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18:00 - 23:00
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12:00 - 13:3018:00 - 0:00
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12:00 - 13:3018:30 - 0:00
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12:00 - 13:3018:30 - 0:00
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PRICE RANGE
£75.00 – £133.00
CUISINES
International, European
Special Diets
Vegetarian friendly, Gluten free options
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"Too much of anything is bad, but too much Champagne is just right." This quote by F. Scott Fitzgerald could well have been written about this vibrant ...
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Fitzgerald is an international fine dining restaurant, situated in the wonderful Oude Haven area. The restaurant has been awarded a Michelinstar since 2018 and has been awarded the Grand Prix for 'Best overall Wine List in The Netherlands' by Star Wine List and also 'Best of Award of Excellence' for the wine program with over 2500 wines. It also has ample private dining possibilities for your personal or business meetings. When the weather allows it you're invited to lunch or dinner in the beautiful private garden. The kitchen is contemporary and focus on exciting dishes with top ingredients. For wine lovers Fitzgerald is a paradise. Ask one of our sommeliers to help you select the perfect wine for your dish. "Too much of anything is bad, but too much Champagne is just right"!
PRICE RANGE
£75.00 – £133.00
CUISINES
International, European
Special Diets
Vegetarian friendly, Gluten free options
Meals
Lunch, Dinner
FEATURES
Reservations, Outdoor Seating, Private Dining, Seating, Parking Available, Highchairs Available, Wheelchair Accessible, Serves Alcohol, Full Bar, Wine and Beer, American Express, Mastercard, Visa, Free Wifi, Accepts Credit Cards, Table Service, Non-smoking restaurants, Gift Cards Available
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Ormont
Brooklyn94 contributions
Jun 2022 • none
This restaurant had a pleasant ambiance and a pragmatic layout with large windows, overlooking a beautiful courtyard garden. The food was designed with ingredients which were chosen to complement each other’s flavors – with hints of half-remembered sensations – as well as providing attractive plates to please the most discriminating eyes. The wine list is encyclopedic and Danny’s knowledge of its contents fascinating.
The restaurant has an outside dining area in the courtyard, as well as slidable partitions which allow them to segment off multiple large parties.
"Too much of anything is bad, but too much Champagne is just right." Is the line uttered by F. Scott Fitzgerald that inspired restaurateur/sommelier Danny Gonzalez to name his restaurant it is the motto of his establishment. The harmoniously paired menu and wines from the restaurant’s vast list have resulted in being awarded a Michelin Star and the Fitzgerald won three Gold Stars in the first ever Star Wine List of the Year Netherlands – including the Grand Prix category for best wine list overall. A meal at this restaurant is an experience to be savored and then remembered fondly.
Using a GPS, it may be a bit tricky to find the restaurant. The easiest way, from the Markethal is find the Blaak Metro station and cross the wide street, where a white “arched ladder” heads towards the “Citizen M Hotel”. There’s a tunnel through the building to the marina of the Maritime Museum and you’ll find the restaurant, to the right, towards the end of the passageway (if you see a restaurant named 91 spices in front of you, you’ve gone too far).
Written 10 June 2022
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Jane S
2 contributions
Oct 2024 • friends
We had a lovely lunch and a 4 course menu. The amuse with cactus flavor ice cream was beautiful and unforgettable. The cactus taste is very special and I never thought that you could make ice cream from cactus. Furthermore, the combination of potato with curry is surprisingly tasteful. For dessert we got pineapple and ice cream with a strong coffee taste. The combination of the ice cream with the sesame cookie is perfect. Finally we had coffee/tea with small sweet pastries. For me, it is a journey of taste sensation with many surprising combinations. Not unimportant is the relaxed atmosphere and friendly staff. All this makes it feel good to come back.
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Written 26 October 2024
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Tjou
London47 contributions
Apr 2022 • none
The team at the Fitzgerald were welcoming and accommodating when we discussed what we wanted to try on the menu. They helped to substitute some dishes in the tasting menu and also created a special dessert for my partner's birthday at the end of the meal. The food flavours were all on point and felt carefully prepared and curated for their guests. A lovely place to go for any special occasion. Thank you for making our celebration a memorable one!
Written 24 April 2022
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mapoubelle
101 contributions
Dec 2024 • family
Overall, we were disappointed. The dishes were uneven: pigeon and pork chops rather successful but the caviar lobster was without flavor, no interest. And what about dessert... a disaster (our expectations were low, however, pastry often being forgotten about Michelin-starred restaurants). And the service was particularly slow: 5 hours for a 7-course menu, with 45 minutes between fish and meat!
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Written 10 January 2025
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Ria M
2 contributions
Sept 2023 • family
Nice restaurant, with separate room for larger groups. Parking close by.
Impersonal reception by waiter who talked very quickly about the menu, clearly a pissed-off riddle that he recited. Because I couldn't keep up, I said it was too fast, but the bottom line was that he thought it was me. A little bold to say the least. I got the idea that he assumed we were going to a Michelin restaurant for the first time. But yes, is subjective.
