The Golden Skate

TL;DR: The place is empty and WAY TOO LOUD music. Stuck n 80's as far as the eye can see & not in the good way. Better options across the bay. The GOOD: Friendly staff and the ac works great. Large skating rink. Low purple wall you can access to help a novice. A mix of modern pop music. Clean. Lockers available. The BAD: Music is WAY too LOUD and fluctuates from time to time which makes it more jarring when it gets way too loud again. I noted really good skaters with BIG headphones on. This place is stuck with the 80's and has never been updated. Not a thing replaced so it's very dingy. The arcade is a joke. The food service looks very uninviting. The skates rental (4-wheels) felt uncomfortable and old. Overall the place doesn't have any vibes to it besides: "Going out of business and we don't care." Personal BAD experience: there were about 4 very good skaters here and most had good etiquette by staying away from the handful of the novices that were actually here, but there was one middle-aged skater that just skated way too fast and came way too close to my family who are novices multiple times. I bet they are here often so beware of any skaters with complete lack of etiquette. Felt like they would run right into me which made me and my family feel uneasy when they came by. I hope your experience is better than the one I had.

Golden Skate is a gem! A wonderful atmosphere for new and advanced skaters. I highly recommend visiting solo or with your family. Golden Skate has good music, and a variety of drinks/snacks. I wouldn't change much other than the facility having a monthly membership for those of us who like to skate frequently :) HIGHLY RECOMMEND!

1st Friday tonight DJ left mid session I don’t think I’ll be doing a 1st Friday again but Wednesday are most definitely better but the DJ Taz always plays the slow set the last 10 min which is a little odd. I also wish he would play a little more up to date music because he plays everything from the 2000s and before. But I am grateful that they are given us an extra 30 minutes on Wednesdays and not charging us.

We had a lot of fun 🤩 it was an amazing day. Nice and cool inside. The staff was courteous and efficient. Great music from all genres. Didn’t have any food or drinks but it was fun enough that we didn’t get hungry.

My two sons (14 and 12) had a blast. But the place needs a little love, is way too dated.