de zalze golf club

Had no problem with the golf course, it was in excellent condition and we thoroughly enjoyed playing it. We did, however, book the Dine Devine Package, which entitled my husband and I to a round of golf and a three course meal at Keine Zalze Lodge restaurant. When we booked we were told that our table was booked for 6.30pm and when we arrived at the restaurant we were told they didn't start serving until 7pm. Not a problem, we sat outside and had a drink overlooking the golf course. Things started to go downhill after that. The choices on the "blackboard" which was the menu were extremely limited. There wasn't enough staff to cope with the amount of diners they had as there was a wedding reception being held somewhere else on the property and that took priority. There was one waitress, and one trainee that she had to supervise, looking after about 40 covers. As you can imagine she was extremely harassed and also embarrassed at having to apologise for the delay in taking the orders and delivering the food. Once our order for starters and the main course had been placed we were asked to also order our dessert. We waited for about half a hour for our starter to arrive. By this time the restaurant was filling up and more pressure was put on the waitress trying to take orders, serve wine and deliver food (eventually) to the tables. Our main course arrived about 30 minutes after our starter had been cleared away. By this time we realised that if we waited for our dessert it would be another hour so we decided not to bother. As we were leaving a "Manager" appeared and my husband mentioned to him that we were disappointed and he was totally ambivalent He suggested we wrote down our comments and this I am now doing. Will play the golf course again but will not buy the play and dine package.

Played the course in December 2015 and enjoyed it. Beautiful setting and course in good condition. Were impressed by the clubhouse, halfway restaurant and the general level of the whole golf estate.

A friendly welcome, a great course and brilliant service. The recent changes to the Proshop and bar have enhanced what was a good experience and it just works. Enjoy.

De Zalze is no doubt the one you should play if golfing near Stellenbosch. The facilities are more than fine. Service of the staff is excellent - great thanks to the guys taking care of the services on driving range! Course itself is varied - no hole was a copy from the previous. Greens in very good condition.

The golf club is a major complex with too many houses to be unique. Not the favrorite part of my time in SA.

We made reservations months ahead.When we arrived the rental clubs were not available.At tee time we were asked to postpone the time.When we finally were on the tee box we were asked to step off because we had to wait for another half hour.As we booked in Le Terroir afterwards we had to ask our money back because there was not enough time anymore.The caddy master gave our money back without any excuse and under reduction of the balls and tees that I had bought.What a shame for the golf sport.Never go there.There are golf courses enough in the Cape

We had a couples weekend stay-over; the first 2 bedroomed unit was beautifully furnished, with all the necessary amenities, however the lights tripped and we were immediately placed in a 4 bedroomed unit, which was even more beautiful.The scenery and the unit was really worth it and we are planning to go again. Even though we did not go to Golf – it is the ideal location to simply sit back and relax.

Very nice Golf course, enjoyed playing there. The food we had for lunch was good, excellent location - will go back

Thinking of relocating to the Estate and is always a great experience! We were there at the beginning of the year and the only downside was that the clubhouse and club was closed on New Years Day.

The greens were aerated about 10 days before we played so they were still playing slow. The course is well maintained and unusual in that it plays tight but is open. The fairways are tight but the rough is easy to play out of, unless you find a bunker. We enjoyed the golf and the marshall kept people moving so there was no slow play. The pro shop met our needs and were friendly. We also enjoyed the clubhouse. I look forward to playing the course when greens are in better shape.

This is ranked in the top 100 golf courses in the world for a reason. It is just stunning. Some of the best fairways and greens we saw in South Africa

Spent a week staying and playing golf at De Zalze. Excellent accommodation setting and golf experience. If you experience any problems the CEO Dave Hansen or or Alfie the Golf director will go out of their way to assist you. Great base to visit wine estates or play golf from with accommodation to meet individual needs or large groups.

Many thanks for your positive review and the compliments on the course , staff and service. we really appreciate the review and look forward to welcoming you again when next in SA. Kind regards, Dave

Many thanks for the kind review of your experience whilst at De Zalze, we really appreciate it. rgds, Dave

Hi Lyn, thanks for giving us your feedback. You can be assured that we have taken your review very seriously and tried to understand how your experience could have gone so wrong. We certainly do care and want you to return and enjoy a game with our compliments...we want to ensure that you do enjoy a lovely time at DZGC in all areas. Thank you for complimenting our caddies, they really appreciate this feedback. Please let us know when you will revisit SA. Kind regards, Dave.