An extensive 7-course menu chosen with lobster and piece of veal. I had eaten lobster a long time ago, so I did not know exactly what to expect. Lobster was tough, rubbery. Read later that it is not prepared properly. My piece of meat certainly wasn't tender, my husband's was.
Dishes did look neat. A few jumped out in a positive way. Others looked beautiful, but were disappointing in taste.
The wine was advised by the sommelier: it turned out to be 80 euros per bottle. No problem for us, but so neat to mention this, or iig with guest to scan what the price range may be.
All in all, experience gained here, was sufficient, but from now on we go back to restaurant Aan de Zweth. It's always okay there.
Incidentally, we went to May '23. Unfortunately, the calendar in this review did not go that far back in time.
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Written 29 August 2024
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ton i
1 contribution
Apr 2024 • couples
7 course diner was fine. But the atmosphere and especially the staff weren't worth the 1 michelin star.
The sommelier did his routine thing, but there was no passion in his perfomance. He only mensioned if the wine was white of red and where it came from. No nice story of why the wine was chosen for the dish.
Also had 3 or 4 waiters who did bring the food. One waiter even mentioned that the dishes came in to quick to us. We had to eat/drink fast for the next dish.
All in all a very dissapointing 1 start restaurant experience. Does the new 21 year owner has anythibng to do with this?
Written 10 April 2024
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Andrea L
Sterling118 contributions
Aug 2023 • family
The best harmony of flavors for my mouth. Loved each dish. Started off with a selection of petite crackers with differing toppings. I had the lunch prix fix. Then had a lovely cold soup with watermelon then the main course was a fish dish which had black rice. To finish the meal I had a strawberry dessert. Everything was so lovely and the staff couldn’t do more for us.
Written 26 August 2023
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Robert L
Zeist1118 contributions
May 2022 • family
Fine dining with a capital F…and fantastic WINING! Indeed wining in capitals. The food really is good but that’s what you can expect from a Michelin star rated chef. In fact: the flavors are a bit flat here and there. But the pairing wines….wooww. They really lift the menu and experience from good to super great.
Written 14 May 2022
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Gilby
Greenwich467 contributions
Jan 2020 • none
Very modern restaurant with best wine list in the Netherlands, world class really and people that are passionate about it. Interesting dishes, great presentation and the taste was both sophisticated and delicate. Service top notch. Clearly deserving of their star status. Bravo.
Written 24 January 2020
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Saskia v
1 contribution
Jul 2024 • couples
We had dinner here last Friday. This was our second time, we also had dinner here about five years ago and were then really enthusiastic.
This time was a completely different experience. For the first two hours of our visit we appeared to be the only two guests. After two hours another couple came, so we were alone most of the time. Of course, a restaurant cannot influence the number of guests who come to eat, but it can do its best to give the people who are there a special experience.
And we really missed that special experience. One of the two people who brought the food and collected the empty plates didn't smile once. It almost looked like he was attending a funeral.
The food was OK, but not as surprising as we expected, and as we have experienced at other restaurants (even without stars). We found the portions rather meager, just like the three friandises we got with coffee. The friandises were not special, and it was certainly not the fun and surprising ending of the dinner that it often is.
Afterwards we actually wondered whether there was really a chef in the kitchen, or whether most dishes were prepared beforehand and someone had been given instructions to carry out the final steps of the preparation.
After we were done and paid, we ate an ice cream in town.
The price-quality of this evening's dinner was really below par for us, and we will not come back here.
Written 21 July 2024
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derSkeptiker
Bottrop104 contributions
Feb 2022 • none
Eating (and particularly drinking) here was a very pleasant experience. We had a six course Menu and the food was very good - Interesting: the vegetarian dishes, while not on the Menu (the kitchen was very helpful in accommodating our wishes) significantly outperformed the rest of the dishes (the only slight weakness, was the meat sous-vide wich was "ok" at best). Recommendation: Adjust the menu and offer more vegetarian dishes!
What stood out was the wines available- the Burgundy offering was among the best I have seen in any restaurant anywhere (and I have seen a lot!)! And it was not only the choice, but also the very competent recommendations by Jean Paul (?) - compliments for an outstanding job!
We thoroughly enjoyed the nice atmosphere, the competent and friendly staff, the very good food and the exceptional wines - we will come back!
Written 21 February 2022
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Finedinelady
The Hague100 contributions
Oct 2021 • none
Fitzgerald, A restaurant where I have been before with great pleasure, i found out to my great surprise I only posted 1 photo of it on my instagram, time to write a more complete review because it’s what this restaurant deserves at least.
This restaurant is located on Gelderseplein in the old harbor of Rotterdam.
A restaurant named after the writer Fitzgerald who once said: too much of anything is bad, but too much Champagne is just right” well! I’m fine with that. Remco Kuijpers likes to cook here on a classic base but with a modern twist and got a (in my opinion) well-deserved star in 2018.
