De Fiddler

3/26/2008 3:44:03 PM, wednesday, march 26, 2008
Forget this place. They don’t brew their own beer anymore, and they were out of half of what they claimed they carried. And the young bartender, while courteous, didn’t know diddly about the few beers (all from the UK)they did have. I wouldn’t be in any rush to go here again.

12/16/2006 8:13:01 AM, saturday, december 16, 2006
The closest brewery to the place where I live and I finally made it to visit the brewpub seriously. It was a friday night and the place was crowded in a good way. Still 1 or 2 tables available and room to breath. Friendly and quick service but no knowledge of beer at all "the bock is sold out but the triple is our winterbock now". Good snack (shrimps, garlick bread and chicken rolls) but the only "serious" food was a burger with fries. And that wasn’t really to be nominated for a second time. The beers are nice to good and cask conditioned. I’ll be back.

10/30/2006 5:55:33 AM, monday, october 30, 2006
Very friendly service, a quiet oasis whn other cafes were very noisy. The beer selection is small, the beers were ok - the stout being the best of the range that evening.

7/7/2006 9:56:29 AM, friday, july 07, 2006
Quite a big brewpub, not a nice cosey place, but just huge. Their own beers are of average quality, quite enjoyable though. One of the waitresses iis the girlfriend of one of ours. This made the service much better offcourse. Their total selection of beers is not that great. I don’t know about their food.

6/19/2006 12:28:40 AM, monday, june 19, 2006 [ Updated monday, june 19, 2006 ]
What the heck is this? A BRITISH PUB in the NETHERLANDS? Man, I admit it was a bit of a shock, as I didn’t feel like spending a night drinking in Holland at a damn British pub, so I sampled their three cask beers available, took a quick picture of the place, and got the hell out of there. Most people here were drinking pints of Guinness, if that tells you something. The building itself it very large, very expansive, but on a Sunday night it was damn near empty. If you take a bit of a walk, you can reach the Bierspeciaalcafe De Paas, which is much better suited for the experienced beer traveler.

1/9/2006 8:40:30 AM, monday, january 09, 2006
Quiet pub with a good atmosphere. I visited it with some colleagues two years ago. Always 3 or 4 of their own beers from tap, the quality is mediocre. Decent pub grub (I recommend the full English breakfast). Good enough if you visit The Hague.

1/7/2006 4:55:45 AM, saturday, january 07, 2006
The Haagse Bierbrouwerij is situated in this English Pub in the centre of the Hague. Huge staircase in the middle of the pub, probably you can also sit upstairs, but there was a private party when i was there. Small selection of beers, like a regular English pub, but with 4 of their own beers on tap. The lady behind the bar was not really knowledgeable, but she knew she was not and without asking she poured in two tiny glasses for me to taste some of their beers (extra points for service!). I did not take any food, although they had some plate service.