With a friendly ambiance about it, Club Waimea is a social and community-based establishment that is well worth a visit. Located at 345 Queen Street, Richmond, Nelson, the club welcomes members, affiliates and guests to enjoy it’s numerous amenities. Here, they can enjoy a restaurant, house bar, poker machine gaming room, caravan park and live entertainment. There is also a function hall, a TAB, in-house ATM, beer garden and off sales section. Management also facilitates sports such as squash courts and outdoor bowling greens to further instill the sense of community within the members.

Menu, Activities, Pokies @ Club Waimea

The club amenities are available at affordable prices. Moreover, members get to enjoy them at extra special rates. Here is more about the venue in the review below.

Restaurant

If you fancy a bite, the club has an in-house restaurant known as Phil’s Place. The section provides a’ la carte dining and buffet catering. The spot is ran by a group of professional chefs who serve up meals from New Zealand and beyond. Here, there are dishes for kids, adults and seniors. Furthermore, a variety of drinks are provided.

The buffet menu is provided on Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sundays from 5.30pm. You can also book a table at the venue. Phil’s Place is versatile. Therefore, they also host functions for up to 100 guests successfully. You can hold a birthday, family outing, divorce party, business seminar and office party at the venue. To do this, simply contact management by calling 03 544 6796 or sending an email to [email protected].

Function hosting

In addition to Phil’s Place, Club Waimea also hosts functions and events in other rooms of the establishment. The main hall holds up to 350 people while a pair of function rooms can hold 50 people at a time. Upon hiring a function room, the management provides you with a stage, bar, dressing room, sound system and a microphone as well. In addition to that, they also provide catering and off-street parking.

To hire the large hall room, a fee of $500.00 is charged for non members while members pay $230.00. Some extra fees are also charged for hiring the event support equipment as required. Examples – hiring a laptop attracts a $60.00 fee while hiring the microphone requires a payment of just $20.00. In addition to that, the projector costs $60.00 to hire. All fees are inclusive of applicable GST.

Pokies gaming

The club has all the most popular IGT and Aristocrat slot machines, they have at last check about 18 pokies games available in the popular gaming area.

Games and social activities for members

To keep members occupied, entertained and satisfied, Club Waimea provides a collection of extra social activities. Administered by selected, dedicated members, the games here include cards, fishing, darts, golf and indoor bowls. Other gaming activities which you can enjoy here include pool, snooker, squash and Texas Hold’Em poker. Some social activities for members include the RSA, rugby support, Sioux Line dancing, Totsadl dancing and the harmony chorus. Members can join any of these games or activities and have a great time.

Origin of the club

The idea of Club Waimea began after a group of people in Richmond decided to get together and create a spot where they could congregate and share friendly, social activities. The original conceptualization meeting occurred in the Town Hall with 35 members in attendance. Later on, the group purchased a 5/8 piece of land to build their main club premises. Finally, the club was established in 1974. Ever since then, a range of renovations and expansions have been performed on the venue to cater for its growing population of members and guests.

Membership

With an easy and straightforward membership process, Club Waimea is a venue with its community’s needs at heart. Aspirants can simply download an application form and fill it in. Afterwards, they can submit it to the club offices along with the affordable membership fee. Alternatively, they can visit the club and sign up at the office. Upon acceptance, a temporary membership card is administered. A permanent one is issued later on. More details about this and other sections of the club are available in their official website so check it out for the latest fun happenings at the club.

Summary

This a nice little club with a friendly feeling about it, great food and entertainment available along with some great New Zealand pokies machines available.

Opening hours

Restaurant – Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday from 5.30 pm

Contacts

Phone 03 543 9179

Website www.clubwaimea.co.nz/

Map and address

Club Waimea
345 Queen St, Richmond, Nelson 7001, New Zealand

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