Restaurant Kozee — Restaurant in Purmerend

Wonderful kitchen that impressed us time and again. One of those rare cases where you think back and conclude that ALL of the courses were off-the-charts good. I suspect the waiter is their sommelier as he chose the wines perfectly at our hints. Very pleasant and relaxed location, and staff was exceptionally warm, engaging and friendly.

We took the three course lunch but decided we wanted the extra course, because scallops, taking wine as per suggestion from the waiter. This is fine dining, even though situated in the vibrant market place next to other restaurants and terraces.

The amuse were vegetarian loempias with steak tartare with a bit of truffle Mayo and some cashew crumbs- went extremely well with the Cava that had a rich nose and spicy peppery kick.

What was undersold as “Kalfsmuis” I would rebrand as Vitello Tonnato 3.0, as it came with lots of nice twists, sure the tuna mayo was there and subtle, but the fried capers were a nice twist, as were the mushrooms, but wait - sweetbread? Is that subtly grilled tuna on top? This is not your average Vitello Tonnato, nor is it “just” Kalfsmuis, this woah was something special to finish our cava with.

Next up, with my spouse taking on a New Zealand Chardonnay with deliciously oaky tones as per request, the option for me was setting the scene for my main dish with lam, so waiter-sommelier popped the cork on a mini bottle of Beaujolais-villages, with the option to drink it per glass and have to say, we landed there as we asked for the scallops to go in between as afterthought and did not regret. Both wines were on par with the courses, where my spouse was going for halibut so opted white. The 2017 red had been bottled and looked like a mean Bordeaux with deep deep reds, but was surprisingly supple and rich in red fruits. According to our friendly waiter, courtesy due to the bottling in the smaller bottle which helped the tannins to subside.

Both were excellent with the scallops. Simple, two, not three scallops. But again: black garlic sauce was perfect, and so were the tiny roses of cauliflower that were extremely tasty, and again a perfect addition with carrots and mushrooms that were clearly deliciously prepared in butter to make for a firm yet umami inspired bite on the dish. What looks like sauce hollandaise, actually wasn’t that, as it had some saffron added and hinted vaguely and pleasantly at a structure implying more than eggs and vinaigrette and oil at play here. In any other restaurant I’d decline the ansjovis, but was informed only its belly side were used and indeed - wow - what a way to salute up those tender scallops again. Don’t miss this dish. Another woah moment.

As my spouse doesn’t like the taste of lam, she requested an alternative and the halibut she was offered sat on the bed of beans, a chutney like preparation of pickled tiny onions, and green asparagus. For a second I had food envy but that was gone the moment my generous helping of lam chops arrived. In my case the same tasty bed of veggies and sweet fried parsnip and a thyme infused gravy to go with the chops. Both our wines were an excellent adornment to these dishes.

Last up was a classic french dessert, with freshly baked puff pastry layers and surprising us yet again with different takes on classic approach, yes scoop of ice with bits of crumbs below it, yes pastry cream with cinnamon apple chucks inside, and oh very nice and light and tasty flurry cream on top, with deliciously strong red fruit sauce drops and halved...

We celebrated Menekse’s 50th birthday with a nice diner at Kozee. We chose the 4 course tasting menu including wine pairing. We both liked the food that was served. Also the creativity applied on the vegetarian dishes was outstanding. The combination with carefully selected wines led into a wonderful experience.

During our dinner a candle holder caught fire at the entrance. I threw it out on the terrace and as appreciation the staff gave us a round of free drinks. Definitely a...

Uitstekende culinaire ervaring bij Kozee

We hadden het voorrecht om een heerlijk viergangenmenu te genieten bij Kozee, en het was een onvergetelijke culinaire ervaring. Vanaf het moment dat we binnenkwamen, werden we verwelkomd door een warme en gastvrije sfeer die de toon zette voor de rest van de avond.

Onze ober, Aron, was uitzonderlijk. Hij combineerde professionaliteit met een vriendelijk en attent karakter, wat de avond nog aangenamer maakte. Zijn kennis van de gerechten en de wijnen was indrukwekkend, en hij gaf ons uitstekende aanbevelingen die perfect bij onze smaken pasten.

Het viergangenmenu zelf was een ware traktatie. Elke gang was zorgvuldig samengesteld en prachtig gepresenteerd. De smaken waren verfijnd en perfect in balans, met elke hap die een nieuwe en verrukkelijke sensatie bood. Van het voortreffelijke voorgerecht tot het decadente dessert, het was duidelijk dat de chef-kok veel aandacht en passie in elk gerecht had gestoken.

Kozee heeft niet alleen onze smaakpapillen verrast, maar ook onze verwachtingen overtroffen. Het is een plek waar je kunt genieten van eersteklas gerechten in een ontspannen en uitnodigende omgeving. Met personeel zoals Aron, die de ervaring naar een hoger niveau tilt, is het zeker een restaurant dat we zullen blijven aanbevelen en waar we graag naar terugkomen.

Dank aan het hele team van Kozee voor een avond die we niet snel...