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Vester · Haarlem

Our food menu

Breakfast, lunch and Mediterranean dishes to share. Explore our menu and find your favourites.

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BreakfastCakesChef’s lunch favouritesVester comfort lunchBites & delicaciesCharcuterieHaute fritureOystersSharing dinnerChef’s choiceSidesDesserts

Breakfast10:00–14:00

Croissant

€5.50

Freshly baked croissant • butter • compote

Yoghurt

€9.75

Yoghurt • granola • honey • goji berries • açaí

Fried eggs

€11.50

Served on bread

Fried eggs with ham or cheese

€12.50

Fried eggs with ham & cheese

€13.50

Vester fried eggs

€16.50

Ham • cheese • black truffle

Cakes10:00–17:00

Homemade apple pie

€7.00

Carrot cake

€7.00

Cake of the week

€7.00

Cheesecake

€7.00

Whipped cream

€0.75

Chef’s lunch favourites12:00–16:00 · served on bread

Goat cheese sandwich

€14.90

Goat cheese • fig tapenade • fig • cranberry • walnut crumble • balsamic

Bocadillo Albóndigas

€14.90

Homemade Albóndigas • burrata • tomato sauce • red onion • rocket

Vester steak sandwich

€15.90

Flat iron • pan de cristal • oak-smoked cheddar • little gem • chimichurri • pimentón • onion rings

Vester comfort lunch12:00–16:00

Hummus sandwich

€13.90

Grilled winter vegetables • feta • za’atar • sumac

Veal croquette sandwich

€12.90

2 croquettes with coarse mustard

Croque madame toastie

€12.90

Brioche toastie with cheese • ham • béchamel • Emmentaler • fried egg

Smoked salmon

€15.90

Smoked salmon • wakame • cucumber • red onion • jabara ponzu • wasabi cream • furikake

Bouillabaisse

€15.50

French fish soup with salmon • mussels • prawn • served with bread

Carpaccio

€15.90

Rocket • pine nuts • Parmesan • truffle mayonnaise

Dry-aged hamburger

€19.50

Dry-aged Black Angus burger • oak-smoked cheddar • smoked pepper sauce • tomato • pickle • onion rings. Add fries + €4.50

Vester top 10 lunch tree

€69.90

A selection from the lunch menu, served with bread. Minimum 2 people. Each additional person €34.95

Warm goat cheese salad

€17.50

Cranberry • fig • pumpkin • raisins • balsamic dressing

Bites & delicacies14:00–22:00

Gordal olives

€7.00

Large olives from Andalusia

Nachos

€13.50

Warm nachos • melted mozzarella & cheddar • jalapeño • tomato salsa • crème fraîche • guacamole. Extra toppings: Napolitana • Ortiz anchovies + €7.50; seasoned ground Spanish Albóndigas + €7.50

Hummus & muhammara

€9.50

Za’atar • sumac • pomegranate • olive oil • sourdough bread

Comté Fort St. Antoine

€9.90

16-month-aged cheese • fig tapenade

St. Felicien

€9.90

Spoonable cheese • toast • marmalade

Sardinillas

€12.50

Premium-quality small, tender sardines. €12.50 each or 2 for €22.50

Boquerones Ahumados

€12.50

Lightly smoked anchovy fillets. €12.50 each or 2 for €22.50

Best of Vester platter

€57.50

Paleta Ibérico Bellota • 2 cheeses from Kaasfort Amsterdam • Ibérico croquettes • butterfly shrimp • arancini • Albóndigas • hummus/muhammara • olives • sourdough with butter

Mixed bites platter

€39.50

Mini charcuterie from Cordemeijer • stracciatella • Comté • 3 bitterballen • 3 cheese sticks • olives • sourdough with butter

Vegetarian platter

€32.50

Hummus • muhammara • olives • stracciatella • Comté • padrón peppers • 3 cheese sticks • 3 arancini • sourdough with butter

Cheese platter

€16.50

A selection of 4 seasonal artisanal cheeses from Kaasfort Amsterdam, chosen by our chef • fig bread • orange chutney

