EVE - Foodclub & Bar — Restaurant in Zaanstad

Very nice place to eat and have a drink. The concept is shared dining so little bites to a surprise menu for 4 with 8 dishes is 78 I believe so around Eur 20 a person. The personnel is friendly good fast service drinks took a little longer then the food but we ordered cocktails so that's maybe why. I would choose a seat a little further from the entrance of the bar as the music can be a little louder. After we asked it was turned down a little. We were there on a Saturday evening but if I could give a suggestion is turn the music a little lower so people can talk and understand each other maybe a little better. We were seated next to the speakers so that might also be why it was louder. I do like the place and I definitely will be back for a drink and a bite. Its a good new addition to Zaandam for a nice evening out. Edit I know they have changed the concept so no...

Mediocre food and poor service.

There was only one waitress and she was clearly struggling with the amount of customers present. Manager just seemed to be standing around doing nothing. It took about 10 minutes to order drinks and another 10 to actually receive them.

After that no one came to take our food order until I flagged someone down myself because it was taking so long.

Food itself was nothing to write home about. Poor ingredients and lack of sauce on everything.

I'm also pretty sure I watched the headchef(?) touch dirty surfaces around the restaurant, use his phone/laptop, then touch meat without washing hands first.

Definitely felt like I wasn't welcome and won't be...

I visited this restaurant for lunch on a Saturday with my partner. The atmosphere and interior design are very charming, and the location itself has a lot of potential. Unfortunately, the service did not meet expectations.

It took some time for our drink order to be taken, and after receiving our drinks, we had difficulty getting the staff’s attention again. Despite waiting around 30 minutes, no one came to take our food order. In the end, we decided to settle the bill for our drinks and leave, so I cannot comment on the food itself.

I truly hope this was just an off day, as the setting is lovely, but the service experience was...