Branchburg Sports Complex — Attraction in Branchburg Township

Generic birthday party factory. The facility is as clean as it can be and the staff is mostly friendly, but the parties are sub par. They pack in so many parties simultaneously that the separate party tables feel cramped. Impersonal. Doesn't give off a 'special' vibe for the birthday kid if there 15 other birthday boy/girls in the same space. Additionally, there is no good place to pile jackets and presents except on the end of the table where all the parents cram in while the kids eat their pizza for 10 minutes. It's an efficient assembly line party: arrive, kids place their beverage order, kids are shuffled to quick activity, pizza is served, kids are shuffled back, eat quick, kids are shuffled to arcade, maybe time to squeeze in a happy birthday song (if your quick in the arcade), done. Great for busy parents who want to celebrate a quick birthday and go on with their day. Also, the restrooms are not located in the party area. You have to navigate through the tight crowd in the arcade to find them. Not cool for hand washing before pizza, throws off the whole assembly line schedule of the party. Lastly, I would have said 4 stars (as it is efficient and friendly) however, the arcade was a nightmare. Its a fairly big area but its the busiest place in the party zone by far. So many people and games that it felt cramped. The games require swipe cards that can be recharged at the prize counter. This is great in theory, but they are a real pain to use, very finicky, and require prepayment/reloading at the overcrowded prize counter before you can play. Not good for kids. Mine are 6 and I spent the entire time running back and forth around the room swiping both their cards for each game. It is also very hard to figure out how much money is left on the cards. There is a screen on the swipe terminal of each game, however, it is tiny and your balance flashes by so fast its useless. You can try to get the balance from the prize counter, but it is understaffed so the line is constant. On the bright side, the games themselves are good with decent variety but not cheap enough to be worth the crowd and hassle.

Note, I did not visit any of the other sections of the building so I can not speak to how the sports areas are. I did play Lazer tag there once and it was a good experiance. Quite fun, decent length of time for the price, but that was years ago so I can't say for certain what the experiance...

We held my son’s 10th birthday here. I was nervous about the RSVP because we live about 30 minutes away. I had over 20 kids attend. Great turn out! This was very easy to plan. Tessa and Heather are great! Tessa really guided me on how much food to order and gave me honest feedback when I was going a little overboard. I took advantage of all the package add-ons, which made my life easier. Yes, I did pay more but it was worth the lack of running around trying to find age appropriate toys for the goodie bags. This is a nut free facility!!! We had a laser tag party, Jo was our hostess, and she was AMAZING!!!! I truly enjoyed myself with minimal effort and work. They really try they’re best to work with you within your budget. Laser tag was a hit, the kids ran up and down and the parents can watch from the observation deck. The other reviews said the arcade games didn’t work, but I only saw two of them that were down. The play cards were enough for the kids to play about 20-30 minutes. They did hit us up for more play time though. Pick your date and time waaaaaaay in advance because...

We bring our 2.5 yo here for soccer class, which is really more of a gym class at this age. His coach, Laura, is fantastic with the kids, and has a new program for them each week that encourages various age-appropriate skills. We always end with parachute games and songs, and the kids chasing bubbles. Each gets a stamp and high-fives at the end, no matter their level of participation. It's a great way for kiddos to be active - and the parents are too, chasing after them!

I also appreciate their flexibility with illness, if you call ahead you can make up classes on other days. Great for the winter when kids get colds often enough. Great value and a clean, friendly atmosphere means we keep going back for...