Tineke van der Zee

Review of Van der Valk Hotel Drachten

3 days at van der Valk in Drachten. Hotel is good ...

3 days at van der Valk in Drachten. Hotel is good but the restaurant somewhat disappointing. We had a package deal and on the 1st day we enjoyed a great 3-course menu. The second evening we were in the restaurant I got slips that smelled very oddly and after a bite, I noticed that it was spoiled. The waiter apologizes for having smelled The fish and suggested taking something else off the menu. My appetite was gone. Apologies accepted, until the waiter came back from the chef with the announcement that the cook also thought the fish smelled dirty, but he had served several sludge tongues that day without any complaints. In other words "the fish smells dirty but you could still have eaten it". At that moment I felt anger coming up and seriously thinking about informing the food inspection department. The last morning at breakfast I came across a bowl of salmon that looked awful. My husband has since submitted a complaint and we will soon hear what will be done with the complaint.