Although I'm totally random to most cupcakes, they always seem look better than they taste (as if),…read morea cupcake does always bring a smile to my face Staff can be sweet but whatever... Seriously, it's a cute little shop. Just wouldn't hop on a train to Schiphol especially for a cupcake like I would for the spicy tuna rolls from Shirasagi Sushi Bar, but if you're there anyways....

Sorry.. Just not impressed by the taste of it. I had a pink…read morespecial with strawberry jam in it and strawberry Cream on top. When I tried to get the cupcake out of the packkage it was already damaged. The cake was a little bit dry and for me not sweet enough. I had better in Amsterdam city. The little store is sweet and almost tempts you to buy everything because of The great lay-out. They have beautiful cupcakes (around E3,30) and if you buy more you get a discount. Also macarons, coffee and drinks. The staff was very very friendly!! Maybe next time I Will have a different cake.

"An appeltaart a day keeps the doctor away."…read more This is just irrefutable science (as confirmed by the medical research that I'm currently conducting). Whether you agree with this form of self-medicating or not, if you've ever sampled Dutch apple pie I'm feeling pretty confident that you'll agree that this stuff is amazing! So densely packed with cinnamon apples, this is probably the tallest slice of pie that I've ever encountered. Prepared with the tandem ingredients of cinnamon and brown sugar, I wondered if the taste would be dominated by sweetness. However, they are added in measured proportions so that each bite is harmonious and flavorful. The crumble top adds a wonderful texture, and when supplemented by a generous dollop of whipped cream, this all comes together to serve as a delicious companion to any balanced meal. My only lingering question is: I wonder if I can get my doctor to write me a daily prescription for this stuff? And that's...Henry's Take. #appeltaart

I was looking to pick up a treat for a friend's housewarming- and I saw that there were many…read moresuggestions that this is the place to go for American-style chocolate chip cookies. In our experience they were dry and not good at all. The brownie was better than the cookies! I highly recommend that you hold out for the Van Stapele Koekmakerij cookies instead.

Such a pleasure to come back here! We all ordered different things and it was nice to see the…read morevariety. I had the PANELLE FRITTE - fried Sicilian chickpea beignets with lettuce and a salsa of tomatoes, capers, red onion and olives. It was delicious! As it was a bit chilly outside on the metal chairs, I asked for blankets and we all got one to keep warm. We could have eaten inside but as the weather was still nice we chose outside - there is a nice terrace near the river. Afterwards we visited the adjacent bakery, part of the place, and bought some mouthwatering bread.

Oh Veldkeuken, I so want to give you at least four stars because I am a fan, really! But you've…read moremade it difficult for me to do so after our last visit. I understand the lunch rush and that things can easily slip up but this visit was a real testament to how patient a person I am. We came here on a Sunday afternoon around two o'clock which is an hour and a half before lunch ends for de Veldkeuken. It was busy, but we had the time and a banana to feed the baby so it was all good. We were greeted by a waiter after he had brought out an order for the table next to us before we could really decide what we wanted to drink so I asked for a latte and a menu so le husband could figure out what he wanted to drink. We then happily went on with mashing the banana for our son and fed it to him. By the time we were done with that we were already half an hour into things and my latte had arrived with a server who disappeared before we could remind them that we were waiting for a menu. So, seeing as we'd waited for half an hour I decided to walk over to our waiter and politely remind him that he promised to bring a menu. Soon after, he finally appeared with a menu, we decided quickly and I went upstairs to nurse the baby in piece and quiet. Upon our return we found le husband still waiting. We joined and waited. And waited. And waited. All attempts to flag someone down failed as they simply were not paying attention to their surroundings. In the meantime baby was growing more and more impatient so I took him outside for a short walk expecting to find lunch upon our return. Sadly, lunch still hadn't been ordered but we soon managed to finally catch a server's attention. Now it's important that you know that lunch ends at half past three and by now it was quarter to four. We asked the server if we might finally be allowed to order lunch as we'd a;ready been waiting an hour and my husband hadn't even received a drink yet. The server apologized, explained that he couldn't take orders and would send his colleague over. After five minutes he noticed us still sitting there, waiting, and thankfully decided to take matters into his own hands. He took our order, saved the day and brought the food and tea out within ten minutes. No complaints there except of course the extremely long wait that had preceded these events. Sadly baby was by now exhausted and ready to go home. What was supposed to be a nice lunch as a family turned into us taking turns with walking outside with our son and sitting inside and eating in solitude. To top all that off, the soup of the day was leek-fennel and my lunch but tasted of neither and was only very salty. Leek and fennel are both sweet vegetables but not a hint of sweetness in site. If you would have told me that it was a very simple split-pea soup I would have believed it. So, after all this, you wonder why I want to give the Veldkeuken a better review? Because I believe in them. I believe in the rustic, organic and completely vegetarian philosophy. I have tasted there delicious pastries and cakes. I love that they have a nice clean toilet conveniently located outside so walkers coming off the estate can use it too. I love everything about them, I just hate having to wait for more than an hour to order lunch.

