Brasserie De Haven - Aalsmeer

I would give this 0 stars if I could. We popped in for a quick lunch after arriving into Holland before heading to our nearby accommodation. We were quickly seated which was the only good thing I have to say about this establishment. First of all the table clearly hadn’t been cleaned properly, there was still food remains on it. The cutlery was dirty and the glasses were sticking to the table. Two tables that then came in after us were offered drinks and menus before us and the waitress clearly ignored us when we are trying to order. She finally acknowledged us and sent a young waiter over to take our order. We placed our order and waited…and waited. In fact the tables that came in after us both had finished their meals before the same waiter who took our order came over and asked if everything was ok. We said we still haven’t received any food, it had about an hour since we sat down. The waiter came back and said since it was ‘a busy day’ the sushi was taking longer to make. They obviously had totally forgotten to put the order in, as we not many tables had come in after us and ordered. My young daughter, at this point was starting to fall asleep, so we had to ask for the food to be packed to go. The waiter didn’t have much to say and we were totally ignored by all staff on the way out. We had been recommended the restaurant and hoping to book for dinner one night but this is one place that I would tell everyone to avoid! It was honestly one of the worst experiences I have ever had anywhere! I’m not sure if this was down to us not being Dutch, as it seemed like most other customers were local and they seemed to get better service. So an ok place to go if you’re Dutch but otherwise AVOID!

Very nice restaurant and great surrounding. Lunch menu is very nice.

Very nice restaurant with a view on a lake. You can go for Asian food, but I recommend cauliflower . For me, it was quite an experience. Service: Dine in Meal type: Dinner Price per person: €20–30 Food: 5 Service: 5 Atmosphere: 5

Food were ok, the bread a little bit hard but the starters were amazing, we had crispy duck and korean chicken. the sushi was ok (i think they cook the katsu too long so a little bit hard inside). But the dessert was surprising, big portion for 1 person and the taste was good. The place and atmosphere was good, pity it was raining. Also good for family gathering. We still coming back to try another foods for sure

Let me start off by saying clearly and with no equivocation, I enjoyed the meal I had at Brasserie de Haven. The service is really good, so is the location and the place has a great atmosphere. The food is well enough executed and the technique used is great too, but... ...I miss South East Asian food and ordered the Satay like a shot. It was cooked beautifully and the plating was nice too... ...but in all my time in Indonesia, Singapore, Malaysia and Thailand, I've never needed a knife and fork to eat it before. It was like the chef had heard about satay but never seen it or eaten it in person. Fusion is good, but play with ingredients, flavours, but don't change the total concept. Taking fun bite sized chargrilled pieces of marinated meat or poultry on small skewers and turning them into three big lumps of meat on a skewer is like making Lasagne with Fusilli, or making Fish and Chips with lamb.