Manchester’s popular Hollywood Bowl at Ashton Leisure Park has recently undergone an impressive £350,000 refurbishment, worthy of its glittering namesake.

The redesigned ‘new generation’ Centre includes a brand new Hollywood Diner, serving handcrafted burgers, gourmet dogs, freshly made shakes served in milk bottles and retro glasses, as well as American classics from the new menu. The Diner sits alongside a brand new American-style bar serving house speciality cocktails.

One of the booths in the bar has even been made out of a vintage black Ford car– an ideal spot to enjoy one of Hollywood Bowl’s signature sundaes!

In true US style, food and drink can also be delivered directly to all 26 of the new-look Centre’s lanes while people play. There’s even a tasty lanes menu for those wanting a lighter bite while they bowl.

As part of the work, four new and exclusive VIP lanes were created, allowing visitors to get the star treatment and book to bowl in a plush, roped off area named after their favourite American icon, with stars including ‘Marilyn Monroe’, ‘Han Solo’, ‘Audrey Hepburn’ and ‘Elvis’.

Any of the Centre’s 22 additional lanes can also be pre-booked, and with lots of different areas to hang out in before or after bowling in the Diner and bar area, Hollywood Bowl is perfect for celebrations of all occasions; from family gatherings and children’s parties to nights out, work functions and informal work socials.

Team members are also always on-hand to help set up ramps and in-lane bumpers that give little ones a great chance of beating the adults.

Touch-screen technology and an advanced scoring system means that players can even share their scores on social media, and post their strikes on Facebook.

A specially designed booking system also allows visitors to invite Facebook friends to share a game with them when they book online, and can automatically ‘check in’ the party upon arrival.

The Centre’s impressive amusement area, complete with the latest industry leading games such as Star Wars Battle Pod, all new retro games like Down the Clown and old favourites like crane games with the latest movie related prizes, have also been part of the transformation.

There is the added opportunity to ‘Play for Prizes’, where guests can collect tickets won on their favourite games and exchange them for great goodies, from candy to remote controlled Mustang.

Remco Buckley, General Manager of Hollywood Bowl, Manchester said: “This is a massively exciting time for our Centre – with work just completing on a makeover that befits our glamourous name. We’re enjoying introducing both new and existing customers to the new-look Centre.”

The Centre is also recruiting for a number of exciting new roles. Those interested in applying, attending one of the Centre’s monthly recruitment events or submitting their CV to be held on file, should visit bowlingcareers.co.uk.

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