Easily one of the best "let us cook for you" menus in The Netherlands. There is nothing I love more…read morethan stumbling upon a hidden gem restaurant like Benjamin while wandering around the city centre. I'm not going to lie, since coming to The Netherlands, I have missed the bold, inventive and thoroughly delightful menus at restaurants in New York City and San Francisco. To be honest, I never expected to find this in Arnhem - a small city in the East of The Netherlands, but alas - here I am gushing about it. Tucked away just off one of the main streets in the city centre, The Benjamin is the perfect location for a quiet, central dining experience in Arnhem. The decor is bright, modern and cozy. And the staff were so attentive and accommodating. We went for the 4-course surprise menu. I am a huge fan of letting chefs really put their full creativity on display. And this one was exactly as described: surprising, delightful, delicious! I think in The Netherlands they would say "hartstikke lekker". The 4-Course Surprise Menu Course 1: Duck salad with five-spice mayonnaise The dish had subtle Asian-influenced flavours in a light starter. I loved the play of the different textures with the shredded duck and the creamy mayonnaise, and how it was done in such a way that wasn't too heavy. Course 2: Salmon Soup with Tarragon I am baffled by how the chef at Benjamin was able to put so much flavour into this soup! It was amazing. How a salmon soup with no actual chunks of salmon could be packed with so much flavour.. it was incredible! And maybe I am just too much a fan of Tarragon - but wow! It was such a good pair with the salmon. Course 3: Bavette Steak over sweet potato puree, a stilton butter, and fresh figs and turnips I'm going to be honest, by this time we were a little confused at the thought of having steak after a salmon and a duck dish. And to add to the confusion - I was a little dubious when I heard fig, stilton, sweet potato and steak were in this dish. I don't know what kind of magic they are cooking up at Benjamin, but somehow it all made sense when I took a bite into this course. All the different flavours and textures married together perfectly in this dish. The crunch from the turnips and the freshness form the figs with the unbelievably smooth texture of the sweet potato puree, the sharpness of the stilton butter.. amazing! And to top it all off, a perfectly seared Bavette steak that cut like butter. Course 4: Asparagus Ice Cream with basil oil, roasted quinoa and ginger caramel sauce. Desserts like this are what I live for. I love dishes that completely challenge my understanding of what should be savoury and what should be sweet. I have never had an Asparagus dessert, and yet somehow Benjamin left me in awe of what I have been missing in my life. The ice cream was beautifully bright with this very-present flavour of asparagus; a perfect balance between being too shy and too overpowering. The ginger caramel was amazing, so vibrant, so sweet, and a beautiful texture when combined with the crunchy roasted quinoa. And what a surprise to have this delightful burst of fresh basil flavour radiating throughout this dessert! The menu was certainly full of surprises. All in all, it has been a long time since I have dined at a restaurant that had such a strong grasp of flavour, texture and presentation. So much so that they are able to deftly challenge what should and should not be paired together or made into a soup/ dessert / starter, etc. I thoroughly enjoyed my time dining at Benjamin and strongly recommend it for those foodies looking to broaden their horizons with food. Also, side note: I had one of the best Rose's of my life here. Amazing!

Excellent, The ceviche starter could easily be a signature dish in a Michelin star restaurant. All…read morethe dishes were different, creative and very tasteful. Highly recommended.

We were looking for a place to have lunch when we just spotted this quaint restaurant. We did not…read moreknow if it was open so my wife checked and said yes but is looked a little expensive. We were hungry and since we were headed back to Florida in a few days we decided to try it. It was the best meal that we have had in Germany. My wife had salmon and I had the osso buco. They served a small appetizer that was out of this world. I am not sure what the vegetables were but they were outstanding. Great wine and beer and the service was outstanding. This is a restaurant I would go for fine dining. Definitely 5 stars plus.

From the owner: Restaurant Qke-leQ is een Bourgondisch restaurant in Nijmegen waar traditionele gerechten een nieuw…read morejasje krijgen: vintage cooking. Dankzij de uitgebreide kaart en de goede prijs-kwaliteitverhouding is er voor ieder wat wils, in een ruime hoeveelheid. Op mooie dagen is het goed toeven op het tuinterras aan de achterzijde van het restaurant: overdekt, uit de wind en eventueel verwarmd. Aan de sfeervolle tafeltjes aan de voorzijde eet je met zicht op het Valkhofpark. Restaurant Qke-leQ bestaat sinds 2001 en inmiddels is het restaurant uitgegroeid tot een begrip in Nijmegen.

Nice Dutch restaurant with good food. In total there is nothing wrong with going there. It meets…read moreall you would expect for the price and food tastes well. Especially for business purposes this is a really good location.

From the owner: Restaurant de Stadstuyn is een bekend en bemind restaurant. Informeel en voor een breed publiek…read moretoegankelijk. De ruim opgezette eetgelegenheid met toch een intieme sfeer maakt de Stadstuyn uitermate geschikt voor zowel groepen als individuele gasten. De Stadstuyn beschikt over een groot terras waar u heerlijk in de zon kan genieten van uw diner.

30 minutes after placing my order they came back to advise they don't have the ingredients to make…read morethe meal I ordered. I kindly asked for the menu and placed a new order. Unfortunately, that took over an hour to receive which was on top of the previous 30 minutes I had already waited for. Another person of my party ordered salmon and they requested that the sauce was either not made with the order of given to her as a side. We were assured it was doable. After waiting for over an hour, it was saturated in the sauce. I understand that mistakes happen, but when we addressed it we were told "that's weird" & "no idea what happened" and the waiter walked off. All of our entrees came with fries. Every single order of fries came 10+ minutes after the entree was delivered except one euch never arrived. I kinda lost faith in receiving anything in a timely manner. I felt like I was there for an eternity. I would typically say this experience was because it was busy, but I never saw more than 8 tables occupied. ‍ I completly understand mistakes happen, but I don't appreciate the lack of empathy or efforts to make it right. Too bad!

Down a little alley that my friend knew about. Nice place. Menus out of date. Lol. A little loud if…read moreoutside with the bar in the same small alley. The food was very good!!

From the owner: Hotel Café Restaurant De Ploeg is een flexibele, multifunctionele zaak met een groot, gezellig…read moreterras [deels overdekt en verwarmd]. De verschillende ruimtes zijn, met behoud van intimiteit, onderling te verbinden en daardoor geschikt voor elk soort feestje en vergadering tot maximaal 150 personen. U kunt beschikken over meerdere presentatiemiddelen, een ringleiding, muziekinstallatie en gratis internet. Alle ruimtes zijn rolstoelvriendelijk. In het sfeervolle café restaurant kunt u terecht voor koffie/thee met gebak, ontbijt, lunch, borrel en een heerlijk diner. Geniet van onze keuken met een regelmatig wisselende menukaart met seizoensgebonden gerechten en proef van de uitgebreide wijnkaart. Boven het café restaurant is in 2013 een geheel nieuw en eigentijds hotel gebouwd. De negen tweepersoons hotelkamers zijn voorzien van een royale badkamer met vloerverwarming, regelbare luchtbehandeling, boxspringbedden, digitale tv, gratis internet. Het hotel is voorzien van een personenlift. Voor de sportieve en recreatieve gasten zijn er fitnesspassen, huurfietsen en fiets/wandelroutes beschikbaar. Hotel Café Restaurant De Ploeg is elke dag van de week geopend en ligt op ongeveer vier minuten rijden van de snelweg [A18]. Samen met de andere drie horecagelegenheden van '4 aan het Plein' zijn er leuke en betaalbare groepsarrangementen mogelijk.