Hastings Golf Club is a golf club founded in 1898, at 1523 Maraekakaho Road in Bridge Pa, Hastings. Its 18-hole championship course is the main draw, and the club says it is consistently rated among the top ten club courses in New Zealand. Members and visitors are both welcome, and the club is set in the Hawke's Bay countryside.
Fairways Cafe is upstairs in the clubhouse, with views down the 18th fairway from a sunny balcony. It serves breakfast, lunch and snacks, along with Hawthorne coffee, and it is a regular stop for cyclists on the local Wineries Ride and on the Hawke's Bay Trails. It also caters private functions and meetings, and one Rotary group describes its weekly catered dinners there as first class. The club does not take cash, so pay by card, EFTPOS or member card. Our view is that it is a fine place to eat and watch golf in Bridge Pa.