Darrin
33 reviews 
5.0
5.0Darrin is Queensland born and bred. He has over 34 years experience in the Chef industry. He completed his formal Chef Qualifications at 29 Murray Street – an exclusive Brisbane Wedding Venue.
Recently Darrin has worked at leading venues throughout Brisbane and interstate, including Queensland Parliament House, Brisbane Entertainment Centre, and Doomben and Eagle Farm Racecourses. He has also been a personal caterer to Celine Dion, Elton John, Andre Rieu and Pink.
Darrin was extensively involved in the Athletes Village at the 2006 Commonwealth Games, and catered for up to 10,000 people a day, so he is more than comfortable working with big numbers.
Currently Darrin operates his own catering services at some of Brisbane’s top GPS schools.
Darrin is passionate about food and about delivering the highest level of service. He loves spending time searching for the freshest and most seasonal ingredients. When he finds a free moment he also loves spending time in the ocean and being out on the open road.
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We booked Chef Darrin from At Your Table for my wife’s birthday dinner, and it was absolutely outstanding. The 5-course degustation was beautifully presented, full of flavour, and perfectly paced. Darrin was professional, friendly, and made everyone — including myself and our 4-year-old daughter — feel included. A truly memorable night and highly recommended!
David Reid (QLD)
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At your table organised a seafood grazing feast for my mother’s memorial lunch. Darrin the chef was fantastic in providing a fresh menu with plenty of food. They also suggested additional wow factor items such as the ice sculpture by Crystal Ice Queensland. They were prompt and communicated well. I would recommend them for your event.
James Manning (QLD)
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We had a fabulous experience and can definitely recommend the At Your Table team. Our chef - Darrin - arrived on time and after an easy orientation to our kitchen delivered delicious food at the appointed time as agreed beforehand. It was fuss free and there was no washing up to do either - taken care of. We would be happy to use this team in future.
Alan Millard (QLD)
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I would be happy to recommend and use Darrin’s services again. He was accommodating with tailoring a bespoke menu served family style and the food was high quality, wonderfully delicious and beautifully presented. He was professional and a pleasure to have in the home. Thank you Darrin for making my mother’s 70th birthday celebration a success.
Melisa Hamildon (QLD)
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Darrin was excellent - on time, professional and great quality food and service.
Fergus Smith (QLD)
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Excellent service food was exactly what I ordered everything was perfect highly recommended and Lawson was wonderful as well
Diane Winfield (QLD)
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We had organised Darrin for a surprise 60th Birthday dinner for my husband when a snap lockdown at 4.00pm on the day meant he couldn't come!! I suggested that if all the prep had been done would I be able to do the actual cooking? We discussed it and decided it was within my capabilities so Darrin moved heaven and earth (and ultimately his brother) to get the food to us before the lockdown commenced at 4.00pm. It had to come 2 hours away from Darrin as we were in an airbnb. The instructions were thorough and the food was simply spectacular - made me look and feel like a real chef! The dinner guests were our children and their partners and it was unanimously agreed that we will do this again with Darrin when this wretched Covid has gone.
Tracy Thomas (QLD)
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Thankyou Darrin Tunstall for cooking an amazing meal to celebrate Shane’s birthday. Every dish was top class and tasted amazing.
You where professional and was a pleasure to have you in the home.
Would certainly recommend you to friends and family.
Aneta Latif (QLD)
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Chef Darrin was exceptional. We could not rate him and his food highly enough. Strongly recommended.
Nadine Nicholls (QLD)
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Overall the experience was good. We have used the service previously and I feel the previous experience was slightly better in terms of the quality of the food. Still enjoyable however.
Mark Street (QLD)
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We as a family would like to extend our full thanks to your team. What an easy wonderful experience. From the friendly and timely pre-function emails and phone calls to the clean kitchen left behind after the event.
Can we please say that Chef Darin was absolutely amazing, he was at every moment calm and professional - not to mention the delicious meals that were beautifully presented! He played a huge part in our daughters wedding day being as perfect as it was. Thank you and we would not hesitate in recommending At Your Table to anyone we can.
Tracey Prenner (QLD)
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Darrin was an amazing chef, great quality food, the taste was amazing my guests were really impressed. Darrin was easy to work with and made us feel very comfortable.
jodie smith (QLD)
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Darrin was on time, well prepared, and very polite.
We had a surprise 50th dinner for my daughter in law and it was perfect. Darrin played the host perfectly and the beef in particular, was superb. Darrin also made a lovely chocolate birthday cake for the occasion which rounded out the meal as the desert.
I would highly recommend At Your Table for a night with a difference. Booking is easy and efficient with excellent attention to detail before the event - and I am sure that if all chefs are like Darrin they will not disappoint.
Charles Harrison (QLD)
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Our Chef (Darrin) was personable, engaging polite and his food was to die for. He is truly a food magician. When he arrived, we showed him a selection of crockery, where the pots and pans were and he promptly told us to go and relax and that he would serve us our first course soon. My wife and I went to bed with very satisfied tummies! Darrin made our night and I would gladly ask him to come back and cater for us again.
Shane Reiche (QLD)
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Darrin served a wonderful five course meal for 19 people for the celebration of our parents' 70th birthdays. Every course was delicious and beautifully plated! We appreciated being able to customise the menu for our group and cater to dietary requirements without any fuss. Darrin and his team worked extremely quietly in the kitchen and left everything spotless. Being able to celebrate with a 'fine dining restaurant' quality meal in our own home was very special.
Genevieve Moloney (QLD)
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What a fabulous experience!
We invited our friends over & booked ‘At your Table’ so that we could enjoy ourselves rather than miss most of the night slaving away in the kitchen.
