Darlington Estate, 1495 Nelson Road, Perth

Reviews

• Robert James

  17.06.2018
  ★ ★ ★ ☆ ☆
  Food was OK but very expensive with no mains under $30 with a very small portion size (finished mine within 5 minutes) and who puts raw cauliflower in salad? Nice bread though but again quite expensive at $14 with oil. Service could be improved (only one staff member) and the dining room seemed a little baron inside. I'm sure it would be a suitable venue for events though.
• Toan Chung

  22.02.2018
  ★ ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆
  Planning to come here? DON'T!!
  DARLINGTON ESTATE IS NOT A VENUE YOU WANT TO VISIT FOR A MEAL. AND DEFINATELY NOT A VENUE TO HOST YOUR WEDDING EVENT OR FUNCTION!!
  
  I had my wedding here late last year.....HUUUGE mistake!!! Biggest day of our lives and they absolutely ruined it. What could go wrong, did go wrong.
  
  Darlingtons co-owner Michelle will make you feel as though everything is good, all your planning and specifics are accounted for, everything will be provided as planned and agreed...do not trust a word that comes out of her mouth!
  
  On our day... they change the drinks package without approval. pre-dinner drinks started late. they supplemented the alcoholic beverages for cheaper alternatives without prior approval.
  
  entrees: beef cheek dish was burnt and portions were tiny. The pork belly was mostly all fat and inedible. Guests with special dietary requirements weren't catered for as specified. Management recommended placing a late guests' entree in the warmer but then refused to serve it when he arrived.
  
  Mains portions was shocking compared to what was served at the trial dinner. The meat was dry, the portions so insufficient that most guests including myself went on a maccas run afterwards. I even had to ask for a knife & fork to eat my mains...Me!!! THE GROOM!!!!
  
  I could not believe how poor the service provided was. They were understaffed and the quality of service varied from staff to staff. Mid way through the night they ran out of drinking glasses so guests had to resort to swiging from wine bottles. They "had" electrical faults to areas which we planned to have as an attraction for the night & other electical problems throughout the venue. They charged us for drinks which we never ordered. They overcharged guests for drinks that we had a price agreement on...and to top it off, personal items including certain wedding decorations just vanished....
  
  Our one night...the most important night for my Wife & I turned into a complete disaster!!
  
  Every aspect Darlington Estate and i discussed, which we had both agreed upon, and which took months of planning & preparation....Michelle and Andy (the estates owners/event co-ordinators) failed to execute our plans as per our agreement. Failing miserably in providing my wife & I (and my guests) the quality food and outstanding service they lead us to expect.
  
  They're appalling attitude when issues were brought to their attention, their dispicable and disgraceful actions, serving a child his entree, which the dish was inappropriate for his diet then refusing to rectify the mistake, not replacing the dish and claiming that's all he would be offered for the entire night!!
  
  I can go on..but it's quite clear as you have read.
  
  Note: if you do decide to have an event here...get everything in writing. Literally. They will not stick to agreements and they will break promises. learn from my misfortune and save yourself the agony....

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