Bounce Old Street
Bounce Old Street
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12:00 PM - 12:00 AM
Monday
4:00 PM - 11:00 PM
Tuesday
2:00 PM - 11:00 PM
Wednesday
12:00 PM - 12:00 AM
Thursday
12:00 PM - 12:00 AM
Friday
12:00 PM - 12:00 AM
Saturday
12:00 PM - 12:00 AM
Sunday
12:00 PM - 11:00 PM
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Bounce Old Street is a three minute walk from Old Street Station, Exit 1.
Duration: More than 3 hours
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Neighbourhood: Shoreditch
The western front of the edgy East End, Shoreditch is a perennially trendy haven for anything “street” – be it art, food, or fashion. With its handful of well connected transportation links dotting its perimeter, along with an ever increasing variety of shops, hotels, bars, and restaurants, it's easy to explore this trend-conscious and youth-oriented neighbourhood. There's a lingering post-industrial grit about Shoreditch, but because it shares a border with “The City” financial district, the influence from its upscale neighbour can result in fascinating outcomes.
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- Old St • 3 min walk
- Shoreditch High St • 10 min walk
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4.0
328 reviews
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j0aleen
London, UK11 contributions
Apr 2022 • Friends
Never made it to the venue so I am unaware whether it is fun or not, However I do know that by the way the staff handle business in times of covid is selfish and unethical, and has put my friends and I off of ever attending. I booked through a third party to attend within 4 days, in the times of uncertainty we are living due to covid, a couple of party members became unwell and for precaution we decided not to attend all together, within a day of booking I informed the venue of the cancellation and was aware I had informed them within 48 hours. I never got a reply until I emailed twice more (lazy customer service approach) I was then told on their website there was information provided of the 7 day cancellation period! Again I bought the tickets through third party (designmynight) and this information was not provided, only after I purchased was I able to then access directly to the bounce website. Very sly behaviour from this particular venue and the third party wasnt of any help as they washed their hands passing messages over to venue mentioning they could do nothing. I wont be booking through any of the third parties or using these venues in the future and would advice everyone to stay away. Great thing is London is full of choice in entertainment and thank God genuinely honest businesses are the majority.
Written 19 April 2022
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Hi j0aleen,
This seems like a massive miscommunication from our side and I can only apologise for how this has come across to you. Our reservations team work Monday-Friday 10-5pm making sure all reservations and queries are replied to quickly. At the weekend the venue teams are on hand via phone for any last minute issues. It would be great to get some more detail on the booking name & date that you had in mind so we can rectify this for you.
If you wouldn't mind emailing me directly at rachelg@bouncepingpong.com and I can investigate this further for you.
Thanks a lot,
Rachel
Written 23 April 2022
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xlollypoppyx
Hastings, UK20 contributions
Mar 2020 • Couples
Can’t figure a way to redeem online and tried many times. Tried calling but it’s always closed. Tried emailing 3 times across a month period and never heard back then finally emailed to say why is no one replying and they said it’s because they’re busy and have a lot of emails, call this number to book. But again it’s closed.
Guess I’ll never book it.
Guess I’ll never book it.
Written 4 March 2020
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Dear xlollypoppyx,
Please get in touch with me on andrei@bouncepingpong.com and I will help you as a matter of urgency.
Looking forward to hearing from you.
Andrei
Written 5 March 2020
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Izzy
8 contributions
Feb 2020
Really enjoy ping pong so of course enjoyed this. Offer drinks - pint was ÂŁ5.50 so standard London prices. But ÂŁ6!!!! For half an hour is pretty expensive, considering you can play ping pong for free in many areas. Went on Sunday and could walk in, waited 10 mins for a table.
Written 5 February 2020
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Hi izzziii,
Thank you for reviewing us and we are happy to read you enjoyed the venue. I'm sorry the price for ping pong felt expensive for you. I must say this is very similar to other social entertainment venues. By the way, we also have off peak slots when we charge ÂŁ4.
