Yerba Buena Ice Skating and Bowling Center in San Francisco

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Phone: +1 415-820-3532
Site: http://www.skatebowl.com/
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4.4 (199 comments)

Review №1

2022-04-23

I love the setting and all the windows. This rink is very open. Price is good for it being in the city and the sessions are long. They do clean the ice half way through session which I think is nice. The ice is same level as floor which was unusual for me since I’m used to a step down into rink. Everyone is super nice at this rink the staff was super friendly. They also allow your small pet as long as you clean after it “if it should make a mess” lol.The cons- hard as heck to find parking and you have to pay for parking. This place doesn’t have a parking garage. There is parking garage down the street so it means walk. For city people this isn’t a issue. For us suburb people well I felt a bit uneasy with all the people on the streets screaming and talking to themselves. But my mini handled it like a champ and proved she can hold her own at such a young age. I heard no to park on mission due to lots of break ins. Prob best to park in San Mateo if in the peninsula or alameda for east bay and Uber in. We did have two homeless stare us down like they wanted to grab and go out bags. Just stare back let people know your aware. My car was fine coming back I didn’t leave anything in car. Another thing is the ice gets soft due to light and windows. Meaning ice has lots of holes, gashes and plain beat up. It isn’t as bad as the rink in foster city but for a beginner I was fine. My daughter who does jumps she wasn’t liking it. For intermediate skaters they seem to be okay. My thing is if u can skate in any ice then your on your way. Military discount is listed but it’s the same price as general so that was like what? No love for our military.I would come back to have fun maybe bring visitors that come stay with me. It’s a great tourist attraction that’s fun and safe inside. We left our stuff out and no one touched it. It was fun and we met a new friend and saw a friend we met at another rink so that was awesome! Maybe give a military discount that would be nice!

Review №2

2022-07-06

Prior to visiting from out of town I spoke to a rep via email and checked the website for the weekly schedule. The schedule read Monday and Tuesday reservations and the rest of the week were normal hours. I showed up today at 1210pm to a sign that says no lanes. I inquired with a staffer and was told they had a reservation. I informed her of the website content and suggested it should be updated. Her (female with the glasses) response ok. Due to the lack of an apology and her nonchalant attitude a one star is it. If I could give zero stars for a lack of business etiquette I would.

Review №3

2022-06-22

First time bowling and it was a fun experience! There was a promotion for Memorial Day so shoes were free. Booked an hour and the time flew by. Many lanes full but definitely more than enough space for everyone. Good for families, kids, friends.

Review №4

2022-07-09

They have very limited Public skating hours. But they charge full price without warning you that you can only skate for limited amount of time. For example on Saturday it is 2 to 4 PM. We arrived at 3 PM, they charged us full price without telling us it was only for one hour. Of course we should have checked but they could have warned us. They don’t care and that’s bad service

Review №5

2022-06-28

We went on a weekday and it was not too crowded. The prices are reasonable and my kids loved it.

Review №6

2017-12-15

Spend a good portion of our lives here going to hockey lessons. Always enjoy the public skate and love to see people skating. Its a great place to take the kids for skating in the hockey program is excellent we love spending time here. The San Francisco Youth Hockey Association is also a great way to get your kid introduced to hockey and we recommend involving some time with them. I took some pictures of the back door and back elevator which are great entry points for the rink.

Review №7

2018-07-30

Very neat and efficient staff.Really goodSecond visit and I have to change it cause the row was defected. Balls got stuck more than once and the pins fell by they self few times. It’s fun but if you are playing with a competitive buddy well not god

Review №8

2022-02-03

Really fun! Most of the vending machines are broken but the ice rink is amazing! The ice cleaner is fun to watch.

Review №9

2019-06-11

Fun, cheap (before 5pm), and easy to get a lane as a walk up group of 8. The kitchen and bar seem to be closed on Mondays, unfortunately.

Review №10

2022-04-24

The bowling 🎳 center was good. The person working was amazing and so helpful.