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| Dutch bar on the outskirts of Chinatown, serving a wide range of continental beers. They normally have an impressive number of interesting beers on tap, as well as many more in bottles. The correct glassware is available for most of the bottled beers. Can be a bit pricey; Belle Vue Kriek was £4/pint as of January 2008. |
Dutch bar on the outskirts of Chinatown, serving a wide range of continental beers. Can be a bit pricey. Beers on tap might include Kriek, Frueli, and Leffe Blonde and Brun. |
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When [[Ewan]] visited on 13 September 2007, the beers available on tap were Oranjeboom, Amstel, Grolsch, Heineken, Stella, Hoegaarden, Leffe Blonde, Leffe Brune, Maredsous Blonde, De Koninck, Artois Bock, Fruli Strawberry, and Belle Vue Kriek. A later visit by [[Kake]] and others, in January 2008, was less impressive; when the first of our group arrived around 5:30pm, the Oranjeboom was already off, and when we left a few hours later there were more beers off than on. This may have been because they didn't expect much custom on a Monday night in January. They did however still have their usual good range of bottled beers. |
Serves pub-type food (chips, lots of deep-fried and breaded things). Also serves Dutch food such as frikadella. Food served all day. |
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Dutch-style pub-type food is served all day; chips, lots of deep-fried and breaded things, but rather than the choice being based around onion rings and breaded mushrooms, you instead get to nibble on bitterballen, frikadellen, vlammetjes, and kasssoufflees. Chips (£1.75) are served with mayonnaise, and there are bottles of curry ketchup on the tables (chips sampled by [[Kake]] in January 2008 were an average size portion, and perfectly adequate if nothing special). The bittergarnituur platter (£10) is a good way to try out a selection of Dutch pub food <small>[http://flickr.com/photos/kake_pugh/2195754558/ annotated photo]</small>. |
It's pretty dark inside, and the music can be loud. It gets very crowded in the evenings. Drinking outside on the pavement is permitted, and they have a few tables and chairs out there as well. In good weather, the large windows at the front of the pub are opened to let in the sunlight and breeze. |
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It's pretty dark inside, and the music can be loud. On more than one visit, it's been quite difficult to hear even the person you're sitting next to. It gets very crowded in the evenings, particularly during weekdays after work (6pm onwards). Drinking outside on the pavement is permitted, and they have a few tables and chairs out there, as well as a space heater for the winter months. In good weather, the large windows at the front of the pub are opened to let in the sunlight and breeze. There's an upstairs bar and seating area which can be booked. |
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See also: * [http://www.beerintheevening.com/pubs/comments.shtml/745/ Beer In The Evening comments] * [http://fancyapint.com/pubs/pub127.html Fancy A Pint review] |
<small>Last visited 13 April 2007 by [[Kake]], Richard, Nick, and muttley.</small> |
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<div class="last_verified">Last visited by [[Kake]], [[Bob]], [[Nick]], Leon, and Richard, 14 January 2008. Food prices determined on that visit.</div> |
Comment added by Ewan: Visited 13 Sep 2007. The beers on tap were Oranjeboom, Amstel, Grolsch, Heineken, Stella, Hoegaarden, Leffe Blonde (of course); also Leffe Brune, Maredsous Blonde, De Koninck, Artois Bock, Fruli Strawberry, Belle Vue Kriek. Also a good range of bottled beers with a beer/wine list, including descriptions. I can only echo Kake's note above about it getting very busy and noisy, particularly during weekdays after work (6pm onwards). There's an upstairs bar and seating area which can be booked. However, I could barely hear the people I was sat next to. The beer is still very tasty, and they have all the correct glassware for the various bottled beers. Comment added by Kake: 14 Jan 2008: Bellevue Kriek now £4/pint. Chips £1.75, average size portion, perfectly adequate, served with mayonnaise. |
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Dutch bar on the outskirts of Chinatown, serving a wide range of continental beers. Can be a bit pricey. Beers on tap might include Kriek, Frueli, and Leffe Blonde and Brun.
Serves pub-type food (chips, lots of deep-fried and breaded things). Also serves Dutch food such as frikadella. Food served all day.
It's pretty dark inside, and the music can be loud. It gets very crowded in the evenings. Drinking outside on the pavement is permitted, and they have a few tables and chairs out there as well. In good weather, the large windows at the front of the pub are opened to let in the sunlight and breeze.
GPS data collected by Kake on a Garmin eTrex, 12 April 2007, and released into the public domain: OSGB 529765, 180903.
Last visited 13 April 2007 by Kake, Richard, Nick, and muttley.
Comment added by Ewan: Visited 13 Sep 2007. The beers on tap were Oranjeboom, Amstel, Grolsch, Heineken, Stella, Hoegaarden, Leffe Blonde (of course); also Leffe Brune, Maredsous Blonde, De Koninck, Artois Bock, Fruli Strawberry, Belle Vue Kriek. Also a good range of bottled beers with a beer/wine list, including descriptions. I can only echo Kake's note above about it getting very busy and noisy, particularly during weekdays after work (6pm onwards). There's an upstairs bar and seating area which can be booked. However, I could barely hear the people I was sat next to. The beer is still very tasty, and they have all the correct glassware for the various bottled beers.
Comment added by Kake: 14 Jan 2008: Bellevue Kriek now £4/pint. Chips £1.75, average size portion, perfectly adequate, served with mayonnaise.
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