South Services Club - South Grafton

After being turned off by the motel I was staying at (see previous posts). I found this place on the river. I was looked after by a young lady Britney and she was pleasant and bubbly. The food was well presented, plentiful and tasty. The environment was good as well. No noisy pokies in your ear to distract you. Good choice for value food

It is a busy venue and appears to be a favourite with the locals. You didn't need to be a member or sign for a temporary membership to enter the restaurant. Large size meals and good value for money.

This is a typical RSL club for food and drinks, but what sets it apart is being located on a very wide bend of the crystal blue Clearance River, giving it outstanding river views. We had a drink from the bar, and dinner from the bistro, and while the food is somewhat Ok and average, we enjoyed the location and the Clearance River outlook. The local people were friendly, as with many regional areas and were happy to share with us their knowledge about the region. Would visit again for a drink and the view.

We turned up here on Jaca Thursday, and the service was average. Would have thought that given there were advertisements for woodwork and embroidery displays, that perhaps the club would have staffed and catered for those attending. They ran out of some breads, and the time from ordering to eating was quite delayed. A disappointing time for our group.

The South Services Club, whilst overlooking the river is not what you would call glamorous whatsoever. Being from Grafton, I invited a friend to visit from Brisbane. We arrived in his vehicle and sought out street parking and found a park only 100mtrs from the Club entrance but there was a run down car, clearly unroadworthy and having been left to waste on the street. I soon realised the house we had parked in front of had their fence all boarded up using 2400x1200 sheets of plywood I presume to stop people accessing their property, but the homemade 'fence' had warped in the weather and looked horrible, like it was a squarters house. But as I peered in through gaps in the warped fence I could see there was real life going onside the house i.e, people and lighting.We ventured across to the club regardless. The entrance is standard. The had a sign in desk that was automated, whereby as a visitor you must insert your drivers licence BUT be warned, the card reader swallows your drivers licence and there is no way to retrieve it manually. You must wait for the card reader to eject your licence after it has stolen your personal details in full from your drivers licence.Continuing on into the club, we identified the 'restaurant' section, more of a bistro but it was ok for the listed prices. i.e. Sirloin stake and chips or vegetables or salad at $22. We ordered our meals and I requested the sirloin steak and veg with no sauces. My friend ordered the same as me, with a sauce and his two children had kids meals ordered. We waited what felt like 20-30 minutes for our meals to be called up (via the electronic buzzer) and only to be given my meal and one of the kids meals. My meal with the steak, but with just a side serve of chips. I asked for veg and had that heaped onto of the chips. The quality of the meal with average. A basic steak with a serve of lukewarm chips and a piece of pumpkin and some boiled peas and carrots. I could buy these ingredients from Woolworth's fresh and make a much better meal for less $$.The venue is basic. its an open space with the 'pokie room' to the side, a large open space with the main bar and then a stage for live music and performances all surrounded by basic tables and chairs. I will say, the view over the river on sunset is spectacular. there is a balcony with sliding door access to go and admire the view. Another bonus for the night was the prices for drinks, I ordered a Strongbow Cider in a bottle and paid $4.30. An absolute bargin price :)Lastly, I attempted to use the free Wifi service but was unable to get any data throughput. The connection was establishing but kept dropping out and didnt allow any actual internet use.