Came here for a late lunch this afternoon with my friend from Den Bosch, luckily the weather had decided to behave again. Just two hours before we were here there was a monsoon like rain and thunderstorm, but like I said we were lucky so we could sit outside and enjoy the sun and a nice breeze.
The terrace has a nice bench attached to the building and I always love benches, so definitely a plus! The menu for lunch is nice and simple. Not too many options, but just the right amount of classic and timeless Italian inspired options.
I ordered the goat cheese sandwich; nut bread, warm goat cheese, honey, pecan nuts and rocket. My friend ordered the salmon sandwich; ciabatta, smoked salmon, horseradish crème fraîche and capers. Both were great though I feel my portion could have been bigger. Since it was a late lunch I was quite hungry and the sandwich alone wasn't enough, but luckily I also had a Wiener Melange coffee which filled me up.
The coffee was delicious! I had first decided to order a latte but then spotted a delicious whip cream topped coffee at the table next to us, asked what it was and ordered the same. I'm glad I did! I'm not exactly sure what goes into a Wiener Melange, but it's delicious not too milky not too sweet just perfect.
After ordering lunch the service went down a notch. There was a shift change I guess as we never saw our original server after receiving the menu and when we were done eating we finished our drinks. I finished my coffee before my friend finished her beer, the server took my glass away but didn't ask if I wanted another drink. Now in this case I didn't want another drink, but my friend and I gave each other a look because we both thought it was weird that she didn't ask. If someone at a table finishes a drink but someone else is still busy with their drink it makes sense to ask the person who is finished if they want a new drink right? So, my friend finished her beer and then we waited for the new server to walk by and actually look our way. We waited and waited and waited, had just about decided to get up and walk away when yet another server walked by and we just yelled at her quickly. I hate having to raise my voice to get a server's attention, especially on a terrace of about ten square meters but after waiting so long for someone to pay us attention, it was necessary to demand attention.
Overall a nice place to have lunch and I'll be back, but for now I'll have to vote three stars because my portion was too small and the servers didn't really know where and when they should pay attention to customers even though it wasn't busy and there where at least four servers. Hopefully next time will be better! read more