Uiltje Bar — Restaurant in Haarlem

If you like your craft ale then this little bar is about your only place in town. Good job then it's a keeper.

The town by the way is really pretty, but then you will know that by the time you have found this place.

A couple of benches outside in the sun an indoor window seat then a darker seating area which leads to a separately owned burger place. You can order both beer and burger but you pay each place separately. The bar also does a cheese pairing - beer and cheese are most agreeable bed fellows, but I'm rotund enough.

The burgers looked fair price in a pricy country. Beers came in at around 9.50 Euros for a 44cl glass. Rather steep if you want 5, but fine to savour a couple. Compared to the rubbish mass produced lager on tap in many bars elsewhere, Im worth it. The beers are more often served in 25cl glasses or you can have a flight of 4 different 15cl for i think around 13E. Most of the guests were sampling 4.

Noteworthy in a country where the folk tend to be fit and skinny cyclists, your average beer drinker in here was rather more padded than average. No one told me that when I was 20.

A great choice of beer on the taps, some local some German and one or two British (I saw a tasty looking Track collaboration with a German brewery on offer). As is the way in this world, most are over 6% but there were a couple in the 5 -6% range (my usual travelling sweetspot as I dont want to wander around slaughtered) and one under 5%. Beer was well kept and perfectly pleasant. Choice of blonde, IPA, wheat, larger, dark and sour so something for everyone.

Bar nice and tidy but suitably Boho. The gents loos is to the right and behind a slightly concealed door before the little step up. Glad JK Rowling wasnt in, as most of the men were using the ladies. She would have...

Great selection of beers, nice atmosphere in the bar and you can also get a really good burger. Unfortunately though,what would have been a five star rating, is only a three because of the absolutely abysmal service. It seems like a few other people have experienced this as well, judging from the reviews. I wasn't once asked if I wanted another beer, even when taking away my empty glass. I ordered four different beers and each time I had to force myself to get one ordered. It is as if the staff wear blinkers. People were getting served who were clearly not before me and even people offered drinks when they still had beer remaining in their glass. It is not nice being made to feel invisible and soured the whole experience, which is...

Feels like home everytime I’m here.

No really. Uiltje is the place to be to drink the freshest and tastiest beers in Haarlem.

A small bar in the Zijlstraat but so cozy! With 30 beers on tap there is something for everyone! And they even have low-alcoholic beers! So when I say for everyone, I really mean everyone!

The staff is great, real kind people. If you don’t know which beer to pick, just ask and they’ll happily give you a small taste before you buy a whole glass. And fancy a snack? Grilling in the name got you covered with his amazing juicy burgers!

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