Petroleum Club of Anchorage

I was pretty impressed with PCA. It is a very formal and upscale club in which you have to pay a membership fee every month to go to. It was originally for the oil workers, which some of the old décor and vintage pictures of oil rigs. It is decorated well and has the avaliability to technology (e.g. projectors) as well.
My reason for coming was in support of Mike Dunleavy’s campaign as he was running for Senate. There was a buffet of finger foods later in the event; tasted fantastic and was presented well. As everyone mingled amongst each other there was always a server going around to bring people their drink of choice. Really great service.

Although you need some form of membership to be a part of this place, I feel like I am missing the mystique of it. As a travel/​points whore, I am all about exclusivity, but you just don’t get that at all from the PCA.
If you take away the exclusivity part of it, this is actually a really solid regular establishment. Service was good, food was good and the drink and wine selection was good. Notice I didn’t say great, but I didn’t say bad either. This is an honest 3 star place. It’s somewhere to go if you want normalcy. A place to come after work where people will know and recognize you, but not go out of their way to accommodate you.
As a business traveler, this type of place is very attractive. Service staff may recognize you given you have some specific personality trait or may very well forget you if you are another face in the crowd. You can count on consistent food which will always arrive as good and tasty as well as a bar that is stocked with a very normal selection of spirits.
All in all, a very solid 3.