Andrei
Written 6 February 2020
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jessirvine2907
9 contributions
Sept 2022
My partner and I had a ping pong table booked for 12:30 and everything was fine until a hen party arrived that had about 20 people involved. Having 3 ping pong tables in the one room meant that the people next to us had to move over to us as there were too many people in the hen party and they didn't have enough room, meaning neither did we. Equally, as it was a hen party there was a person with a microphone entertaining them which made everything much louder. Nothing wrong with this, but there should be a specific room for larger parties as it completely drowned us out and ruined our experience, not just for us but for the other people on the ping pong table.
Written 18 October 2022
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Hi Jess,
I am very sorry for the hen party encroaching on your table. I completely understand how this would effect your experience with us as the games gurus that run the tournaments can become quite excited and loud. We would have definitely moved your booking to another table if available on the day. I am really sorry we weren't able to rectify this on the day, this is definitely not the normal Bounce experience.
I would love to invite you back for another session whenever you are next in the area, please do email me at rachelg@bouncepingpong.com so I can get you booked in whenever suits you.
Hope to hear from you soon,
Rachel
Written 11 November 2022
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Ross M
7 contributions
Sept 2022 • Friends
I was out with a small group of four looking for something to do on a Saturday night. The plan was to play table tennis at bounce and that we struggled to do. We stood in an empty queueing system to get spoken down to by the bouncers who simply were going above their means. We tried entering the establishment to see if they had availability for 2 males and 2 females, to get told to wait for the two females. We explained that we wanted to book the event before they arrived, because they would be another 20 minutes but was told to stand and wait for the 2 females to arrive. I explained that we didn’t want to wait 20 minutes to be told that there was no availability and luckily the other bouncer stepped on with some sense to let us speak with reception downstairs. I don’t know if there is some kind of gender discrimination in the bouncers training, but it seemed evident that women were required to enter the establishment. We went down to be told that the location was fully booked, but without the sense of the other bouncer, we would have been waiting outside for 20 minutes to be told it was fully booked. 0 sense in my opinion.
Written 10 September 2022
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Good Evening,
Thank you for your feedback and I'm sorry you had a little bit of a confused situation. I can assure you this is not a case of male discrimination. On busier nights we hope for the whole party to be present before entering to ensure that the group size is confirmed before confirming availability for a table. As you can imagine, on weekends we are extremely busy. I am glad one security member let you speak to reception for availability as it would have been extremely frustrating to wait 20 minutes to be told there was no availability.
I would love to invite you back for a complimentary table at your earliest convenience and to show you what your Bounce experience should have been like. Whenever you are available and would like to come down for a table, please do email me directly at RachelG@bouncepingpong.com.
Wishing you a great weekend,
All the best,
Rachel
Written 16 September 2022
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JBizzle
2 contributions
Apr 2023
This is absolutely the only place to go with a large group. Booking for 12 guests was super-easy, we attached a package that gave us just about everything including a 'games guru' (more on that later).
We had tons of pizzas and little bites and a whole load of drinks (beers and wine) which meant none of my mates had to wait for anything. In all we were in Bounce for about 3 hours and it was superb.
Music was great, the guru (Josh) was brilliant and allowed us to play loads of different games that we never would have thought of had we not had him.
The ease of which we managed to get everything sorted as a big group of various couples cannot be overlooked, it's so hard sometimes to get this sort of thing organised and on this occasion it couldn't have been easier. Super-helpful team at the front desk too that made everything straightforward.
To add: I'm still terrible at ping-pong but that's totally fine, you really don't have to be to have fun.
We had tons of pizzas and little bites and a whole load of drinks (beers and wine) which meant none of my mates had to wait for anything. In all we were in Bounce for about 3 hours and it was superb.
Music was great, the guru (Josh) was brilliant and allowed us to play loads of different games that we never would have thought of had we not had him.
The ease of which we managed to get everything sorted as a big group of various couples cannot be overlooked, it's so hard sometimes to get this sort of thing organised and on this occasion it couldn't have been easier. Super-helpful team at the front desk too that made everything straightforward.
To add: I'm still terrible at ping-pong but that's totally fine, you really don't have to be to have fun.
