d'Arenberg Review

Amazing place for food and drinks. Mainly drinks. Great value tasting, especially for members

Great place to visit, beautiful wine selection. Very accommodating staff will definitely visit again.

Spectacular views, delicious wine and the funkiest place to visit

D'Arenberg winery is architecturally stunning. As you drive towards it, this marvelous cube is surrounded by beautiful sculptures and vine trees. With a $10 entry fee, you get an entry to a self-guided tour of the Alternate Realities Museum, which is extremely fun and unique compared to everything I have ever seen. The wine variety is fantastic, they have a great variety to taste. Oh before I forget do yourself a favour and check out the toilets, they are beautiful.

This place is amazing!! Well worth the drive out to McLaren Vale just to have the experience of this unique venue. Very quirky, awesome views, great wines!

I love d Arenburg wines and the cube was cool to up close but the wine host was a complete cow and rude to us and the other group she was serving at the same time. Every other winery was so wonderful that this one was starkly disappointing.

A complete experience. From wine tasting at the top of the cube to a succulent delicious lunch at the D'Arry's Verandah finishing off with the Salvador Dali exhibition. The staff at each venue were welcoming and knowledgeable. A simply fantastic day and Birthday celebration for the 4 of us.

Stopped in for coffee and cake at D'arry's Verandah. Ordered at the bar then sat under the trees to enjoy the view. A waitress approached empty handed to inform us that our coffees were ready. I asked if we were not allowed to drink coffee on the grass. You certainly can, she responded, but we only do bar service so you will have to get them yourself and bring them out. We were so disappointed with this service that after finishing our coffees we didn't even return to the bar to advise the staff that they could pick up our empty cups. We did enjoy ogling Dali's droopy clock though.

Beautiful location and the cube is very interesting, personally more focus should be on the wines which were average at best, thanks guys

Not just great wine but a surreal experience. An amazing memory I took back to Canada (and two bottles of wine)

Wow just wow. The building is an instant icon and so quirky and interesting. The place was packed and thankfully it didn t impact on our wine tasting. Our host was knowledgeable and as always the wines didn t disappoint. I like the concept of taking orders for wines upstairs but then picking them up at the barn in a separate building so you feel more relaxed about browsing more wines away from the tasting area. The balconies and access doors to the balconies and ground floor museum are quirky and make you feel like you are in wily Wonkas factory or part of Alice in wonderland. The entire experience is truly a feast for all your senses and a totally unique winery experience. And of course there is the dead arm Shiraz, which is wonderful too. Well done to all involved, it s visionary in every way.

A beautifully landscaped winery with amazing views. Sitting outside enjoying the landscape was a great relaxation.

Excellent place and Amazing Food. The staff was lovely. The 11 course meal was worth every single cent.

The smells , the wine tasting, art and great view, a must go in Mclaren Vale.

Great food and wine, attentive staff with 5 star service. Will be back to the food and matched wines

The wines were good, the overall experience is overhyped. I would not spend $10 to enter just for the "museum" installation. Anyone who tells you that the toilets are amazing has no idea what they are talking about. Lacklustre experience, but an artist wet dream.

This place is amazing. We nearly didnt do it as we dont drink wine but its really worth the tenner each to go into the cube. Its Sooooo quirky & cool & different. My only criticism ( it didnt affect us at all, we are old)is that they actually charge 2yr olds ten dollars too. I understand them charging school age kids but was quite shocked that toddlers were charged the ten. Great place though.

Our experience was a short stop into creativity. Weird but homely, colorful but relaxing, inviting but edgy. Our group was overall enchanted. The exploring the cube does not take time, it's something however that you should do!

Experienced the degustation, every course was a sumptuous work of art
Staff were lovely, attentive and good natured
Surroundings fun, colourful, classy and refreshingly different
Worth the money
Highly recommended

Just wonderful! A great experience with art, wine, food and fun in beautiful surroundings!

This is such a brilliant and mad place made even madder by the Salvador Dali exhibition

Nice selection of wines - try the Dead Arm if you can!

A busy place, lots of quirky items, team of workers friendly

A touch disappointed having been here a few times - restaurant included - tacky out of place structure - lady opening the cellar door was rude - maybe back to basics if you can t grow with grace. Lots of other wineries to splurge on.

This place is insanely cool. $15 is a complete bargain for the experience which included entry to their mini art exhibition, plus a wine tasting on the top floor. We had the option of selecting which wines to taste and our Bartender Andrea was very friendly and knowledgeable. For tourists and locals this is a must do if you are in the area.

Great selection of wine tasting and nice view from the cube. Definetly a must in Mclaren.

Superb Wine combined with a Salvador Dali exhibition, Perfect!!

The D Arenberg Cube situated in the McLaren Vale wine area, is absolutely so different, it confronts your sensors on several levels. The architecture is different, yet compelling. Walking through inside is well worth the effort with a $10 admission fee, but this includes some excellent wines to sample/taste. We enjoyed a very nice dinner in their well appointed restaurant. (Reservations essential)The service was excellent, even though there were a large number of visitors viewing. A major tourist attraction for South Australia.

Great art gallery and wine tasting on the top floor!

We had lunch there yesterday...a gastronomic experience....magnificent food presented in a unique natural sophisticated way ...and great to meet head husband & wife Chefs Brendan and Lindsay from South Africa....so humble and appreciative. We will return.

Lovely setting but we must've caught the staff on an off day judging by other reviews. They weren't particularly helpful or warm, especially relative to other cellar doors in the area.

Loved it !! Great to see people creating tourist attractions. Wines were amazing, staff were friendly. We loved it, so much fun. Next time will do the restaurant.

