Don't subscribe to the Arcis membership unless you have no intentions of cancelling it. I have been in on over 5 separate occasions attempting to cancel it yet at the first of every month I'm still enrolled. Completely ridiculous.
Had a great time on the course. Course conditions are OK.
I had my daughter-in-law's baby shower there today. We had the brunch. Everyone raved about the food, the atmosphere, and the wonderful service we received! I highly recommend Ruffled Feathers for your event! You will be very pleased!! I will definitely plan my next big event there!
I was attending a Bridal Shower it turned out to be very nice
food was wonderful that food was wonderful and place is gorgeous
Great Challenging GC in Excellent shape, greens had consistent speed with good challenging Slope, well maintained as well as the fairways.
We were here for a wedding. The food was top notch, the wait staff were friendly and on point. Would definitely recommend it if your looking to hold an event
This course is a special place. Between the undulated fairways to the Pete Dye greens this is a true gem. There is so much hidden danger areas on this course that it will leave you mentally drained. The superintendent does a masterful job of carrying on the legendary brilliance that went into this design.
My husband and I got married at Ruffled Feathers this past June. We were beyond grateful and happy with our decision in having our wedding at Ruffled Feathers. Kathy was absolutely amazing to work with. She listened to our needs and allowed us to have the wedding of our dreams. The entire staff, including the event manager and servers were wonderful. My family and friends had nothing but positive things to say about the venue, service, food, and staff. My husband and I could not imagine getting married anywhere else than Ruffled Feathers. I highly recommend this beautiful club. The food was delicious and the price was perfect for our budget!!! I would choose Ruffled Feathers!
Quality layout, ample challenge from all sets of tee. Must play annually
First time playing. Great course. Fantastic design. Thoroughly enjoyed it. Friendly staff too.
There are so many wonderful things to say about Ruffled Feathers, I truly don't know where to start. Our first meeting was with Kathy, and she was very nice and very thorough! She helped us with pricing and scheduling so we could get the best date available. Jaclyn was SO helpful! I sent MANY emails and had a lot of questions... often; and a lot of requests to help make our big day perfect. Let me tell you, Jaclyn is a champion at what she does. I wish I knew how perfect she would make everything, I wouldn't have stressed out so much before hand. So to all brides wondering if Ruffled Feathers is right for them, YES, yes it is! It was BEAUTIFUL, the chandeliers were gorgeous in the pictures. The grounds were spectacularly taken care of & look like a magical place in our pictures. The food was VERY good! Not one complaint from anyone! I am beyond thrilled with how wonderful everything turned out. My expectations were met and then some! I will forever recommend Ruffled Feather to others for any event. We are looking forward to playing our round of golf soon, the grounds were truly lovely!
Beautiful place for a wedding with a large banquet area. The food was delicious.
Came here for a wedding reception this past weekend and I have to say it is a gorgeous place to hold a wedding reception. The wait staff/bar tenders were amazing and deserve mad respect for putting up with this huge party late into the night. 10/10 would go to another reception at this venue.
Facilities were nice. Food was okay but cold. Bar is underwhelming. Not bad, but price is not commensurate with quality.
Tough and very challenging course. Course is well maintain and very friendly staffs.
They are not in the Monarchs in the Rough program and I have observed the use of herbicides isn't it bad enough farmers use it ? All that poison ends up in the water table
Writing an honest review for future brides:
Pros
- Food was tasty
- Servers and bartenders were friendly and funny
- Venue is recently updated and neutrally decorated so you can customize it to your vision
Unfortunately I cannot give the venue more than 2 stars due to the following cons:
- For some reason, the wedding coordinator made multiple promises the venue didn t keep. She said there was an event scheduled til 2PM that would be cleaned up by 3, and that she would close off the bar area for our first look around 2:45. Our contract also stated that there would be no other events scheduled at the same time as our wedding. None of these things ended up being true.
A lot of strangers were intruding on our first personal moments before our wedding when we got to the venue around 2:45 with our photographer and videographer. That wedding shower was still hanging around and not cleared out. The bar area wasn t closed off and patrons sat at the bar as we were trying to capture our first look. There was also 2 tables of 6 people each doing their wedding tastings in the bar area. The excitement from the wedding party caused strangers to follow us around the venue as we tried to take pictures and capture moments without random people in our photos/video.
Also, there was a birthday party downstairs at the same time as our wedding. Those guests also wandered around and were peeking in on our event. In addition to feeling intruded on and lied to, someone stole $100 from my mom s purse in the bridal suite, which is located above the staircase that led down to the birthday party
- During pre-ceremony photos, a staff member literally started vacuuming right outside the train of my dress and directly in the frame of the photo. Our photographer calmly asked her to stop and come back in a few minutes, to which the girl very rudely said, No, and kept vacuuming. We left and continued pictures elsewhere. I was appalled.
- Tricky wording in contract. We paid to rent the space for 6hrs plus a fee for getting married at the gazebo. Due to bad weather, our ceremony was moved inside where our reception was also held. The venue wouldn t waive the fee for the gazebo, so we paid to rent same space twice.
