Restaurant Planken Wambuis — Restaurant in Ede

On the day of the commemoration of Market Garden - 75 years ago - in the presence of Princess Beatrix and Prince Charles, my wife and I enjoyed dinner at our favorite restaurant: Planken-Wambuis. The venison was excellent served.

The estate has its name from the inn annex farm, which was built in 1782 for Assuer Jan Torck, lord of Rosendaal. Planken (Shelves) Wambuis, located in the Reemsterveld, consisting of Huys Hof and Koorenlanden. The name Planken Wambuis has endured time. The basic word of this is found in the Gothic word "wamba", which means belly. It is also related to the English word "womb". Also in Dutch one comes across the word "wamme" in the meaning of belly and intestines. The parallel between uterus and inn is obvious: both offer sheltered temporary accommodation. Planken Wambuis was the name given to an inn. An inn executed in wood construction. Just like many inns, especially if they were just outside the city walls. After all, they were then in the field of defense of the defenders of the city, and therefore had to be able to be quickly demolished or burned down if necessary. Moreover, building in wood was cheaper than...

Very nice place, servers were very friendly and brought treats for our dog and eve started a nice quick conversation about our dog. Although very busy when we visited, it was still very nice, there are plenty of options for where to sit (outside, in a sun room, or in the main building). Service was as expected for speed considering it was very busy when we went. The only issue that made me consider giving 4 stars was that one of the meals was very salty, and another meal had ham on it, despite it not being mentioned in the menu and the person not eating ham, we managed to compromise with everyone on the table, but it would be nice to have that noted on the menu. Though these issues were not very important and our dinner here was very pleasant. We also got the dame Blanche in dessert, which I highly recommend!! The chocolate was very soft and not too sweet and the icecream tasted great, it was really well thought out as a dessert. The brownie was also very nice! Would definitely recommend if you are stopping by this area since staff were super accommodating and friendly and the...

Short version: Lovely setting Friendly, and efficient staff Delicious food

Long version: My first time at Planken Wambuis. And I was totally delighted with experience. Set in amongst the forest in the Veluwe means that you start getting a special feeling even before you get there. This happens even more when walking in from the carpark. The inside is cosy and fitting and we were greeted by the very friendly staff. We had arrived a lot earlier than our reservation but the staff quickly found us a free table and so we didn't have to wait. The menu choices were incredibly mouthwatering. I had the wild boar and that was delicious and was followed up by a rather decadent chocolate desert. All in all... An evening that exceeded my...