Boutique Hotel & Restaurant Westerburcht

Not just a place with boring vegan options, you can tell the vegan options got a lot of attention here! Of all the restaurants close to our holiday home in Exloo, this one looked most promising. The menu had many vegan options, from snacks and sides to desserts, and they were far from the usual. The place has a great atmosphere, being decorated like an old abbey with stained glass and lots of wood. The tables were spaced with quite some distance in between, making it easy for staff to move around and allowing for some privacy. A little bit of light music would have been the cherry on top, but the lights were cosy and the place is very vibrant. The staff was welcoming, sweet and handled all communication in a very professional way. My non vegan family ordered spareribs, but me, my girlfriend and my sister enjoyed the vegan options. As a starter we shared the mushroom soup and the beetroot dish. The soup was good. Nothing special, just what you expect from it. Together with the bread with vegan butter on the side, a comforting dish. The beetroot starter was wonderful, consisting of cooked beetroot accompanied by date confit, orange slices, balsamic syrup, vegan creme freche and sugared walnuts. This dish came together as a whole due to the composition of the separate ingredients. This made up for the fact that the beetroot itself could have been brought up to taste slightly more, removing it from the center of attention of the dish. The celeriac main course left us feeling in awe when it was presented. Unlike the dry and meager vegan "green chef" burger that we ordered, the celeriac dish was abundant in colour and taste. A huge portion of food was served, richly composed with oyster mushroom, radicchio, freekeh, cashew nuts, feta and purslane. I expected a slice of celeriac but instead we got a whole, that was perfectly oven cooked. Only thing that could be improved on was bringing out the deep umami mushroom flavour. We forgot to specify with our dessert that we wished to get the plantbased option, so we got served the wrong one. The waitress was very happy to return it for the vegan version, and it was presented even more beautifully than normal. Caramelised pear with four different flavours of sorbet ice cream. A delight, accompanied by my decaf oat cappucino. This place deserves a well earned recommendation. The staff is professional, happy to meet everyone's dietary restrictions and the whole experience was a very sophisticated one. It was well worth the 30 minute detour, since the other listings in the area do not spark any curiosity. Definitely a memorable moment of our holiday in Drenthe :)

We came here to dine with quite a large group and even though we didn’t have a reservation we were seated quickly. The food is good, though the portion sizes were very small (I was told the vegetarian quiche did not come with any sides though it was supposedly a main course, but without the sides I do not think it would be an appropriate portion for a main course) and a few side items of the others were forgotten. However, the service was great and the waitress came to let us know they were sorry for the mistakes and offered us coffee from the house, which was really kind of them so they definitely get a plus for great customer service!

I caught a cold in this hotel. The hotel workers set the desired temperature for me, but it never rose to the warmth I wanted. I slept in a cold room, since the bathtub was inside the room. I think the hotel is saving money and does not give the client the opportunity to set the desired temperature for themselves.