Again, all this is on the event management and not the servers/bartenders who were fantastic. The end-to-end experience was grossly underwhelming. They should make brides feel special. Most of us are only doing this once in our lives. Our florist got married there and tried to warn me about how the venue handled her wedding earlier in the year, but I d already signed the contract.
Service is the name of the game which is why I love this course Challenging, lots of rolling hills, well-maintained.
When I came to play with my golf league, they could not do enough for us we received first class service as they were all so friendly, attentive and helpful! And, even when we came to play on our own, they were super nice. I love that they provided water and ice in the coolers on the carts and on the course (nice touch) plus had a lovely bathroom on the course!
*Vern Ecker, the Golf Operations Manager, and his staff are excellent! He is a true professional who ensures your visit is top-notch and that everyone on his team is warm and welcoming. It really makes a difference! He is all about service and is very generous In taking care of the golfers guaranteeing a great time had by all! The starter and ranger plus staff all around the course were very friendly, respectful and attentive, as well
I also appreciated their driving range being off the grass (though I would recommend a sign indicating how far each flag is from the tee boxes) and was grateful for the water cooler.
They also have a very nice clubhouse. Food is decent in the restaurant. Though I m not sure about banquet food, both times I was there, all private rooms were packed! It s a very popular destination for special events.
The main improvement can be around communication as it relates to the phone system. When customers call the main number (like I did today when I left a club on a hole behind me during play and was trying to reach the pro shop staff to have them check because there was a competition behind us so turning back would have been problematic) the receptionist just kept putting me on hold immediately without finding out what i needed (4x!) so that was super annoying. She should at least ask the nature of your call because she could ve just transferred me to the pro shop immediately. The good news is the Ranger did find our clubs and reached me before I actually turned around. Yea!
There are issues also when calling the pro shop.
One day I called five times and they just kept
putting the phone on the desk when they re looking for Vern or even to check on something. It was bizarre. They would leave you holding for 10 minutes while they re talking to other customers and they did it repeatedly . They need to be more mindful of a customers time and availability I had to go to work and I had to keep calling back because the guy just kept putting the phone on the desk and never came back to the phone I think they should have a better communication system and also staff should be able to either find Vern more quickly or be able make a decision without Vern always needing to weigh in.
Or, even just take a message and get it to Vern immediately or give more immediate access to him when he is working. (Give Vern a vm box too). Those are suggestions for improvement regarding the customer experience *prior to* arriving at the course.
However, once you are at RF, it s a
5-Star experience! They take very good care of you and ensure you feel like a valued customer. Kudos to ruffled feathers! I ll most definitely be back!
Attended my brothers wedding. It was absolutely beautiful and the food was delicious.
Very sophisticated. We had a company party in the club house.
First time playing this course. I thought the grounds and layout were fantastic. Very challenging. A bit of a disappointment was the drainage. It was cartpath only and most of the bunkers were full of water - to the point that I was losing balls in them. I would love to go back when it dries up a bit. The Clubhouse was very nice also.
Very helpful in planning my Daughters bridal shower
Very beautiful scenery. The staff was extremely accommodating.
If you don't like buffets, this place will change your mind. The food is top notch, and service is impeccable!
Very, very upscale...golf, dining, wedding reception
Went to a wedding at the golf club. Best catered food I've ever had at a wedding.
Great food and service along with a beautiful view!
A great course! The pro shop/cafe/check in is very old and doesn't do the rest of the course justice.
I own a flower shop in the area, and delivered flowers for a bridal shower this morning. The venue is absolutely gorgeous and very elegant!
However, your event coordinator needs more training, or you need a new person in that position . Everything that could be wrong was wrong. Things that were in the contract were not provided until asked for several times. As a florist, I was particularly appalled by the hydrangea vases that are provided for each table. The flowers had obviously been used for many other events this weekend, and were half dead . That could be because there was so little water in the vases! I understand being cost effective but that was unacceptable. We asked for a few extra vases for flowers we brought, and they were brought out filthy dirty. We asked to have them cleaned. They disappeared, and when we asked, AGAIN, they were brought back out dirty, just as they had been! And all of this from a very unfriendly person who made no apologies for anything. At least try and be pleasant in your position as a representative of the venue! In summary, I will say again that the venue is beautiful, but I believe that your coordinator definitely left a bad impression on MANY people this morning!
I recently shot a wedding here. The staff were all friendly and helpful and there was plenty of space for the 250 + guests that came for the ceremony/reception. The DJ they hired was also phenomenal I don't know if he was a regular there but he definitely catered to the families cultural preferences but also played a fair amount of modern music as well. The food was decent nothing negative or positive to point out. All in all it was a good wedding and I would more than likely come back here to play golf in the summertime.
Very nice place! Pleasant people and beautiful courses. We enjoyed it so much and will definitely come back.
Pretty nice golf course, but there are plenty of nice courses in the area. My foursome has been together for over 35 years and we are golf crazy.
