Rinx Entertainment Centre

cons: unorganized timing, they were late in cleaning and preparing the party room for my event. The planned time of events werent as they were planned because apparently the pizza was late.
Also, dont pay cash. There were issues in providing a refund for a pizza and one of the staff members at the front desk who pocketed what was supposed to be my change. She was supposed to give me my change because she didnt have it at the moment for whatever reason, but she never did give it to me. I didnt realize until after the party. I called but apparently the change was given to my husband, which is a lie she told her supervisor to cover her ass.
Pros: the manager is very nice and helpful, as was my party hostess.

Fun place! We had a laser tag birthday party here and everyone (kids and adults) had a blast.
This is obvious but … guard your belongings carefully. Cash stolen from your wallet will put a damper on all the fun. Rooms do lock, though the room supervisor may not have a key on his/​her person and will need to go find one. The locking/​unlocking process seems awkward. Keypads or passcards might be a nice update for RINX to consider.
Kids said the pizza was good! Staff was friendly and helpful.

I’ve worked with Rinx on two separate events and have been one other time just ’cause, and it’s a really special place.
At first, I sort of thought about it as a slightly suburban bar/​bat mitzvah factory just north of downtown. I thought it would be fun for a one off event, but not really a place I would get excited about. Well, I was wrong. This place is the shit. From bowling, to mini golf to weird laser tag and rink happenings, this place really has a lot going on. Yes, you have to lean into the slightly dated-​ness of it, but they sure know how to party.
Beyond all of the fun extras, they also have a really decent kitchen! If you’re looking to plan an event (from children’s parties, to team building, to a raging stag and doe), they can pretty much do any kind of menu. Is it gourmet dining? No. But it’s super fun, and they’re open to try anything you can dream up.
Go on, play like a kid!

Attended the Unilocal event that happened here, overall I had a good time. There were a lot of different things to see an do. I think it would be a great place for a party or function. I’m not sure how much it costs, so I cant really comment on the value, but it was still pretty fun.
There was coat check at the event, not sure about on a regular day/​night, but great to have for cold days.
They have a ton of attractions here to keep you busy.
–Laser tag — haven’t done it in awhile, I enjoyed it here, the system and equipment was pretty decent
–cyber sport — super fun with the carts and lacrosse style. Its challenging, but fun
–bowling — I didn’ have the chance, but looked clean and slick. They also had music along with the music video playing right above the pits where the pins are which was different from what I experienced.
–balladium — fun… kind of reminded me of american gladiators when the contestants were racing to the end trying to hit the target above the gladiator. Be careful of all the static that the game generates, it’s electrifying
–time freak — super fun and competitive, I liked how it was room sized and not just a wall of buttons, I was spent playing 2 rounds in a row, 1 minute each
–photobooths — people loved it, I didnt participate much with this though
–skating rink is huge! — there wasnt skating at the time cause of the vendors, but it look proper.
The place was really big, I was kind of glad that there wasn’t shoulder to shoulder action going on. Some people mentioned a smell or odor, I tried to look for it, but I didn’t notice anything.
If I had a big enough group I would probably bring them here to at least try once, I recommend it.

Went for a Unilocal event and was very impressed with the entire venue. Rinx is super spacious and it seems like it can be transformed for almost any type of event. They had a bowling alley, laser tag room, and target room as well as a palm reader, tarot card reader, and food vendors from all over toronto. Great event hopefully Unilocal will be having another event here again.

What a fantastic night I had at my first time here! There are lots of different rooms/​rinks/​areas in this place, so you can really fit a lot of people in here. There is a rollerblading rink, there are also ice rinks (I think there were reserved for hockey games when we were there, so you might want to check first), bowling lanes, laser tag, glow in the dark mini golf (Carly who worked there was AWESOME), in fact, all of the Rinx staff were friendly and helpful. There are also bumper cars with scoop ball and lots of other rooms as well. Great set up for large groups of people! I was pleasantly surprised by the good food that the Rinx staff provided: mini corn dogs on sticks, popcorn, waffles on a stick, pizza etc. And they were really generous, I felt like the nice ladies wanted me to eat more — not like some places you go and servers race past you! The only (slight) drawback is that it’s not really close to a subway, but you could take a bus and then walk in from Dufferin St. (approx 5 mins or so). Really fun! Will definitely go back!

Visited recently for the Unilocal Carnival Event. What a blast. This facility has it all. Bowling, mini golf, bumper cars, etc. Most importantly they have enthusiastic and helpful staff who truly made the evening something special. Would love to return here and eat more delicious food + challenge others to the games. Awesome venue!

Attended a 7-year-old’s birthday party at Rinx and everyone had a great time. Definitely more of a boy’s place but the girls also seemed to be having a blast.
I didn’t go in the ball blaster room but it looked fun. The adults joined the kids in laser tag and again it was good fun, but many of the vests/​blasters didn’t work properly so was a bit disappointing.
The pizza was pretty tasty but the cake was not — tasted freezer burnt, and appearance-​wise, was unimpressive.
The biggest negative is that the areas/​party rooms near the hockey rink stink of hockey gear. Ask for a room further away!

