I've always secretly wanted to be a food journalist or a travel writer. I thought those people had it good by being able to eat amazing things or travel to exotic places all over the world. Well lucky me, I can be those people on my blog. :) So here's my attempt at my first food entry.
This evening my sister-in-law, Sara and I went to Balthazar's Keuken, located in the heart of the Joordan neighborhood. I had a recommendation from a friend who lived here and Sara had it on her list from a food blog, so obviously it was meant to be that we would eat there. We made reservations for 6 pm. The place just opened and we were immediately greeted by a really charming, modern-rustic, comfortable atmosphere. We really didn't know what to expect, but knew it was a set 3 course menu. The waiter pulled up a chair, sat down and proceeded to explain to us (in English) what was on the menu for the evening. If you can read Dutch, it's the picture above. If not, let me tell you. The first course was a mix of appetizers: veal in mustard sauce, beets, duck, fried goat cheese ravioli with a sweet glaze on top, clams and bread presented on a large plate for both of us to share. It was nice to try such a variety because normally these are not the things I venture out to try. The main dish was a seared tuna steak with squid ink, shrimp risotto with fried basil on top. This was DEVINE! Seasoned and seared to perfection. The chef even came out to ask how our meal was. Nice personal touches. The finale was a macaroon filled with raspberry with a orange flavored cream dalloped on top served over a citrus sauce, Sara's macaroon was filled with a pistachio cream. We ate every last bit on that plate!
Atmophere: ★★★★★
Service: ★★★★, only because they aren't really customer service driven and the waiter went out on at least 3 smoke breaks while we were there.
Food: ★★★★★, thanks for tantalizing my taste palette
Location: ★★★★★
Price: ★★★★★, we went to a sub-par Thai place down the street and paid about the same price per person, wasn't even close to this caliber of dining/food experience.
Overall, a 5 star dining experience, we were there for 2.5 hours enjoying every moment!
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