We play fast, take care of the course and are more than considerate to others.
Proshop personnel were pleasant when we plaid on Aug 2. The starter, was rude, obnoxious, condescending, unhelpful, nowhere to be found until we were waiting by the first tee for some time and other than that, a complete fool. Total lack of class and personality and completely put out. At my age, and it's getting up there, I cannot accept being treated with anything less than some semblence of respect. You get the same from me. He could not have spoiled the day more if he tried. Stay out of his yard to be sure.
Had the other members of my foresome not wanted to play so badly, and as I was breaking in a new putter with birdies built in, I would have walked away from the course rather than be abused in this manner. This sad moron represents the course and unless he is married to the owner's daughter, he does the employees and the facility a serious disservice. Had he been in my employ, he would not be any more. I paid what for this and travelled an hour to be abused? I'm a paying customer. I've never treated my cusomers in such a manner.
Ruffled Feathers is a big NO GO until they take responsbiity for the repugnant and irritable starter on this day. We can spend our greens fees and lunch tab at any number of more courteous courses. Where the customer is welcome. This is not the case at Ruffled Feathers.
Attentive staff, course that provides an interesting challenge. Overpriced drinks and merchandise.
It's a decent course but not worth $90 no GPS no yardage markers on the course either should have one or the other preferably both no water no concession stands on the course cart girl was nowhere to be found
Excellent support staff. They work hard to ensure that your experience is the best. Ella managed our outing very well. Course was in good shape.
It's been 20+ years since I last played RF. The Pete Dye greens are still true and challenging. But, the course is tired and in need of maintenance. Like many courses this year, it may be a Covid-19 consequence.
Attended an elegant bridal shower here, the food and service was great!
Great people and great buildings. The only negatives for me are the course was over played and lacked any visual aids for distance. Also in good old Chicago fashion the cart paths were as bad as any Chicago road. All and all definitely worth the visit.
It was a great place for a bridal shower. The food was awesome. The chef making omelettes was great . There was more than enough to drink of all types of drinks. It was a very beautiful place and easy to get to. Everyone enjoyed it.
I had my wedding shower here and it was great! The staff is really accommodating, the food was amazing, and the space was clean and well decorated. I would recommend hosting a party here!
Very kind, considerate, and high functioning event staff. And check out that carpet. :)
If you bring in good people, this is an awesome wedding venue.
Course is just in okay condition. Fairways are nice, tees for most part are nice, but greens leave a lot to be desired ton of ball marks and just inconsistent. Layout is only reason for 2 stars some great golf holes.
Pace of play was a joke teed off as 2 some at 250 and barely got in 18 holes before sunset (745) and we had 2 groups in front of us quit because it was so slow. Not one ranger out on course.
Group in front of us for last 5 holes was a bunch of young 20 year olds who clearly had no business being on the course . Few holes their carts were just feet from the green.
I m new to Chicago and had read that this course was one of the top public tracks but I likely won t be back
We went to a retirement party here and the food was good and the beers were cold.
Great reception everything was set up beautifully and staff were really helpful and tended to guests very well
Course is fun to play. Infrastructure is falling apart. Potholes in the cart paths and smelly bathrooms. Locker room is not supplied with towels or anything else.
I attended a recent golf outing here and we had a great time! The staff was courteous and helpful. The golf course had some amazing views that made up for my terrible swing!
Breakfast with Santa was great. Food was delicious and service excellent. We go there every year. Would recommend this place to everyone.
Had a tee time but wouldn't let us go out. They said it was too cold so we played at big run
I'm a hack but these seems like a nice course. The clubhouse is a little dated.
Course looks great but didnt play. Sad.
Easter brunch. Was out of site!
It is a great place to work at i have a fun time working there thank you nick an andrew cant wait til next season
Ruffled Feathers is always a fun place to have a reception. Classy, clean, great management team and always delicious and well-prepared dinners.
Ray The Connexion Band
Fabulous Golf Course.We were treated with so much kindness at all levels.They even Fed us for free
Challenging course, one of the best on the South side
Went for the first time. Breakfast with santa had a blast with family and friends. Great food, great service beautiful scenery.
Great food! Nice venue!
Service could be a little better with filling food trays and cleaning off the dirty dishes.
I took my Granddaughter and Family to Breakfast with Elsa & Anna @ Ruffled Feathers I had Great time, I mean We had Great time!
LOVE this place! So pretty and such a yummy brunch buffet.
Held a party brunch service was very good
Staff was the best. This is the 3rd party I have held there each one was great
This is a really nice golf course and is definitely a challenge. The staff were all very friendly and helpful. I'll be out playing here again soon.
One of the nicest bang for buck courses in chicago, beautiful and course is in great shape!
Good test of golf. Accuracy is very important. Pete Dye design; bunkers will punish off line shots.
Beautiful place for a wedding reception. Good food.
I was here for a wedding, and it was great. Food was delicious, and the room was well decorated. Staff was great as well.
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