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Restaurant Basaal – Summer Dreamin’ Cocktail Supper

Nick Riethoven — Wed, 11 Nov 2020 16:00:54 +0000

During the The Hague Cocktailweek 2020, we visited restaurant Basaal for the Summer Dreamin’ Cocktail Supper, a 6-course dinner with matching cocktails.
Restaurant Basaal is located at the Dunne Bierkade in the citycentre of The Hague and they offer a wide variety of international dishes.

We attended the Summer Dreamin’ Cocktail Supper and the first dish was steak tartare from pumpkin with caviar and beetroot.
To match the flavours of our first course, we received a Moscow Mule with Van Kleef orangebitter, vodka and gingerbeer.
Our second course was a pike-perch fish cake with anchovies, olives and tomato. We received this course together with a Belsazar Fizz cocktail which contained Vermouth/D’Alsace.
The main course was wild duck with celery, stew and chives which tasted absolutely delicious! The Gin & Tonic from Nádar gin en verveine perfectly matched this dish by enhancing the flavour of the duck.
The fourth course was a small course which contained a crayfish croquet and sangria with medium sherry.
Finally, we received a pistache cake with crimson pear and white chocolate ice as a dessert. We also got a Strawberry Margarita with Patrón tequila and an Espresso Martini.

We had an wonderful evening and we enjoyed all the food and drinks that we received. The service was great and the food was beautifully prepared and very delicious. If this event will be offered next year during the cocktailweek at restaurant Basaal, we would certainly like to revisit this restaurant again!

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Shizen Asian Cuisine – Restaurant review

Nick Riethoven — Thu, 13 Aug 2020 16:00:46 +0000

After our amazing trip to Maastricht, we decided to make a stop at Den Bosch on our way to Leiden.
We found this beautiful restaurant Shizen Asian Cuisine online and we decided to make a reservation. Since the one at Hofplein was already fully booked, we tried to make a reservation at the one at the Vijverlaan. Luckily they had a table left for us and they told us that it was actually their opening day.

When we arrived at the restaurant we were directly impressed by the wonderful interior. Everything was brand new and it looked absolutely outstanding!
We sat down at a table near the window where we had a good overview of the restaurant. We decided to go for the regular all-you-can-eat dinner menu and we were happily surprised by all the options that we got to choose from.

They serve more than 90 high quality original fusion, sushi and grill dishes (!!). The sushi and all the other dishes tasted incredible and it was definitely one of the best dinner experiences that we ever had before. The waiters in this restaurant are very kind, professional and hardworking and you will receive your chosen dishes within a decent amount of time.

Therefore, we would absolutely like to visit this restaurant again and we recommend this restaurant to anyone who likes the Asian cuisine at its best!

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Annie’s Leiden Summer Lunch

Nick Riethoven — Thu, 30 Jul 2020 16:30:00 +0000

Restaurant Annie’s Leiden is one of our favourite restaurants in Leiden and since we can not get enough of this restaurant, we decided to write a second review about it. We had a beautiful spot on the terrace were we could see all the boats passing by on the canals which was absolutely wonderful.

Our afternoon with a cold beer and a glass of white wine and after a quick look at the menu, we already knew what we wanted. We decided to go for the smoked salmon sandwich and the brioche with serrano ham. The whole grain bread of the smoked salmon sandwich tasted superb and the salmon and creamcheese tasted mouthwatering as well. The brioche with serrano ham tasted also delightful. We never had eaten a brioche before but we were actually happily surprised by its taste. It was also quite a richly filled sandwhich and therefore it was sometimes quite difficult to eat in a neat manner.

Eventhough the terrace was packed, our food and drinks were served on time and with a smile. We again had a very pleasant experience at this restaurant and therefore we recommend it to anyone who is living in, or visiting Leiden.

– Have you ever visited Annie’s before?

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Karalis Leiden – Restaurant review

Nick Riethoven — Thu, 16 Jul 2020 16:30:00 +0000

Restaurant Karalis is a local family restaurant in the city centre of Leiden. This restaurants serves authentic Italian dishes with a strong accent to the island of Sardenia. The restaurants only uses products imported from Italy and they try to make everything theirselves as much as possible.

The diner

We started our evening in this restaurant with homemade baguette and herb butter and a good glass of wine. As our first course we ordered the ‘Funghetti misti trifolati’ and the ‘Calamari fritti’. These were mixed mushrooms in a creamy garlic sauce and fried squid served with garlic mayonnaise. The mushrooms tasted amazing and the fried squid was really crispy and tasteful as well.

