Originally Posted By vbdad55 I cannot fathom how being a member can be really worth it. I suppose that if I were very wealthy it could be a lark, but I simply can't believe it when ordinary working stiffs shell out thousands of dollars for the priviledge of being able to eat at this restaurant. The times I have been there it has been as a guest of my best friend who has help VP roles at 2 companies HQ'd near there. The companies hold the membership - I am willing to bet this is true a lot - just like for skyboxes at games etc..
Originally Posted By LuLu People do it because they can... it impresses their friends... just like a lot of other things people spend scads of money on that other people can't understand ($400,000 cars, $40,000,000 houses, whatever). It would be interesting to know the proportion of corporate vs individual memberships. I bet vbdad is right - it's more of a perk for corporate big wigs and clients.
Originally Posted By Spirit of 74 <<fkurucz, it will be interesting to see what it is that makes folks want to be members. I'm looking forward to finally being able to see the mystique for myself. I hope you and Spirit are able (I guess willing would be a more apt word) to join in on the next LP meet at Club 33, if there ever is one in the future.>> I would love to go in the future if I'm in the area when there's a meet. I myself may go this fall as a friend has a friend (and you know the rest). But I appreciate the thought. I'm not sure if I've done a good job conveying my thoughts on the place as it's become more well-known. <<Perhaps it's an individual experience that one must make a proper decision on by themselves.>> True enough. <<I promise to give an unbiased report after our experience and it will be interesting to see how it measures up to everyone else's opinion on the day.>> Great ... look forward to reading! <<And, it may sound dorky, weird, and CHEESY (to use a Mrs ElderP vernacular), but I am counting down the days like a little girl. Tiaras, bacon, and new friends that I will be meeting for the first time....I cannot wait! xoxo>> You do realize that's likely the first time tiaras and bacon have been used in the same sentence before
Originally Posted By disneylandfan8 Oh, Spirit of 74, you haven't read the Club 33 Breakfast thread in LP Meets, have you!!! Tiaras and bacon have been used in a sentence many, many times! Look, it happened again!
Originally Posted By dlkozy >>>"Sometimes when places that were 'best kept' secrets become out there ... the quality suffers."<<< Baloney.
Originally Posted By fkurucz <<I bet vbdad is right - it's more of a perk for corporate big wigs and clients.>> True, but yet I hear constantly of working class people who are members.
Originally Posted By Ursula Wellllllll, I can speak from experience here. I've been a few times in my life. (Okay, stop laughing, friends). I agree for about two years or so that the quality had slipped from the overall experience. But I just went on 7/18 and the chateaubriand was just divine. I spoke with our server and he said that they had changed the menu previously and deleted this item, but due to popular demand, the chateaubriand was re-introduced. Just the reduction sauce alone was to die for! So maybe they were just going through a small growning pain in recent years? And I love the retro feel of the place. There are very few fine-dining places with dress codes open nowadays.
