Fantastic walkable golf course. Shorter than some but smallish greens and tight fairways. My…read morehandicap travels well. The last four holes will make or break your round. Sand soil drains immediately. Cool horseshoe bar. Great for league after-party. Caterer is Chef Marla. Beloved by members. Very interesting menu. Thursday afternoon league is the best. New guys meet others quickly and don't feel new very long. Price feels right. A bit less than some private clubs. A lot less than others. (They have a try it deal.)

Perhaps the nicest course and best conditions in the Capital Region and the perfect club for those…read morewho want to play golf instead of impressing other people.  When I joined I was very surprised how open all the members were to meeting me and playing with me.  No cliques or dirty looks.  The membership is a better value than other private clubs in the area, has no assessments, and is built on sand so it opens earlier in the year and is playable right after torrential rain.  The course is a favorite of women golfers.  Lots of events of course and leagues.  Great pace of play. The coolest thing is that it is the custom here to walk with a  pushcart, so I get lots of exercise.

Nice atmosphere. Great hours. Beautiful modern bar and fantastic sound system playing epic tunes…read more Highly recommend!

My first trip to the bunker was last winter, my group of 3 were the only ones there. The service…read morewas good, we only got drinks though. We got in right on time. 4.5 stars at the time. My friend booked us a 2pm time slot a few days ago. It was the afternoon of our booking and I was about to pull in to the facility when I get a phone call from my friend saying we got double booked. They told us that we should have looked online to see it was cancelled. No email, text or phone call...After driving 30+ minutes to find out the soonest they could get us in was 1 hour later. This will be my last trip to the Guilderland location.

Came for a family event. Very nice grounds and facilities. The service was great and the food was…read moregood. They had many good specials and all of the meals were tasty.

I'm writing this from the perspective of someone who attended a birthday party here, so I cannot…read morecomment on the membership, golfing, pool, etc. The party for roughly 70 people consisted of an open bar, hors d'oeuvres, a buffet dinner and coffee. Dessert was brought from outside the club, although I'm sure they had dessert options on the menu. The ambiance was nice, and the dining room has huge windows and a nice patio overlooking the beautiful grounds. Nice view in the distance of downtown Albany, also. The decor is slightly dated, but in a classic sort of way, if that makes sense. High ceilings, dark wood, gold light fixtures and a green leafy carpet. The meal included chicken parm, eggplant parm, stuffed sole, ziti, rice pilaf, green beans almondine and fairly extensive salad fixings. I never have high expectations for a buffet, but I was pleasantly surprised. I tried everything and it was all very tasty and fresh. Nothing tasted like it had been sitting, and things were quickly replenished when they got low. I appreciated that the portions were cut tiny so I could fill my plate with a little of everything and not look like a total pig. It's probably their attempt to cut back on waste. The staff was okay overall; some friendlier than others. I wouldn't go so far as to say that any of them were bad, but I think some of their faces may have cracked if they smiled. There was no offer for a second round of coffee, which was served in teeny tiny cups, so it should have been no surprise that people wanted more. We asked, and cups were filled for only a few people at the table before the staff promptly vanished without offering it to others who wanted it as well. The thing that lost them a fourth star was the staff's eagerness to get us out of there. I know the party was scheduled from 6-10pm, and I do understand their desire to get off work. I'm very conscious of that sort of thing, because I've worked in restaurants and retail, and it's common knowledge that nobody likes a straggler. But did they really have to start breaking down tables at 10:05? Nobody wants to see the crappy cracked and peeling card tables you hide under your nice white table clothes. C'mon now. All in all, the party was a very nice experience and the flaws were minimal. I would recommend it.

The bang bang shrimp from the restaurant were one of the most memorable things I've eaten in a long…read moretime. Ugh, sooooo good.

Signs, signs, everywhere signs. The restriction on bringing carts out to the parking lot should…read morehave been a warning to me. GPS equipped carts will shut off and make you drive in reverse if you go even slightly outside the allowable travel zones. For a place with so many rules, you'd think they would enforce the fixing of ball marks, the greens are a total disaster from lazy people who cant or wont bend over to fix a mark. The GIS is supposed to tell the pro and starter where everyone is, but when we made the turn, they had a league going out ahead of us. Not ideal. Overall, I liked the course but the rules and signs are a bit over the top. Restaurant was good, nice choices for draft beers and tasty brisket.

My dad loves the golf course! He has a season pass and can golf as many times as he wants during…read morethe 2025 season. The food here is good, nothing special, but really friendly staff, and a very homey feel inside the 19th Hole.

Great place! Fantastic service…read more I've been there several times and I've tried the prime rib, steamed clams, chicken Park, calzone, etc... Always hot and delicious !!!

Course was in decent condition in first week of August. Tee boxes a bit chewed up…read more Many hills. Some flat fairways. Interesting course. Views are nice. Need to travel through the woods to get to different tee boxes and holes Carts are underpowered. Cart path needs repair. Decent restaurant/bar. Did not see a locker room. Bathroom was clean except for one stopped up toilet. Staff was friendly except for the old guy working in the pro shop. He should not have such a position to great guests.

