That moment when you're walking through your village, your son sleeping in the pram, your entire…read morebeing about to explode due to exhaustion... A moment of panic ensues: your coffee place. They've already gone belly up! Coffee's in your head now. Like a zombie on the loose, all you can think of is cofffffeeeeeeee... Rrrggghhhh~%+%*§%*hhhhh... But then, you remember, there's another place! Your friend works there. He wouldn't deny you a latte to go would he? Even if you have to buy a freaking glass you WILL HAVE A COFFEE TO GO! You walk in, it's your friend's shift. Score. You beg him to tell you that he has a to go cup for you; HE DOES!!!!! He goes to the cellar to get them, you walk another round outside to make sure your baby stays asleep... You re-enter. See your hot, foamy (seriously gorgeous foam) milk already waiting in that cup.. More panic! The filter is borked! He fiddles the filter, you engage in your conversation of mutual morning slump and "how are you's". You understand each other, he grabs the other filter and magically (as if he knows how you feel *wink* ~he does~) he asks: "shall I make it a double?" YES!!! You exclaim. It's as if you know exactly how I feel! You share a giggle: he knows exactly how you feel. You thank your friend, your hero. You go outside again, smile and shoot your hero a text: "I'm immediately smiling again dude." Happiness is restored and all is right in the world. Love.

The exterior and interior looked amazing so we walked in with excitement…read more We were seen to our place by a woman who didn't give me the feeling that we were welcome. We ordered the veggie paddie burger (Groenteburger). She did check for my allergy, which was kind, but there wasn't any warmth to be found in the conversation. Presentation was nice, fries were good but the burger - though it looked cool - was superdry and hard to swallow. We commented this to one of the serving girls and she just responded with 'Oh!' 'Not really sure what I can do about it.' She said she'd pass it on to the chefs though. After also being treated quite aloof by the other staff, we don't think we'll be back. Maybe they disliked my love's StarWars sweater. You never know.

We arrived to find no menus in English. We were told to go to the website. "What website?…read more No website listing and no QR code like several of their neighbors. We were seated reluctantly since they were busy (restaurant was half empty). We waited 18 minutes for someone to take our drink order and another 20 minutes for our drinks to arrive. When the food finally arrived 35 minutes later it was 3 star. Pizza crust was good but sauce lacked flavor/spices. Salad was good and Balsamic vinegar was outstanding. We had to ask for utensils and napkins.

Good Italian restaurant in the heart of Gouda. Pasta is recommended. Friendly staff and also easy…read morewith young kids.

This is a full bar on Bloemgracht that is very literally a hole in the wall place. It's a tiny…read morelittle bar that you can still smoke in if you smoke where locals hang out for drinks and sometimes snoozes from it being too late or having had to much of the local brew. It's a great place to hang out and chat either with each other or with the bartender. Today, friday it's open until 4 am. It's located in the Jordaan not far from the Westerkerk and the Anne Frank museum. It's also a good place to hold gatherings. Frequently there is art from various painters being displayed upon the walls.

So we went for the journey in 4 stages menu which is a taster of most of the dishes om the main…read moremenu. Some surprises like mock chicken coque au vin...which tastewise was OK but just genius as an experiment. All dishes had an interesting touch but lacked a bit of finesse. Still tasty food for a great price and in a relaxed ambiance. The wines that accompanied the food were great, perhaps separating the dish rounds in vegetarian , fish and meat might make the wines match better. They were very nice but had little to do with balancing out the flavor profiles in the dinner rounds. All in all a nice dinner with some small star combination that make one think. Definitely worth a try if you are done with the standard fare that is normal to Gouda on the other side of the market.