Andy, I assure you it's not the "extreme elite" in South Walton. Full equity membership is less than $5,000, if you want extreme elite head over to the WaterSound beach club. Oh that's right it's not open to the public.
Dinner at "The Vue on 30A"
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Andy, I assure you it's not the "extreme elite" in South Walton. Full equity membership is less than $5,000, if you want extreme elite head over to the WaterSound beach club. Oh that's right it's not open to the public.
OK. I'm sorry I stand corrected and will acquiese to moderate elite. It use to cost much more than $5,000 to join and does that include the golf? Anyway, I'm not really interested in either group of "elites". There are too many great people around who are not. BTW, would you believe my wife and I have never been into any of the Watersound facilities? Its true and we have been coming down here since before there was a Watersound.
It includes reduced fees for golf. The point is that it's not the exclusive club you think it is.
I feel obliged to way in on a few comments since I started this thing.
I personally call it as I see it too: I tend to not post strong negatives, as recommended by Kurt, as it isn't fair to those establishments working through issues. I have a few restaurants I will not go to again, but have restrained myself from blasting them.
I was at the very first dinner at the soft opening prepared by Sandor. I have had better convention hotel food than I did that night, and would not have eaten there with any regularity if that was the quality which was to be the routine. I also had no input into his hiring or departure.
It will be weeks or longer for The Vue to settle down. The staff is green, the menu is new, and there are still issues to be resolved. The quality of the food is good, and has been consistent based on my several experiences, and many others I have talked to. The GM is looking for a replacement chef, but as a Cordon Bleu trained chef himself, the menu and quality is very high.
The Vue has to to figure out what it wants to be, and needs to be. The restaurant needs to be a profitable fine dining establishment, but members will not tolerate $100 meal tabs constantly.
We been coming to this area since before Seaside existed, and joined the club for its fun, social, and golf once we was able to be here full time. If anyone believes SRBGC is high society or elite, I know not to put too much weight on their other opinions. Memberships start at $2K for a social membership, and and at $6K for equity position, with full voting rights and golf included. Its a club run by the membership, with 100% of the profits going back into improvements, not some corporate coffers.
We will continue to spend more time at The Red Bar, Shortys, McTighes, and others, or just with a glass of wine on the beach at sunset than we do at The Vue
I personally call it as I see it too: I tend to not post strong negatives, as recommended by Kurt, as it isn't fair to those establishments working through issues. I have a few restaurants I will not go to again, but have restrained myself from blasting them.
I was at the very first dinner at the soft opening prepared by Sandor. I have had better convention hotel food than I did that night, and would not have eaten there with any regularity if that was the quality which was to be the routine. I also had no input into his hiring or departure.
It will be weeks or longer for The Vue to settle down. The staff is green, the menu is new, and there are still issues to be resolved. The quality of the food is good, and has been consistent based on my several experiences, and many others I have talked to. The GM is looking for a replacement chef, but as a Cordon Bleu trained chef himself, the menu and quality is very high.
The Vue has to to figure out what it wants to be, and needs to be. The restaurant needs to be a profitable fine dining establishment, but members will not tolerate $100 meal tabs constantly.
We been coming to this area since before Seaside existed, and joined the club for its fun, social, and golf once we was able to be here full time. If anyone believes SRBGC is high society or elite, I know not to put too much weight on their other opinions. Memberships start at $2K for a social membership, and and at $6K for equity position, with full voting rights and golf included. Its a club run by the membership, with 100% of the profits going back into improvements, not some corporate coffers.
We will continue to spend more time at The Red Bar, Shortys, McTighes, and others, or just with a glass of wine on the beach at sunset than we do at The Vue
Look for a SoWal article to be published next week. And a new chef announcement which has been described by management as "mind blowing".