Restaurant with nice and welcoming personnel. We enjoyed the excellent seafood and the efficient…read moreservice.

Noordwijk is a beach vacay town, and like any beach vacay town, there is a main drag along said…read morebeach, full of overpriced restaurants with mediocre food. Restaurant De Botter is thankfully not one of them. considering its location, the prices are quite fair, and the seafood is of good quality and cooked with care. the menu is extensive, and given its demographic, is in German, Dutch, and English. the friendly and attentive servers generally speak all three languages and are comfortable switching. the mussels are fantastic, and the butterfish is a must-try. the sole is also quite good. the decent kids' menu reflects the idea that kids globally seem to like things that are fried...then again, don't most adults? both the inside and outside seating is pleasant; you can just decide if you'd like to be part of the tourist scenery or not!

Great location. Friendly competent and helpful staff, quick service, lovely atmosphere. We only had…read moresome drinks, but the cappuccino and espresso were fine (DE quality) and freshly squeezed orange juice.

Sat down for a drink around dinner time. Was told a couple of times that they would come take our…read moreorder, but no one did. Eventually we left without ordering. Too bad!

Actually I thoroughly enjoyed this restaurant and also fish market. We sat outside and the weather…read morewas wonderful and sunny. Our meals were delicious and if I make it back to this area by the coast I will stop again. Lekkerbek was good and flavorful, very fresh my friend says. My smoked salmon club sandwich was very filling. The salmon filets were thick and flavorful. My other friends Dutch shrimp sandwich with whiskey sauce was delicious. We ordered herring as an appetizer, not on the menu. The herring were meaty and full of flavor. Our meals came with fries and traditionally served with mayo, the Dutch way. I actually learned to like fries with mayo because of my early visits to Holland.

Top food for good dollar. Nice place in town. Restaurant…read moreand fishstore in one store. Good to sit and enjoy seafood and watch the folks walk by.

I went here based on a recommendation from a co-worker. Five stars to them for the suggestion!…read more Highly recommended! List of pros and cons: Pros: Great food Excellent staff Wonderful view Nice outside seating (although it was too chilly the night I was there) Very comfortable atmosphere Cons: None really! Just sad I had to depart :) The waitress was new but she was doing a great job and she had her assistant there to answer any questions we had. They were both able to respond Dutch and English. I recommend the Chef Menu. It was a selection of starters and then I opted for the cold seafood platter. I can't remember all the items, but there were plenty of choices (crab, oysters, 'razor' something (like mussels) prawns and a few other items). There was also a 'surprise' dessert which included at this time a chocolate chip cheesecake and a fruit compote (and ice cream). It was delicious! I would go back next time I'm in town. You should too.

The seafood was amazing! The ambience and customer service was great. Great place for outdoor…read moredining, group events, or even a nice dinner with someone special. If you like seafood you will like this place. Pet-friendly too!

We wanted great seafood and Meerpaal looked perfect. Even though we couldn't get a reservation,…read moreFloor was able to seat us early, before the later reservation arrived. How luck we were. The service was excellent. Floor was personable and made us feel welcome. And the seafood (a combination hors d'oeuvres, tuna steak, plaice, potatoes and vegetables) was fresh and tasty. The dessert and Irish Coffee were a perfect ending to our meal. We will make a point of coming back to Zandvoort next time we are in North Netherlands. It was THAT good! And... the town of Zandvoort and seaside are beautiful!

From the owner: Het oudste vischrestaurant van Zandvoort aan zee, al 37 jaar in de familie en in 2011 bekroond als…read more" een van de beste visrest van noord-holland, geeindigd op plaats vijf in de top 100 ". Onze specialiteiten zijn verse vis op heerlijke ouderwetse wijze bereid, maar natuurlijk hebben we ook meerdere vleesgerechten voor de niet visliefhebbers ! Chefkok Lenie, tevens eigenaresse, heeft een uitgebreidekaart, maar ook een drie of viergangen-keuzemenu samengesteld, vanaf € 23,75, neem hierbij een heerlijk glas huiswijn en uw avond is gegarandeerd een succes. Duitse en Engelse menukaart aanwezig. Wij hopen u binnenkort te mogen begroeten.

Service: from Silvia -- excellent, very responsive…read more All the food was amazing/exceeding expectations -- I had " fruit de mer - seafood bar". Couldn't finish (left the sturgeon shrimp and crayfish) Wife had lobster soup, vongole, and my 6 oyster supplement and half my lobster half. She also had chocolate bavaroise dessert. Highly recommended!

This place had a lot of food reviews so we decided to try it...and didn't disappoint…read more They have a great menu and a selection of a la carte items to choose from. The fish fillet was just OK, and kinda wished we ordered the Mixed Grill instead. However, the mussels are Amazing! The place can get really busy so reservations are recommended. And we for great service from staff.

The portion here are huge! We got the kibbeling, lekkerbekje (i.e. Dutch verison of fish and…read morechips), and two side order of fries. Honestly, we should have gotten one order of fries to share since both fried fish entries were already big portions. There's also a section where you can get a bunch of dipping sauces for your fried fish. From the two fried fishes, I enjoyed eating the kibbeling more than the lekkerbekje.

If you find your self in Scheveningen this is the place you have to visit to eat…read more Plenty of place outside and inside, and a large menu to choose from. When you are in the Netherlands you need to eat fish, they have all kinds of sorts you will not find in the US, so you don't want to miss out. The portions are generous, one portion of kibbeling feeds 2 easily. I started of with the Simonis soup a small bowl with an amazingly tasty and rich seafood soup. The service is fast , and the experience is priceless. Enjoy when you are in Scheveningen.

Wow, what a great place. I have eaten at many restaurants here in the north of the Netherlands and…read morefind this to be the best. After many meals also in Amsterdam I would rank this among the best of the best. If you are anywhere near this place, make sure to stop in and enjoy...you will not be disappointed.

From the owner: Waarom de naam "VIs en meer"? Omdat wij dagelijks super…read moreverse VIS voor u bereiden en MEER in ons assortiment hebben. Zoals schaal- en schelpdieren, waaronder kreeft, oester en coquilles, etc. Wij streven ernaar u verse en hoogwaardige seizoensgebonden producten rechtstreeks uit het water te serveren. Verder hebben wij buiten onze menukaart ook "specials" op de krijtborden staan. Wilt u ondanks alles geen vis maar liever vlees of een vegetarisch gerecht, dan kunt u dat aangeven en bereiden wij graag iets naar uw smaak. Wij serveren warme en koude voorgerechten, Hoofdgerechten van de bakplaat, Hoofdgerechten uit de pan Na- en Kindergerechten

Wow, the surprise when I ask as per the law, where can I get portable water to drink, and the…read morewaitress tells me the toilet! I had walked into the restaurant from the beach and had an empty water bottle that I wanted filled with water so I could walk later and this was the remark. It was rude & horrific. I then asked another server why the waitress told me to get water from the toilet. The male server then filled my water bottle and gave me a complementary drink. I told him that wasn't necessary. Im still shocked me that a waitress would tell me to get water from the toilet to drink. :( Because of the male severe response I'm giving this 2 stars opposed to the single that I initially rated.

Staff was totally incompetent, service was terribly slow, BUT they were quite pleasant. The food…read morewas excellent, we just had some cheese sticks and bread with tapenade, aioli and salted butter. The tapenade and aioli tasted fresh and self made, bread and cheese sticks were great. Had a couple of glasses of the house rosé which was above expectation. Pricing is a bit on the steep side and we didn't care for the atmosphere but that's to taste.