Charcuterie

Paleta Ibérico Bellota de Casalba

€21.50

Artisanally dry-cured ham from Burgos. Full portion €21.50; half portion €15.00

Charcuterie platter

€19.50

Artisanal sausages and hams from Cordemeijer

Haute friture14:00–23:00

Arancini

€8.50

3 pieces • Italian risotto with changing flavours

Ibérico croquettes

€8.50

3 pieces

Butterfly shrimp

€9.50

6 pieces

Fried mini Camembert

€12.50

6 pieces • Tawny port cream • cranberries • walnut crumble

Bitterballen or cheese sticks

€8.50

6 pieces

Padrón peppers

€8.50

Sea salt • vegan

Calamari

€11.50

Aioli • lemon

Mixed bites

€17.50

5 bitterballen • 5 cheese sticks • 5 mini spring rolls

Oysters

Zélandaise oyster

€4.50

Barolo wine vinaigrette • chalaca. Per oyster €4.50; half a dozen €25.00; a dozen €43.50

Sharing dinner18:00–22:00

Chioggia

€15.90

3 types of beetroot • blackberries • lavender • pecan nuts • vegan

Gamba al ajillo

€15.90

5 prawns in garlic oil, served with bread

Tuna sashimi

€15.90

Shiso • ponzu • wasabi cream • sesame • wakame • radish

Salmon tiradito

€17.90

Salmon sashimi • tiger’s milk with Japanese plum wine • kimchi crumble • salty fingers • chalaca

Tagliata di manzo

€15.90

Thinly sliced smoked ribeye • balsamic • Parmesan • pine nuts • rocket. Villa Manodori cherry edition balsamic + €3.50

Magic coquilles

€15.90

Peruvian-style scallops • wasabi Nori Ten • XO sauce • wakame • chalaca • magic mayonnaise • salmon roe

Bistecca al forno

€17.90

Flat iron steak • beurre de maison • pommes duchesse

Pumpkin ravioli with amaretti

€15.90

Grilled pumpkin • Parmigiano foam • cavolo nero • honey-thyme crumble

Grilled sea bass

€17.90

Sea bass • baby potatoes • dashi beurre monté • dill • bisque foam • cavolo nero • chives

Beef cheek

€15.90

Speculoos jus • caramelised celeriac purée • Brussels sprouts • mandarin gel

Ibérico frenched rack

€25.50

Green tomato chutney • parsnip purée • pumpkin • polenta

Tournedos

€25.50

Homemade pepper sauce • glazed baby carrots • caramelised celeriac purée. 150 g €25.50; 300 g €48.50

Chef’s choiceWednesday–Friday

Four-course menu

€49.50

Try our four-course menu with new, exclusive ingredients every month.

SidesFrom 18:00

Sourdough bread

€6.50

Homemade butter • za’atar • sumac

Parmesan fries

€9.50

Fresh fries • Parmigiano Reggiano • truffle mayonnaise

Homemade fries

€6.50

Fresh fries with mayonnaise or ketchup

Patatas bravas

€6.50

Fried potatoes with pimentón sauce

Side salad

€5.50

Warm vegetable mix

€7.50

Oven-baked

DessertsFrom 18:00

Vanilla crème brûlée

€9.50

Don Papa Baroko cheesecake dessert

€11.00

With a glass of Don Papa + €6.50

Amaretto sour dessert

€12.50

Amaretto panna cotta • lemongrass foam • meringue • cantuccini

Chocolate, chocolate, chocolate!

€13.75

Chocolate biscuit • trio of chocolate mousse, chocolate crémeux and chocolate macaron

Cheese platter

€16.50

A selection of 4 seasonal artisanal cheeses from Kaasfort Amsterdam, chosen by our chef • fig bread • orange chutney

Pisco sour scroppino

€12.00
Dietary requirements & allergens
Prefer gluten-free or lactose-free bread? Available with breakfast and lunch for an extra €2.50. Please ask our staff about allergens.
All prices are in euros.
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