De Lachende Javaan - Menu

Groeten uit Chicago!! PI've been to the Netherlands many times since I wrote my initial review and on each trip I will pay at least one visit to De Lachende Jav... read more Groeten uit Chicago!! PI've been to the Netherlands many times since I wrote my initial review and on each trip I will pay at least one visit to De Lachende Javaan. The quality in both the food and the service is outstanding! We tend to order dishes that we like vs. doing the rijstaffel only because we've done the rijstaffel before and it's a great introduction to Indonesian food, but once we learned what dishes we liked ... that's what we'd order. The room is very charming and sometimes patrons can be a bit boisterous but that's because they're having a great meal in a great environment.

Shared a lovely evening with my nephew, a Haarlem local. A welcoming and authentic, comfortable ambiance. We shared a vegan dinner for two. The dishes were unif... read more Shared a lovely evening with my nephew, a Haarlem local. A welcoming and authentic, comfortable ambiance. We shared a vegan dinner for two. The dishes were uniformly interesting. Spice level was comfortable! . After diner, we had a peek at the restaurant 's interesting collection of KLM advertising from the colonial era. Delicious and fun