harley's Camarillo Bowl

harley's Camarillo Bowl

Reviews Summary

Harley's bowling alley generally receives positive feedback for its friendly staff, good customer service, and family-friendly atmosphere. Many appreciate the well-maintained lanes, fun arcade, and decent food. However, some note high prices, occasional unfriendly employees, and outdated equipment. The pro shop and league play are highlights, while weekend rates and limited bar service draw criticism. Overall, it’s a solid choice for bowling, especially for families and league players, though improvements in pricing and staff attitude could enhance the experience.

About This Listing

Has Arcade Cabinets
Has Food
Good for kids
Has Prizes
Wheelchair Accessible

Who Can Play?

Most arcades welcome all ages (some may have age restrictions for certain games)
Minors may need parent/guardian supervision (policies vary by location)
No gaming experience required - games range from beginner to expert level
Comfortable clothing and closed-toe shoes recommended for safety
Valid ID may be required for certain attractions or age verification
Groups and parties welcome (advance booking may be required)

*Note: Age restrictions and policies may vary by arcade. Check with your local facility for specifics.*

First-Time Visitors

First-time visitors may need to sign a waiver or register for a game card. Staff are typically available to help explain games and provide tutorials. Some arcades offer newcomer specials or free play sessions to help you get started.

Common Restrictions:

Age-Based Some games may have height or age requirements for safety reasons
Capacity Popular games may have wait times during peak hours

*Note: Policies vary by arcade. Confirm with your local facility.*

What to Bring

Cash or card for tokens/credits (some arcades are cashless)
Valid ID for age verification or membership signup
Phone to capture high scores and memories (check photo policies)

*Note: Payment methods and requirements may differ by arcade.*

Preparing for Your Visit

Check arcade hours and peak times online before visiting
Eat beforehand or check if the arcade has food options
Bring friends for multiplayer games and competitions
Wear comfortable clothes you can move freely in
Avoid bringing valuable items that could be lost or damaged
Check for special events, tournaments, or discount days
Set a budget for games and stick to it
Stay hydrated, especially during long gaming sessions

*Note: Tips may vary by arcade type and location.*

How to Get Started

Most arcades accept walk-ins, but call ahead during busy periods or for large groups. Check for membership deals!

Other Helpful Info

Most visits last 1-3 hours depending on games and group size
Popular games may have longer wait times during weekends and evenings
Many arcades offer unlimited play packages or time-based pricing
Some locations host tournaments and special events regularly
Prize redemption available at many arcades - save your tickets!

*Note: Policies, pricing, and features differ by arcade. Contact your local facility for details.*

How Arcade Prize Games Work

Dive into the excitement of arcade prize games! Expect claw machines, skee-ball, whack-a-mole, or basketball challenges where you test your skills or luck to win tickets or prizes directly. Claw games require precise joystick control to grab toys, while redemption games reward accuracy with tickets to trade for plushies, gadgets, or trinkets at prize counters. Modern setups boast colorful displays and smooth mechanics, blending nostalgia with fresh fun. The thrill of winning and the vibrant arcade vibe make prize games a captivating draw in 2025.

Features

Has Arcade Cabinets
Has Food
Good for kids
Has Prizes
Wheelchair Accessible

Contact Information

Address

305 Arneill Rd

Camarillo, California 93010

Hours

Monday 9AM-11PM
Tuesday 9AM-11PM
Wednesday 9AM-11PM
Thursday 9AM-11PM
Friday 9AM-12AM
Saturday 9AM-12AM
Sunday 8AM-11PM

Customer Reviews

We went here for a birthday party and it was super fun! Food was amazing especially the Buffalo Wings. The bar wasn't packed either and the bartender was super sweet and made the best drink! This place is super awesome!

We had a pretty fun time here. Past 21:00 or so, it gets more fun because they put on the disco and black lights, etc. Bartenders were friendly and the arcade was decent. --- Note to other customers: if you have your own personal bowling ball, consider setting it aside if you don't want others to use it. We had an insufferable family next to us that had some gaudy bowling balls we accidentally touched, not realizing they weren't the house ones.

I been bowling for almost 3 years my main house is Santa Barbara but Indo league here every other week. Brad and his team are amazing and very knowledgeable go check it out you will love it

Adult Bowling league can take over on the weekends. I have tried more than once to take my little boy on the weekends to bowl for an hr. But if you call ahead or make an appointment online, then you shouldn't have any problem!

