De Karpendonkse Hoeve — Restaurant in Eindhoven

It's a complicated story. We ate there with the Groupon, offering the 5-course meal at half price. The restaurant maintains a one Michelin star for a long time, and this review tries to make a sense of that. The service, throughout, from reception to departure is impeccable. Professional, cheerful and informative. The ambiance is faded. It looks like it was a chic place a couple of decades ago, but now the lustre is gone. This is somewhat compensated by a nice view to the park in front. The food had all sorts of ups and downs: the amuse-bouche was just bad, the lamb dish was superb, and so on. The general feeling was that not only the decor but also the menu needs a serious update. I can see why the Michelin star was given on the first place, but these days, when the Netherlands is teeming with young creative chefs, it's going to be tough to keep that coveted status without some serious reworking of some aspects of...

Karpendonske Hoeve gives the impression of a restaurant stuck in a glamorous past. Everything about the restaurant, from the decor to the food reminds one of this. The furniture, the cutlery, the ambience all gives a hint of something very expensive and excellent quality, but from decades ago. The food is inline with the impression of the ambience, old but gold. They seem to do traditional flavours well. But not a hint of experiments, creativity and something original.

For me personally, Karpendonske hoeve did not meet expectations. Perhaps they cater to an idea long in the past and only upheld by people of the past. The skills, knowledge, culture created in places such as this are precious. If the restaurant wants not only to invite the present but lead the way into the future, it must...

We had the opportunity to eat there thanks to an auction won on vakantieveilingen so we paid way less than what we were supposed to. And what a positive surprise in terms of service. I was afraid we would be less well served than the customers paying full price but not at all. The staff was very pleasant. Each dish was really an explosion of flavours in your mouth. And there was a big variety of textures and food in all what we ate : soup, cake, ice cream, crispy sparkles... The only negative point we could notice was the time you have to wait between each dish but for such a quality moment, for me it does not matter. I am from France and I am glad I could find such a nice place...