Thereafter we ordered the pizza ‘Quattro formaggi’ (four cheeses) and the ‘Ravioli al pomodoro’. The pizza was absolutely the best four cheeses pizza that we ever tasted before! The dough was crispy, but soft and the cheeses on the pizza were amazingly creamy. The ravioli also had a good taste but it could not compete with the pizza. The taste of the tomato sauce was in our opinion a bit overwhelming but the ravioli itself tasted very good!
Finally, we chose to go for the ‘Dama bianca’ and the ”Panna cotta alla fragola’. These were vanilla ice cream with hot chocolate sauce and whipped cream and homemade pannacotta with strawberries. Both of the dishes tasted superb and sweet.

We thought it was very special that most of the Karalis staff is Italian. This gives the restaurant a really different vibe and it feels like you’re in Italy the moment you enter this restaurant. We had a very pleasant evening in this restaurant and we absolutely loved the food as well! If you go to this restaurant, you should definitely try their pizzas. They are, in our opinion, the best!

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Boutique Restaurant Bavette – Restaurant review

Nick Riethoven — Thu, 09 Jul 2020 17:30:00 +0000

Located in Maasland, which is near Rotterdam, you will find boutique restaurant Bavette. Restaurant Bavette is an unique restaurant who is happy to serve you the most beautiful pieces of meat.
This restaurant likes to work with local products and the best example of this is that they have their own cattle.

The restaurant is located in a renovated farm which gives the restaurant a modern but cozy atmosphere. We absolutely loved the sturdy look and since the plates of our neighbours looked amazing, we started to get very excited about the food.

We started of with an appetiser of smoked meat and bread with see salt butter. The smoked meat tasted absolutely delicious and therefore one of us ordered the smoked meat as an starter as well.
First, we ordered the Wagyu Rookvlees (smoked meat) with watermelonsalad, goatcheese, red onion and balsamico glaze and the Carpaccio with truffelmayonaise and Parmesan. Both of the dishes tasted incredible and they were the perfect size for a starter.

As a main course we decided to go for the
Bavette’s Burger and the Rossini Wagyu (tenderloin) with duck liver and red wine gravy. The Rossini Wagyu was definitely the best tenderloin that we ever tasted before and the burger was very tasty as well. Absolutely recommended!

Finally, we ordered a crème brulée and a cheese platter as our dessert. The cheese platter included goatcheese, old farm cheese and blue veined cheese. Personally, I liked the blue veined cheese the most but the other cheeses were very soft and creamy too. The crème brulée was beautifully decorated and the combination with the fruit and ice cream on top tasted wonderful.

We would like to thank Rianne for the excellent service that we received. It was definitely the best experience that we ever had in a restaurant! Since the food and the service of this restaurant are outstanding, we can only say that this restaurant is absolutely recommended. It is definitely a gem which you must visit.

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Annie’s Leiden

Nick Riethoven — Fri, 14 Feb 2020 18:00:00 +0000

When we announced that we were going to post a review about Annie’s we were overwhelmed with responses. All of them were very positive.

Annie’s is a unique restaurant located in the city centre of Leiden. If you have ever visited Leiden, you will know that the city has a lot of beautiful canals. Annie’s is located on one of them and it has a wonderfull terras and cozy inside seating areas. Everyone knows Annie’s and that’s for a reason. The quality of the food, service and the unique location make Annie’s a “must visit” in Leiden! You can’t say you have visited Leiden if you haven’t been to Annie’s.

We visited the restaurant in the afternoon to grab some lunch. We started off with a nice cappuccino and a cup of mint tea. As our main course we ordered a goat cheese sandwich and carpaccio. The goat cheese sandwich was incredibly good. This course contains 2 big slices of creamy goat cheese, honey, a brown bun and some veggies. After my girlfriend finished her course, she almost ordered another one . My carpaccio was also very good. It was quite a large portion with some brown bread and parmesan cheese. It was one of the best I’ve ever had! The service was also very good. The food was served on time and the staff were all very polite to us.

If you’re looking for an amazing spot in Leiden to eat, go to Annie’s! We can be very short about that

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Brafoer

Nick Riethoven — Fri, 07 Feb 2020 20:00:00 +0000

Brafoer had been on my bucketlist for a while and after my girlfriend went there for a few times already, we decided to go there together. We visited Brafoer for ‘lunch’ a couple of weeks ago and we directly fell in love with the beautiful decorations in the restaurants which makes it a very cozy place. The reason lunch is between quotation marks, is because it was nearly 4:00 pm when we arrived at the restaurant so it was actually more like a pre-dinner.

