Bistro de Holterberg - Holten

Bistro de Holterberg
Forthaarsweg 1
7451 JS Holten
tel : +31 (0) 548 363849 - fax : (0) 548 365112
website : http://www.bistrodeholterberg.nl



John, you now the guy that still believes that Ferrari makes a change in the formula 1 championship in 2006 ... I know, I'll let him dream on as well ... anyway, John found that I needed to come with him to Holten because I needed to eat in this restaurant. Bistro de Holterberg. Well tonight I did. It's quite a drive from Amsterdam. Arriving at the "mountain" it looked pretty impressive, like time stood stil, nice lighting from candles outside, nice lighted bistro as well ... huge parking space. Entering the door you don't enter a restaurant but more like a living room, a big one. Very cosy, open fireplace, nice big wooden tables, comfortable chairs. Was John right ... this time ... The bread was good for starters and we ate :

Starters : Carpaccio with ginger cream - J Salted and smoked duck breast with a red onion chutney - P

Main dish : Runder Rib Eye with bearnaise - (a very very very good one) - J Beef fillet with olive & garlic sauce - P

Dessert : Vanilla ice cream - J Grand dessert - P

Wine :Grand Cuvee Prestige - Chateau la Coustarelle 2000 - AOC Cahors / 12,5% alcohol / 100% merlot Prayssac.

The duck was great, good taste, nice flavours and a perfect chutney. The beef fillet was very well too, nice and big piece of excellent meat. The sauce was a great combination. With some fresh vegtables and home made fries and home made mayonaise. Finished with a grand dessert what was very wel as well. So John was right.

The athmospere is fantastic, the food is very good, no stupid things on your plate just good quality. Nice people who were serving tables. They have a nice terrace as well, great for sitting outdoors in the summer overlooking the valley. Especially at night this place looks like a small fairy tale. So certainly something to go to. So if you're in the neighborhood... If you like wine very much, ask for the special wine list !!!

John, great choice and thanks for the book of the Holterberg. A nice book to remember this day by and signed by the owner. Great book to have for the collection. Tomorrow another day ... it will be simple but still outdoors ... can't help it ...