Best of place to become a member or have your next social affair. Great camaraderie, beautiful and…read moresafely surrounded. The Venue Manager took the time to show me the place. Friends and family that have used the place for parties, etc. have enjoyed the facility and the staff friendliness. Very clean and a well lighted parking at night.

Great hospitality. Senior cook is a well trained professional turning out consistently top notch…read morefóod. And their dinner specials: really savory at a value. If Bill is producing one of his smoked dinners, come with friends. That good.

Fun people doing an energetic and playful dance that burns lots of calories. The class before the…read moreparty will get you started. I highly recommend it for singles, couples, triples, whatever.

South Florida Lindy Collective is far better than just a "social club". The organization gives…read moreclasses once a week at a very nominal $15 for non-members and to those with an annual membership which provides discounts for both classes and events those weekly classes are only $11. And that is only the beginning... Classes are offered to all levels, no experience necessary, to those with and without dance partners. The dancing is not only joyful but truly great exercise for your body and mind. Happy music. Great fun. Lovely people. Come join us, you will be glad you did!! New dancers and members are Always welcome.

Amazing service. Golf course is one of the few in South Florida actually on the water with…read moreabsolutely no traffic noise. Course is in amazing condition.

My family and I had the privilege of being dinner guests at DBY&CC last Saturday evening. The…read moreexperience exceeded our expectations and was a step above banquet type cuisine one typically encounters at such venues. My roast duck was served on the bone and was crispy and delicious. My wife had pan seared scallops and daughter had the grilled shrimp entrees....very enjoyable. Nice cocktails and good, professional service. Vibe is a bit dated but we understood a renovation may be in the works.

We had a great experience at this country club recently for lunch. Lots of options to choose from…read more(breakfast-lunch-buffet) and an overall awesome experience. I chose the buffet option which was an amazing value at $20 for everything hot and cold. So much to choose from. This country club was refurbished completely about a year ago so it is very new, fancy, and very well-staffed. Awesome service.

The food was absolutely exquisite. For a buffet breakfast, everything was so fresh and so…read moreincredibly delicious. So many options to choose from naughty and healthy delicious drinks. And the view was spectacular. Great service overall my girl I had an amazing experience on her birthday and I was so happy to be invited here.

What to do on a Wednesday night?…read more Culture in the City is a group that organizes lectures, performances and special events with a social emphasis on subjects that range from Reiki healing to quantum physics, from the music of the Beatles or Mozart to adventure travel, anything culturally enriching, thought-provoking and entertaining. Members get a discounted rate to the events, but everyone is welcome to attend. They are on hiatus right now but you can check their website for future events.

Fantastic in every way! Wonderful staff each and every time we've been there, met someone new…read more Great parking and Location was easy to find. Becky is our favorite server. The crowds always friendly and lots of tips on places to go.

It's a good place with a good vibe. If your military or a veteran you will love the smart ass jokes…read morefood and drinks. The bartenders and vets make you feel like family. Free pool games! Inexpensive drinks for you liquor specialist!

Look here. Something new…read more.. If you are not familiar with Chamber South and are looking to do business in South Miami to Homestead, take a look at Chamber South. The chamber services its members well and enables many great networking opportunities. Take a look at their website and consider partaking in upcoming events. At this time, I am pleased to lead the "greening of Chamber South" to become one of the first LEED Existing Building O&M certified buildings in Miami Dade County, the first in South Miami. The transformation is progressing well and is published much (including a live stint for the mornig show if SouthFlrodia.com). Beyond just being a good project, I am pleased to be involved here for the chamber opted to display as many as possible of the implemented changes. There is so much green building going on, but few opportunities to look and touch how it is done. This project is all about showing the public what and how it was done... come on by and have a look...

Chamber South, also known as Baptist Health South Florida (Pineapple room) is a nice location for…read morelarge meetings and trainings. I recommend using this establishment for any work/professional related conferences as it can fit an adequate amount of people. The premises is nicely maintained and comfortable to be in. It can be utilized for late nights as well. It offers 1 large conference room as well as a few smaller ones. My experience here was a positive one and I recommend it to any businesses and agencies looking for a large space to use. Check it out!

The Grove Gables Toastmasters Club provides a wonderfully supportive environment in which to become…read morea better communicator and leader. It's the most efficient use of one hour that I have witnessed. I would encourage anyone interested in becoming a better speaker and leader to join the group. It is an excellent way to develop important and useful skills while having fun and enjoying a delicious lunch at the Peacock Garden Cafe on Monday's at noon.

From the owner: Grove Gables Toastmasters offers an extraordinary and positive workshop style environment that…read moreimproves the communication and leadership skills required in every walk of life - presentations, interviews, salary negotiations, business settings, sales, story telling or just giving a toast!