Written 14 April 2023
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stevelb1
Fleet, UK11 contributions
Apr 2022 • Friends
The venue looks great and most of the staff were excellent. The attitude of the bar staff totally ruined the experience. If you stood more than 6 inches away from where they stood they refused to serve you. I’m assuming the management have nailed their feet to the floor but perhaps they should learn to act in the interests of the customers and not just have an in house game of who can ignore the maximum amount of paying customers. We asked why they were acting like this to one of the excellent staff cleaning the tables and she said they are always like that and think they are funny. Would not return.
Written 2 April 2022
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Hi stevelb1,
I am really disappointed to hear that the attitude of the bar staff have ruined your experience completely. I can assure you this is not their normal working demeanour but I am sorry this has dampened the whole experience. We are often told how great and how much fun the bar staff in particular are. Rest assured I will be following this up with the individual in question to make sure this does not happen again. They are free and encouraged to move around and be as flexible and attentive as possible so I am extremely sorry about this.
If you do with to give us another try, I would love to offer you a complimentary table and a bucket of beer/bottle of prosecco on the house. If you would like to take me up on this offer, please get in touch at rachelg@bouncepingpong.com and we will make sure your reservation is looked after from start to finish.
Have a great weekend,
Rachel
Written 23 April 2022
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Attir A
2 contributions
May 2022 • Friends
Horrible customer service.
Arrived 10 minutes early for my booking and told the table wasn't ready and I could wait at the bar and a staff member would let me know when my table was ready. 5minutes into my booking and no one came to let me know. Went to the reception staff to let them know our group was still waiting, they were cold and rude, lead us to our table where the previous booking was still playing. Had to wait another few minutes for them to collect all their jackets and belongings.
Then 7 minutes before our booking was over a staff member came and asked us to clear the table for the next group and stood there interrupting the current gane. 12 minutes lost at the start of our booking and then 7 before then end, the 1 hour booking lasted only 41 minutes.
Arrived 10 minutes early for my booking and told the table wasn't ready and I could wait at the bar and a staff member would let me know when my table was ready. 5minutes into my booking and no one came to let me know. Went to the reception staff to let them know our group was still waiting, they were cold and rude, lead us to our table where the previous booking was still playing. Had to wait another few minutes for them to collect all their jackets and belongings.
Then 7 minutes before our booking was over a staff member came and asked us to clear the table for the next group and stood there interrupting the current gane. 12 minutes lost at the start of our booking and then 7 before then end, the 1 hour booking lasted only 41 minutes.
Written 13 May 2022
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Barkingloveslondon
London, UK16 contributions
Oct 2020 • Friends
Went a couple of Sundays ago and whilst it’s a great concept and fun, drinks took almost half an hour (no exaggeration) to come. These things happen, hence the positive rating, but there was no apology or recognition that the drinks had taken this long. Otherwise, would recommend highly as it really is good fun.
Written 19 October 2020
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Dear barkingloveslondon,
Thank you for the great feedback! Apologies for the delay on your drinks. Our management team do their best to get ahead and notice all issues but we must have missed this one. Sometimes there can be a delay using our online ordering system which unfortunately we wouldn't notice if it isn't mentioned.
Please feel free to drop me an email for your next booking via ben@bouncepingpong.com so I can make sure it doesn't happen again!
All the best,
Ben
Written 23 October 2020
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Sophie T
1 contribution
Mar 2024 • Business
The staff were so friendly and helpful, especially Oana. Would recommend for work socials as the whole team working could not have been nicer or more accommodating, especially with our staff members with access requirements.
The music was great and the ping pong, beer pong and shuffleboard were great for work place bonding.
The music was great and the ping pong, beer pong and shuffleboard were great for work place bonding.
Written 3 April 2024
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Has anyone been to both venues? Old street & Farringdon... which one was better?
Written 24 September 2020
Is this branch busy on a Saturday? Hoping to visit with a group of 20 around 2/3pm
Written 2 June 2019
You need to book ahead, Saturday is one of the busiest days
Written 3 June 2019
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