I've been to this cafe a few times. The service is great and the menu is affordable. It has a large…read morespacious space, reliable free wifi, and good food. It is quite new and seems a bit confused with which demographic of clienteles they are catering to. It has a great potential to be a hub for creative, hipster crowd. At the moment, it is underrated. Thus, I give them an extra star on top of the 4 stars they deserve.

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This is a very popular spot! I ordered The Holy Moly burger. The burger was delicious and had a ton…read moreof flavor! My only complaint was that there was something hard to chew on top of the burger. I think it was coriander seeds. The fries were very good, and I loved the garlic mayonnaise! Get the "large" beers because they're not very big to begin with. The food was great, the atmosphere was great, and our waiter was greater. I highly recommend this place!

Awesome burger and the sweet potato fries were amazingly good. We were just hanging out in…read moreRotterdam and saw good reviews so we gave it a shot. sweet fries of mine

What a hipster place! But fun. The decor is so simple but interesting because of small details…read more I had a Baked Jamaican burger. Made of tofu prepared with a jerky sauce and red onions. A veggie burger with a lot of taste. Also their drinks are with a twist. They serve drinks of Fritz, a German company. Cool place.

So 4 stars is fair for a European place. If this was in the USA i would give it 2.5…read more Beef in the Netherlands is just different than UsA. The taste is really funny and u cannot make any good food with it. Me and my wife eat more chicken and fish now. We had the Texas and the olive burger, i liked the olive and my wife like the Texas burger. The potatoes are below mediocre. They try hard to sauce the burgers since beef sucks here. I give them that.

If you are in Rotterdam and you want a burger, then come here!…read moreHad nachos to start, yum! Then the most juicy, tasty burger I have eaten. Great staff, excellent food, reasonable price.

Burgers are beautiful. If you come here, don't have a salad. Have a burger. Meat is juicy, and the…read moreflavors are just wow. Hudson's special sauce is great. Appetizers are great too, nachos with chili and the chicken wrap are my personal favorites. Their milkshakes are also done brilliantly. Liquor selection is pretty good. Cocktails (and mocktails) are also offered. Service is good, their staff is personable and friendly, very polite and very helpful. Great food, great atmosphere and decor. Lots of seating, but like everywhere in Rotterdam, reservation for dinner is recommended.

Great burgers with unique flavor combinations. I had the "third place burger" with fries. The…read morestaff was friendly and our waiter spoke English.

A quiet Sunday afternoon as I walked into this place with a good friend. It was booming! Busy but…read morewelcoming and the staff found their new customers quickly. As for choice, a wandering through the wine list made me very thirsty and I ended up with a tempranillio .... All of the choice adds to the experience here , we settled on the double cheeseburger and the smoked BBQ with extra cheddar. Both arrived quickly and were delicious, these burgers are big but still one can fit it into a bite. I must say what will keep me coming back is the rest of the menu card I still want to try ...special accolade goes to their french fries ...oh my word they are the best. So go and enjoy a real "happy meal"!.

Tasty burgers! One of the classics in Rotterdam. And now with a second restaurant. Highly…read morerecommended

The food is great, but the service was a joke, particularly from a male waiter (Spanish speaking,…read morewith tattoos). He was extremely rude to all of us. When he was taking the orders, some of us were talking to each other, as one usually does in restaurants. He made some of us shut up in a very rude manner, more than once. I think this was extremely disrespectful. I have eaten in Hamburg before and the service is always good, so I hope this was a one time thing.

American Burger chain, originated out of Virginia. Enjoyed my burger and liked being able to…read morecustomize it. Burger patty was light and fresh not densely packed. Cajun seasoning on fries was tasty! Good all beef hotdog also customized with toppings.

Before I start my rant, I just want to point out that you will most likely enjoy this restaurant…read more Many people do...so it seems. Holy Smoke seems pack most of the time. It was packed when I visited. I enjoyed my meal when I visited this cafe today. The service was friendly and speedy which is a big deal especially when you live in NL. LOL The name of the cafe HOLY SMOKE can be quite deceiving in my opinion. I was really hoping it would be a BBQ smoke house. However, they don't smoke any of their meats. They should consider smoking their meat which will put them apart from the rest of the burger joints in Rotterdam. As of now, they are not bad at all. I find them slightly above average. The pork belly my friend ordered was so so. It was not bad but my friend didn't find anything special with it. In the other hand, the poussin another friend ordered was delicious according to him. Overall, HOLY SMOKE tries to capture the spirit of Southern American BBQ smokehouse dinner vibe. In many ways, they succeed. It reminds me a bit of the good old souther smokehouse joint you'd find in the southern states of US but much more hip and chic. It is just the flavor is lacking quite a bit. Please, if you consider opening another burger or bbq joint in Rotterdam, either smoke your meat or do something creative with your meat. :-)

This American franchise recently opened in Rotterdam and brings something we were missing in the…read morecity. In the CS surroundings Ellis is an alternative to the traditional fast food, offering average quality gourmet burgers for an average price. The service is friendly and fast enough and you have a considerable selection of beer which goes always well with a burger. Being it a burger place I would expect much better fries (way bellow average in Netherlands) and a bigger sized Burger (the taste compensates a bit). An option when you have not much time to spend but not close to the best burgers in town.

Bit over-priced considering the style of the place, but nonetheless, I enjoyed my burger…read more A tip: share a portion of fries with someone, as it's far too much food to have one portion alone along with a burger.

We just wanted beer and light snacks while passing by the area so we stopped at Sijf. We sat at two…read morechairs table, outside. Tables are put very close so need some adjustments with how you can fit your body accordingly , but it is very cozy. I liked it. We drank two beers and enjoyed vegetarian bitterballen with it. Their menu has a lot of options to select from which is great and a reason for multiple visits. Anywho, bitterballen was good. As per beer, my partner chose De Koninck Bolleke and I went for Sijf's Eigen. We both loved our own choices and couldn't agree on which was better! I loved Eigen's smell and the way the bitterness of the beer slowly became sweeter. Definitely going for more in coming days. De Koninck Bolleke has a 'jumping' feel to it. I could smell barley (hop, malt) and sensation of bubbles in your tongue like when we drink soda was refreshing. But I still preferred Eigen. Recommended! (You might have to wait a little longer for the service, though!)

Landed in Rotterdam later than expecred,found myself booked in hotel hooker,…read more Found a much better hotel. Then went out tired and hungry in search of supplies and supper. Not in the mood for trendy, Dutch comfort good was my goal. SCORE! !!!! The roast chicken, juicy teeder, well marinade and prepared, served with a dish of raw veggies slightly pickles in piquant sweet and sour red onion dressing. Crispy crunchy hot fresh chips, a cup of warm jus to round out my plate. Endless chips, desk clerk said spareribs to die for. May have to go back? ????? Would it be impolite, to eat ribs on a train ?