If you're dressed appropriately, they don't really care. And also, country club restaurants typically need the business anyways. If true, do you call ahead or just show up? |
Clubs we’ve belonged to are in house charging to the member account only—no other way to pay. |
I have never heard of that before. Isn’t the entire point of country club is that it’s members only? |
They often welcome banquets, weddings receptions for nonmembers. I don't think walking in and having dinner is done. |
At a smaller club they know who you are and who to charge. If they see people they don't know they send the GM over to find out who they're with. At a larger club you need your member number and/or a reservation if it's an event. |
How would you pay? It's always charged to the member's account. You can't pay cash or bring a credit card. |
Why on earth would you do this? CC's are not known for their excellent restaurants, lol. Growing up we had to eat dinner at the club once in a while because they charged for a certain amount of food whether you ate it or not. |
Only if you're invited (and accompanied) by a member. |
Not true. Most clubs offer reciprocity. And OP isn't asking for a prime weekend tee time, she's asking to eat bland food in their likely empty bar & grille. |
+1 We were members at Kenwood when I was a kid, then when my kid wanted a bowling birthday party I was able to rent that space for an afternoon as a non- member. I do not think - and would not based on the food - I could wander in and eat dinner at the grill room. |
At my club it's this. Also if you belong to a reciprocal club - although, I've never used this when I travel, so I don't know how it works. |
Really?!? At our club you can only reserve if you are a member too. Therefore, your guest are accompanied by a member by design. Guests stay with their hosts - they aren't free to wander off, although no one would stop them. It would just be awkward. |
Lol. No. |
"We're in town visiting family, do you have any space for lunch [or dinner]?"
Unless it's an ultra exclusive club, no GM is going to turn you away. |
The club my grandparents used to eat at had one night a week that they opened to the public so we would often go there for dinner that night. |