Capital Hills at Albany is a gem of a municipal golf course, with a challenging, championship…read morecaliber layout with most holes standing alone, carved out of the hilly countryside adjacent Norman's Kill. The greens are kept a little slow, likely to maintain conditions and playability as one can see how the course could easily be tightened to challenge even the more accomplished of players. One word of advice - do yourself a favor and take a cart here, as there's a lot of up and down and considerable distance between many of the greens and tees. If you're more than a 20 handicap, you'd be better over on the other side of the kill at Normanside GC, which is a much easier tract. One extra bonus - an excellent 19th hole restaurant/pub awaits to welcome you at the completion of your round.

By day, I'm a librarian…read more............ There are others just like me: practical shoes, really really nice (yes, it's true, even if I cut you off in traffic), and we actually give a shit about most things. For instance, I care about food, like, obsessively thinking about it. So though the speeches were great, and the decor grand, my luncheon with the other librarians yesterday had me mostly focused on the sit down meal that I expected, like most of these shindigs, would be small, tasteless, lukewarm, wilted and overcooked. Like wouldn't it be nice if I looked forward to a GREAT meal instead of thinking the worst, for a change, hmmmmmm??? OK I was wrong, but read on. The starter salads were romaine free because of the recent e coli outbreak. Kudos. Nice creamy balsamic dressing, colorful, fresh. The rolls were sourdoughy, warm and fragrant. Red had a chicken dish rolled around a bread stuffing covered in a rich gravy topped with dried random cranberries, good mashed, perfectly cooked green beans. Apple had the steak, topped with a burgundy sauce, same mashed and beans. The meat was a bit dry but he ate everything. I had the parm, of course. Anyway, it was eggplant, thinly sliced, pressed into a lasagna almost, topped with a beautiful thick layer of flavorful, gooey cheese, a bit crisp on the edges, and a rich red sauce that was better than just about any I've ever had. The rigatoni on the side was boring, as was the presentation, but this parm was perfectly assembled. Wow. OK this is a review of a special event, but let me tell you, the parking is ample, the grounds are spectacular, the space is lavish and beautiful, the staff were courteous and kind and professional (x5). A venue that would be lovely for any special event. Zena, Goddess of Fire (wearing her cool shoes)

I realize when you are attending a large group function that is difficult to get the food out to…read moreeveryone. Staff were busy trying to get the 3 different choice meals out to the crowd of 200, but by the time last of the group ate, the first people were sitting twiddling their thumbs. Maybe more help would cut down the wait time for the entire crowd. While friends thought the food was good, I was not impressed. My roast beef appeared to be sliced lunch meat with jar gravy on top. The green beans at least appeared to have been freshly steamed (cool when they arrived). Our dessert was cheesecake. (Friends said I make a better dessert.) That being said, to be sociable, I am sure I will return if it is again scheduled for this club.

The food at Normanside is delicious and ever changing. You don't need to be a member to eat there…read moreeither. We belong and we couldn't be happier with the experiences we've had. This winter our daughter is old enough to start golfing. We brought her for an hour to the indoor simulators to play games and get used to her new clubs. The golf pros are phenomenal and offer lessons. The wait staff is kind and wonderful. In the summer, the pool has a water slide, swim lessons and food. The life guards are fantastic as well. The golf course is beautiful and a favorite of my husbands. It's well kept.

I recently attended a retirement event at Normanside Country Club. The venue itself is beautiful,…read morethe food was good, and the service staff were friendly and welcoming. That said, the 3-hour event window felt a bit limited. In my experience attending events over the years, a 4-hour timeframe tends to allow for a more relaxed and enjoyable flow. One thing that stood out was that water wasn't offered at the tables, and there was no coffee or dessert service during the event. It wasn't until I was leaving that I noticed coffee and desserts had been set out, but by then, no one was really partaking. It might help to place those items closer to the main dining area or have staff circulate, especially during programs with presentations and speakers. Many guests, myself included, wouldn't feel comfortable getting up and walking to the front during those moments just to grab water or coffee. Overall, a nice venue with a few opportunities to enhance the guest experience.

I was invited as a guest of the country club for dinner so I can't speak to the golfing. But the…read moredining experience was top notch. Our large party got a table on the patio, the waiter was attentive and friendly and the ambiance on point for a summer evening. My party tried many of the options on the menu and I heard no complaints. My veal piccata was delicious and a generous portion. Highly recommend!

Well I have to say the grounds are pretty and the facility is spacious, but hospitality not so good…read more! I attended my daughter's North Eastern College Gulf tournament and there was no fanfare. The kitchen offered hotdogs and chips for $6. A help yourself, kind of like a 7/11. There were no snacks for the women. On Sunday the temp was 55 there was no hot beverages out on the course. Apparently the kitchen made up bag lunches for the women but chose to give them out after their 18 holes were played. Poor hosts to say the least.

Love your cider donuts & apples & courtesy of your staff…read moreHave loved your apple turnovers but no apples in your turnovers today.

This was better than I thought! I didn't realize that they had an entire store with not only…read moreproduce, apples and cider donuts but they also sold decorations, jelly, jam and lawn stuff! The cider donuts were good but would have been better if they were warm and right out of the fryer, instead they were bagged up in advance. Their apple cider was excellent though!