First and foremost, as a strong believer in Jesus Christ, it is a blessing to see Christ centered…read morevalues radiating throughout the entire team at Carolina Colours. We are so fortunate to have a Top 50 North Carolina golf course right here in our backyard. It is amazing to see God working through this course to bring the community together, from neighbors in and around Colours, to folks on the outskirts, to tournament players traveling all over. The entire staff works with unmatched patience, humility, and kindness. On the course and in management, Johnny, Jim, Terry, Donnie, Bob, Bobby, and even newer team members like Micah are phenomenal. Ken is doing an incredible job building and leading his team - thanks for letting me borrow a watch charger!! A special shoutout to Kelly, Stephanie, Kaity, Hana, Lee and both Kaitlyns. These women serve with so much grace, patience, personal tact, and professionalism. Need to recognize the quiet busy bees in the kitchen. The chefs are putting out the best food I've ever had in New Bern, and downtown honestly doesn't even compare. The culinary style and the juicy tenderness of the meats set the benchmark for the entire city. Other local restaurants should take note. Please continue to sustain and refine what you're doing back there, and please give that kitchen team a raise because they truly deserve it. I only have a chance to golf about once or twice a year. Even though I haven't quite been able to negotiate a membership into the budget with my better half yet even with the military discount, I am so thankful to be treated like a member every time I visit as a guest. Most of all, thank you to Jim, Johnny, and Terry for extending such wonderful grace to my 2 year old and 7 year old while they are out on the range with me. I pray for the management and the members here. Thank you all for creating such an exceptional place!

Thanks Johnny B for letting us tour your amazing golf course. Erin at the pro shop is such a…read moresweetheart. Thanks to both of you for your hospitality! Chris

The pool is well maintained and the snack bar and upstairs dining have amazing food the bar tender…read moreMatthew and Davy are the best

The course conditions were great. It was my first time playing on vacation and really enjoyed the…read morecourse and some of the holes with the views of the water. Not sure his name, but one guy helped me out a lot early in the morning. Overall good rating in my books. Also wanted to add some updated pictures since some of them look old.

I've been frequenting the Pointe for some time now. Ben (Chef) is working hard to get his menu in…read moreline with the clientele and residents. I've eaten the buffets, plate specials, sandwiches and salads. I Really enjoy the Pot Roast. Give it a try for yourself.

This is a country club's grill room which is actually open to the public. The quality of the food…read morehere is very good, and the varied menu will have something to suit almost anyone. The dining room has floor to ceiling windows that face north, so it's bright without uncomfortable glare. There is bar seating as well as several tables. I can highly recommend the salads, which are generously sized and always very fresh. Breakfast is good, with light fluffy pancakes and tasty breakfast meats. Sandwiches are good here also, as are the wings and burgers. The wait staff is very friendly and accommodating, and the owner of the country club makes occasional appearances to check on customers. We always feel right at home here, even though we're not club members. My family and I live only half a mile from here, so we visit at least once a week.

When it comes to golf, at best, I'm a hacker. Although I've played more in the past two years then…read moreI have the rest of my life put together, I still blow and I know it. That means with limited exception, I'm not spending big money to play expensive courses. Why? I'll leave that to "the pros." But if I can find places online that are sub $40 or even in this case, sub $30....I'm in. The setup here is simple. You can head to their website to make a tee time, or you can also find them on GolfNow which is a much better deal as 18 with a cart on their site is $40 on a weekday and I hit it on GN for $25. river-bend-country-club-nc.book.teeitup.com/course/info Admittedly, I got to the course about an hour before my time and was hoping they would let me start whenever. No issue with that here. The person at the counter chuckled and said aside from a twosome that was in the parking lot, there was no one out there and no other tee times for the entire day. The course is a mixed bag. #1 couldn't be played in its proper form as the sprinklers were in full force all over the tee boxes. I sort of made my own modified tee area and went from there. #15 had a "modified" green. The actual green is OOO and they have kind of a half-assed cut "green" with flag and cup in what would be the fairway. No bueno There is some water on a few of the back nine holes, not much in terms of sand, a ton of trees and houses that are close but not that bad on most of the holes. Between tee boxes, fairways and greens I would grade them C, B and C-. Some of the tees are decent, and others are mostly chewed up or just straight up sandy. The fairways are in good shape and no joke, there were more guys out mowing then there were people playing. The greens are.....not a lot of break in them but too many are more black then green and they are definitely on the faster side of fast. This place resembles, somewhat in a good way and somewhat not in a good way, the course over at Minnesott Beach. A lot of the same issues there are the same as the issues here and in each case, I would be hesitant to play either place at full price. For a cheap hacker this is good enough. If you take things seriously or are expecting true upscale country club conditions, you're going to leave shaking your head.

In the middle of hole 1 we had an emergency come up, went back to pro shop let them know and they…read moresaid we could come back later. Our emergency unfortunately ran longer than we thought, so we called back and asked for a rain check. The girl we talked to stated it was fine. 30 mins go by she calls back states she is new and didn't know but the "head pro" said that rain checks are not offered to groups that use a Groupon. I asked to be clear, so if we would have paid full price yall would have grace on our emergency, she said yes. Spend your money somewhere that care alittle more.

Impeccable condition. Beautiful fairways. Greens are very fast and in perfect shape. Only negative…read moreis the cart paths. Highly recommend.

We spend our vacations time in the area. We are always welcome at Minnesott Beach Golf and Country…read moreClub. I am always welcomed by the regulars in their regular games. The food is good and the service is friendly. We always look forward to spending tine here when we are on vacation.

IMHO, if you're looking to golf down in the Crystal Coast area, there are only so many places and…read morepast that, most of them are fairly pricey. Enter MGCC as a decent alternative. I was coming from Atlantic Beach and the best way to the course seemed to me to take the ferry across the Neuse River. The schedule is below and once you get off at the Minnesott terminal, it's basically three turns and you're at the course. www.ncdot.gov/travel-maps/ferry-tickets-services/routes/Pages/default.aspx I did make a tee-time through their website and even though it was a beautiful sunny day, it still was a weekday in mid-March and overall there was no need. www.minnesottgolf.org/tee-times/ The course was a mixed bag. From the whites it's about 6000 yards, so nothing crazy long. A lot of trees and water in some form or another comes into play on about half of the holes. The one bad thing I would say is that the course, at least to me in the traditional form, doesn't really have any rough. Everything was mostly green, but also cut very low. Low as in where does the green start/end and the fairway or rough begin. As long you weren't in the trees, you're hitting off of....sort of nothing. I did not partake in any of their food offerings at the restaurant, which is in the same building as the pro shop, but it was busy and everyone there seemed to know everyone. I don't anticipate coming back to the area any time soon, but if I do, I will definitely come back for another round. (3.5 rounding up)