't pre-book anything here in case the staff are on an ego trip when you show up!

  • 2/5 Maddy C. 3 years ago on Google
    a bit too dark.

  • 4/5 PAB 9. 4 years ago on Google
    I enjoyed bowling a lot, but vegan pizza was not good.... Like the atmosphere....

  • 4/5 Jaron M. 3 years ago on Google
    Did the escape room here at Strike QV. The place was pretty quiet midweek but the escape room was challenging and fun.

  • 4/5 Sandeep P. 4 years ago on Google
    We always love to come here and play bowling. Price is not that high and usually available if you book in advance. Love the lighting of the place.

  • 5/5 Senna H. 4 years ago on Google
    Clean and a fun place to play with friends and family! havent tried the food here. The guys were very nice and polite!

  • 4/5 Armina 4 years ago on Google
    Had our end of year bowling fun with food and alcohol. Took a while to get our orders because of technical difficulties but staff did what they could to make up for it. Next time we will try the escape rooms. Definitely recommend this place.

  • 5/5 Raashid M. 4 years ago on Google
    Good fun place to be with mates

  • 3/5 Rohana T. 3 years ago on Google
    Did the Red Manor escape room, the puzzle aspect of it was incredible. We’ve done quite a few escape rooms, I really really loved the ideas for most puzzles as they were super smart and different. However, some things didn’t make too much sense which was disappointing as they weren’t really logical. Also, there was no atmosphere in the room, it was supposed to be horror according to the “game master” but we weren’t able to experience anything scary with party music blasting and being able to hear people scream and even talk?? Some sound effects would be great to make the experience a bit realistic and fun.

  • 5/5 Jazz 2 years ago on Google
    A fun and pretty place with friendly staff. I would definitely recommend.

  • 4/5 David B. 4 years ago on Google
    🎳 Grear venue with plenty of lanes, games while you wait, karaoke and escape rooms. 🤵 Staff we nice and friendly. 🍕Good menu with sharing food. 🥃 Bar with plenty of good drinks. 🚂 Located close to Melbourne Central and Trams along Swanson Street.

  • 4/5 Sujhav S. 3 years ago on Google
    Great place to hangout with friends. Well mannered and disciplined staff, fair prices. Had fun when I visited.

  • 5/5 Food and T. 2 years ago on Google
    AmaIng bowling location in QV, this establishment is much larger than the Melbourne Central one but does not include a laser tag, the staff here are really friendly and the store is underground making it conveniently located! Highly recommended

  • 5/5 Sheena V. 4 years ago on Google
    Peaceful place to enjoy bowling

  • 5/5 Richard R. 1 year ago on Google
    Jack is the best!!! We had a date miss hap and he went out of his way to help my family from the country have a great pre afl bit of fun in the city!! I and my kids and my mum are over the moon thankful for the best employee strike bowl has!!!

  • 5/5 Kareen A. 1 year ago on Google
    Wanted to do something during our spare time and we decided to go bowling. It wasn't much of a wait, gladly! Just about 10 mins. And it was fun. Drink captured below was the bomb. Should have less dried flower petals tho, but good

  • 5/5 Siobhan V. 1 year ago on Google
    shoutout to zach, ethan and kenny. best lads in the game. great music. great drinks. great customer service. also just genuine nice trustworthy people. COME TO STRIKE QV.

  • 5/5 Cameron E. 4 years ago on Google
    Great vibe. Awesome to be able to have a drink and a bowl at the same time!

  • 2/5 jack t. 4 years ago on Google
    I lost

  • 4/5 Pooja G. 4 years ago on Google
    Good Ambience. Good Pricing System. A tad bit small place.

  • 5/5 Meg 4 years ago on Google
    Pretty cool place and they have good deals as well. With better customer service - it would turn out to be a much better place.

  • 4/5 Charles M. 4 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Karaoke lit (Original) Karaoke lit

  • 4/5 kullanat a. 4 years ago on Google
    Fun but bit pricey

  • 5/5 9hesh 4 years ago on Google
    A good place to have a drink and eat and play some bowlibg. Convenient location from Melbourne Central.

  • 5/5 Michael C. 4 years ago on Google
    I'm thankful that I'm great at bowling and you're not

  • 4/5 Rino L. 4 years ago on Google
    Very warm and friendly staff and amenities are good.

  • 5/5 Trusfrated C. 4 years ago on Google
    Amazing. The staff were kind enough to give us a discount for the karaoke room.

  • 5/5 Sophia R. 1 month ago on Google • 2 reviews New
    Had a great time, our host Harry was so good! a very interactive experience x

  • 5/5 Julia S. 2 months ago on Google • 2 reviews New
    I enjoyed playing the puzzles in the escape rooms , don’t pick the casino escape room if you have a low iq. Thank you Harry potter for guiding us.

  • 1/5 Shayla C. 1 month ago on Google • 1 review New
    VERY disappointed in this company. Escape rooms were extremely average. Finished with 15 minutes to spare only for the front door to open and be greeted by no one, we weren’t sure what was going on or if we actually finsihed as no one was there to tell us like every other escape room in the world. We stood at the door like idiots trying to get the guys attention, instead he looked at us a couple times and kept doing what he was doing. Mind you our timer kept going even though we were out of the room. Ended grabbing our stuff and leaving and wasn’t spoken to by anyone on our way out. Terrible experience at these escape rooms

  • 5/5 Michael Y. 2 months ago on Google • 2 reviews New
    Hey hey! Strike QV was actually awesome, fantastic staff that were considerate, attentive and professional. Special shout-out to Jesse, James, Christie, Hayden and Sophie for making our work function spectacular!

  • 5/5 Charlotte J. 2 months ago on Google • 1 review New
    Harry, Kenny {male} , Ari and Wesley not only made my experience amazing so many times but also my friends 21st a great night with karaoke and 2 escape rooms. Huge shout out to the 4 workers at QV Strike!! Hope to see them again in the future 🥰

  • 5/5 Eliza L. 2 months ago on Google • 2 reviews New
    Went for two games of bowling tonight at QV- the service of the staff was absolutely incredible. The DJ and Ash were very accomodating for my autistic overstimulation with the loud music. Liam also offered amazing table service and went above and beyond. Thanks so much to everyone at strike for being so amazing! And Ari was also really nice!

  • 5/5 Nicole T. 2 months ago on Google • 1 review New
    Harry is awesome!!! He brought a really fun energy to the escape rooms and managed to squeeze my friend and I in to do all three rooms back to back (with a discount!) Great experience overall :)

  • 5/5 Alex O. 2 months ago on Google • 1 review New
    I did the casino escape room with my friends and it was a lot of fun. Especially with Harry looking after us. He made it a memorable moment.


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