Zanzibar

Food was decent but nothing special. My burger was alright but so tall you could neither eat it with your hand nor a fork or knife. Taste was mediocre, no special sauce, just ketchup. The beef was good and cooked well. However, for 21eur they should focus on quality over quantity at that point. Other dishes were good, can't say that was a problem. The tomatensoep and gamba salad were quite good as suggested by my family members. Now, the reason for the low rating is the poor taste left in our mouths by the older blonde waiter who not only was highly passive aggressive but also quite rude when asked (yes twice) simply if another chair could be placed on the table which would slightly impede the foot traffic. The reason we asked is because their poor design of rain covers was letting it rain on one of our young family members. When told about that, she responded with I can't snap my fingers and have the rain turned on or off as if I suggested it. When I explained she did not need to answer with such an attitude as it is clear we are not asking for the rain to be stopped, she told me that I should not have asked such a question in the first place (laughing and putting her hands up as if she came up with the most brilliant argument). When other customers came by and left a mobility scooter in the way, she came by and asked them to move it and dealt with it nicely. Surprise, surprise, perhaps if we spoke Dutch, that would have helped our desperate cause. Alas, us buitenlanders are so horrible to deal with I guess. Perhaps she was having a bad day, but in all honesty she could take her attitude somewhere else. This is the service industry and a question was asked in a very calm and polite manner. If you can't handle that, then maybe consider spending less on facial improvements and more on an education to get out of the waiter's life. As for the rest of the staff, they were very nice and kind. So, thank you to all the staff there apart from the one waiter who nearly made us walk away. Furthermore, the covers were so poorly designed that it would frequently pour from the middle into the walkway almost on the customers who were seated and even the waiters. Perhaps, you can't snap your fingers and fix all your problems even the ones caused by yourselves. Dit is typisch Nederlandse weer after all, it always rains. Some foresight might help. As for atmosphere, this was something that was quite pleasant especially seated at the fire place. Nice, cozy, and warm. That was top.