I love this little artisan chocolate store. It's immaculate and the staff is friendly and patient…read morewhen you're faced with the tough decision of choosing amongst dozens of flavors. They will make custom boxes with any mix-and-match that you request. They were quick with suggestions based on my dietary restriction (lactose intolerant) and I didn't even miss the dairy when I tried the hazelnut dark chocolate they recommended. They close promptly at 6pm daily so make sure you go early!

Fabulous chocolate shop in Amsterdam. I really enjoyed the Orange peels and the choc covered…read morealmonds. Will go here again!

It's a nice place, we came here in the sunshine of the past few weeks. It's a lovely place to sit…read moreand they have a great terrace. Indoors also looked quite nice. They have their own bakery and are situated in a lovely old barn house with a big garden for some play time. The staff was nice enough. Food was good, but not through-the-roof special. We came for lunch. I had the tuna burger, our friends had salads, omelets and friend shrimp rolls. (what's the term for "kroketten" in English? Crockets?) It was good and tasty but not very special. We came back later for some drinks and the serving girls were a little rude to us. I asked if we could sit anywhere, and she'd say yes, even when a table was reserved. Her colleague appeared later and scolded us for sitting at a reserved table. I tried to explain that her colleague told us it was ok and made some joke about something and they both kind of reacted sour to us. Maybe they had a tough day, but hey, it wasn't our fault was it? And there was plenty of seating still left, we only wanted a drink and play a game, so we would be gone in time before dinner anyway. That kind of dampend the whole experience. I would like to try out their evening menu though. Hope the girls are a little more in a good mood that day ;) maybe pregnant ladies piss them off, I have no idea :D The play yard is nice though. They don't serve there, but they have a tiny take away place for ice scream and fries, which worked fine for us!

This place is solid. Our waiter sang us a song while we waited. Very busy place even on weeknights…read more Good service, good wines, very pleasant area. We had the private room on the side so I can't speak for the bar area.

I've been here many times to work. The Internet isn't 100% reliable, and I had to try to login 10…read moretimes today before it worked. I ordered a "long black" which was 2.50 on the menu. When I went to pay, the lady who served my table said it was 2.60. I asked if it was more if you stay than take away, and she said it's more if you have the strong coffee, which I did not specifically order, and which I do not prefer. It would be nice to be made aware of options not listed on the menu. Generally, this place is reasonable, though I and my occasional guests have had some less than exciting sandwiches-- for example, the oude kaas was a mystifying pile of crumbled cheese on thick bread. Not my cup of tea. Speaking of tea, they do have a nice selection. The staff is usually friendly, and during the week it is a pretty good place to work on my laptop. Seating on the terrace is pleasant when the sun is out.

Good place but I have a big But!!! Hahaja!!! BUT sometimes the co-owner... Ok most of the time can…read morebe grumpy. This certainly does not go with my coffee or tea. A customer should never feel like They need to apologize for going to a restaurant. So happy there are lots of other places to drink coffee popping up in Hilversum!!! Competition is good! This week my goal is to visit a couple and write a review. Will keep you posted. Food is good but unfortunately service rules!

The cafe was a very gezellig breakfast hangout. You could feel the character of the neighbourhood…read moreas you see the locals coming in to have their morning meals. Our waitress was really nice though her English wasn't good at all, but that made it more fun trying to interpret the menu as they only had a Dutch version. The sandwiches from this place are delicious and the overall cost of the meal is cheap. I would recommend the ones with egg and cheese. The one I ordered was a pekelvlees (vleeswaren) sandwich which was some type of cured meat, I'm not exactly sure what it was, but probably pork. Definitely worth visiting if you are in the neighborhood looking for a breakfast place or coffee

The staff is awesome. We were waiting for our air bnb and this cafe was across the street. It's…read morevery cute and super affordable. The wait staff was really helpful as far as helping me understand the menu but there were still some surprises. I ordered a ham and cheese omelette and it was pretty much an egg with meat & cheese on a bun open face. Which isn't what I'm used to but it was still amazing. The chef brought me the filet Americana to sample and it was awesome she was totally sweet and super funny.