De Molen

Une cuisine originale et raffinée dans un cadre original (un moulin hollandais traditionnel)
des truffes, des coquilles St Jacques fraîches et délicieusement poilées, du poisson bien frais braisé comme il faut,
bref une bonne adresse au Pays-​Bas où il n’est pas si simple de bien manger.
Un petit bémol: un peu trop bruyant à mon goût (mais au moins on peut papoter car personne né nous dit chut où nous espionne :-))

Formerly a Michelin star restaurant, this restaurant does not disappoint. I went there with a group of colleagues after filming late in the evening. The staffs were very friendly and accommodating. Every dishes were done to perfection. I will definitely go back again when I’m in the area. One of the best restaurant experience I’ve had in the Netherlands.
Pros: incredibly delicious meals, excellent and friendly service, access to the mill located above the restaurant, clean and chic décor, a window to see the kitchen and how the food is being prepared.
Cons: distance away from Rotterdam.

I came here with 10 business clients and the restaurant was recommended to us by one of the clients. When he told me the restaurant is in a windmill, I thought he meant as a decoration, but it is actually a working windmill!
The service was excellent, we asked to be seated in a semi-​private area of the restaurant and the restaurant did so for us at a beautiful long table. While we took our apéritif, we were able to sit/​stand in a separate area where there is a beautiful library and a working fireplace. It was wonderful.
Dinner itself was also superb. We had their 3-​course group menu with pairing wine. The food was beautifully presented and the pairing wines were excellent. They complimented each other perfectly! On the menu there was beef, which I rarely eat. I asked for fish and they complied right away and served me a beautiful sea bass. Everything was excellent!
There is one thing I thought was lacking, which is the portion size. It is a bit small. For me, being female and petite in size, it was perfect; but a few of my clients thought they could have eaten more food. Other than this, the restaurant is perfect!

Wow, this place worths the trip just for the bread! I am serious, this is a top notch restaurant at the base of a working windmill. They grind various types grains in the morning and bake a variety of bread from it that they serve you in the restaurant! For me this was a revelation, I never though that bread with whole grains can taste that good! Actually, since then I try to get the freshest and most varied type of whole grain bread I can find (done with different grains). That can never taste as good as doing your own flour on the same day but still that was an eye opener.
Aside from that, this is a great experience with good cuisine from The Netherlands, good wine selection and excellent service.
Do visit the windmill before your meal and eat as much bread as you can!