De Vijverhoeve

A charming spot hidden away in Sint Anna ter Muiden, one of the smallest towns in the Netherlands. Family restaurant De Vijverhoeve is surrounded by nature and features a beautifully landscaped garden where guests can dine on summer days. Owner-chef Bart Grahame works with vegetables and herbs from his own kitchen garden, and his partner, hostess, and sommelier Yori Gresel pairs them with the finest alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks. From start to finish, we taste the dedication with which everything is prepared. The menu offers both set menus and à la carte options. We enjoy an orange juice-marinated mullet fillet that is then briefly seared. The pure flavor of the fish is accompanied by a brunoise of fennel and apple. Beside the fillet lies very thinly sliced savoy cabbage dressed with oil and vinegar, shaved radish slices, florets of white romanesco, green apple pearls, pickled red onion, thin slices of spring onion, and mayonnaise. The baked turbot served as the second course, with braised celeriac, crispy Zeeland potatoes, and beurre blanc, is equally delicious. The poured 2022 Ardèche Chardonnay by Louis Latour complements it perfectly. The late harvest of the grapes yields an aromatic fragrance. We detect notes of sage and hawthorn. We round off the meal with large dark red raspberries, a quenelle of white chocolate, panna cotta, and vanilla ice cream. Life is good in the Zeeland hinterland. Let Yori and Bart keep doing what they do best.

Those lucky with the weather can dine in the garden of this former family farm. For several years now, this stylish restaurant has been run by the son, Bart Grahame, and hostess Yori. It's clear that this chef knows his classics...

A monumental white farmhouse with an impressive French garden where guests can dine on summer days, along with a large terrace, situated in the picturesque village of Sint Anna ter Muiden. This family restaurant is run by chef Bart Grahame and his partner, hostess and sommelier Yori Gresel, who took over the culinary reins from Bart’s parents, Jan and Carolien Grahame-van de Vijver. The immaculately appointed dining room is housed in the former living room. Bart prepares classic French cuisine with contemporary influences, utilizing fresh vegetables and herbs from their own kitchen garden. They indeed pick to heart's content, collect eggs from their own chickens, and gather nuts from the trees. A new menu is presented every month. To start, we enjoy a salad of meltingly soft marinated burrata with capers, pimientos de padrón, and arugula. Summer on a plate. Next comes wolffish with cauliflower, herring roe, and homemade piccalilly. We would have gladly taken a jar of the latter home, it was so delicious. The dessert of generous Zeeland cherries with elderflower and white chocolate forms a fitting and pure finale. In short: the Grahame family has never heard of Zeeland frugality. What generosity, both in the attentive care provided by the black brigade and in the abundant portions of delicacies on each plate. Welcome to Lekker.