I've been coking to this place for years and even though the prices might have jumped a bit it's a pleasant and fun experience. We didn't have to wait for a lane despite having 11 people and stayed a few hours after in the arcade

Great to go with friends. Bathrooms were clean and staff were friendly. Also you can buy socks there if you forgot a pair.

Mike at the pro shop was great! He is a wealth of knowledge for your bowling needs.

Decent place to come and spend some family fun with your children. They have a deal where kids bowl for free 2 games with rental of 4.50 each pair. All worth seeing your children happy and excited. Best way to entertain your children and get them away from the tv screen and get some physical activities. And fill memories as they bowl for hours. A program that should be embedded more often for families that cant away afford the higher $35 2 hr fees for 6 people at Buena Lanes. JUST BEWARE; Yes it's a great

Cool place to bring the family, the service is great. Good deal on sundays 2 dollar shoes 1 dollar games. Whole family had son, even my 2 yr old was able to have fun with ramp they brought out for him

Twelve of us went to celebrate my grandson's 8th birthday & we all had a ball!! Staff was awesome and always there to answer questions or assistance. Highly recommended!!!!

I went there for a BIC party. It was an enjoyable event. There is a device for disabled that you can set your ball on that lets you roll the ball off of instead of having to throw the ball. They have cush bumpers too if you need them. The score screens are cool ?? .

45 minute wait for two slices of pizza when the kitchen wasn't busy and the bartender was very rude. Wouldn't recommend anybody come to this place.

Some of the keyboards didn't work to add the names in but they helped out. The overall experience was good.

Great place to bowl not real crowded

Came here with a team party for kids ages 8-10. The food was good and the kids had the time of their lives bowling and playing arcade games. Highly recommend

The staff were friendly and helpful. The place was busy and we had a great time. It was $40 something for an hour or $15 per person per game. There wasn't a grill, just vending machines. The place needed a little love but over all not bad.

Had a fun time, loved the personalized player profiles. Gave me a good laugh. Will go again!

Nice place out of the way great for a date night

The band was awesome, wings were wonderful, pizza was amazing and the drinks were fantastic. We will be back !

Best bowling alley in Ventura County. Nardcore bowling is so much fun. All the front counter employees are the best. Super kind great and make the evening run smooth. The food is good? pizza, salads, chicken strips etc.

They have a great program every summer for kids to bowl free during the week. I think it's a great incentive for parents to have a good time when on a budget!

I love this place, it really depends on the time of year for how busy they are. I come here all the times on weekends and just reserve my lane online. It's always a great time nice staff, good drinks, I always have fun at this location I prefer it much more than Buena lanes.

I recommend you make a reservation, it makes it so that it's smoother to check in and have your shoes ready for you. Great atmosphere, the food looked great and the drinks were nice. There's even a nice arcade area for waiting. Nice, fun place to go out and enjoy.

Had a great afternoon with my son and one of his friends today. Nice way to break up the day and get them both out of the house and off of electronics.

My wife, 5 year old daughter and myself visited this establishment Saturday morning. The young man working was incredibly helpful, professional, and solid customer service. We bowled for an hour then played in the arcade. No complaints, great experience.

I really enjoy the atmosphere at Harleys. Pizza place in the bowling alley, decent arcade, Mike at the pro shop is the best. Really though what makes it great are the people who work there. Everyone of the employees is really really nice. My kids are in a league there for Juniors under 12 and they have two people each week working with the kids on their shots, Thank you to everyone there.

This is my go to bowling joint. Always a good vibe and good drinks to go with it. The prices are decent.

I like this bowling alley, except some of the video games and machines. maybe three or four of them not in service. It's your typical older bowling alley, but on a weeknight it was absolutely empty and nice and quiet. $30 for 90 minutes of bowling for four people and $5 for each person additional. We thought it was a great price

It's always a great time at Harleys!

Bowling here is fun. It's a little older of a building but it's still fun bowling. Make sure you call ahead as there are often leagues playing and you'll be out of luck if you pop in. They often have great deals and summer kids programs. We always have fun as a family.

