Brasserie Kaat Mossel — Restaurant in Rotterdam

To celebrate our 6th anniversary, my partner and I chose this place for a special dinner. My partner was introduced to the restaurant by a local friend from Rotterdam, and with high expectations for the quality of the food, we made a reservation in advance.

The atmosphere is very Dutch, rather than a refined fine dining experience, it offers a lively and pretty Dutch vibe with seafood dishes. Even on a weekday evening, the place was bustling with guests from early evening, and the outdoor terrace was remarkably large and busy, especially with many Dutch guests.

Inside, as we entered, the lobster tank was eyecatching. According to what we heard, you could pick your own lobster, but the staff didn’t ask and it seemed that unless you make a special request, the kitchen selects the lobster randomly.

One of the main reasons we visited was because I had never tried lobster before, and my partner chose this place specifically for that. The result was satisfying, the lobster was richly seasoned and grilled to perfection, delicious with generous portions. The white wine served alongside complemented it wonderfully.

We also ordered the teriyaki steak, which was decent but nothing extraordinary (I would recommend sticking to the seafood dishes). Sneaking a peak of other tables, many seemed ordering plates with cheese and ham, which looked interesting and I’d like to try next time.

Overall, it was a satisfying meal. Honestly the service wasn’t extraordinarily kind, but it was relatively quick, which was great for us.

If you want to experience Dutch style seafood cuisine, this is a good...

Great mussels as specialty, and seasonal dish.

We ordered mossels provencaal, naturel, and thai. Mossels natural seems a bit tasteless. Would recommend provencaal and thai which packed a lot more taste and it complemented the mussels too.

Pricey for the "1kg" large portion (€30). We suspect it was less. Strange that they include french fries in the mussels dish but do not even serve 1 portion of fries per main course. We had 5 main courses and had received 2 basket of fries only.

Sabayon was very nice, but the strawberry vodka had literally no vodka or creme de cassis at all. Be sure to avoid that one unless you'd like to ask the staff to test it first 😂

Cava was surprisingly nice, as was...

Came here on a Friday night as I heard good things - I certainly wasn't disappointed. I had the Italian style mossels which were a bit spicy (I'm part Asian, so actually spicy!! - I promise). It wasn't on the menu but you can still ask for it, I'd definitely recommend it and come back just for that! They serve with fried potatoes. The restaurant is by the water, so nice to sit outside if weather permits. The staff was really friendly too - we had made a last minute reservation but our table was inside. They made an effort to find us a table outside upon our request. I would have given this place a 5 if it hadn't been for the cost, a bit pricey for what you get but...