Wonderful place! Lovely terrace, next to a small river. The quality of the food is very good…read more Service is quick and friendly. Had the 3 course menu for €25, which is a great deal for what you get!

Wonderful update castle in Dutch countryside. They have an excellent restaurant on site and 12…read morerooms themed after the months of the year. The staff is very hospitable and friendly. You can walk their gardens or enjoy a hot drink out on the grounds. The chef is very creative and the quality and presentation of their dishes is outstanding, even for European cuisine. Had scallops, lamb, liver pate, braised pork, Roast duck ... We usually opt for the chef's choice 2 course lunch menu $25 per person, which is a great deal for this place! If you're close, check it out!

The menu is very original . We decided to take the 6 person tapa menu. It came with a very large…read moreamount of different tapas. The tapas weren't Spanish tapas but they where all kinds of finger food. I would give 5 stars for the service but the food quality was rather 3 to 4 stars. Never the less I would come back again due to the super atmosphere and the very kind service. If they would but more effort in making the dishes it would certainly be unbeatable in this kind of restaurants.

Excellent atmosphere & super kid friendly staff! Food is amazing!read more

Good restaurant/ good quality food/ nice menu ( meat/fish/ vegetarian) also very nice staff. Nice…read moreatmosphere/ nice restaurant for date or formal dinner

I was traveling through the Netherlands heading to Germany. I stayed overnight in the lovely city…read moreof Heerlen. My friend and I found Restaurant Smaak and Vermaak in the city center. It's directly across from the Pancratiuskerk (a lovely Catholic Cathedral dedicated to Saint Pancras, built between the 1000 and 1200 centuries). The restaurant specializes in Grilled and Mediterranean cuisine. The restaurant was busy even though it was still relatively early. I was glad we arrived early because it just continued to fill up. The bar is lovely and very upscale. The cocktail menu has a large variety of unusual offerings, many specializing the use of "Fever Tree" sodas and soda water. The wine and beer lists both have a large variety of choices. My friend had the steak with Bearnaise sauce and fries (frites) with a tomato and creme fraiche topping. I had the lamb kabobs dipped in cream sauce, grilled, and served with a lemon mayonnaise sauce, also with fries. For drinks my friend had a Smoky Jameson's and I had a "Coconut". Everything was delicious. The fries were cut as steak fries, served crispy and perfect. The lamb and steak were both grilled to perfection. The Bearnaise sauce was just right. The lemon mayonnaise really added a wonderful tang to the lamb that enhanced it's already delicious flavor rather than covering it up. The drinks were large and had plenty of alcohol. We ate outside and the setting was comfortable. The Pancratiusein is a city square around the cathedral and has many restaurants and bars and a few shops. Lots of foot traffic. The service was terrific, we wanted for nothing. The waiters and waitresses all spoke Dutch, English, French and German. Not a huge surprise since the Dutch schools focus on multiple language skills, but still very nice to have. The next time I am in the area I won't hesitate to stop here for dinner again. It was terrific!