Drumtochty Castle Reviews Summary

Staff and Service

Pros:

• "Everyone was friendly and professional, dealing with any issues that came up on the day effortlessly."
• "The General Manager, Nikki, is so friendly and nothing is too much trouble for her."
• "Nikki and Tamsin were so fantastic and ensured everything ran like clockwork from start to finish."
• "Every member of the team is a truly wonderful person and it was such a pleasure and privilege to work with each one of them."
• "Ewan was amazing we all wanted to take him home with us nothing was too much for him or the staff."
• "The friendly and polite team led by Ewan and Julie, attended to our every need."
• "Nikki & her entire crew are phenomenal, present & discret at the same time."

Cons:

• "The new general manager was quite rude with a few of the guests."
• "Traveling from Canada, we found that some of the questions and concerns we had took a while to get responses and we would have appreciated some smoother communication."
• "But the little man with glasses at the front door was totally rude and chased us off."

Food Quality

Pros:

• "The food throughout the duration of our stay was amazing, although the wedding breakfast really was something special!!!"
• "Food from Head Chef Dougie was delicious, we opted for a hog roast on the eve of the wedding which went down a treat with all our guests."
• "Our guests raved about the food as the best they've ever had at a wedding - thanks to Drumtochty's own chef, creative menu, and local ingredients."
• "The food was outstanding..top chef!"
• "The fish and chips are absolutely the best we’ve ever had."
• "The food was simply fantastic and the chef made a real effort to cater to our guests that had specific dietary requirements."
• "Finally a special mention to the food served which was of the highest quality."

Cons:

• "No significant cons mentioned regarding food quality."

Accommodation

Pros:

• "The rooms were incredibly well-appointed, spotless, beautiful and comfortable."
• "It is the most magical setting for your wedding and it comes with the advantage of exclusive use of the castle and grounds, great spacious accommodation."
• "Having everyone stay the night there was really nice and the castle rooms are beautiful and full of character."
• "There was enough accommodation on site to cater for almost all of our guests, meaning friends and family could really make the most of our time together."
• "The onsite accommodations were so lovely - we were able to accommodate all 80 of our guests onsite and everyone was comfortable and happy and felt like they truly had a weekend away."
• "There are also accessible rooms available on the ground floor which was extremely helpful for a few of our older guests."
• "All the accommodation was clean and well presented and the food was always superb."

Cons:

• "The castle was charging the guests £300 to rent out rooms in the stables flat... you can get the EXACT same flats in the EXACT same location at less than half the price."
• "No Internet aside from the main hall, no cell signal for calls or texts."

Venue and Location

Pros:

• "The castle is beautiful, set in a stunning location."
• "The photos of the venue speak for themselves, but the Church of St Palladius and the Castle itself are just the perfect setting for a wedding."
• "The venue itself is absolutely stunning and makes for the ultimate Scottish wedding."
• "The castle is absolutely beautiful, yet still feels comfortable and homey."
• "The grounds are absolutely stunning and perfect for exploring and walking."
• "The castle is hidden amongst ancient trees in hundreds of acres and is of a quirky Victorian Gothic style I would say."
• "The castle and grounds are beautiful and well kept."

Cons:

• "It has unfortunately just lost its sparkle and appeal."
• "The place still looks beautiful although not as sparkly clean as it was."