Restaurant Feu | Bierpairing & Open Vuur — Restaurant in Utrecht

We(3 people), were introduced to this restaurant as a ‘fine dining restaurant,’ with beer pairing, and all were excited to experience this restaurant. But got very disappointed from the first dish, of a ‘daikon meal’ topped with cinnamon type of crunches. The first ‘cut’ into the daikon by all of us tilted our head, with the lukewarm soup that was served in a Japanese kettle, (which did, in fact), excite us that this first dish would be awesome, with this special way of serving the soup. But, no…the cut into the daikon absolutely represented our doubt, as we even tasted the daikon. I took it as positively, as, ok…this must just be a ‘new type of fusion dish,’ as it was also served with cinnamon type of crunch flavors..but daikons are not meant to be served in this manner, if a chef knew how daikon dishes are supposed to be served. The beer also clashed with this dish. We looked forward for the 2nd dish to arrive, as the 1st did not please us, but the 2nd, going onto the 3rd, 4th, further disappointed us in flavor and with the beer pairing. All of us could not even eat the 4th dish…it was too dark in flavor, using shiitake mushroom as its main, (my favorite mushroom!!) and the appearance of the dish surprised us all, as we thought something ‘burned’ had come in front of us. The taste clashed with all ingredients of this dish, as well as with their choice of dark beer. With this 4th dish, the meat dish came together, time-wise. The waitress came to us, to ask us of our feedback with this new dish, as it was their first time serving this dish, and also, perhaps, with asking us if we were full, because we pretty much could not bear to even eat half of the dish, with the taste. My friend started replying politely, that it was a bit heavy in taste, but the waitress just walked away in mid sentence to the feedback, which we felt it was quite rude. We were pretty surprised to see that the chef(?)left the restaurant after making the 3rd dish, and a new chef cooked the 4th and meat dish. Sorry to say, but I definitely cannot recommend this restaurant to anyone. Especially as a ‘fine dining restaurant,’ , as well as the beer tasting. It would be a shame to call this ‘fine dining’ in Utrecht, and to bring down the name of Utrecht. The after taste of the dishes was ingrained in my taste buds till the next day, bringing not just myself, but to all 3 of us, the taste of the dishes. Till this day..(we went here about 3 weeks ago…) when I see shiitake into my dish, it brings back the aweful memory of its 4th dish, and I keep anything that looks ‘black’ on my plate non-touched. We feel it was so unprofessional to serve the customers as Guinea pigs to their first time-serving dish, let alone call it vegetarian, as it represents the worst of all vegetarian dishes. So sorry to say, but up until this ‘experience,’ with every fine dining restaurant, the chef was proud to represent their dishes. Such a shame that the chefs just walks out on its customers to not even finish the whole...

This place is simply amazing! It’s contemporary fine dining with an artistic twist. Elegant vibes with excellent original music to match it perfectly. The chef is full of passion for cooking, art and music. He has travelled around the world and perfectly blends the flavours and ingredients of Eastern and Western cuisines to create delicious authentic dishes! The taste is fantastic and the presentation is simply immaculate! The restaurant is beautifully decorated by paintings by the chef himself, and he also plays his original music to complement the ambience nicely! A multi-talented man of passion. I tried the Groentemenu and it was simply outstanding. I am from India, living in Japan and well travelled across Europe but I tasted amazing flavours that I have simply never experienced before! The pairing of the drinks to match the food is perfect. The chef and the waiters are extremely friendly and always smiling which further enhances the experience! If you’re in Utrecht or even Amsterdam for that matter, this restaurant is a must visit. I’d like to thank Ernst and his team for one of the best dining experiences of my life and wish them success and hope he can expand his delicacies beyond...

Would give a 3,5 if I could. Great food, and the beer pairings are both unique and super tasty! But we were far from full at the end of quite an expensive meal. Seemed like if you didn't order meat (which we didn't), you didn't get any replacement for it? They just gave you the same dish, without meat. Which of course isn't very filling, and also a strange experience at a vegetarian focused restaurant. So great experience, but we did end up getting falafel...