De Zwarte Boer — Restaurant in Ermelo

I stayed two nights here at De Zwarte Boer during the 'summer' months. The staff is extremely warm and welcoming. Our waiter at dinner was extremely helpful and knowledgable in picking the right wines to pair with our meals (which were fantastic). The hotel itself is surrounded by numerous trails through nature and is within a short drive from a larger town where you can pick up craft beers, groceries, cheap eats, etc, if need be.

We stayed one night in the 'apartment' and one night in the 'suite'. Both have their advantages. I would recommend the apartment if you want a large space and ability to cook, make tea/coffee and if you enjoy a nice steam room. I would recommend the suite to you if you're okay with less space in exchange for having a bathtub (with multiple jacuzzi functions) and double bed (not two single beds pushed together) as well as a button operated toilet with a bidet and female washing function.

All in all we had a great experience and we will certainly stay there again on our next trip...

After not been here for a while I was reminded why not when I visited de Zwarte Boer recently. It is a nice place and has loads of character and the location is excellent. However, the staff seems to have lost their basic understanding of service. If they ever had it... They are doing their best to ignore customers and when they do show up it seems the do so with utter dismay. It is arrogant and all of them seem to think the customers have gone deaf since they raise their voice to a level that is close to shouting.||Al responses are as short as possible and extremely familiar. The overall sense is that the customers are there for them. It's too bad because it is a really nice place and it deserves good service. But I am afraid that won't happen since this strange behaviour of the staff has been a feature since years now. Most people accept it. I don't know why really. Maybe they like being told off by their waiter. Maybe I am oversensitive and you should check it our for yourself....

After not been here for a while I was reminded why not when I visited de Zwarte Boer recently. It is a nice place and has loads of character and the location is excellent. However, the staff seems to have lost their basic understanding of service. If they ever had it... They are doing their best to ignore customers and when they do show up it seems the do so with utter dismay. It is arrogant and all of them seem to think the customers have gone deaf since they raise their voice to a level that is close to shouting.||Al responses are as short as possible and extremely familiar. The overall sense is that the customers are there for them. It's too bad because it is a really nice place and it deserves good service. But I am afraid that won't happen since this strange behaviour of the staff has been a feature since years now. Most people accept it. I don't know why really. Maybe they like being told off by their waiter. Maybe I am oversensitive and you should check it our for yourself....