This is a fully certified (first in the Netherlands) organic vegetarian and vegan restaurant. My…read morewife took me here for our 8 anniversary today. Though she made reservations for a place by the window, somehow the info got "lost in translation". Renè, the half Czech half Dutch waiter was willing to ask the guests if they would mind moving but we stopped him. The food was delicious, he prepared three courses of different dishes, was insanely kind, knowledgeable and attentive. When all guests left, he let us stay almost 30 minutes longer so we could enjoy the desserts. It is not a fancy place but if you appreciate authentic place and delicious food, you'll have a nice experience!

Charming restaurant with vegetarian and vegan options. I had the Eastern Salad Bowl and my husband…read morehad the Turkish eggs. Colorful and delicious. Lovely welcoming staff.

The vegan food was super tasty in good portions in a great atmosphere. Definitely a must.read more

The service was wonderful and the food was fabulous! A gem in the heart of historic Haarlem!read more

What a splendid meal. We visited Haarlem for the day and had our hearts set on BastiJan and lucked…read moreout to get a table (make a reservation - they have 2 seatings a night and we got lucky someone didn't show). We sat outside on the busy, but quaint and enjoyable street. Great people watching! Wait staff was excellent and food was superb! It was one of our favorite dining experiences of our visit to the Netherlands. We recommend the chateaubriand 100%.. Excellent wine pairing.

Friendly service and great food! We did not expect deconstructed sandwiches but the food really…read morehit the spot. The owner was very attentive to all her guests. We had a larger party but we we seated quickly but it was post-lunch hour. Lots of locals and tourists, too.

Got a recommendation about that place from the locals and were pleasantly surprised by the very…read morehigh quality of the food in comparison to the low prices. Enjoyed every bite of the sandwich and the cake. They also have an amazing choice of tea. Located in the middle of the town, near the city hall, in a small alley, it's a great place to eat, drink and enjoy great service! Enjoy!!

Their gluten free, egg free and soy free fudge cake is to die for, it's so delicious, especially…read morethe inner filling. I will be picking up a few slices for Christmas. I shared a few slices with family and they also loved it. They were surprised it tasted so good and had no gluten or egg in it. I am normally apprehensive when it comes to buying gluten-free or vegan products because the ingredients always happen to have some soy ingredients in it, which is so bad for you..... However I was delighted that I could indulge in some dessert here. Also make sure to try their Algerian soup, it is wonderful and fitting for the cold weather!

Excellent service. Great food. Fantastic location for people watching. Glad I checked this place…read moreout. Lots of good vegan options.

I am one of Jetties biggest fans. I love this place in so many ways. They always gives off warm,…read morecozy and friendly vibes. The service is friendly, warm and personal. The food always hits the spot. It's a perfect place for a nice lunch with family or friends. The ice cream, I really struggle with, because it's just too good to pass on. It's definitely one of those guilty pleasures. I have tried a lot of different ice cream spots in the center and they rank as one of my favorites. The location is very ideal, because it's right in the beginning of the center. A hop and skip away from the station, so you don't have to walk too far. So many wonderful different dishes to try. The salads, vegan burgers, lasagnas, Pumpkin Curry, Moroccan dish, and Special of the day are definitely worth ordering, and if you have a little space after, definitely go for the ice cream.

Stopped in for dessert while visiting Haarlem. Interior is cutely decorated. Service was fast and…read morefriendly. We decided to try the citron cheesecake and hazelnut ice cream on a cone. The cheesecake was delicious and had just the right lemon flavor. The ice cream was delicious

I ate at Diga on Friday night with 9 of my co-workers. It was our first time there. We arrived a…read morefew minutes early and they sat us right away. Since we were a large group, they put us in a small side room with other larger groups. It got quite noisy by the end of dinner. We shared 3 antipasti platters. It was all meat -no cheese choices. Since we had a few vegetarians this was a bit disappointing. We also shared several small pasta plates as appetizers. They were very, very good. Finally, each of us had a main course. I had the steak which was outstanding. Overall, I recommend Diga but you need a reservation as it gets super busy.

We had dinner here on a Saturday night. It was packed so it gave the impression that it's a very…read moregood restaurant. But, we were not satisfied to say the least. The food portions were very small, so even though we had three courses we were still hungry afterwards. Unfortunately the service was very slow throughout the night. As vegetarians ourselves, the menu is very very limited. For example, all they could offer for vegetarian starters was the most mundane iceberg salad. If you are reading this, try to book a table not in front of the entrance. We were seated there and it was cold every time someone left or came in.

My husband decided to make a lunch reservation at Ratatouille during our 22 hour layover at…read moreSchiphol airport, and we had such a wonderful experience there. The service, the food, the ability to see into the kitchen and watch as the dishes were being prepared...everything was great. My husband had the standard 3 course lunch special while I had the vegetarian version, and we were both very pleased. The three course menu actually had an extra course of several tiny appetizers before the first course, as well, which was an excellent tasting of different unique items. The ratatouille (main course for today's vegetarian lunch) was definitely my favorite, though!

