Food was excellent, but barely any shade around the tables. Felt a bit transactional but likely…read morebecause it was ao crowded. Still a hot spot to be.

they sat us down right away but nobody came to our table after that for about 15 minutes. they gave…read moreus two bottles of water but we didn't have any menus or cups. once they brought the cups they were actually all dirty and had food inside of them so it wasn't great!! my food was really good though! if you go you must try the parmesan truffle fries they are soooo yummy! the fries were warm but i heard from my family some of their food was cold. still good though. we watched the sunset from our table and it was very beautiful!

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.

Great spot directly on the beach for really good food and drinks. Prices are reasonable and…read moreportions are nice.

Wow, what a perfect night- top Service and amazing sundowner makes a dinner a perfect one!…read more Amazing fish and oyster with good wine. A beach Restaurant should exactly be like this- the rest should be taken from the pics:-) Enjoy

Fantastic spot for a seafood snack! Friendly service, great prices. Don't go to that surly lady by…read morethe big church--come here!

Extremely tasty and fresh Eel, herring, and libeling, amazing experience!!! Me and my friend loved…read morethe place!

This place was fabulous!…read more I loved just about everything from the setting to the people around to the service to the food. We ordered a filet steak and it was the best. Very very good and would recommend getting that. Also order pasta with mushroom pasta with mushrooms and chicken. This was good but I might try something different in the pasta category. Bruschetta was good as a free app. They also kicked down the free desssssssert! Omg that was bombbbb

Amazing food, my friend and I are visiting from Minnesota. We saw some reviews and decided to try…read morethis place out and it blew our expectations out of the water. The food was spectacular and fresh. Could not be happier.

Love the atmosphere and ambiance but food could be better. We decided to try it out a second time…read morearound but to be honest I was not impressed the second time around. They need to step up their game in the kitchen. However great atmosphere.

The service was wonderful and the food was fabulous! A gem in the heart of historic Haarlem!read more

What a splendid meal. We visited Haarlem for the day and had our hearts set on BastiJan and lucked…read moreout to get a table (make a reservation - they have 2 seatings a night and we got lucky someone didn't show). We sat outside on the busy, but quaint and enjoyable street. Great people watching! Wait staff was excellent and food was superb! It was one of our favorite dining experiences of our visit to the Netherlands. We recommend the chateaubriand 100%.. Excellent wine pairing.

Looks like an ideal place to go if your a fan of haring. A nice location to sit back and enjoy the…read moresun and eat up some haring. However, not too impress with their fry fish. Kibbeling I would say is mediocre. I have expereinced much better.