Wow. All I have to say is wow. The event I went to here was so much fun! It’s a great space w different areas focused on different games and sports. It’s a very entertaining spot to say the least. It’s a little bit of a track to get to by ttc but driving it’s quite easy by highway. Perfect spot for a birthday or event. Pricing seemed fair but it’s hard to judge because I haven’t gone on a regular day but I have to say I am hooked and definitely want to go back to try everything there! Probably will on an «off day» because it seems like it can get crowded pretty easily, being the great spot that it is.

What A fun night! We had so much fun. Firstly we made our way to the bumper cars next we tried Time Freak then we went bowling.
We sampled some cupcakes cookies waffles on a stick corn dogs, and what carnival is complete without cotton candy!
The beers we sampled from Mill Street and Amsterdam were delicious thank you so much to all of the vendors.
Thank you so much for organising this fun Unilocal carnival event. I hope I’m lucky enough to be invited back again next year.

awful location (jammed on weekends with ghetto shoppers at the horrendous outlet shops).
i go for hockey, one arena has a low/​terrible ceiling.
numerous break ins with cars, plus our team also experienced break in in the dressing room…
this place stinks!

I play hockey at the Rinx regularly. Rink 2 is fine, rink 3 is tired and rink 1 is really worn down and seriously needs maintenance (plus has a very low ceiling and feels like a smaller rink…). I wonder if they have done any at all in the last twenty years… The doors at the benches can barely be opened, the ceiling looks like it will fall down any second… I give them two stars for sloppiness, there are so many easy fixes they can do that they never do.
Ice is decent though (except for the bumpy ride around the Zamboni entrance and in the corners…).
The showers are… well, let’s just say that only 1 – 2 out of the 20 guys I play with will use it… the rest will go home instead…
Have never tried the restaurant or rest of the facilities. I have used the pro shop a couple of times, always friendly and quick. However the selection of merchandise is very limited (only been there in the summer though) and the sharpening has been of varied quality (one time very poor, the others decent)…I have never figured out when they are open though…
Anyway, don’t be afraid of going there for hockey. Just don’t expect anything high end.

Laser tag, bowling, ball hockey and more! That’s what the Rinx is all about.
BOWLING
Bowling was fun. They had ten pins and you bowled with the little balls. I definitely think it’s a great venue for a party for children and for adults. You just have to give it a chance. I know I wasn’t too impressed when I first walked in but that soon changed once we started playing.
There are only 4 lanes and 6 people per lane. The lanes were probably half the length and width of a typical bowling lane but it didn’t stop us from having fun. They dimmed the lights and played top 40 music. My only quip is that it got really hot in the small enclosed environment and we couldn’t put our names on the screens. We had to remember what number we were.
LASER TAG
Laser tag was really fun. There are 4 areas where you could shoot a person to gain points. The maze was dark and had glow in the dark paint splattered everywhere.
There weren’t very many different levels and the arena seemed a bit small. I guess it’s good if you have a small number of people. It just wasn’t very challenging.
But seriously though, they should make sure their equipment is in all working order. I had to change my gun and vest 3 times in one game b/​c I couldn’t shoot anyone. Others had the same problem.
And they only displayed the record for the people who ranked in the top 10. You also had to figure out what player number you were b/​c they didn’t input your name.
FOOD
The food was alright. We had rice, vegetables, potatoes and some meat. It was a bit try and they probably could have used more sauce but it was still edible.
BILLARDS
They have a separate section for the private rooms to play billards. They have 3 tables. But why don’t they have a complete set of balls? There was no 8 ball for one of the tables and some of the cues were broken.
SMELL
oh but this is the part that really got me grossed out. There is an area for people to play ball hockey. And boy did it stink. The smell was nauseating. I don’t know if it was the smell of the people playing, the arena from poor cleaning or the equipment that people wore but I had to run through that area as fast as I could otherwise I would have probably fainted.

Didn’t play here. I’ve watched 2 games here. Things I like about this place. The pro shop stays open until 11PM. I wish they did that in California. It’s an arena, it’s supposed to be cold. This place is cold. There is a bar. There is a mini sheet for practice, the Training Room. What’s not to love? Right around the corner from restaurants.

This is one of those big ex-​warehouse places with lots of indoor games and party rooms. It’s mostly for kids, but they do «Team-​building» corporate parties too.
I was here for a birthday party on a Friday night (and the place was otherwise empty), and we played the main attraction, «whirly-​ball», which is essentially team whiffleball in bumper cars. It’s really fun with a big group, but more physically demanding than you’d think.
Be sure to wear cool, comfortable clothes, since everyone that I went with got battered inside the cars pretty thoroughly; also keep in mind that you get pretty grimy by the end of it too.