This place is located about a half hour from downtown Miami. The drive isn't bad, but I'm not sure…read moreabout traffic in the area generally. We arrived here a bit after 1:30 p.m. on a Thursday. As we toured the gardens, I could see the road we came in on as it continued past some areas of the garden, and by 3 p.m. it was packed with cars at a crawl. So come early? The facility has ample parking on site. There is a main building that houses the gift shop, ticket counter, and a very small cafe. The gardens spread out behind it. Our tickets were free thanks to a Horticultural Society membership that my wife got. If you know that you'll be visiting at least a couple of sites like this within a year, it is worth checking on this to save some money on entry fees. There are paved paths throughout the gardens. You can walk the entire property, but they also offer hourly tram tours. We opted to do the tram first, and I think this is definitely the way to go. You can get a 1-hour overview of all the areas and then decide what to re-visit on foot afterwards. The focus of the gardens is tropical plants, though they have some other varieties as well. Our guide on the tram tour was quite good. He provide a historical overview and highlighted specific plants and architectural design choices as we drove around. Afterwards, we checked out the butterfly house and a few adjoining buildings. We also revisited areas with particularly nice views. My wife wanted to track down some Egyptian geese and also iguanas, both of which we'd seen on the tour. We were able to find both without too much effort. We probably spent 2.5 - 3 hours here. I enjoyed this more than I expected, and if you have any interest in landscape design or botanical gardens, this is a very worthwhile stop near Miami.

It was absolutely beautiful. Really enjoyed the main act for the Valentine's Day event…read more Things could be a little more organized as entrance to specific praise areas were not well indicated but overall a good experience. I would suggest that chairs lot be allowed or only be allowed in the back [in picnic area] as they block the views for everyone behind them that is actually sitting on the picnic blankets.

Left a Google review for the venue…read more.. I recently attended a wedding here as a guest. I could nit pick (bartender couldn't make a drink for her life) but overall the food and service was good. However, they are getting a one star review. Why? Because after speaking with the groom I learned that this venue forced them to use their "preferred DJ vendor" and this guy SUCKED. I did not want to ruin my friend's wedding by badmouthing their DJ so when I asked what the DJ's name was, he said he did not know but that it was the venue's DJ and that they had to use him So I asked the bride and she said it was DJ FILA (not sure if that is spelled right). So let's talk about DJ Fila... 1 Half the time he wasn't even in his booth. I work in the industry and being a DJ is a performance service. You MUST be using your experience to feel the vibe of the crowd and select songs that build on that vibe. This guy literally ran some kind of crappy slow-song playlist during cocktails and dinner (TWO HOURS) and walked away for the majority of the time. His playlist included playing Lady Gaga's "Shallow" FOUR TIMES in a two hour period! He played Sade's "Smooth Operator" twice! Two of his four hours was this terrible, slow, sad auto-playlist...AT A WEDDING! 2. DJ Fila made no effort to build up the dance floor. I put song selection above mixing skill but you still gotta transition songs. He did not even try to transition songs. We went from one abrupt change to the next. 3. His idea of getting the dancefloor going was to throw on Cha Cha Slide then Cupid Shuffle back to back. He had no clue how to manage a dance floor. 4. The DJ and his emcee were totally unprepared to the extent that they introduced the bridal party one at a time by name but the groomsmen? They totally blanked out, messed it all up and just invited all the groomsmen to join the bridal party on the dance floor- no names or formal introductions like the others. You could see they were completely confused. 5. So many miscues, accidental stoppages of music, moments of dead silence, bad edits and bad mixes. 6. His attire was completely unprofessional for a wedding. Jeans, a white shirt and a backwards baseball cap is not appropriate DJ attire for a wedding. I truly don't know how my friend who got married felt about this DJ. I wasn't going to discuss it and bum him out at his wedding. I just wanted him to have a great time and I am sure he did DESPITE what I heard and saw (thank God it was open bar!). But I work in the industry and let me tell you, what I heard and saw was incredibly unprofessional. I would never normally take the time to review another DJ. We all have different styles and skill levels. But there must be some level of skill if you are going to do weddings. This DJ had none. Shame on this venue for foisting this poser on my unsuspecting friends but let it be a warning to all who are considering holding their wedding or other special life event at this venue. DO NOT LET THEM FORCE YOU TO USE THEIR DJ. If this is how they do business then you're better off finding another venue because your DJ will make your event memorable...one way or the other. In this case, it was not in the good way.

Went for a wedding, the exterior of this location is very outdated, we were confused if this was…read moreeven the location. Even the inside looks outdated, looks more like a funeral home than a banquet hall. The outside where the wedding was held is actually nice. It had rained, and the employees did not even bother removing the excess water from the wood where all the wedding court was going to walk on. Someone could have slipped, the brides dress was drenched by the time she finished walking the aisle. Once seated inside, we all noticed the cups and champagne glasses had old lipstick stains. When we told the coordinator, she pretended not to even see it, when it was extremely visible. She sent the cups to be replaced, but never once apologized. The dj was not at all good ,the music barely inspired anyone to want to get up and dance. At the end of the reception, instead of politely informing us the event is reaching its end, they just turned on all the lights and abruptly shut off the music, and the dj said "times up" The food was not at all good. Overcooked vegetables, and the meat did NOT look edible. I honestly felt nothing was handled accordingly.