I was recomended Calla's by a colleague of mine and I went there today on the occasion of the Restaurant Week.
I would not put 5 stars as I did not find the food proposal or the atmosphere out of the ordinary but overall the experience was very pleasant:
AREAS FOR IMPROVEMENTt (-):
- RECEPTION - on the arrival to the restaurant there was nobody to welcome us and it was quite unclear where to go (the kitchen is on the ground floor but the tables on the 1st).
We went upstairs on our own and were met by a waiter in the middle of the stairs where he proposed to take our coats. He did not give me a hand with taking off my coat neither he invited us to the wardrobe. He was waiting for us to give him the coats in the middle of the stairs (putting all our bags etc on the floor) used by the clients to pass to the bathroom and exit/enter the restaurant.
- COMPLEMENT DU CHEF - we had two of these before the starter but I was also excpecting we get one sweet complement before the dessert. No, we just got our dessert and that was it.
AREAS OF SUCCESS:
- DESIGN - is very friendly and cosy. It is a great combination of classics and simplicity. White and dark brown colours, a lot of mirrors and air.
- FOOD - we had a 3-course menu with 2 additional complement du chef.
Starter - scallops with patato pure and crabs (loved it!);
Main dish - beef tenderloin with truffle sauce and patato pure. (The beef was incredibly soft. The waiter told me they stew if for 48 hours to get it to such a soft condition).
Dessert - chocolat fondant and the passion fruit ice-cream (nothing special).
SERVICE - very nice with a nice touch of Dutch style. To compare with some other Michelin starred restaurants it was not too snobbish as in Paris or London - the waiters smiled and lauhged among themselves and looked much more relaxed.
- AFTERTASTE - very nice and the feeling about the visit is light and positive, though not over impressed. read more