Club Musgrave — Restaurant in Gold Coast City

Attended the MUSGRAVE HILLS BOWLS CLUB MANY YEARS PRIOR.WAS THEN A VERY TIRED PLACE.LAST SUNDAY I ATTENDED THE PLACE AGAIN WITH FAMILY MY DAUGTER BOOKED IN TO TRY OUT THE LUNCH PLUS PLAY BARE FOOT BOWLS..WOW.WAS I TAKEN ABACK.THE CAR PARK WAS WELL SET OUTTHE ENTRANCE.WELCOMED VISITORS AS ONE WALKED THROUGH THE NICELY SET OUT.FRONT COUNTER WE WERE ALL WELCOMED BY A PERSON A MEMBER OF THE CLUB.TO SIGN IN.WE MOVED THROUGH TO A GREAT AREA WITH A SINGLE MUSICIAN SINGING ON A STAGE .SO GOOD WAS HE .I FOUND MYSELF STOPPING TO LISTEN AND WATCH HIM.WE MOVED THROUGH TO A VERY NICE OUTDOOR AREA AND FOUND SEATS AT A NICELY APPOINTED SEATING AREA.ADORNED BY HUGE WOODEN BEAMS PLUS TIMBER FIXTURES.WE SAT DOWN AND PERUSED MENUES PRIOR TO ORDERING FOR LUNCH MY WIFE ORDERED THE ROAST.MY DAUGHTER ORDERED A HUGE BURGER AS DID THE TWO GRANDAUGHTERS WE ALL SHARED SOME DIPS PLUS A COUPLE OF GARLIC PIZZAS.I HAD MY FAVOURITE FISH BARRA WITH SALADS.THE BILL WAS A STANDOUT EACH MEAL MAINS AVERAGED $14 A HEAD.TELEVISION SCREENS WERE GOING FULL ON WITH ONE ABLE TO TURN THE SCREENS TO THE TABLE VIEWING .THE FOOD WAS A HIGHLIGHT.BUT WAS SURPASSED BY THE BAREFOOT BOWLS WHEN WE ADJOURNED TO THE OUTSIDE RINKS..ALL THE RINKS HAD GROUPS OF VISITORS BEING SHOWN BY CLUB MEMBERS SHOWONG ALL IN ATTENDANCE HOW TO PLAY THE GAME. WE WERE TO HEAR THE CLUBS REGULAR MONEY DRAWS .WITH EACH DRAW BEING DRAWN AGAIN A NUMBER OF TIMES WHEN THE MEMBERS WHO NEVER TURNED UP.THE DRAWS WERE TO TAKE PLACEON AT LEAST 3 OCCASIONS. THE BEST OF ALL ALL PERSONS VISITORS WER GIVEN A 30 DRAW EFFORT FROM TICKETS WITH THE VISITORS NAME IN A BARREL.MY DAUGHTER WAS HEARD TO SCREAM OUT THATS MY NAME AS SHE RUSHED FORWARD TO COLLECT HER MEAT TRAY.30 DRAWS TOOK PLACE THAT DAY I DARE SAY INVITING THE MANY IN ATTENDANCE TO STATE ONE OF THE BEST DAYS EVER.A CREDIT TO THE MUSGRAVE...

Been there twice for bingo, dinner, dessert and a press on the pokies once. New to the gold coast trying to learn bingo - felt rushed in purchasing and was brief in explanation, left me confused. 1st night, we got a $10 steak and chips, good value, good bar staff, good café staff. Got free soft drink to play the pokies. 2nd night, exactly a week later, same experience with the bingo, found some patrons to be rude and unhelpful when asking for assistance with the bingo prize meanings. No meal deals, got a bingo snack meal instead. Then at the end of the night, we left our tray on the table, not rubbish, glasses in it. Was in a rush to leave. Walked away, then had a coaster thrown at me by a barman!!! I turned around and he just stood there, looking at me, holding the drinks tray... I asked, sorry was I supposed to take that? He said, yea. So I apologised, and he said, next time. Quite rude! His job as a barman is to collect these things. So, I'm not returning. The people, including staff are rude. Letting u know that this needs to change if u want new,...

I’m not sure why things have changed but the service used to be very friendly at Club Musgrave. The last two times I’ve been there the service has been shocking in the bistro area. The first time I went to comment my meal where the young woman grabbed my buzzer then plopped my meal on the counter in front of me without a word or a smile. I thought perhaps it was just a hard day and wrote it off as anomaly. However I popped in with a friend the other day and was at the counter for close to ten minutes and blatantly ignored for at least four of those while the woman behind the counter straightened things that were already straight, went out of her way to not look at me, and eventually stood with her back to me looking into the kitchen and tapping her nails on the counter. Shocking service! We went elsewhere and spent close to $100 on lunch and a few drinks.

The service in the bar was still good.

I won’t be back. It used to be great! There must have been a significant change in...