Manly Vale - Calabria Bowling Sports & Social Club Limited

A great family atmosphere great for all ages the kitchen is run by husband and wife team excellent food and service

Calabria Bowling Club completely let our whole football team down very last minute. We'd booked a futsal court and received email confirmation. We also booked online for our group's families, 34 people to have dinner in the restaurant, which I was able to confirm directly with the restaurant owner. I prefer to speak with a human when a group is involved: I called the club several times over the days leading up to the booking, but they weren't contactable, instead it went to a voice recording which refers bookings back to their web site - a ridiculous circular madness worthy of ‘Catch 22’. I finally got hold of someone just hours prior to our event, who informed me the court I’d booked was actually not available 'on Tuesdays' and that the courts should’ve been blocked out on the web site. The girl on the phone made mention of being sorry but blamed 'the person who runs the web site'. I pointed out they'd had four days to spot their mistake and let us know. We were left to madly scramble and reorganise to relocate our event. The restaurant is now run as a separate business and the owner called me to make sure we didn't blame the restaurant for the mistake. As a customer it's unsatisfactory to have one entity take my significant group booking, which the purpose of our visit is dependent on the hire of a court that is handled by someone else, and the two parties don't talk to each other. There was no follow up from the actual club, to acknowledge their incompetence which caused us significant inconvenience, or to apologise properly.

Fortunately for us, another local place, Harbord Bowling Club was able to accommodate our group; we got a booking on one of the KIKOFF futsal courts and enjoyed drinks and dinner in the club's bar & restaurant JC's Pizza Cafe.

Totally disgusting lack of service. At first I thought he was sarcastic but, then his red angry face involved to tactless insults. This was the bartender who barks at everyone. Apparently been working there for years and intimidating people. He should retire before the heart attack happens. Food was nice but, coffee gross and salads soggy…not the greatest Italian food since it changed hands. Bring better service in

The older guy behind the bar was dreadful. Rude, barmy and full of insults. He doesn’t poor drinks infront of customers and argues with them consistently. Food is ok but, not worth the headache of bad service and overprice pizza from an electric oven. Appalling actually and doesn’t even deserve 1 star

We used to go a lot before Covid. Haven't been as often lately but went yesterday. We arrived at 5ish (says it is open til 9pm) but for our surprised kitchen was closed by 6: 45pm. No one came to ask if we needed to order something else because they would close the kitchen (as most restaurants do) and when I try to order a kids pasta they said the kitchen had been turned off. Very disappointing as they bring the food really quickly so I'm pretty sure the pasta is already cooked. Bolognese is definitely done ahead and only reheated.
When I asked the lady explained they close early on Sundays and the man who was there was very rude (same to take the plates of the table without even asking if we had finished). He told me to "pay the rates" if I wanted food at 6: 45pm?
Previous management had a way more limited menu but was way more friendly and pizzas were much better (crunchy not soggy).

Not only is it fun playing women's futsal there, the food is great too! Super kid friendly and clean.
They have fun trivia nights, great raffles, and an awesome atmosphere. My kids play there too and they love it

This was a classic place for school celebrations and birthdays.its always interesting to see who the new owner is every few years

Ate here whilst staying in manly - from Melb. Mate lives around the corner. Simple set up but very relaxed atmosphere. Great selection of beers, ciders and wine. Ordered pizzas, pasta and as I was a Tuesday - a schnitzel- all were delicious and arrived within 10 mins of ordering. Pasta dish was huge - full of prawns and all other good things, pizzas were delicious and schnitzel was great too. Service was very relaxed and friendly.will definitely come back. Thanks

Love this place. Excellent family friendly space with great food and drinks. Best of all, kids are free to roam unapologetically:)

I used to come to the Calabria Club almost every week for the Italian pizza. Since they changed hands, the pizza is not comparable. 10/10 for floppiness, please bring back the authentic pizza.

It’s a great spot for the kids because they can kick the ball around on the synthetic courts. Decided to go here before the Sea Eagles game yesterday. The place has had a great refurb. The food and the service is superb with the new operators in the kitchen. It’s a hidden gem. Always has been but now with real quality food I’d suggest you get down there.

We just came back from lunch at the Calabrian club with 25 members of my family. The food was amazing. Pizzas, pastas, burgers and the people who run it are super friendly and obliging. I can’t understand how people can write bad reviews about this place. The children had so much fun playing soccer too.

It's disgraceful to call whatever it is they're serving "pizza" I usually come to play soccer with a group of mates and the last four times the "pizza" has been horrendous, really embarrassing how far this place has fallen. We'll be moving are games elsewhere now.
Disgraceful.

We had a really good time here. Great tasty food and a lovely open space to celebrate a family birthday. The kids had free run on the soccer pitch so everyone could relax without having to keep watching in all directions.

Hi there,
I have been going to the Calabria Club for
10 years or more. It's very nice going the especially in summer with the family, kids can play and adults can sit and relax also you could have a nice pizza made in the wood fire. I went there last Sunday with the family and friends all of us were disappointed to find out and notice that the pizza is made from an electric oven!
So much difference! It's a pity to have a perfect wood fire oven pizza and don't use it!
I don't think I can have pizza again at the Calabria Club.

Sadly pizzas not as good as they used to be.maybe impact of COVID.not used to cooking big numbers

Isn’t this suppose to an Italian club?
The pizzas are shocker and so the rest of the food
Get your act together

Pizza was horrible as well as pasta we were used to the previous cuisine which was Italian 100% and quality was good.
It is not authentic Italian cuisine, don't pretend to be if you are not Italian please.

What’s up with the older guy behind the bar … makes you feel so unwelcome even before you step forward to order a drink he’s barking orders … no kids at the bar …for what reason …? And this makes it very difficult for single parents with a child who has no one to mind their little one when ordering a drink … is this because my child is going to leap over the bar and start pouring vodkas!
Then another order barked at me about my mask …. Put me off, I ended up not bothering to order … he needs to chill out and smile a bit!

Not only is it fun playing women's futsal there, the food is great too! Super kid friendly and clean.