Ipswich Turf Club - Bundamba, Queensland

Viktoria O.

Well, first time at the turf club of Ipswich

Didn't disappoint

All staff are happy to serve.
From dining to bar to stewardship and bookies.

The whole package was a lovely experience shared with friends from abroad, and they loved it too.

Sue F.

Horrendous! My husband has a disability parking pass, so they tell us to park in one of the designated spots. We come back 2 hours later to go home, and we are parked in. There's cars parked over the exit and a truck parked over the access to the disabled area. Took an hour for the truck driver to wander back and decide to move it. Terrible organisation. The "complimentary canapes" for owners was 2 party pies or 2 party sausage rolls. Terrible. Will never be back.

Brett B.

Like a country racecourse in the city. Great staff and a friendly vibe. A few more weekend meetings would be fantastic. Member benefits are great.

Madonna H.

Well - what can we say - what a disaster!!

First time in a private marquee - most likely never again, if Saturday is an indication of what to expect.
As a business we will be reviewing if we would even attend the race day again. Our spend of over $23 000 would get a spectacular event elsewhere.

When we first arrived I made myself, as the organiser of our team event, known to the bar staff, asked who was the supervisor etc. The staff has no idea & one in particular was quite unhelpful then & through the day.

Our understanding and your coms advised food & beverage package for 5 hours & private marquee area suitable for the number of guests.

Marquee Area:
3 bays for 110 people was not sufficient space to easily move around the area.
No outside tables & umbrellas - this was expected as tables & umbrellas are available in the general area such as Festival of Horsepower. ( which have a lower cost per ticket)
There was no security or checking of people entering the private marquees - people were entering any marquee there wanted looking for drinks & food.

Drinks:
Service did not start until 11.30 - 1 hrs after the gates opened
within 15 minutes - drinks had run out - the bar staff had no idea who was in charge, how to get more drinks or even if drinks were available.
by 12.30, there was Vodka, Lime & Soda, no Gin & Tonic, No Vodka & Raspberry.
by 1.30 - no bottle beer, no ginger beer or rum for extended times
the only non-alcohol drink was lemonade
throughout the day - no water!!!! -

Where is the responsible service of alcohol when you can't provide water & non-alcoholic drinks and the food provided is not sufficient for the period you are serving alcohol

Food
Well - this is an embarrassment for the catering company & Ipswich Turf Club

There were 2 small platters delivered at approx 12 noon containing approx 5-8 pieces each of the following
Assorted sushi rolls
Rare roast beef on croutons with horseradish cream.
Assorted mini quiches
Chicken and mushroom filos
How was this to feed 110 people I would never know?

From 12.45 we received the following - in small platers 2-3 times.
Satay chicken skewers - no peanut sauce
Lamb koftas with minted yoghurt
Later the Aussie beef pies were received, again in small platters with insufficient food for the number of people.

Chicken and mushroom filos were not received at all.

We have been to Ipswich for over 10 years and never had complaints from our team about the food or drinks.

The private marquee was supposed to be something fancy & more upmarket than the general marquees.

We had to purchase food from the vendors to ensure our team had sufficient food to eat!

We spoke to guests in numerous other private ways, who all have the same issues we did. As did other guests based on online reviews.

How can ITC justify the ticket cost of $200+ per head for a private marquee and not provide sufficient, good quality food & the drinks as advertised.

One star because I can not give xero!

Michael C.

It's a modern 5star venue for a function or event like a birthday party....

Drinks are cold and food is brilliant...

There is plenty of parking for a few hundred.

Catering For kids and disabled with lift and steps for access

Staff are all friendly there is also generally security also on premises

Walkways are spacious has both indoor and outdoor seating

Vicki D.

How disgraceful was the cup today we payed $220 per head to have no tab no heating and the food now that’s something else we had a couple of frozen snacks that were cold and a sandwich, there’s better food in a nursing home, they had no coffee , tea service was atrocious, will never return here again , the only reason I gave a 1 was because we had a seat to sit on 🤯🤯🤯😤😤😤

Renee S.

We had our wedding reception here in May. I just wanted to share some photo's to show how beautiful it turned out. Carley the events manager was extremely helpful, always available to answer any questions I had. In general amazing value compared to the Brisbane wedding venues and the best value in Ipswich. The staff were lovely and let us party hard 🙂 Thanks again!

Nola G.

Great place. Went to a friend’s 30 th. Food absolutely amazing. Great service from all staff . Would highly recommend for a function. Awesome day