In love with the food here. Everything they served tasted amazing. Service was professional and…read moredelightful. I also love how they are flexible with the menu if you happen to have any crazy food allergies.

I have fallen into a tradition of Friday night dinner with some of my other expat work colleagues…read moreand one of them suggested coming here for dinner, as he'd enjoyed it when he'd come here previously in the company of his team -mates. So made a booking for 5 ppl and we started out with drinks which were absolutely fabulous! I reckon no matter what you order, it'll be good as the bartenders clearly know their craft! We got Nachos (Vegetarian) to start at €7 and this arrived with wonderfully warm and freshly fried taco chips. Re: the toppings- they maybe had too much cheese for my taste, but made up for that issue with equally decent amounts of salsa/ sour cream & guacamole. The great taste of just this entree gave me massive anticipation that the mains would be fantastic too, and they indeed lived up to expectations! For my main, I got x3 kinds of the Soft Tacos, as ordered them from the entree menu, rather than the mains menu, where you only got three of a kind as the option. My choices were: 1) Pulpo (octopus) - absolutely delicious! Good generous amount of tender baby octopus tentacles and when I squeezed a bit of the accompanying lime, the taste was truly a party in my mouth. Would absolutely order this again. 2) Pulled pork - wow! Tender and the use of just perfect spices. The marinated onions added an additional piquancy. Loved it, however some sour cream wouldn't have gone amiss with this soft taco. 3) Jackfruit - holy Moly this was spicy! I didn't like the taste of this as much as the other two options that I tried, and actually ended up taking some of the pulled pork and mixing it with the jackfruit and that combo was much more to my taste. Also I was supposed to have avocado garnish on this soft taco, but as you will see from my photo, there was absolutely none! It was indeed a bit slow on the service (as other reviews have mentioned) but the taste of the food was par excellence so while I would have liked to bump it up to 5 stars, am not happy about the missing avocado garnish, so it's a 4. BTW it was funny to observe that once our mains hit the table, there was absolute dead silence and the kind of reverence normally reserved for church that descended on our table - the food really is that good! Although fairly full, we had enjoyed the mains so much, we decided to also check out dessert options. I went with the Pastel de chocolate and my fellow dinners ordered a Cheesecake as well as the Tapachula. We also asked for extra spoons as had intended to share dessert, but once those plates hit our table, good intentions of sharing went out the window!!! I loved the taste of my chocolate mousse cake! The crisp crust used some kind of buttery, vaguely cinnamony tasting biscuit which complimented the chocolate mousse perfectly. Also the mousse was super light and fluffy and just so good! To deal with the chocolate overload, this dessert had an orange sorbet ice to keep things from getting too heavy. Altogether a wonderful end to the meal and my other two co-diners said that their desserts had hit the spot too! I so want to come back again! In this restaurant, have found an excellent proper Mexican food place to go to in Amsterdam! Yelp 51/ 2019

Okay, so this was better than I expected it to be (my expectation for Mexican restaurants in Europe…read moreis very low) but of course still not great. The food itself was good but you can't really call it Mexican. First of all, chips and salsa came as we were placing our order. Normal in America, but impressive for Holland. We had a decent size basket of chips but the little tiny tiny container of salsa the gave us was only good for about 10 little dips and that was it. I ordered chicken fajitas because I figured it would be pretty hard to mess that up. Well, when they came, it looked and tasted petty good, but was missing a few things and had some strange additions. First off there was not cheese! Secondly there was corn and cucumbers is with the grilled chicken peppers and onions...who grills cucumbers?? The meat itself was good but as were the peppers and onions but there was far too few peppers and onions. The dish came with guacamole on the side and while it certainly was not the best I ever had, I was happily surprised to see that it was green (a lot of times in Holland you see brown guacamole...yuck!) and tasted okay. My friend ordered tacos. I was considering this option too but it only came with two tacos which I thought would not be enough. When their dish came, they were two average size tacos, but on a big plate with beans and some salades so it actually would be an okay sized portion with all that extra stuff. In conclusion, an okay meal just not really Mexican.

We found this place online while visiting Haarlem for the day and decided to walk in right when…read morethey opened for dinner. We didn't realize how popular De Lachende Javaan is--they were completely fully booked! The owner noticed we were visiting from out of town and was incredibly accommodating. He explained the situation but managed to squeeze us in, provided we could eat relatively quickly before the next reservation arrived. We were so grateful because the meal ended up being fantastic. Since it was our first time trying Indonesian food, we went with the Rijsttafel Biasa (the smallest menu option). It was a variety of small plates served on portable burners to keep everything warm, accompanied by rice. It was the perfect introduction--there wasn't a single dish I didn't love. Even though the plates look small, we were completely full and satisfied by the end. We managed to finish just in time for the reserved party to take the table, so it worked out perfectly. Highly recommend booking a table in advance, but if you get the chance to eat here, definitely do it!

Wonderful and unexpected dining experience. We had the fish/veggie tasting menu. Beautiful dishes…read more Service was great and the place was humming with laughter and enthusiasm. Totally recommend.