I couldn't agree with you more, the cook that was at Dransfield House last year was an idiot to say the least. I was one of the biggest employers of chefs in this country recently and i have to say that i have never met someone who is that delusional about food. Thankfully he has been physically removed from the premises and we can move forward. If you would like to contact me personally i would love to buy you dinner here again. Please visit our web site so you can see what we have done to improve the standard here. I will look forward to cooking you dinner soon. Kind regards David @ Dransfield. www.dransfieldhouse.co.nz
31st July 2012 Dear Glen Whittle,
I couldn't agree with you more, the cook that was at Dransfield House last year was an idiot to say the least. I was one of the biggest employers of chefs in this country recently and i have to say that i have never met someone who is that delusional about food. Thankfully he has been physically removed from the premises and we can move forward. If you would like to contact me personally i would love to buy you dinner here again. Please visit our web site so you can see what we have done to improve the standard here. I will look forward to cooking you dinner soon. Kind regards David @ Dransfield. www.dransfieldhouse.co.nz
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23rd August 2011 I recenelty visited dransfield and was not impressed the slightest. The waiter was very annoying and asked us much too early about what we were after. The Arab music is horrible in the background and a real ear sore. The arab feel they're going for is very much gone with it's mix of upscale england and dirty egypt.
The Dukkah we ordered tasted very off as if the beef had been sitting around for weeks in the fridge. As did the mushroom sauce which was half curdled and the cream was definitely expired. Ended up sending half the meal back!
Very awkward as we were the only ones the restaurant the whole night and the place had a plethora of staff who looked very excited to see some business (perhaps that's why all the food tasted "off". No Business)
Inexperienced waiting service. Potato mash was very lumpy. They forgot 2 sides in our platter which were later poorly taken care of. They charged $15 dollars for a small bowl of cheap hot chips that were not cooked properly and rejected by my son. Our falafels were under cooked. The only redeeming factor was the wine with its hefty %100 upscale.
Overall a very bad, undercooked, expired, awkward experience. The kitchen sounded like they were having a laugh the whole time and i caught the egyptian chef having multiple cigarettes outside which reflected very poorly on their health code. Not recommended and I wish something else could have taken over the lovely venue of dransfield house.
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ishaan
27th June 2011 this is one of the most beautiful restaurants in wellington, they are mediterranean cuisine i really enjoyed my dinner they have very good menu to choose from, the food was great cheers to the team
Dear Glen Whittle,
I couldn't agree with you more, the cook that was at Dransfield House last year was an idiot to say the least. I was one of the biggest employers of chefs in this country recently and i have to say that i have never met someone who is that delusional about food. Thankfully he has been physically removed from the premises and we can move forward. If you would like to contact me personally i would love to buy you dinner here again. Please visit our web site so you can see what we have done to improve the standard here. I will look forward to cooking you dinner soon. Kind regards David @ Dransfield. www.dransfieldhouse.co.nz