Van Der Valk Hotel Emmen

What a nice surprise! We stumbled upon this Van der Valk while traveling and were lucky to get a table even though it was packed. The staff was incredibly accommodating, doing their best to fulfill all our requests. The food was delicious (the tomato soup, filled chicken filet, and chicken satay were our highlights!) and reasonably priced (€20-30 per person). The kids menu was also a hit. We would love to be back. A small suggestion: larger water bottles would be appreciated, as the 500ml size wasn't quite enough for a family of four.

A typical van der Valk, so there was nothing to complain about really. It’s located near the A37 with plenty of parking space. The food was more than fine, the service was prompt and everything was clean.

We only came to have dinner at the restaurant. Online it said it was fully booked, but we made a quick call and were able to get seated without any issues. The food was okay, not great, on the pricey side and small portions. We got to share three small bowls of fries, potatoes and broccoli with 4 people, which was honestly way too little. We also got 2x the steak and 2x the salmon. The steak was not very tender but I did enjoy the pepper sauce, so overall it was alright. The salmon was good of taste, but the portions really differed. I'd say one salmon portion was almost twice as big as the other. Not very fair for the price. There also was no beer menu card, which we found very strange. Overall service was alright, not exceptional but alright.