Fun, fun, FUN. And FAMILY fun at that. Prices seemed reasonable and there are specials designed around the off-peak times. And you can eat (& drink) there too, case you forgot. I'm not a crime expert but the facility & neighborhood appear safe enough for teens to be mostly on their own.

Today I went to bowl with a few work colleagues and everything started out fine until one of our lanes froze and we couldn't play, we asked one of the workers for help and he seemed like he would fix the issue. We are waiting and after 15 minutes we realized that the same staff member we asked to help with the problem is bowling 2 lanes down from us. Completely ignoring that we needed assistance, another gentleman came to help but had an excuse for the other staff member. He helped by moving us over to anot

Awesome old time bowling alley! Great spot for a party or to compete in a league. So happy this place is still around, when so many others have closed and been torn down.

$60/hr + $5 shoes up to six pls

Wonderful place to spend some time with the family,.. customer service is on point, they go out of their way to make sure the everything is going well and running smooth.. I definitely recommend coming an bowling here, spending time with family or love ones..

Went here for my bf's bday. Live band was playing, good mix. We ate bbq chicken pizza, it was okay. Went on a Saturday night and place got dark and music was turned up. Played early 2000 mix and had no issues getting a lane since we went early for some food. Overall good experience and I'd return! Oh full service bar was def nice!

No frills bowling alley with a retro feel

Bowling was great and not expensive ($4 or $4.50 a game). Almost impossible to get a beer though at 230pm (I know, maybe a little early in day). Employees stated they were understaffed. I did get a beer in the end and was thankful :) Maybe they should just not sell alcohol until someone can actually be in the good sized bar area.

Old school little spot. In need of some updates i dont think much has changed over the last umteen years. Drinks are good for the price. The food is good. For being 1 of very few things to do in camarillo after 8pm it's pretty great if you don't want to drive to oxnard or ventura

Awesome place to bowl friendly workers and great people. Arcade it ok. Just don't like the game card situation . 2$ to buy one is crazy . Other then that it's cool

Don't go on a Saturday night shoes and a game 9 dollars per person.per game Plus drinks and food. Can easily spend a 100. They have specials through out the week. With that said. Staff is great vibe is good.

Had our Party at Harley's in Camarillo, and Jessica, their event coordinator, took very good care of our "special needs!" Daisy, our hostess, was so attentive and made sure we had everything we needed! Great job Ladies! B.A.C.A. will be back to celebrate another wonderful bowling party! Thank you so much for everything!!

This bowling alley is equipped with an electronic scoring system, optional pull up bumpers for the kids, ramps for the little kids, an arcade, a full bar, a pro shop, a party room, shoe rentals, etc. It is nice to see a bowling alley still in business locally and it is a fun sport. This place is clean and kept up, but doesn't have that modern bowling alley polish to it. The runway up to the lanes are a bit warn, the place could use a fresh coat of paint inside and out..but other than that, it is good cl

I generally like Harley's. The facility is clean and appears well-maintained. Lanes/pin-setters are good, which is most important. Perfect for league. Might get more traffic if they tried for more of club feel. It's very old school.

Small and we went on a monday the whole place was rented out

Not to busy, fun times. Granpi's birthday.

Best bowling alley in Camarillo, amazing staff. The business is very disabilities friendly

Pricing Friday nights is a little expensive compared to other places, but overall had a great experience. Facility was clean, they offer alcoholic drinks, and the ambiance for glow in the dark bowling is legit.

Amazing time everytime I go the crew they have is amazingly nice and treat everyone like family<3 10/10 recommend a kids party or even an adults party anyone can have fun here... they also have pool tables and a bar

Very nice, small bowling alley. My grand kids love going there.

Clean establishment. Nice lanes. Equipment seems to be well maintained. Cold beer !

Been coming here for over 15 years. Staff is always nice and the guests as well. Great place for family fun, date night, or even just to relieve some stress.

First in, I notice a little pricey but didn't mind it, also one of the lanes seem to be caked in oil I'm glad it wasn't mine. I have my own ball and shoes. I went with 2 friends, they got the free ball while I used my own. Three times my ball got stuck and would not come back while my friends balls came back in seconds. I had to call because I waited 5 minutes for my ball to come back and it wouldn't. Each time it came back it leave my ball terribly dirty and luckily it didn't leave a dent or any such damag

Great price. Got a Groupon and I saved myself a bit of cash. Always have fun here. Staff is friendly and very helpful.

