Casa Capello — Restaurant in The Hague

Short version: this place is worth a substantial detour from whatever route you had in mind. If you are curious just how good food can be, in a small restaurant in a residential area, come here. The menu is limited, which in my book is a good sign. People are people here, including the guests, hosts and cooks. And boy can they cook. I have never had a better caponata than here. Anywhere. Barring none. We had the dishes of the day, being a beef stew and dorade. The desserts were a Tiramisu (not some fantasy version either) and a semifreddo / parfait. The quality was not what you expect from a small local restaurant: higher than most in town. The sauces of the stew and dorade were outstanding, the wine was suited for the meal and reasonably priced and the desserts were to return for. Why come here? For the food and the people that worked to bring that food to your plate. Update: after 5+ visits , this place...

We had a group dinner at Casa Capello last night. It was great! The owner showed us the fresh truffels and used them in the dishes prepared. They were flexible to prepare dishes as we requested as well. I had the noci pasta and asked for truffels to be added and tagliatelli to be used instead of fusilli. All requests were accommodated. The owner served us and service was very good . Everyone enjoyed the food and the atmosphere! I have returned a few more times and can say that the food and service have been consistent and working with Aldo to set up a group...

This restaurant could be a very good one, but there are two things that would prevent me from recommending it: there is not a large choice of dishes on the menu, and the quantities are much too small. What is the point in going to a restaurant if you are still hungry when you get home? Whether this is to increase the profit or to encourage customers to order more dishes is, in mind opinion, unacceptable, which marred the...