We first ordered some nacho’s to share and as a main course we ordered the lunch burger and avocado toast. The nacho’s were absolutely delicious with lots of dip in separate trays instead of ontop of the nacho’s. This definitely makes eating them easier and cleaner . The burger was huge and very flavourful! I would definitely order it again. The avocado toast looked, smelled and tasted incredibly good. We would therefore highly recommend all of the dishes which we have spoken of in this post! The service in the restaurant is okay. You will get you food very fast but sometimes you have to do a lot of effort to get the attention of the waiters. The waiters are very friendly and kind but this was the only point that we thought that could get more attention.

So if you’re in Beverwijk and you need a cozy place to have an amazing lunch, drink or diner, then Brafour is a definitely the place to be!

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Anne & Max Leiden

Nick Riethoven — Fri, 24 Jan 2020 19:00:00 +0000

For this review we visited a place we’ve been a couple times before: Anne & Max. (@annemax_leiden) This café is located near the city centre and is mainly focused on sustainable food and drinks.

We went to Anne & Max at around 3 o’clock in the afternoon and it was packed! Luckily we found a cozy table to sit at. We first ordered a lovely cappuccino and a mint tea to start with.
Secondly, we ordered a super club sandwich and a focaccia. The super club (or club sandwich) is my favourite sandwich wherever we go, and this sandwich definitely tasted very good!

The focaccia is one I’m not very familiar with. My girlfriend ordered it and she said it tasted fantastic! Both sandwiches were very good!
We finished our fantastic lunch with a curiosity cola and a hot chocolate with whipped cream. The curiosity cola is a botanical brewed cola with natural herbal extracts.

If you are looking for a sustainable place to have lunch or a coffee you should definitely swing by Anne & Max!

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Roem’s streetfood culinair

Nick Riethoven — Sat, 18 Jan 2020 19:00:00 +0000

A long time ago, we reached out to Roem’s streetfood culinair for a sponsered review. Last week the time had finally come, we visited Roem’s! The restaurant is located in the Teleport hotel in The Hague and it has free parking behind the hotel. We entered the restaurant and we were directly greeted by a very kind and professional waiter. We sat down, ordered a beer and a white wine and waited till the waiter came with the menu. Little did we know that they use a chalkboard with a daily selection of dishes depending on the season and markt offers. This means that the menu is never the same which makes it a true surprise what you are going to eat!
The dishes are designed to share and all the dishes have the size between a starter and a main course. You can choose as many dishes as you want for just €8,50 per dish! The waiter told us that most of the people order 2 dishes per person, so that’s what we did.

The 4 dishes we choose were smoked salmon on brown bread and sticky gamba followed by loaded fries (fries with cheese, ground beef with some sauses on top) and truffle rissoto.
The dishes were incredibly good especially the salmon, gambas and risotto. The loaded fries were nice, but couldn’t compete with the other ones. As a dessert, we ordered a cheese platter and pancakes with a tasty sweet maple syrup. These were both very delicious!

We had a wonderful evening here and we enjoyed the amazing hospitality! This restaurant is definitely recommended to everyone who loves to enjoy streetfood and the tapas kind of eating style! You will definitely get a amazing experience and service here!

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Mortlach Diner at hotel Indigo The Hague

Nick Riethoven — Mon, 25 Nov 2019 19:00:00 +0000

We were invited to attend a special diner at The Vault in the basement of the @hotelindigothehague . The diner was themed around the whiskey Morthlach (@worldklaas ).
Via Nick from @thehaguecocktailweek we got in touch with the organizer of the event, Stephan.
The diner consisted of 3 courses with a cocktail based on Mortlach. Instead of wine pairing it was cocktail pairing. Every course we had a beautiful matching cocktail.
The diner started of with a poached tomato filled with mozzarella cream and a Mortlach Manhattan created with Mortlach 12, vermouth and orange bitters.
After another speach from Michael we got our main course. A very tasty entrecote with port sause and spinach cream together with a whiskey sour cocktail. Both were amazing! As a desert we had a grand dessert consisting of raspberry, pannacota, strawberry and sour with a glass of Mortlach 20. It was an incredible night, learned a lot and met many new people. The food and drinks were fantastic and unique. The vault and Gold Bar are definitely a place you should visit! Great ambiance, lovely staff and good drinks at the bar.

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