PERFECT! Our family is from Texas, but currently living in Amsterdam, and we made the trek out to Boekelo just to have Texas food on Texas Independence Day and it did not dissappoint. The restaurant structure itself was worth the trip and our kids could not get enough of all the decorations and atmosphere inside. From wooden statues, to the jail cells to hang your coats in (on horse shoes no less), the animal exhibits and the giant Texas flag hanging over our table. Our kids were in Heaven! We were priviledged enough to even met the owner who was so gracious and provided our kids each with their own Ribhouse Texas cowboy/cowgirl hat. They were in heaven and helped our family take a step out of our international home and into our home we left behind. Though I will say this place may be more Texas than anywhere in Texas, which is exactly what we were looking for on the occasion of Texas' birthday.
The food was excellent and the portion sizes even for the kids were generous. They even have rib options for children in addition to the normal kid meal options including hot dogs, chicken nuggets, and one of the best hamburgers i've had in the Netherlands (I know it was my son's but I couldn't help myself from sharing it from him haha).
You could tell they put a lot of time and attention to their restaurant and had lots of guests considering the relatively quiet location on a Monday night. Apparently if it's your birthday, the lights all turn out and they shine the spot light on you and sing Niel Diamond's Sweet Caroline. At least that's what we think we witnessed and we had a blast singing along.
Highly recommend!!! Thank you Ribhouse Texas Boekelo! We will definitely be back! read more
