Strawberry Farms Golf Club

Beautiful course, but went today and it was such a clustered mess. First no starter and pro shop just saying go whenever you want. Second no Marshall to keep the pace. We had so many people jumping up ahead that it just created more backup. I didn’t expect this from a upscale golf course… Will probably leave it off my list of courses to golf…

Been coming here for ten years for breakfast at their clubhouse. It’s a beautiful course and the food is hearty and good. Today however there was something new on the menu: a gentleman lying on the ground of the clubhouse doing stretching exercises, not eating nor playing at the course. Apparently according to staff he has been coming everyday and just lying on the ground of the clubhouse watching the tv in the corner. Shame that such a beautiful venue is being sullied by such behavior.

I have been to their restaurant for a third time today. I gave it plenty of chances, and the food is just not that great. The environment outside on the golf course is great, and has nice views which is why I gave it 2 stars. My coworkers like going here for some reason. The food is just bland and does not have a high level of quality especially for a gold course. I have had 3 different items from the menu, all were equally unpleasant and I have never finished a meal. Today my wine glass was dirty and had food on it. I had to ask for another one. Had I been a server, I would have never put it on the table. They also got my order wrong, and the server assumed I’d be ok with the mistake until I asked for what I originally ordered. Strange. If you are looking for drinks and a view, it’s a great place. For great food, you are better off passing on this place.

First of all, Strawberry Farms is one of the most breathtaking wedding venues around. From the long, white fence and tall, green trees on the drive in to the beautiful red barn, clubhouse, and colorful flowers everywhere… what’s not to like?!
Secondly, SF has the best wedding planners you could ever ask for. Patti and Kayla are miracle workers — our wedding day was flawless and ran so smoothly thanks to them! Thank you to everyone at Strawberry Farms for making our day magical!!!

Attn General Manager
You need to fire your grounds superintendent. If you wonder why, go play Tijeras Creek or Arroyo Trabucco and you will understand what I’m talking about.

I’m only giving this place one star because they actually met with us. Was looking to have my wedding here and met with a wedding coordinator Patti Ross set up. If this girl gave us even 10 minutes I would be surprised. They did not even care or make us feel welcomed at all. I would not recommend this wedding venue if your planning on spending money and want great wedding planners surrounding you.

Held our wedding here at the beginning of the month. Superb!!! Patti and her staff never stopped impressing me. The food and venue were phenomenal. Also held our rehearsal on the veranda. Amazing. The only confusion is as to why the fajitas and enchiladas are not on the daily menu? I highly recommend this venue for a wedding and the restaurant anytime for a burger. Feel free to inbox me for any info.

This review is NOT about golfing, but rather about the dining room.
A friend and I came to the Strawberry Fields clubhouse for breakfast on Sunday morning.
We had a lovely view of wispy fog rolling along the green hills and manicured fairways, not to mention excellent meal and attentive service and pleasant décor surrounding us.
We are not golfers, but we’ll be back for another meal soon.

I have played here over 10 times since the place opened. The course has developed into a very nice golf course with the vegetation maturing over the years. The holes have a variety of shots that make the course interesting yet not extremely difficult. Stay away from trouble because they will make you pay.
Recently, I found that the greens were patchy which made difficult. The bunkers were only fluffy the top couple of inches. Hard dirt below that. I am sure that the drought has much to do with that. They have made do with the best of what they have. The restaurant is also a nice touch.

All golfers know that truly the best hole in golf is the 19^th.
Strawberry Farm nestled in the hills of Irvine, and in the same vicinity as Tanka Farms challenges the avid golfer with its narrow fairways, tricky greens, sand traps, and steep terrain.
Called to book a golf outing with a group of four. Tony had picked up the phone from the clubhouse and provided amazing service and answered every question to my satisfaction. Tommy who was the starter that day, loaded our bags onto our carts was equally impressive. Once done the staff members cleaned our clubs and carried them to our cars — nice touch (most courses do that in the surrounding area)
Honestly, not my favorite golf course around town. But if you are looking for a challenging golf course with proper course management by marshalls this is it. Surrounding golf courses such as Oak Creek and Pelican are much easier. If you are a slicer or a puller, I would pass this golf course up or big lots of balls!
FOUR!!!

Since they opened, the course has been providing the worst condition on greens and surrounding areas. It is very disappointing and discourages to go back until I hear improvement. There’s no course Marshall and my group was stranded by a group of three some who are not playing good and searching balls too long. A pro shop guy who coordinates groups as a starter is pleasant, and it is the only positive point at this poor golf course. (Played on 12÷30÷15)

I am extremely Un-​satisfied with the services from strawberry farms. We had a corporate party here at the golf course and the service was terrible. We all felt rushed at our event, we asked before our event even began are we able to substitute for meals for people (vegans) who did not show up for something else we can utilize. No sympathy what so ever. I was charge for bottle service which is now freezing up my account and have funds on hold that I cannot use. No apology was given. I will not recommend this place to anyone, we will never use them again. Staff was extremely rude, condescending (Suzy), and all of us are completely disgusted! NEVER AGAIN!

Golfed here today and I had heard that Strawberry Farms was a great course so I was looking forward to playing here. Even though the green fees were $ 125 I figured it was going to be somewhat worth it. Well when our group of 8 showed up they charged us another $ 50 per person for the cart. Are you kidding me? So we are not off to a great start. Then we get to the first hole and discover how bad this course is. They have painted the fairways green and the rough is all brown. I was blown away at the condition of the course. To charge $ 175 per person on a Friday morning and have the course look this bad is highway robbery. I understand that we are going through a drought but the guy cleaning my clubs at the end of our round told me that they use reclaimed water. Maybe I am spoiled living in San Diego and have a lot of great courses to choose from. $ 175 in San Diego gets you the golf for two at the best of the best and you won’t see a inch of grass that is brown.
If you are looking to take clients to this course you better think again or you may lose the account. The course was empty and for good reason.
I do have to say that the restaurant and the service there were great and it’s the only reason I have given this place 2 stars instead of the minimum.
I hope they can get this place in shape because as of right now it should be illegal for them to charge as much as they do play on this course.

