Your Welcome?

[backwoodsman]

Hmm.

At ours, if you go upstairs, you can get a coffee from the machine for £2.50, or you can talk to the chef (who will know your name) and get one off him for £2.50. Or you can stay downstairs, chat with the Pro (who will know your name) and get a cuppa off him for free. He'll even make it for you. Although, to be fair, I think I prefer the £2.50 cup from the machine

 

[HomerJSimpson]

£2.50 for a coffee from our machine by the bar and approx £3.00 for a pot of tea or fresh coffee from the kitchen which all come with an array of biscuits

The machine needs to be stocked and so those costs are factored in. I think the price from the kitchen is a little high but still cheaper than most high street outlets

 

[Bdill93]

£1.50 for a cuppa at my place, just come and join Raven instead. Problem solved.

 

[Slab]

I drink at least half a dozen cups of coffee a day but weirdly I’ve maybe only had 4 coffees at the club so I’ve no idea what they cost though then or now but the staff know me by name in restaurant/bar, pro shop, head GK and the player services & range guys. I pop in 2-3 times a week for practice and a game at weekends

When I order a drink they open a tab and I’ll pay it before I leave, which could be hours later after a game and a few more drinks, including things I order at the turn or out on the course. I get messages from the guy that organises comps to see if I want to play. If I have a tee booked and the course is closed, I’ll get a phone call first thing in the morning to tell me. They do this & more for me and I’m not even a member, just a visitor with my handicap there. All in all I do feel very welcome

If welcome can really be associate to cost (which I'd disagree with) then there is definitely some things that are overpriced but it’s a golf club so that’s no big surprise

 

[ADB]

This thread has great comedy value, I almost spat my tea out reading the thread which would have been irony at its best. I suppose it’s too much to ask that the OP is a senior, based north of the border to really lean into the bit.

 

[Hxck]

Food & Beverage are one of the revenue streams for the club, if they cut that, you'll probably just pay more elsewhere.

 

[HomerJSimpson]

Food & Beverage are one of the revenue streams for the club, if they cut that, you'll probably just pay more elsewhere.

Subs increase, less money to reinvest

 

[Hxck]

Subs increase, less money to reinvest

And thus begins the vicious circle. Ultimately golf is a get what you pay for sport. Whether you want a quieter course, a better maintained course, or a course that provides free coffee, you have to be willing to put your hand in your pocket and pay for it somehow.

A good example is my course has a 'free' driving range among other niceties, but in reality you pay for it all in your annual subs.