Eagle’s Nest Golf Club

On May 14^th, 2016, my team and I had the unpleasant task of setting up a wedding at the Eagles Nest Gold Club in Maple, Ontario.
The wedding centrepieces needed to be assembled on site due to their large size.
My clients, the Bride and Groom, had made special arrangements with the venue to provide us with a table and space to work on.
We were greeted by the manager of the venue, without introductions or a thank you, and sent into a small, cramped storage area to assemble 22 large centrepieces.
We were yelled at by the manager, he handled our vases and flowers in a very destructive manner, he was verbally aggressive to us, and created stress for everyone working in the room, including his staff and mine.
To all vendors that may need to work at that venue, please be ready for the worst experience ever.
Bernard Thibault floral artistry will never set foot in that venue again. Lesson learned.

This is a review for the Sunday brunch only.
I’ve been to Eagle’s Nest several times for the weekend brunch buffer. Overall the food is pretty good. In terms of what’s being offered, they are not always consistent. Sometimes there is more selection, sometimes less. It may depend if it’s a special holiday. To be honest, I haven’t been able to detect the pattern. But there were times that the spread was quite generous and impressive.
Besides the buffet items, there also is usually a roast beef station, an omelette station, and a large selection of pretty tasty deserts. I find that they may be lacking in fish selection. Overall, I would say that the food is not too bad, considering that brunch can be hit and miss.
In terms of the décor, the place is quite elegant. It’s especially nice looking in the summer when Golf season is in full swing. I guess you could make your way straight from the brunch onto the course, and blame your poor swing on the mimosa you just had.

I had my company Christmas party here and the venue was fantastic! A great view over looking the golf course for the party and the staff were courteous and accommodating.
This maybe true for most banquet halls but the food was alright. The roast beef was tasty but everything else lacked flavor and seasoning. The Fish was over cooked to the point where it looked like a bun.

I’ve played the course and been here for a wedding.
The banquet hall/​clubhouse is beautiful with a stunning view of the 18^th. The food is mediocre, but I’ve yet to go to a wedding where the food would be more than 3 stars — come on now, you’re feeding 150+ people at once.
The golf is ridiculous. Even an experienced golfer would have a good challenge. 400+ yard par 4s, crazy ondulations, elevation changes, deep bunkers everywhere and water hazards. A cool view of Toronto from one of the holes, complete with binoculars. If you’re playing off the tips, there is a par 5 that’s 650 yards. I’m an average golfer at best and probably lost close to a dozen balls. Normally I’d complain, but it was worth it.
Ate at the clubhouse after and the nachos and service were great.
Pro-​tip: Regular green fees range from $ 120 to $ 195 (ouch). You can easily snag a twilight time off golfnow for $ 70.

Absolutely stunning golf course. This is a links course and the bunkers are 7feet deep!!! Incredible! Very tough course which keeps bringing me back time after time! Well groomed and fantastic holes.
I really do wish they had gps in the carts. But most people have them on their watch or phone so this is not something that a lot of people would wish.

I just recently attended a wedding reception at Eagles Nest which turned out to be awesome. The whole country club is very upscale and well maintained.
We had a full three course meal and even with a couple of hundred people there, everyone more or less got their food at the same time. The servers and bartenders were very accommodating and ready to help you at any moment.
It was pretty cold and damp outside so we didn’t golf. Can’t comment there.

I’m not a golfer, so my review is strictly from the perspective of food and service.
I came here for a large group dinner. We had a large private room and it was nice. Great view, comfortable, a little old. But over all, the place has a nice rustic charm to it.
The food is mediocre. The service is poor. Very friendly staff, but they just haven’t been trained well — it’s purely a management issue.
Some reasons why:
1) The food is not complex, it’s very simple and just put together.
2) The cuts are inconsistent. You get large pieces, small pieces, really horrible prep on MEP.
3) Server’s are directed to bring out same type dishes all at once per course. So if you order an antipasto, expect to wait 10 minutes before everyone else at the table receive their salad, pasta’s, etc. This is diner style service.
4) Clearing is very haphazard. No consistency coming in on the left, stacking plates, picking up things and asking you to pass things.
I’m not trying to be pretentious here. If this was a $ 20 meal, i would think nothing of this. But this was an expensive meal and i expect that at that price point, someone in upper management should hire a proper restaurant and kitchen manager with a good fine dining background.

I recently attended a corporate golf event at Eagle’s Nest and my experience was pleasant.
We rented out the facility for 9-​hole pro-​am in the morning followed by a shotgun tournament in the afternoon. The golf staff was incredible to work with. They were there when our event coordinator needed them and were pretty quick to respond when we needed something (extra table, chairs, etc).
The Course looked good, and our players really enjoyed themselves. It was hot out today and it would have been nice to have had some more water jugs or coolers out on the course for our guests.
Budget restraints dictated our food selections for our reception, but our food stations of pub food went fast! Overall we had a great event there at a beautiful venue.

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It was the Summer of 2009, Caribbana to be specific. Some of my friends had worked to organize a fantastic golfing fundraiser for the Caribbana weekend which was to be held at the Eagles Nest. Pro-​golfers were coming and paying thousands of dollars to play at the event. There were even some members of the club (who I’m going to mention now were Caucasian and you’ll see where I’m going with that in a minute).
My friend who is a very successful (and well-​paid) event planner and fundraiser had been having problems with the club as far as the negotiations for the event were concerned prior to the event date. Although the venue was booked, the Eagles Nest kept increasing the fees she needed to pay which later she concluded were because they figured that she would be unable to come up with the funds. And why was that? Well, read on.
When we all showed up for the event (and may I remind you that it was a Caribbana event!) we were not allowed on the property. My friends’ car (and I in it) were informed that the fee had not been paid and that the event had been cancelled by the club. My friend immediately called her sister who had planned it and she was at the front door arguing with the manager. It turned out they just didn’t want black people on their course!!! Why the heck would they have booked a CARIBBANA event?!
We all refused to leave of course and the pro-​golfers started rolling in (many influential and wonderful people). So a summation of our day? Racist slurs were yelled at us, someone who worked there LITERALLY tried to run us over with a golf cart and was laughing about it. The individuals who had previously held memberships there, withdrew them and not until words were exchanged with the manager. And the best part? It was caught on camera because we had a crew there to film the event.
I don’t know what they ever did with the footage, but I do know one thing. If you go to the Eagles Nest, you are going to a golf course that represents inequality and racism.
I only wish I could give this place a –5 stars.