De Matroos en Het Meisje

Dining at Matroos en het Meisje is a quietly joyful experience. The set menu changes with the seasons, offering classic, well-executed dishes that show solid technique and a strong sense of flavor. The food isn't too flashy, it's simply good: honest cooking that’s clearly done with care. The value is also worth noting: for the quality and number of courses, the price feels more than fair. You walk away satisfied in both taste and cost. What we really liked about the place though is the atmosphere. The place has an edgy, rebellious spirit, not in the food, but in the tone, the decor, the playlist, and the attitude. It’s relaxed, a little raw around the edges, and refreshingly unpretentious. It was difficult to try to not sing along to songs while eating. The wine list is generous and exciting, with plenty of interesting options and a pleasantly low markup. It invites curiosity without pressure, which suits the overall vibe perfectly. Matroos en het Meisje is for people who love quality food but don’t need white tablecloths to enjoy it (metaphorically speaking, of course since they do use white tablecloth) It’s confident, relaxed, and quietly refreshing.

Had a 5 course meal with half glass wine pairings here. The white wines for the fish courses were just perfect! The red wines for the meat were also well paired. The absolute stunner was the dessert wine, which I thought would be too sweet, but turned out to be mild and very refreshing on a warm evening. Despite being a picky eater on surprise menus, I enjoyed every course that the chef had prepared. They were very experimental yet familiar to what I love eating. Just one dish had a slow cooked yolk, which I didn’t enjoy as much but that’s more of a preference of yolk than the execution of the dish. Would definitely recommend this place for a nice meal and especially to celebrate special occasions because the ambience and service just elevate the experience all together!

An incredible “Rotterdams” fine dining experience. Highly recommend getting the full experience from start-to-finish. 5-course meal, with complimentary wines. It’s a fine dining restaurant so don’t expect to be forcefully full at the end of it. Enjoy the flavors, the atmosphere and the impeccable service. We loved it!

Surprisingly amazing place with a great wine selection and surprise taste menu consisting of 4 or 5 courses for lunch. Outdoor seating and extremely friendly staff

It was a cozy restaurant and we had 5 courses with wine. The service is very nice and the dishes are also very delicious. If there is any downside, the portion of the food is very small and the space between the tables is very little.

It was incredibly slow, I arrived at 1830, it is now 22:00, and I am yet to recieve dessert…. It was only 5 courses, why is it taking 45 minutes per course?? Staff were friendly, just so so so incredibly slow…

A multi-course celebration of the local bounty drawn from Dutch seas and soil. This cozy South Bank restaurant — clad in clever Delft Blue — makes for a beautifully quaint (but special) night for a date to impress. Both culinarily and visually satisfying, at a price reasonable for what is served. Seasonal coursed meal included: Bread with local goat butter. Radicchio salad with tahini and plums. Sea urchin foam. Pan seared fish. House made pasta in almond cream and grilled grapes. Pan seared veal with rich demi-glace. Dessert. An add-on of local oysters well-worth the splurge.

I came here to have dinner with a lot of hype and, to be honest, I fell a bit disappointed. Before describing the courses, two general remarks: 1. In a restaurant called 'De Matrooss', I would expect some fish in the menu, and the only fish I ate were two mini-prawns in one of the dishes. And 2. If I order a 4 courses menu, I would not expect two cold starters in it. I would have prefered more "substance" like a main course of meat and a main course of fish, but not two starters. First course was a chucrut deconstruction. It was my favourite but nothing really spectacular. Second course was like a kind of Spanish gazpacho deconstruction, with different kind of tomatoes, cucumber and a goat cheese that did not mix at all. Main course was meat. They told us that it was sirloin but it was not sirloin at all. The meat was chewy and really difficult to eat. I really like rare meat, but this was imposible to bite. The dessert was cocoa with a cherry whiskied icecream. For me, that I do not like whisky, it tasted too much to it. It was not a bad dessert but, again, nothing really spectacular. Service was aphatic and reluctant, like if they were just looking forward to go home. Price was 165€ for three people. Overprized. I do not put 1 star because there were a few good things and drinks were good, but what a disappointment...

I am in Rotterdam several times a year on business and always make a point of eating at De Matroos en Het Meisje. The atmosphere and surroundings are wonderful, the young staff are knowledgeable and friendly and the food is wonderful. The wine selection is really interesting, I've never had a wine here that I had drunk before, it's always new to me. Over the years I have seen the chefs change but the high standards of the kitchen have always been maintained. Considering the quality of the food, I think a meal at De Matroos en Het Meisje is a bargain. A trip to Rotterdam would not be complete without a meal at De Matron's en het Meisje ! Highly recommended.

Had a fantastic dinner here. Literally had no clue of the menu prior to going apart from the fact that it was a set meal. The service was very friendly and helpful and the 4 course meal was very well priced in addition to the wine pairing which was 6 euros per large glass. The meal had so many different flavours and i can't wait to return! I was told that the menu changes every week.