when they see empty tables when they arrive. What they don’t realize is we are only allowing a few tables to come in at time to prevent the kitchen from getting backed up and creating slow ticket times. The challenge is compounded with the new patio, as members frequently overlook the groups outside and only perceive the dining room as empty.
Brunch & Lunch We had that the new patio would entice more members to use the Meadow for Lunch or Brunch, but it still does not see the usage the Canyon does. It is just not as frequented an area during the day as the Canyon is. Our older members preferred the Canyon for games because it’s quieter with less children running around. Chef Fred has a great brunch menu, but it never seems to get the usage we hope for. The Meadow may just never be a daytime draw for our members like the Canyon. Dinner Dinner service remains strong at the Meadow and our weekly themed events remain very popular. Covers saw the highest increase in this area. Casual dining still has great growth potential, and the Meadow fare fits for everyday dining. The one issue we struggled with at the Meadow is the bar and producing drinks quickly. Because the bar gets so busy, the dining room can fall behind on drinks. We addressed this with the staff as the season progressed and worked on running drinks from the bar service well. The Meadow extended its dinner hours in October this year in response to some members' requests for additional dining hours. We had an 18% increase in dinner covers this October. We did not have any feedback this year about limited dining availability except for a staff scheduling incident at the Canyon.
Labor – additional hours Training – 275 Server Assistant – 270 Expo – 866 Dinner – 835
Bar – 274 AM Server - 288 Valet - 283
Winter Season 2022-2023
2021-2022 Dinner: 3,957- $179,583 Brunch: 2,130 - $55,755
2021- 2020 Dinner: 2,559- $135,465 Brunch: 1,372- $43,273
Dinner: 3,389 – $176,362 Brunch: 1,521 - $43,699
The winter season dining last year is hard to assess since we had such an extreme winter weather. The club even asked members to stay away from the club due to these conditions. Numbers still looked good even with the lower usage. The only area we are reevaluating is Sunday Brunch. We
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