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Reviews - Café Vader Kleinjan

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8.9/10

Fabulous
456 reviews
Ambience
8.9
Food
8.8
Service
9.1
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  • Irina V.4 months ago

    10

    Very good experience.The food were testy. Very friendly stuff. Highly recommended!

  • Janet B.6 months ago

    10

    We had a large group and the restaurant handled everything very well. Food and service were great.

  • Timo M.7 months ago

    6.5

    Avocado sandwich was very simple and not really nicely prepared. It felt rather like a snack bar than a restaurant…

  • Dawn E.8 months ago

    6.0

    Took a very long time to be served. Food was ok. Lovely location

  • Difang H.10 months ago

    2.0

    I can't believe I wasted my time and money on this! This is hands down the worst pasta I have ever eaten. It was an absolute culinary disaster, with an unappealing texture and a flavor that left a bad taste in my mouth.

  • Peter D.10 months ago

    8.0

    Eten was prima sfeer goed

  • Ingrid S.11 months ago

    7.5

    Nice staff, good food

  • Kevin J.1 year ago

    10

    Great view and amazing service! The food was one of the greatest what i ever eaten in this city.

  • Felippe M.
    Felippe M.1 year ago

    9.0

    Nice option.

  • Fabio L.
    Fabio L.1 year ago

    10

    Great place, great food and great service! Very nice evening!

  • Thijmen v.1 year ago

    9.0

    The staff was amazing and the atmosphere was really cozy. The food was also delicious, however the portion size especially for the main course does not match the price point. Instead of wanting a dessert, i needed one to feel somewhat full.

  • Marlene O.1 year ago

    10

    Nice food, great service and fantastic view

  • cordula h.1 year ago

    10

    Friendly and quick service, delicious food, nice atmosphere in the summer outside directly at the old port.

  • jAN G.1 year ago

    8.5

    Was gezellig goede bediening eten was lekker

  • sydney t.2 years ago

    10

    It’s always such a lovely experience here x the staff are so lovely and the chefs were excellent! Very good with my allergy- felt very taken care of. Excellent quality food as well! Always happy to come here for dinner.

  • Константин В.2 years ago

    7.5

    Nice location in old harbour, cousy ambience. But beef stew is over-salted - not recomended

  • João B.2 years ago

    7.5

    Food and drinks were reasonable for Dutch standards but needed to wait about 1 hr just for sandwiches to be served. I do not think is acceptable.

  • Bo H.2 years ago

    7.5

    Nice service - good view/place - food without ambition

  • Daryl J.2 years ago

    6.5

    food and service good, tables very small, very noisy place, it was raining so everyone had to sit inside, would probably be more pleasant experience if not raining

  • Bruce D.2 years ago

    9.0

    Awesome little pub with a gorgeous patio overlooking an inlet from the canal. Beautiful view - very picturesque. Definitely recommended - great neighborhood

  • Caroline F.more than 2 years

    9.0

    Lovely restaurant close to the harbour. We sat inside as it was cold and rainy and it was lovely, very dark and cosy. We had some great wine and beers with our deep fried combination platter. A good way to try some of the local cuisine.

  • Ryan L.more than 2 years

    9.5

    Everything was great. This is one of my fav places to go in Rotterdam for food and/or drink. I will be back for sure. Their beef stew is well worth the time and the money, along with the view

  • Andre P.more than 2 years

    10

    The Ribeye was delicious and perfectly cooked, service was attentive and friendly and the atmosphere was warm and comfortable for a cold Saturday evening. We will definitely be back!

  • Lisa A.more than 2 years

    9.0

    Found this restaurant through Tripadvisor and it did not disappoint, food was delicious, I had the crab to start and steak for main, would strongly recommend. The crew were very attentive and friendly and the atmosphere was great with great music, wonderful place

  • Yasmina S.more than 2 years

    10

    Excellent food and good value ! The service was also very kids friendly !

  • Saskia S.more than 2 years

    6.0

    Dined with six colleagues. Ambiance was great, beautiful wheater, table at the waterside. Service was accurate in the beginning, later for coffee we needed to search the staff inside. Food was dissapointing, more on a snackbar level than a restaurant level. Very very salty chicken saté with cheapass salad (iceberg! snackbar!). Some had an average hamburger, nothing special. One of my colleague took the vegetarian special of the day: sponach lasagne with 3 cheeses. It arrived in a breakfast bowl looking like a burnt brick, with black sides, and nothing else on the plate. When I said it looked burnt the waitress took it back to the kitchen and it came back the same, this time with some ice berg lettuce, cherry tomatoes and some grated cheese on top. According to the chef it only looked burnt, she said, "caused by the bechamel sauce". What a complete nonsense, as a chef I know better. Cut it short: great ambiance, snackbar food, bad price-quality ratio. ps: the zeebaars looked good and tasted good, which helped make it a 6.

  • Julie J.more than 2 years

    10

    Food was excellent. Ambience and service excellent. Highly recommend for couples or friend gathering. Ridiculous The Form requires 120 characters!!

  • Laurent C.more than 2 years

    8.5

    Good restaurant with local food

  • Ania B.more than 2 years

    8.0

    Lovely and picturesque location (even more so on a sunny day), tasty food and friendly staff.

  • Preben m.more than 2 years

    10

    Nice surroundings, great atmosphere. Very helpful and friendly staff, and fantastic food. Great value, we have to come back in the summer. Highly recommended.

  • Lucía M.
    Lucía M.more than 2 years

    8.0

    the food was average (not bad though!!) but they had some amazing wine and the friendliest staff who was able to put up with my 8 year old cousin AND my drunk uncle, pretty impressive.

  • Jade K.more than 2 years

    7.0

    Furniture and ambience is a bit outdated. Tables are very small. Surrounding is a bit dirty, no background music and mixed seating smokers/non-smokers.

  • Clinton L.more than 2 years

    10

    Great food, super service and worth every cent. We really enjoyed it, thank you. Easy to see why this is one of the best rated restaurants in Rotterdam! We enjoyed two starters, two main courses, cocktails and more. Impressive all round.

  • Paul v.
    Paul v.more than 2 years

    10

    Had a great night, both the vegan and beef burgers were delicous! Definitely recommended to sit ouside under the heaters????????

  • - -.more than 2 years

    9.0

    Very nice Place with friendly people. Drinks and Food were delicious! There were many guests which caused a longer waiting time. But this was not a problem at all as we had a beautiful view and nice drinks!

  • Giulio G.more than 2 years

    7.5

    The restaurant had a very nice menu and the food was very good. The staff and service was exceptional, but they got an order wrong and we paid for it anyway so I don't feel like giving 5 stars. The atmosphere was nice, but a bit too loud.

  • - -.more than 2 years

    9.5

    Great find, highly recommend!

  • Dorin U.more than 2 years

    10

    Food was great, I had shrimps for appetizer and the beef steak with mashed potatoes. Waitress was very kind and helpful.

  • Harry V.more than 2 years

    10

    Very nice 'brown cafe' ambience, with a top-quality service and meal with a mouth-watering steak - the best I have ever had!

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