Just Way Too Expensive on a Saturday Afternoon...!! 4 of us Plus Shoes, of course, $62.00 for One Hour lane. Planning around expensive hours. Itherwise, it's exactly what you would expect. It's a bowling alley, and that's just about all. Computer scoring for those who never had a cell till I was 34-ish..... There was No App for That.

Very fun, clean and family friendly. They were focused on making sure we had a good experience, which we secondly did. We loved it!

Great local place to bowl, play arcade games or play pool. Also has a bar and rock n roll pizza attached so you can get real food not bar food and drinks while you play. Although the pizza can be a little costly but is delicious

I had a good time here! It had a bunch of room to spread out and helpful staff! Because everything went so well here, it allowed us to focus on more important things like bowling!

Fun, definitely need a reservation because this place is busy but they are always friendly and nice.

We loved the Kids Bowl Free this summer. But, the staff is not very friendly and sometimes just rude. Great place to bowl if you don't care about attitude.

I love this bowling alley and the bar staff is great! Only reason it's not 5 out of 5 is because 85% if the arcade games are out of service and the bathrooms are pretty gross But the bowling alley and the specials they run are really good

I have been bowling there for several years and the alley needs to be improved, in many ways. At one time I understood that a new bowling alley was going to be built, out there by Home Depot, but I can see it never got done.

As far as bowling goes, nothing to really complain about at all. Made reservations for the cosmic bowl and overall had a good time. Nothing too special, just good old bowling...

Great alley, reminds me of Wagon Wheel! RIP. Wish they had a full bar before 5pm. But the customer service was still great and the arcade games were pretty legit!

League play is awesome. Pro shop is the best in the County. I damaged my ball during a role at the alley which is rare and the pro shop repaired on the house. Great lanes, great lanes.

Fun place to bowl with family. Clean location with good food and drink. Great value for a family outing. Staff extremely pleasant and service oriented.

Good setup other than the pool area which is appropriately nicknamed "Daycare". They should move the arcade games in there & move the pool tables where the games are because there isn't enough room where the pool tables are.

Friendly staff, and a nice facility. Harley's has the old time bowling feel, with all the modern stuff. I really enjoy coming here.

Nice Clean Well kept and friendly.

Nice bowling ally. Great vibes!

Best place to bowl in Camarillo. Definitely call or plan a trip as the bowling league takes it over at times. Cosmic bowling rocks!

Very friendly staff. Very clean place. Have great experience bowling there. Keep up the great work. Love the new pinball machine they just put in.

Bowling is a fun family outing! That being said, i had an 'Ok' experience. One worker in particular was not very welcoming and at least 3 of the lanes are not flat.

Good place to play some bowling with friends and family! Great prices and good service from the team to help out with everything! Recommended to visit for bowling ??

This is a good family friendly place for an outing for a Sunday afternoon.

Make sure to eat before you bowl! We got there 45 min early to order a pizza. After checking on our order four times, we were told by the blond girl that they forgot to cook my order and that it was now too late to make it as they have already started cleaning the kitchen.

harleys Camarillo bowl is one of the best bowling alleys around. Charlie and his staff made sure my entire group was taken care of. I will definitely be back!!

Great staff and fun atmosphere

They need to add the car (I don't know haw they call) were we can put the ball and just push it to play for the people how they can't carried the heavy ball. Thank you

Great customer service and great experience overall with families

Try the hourly bowling rates for a great workout. Pick a few bowling balls before you pay, and keep throwing until your arm falls off. Great cardio workout, and fun too!

Great place to bowl if you go during the specials otherwise bowling is pretty expensive. Cosmic night is always fun and the food and drinks they have aren't bad.

Love this place! Fun! Good bowling. Awesome bands play here. Fallen Saints played here! Great Pizza!

Ok place to bowl. Pizza was good though. Pretty decent bar

Great fun in the backwater of Camarillo

Very expensive for what you get. No service in the lanes for food while we were there and staff were warmly cold at best. Lanes were decent, computers outdated

Super fun! Although the bar was closed due to covid-19 we still had a blast!

Oldest of the 3 Harley?s bowls (slower lane resets, older balls) but still nice

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What’s it like visiting an arcade today?

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