We visited this restaurant without reservation, still got immediately a table next to the window!…read more All dishes were great, but my ribs for 18€ were awesome!!! The souse was sweat & smokey! Huge portion for the money and after I finished the waiter asked if I wanted to have some extra!!! ;-) Thumbs up, I can recommend!

Looks swanky when you walk past but inside it's a down to earth steak house. Good good to a…read morereasonable price. A little loud when full of people.

Outstanding goat cheese salad Decent chicken satay…read moreGood fries Ok French onion...not great Friendly service Great smelling place

Very nice steak house in the lovely city of Leiden. The atmosphere was very cozy. The food was…read morereally top notch. And an excellent variety of gin & tonics cocktails. The staff were so friendly and made sure we had a wonderful evening. We will be going back :)

The dinner was part of my trip for the Leiden Marathon and birthday gift to myself (5/26). It was…read morealso a big opportunity to meet some fellow Facebook runners of whom I'd never met in person before. Since we were only together briefly, my fellow Facebook/Runkeeper friends wanted to celebrate. This restaurant is a really nice steak house, but I'm vegetarian. (This wasn't my choice and I didn't know of any options, being a visitor. So yes, they pulled a vegetarian into a meat house. I suppose if they ever visit the States, I'll make them eat brussel sprouts lol.) Other than the Catch of the Day option, there was the risotto on the menu. I must say it was an excellent choice because the taste was exceptional! When they found out that it was my birthday (I guess it was a given due to loud singing), our beautiful server gave me a gift of their award winning house gin and a bottle of tonic. While I'm not really a gin drinker, I've not decided what to do with it yet. It will keep for now. That was really nice of them. The atmosphere is low key and casual. We had a great time. If you're a meat eater, and in accordance with comments from the carnivores in my group, I'd recommend this place for dining when you're in the vicinity of Leiden. Cheers! #leidenmarathon #wilworksUK

Yesterday I went to have dinner with a friend at El Gaucho in Leiden. I must say that it is more…read morethan 10 years that I go there and as much as I find the wine selection not the best, the food has always been quite good. I had a very bad experience with a waiter, possible the manager of the restaurant, I am not sure, he behaved like he was in charge. I called to reserve a table for two for the evening, I asked for a table close to a window, if possible. When I arrived I was given not a table at the window, while there was a free table (not marked as reserved) close to a window, a table for 4 people. I asked if I could get that table if free, since it was already 20:15 (it was unlikely for them to fill that table), he said no because I had bookd just a few hours earlier, I then asked to see other available tables in the back of the restaurtant, and he eventually accomodated me on a table for 4. So, the feeling was that I could not get a table close to a window just because he said so. OK. After a few minutes a table for 2 close to a window got available and somebody else kindly transfered me there. When I order the food, I was clarifying with the waiter the piece of meat I wanted, this guy come close, jumped into the conversation and told me I should not ask such things and have no expectations that my wishes could be fulfilled (I have asked for the same thing everytime I have been there for the last 10 years and was never disappointed, and also yesterday eventually what I got was ok), still this guy had to be like that with me. Then, at 21:30 we were brought the menu for dessert, at 21:42 we asked for a dessert, and the same guy told us that the kitchen was closed at 21:30, we were not reminded of that when they brought us the menu, nor we knews what time it was, we were having a good time and did not mind the time. I asked to still make an effort, as we really wanted to have a dessert, which by the way is not something that you cook on the moment, it is just something you place on a dish and bring to the table. Anyway, the guy (still the same guy) said that that was impossible, and he refused to go and ask in the kitchen, and treted me like I was crazy just only asking for it. Left us with no dessert. He said we could order coffees, we said no, and he brought us the bill 3 minutes after that (we did not ask for it), and 3 more minutes after someone else came with the machine to make us pay (again, we did not ask for it, and they even refused to split the bill). Result, this guy ruined the good experience we were having. He works in the hospitality business but he is definitely an amateur of this business and ruined the experience for us, it felt like he was being mean to me from the moment I stepped into the restaurant. Not going to El Gaucho anymore, there are many other good places for steak in Leiden or in Den Haag. I am very disappointed!

Decent Place - good service quality products. Three of us had the mixed grill... Other companion…read morehad a "lady-cut" filet. Everyone was happy with there meals. The mixed grill offered a bit of all of the meat selections, sans the chicken. Everything was flavorful. Do note that there is charcoal continuing to heat/cook the mixed grill, so you'll want to shuffle stuff around so you don't over cook the beef cuts. Desserts were outstanding. Our Birthday Boy had the apple pie. It came with some celebratory fireworks! The crepes and chocolate moose were cry good as well.

Let me begin with the positive news. The steak we ordered was good quality meat. Apart from this,…read moremost was really poor quality and service. The ribs were cooked beyond well done, very dry and the so called garlic sauce is frugal quantities and tasted of Mint instead. The mixed grill was probably cooked through wit the purpose of hitting somebody on the head. On the menu there was a dish with gorgonzola sauce, there was no flexibility to serve this sauce with the steak. It took ages to get a menu and again the quantity of bread was measured like scrooge rules the pass. At this price level you are better off somewhere else.

Het eten was erg lekker en de bediening was vriendelijk. Er zat wel een barst in het raam en er…read morewaren kinderen die hun schoenen uit hadden. Ik vind dat gaan groot probleem maar u misschien wel. Het duurde wel lang voordat we ons eten kregen.

Great place for lunch on week days. Spacious place. Good service and great choice of meats. If you…read moreare a vegetarian this is probably not your spot (the cows statues in the parking lot give it out easily). I went for the Mexican burger which was a perfect mix of great cooked meat with all its juices, great guacamole, onions and jalapeños. Spicy to the right point. Good size. Not over the top that you get tired half way. Bread bun crispy outside but soft and delicious. Well done. Fries were very good, not huge portion but the right amount for lunch and be able to get to work and actually work afterwards. Will come again for sure

It's all you can eat steakhouse near the courtyard Marriot, literally walk next door. Costs about…read more31 euro on weekday and large beers were about 5 euros each. I posted a picture of different type of meats they offer. You just have ur coin face up green side if you are still hungry and turned over to red when your full. Beware the kitchen closes at 9pm (2100). They serve dessert for an extra 6 euro like cake and flan but we were too full to try any. They serve cooked pineapple after 9pm which was delicious. They have small cinnamon bananas and cheese bread that the server has to bring out but you have to request it usually unless ur server is more attentive then ours. Those tasted amazing too wish I had more cheese bread and cinnamon bananas. Did not have a gluten free menu but did have some but very few vegetarian options. The hummus at the self serve bar was very good.

Sorry to say the service here was not the best. I visited here because it was close to the…read moreCourtyard Marriott was in the mood for some good food. The food itself was very great but the service was not so great. Since I was here on business and sitting by myself they stuck me in a corner and not all of the meat servers arrived to me nor did any server come up to me at any point to refill my water or ask if I needed anything. I don't think I even got to try all of the meat. Unfortunately I think I would come back again here due to the fact that it is very close to the Marriott Courtyard but that is the only redeeming quality for this restaurant.

Fabulous! Great friendly service and delicious food! Highly recommend!…read moreA very relaxed environment and great for families.

We didn't bowl; just had drinks. Place was super busy. The cabin staff were there then we arrived…read moreand had a lane. It looked fun. I bowled intramural in college. Avg was 227. My only complaint was you can't order at the bar. You need a hostess to take your order. She was prompt so it wasn't an issue. Nice selection of Belgian & Dutch beers.

Spareribs Mundag. Excellent all u can eat ribs and bowling special…read more Awesome Memorial Day 2014.