We paid $25 per adult for entry that includes wine tasting and gallery entry. The grounds are awesome with great views and lots of sculpture. Inside the cube there's a lot of artwork to view. The wine tasting is great. A great place to spend a couple of hours.

I reccommend going on a week day over a week end. Obviously very popular but having so many people wandering through the museum on the ground floor is somewhat claustrophobic. Still, it has beautiful views off the balconies of the surrounding area.

Fantastic been a while since ive had that much fun feel guilty in this enviroment .
Thouroghly recommend the wine blending experience .

great experience and impressive building and excellent wines, well worth a visit, only $10 to get in and includes wine tastings

Wines are ok - but worth going for the experience. (You ve GOT to check out the toilets!! They re awesome)

Very disappointed as they wanted to charge the kids (6&8) for entry too!

Bought back my vivid imagination & memories, excellent place

This is one of my wife and I favourite place to come and have a platter on a rare day off together. Staff are always wonderful and friendly. I understand Covid has made venues make a lot of changes, but to find out there is a $15 charge to eat at Polly's was quite disappointing. We weren't interested in seeing the art again, and wine tastings aren't our thing. So an extra $30 to sit and eat was a shock.
We will be back when things return to normal, we do love the place. But until than unfortunately we won't.

Actually nice tasting, but not "my" wines and very touristy.

This place is...I want to say bizarre, but lets settle for interesting. Its most certainly a sensory experience, all the artwork, wacky ornaments, music...its something impossible to describe, you must experience it for yourself. Great place to take visitors (as its just so different) but not a place you would go back to every time you visit the McLaren Region. Chester has certainly invested some time and thought into this, even though it may not all make sense to you. The male toilets are a must see, the staircase is also amazing. On the top level it opens up to a circular tasting bar with balconies where you can bask in the magnificence of the south aussie sun and take in the views, right to the ocean. Wines are also very good, staff friendly and atmosphere vibrant.

Wonderful McLaren Vale experience. This winery stands apart from the others in the area with it s modern, eclectic set up. Knowledgeable staff, wonderful wine tasting options & some spectacular dining outlets ensure you will have a special time at d Arenberg.

We waited over an hour for the food and it turned out they lost the order. When asking when it comes the staff reacted irritated and said it s in the making.
Turned out it was not being prepared.
We left after almost 2 hours without being served.
We were not the only one it appeared, others experienced the same.
Never go here!

We did the degustation a few months ago. It is worth the $$$$ for a special occasion. Every single detail from how you are greeted, attended to, the way the food is presented, the comfortable seats, the view, the artwork, everything 5 stars. The food not only looks good, it tastes amazing. The cheese Box dessert was exceptional. This is the best dining experience in South Australia by a mile.

Very interesting and beautiful place! Bit crowded when i got there but its worth the 10 bucks to get in. Quite a lot of thought put into this - huge selection of wines... definitely recommending the premium wine flights.

Awesome place to chill and enjoy the day drinking fine wine.

Something different :) I prefer barossa valley shiraz though.

The cube is a creative triumph! The detail at every turn is incredible. On top of that you get the amazing wine that d'arenberg is already renowned for. Win, win - Loved it.

Fantastic lunch at the Verandah restaurant. Highly recommended.

Great ambiance, great for a day tour and amazing wines

How about making money by selling your products rather than making them by charging entry fee.

Oh my gosh what an amazing place to visit. My advice to you. YOU HAVE TO SEE IT FOR YOURSELF!! Fantastic!!

its an impressive structure for sure, however having to pay to enter sours the experience

I went to its cellar door today to taste some wines and it was an amazing experience (also free). The staff was really really kind! I absolutely recomende it!

Quirky and kitsch and worth the visit! It is like Alice in Wonderland meets Willy Wineka!. Huge tasting list for $10

Great Option. Maybe a slight commercial feel. But an awesome selection and legendary wine tasting hosts. Def would visit again.

We were party of 5 visited on Sept. 27, 2018 for lunch. My wife and I were visiting from Houston, Texas. I am satisfied with the eleven course meal, although small portions but indeed expected it was excellent. Professional and friendly staff. Do not miss the place if you are in SA. We were staying in Adelaide with family.

Amazing that the Borg are finally here and poor Jon Luc Picard must be reeling in his failure to never let them get to us in the 21st Century! Anyway resistance was futile I was assimilated!!!

Very nice and well organized place with good wine and good knowledge from the museum. I really love the history of this place. Unfortunately, we only stayed here for short time. Actually, i should spend my whole day here.

Great idea. Art gallery and quirky experience floor are fun and the bathrooms are great. Far too touristy though.

Brilliant, love this place! Always go for a wander when I bring a bus load up

The service and atmosphere were excellent. We were there for the Dali exhibition, and we're also impressed, and very taken, with the Charles Billich exhibition. The team were friendly, accommodation, knowledgeable; Josh and Andy (Andie?) especially so. Happy to come back again after we've made a lunch reservation a month in advance hahaha

The view, the cube, the food and wine. Love it all! My kids did the degustation and enjoyed it thoroughly. The staff were amazing, helping them with their 3 month old. It was their wedding anniversary prezzie for each other.

Scenic view but the wine and the art was not to my taste.

Interesting place to include when next in a wine tour.

Great peaceful visit. The lunch was tasty and the tasting great. You must go into the loo, crazy.

A fantastic tour that really immerses you in the tasting. Our group did another two after this in the same region but if we hadn't done this one first the whole day would've been a damp squib. Great value (I assume, I wasn't in charge of booking..)