The Country Club

Went here with a group of friends last night. Definitely not my cup of tea and I was DD so I didn’t enjoy it all that much. I’m giving it 2 stars because the live band was fairly enjoyable and my drinking friends seemed to be having a blast.

This place is a joke. I mean you actually need to go here at least once just to laugh at it. If you looked up Cheeseball bar in the dictionary there should be a photo of this place. It is definitely a spot for the redneck rural hillbillies who think they are in some big city nigh club. I have never seen so much bad line dancing in my life. It was like I had stepped into a time machine and was transported to a bad redneck version of the 80s. Teased hair, stonewashed Mom jeans, flannel. lots of flannel. The kicker is they actually charge a cover to get in this place and then you are greeted by no less than 6 cops in uniform and they have a police cruiser out front. It really makes you wonder what kind of riff raff a bar is attracting if they need that many cops. Also the drinks are very weak and expensive. The bartenders do not even pour the liquor but rather some computerized liquor pourer does it, ending up with a very weak drink. I have been to some very good country and western bars but this place was a bad joke.

My least favorite bar I’ve ever been to. If I could give it zero stars I would. Always at least a $ 7 cover and they also charge tax on drinks. There is one pool table that is never open. This place is completely full of people who are 21 and never been to a decent bar.

The establishment is clean. I didn’t like walking into a club and being greeted by 4 police officers in uniform and their patrol cars parked right out front. I understand this place is probably trying to get people to feel safe by having them there, but I think it is intimidating. One police officer is fine, but four seems a bit excessive. They also should have a sign at the bar warning you that they will put a $ 50 pre-​authorization charge on your debit card if you open a tab. $ 50 is a bit excessive when I only bought one drink…

I like that there is a dress code to keep scum out, but they need to book rock bands. Cmon not just buckcherry (who were great BTW)

Did not like this place. It was very smoky and it didn’t seem like you would get any respect if your skin wasn’t the «right color.»

THIS PLACE BLOWS. DONT GO HERE. IT IS LAME AF. (yes, i realize i wrote in all caps. that is how serious i am about not going to this place)

as a visitor to augusta, I’m a bit taken aback by the hostility I experienced at this establishment. my experience in this town has been extremely pleasant, but I’m very hesitant to say the same about this place. I don’t like throwing labels around, but I felt discriminated against. 0 stars.

Worst place to go. It’s run down and seems like they discriminate against military personnel. My wife brought only her military id, they informed her at the door that military ids are not accepted. I would recommend not attending this place. Discrimination is very prominent here.

The business’ Unilocal comment «We are Augusta’s #1 live music venue/​nightclub!» Well, that’s probably true, but that’s not saying much when you’re probably also the only live music venue and night club in Augusta that holds more than 50 people. It’s also the reason they charge cover and get away with charging cover; you’ve got nowhere else to go within reason, unless you want a $ 20+ cab ride each way.
Anyway, I don’t hold the cover charge against them; they offer a service I wanted in a convenient location and I was willing to pay. I went three times with friends during Masters week 2015; the cover charges were $ 10, $ 7 and $ 7. Sunday, we tried to go again but they are apparently closed Sunday nights.
What I do hold against them is their drink prices and pouring method. They use an electronic measured pour system, so bartenders are stuck typing into a computer and pressing some buttons to pour your drink, and you’re going to get exactly the amount of alcohol the computer thinks is a shot, whether it’s close to accurate or not. The drinks were so weak we began ordering doubles to make them taste like most normal bars, with most doubles putting you up into the $ 12+ range per drink. This is Augusta, GA, not New York City. I don’t drink beer so my only real option was to not drink or rack up a big bill. I was there to party so I chose the later.
They have some reasonable live music; one night was a rock cover band who was pretty entertaining, and then it switched to hip hop from the end of the show till close. The other two nights it was country.
The bathrooms are relatively clean as are most other areas of the club. There are several bars and a lot of bartenders so it’s fairly easy to get a drink even when they get busy. There is a very large police presence, which seemed odd, but apparently the good ol’ boys like to come and get into fights from time to time, so at least they’re doing something to protect the other patrons.
There are a bunch of tables with service staff, as well as several VIP areas you can rent if you want to host a bunch of people or want to have seats/​tables. There’s a pool table in one of the corners.
All in all the place isn’t bad, but the drink prices kind of killed it for us. Like I said though, with no where else to go, you’re going to either like it or go back to your hotel.

Pretty good club but don’t expect country only… needs a mechanical bull!

Honestly I expected the Country Club to be some Yehaw hillbilly hootin’ sort of a place. This has got to be one of my favorite places to go out with friends in Augusta simply because I love to dance. They don’t just play country music all night and it’s kind of nice because you get the best of both worlds. The drinks are great, nothing is particularly pricey, and it seems to be clean considering. I do like the fact that they have an area inside for folks who smoke. There is nothing more disgusting than trying to dance or simply enjoy a drink and having a smoke bomb float by. :) Overall a great place to go to have a good time.