Brasserie 1653 — Restaurant in Delft

Visited Brasserie 1653, a hidden gem café located inside the Royal Delft (Porseleine Fles) museum in Delft.

We originally came to visit the museum itself, which is a very historic place for Delft Blauw, which js the city’s iconic blue porcelain. To our surprise, it also has a café with a stunning courtyard garden. The atmosphere felt truly historic, and you could sense the heritage all around (seeing from the architecture, I think the café itself has been there since around 1963).

We tried a Cappuccino, Coffee, and their Appleflap. Everything was really good! It is a bit on the pricey side, but considering the beautiful setting, historic charm, and quality, I think the price-to-value is well worth it. Definitely recommended if you’re visiting...

The Afternoon Tea was a bit disappointing. The tea is simply packaged sachets of tea you could buy anywhere, not loose leaf. The food is not traditional at all, quite random assortment, though everything tasted fine. The desserts were disappointing. Really basic flavours. And the scone was so small and not at all a traditional style tea scone. For the cost of the Tea, I expected better. It was a pleasure to dine on the Total Delft...

When you have visited royal Delft and their amazing collection of erthenwere you really feel like eating. And right around the corner, there is a nice cafe restaurant or "Brasserie" serving high-quality food in Delft blue in the courtyard (showroom) of a 350 year old factory on a nice sunny day. I guess it is an experience that it sells itself,...