I would totally give this restaurant a 5 Star review if the service was better. Part of the…read moreservice is Dutch style service which means that they don't come to your table often and you have to flag them down to get their attention. But if you get the server named Mark, then you will receive impeccable, attentive service (US standards of great service). Now, that's talk about the good things:1) Convenience - if you are staying in the Hilton hotel then the convenience is the best because it is inside the hotel. Breakfast is FREE if you are a Gold hhonors member. 2) Food- Although the portions at times are gourmet style (which means you can pay up to 30€ for 5 bites of food)... it is consistent with great taste and presentation. 3) Ambiance - it is simply beautiful. A nice bar area with mood lighting and leather couches, lots of glass, and just a beautiful restaurant.

First of all, I'm usually not a fan of hotel restaurants but this one is really an exception…read more Granted the prices are pretty high but the meal was worth every cent. I started with the house red wine and it was a nice wine to go with dinner. My first course was a beef carpaccio which was wonderful. It tasted like it had some truffle oil, pistachios, and awesome Rotterdam cheese. My main meal was the salmon. All I can say is that it was perfectly cooked with crispy skin and inside was a nice medium rare center. I love when a restaurant can cook fish correctly. Mashed potatoes and the leeks were tasty. Everything was delicious. Service was good, not as attentive as I would expect for a nice restaurant. I asked for a quiet area and they were able to accommodate. The food took a long time to come out roughly an hour as it was pretty crowded on a Wednesday night for some reason. My meal with a starter, main dish, and 2 glasses of wine came to 78 euros. Expensive but I'm willing to pay for excellent food. Overall, I would definitely come back to try some more dishes.

(4) ~ very good overall food & service. NOTES: Reservations recommended, and the service can be…read moreslow, when busy, so we recommend ordering quickly & getting plenty of drinks;)lol They do take USA Credit Cards w. Chip. And the Menu is on a BIG Bulletin Board on the main floor, so take a photo with your Phone to have it at your table, since there are no paper menus;) DRINKS: ** Apple Elderberry Juice = (4.25) Very good ** Water(tap) = (4) very good, must be filtered;) ** Flat White = (4) very good FOOD: ** Beef Shoulder = (4.25) Very good ** Boudin(Pork Sausage) = (4) very good ** Bread = (4) very good ** Cheese Board = (4) very good * Strawberry/Cucumber/Buttermilk(dessert) = (3.75) Good * Cherry Creme Fraiche = (3.75) Good * Clams(Mussels) = (3.5) good * Fries = (3.25) pretty good...topped with Nori(seaweed) Flakes

Great place to have dinner. Very nice food. Little asian influence. Would recommend their…read morevegetables dishes!

My favorite cafe and appletaart! Always manage to get a slice whenever I visit Rotterdam.read more

Goed sfeer lekker eten met vriendelijke personeel. Aanrader voor mensen die een gezellige plek…read moreopzoeken

So, an average experience really. I was hoping for something special, given the mention of a…read more2-starred chef. However, the food, while good, did not prove to be great or extremely creative. The price was all in all a bit on the high side but not a splurge. Service was okay, with a couple of oddities but generally well managed. Would I go back? Possibly, if I were at the hotel again. Would I go out of my way to have dinner here? I don't think so.

The restaurant is based in the old arches of the Hofplein train station, once an icon of Dutch art…read morenouveau but sadly razed by bombs in 1940. What remains are the arches where the restaurant and several boutiques are based. The location is convenient and easy to reach and has a certain industrial charm that is hard to beat - the roar of the railway next door is unavoidable but not annoying. Foodwise this is a surprise package - the quality is extremely high. We took the five course menu with wines which was good value. The dishes are made with great attention to detail and have very delicate and surprising flavour combinations. The sourcing is fresh produce and it truly cant be faulted - the restaurant really surprised me. Dutch upscale or pretentious restaurants generally fail to meet the standard I am used to from living and working in Brussels. This one exceeds it easily - service was friendly and well informed - they take themselves perhaps a tad seriously in terms of looking hip - but hey to each his own. Any downsides? Well there was a huge lag between two dishes due to the restaurant being busy and the main course duck was overcooked for my companion and undercooked in my case. The bits that weren't were delicious however. Honestly though, the rest of the vegetables with the duck were perfect and in harmony with the main dish. Really this is a great restaurant and you should go and check it out.

I visit this restaurant on special occasions, for example to celebrate a beautifull summer day ;-)…read more The chef opened his first restaurant a couple years back, before moving to the Hofbogen. I love his style, using a lot of veggies and flowers and off the grid preparations. There are two choices here: vegetarian or meat/fish. If you don't like certain food, just let them know. A wonderfull 4-course menu will be served as a surprise. Just one note: serves tends to be rather slow. Other then that: great food, relaxed atmosphere!

My wife and I went to Niven on Saturday night. Firstly I must say that we normally dont dine in…read moreMichelin Star Restaurants but as American Express were doing their promotion week we decided to give a try. Located between Delft and The Hague next to the golf course it is not an easy place to find if you are unfamilure with the area. If so, just hop on the number 1 tram from either Den Haag or Delft. My own expectations were way above exceeded. We were greeted in the reception and shown to our table in the main dinning area. The whole place looked amazing. Great attention to detail with a lot of thought put into the design and layout. For a large area the noise was at a minimum, a rare thing in The Hague. Service was excellent. Then came the food. I could ramble on about this for a long time but I'll try make it brief. We had a set menu of Scallop with variations of apple. Then a main of Beef. The scallops were cooked perfectly but the real star was the beef. Black aberdeen angus in a jus that made me smile and almost cry at the same time. It was a taste sensation that I've rarely encountered. Oh, did I mention that in over 9 years of living here I have never found a place that does British Beef. Wine selection was what you would expect from such high end dinning but we decided to try something different and opted for a Lebanese Red, Chateau Musar 2002. The taste was so different from anything we have ever tried but went perfectly with the beef. It was so good I've just ordered 6 bottles. To sum up, Niven is one of the best places I've ever been, certainly way and above any place else in The Hague area

Had tasty late lunch while waiting for my boat ‍ to Kinderdijk. I ordered something like steak…read morefish. And it comes with fries and baked potatoes . The view is amazing. Warning though, the wind is so strong. Don't put something light on the table without proper security

Lovely food and atmosphere. Great wine. Nice garden and outdoor seating. Had a very nice meal here…read morewith four adults and four kids. Staff were accommodating and timely. Food was excellent in its preparation and very tasty. Wine list also great. We had a fantastic Chardonnay. Definitely a restaurant to recommend.

Friendly service. Dogs are allowed (always nice). Will revisit to try other food on the menu.read more