Best meals of our life. Had lunch, dinner and breakfast here and it was amazing. Never had a…read moretasting menu with this many courses. Each one more beautifully played and delicious than the nexts.

Two stars Michelin restaurant where the executive chef still cooks every day, and the restaurant…read moremade you feel like home and so comfortable! Amazing! "See, this called kitchen Ferrari stove, this is particularly good because ..." known as one of the best restaurants in the Netherlands, when Restaurant de Lindenhof chef Martin Martin Kruithof realized that my bf is also a chef, he passionately introduced his kitchen to us. Different from the general Michelin restaurant, after awarded two stars, chef Martin still cooks. They host guests to visit the kitchen from time to time, sit in the kitchen, and welcomes children to the restaurant, and all of these are intended to give guests a "Michelin cuisine, but to your feelings like home" feeling. As soon as we sat down, 7 courses free appetizers were served. Amazing! Seven! Some of them reminded us the day-to-day Dutch food but is just so delicious and well-made in fresh ingredients and skillful details. I love one that looks like Japanese hand roll - the raw fish on top was fresh and the style was so cute. The fried tomato on top of lemon ice cream was a surprise and I loved it! We selected 12 course "Martin's choice" and it came with duck, sweetbread, crab, beef, fish, and many more. The sweetbread tastes like Asian marinated sauces, which we loved it. The crab covered with sauces which was made as shaved iced. The ice which made with sauces melted in my mouth along with the fresh crab. Awesome. Duck liver was also very tasty even I usually don't eat duck liver. The lobster soup was very strong and you felt like eating a real lobster. Only small issue is that we got a small piece of crab shell on our plate. The coffee ice cream tiramisu was great. I personally think the lemon ice cream was too bitter but my bf loved it. We are so lucky and honored to visit Martin's kitchen and amazingly they only have 5 staff. So clean, so many different sauces from various countries, and chef Martin is so passionate and still experimenting new dishes using new ingredients. Of course, services was awesome. I think the executive chef/owner Martin was not working for winning Michelin. However, doing something he loves with passion and do it to the best, then the honor and awards came. I learned an amazing lesson tonight at this Michelin star restaurant.

Should have just stopped after a drink or two as the food was mediocre and "service" here was poor…read moreto non existent. It was right on the water, as most restaurants here are, so that somewhat made up for it. There are many other restaurants in the area to choose from, I would choose any of those over this place in the future.

I ordered local fish and a glass of white wine, the wine is great, the fish not the taste I am in…read morefavor. The staff is good but you have to be patient for a long waiting time.

We stopped by here to enjoy the boat ride and had lunch here. We had a cheese burger and two…read moresandwiches. Very healthy sandwiches with lots of fresh vegetables. Delicious sauce and very tasty ham and smoked salmon. Nice!

A tourist-friendly location for lunch! Food/price ratio was good but kitchen was slow…read more "The famous water village Giethoorn offers many possibilities for a pleasant day out. Delicious water with punter (sailing), rowing boat, whisper boat or canoe. Or rather with the cruise, with text and explanation of an experienced skipper? And maybe you like a refreshing drink or a nice meal after your discovery of Giethoorn? Smit Giethoorn is the right choice for all your needs." "After experiencing your day in Giethoorn you would probably like to enjoy a nice dinner. Enjoy a refreshing drink on or terrace at the waterfront and maybe order at our snackcorner. Also for complete dinner a la carte or as plate service, Smit Giethoorn is the place to be. Of course we also bake delicious Gieterse pancakes."

We booked the hall in the back for my fathers 60th Birthday party. It was a surprise and thanks to…read morethe lovely staff, we were able to keep it like that untill he entered. The food was really lovely with a lot of local touch added to it from the Drenthe countryside cuisine with an emphasis on meat mostly. The portions were good and the sides quite decent. The presentation could have been a bit better, but considering the size of the group, that was to be expected. Design and ambiance of the place is acessible, friendly and unpretentious. Service was very friendly and acommodating; down-to-earth and friendly, they made us feel quite at home. Although the food could have been served a bit quicker, hardly anyone noticed as we had such a good fun together. Would definetely recommend this place for a party or just a nice dinner.