De Waaghals

Wonderful little higher-end vegetarian / vegan restaurant on a quiet street. They only serve dinner - they open from 5 PM - and you need to make reservations (Dutch/English available). You get about a 2 hour long seating to enjoy either a 3 course or 4 course gourmet vegetarian dinner. Opt for a wine pairing and you can do a half glass or full glass with each course - or just some courses - your choice. Each plate was a gorgeous work of culinary art - a feast for the eyes - and the wait staff explained the ingredients and preparation. Everything was lovely - candle light dinner - except two issues: the taste was good - but not great. Its hard to put my finger on it - but I would say they tried too hard - too many ingredients, too many small touches of sauces, and in your mouth there was always one item that really didn't seem quite right. The second issue was the pacing. In a restaurant where all the tables are getting the same 3 courses and some tables an extra course, we were surprised after a particularly long wait between courses to have the server tell us there was a snafu in the kitchen. Even the dessert - which had these very nice toasted vegan marshmallows had a spiced apple where the spice was too strong, and didn't match well with the rest of the dish. Highly recommend the cocktails - the sake mohito was devine, the gin and tonic fresh and crisp, and espresso martini was a great cup of coffee as well. Note the reservation requires 50 euro upfront deposit which gets subtracted from your bill.

- John a -

Vegetarian/ vegan gourmet cuisines, indoor and outdoor seating. We ordered 2, four course (gangen) menus. The quality of the food was very good. Each dish was prepared, exceptionally and all of the ingredients connected in Harmony. The service/was top-notch. The waiter/waitresses we’re very kind / warm and knew everything about what dishes were served to us. They explained what were abut to digest and how it was cooked / prepared. The drinks were mocktail, however they were very unique in their own right. We drank two mocktails a piece and both of them definitely were top-notch / stood out. The experience was definitely comparable to fine dining if not to that standard. We paid €56 x 2 for the four course menu which was 100% worth it. We will give this experience a 5 out of 5.

- StrenFormula -

We came here over the weekend. Even for non-vegetarians, this is a delicious resto. One of us ordered the 3-course menu, and the other went for the 4-course menu. The first course, which resembled sushi, was incredibly tasty. The dessert was not good. The atmosphere is calm and friendly, and the staff are excellent.

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