Fitzgerald is chic without being stiff, here no table linen on the wooden tables.
Fitzgerald also has a wooden floor that contrasts beautifully with the dark blue walls, the chairs have a trendy green color and the open kitchen is beautifully made.
Everywhere you look, wine cabinets have been incorporated into the furniture. I love it!
The moment I enter the restaurant I am recognized, in fact; out of a short conversation it appears that they know exactly where I was seated before, nice! It feels welcome and appreciated.
As soon as we are seated, a bag hanger and table water to our liking arrives as well a beautiful thick book called the wine list is pressed into my hands….
As a wine connoisseur I can only say that this makes my heart jump.
Yet I choose a wine that I drink more often, simply because it is possible: Hemel en Aarde 2017, a delicious full chardonnay with oak, butter and vanilla from the Newton Johnson family from South Africa. The cork is beautifully presented and the first toast has been made, this promises a beautiful evening.
It’s time for not one, but two amuses.
1. Cucumber with pistachio and codium
2. Pineapple ice cream, Madame Jeanet, red curry & soy foam.
The cucumber can honestly be called an innovative combination that I have to get used to but it is certainly not bad, I like all the ingredients that are in it so this one is fine.
But then! The ice with the foam!!
The whole combination is fantastic and brings everything on your tongue in terms of taste, texture, hot and cold. What a tantalizing sensation, very well done,
I would like to get an amuse like this every day!
The menu is given to us.
The choice is 5 courses for €90,
6 courses for €110 or
7 courses for €130 or, of course, a la carte is also possible.
We opt for the exception: Menu Fitzgerald 5 courses for €160 but with different and even better dishes than the other menu’s.
there is a small sentence on the bottom of the menu:
*you can also choose cheese instead of dessert for €9 extra
and of course that is what I definitely go for!
I can’t wait for this sizzling party to start!
A greet from the kitchen follows.
Sashimi of yellow fin tuna, roasted sunflower, vinaigrette of sudachi and mayo with padron pepper.
The tuna is tender, the flavors complement each other and it looks lovely.
A small snack that gives a smile and is therefore fine.
After serving the greeting from the kitchen it’s time for or first dish.
Toro with imperial caviar on top, sugar snap with a little bit of oyster leaf vinaigrette in a combo of jumbo and dashi, kumbo based cream, yuzo based cream and finger lime.
The tuna is again tender, but unfortunately the caviar falls away quite a bit in this dish. The cream, on the other hand is tasty. A ok-ish start, let’s say mediocre.
May I take this moment to post a compliment? The service has been fantastic so far, we have never had an empty glass, the staff is attentive and fast.
The meal continued with carabineros;
deep-sea shrimp from Polanen, romesco, white peach, goat cheese and a bouillabaisse.
The shrimp is gently cooked and tasteful with the bouillabaisse.
The goat’s cheese has a fantastic taste with thyme through it but unfortunately the romesco is much too bitter in my opinion…. Luckily I can just leave it at my plate. It is pleasant that the bouillabaisse is served at the table.
Before the first meat course and with an empty white bottle we are asked if we like some red wine. Not a bottle but a glass in this case: Barolo ‘Perarmando’ 2017. Having these great wines by the glass makes happy 🙂
With a Barolo in my hand I am ready for our meat dish!
Kagoshima wagyu A5 with fresh wasabi, eggplant and radish sauce, mushrooms, pomzu & egg yolk sauce, wasabi and watercress.
The Wagyu is tender but with a delicious greasy edge.
The aubergine is nicely leavened, only the additional vegetables are slightly too salty.
This time they came to plan the wasabi at the table,
again nice that interaction with guests!
It’s time to describe my favorite dish of this meal, the main meat course!
Foie gras de canard, compote based on plums, on the bottom a cream of umeboshi (fermented Japanese plum) brioche, sauce of plum wine and pink pepper
I like foie and this one is just perfect!
The umeboshi is super sweet but truly a marvelous combination with the liver.
It’s just all the way it should and therefore my favorite dish of the day, it really made my tastebuds jump for joy!
Remember that we chose for a selection of fine cheeses instead of the dessert? Our plate couldn’t been better! It came together with a brilliant dessert wine : Casa del Inca 2015 Ximénez and a fig cookie.
It was an enjoyable experience at Fitzgerald.
The food was great, the service truly impeccable and the atmosphere during the evening pleasant. I would definitely love to come back again.
Written 7 December 2021
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Jessie P
Waregem16 contributions
Oct 2021 • couples
Great food * Great staff * Great atmosphere * Great wines * Great is the best word to describe this fantastic restaurant!
Written 10 October 2021
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Gilby
Greenwich467 contributions
May 2021 • family
Best wine list in the Netherlands and food to match. Overall a stunning experience, no wine list comes close and food and service are on par.
Written 12 June 2021
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R. K. V.
Bogota2693 contributions
Mar 2021 • none
Excellent choices- great take away at very reasonable prices considering the quality. Overall great.
Written 6 March 2021
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