I've been to this cafe a few times. The service is great and the menu is affordable. It has a large…read morespacious space, reliable free wifi, and good food. It is quite new and seems a bit confused with which demographic of clienteles they are catering to. It has a great potential to be a hub for creative, hipster crowd. At the moment, it is underrated. Thus, I give them an extra star on top of the 4 stars they deserve.

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This is a very popular spot! I ordered The Holy Moly burger. The burger was delicious and had a ton…read moreof flavor! My only complaint was that there was something hard to chew on top of the burger. I think it was coriander seeds. The fries were very good, and I loved the garlic mayonnaise! Get the "large" beers because they're not very big to begin with. The food was great, the atmosphere was great, and our waiter was greater. I highly recommend this place!

Awesome burger and the sweet potato fries were amazingly good. We were just hanging out in…read moreRotterdam and saw good reviews so we gave it a shot. sweet fries of mine

Definitely my favorite burger joint in Rotterdam. I've tried…read moreseveral of the burgers on offer ( the burger club, the burger club special, hapsburger and the chicken) and they were all lovely. My new favorite is the burger au poivre, it may be the best burger I've ever had and I live in the USA. Add some fries and a beer, the perfect meal! The owners are delightful. Highly recommended.

Opened only six months ago, The Burger Club is one of the latest additions to Rotterdam's…read morecollection of gourmet burger joints. Last Friday, me and a couple of likeminded burger fans decided to try this relatively young establishment. We arrive at peak hour and the restaurant is in full swing. We take our seats and enjoy the bustle that is so clearly visible through the open kitchen: a well-oiled, three man machine producing fine looking burgers one after another. After placing our orders we enjoy two more rounds of beer; the waiting takes a little longer than we had expected, but then again, Friday evening most places are quite busy, and thus a bit slower. The restaurant's namesake burger "The Burger Club" is, like all other burgers here, served on a rustic wooden kitchen board. Unlike other burger places, this burger isn't served paper wrapped or with a skewer through it - it's neat and can stand upright without support. This place focuses on the meat. You can choose from either local MRIJ beef, Iberico pork or (American) Wagyu beef. Personally I think using Wagyu for a burger is just a waste, so I decide on the local beef. And although I'm not a big fan of cooking burgers on a griddle, chef Luis certainly managed to pull it off: the burger I'm served is medium rare and the patty is nice and thick. My group consists of not the smallest guys, and we realize that we're not completely satisfied and saturated: though the burgers were of great quality, it lacked a little in size. We decide on getting two servings of sliders - 2 x 3 tiny burgers of the three different types of meat - to share among the five of us. The tiny version of the Iberico burger is a nice ending to my dinner, and it's a great way to get to try the other meats as well. Although the initial order took a bit longer to get served than usual, the service was great. Hostess Nanet walks around in comfortable clothes, no stiff suit, and that is also what she's trying to reflect in the service: be comfortable and enjoy. The only downside was the size of the burgers, although I'm sure some people were very comfortable with it. I'll definitely visit again soon.

If you are in Rotterdam and you want a burger, then come here!…read moreHad nachos to start, yum! Then the most juicy, tasty burger I have eaten. Great staff, excellent food, reasonable price.

Burgers are beautiful. If you come here, don't have a salad. Have a burger. Meat is juicy, and the…read moreflavors are just wow. Hudson's special sauce is great. Appetizers are great too, nachos with chili and the chicken wrap are my personal favorites. Their milkshakes are also done brilliantly. Liquor selection is pretty good. Cocktails (and mocktails) are also offered. Service is good, their staff is personable and friendly, very polite and very helpful. Great food, great atmosphere and decor. Lots of seating, but like everywhere in Rotterdam, reservation for dinner is recommended.

Great burgers with unique flavor combinations. I had the "third place burger" with fries. The…read morestaff was friendly and our waiter spoke English.

A quiet Sunday afternoon as I walked into this place with a good friend. It was booming! Busy but…read morewelcoming and the staff found their new customers quickly. As for choice, a wandering through the wine list made me very thirsty and I ended up with a tempranillio .... All of the choice adds to the experience here , we settled on the double cheeseburger and the smoked BBQ with extra cheddar. Both arrived quickly and were delicious, these burgers are big but still one can fit it into a bite. I must say what will keep me coming back is the rest of the menu card I still want to try ...special accolade goes to their french fries ...oh my word they are the best. So go and enjoy a real "happy meal"!.

Tasty burgers! One of the classics in Rotterdam. And now with a second restaurant. Highly…read morerecommended

The food is great, but the service was a joke, particularly from a male waiter (Spanish speaking,…read morewith tattoos). He was extremely rude to all of us. When he was taking the orders, some of us were talking to each other, as one usually does in restaurants. He made some of us shut up in a very rude manner, more than once. I think this was extremely disrespectful. I have eaten in Hamburg before and the service is always good, so I hope this was a one time thing.

American Burger chain, originated out of Virginia. Enjoyed my burger and liked being able to…read morecustomize it. Burger patty was light and fresh not densely packed. Cajun seasoning on fries was tasty! Good all beef hotdog also customized with toppings.

Before I start my rant, I just want to point out that you will most likely enjoy this restaurant…read more Many people do...so it seems. Holy Smoke seems pack most of the time. It was packed when I visited. I enjoyed my meal when I visited this cafe today. The service was friendly and speedy which is a big deal especially when you live in NL. LOL The name of the cafe HOLY SMOKE can be quite deceiving in my opinion. I was really hoping it would be a BBQ smoke house. However, they don't smoke any of their meats. They should consider smoking their meat which will put them apart from the rest of the burger joints in Rotterdam. As of now, they are not bad at all. I find them slightly above average. The pork belly my friend ordered was so so. It was not bad but my friend didn't find anything special with it. In the other hand, the poussin another friend ordered was delicious according to him. Overall, HOLY SMOKE tries to capture the spirit of Southern American BBQ smokehouse dinner vibe. In many ways, they succeed. It reminds me a bit of the good old souther smokehouse joint you'd find in the southern states of US but much more hip and chic. It is just the flavor is lacking quite a bit. Please, if you consider opening another burger or bbq joint in Rotterdam, either smoke your meat or do something creative with your meat. :-)

This American franchise recently opened in Rotterdam and brings something we were missing in the…read morecity. In the CS surroundings Ellis is an alternative to the traditional fast food, offering average quality gourmet burgers for an average price. The service is friendly and fast enough and you have a considerable selection of beer which goes always well with a burger. Being it a burger place I would expect much better fries (way bellow average in Netherlands) and a bigger sized Burger (the taste compensates a bit). An option when you have not much time to spend but not close to the best burgers in town.

Bit over-priced considering the style of the place, but nonetheless, I enjoyed my burger…read more A tip: share a portion of fries with someone, as it's far too much food to have one portion alone along with a burger.