Birdflower — Restaurant in The Hague

found this cute hidden gem, perfect for brunch & cafe in the hague ~

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what we ordered: ▪︎ shokupan cheese chorizo (recommend!) ▪︎ shokupan tofu ▪︎ handcut fries ▪︎ mocca ▪︎ donut (recommend!) ▪︎ torte (recommend!)

We had a cozy brunch at birdflower; first thing i noticed was the lovely decoration, it felt a bit like stepping into someone's big living room, you could tell a lot of care was put in. I also liked how the cups and jars were pottery, all one of a kind. We got two shokupan sandwiches, a s fries, and two pastries to share. I personally really liked the cheese chorizo one more. It had a lot of flavours and the kimchi gave it a nice subtle spice to it. The tofu one lacked in flavours and was a lil dry. Both sandwiches were a bit greasy because of the cheddar so you do get easily full. Portions were larger than I expected, but that makes up for the price.

The pastries were absolutely delicious! The two that we tried tasted pretty special and I totally recommend them. If I visit another time, I would definitely try out the other pastries. Go early to have more choice, we went around 2pm and some pastries were sold out.

Overall, a nice place to have a great brunch/lunch and so far I know there is no time limit so its a good spot to catch up with...

Locally-sourced café with changing menu. Today's menu wasn't super special. You can tell though that everything is great quality. The tofu burger had some nice bread bun and the chips are served warm and crunchy. The breaded tofu is a nice concept but tasted quite bland (probably the tofu needs some seasoning because tofu is normally quite simple). We loved the harissa mayonese that came with the chips. The oat flat whites were okay, but the foam was too bubbly and the taste, despite being flat white, was quite weak. Califia oat milk is usually quite overpowering and they use that one. There's some improvement to do with the coffees. The treat with the coffees was butter cake, it was nice. The treats at the counter go very quickly. The staff are very friendly and the hand-made pottery cups and water jars are beautiful. Overall, it's nice to see the work at the kitchen...

Updating review after a second visit:

The service was pretty awkward and a bit cold this time. The menu is also very limited, we had trouble choosing something so all went for a tosti as a safe choice for lunch. Even though the food is really delicious, absolutely no protein options left me a bit sad.

Original review: Missed the pastries so got a toasti. They were kind enough to accommodate my savage wishes and add a merguez to my cheese tosti. It was really good and came in a gigantic portion. Tea was good too and came in a pot which is best for lunch/breakfast.

They got some pastry reinforcements after I ordered and the cookies looked phenomenal but I am just a girl, standing in front of a cookie after a large meal so it's gonna have to be a next time thing. Can't wait to bring my girlfriend here and get her to try a cookie. She'll be...