Darrin (our Chef) & David (our wait staff) attended to absolutely everything & were so professional.
Ensuring that we were able to sit & enjoy every moment of our dinner party.
We really enjoy dining out & I was quite particular about what I wanted on the menu, Darrin worked with me to ensure the menu was absolutely amazing and also accommodating our friends dietary requirements.
The food was exceptional & our glasses were always filled.
And our kitchen was left spotless.
Simply cannot wait to use Darrin again!
Thank you ‘At your Table’ the whole experience surpassed all of our expectations!
Sharon Pickles (QLD)
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Darrin was a great chef. The food was excellent. He was flexible as we had kids and made the kids portion kid-friendly. He also helped to clean up even though we did not have a waiter. I highly recommend Darrin. He is also a great guy to talk with.
Eric (QLD)
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I received this as a gift and I’m glad I did!
We had Darrin Tunstall as our chef and what a great guy, my husband and I stood in the kitchen chatting and asking many questions and he was only to happy to answer...the food was AMAZING!! In fact, I’m craving the duck with the delicious dressing Darrin used. Oh...What am I saying...it’s the whole menu actually..!!
Right from the start when Darrin arrived to when he left was perfect, even left my kitchen clean.
Would recommend Darrin ?
Thank you again Darrin we will definitely get you back for another night !
Fiona Harris (QLD)
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Darrin prepared a lovely meal without fuss that allowed my wife and I to enjoy the time with our friends and family without worrying about anything. There was plenty of food for all and Darrin was very efficient in pacing the meal to suit our needs. I could not be happier!!!
Simon Chan (QLD)
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We had a fantastic evening and Darrin was the perfect private chef!! The food was brilliant and he was funny, friendly and very professional.
Michelle Patel (QLD)
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Chef Darrin was great. Organised and efficient and most of all the food was delicious. Our party went off without a hitch and the food was enjoyed by all. Chef Darrin left our kitchen neat and tidy. Also, we paid for a wait staff member and that was well worth the money to ensure our guest were fully catered for - service was A+.
Cam Shape (QLD)
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Darrin was as usual very engaging and respectful of the close proximity of the guests. The food was lovely (although I didn't particularly like the pork lollipops and they seemed to be coming around a lot, so assume others didn't either) but in hindsight having to order a minimum of 25 for 20 people made people feel there was too much food coming out and people weren't getting a 'rest' between eating, some guests commented that as they were finalising chewing the prior food, the next was in their face (or the one prior if there were leftovers) plus there was plenty of food. I know this is difficult when ordering more for the numbers and in a small proximity but this is where a conversation with me by the organisers would have made me aware of the situation and a decision could have been made. But overall it was lovely.
Nicola Stubbings (QLD)
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Chef Darrin was professional, friendly and accommodating and the food was great! Everyone had nothing but complements about the entire evening. I would definitely reccomend Darrin to anyone.
Glen Brough (QLD)
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really enjoyed the food, and the wait service was excellent
Ian Frazer (QLD)
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Darrin offered a fantastic menu for 10 guests and was able to discuss and alter the menu before the event to offer vegan friendly alternatives which was fantastic.
The food was amazing, but taste and presentation. Guests were complimenting each course.
Organised, friendly, professional, tidy and on time! He made the evening a a total success.
Simon Lacey (QLD)
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I was privileged to have Chef Darren cater our event. He designed fabulous food for our themed event even supplying themed cup Cakes. He designed the menu to cater for gluten free guests which was excellent for us. Chef Darren kept us in touch all along the way , arrived early , cooked delicious food that guests asked for the recipes afterwards. He made sure leftovers were stored in the fridge afterwards and cleaned up afterwards. I would not hesitate to recommend Chef Darren for your event. You won't be disappointed.
Lynne Lillington (QLD)
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I wasn't personally present at the event, however, my team advised the menu was really nice and they were happy with the selection. Our dietary requirements were also accommodated.
Olivia Cordner (QLD)
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I found Darrin friendly and his food great. a great blend of flavours and courses that left people very happy
John O'Hara (QLD)
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Chef Darrin did a great job to fill in for another chef who cancelled 3 or so days before the dinner. He agreed to cook the same menu that I had agreed with the other chef so that was very accommodating of him. Food was fantastic with great feedback from guests all around. Service person he bought was ok but not great.
Marcus Goddard (QLD)
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Darrin was amazing! my guests are still complimenting the food, his experience and confidence was a lifeline during the chaos of planning a wedding. Highly recommend!
Kristie Sherrin (QLD)
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Best Xmas party EVER! Heaps of excellent feed back from our employees. Thank you very much to the chef for his professionalism and for his legendary food!
Elise Charriere Cunningham (QLD)
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Great night - only improvement is to have something more than fruit for the gluten/dairy free dessert - many options available these days. Also - would have preferred much less back and forth with admin and more time to discuss menu with chef given we had specific needs/changes from menu.
Laura (QLD)
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Darrin was very efficient and prepared for the event, and was happy to find his way around the kitchen. The food was beautiful and he went over and above what was expected.
Brittany Joppich (QLD)
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Excellent, excellent, excellent. Darrin, Josh and David were all fantastic and dealt with my guests who were of ranging ages with respect and decorum.
Nicola Stubbings (QLD)
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Darrin was great! Very easy to talk to, very comfortable talking while he was cooking. The meal was beautiful and I would select Darrin again! Really couldn't fault the night, a great wedding anniversary dinner.
Lyn Leyendeckers (QLD)
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Organised friendly professional and TIDY!
Lina gillespie (QLD)
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Friendly and on time
Melissa (QLD)
