Lab-44 — Restaurant in Zaanstad

One of the worst experiences. We arrived at the restaurant and there were 3 tables occupied. We ordered two starters, chicken nuggets, 3 burgers and a pizza. Two of the burgers, which were the same type, were supposed to be undercooked and the other overcooked, a different type. The overcooked one arrived raw and when we asked for it to be put back on the griddle, it took an hour to get it back on the table. The restaurant still had 3 tables occupied. After several incoherent excuses from the waitresses, they can't put the meat back on the griddle, they have to redo it again and it takes 16 minutes although it was finally an hour, the cooks come out of a one-quarter meal. They bring the burger back after an hour. And surprise at the most disgusting thing we have ever seen. The meat was cut in half, i.e. it had been tampered with in the kitchen. To all this, they inform us that they will not charge us for the two hamburgers, the original one that the cook decided to throw away and the second one that arrived at dinner time .... hahahaha. Recommendation: as the food doesn't stand out for anything and some dishes such as the tacos and pizza are quite the opposite, look for another place with professional workers. By the way, another of the burgers was so so soovercooked that I couldn't eat it and the ingredients were a mixture of the two types, but I decided not to complain so that we could leave and at least one of us could eat the...

The place is lovely. Despite a large metal landfill across the water, it is located in an up and coming art center area (a large museum will open there soon) between reporposed industrial buildings on the water and it has a great big outdoor area, with a large patch of grass in front, which make for a very pleasant seating - tables not too close to each other, some couches etc. We went on a Wednesday evening. It was not crowded at all but it took a while before anyone came to ask us what we wanted, and -after we flagged someone down to order drinks - it took even longer to get our orders. Same with the food. All in all we got our food over an hour after we sat down. Not sure why, because there were plenty of people working and not many customers. Nor there seemed to be any take out traffic or anything that jams the kitchen up. The burgers looked amazing when we saw them served to someone else, which invited us to order the same, but when we received them, despite asking for medium rare, the patties were overcooked and tough - something a bit off with the texture. A friend ordered the vegan burger, which tasted nice, but it came with very bland chips and bad salsa. A disappointing experience - thankfully the company was good ;) That's a shame because the place is lovely and it could be so much nicer with...

We visited Lab-44 on a sunny, hot Saturday evening. The place is very special. Inside an industrial area, it has a unique atmosphere and it’s very own character. It’s not the typical touristic restaurant you will find in a city, and I realised it’s a place locals know and prefer.

We had dinner at the terrace. Service was quick and personnel very polite. Food was amazing. We were 5 people, 4 adults and 1 child, we had beef burgers with fries, and pizzas. All delicious, tasty and well cooked. Also drinks. We had Aperol spritz and Strawberry Daiquiri, all well prepared and served.

There is a big grass field on the side of the restaurant, where children can play, without cars passing by. Very safe and quiet. It was a relaxing evening, that we...