I went to Strawberry Farms yesterday for the first time and I have to say that this is by far the best course in OC and the surrounding area, IMO. I am always hesitant to go to high end courses because usually there are a bunch of rules and the staff are stuck up but I can tell you right now the staff here are really down to earth, friendly and very helpful. The staff that I met yesterday were wonderful and inviting being it was my first time.
The course itself is in excellent shape. This course is well worth the price that they charged. I have been to one other «high end» south Orange County course and it does not even come close to Strawberry Farms in terms of greens quality and overall course condition. The course is set in a beautiful location and is a challenging course but not too difficult where a beginner intermediate player can’t play the course.
I will definitely come back ASAP.

If you’re a non-​resident of Irvine, it is NOT worth the $ 125 green fees. I don’t even think the $ 75 Irvine resident rates are worth playing here. If it wasn’t for the awesome starters, I would have rated Strawberry Farms 2-​stars.
From the tee boxes, to the fairways, the rough to the putting greens, the course (as of 8÷25÷2015) is VERY beat up. I thought I was playing an LA city course!
Tee boxes needed to be cut, the tee boxes were crooked, and you teed off leaning off your stance. Fail.
Wet fairways? Perfectly hit tee shots landing on the wet and soft middle fairways and digging into the ground? Lifting and cleaning your ball was a must (in the summer). Fail.
Tons of GUR (ground under repair) on EVERY hole besides the par 3s. What a joke, I would have be pissed if I had to pay $ 125 for this crap.
Are the golfers of Irvine too rich to bend over and fix your putting green divot (plus one more)? I was always trained as a junior to fix your own divot plus another one.
The course isn’t a hard course to play. The fairways are pretty open. If this course was in good $ 125 rate condition, it would be rated a high 4-​star review.
The starters were awesome. I forgot my Costco voucher at home and Costco had a problem retrieving my voucher to play over the phone. The starters let me save a credit card to play and I was able to get my voucher number for them after the round. I didn’t need to run my credit card and they honored my voucher number. I did drive all the way from LA.

I tried leaving this on their website but even that wasn’t working correctly.
I play golf literally every weekend and usually stick to the Long Beach courses but wanted to step it up a notch. I was also eager to play here because I just moved very nearby and was very interested in a membership. The course was really beautiful, in great shape too. But my tee time was 8:45AM … and we tee’d off at 9:30!!! That would be pathetic timing even at an overcrowded LA County public course with a Noon tee-​time; but not at a semi-​private CC that charges $ 120 a person. And I couldn’t really get a good answer why from the Starter who didn’t seemed overly concerned or shocked that he was sending people out 45 minutes behind. I also found out there were 160 golfers on the course during our round. That is horrendous.
The pace of play was completely horrible and unacceptable for a country club caliber level. We were a 3-​some; we had a 3-​some in front of us that was so slow we had to call the pro-​shop by the 3^rd hole. They said they would send someone out and never did. The group in front of them was a 4-​some and was often on the green when this 3-​some was still teeing off. We waited on every hole except for holes 13 – 16; we were about ready to leave after 12. Terrible, terrible experience and so disappointing because I really do cherish my weekly golf especially when I’m paying double of a what a public course charges. I won’t be going back to get that membership.
I had played Arroyo Trubaco two weeks prior and plan on going there again. Same price range, similar course conditions but rounds that are worth the price

Only writing about the restaurant — as far as food options go — is your standard American diner menu. Large portion sizes, decent quality of ingredients, very good, although nothing spectacular. Ambiance — wonderful. It is a perfect brunch spot.

Played here last Friday. I live in Irvine and if you want to play a premium course, your choices are Oak Creek or Strawberry Farms. I had read reviews about the course online from various sources and despite the fact they’re mostly negative, I wanted to give them a try since I had never played here before. The course charges $ 160 for green fees yet the course conditions are like that of a muni. The tee boxes are well-​maintained and the greens, though some had burned patches, are acceptable. But the fairways? I haven’t seen fairways that brown even in the desert! For $ 160?!? That’s just unacceptable. I get that California is going through a drought right now but I played both courses at PGA West a month ago and that place was monochromatically green throughout AND it was less than SF. Where is the money from the memberships and green fees going towards?
If I were you, I would skip this place unless you’re company is paying for it and play two rounds at another course.
The only reason I would go back is because the quality of the food and service in the restaurant was outstanding. The boys waiting to clean your clubs at the end of your round are also above average on the pleasant scale. They deserve a fat tip at the end of play.

One of my favorite courses in Orange County. Always in decent shape, greens are good, bunkers are good. Pace of play is usually great, tee off before 8:00am and it moves well.
Staff is always respectable and the food in the clubhouse is great as well. Bloody Mary’s from the drink cart are the best.
Only downside can be the price. I never have or would pay the $ 160 regular rate. Book on line and you can save a huge amount of cash. On that note, good luck finding a quality course in OC for $ 110 a round that’s as good as strawberry.

Strawberry Farms was the perfect venue to get married at! The service was excellent. Rochelle was excellent at answering my questions via e-​mail and she was very responsive. She was attentive, experienced, and friendly. I felt she could have been a little more present the actual day of the wedding. The time in between the grand entrance and the ceremony she was giving a couple a tour of the venue. Overall she was great at sticking to the schedule and was very organized.
I found out a couple months later the staff wrote a little blog on our wedding for their website. It was great sharing that with my friends and family! I enjoyed reading it!