Darlington Estate Winery Restaurant

Have just had a beautiful day out and lunch for 7 family for my Dad's 82nd birthday. Lovely setting, great service from the young waitress and lovely food. Would go again!

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 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. I'm not the only one this has had happened too...i stumbled upon this afterwards..they did the same thing to sunnycheeks (view image). learn from our misfortune and save yourself the agony....stay away!

We went to this venue mid week for a wedding of around 70. The food was really delicious all round and drinks flowed nicely. The restaurant just looked lovely and the whole night was beautiful.

Darlington Estate is situated in the eastern part of Darlington down a private road and is in a beautiful setting.The food was superb - we had so many guests comment that the food was delicious and the servings were enough.Management were very professional and bent over backwards for us in the setting up stage the day before the wedding and on the day.The wait staff were friendly as was the bar staff.Overall the place is just superb.Well worth the drive!!!

Wow! Impressive location, impressive facility, and great staff. My niece and groom and the 100 guests fitted snugly into the main area, and still had room for a dance area. Chris and Wayne (actually it might be Mark - sorry for calling you the wrong name) were terrific behind the bar. The food was AWESOME!! Beef cheeks, pork things (entree) and chicken and lamb doovies (main), then panna cotta or lemon curd pie were the BEST!!Having worked in the Hills in a previous life, I missed out by not heading to the end of Neilson Road to find this Gem!!Thanks heaps for a reception to remember.