This is the worse restaurant I've been to. Service is so slow. The servers just passed us by not giving us the menu. Finally a young lady server just started her shift and she took our order. The guy that was at the bar didn't even gave us the menu when he's just talking to another young guy. They made us feel they don't want to serve us. The sandwiches we ordered were good but we only ate half of it. when we asked for our leftovers to be taken home, they literally put them in a plastic bag. Like a doggie bag Gosh, I hope the owners know they're paying their servers just to chit chat and ignore customers. Also, this place doesn't have any restrooms - you have to go the public restroom and pay $1 with a credit card read more

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In English, this is called "Two-headed Phoenix". We ate here by mistake. We were trying to go to Restaurant De Kraai, the pancake shop, but accidentally went in here instead. They serve a very limited menu. I had the ham sandwich. The bread was delicious, and I really liked the honey mustard mayonnaise. However, it wasn't super filling, and I wish it came with a side other than soup. The service was extremely slow. We waited forever for them to take our order and then forever for them to let us pay. For the limited menu and poor service, I wouldn't recommend this place. read more

De Tweekoppige Phoenix - Ham sandwich - Beer, Wine & Spirits Near Me - Zaandam, New Hampshire

This place is pretty no frills - basically a bar that serves sandwiches and soup, but the food was tasty and priced reasonably. read more

De Tweekoppige Phoenix - Beer, Wine & Spirits Near Me - Zaandam, New Hampshire

Stopped in here while touring the windmills as an alternative to the cafeteria next door and the more expensive restaurant nearby. Was pleasantly surprised. Staff were responsive and polite. Food was good and beer was fantastic. Free WiFi to boot made it a great time to update our email. Sandwich and soup for €10.50. Recommend! read more

De Tweekoppige Phoenix - Beer, Wine & Spirits Near Me - Zaandam, New Hampshire

Translated into English, this place is called "the Two-headed Phoenix". Here you will find a Liqueur distillery and distilling museum with an authentic Dutch cafe and a liquor store. This is one of the best places for a bite to eat in Zaanse. It was also a favorite highlight to my trip to Zaanse. It is towards the entrance to Zaanse and can be easily missed if you are focused on the pancake restaurant, which is known for being awful. Do yourself a favor and don't go there. Instead look to your left and you will find this place. The main entrance is to the cafe, or you can enter the door to the right of the cafe entrance which will take you to the liquor store and tasting room. You can taste a variety of the different liquors that this distillery makes. This is a family owned business, and has been in Zaanse for about a year and a half. The owners are fantastic to speak with and have alot of passion for what they do. They walked us through the entire history of how they started the distillery, and how they distill and make their special liqueurs. We didn't expect to stay here for so long, but we had so much fun speaking with the owners that we lost track of time. After wards we enjoyed a bite to eat in the cafe. They have several yummy home made treats to try, and delicious coffee to go with it. Definitely a highlight to my trip. read more

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After a nice morning exploring the windmills, this seemed like a nice place to stop and enjoy some lunch. We were wrong. The service was quite poor, as the waitress was rather rude. The food was questionable at best and the young cheese sandwich lacked youthful vigor. If you have the opportunity to go somewhere else, definitely do. read more

The only thing decent about this place is the convenient location. It is right by the windmills which is great but the service is AWFUL. We had two different servers who both were rude. We ordered two strawberry lemonades that literally were grenadine with some water, GROSS. The sandwiches we ordered, the young cheese and the older cheese, came with about 2 pieces of spring mix, a sliver of a tomato and the some red onions. Also we were rushed to pay at the beginning when we hadn't even finished ordering yet. If you have the chance to eat somewhere else by the windmills I strongly suggest doing that. read more

It has a great location, right in the center of the Zaanse Schans, perfect spot to relax and enjoy the surroundings. The sandwiches we had were very good: fresh, tasty and rather big. The soup was also very nice. The service was amazing, super smiling staff and so helpful! The complementary shot that came with our coffee was delicious, and the best thing is that it is available for purchasing in their liquor store right next to the restaurant. About the prices, it was still affordable considering that it is a super touristic area. We had a great time, and we could not recommend enough this place: it has to be visited while at the Zaanse Schans! read more

Stopping in the windmill outdoor museum, we toured the grounds, and then wanted to eat lunch. This place looked inviting, so we stepped in and ordered a meal. It has a store right next door to it, which we didn't go into, which sells its own liqueurs. The restaurant is small with a bar there to try their products. We sat down at a table with a nice colored table cloth over it and ordered our meal. The place is somewhat dark, tho we were there during a rainy day, so with clouds in the sky, we may have been somewhat biased as to lighting. However, it isn't dark in the place, just not overly bright, quiet even when filled up with diners, and the wait staff is courteous and speaks English. I ordered a Salmon lox sandwich with onion, tomato and lettuce in a tasty firm bread (7.95 Euros), usually garnished with horseradish sauce, but I didn't have the sauce. I also ordered a hot chocolate which came, as do most of them, with steamed milk (3 Euros). The sandwich was great, lettuce crisp, salmon lox tasty, and bread not the typical American mush. The sandwich size was just right for a lunch, tho the hot chocolate could have been somewhat larger, but I loved the steamed milk versus water. My spouse had a ham sandwich with the same bread and fillings as mine, and he also was really happy with it. His sparklling water came in a bottle with a glass for drinking and it was a good price for the size. The servers were really friendly. We paid at the bar, and as we had been there quite some time, the cashier thot we had already paid, so we joked about dine and ditch. Good ambiance, good food, good prices, and a pleasant way to hang out on a rainy day. read more