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🦑🦐 Rotterdam Seafood Restaurant Review — Canalside Little Seafood 🌞
AdamAdam
140
Cozy atmosphere that brings you back in time. Very close to the Erasmus MC, Euromast and metro station Coolhaven in a very nice looking monumental building. Besides a restaurant, cafe and pub it also accommodates an escape room and most probably even more. We came by on a Friday for dinner around 20.00hrs in December and had no reservation. We got one of the higher tables which was not a huge issue for us. Mostly there were groups having Christmas events. The menue offers a huge variation of meat, meatless and dishes with fish. The burger 🍔was great and served within 15-20 minutes. Overall very satisfied and very friendly and kind service. For Rotterdam most probably one of the more unique locations for food and/or drinks. Unfortunately we were already so full that we had no chance to try the delicious looking desserts. Something for the next visit.
Hai Dang DuongHai Dang Duong
20
Great place! What a gem. Great food in a very nice location (building with a lot of history). Spend a super evening with the family. We took the chef's arrangement called 'tafeltje vol', which basically means the chef is giving you a set of diverse courses (fish, meet, vegetables ....) for all to share. Wine list is limited but offers a very good choice. Price is correct. Not to mention the number of very special (local and international) beers. Normally, I don't add pictures (as low quality pictures very rarely pay respect to the food and the experience you get), but I will in this case. If only to show the diversity and high quality of the dishes we got. Great place and will come back again.
Luc BossaertLuc Bossaert
00
I visited for lunch and ordered an uitsmijter and a cocktail. The food was bad, eggs were overcooked to the point that the yolk was hard and the whites burnt. The cheese on top covered most of the damage there. The bread used for the uitsmijter was un-optium, difficult to cut through and the whole dining experience was disappointing. I was unable to take pictures of the whole dish due to it being very unappealing. The cocktail was fine and so was the service. The ambience is nice and on a sunny day, the terraces would be great to hang at.
Habib MazahirHabib Mazahir
00
Great venue, looks very industrial. The vibe is casual and the staff is very friendly. They also have enough toys to entertain families with children. I had the burger which was very good. I’m not a big fan of the buns that crumble or tear. But in this case it wasn’t that bad. My daughter had the fish and fries. The fries were almost gone in an instant. The fish was also very good. Only downside is that they serve Pepsi instead of Coca Cola. But that is just personal preference. I would definitely stop by again.
Mitch MontanaMitch Montana
20
Na een heletijd dicht te zijn geweest is de Viskantine weer open en omgedoopt tot de Machinist aan de Cool. Na een mislukt bezoek de vorige keer (er stond dat ze open waren op social media maar dat was een fout)kon ik deze keer wel terecht. Ik kon toen wel terecht bij de Machinist maar toch vind ik de sfeer het menu en het personeel daar gewoon minder leuk dan hier. Het is aan te raden om op dagen dat het lekker weer is vroeg aan te schuiven want vanaf een uur of 18:30 sta je in de rij te wachten tot er een tafeltje vrij komt. Gelukkig kwamen mijn dochter en ik om 17:15 aan en konden we alvast beginnen met wat calemares, doritos met guacamole en dopgarnalen. Daarna met een iets langere wachttijd van 45 min. de buikspek, polpo en asperges. Alleen de asperges waren nog een tikkeltje hard maar door de drukte wilde ik er geen probleem van maken. Verder was alles heerlijk net zoals vorig jaar. Het personeel is hartelijk en enthousiast al merk je wel dat sommigen de druk nog niet zo goed aankunnen. Zoals een andere recensie opmerkt zijn de prijzen inderdaad een paar euro per gerecht hoger geworden t.o.v. vorig jaar maar dat is niet zo gek gezien de torenhoge inkoopprijzen voor eten en drinken, het personeel dat betaald moet worden en ook, de sigaar uit eigen doos, de "overheidssteun" die de horeca grotendeels moet terugbetalen, alle achterstanden en ga zo maar door. Dus om lekker aan het water, zonder haast en informeel te gaan dineren doe je nog steeds bij de Machinist aan de Cool wat mij betreft.
Charlotte RahardjoCharlotte Rahardjo
50
Nearby Attractions Of De Machinist
Kunsthal Rotterdam
Het Park
Depot Boijmans Van Beuningen
Dutch Pinball Museum
Natural History Museum Rotterdam
Museumpark
Museum Rotterdam
Midget Golfbaan "Parkhaven"
Historische Tuin Schoonoord
Historisch Delfshaven

Kunsthal Rotterdam
4.4
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Het Park
4.6
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Depot Boijmans Van Beuningen
4.4
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Dutch Pinball Museum
4.8
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Nearby Restaurants Of De Machinist
De Ballentent
Pannenkoekenboot Rotterdam
Pistache Halab
Grand Café Wester Paviljoen
Lilith
Hkiki Restaurant
The Harbour Club Rotterdam
Dudok In Het Park
De Chinese boot
Parqiet

De Ballentent
4.3
(1.8K)Click for details

Pannenkoekenboot Rotterdam
4.3
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Pistache Halab
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Grand Café Wester Paviljoen
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Willem Buytewechstraat 45, 3024 BK Rotterdam, Netherlands
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demachinist.nl
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attractions: Kunsthal Rotterdam, Het Park, Depot Boijmans Van Beuningen, Dutch Pinball Museum, Natural History Museum Rotterdam, Museumpark, Museum Rotterdam, Midget Golfbaan "Parkhaven", Historische Tuin Schoonoord, Historisch Delfshaven, restaurants: De Ballentent, Pannenkoekenboot Rotterdam, Pistache Halab, Grand Café Wester Paviljoen, Lilith, Hkiki Restaurant, The Harbour Club Rotterdam, Dudok In Het Park, De Chinese boot, Parqiet

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