Buiten bij de sluis — Restaurant in Utrecht

The food has potential but could use some improvements. Recently, we tried two starters and two mains, with mixed results. The gerookte forel was excellent—fresh, well-balanced, and a great start to the meal. The vitello tonnato was also enjoyable, though it didn’t quite reach the same level as the trout.

For the mains, the ribeye was solid—well-cooked and flavorful. However, the gyros aubergine was a major letdown. It lacked depth and seasoning, making it feel uninspired. I really wanted to like it, but it just didn’t deliver.

On the bright side, the service was great, and the beer selection was impressive, making for an enjoyable dining experience overall. Hopefully, they continue refining the menu and, ideally, either improve or replace the gyros aubergine. I’ll update my review if the food...

The food taste fine and the wine and beer selection was great and we loved the staff but overall we thought it was greatly overpriced. The dishes were made for sharing but even with that in mind the portion versus price was ridiculously off. For instance, the beef tataki for 9 euros got us three slices of beef (5x2,5x0,5cm). The scallop dish for 9,5 euros was 2 scallops where the biggest one was barely the size of a 2-euro coin. The shrimp ceviche dish consisted of 5 cooked (!) pieces of shrimp swimming in a sad salsa-y liquid with some chopped tomato and onion pieces. The oyster mushroom soup tasted great (not from the regular menu) nevertheless but we decided this place was not suitable to have proper dinner for a...

If you're looking for the worst Aperol in town...you'll be surprised to find it here! It's my birthday and we decided on whim to have a drink here. They brought me an aperol that tasted like water with orange...so my husband sent it back (I've never done this before). They brought another one ot was obviously a new drink but exactly the ae as bad. It was water with a splash of Aperol. So disappointed. Oh yes, the sardines are just a can of sardines opened for you. No lemon, no nothing. What a waste of...