Restaurant Moeders
251 Rosengracht
Amsterdam, Netherlands
251 Rosengracht
Amsterdam, Netherlands
I found Moeders ("mothers" in Dutch) on Chowhound's user forum and it did not disappoint. It had terrific food and a great atmosphere. You can see from the picture below that the interior of the restaurant is just bursting with character. The story is that on the day the restaurant opened, the owners asked all diners to contribute a set of china, stemware and silverware to the restaurant. As a result they have an arsenal of very mis-matched table settings. The geek side of me kept wondering how many permutations of unique table settings there could be.
For dinner, J and I ordered the Dutch rice dish, which is a 2-person sampling of their most traditional Dutch dishes. This meal included two types of beef stews, stamppot (mashed potatoes with various stuff in it), and an impressive spread of accompaniments including poached pears, pickled cabbage, mashed potatoes and apple sauce. Ironically, we did not see a single grain of rice. J really enjoyed the stews, but for me the most surprising bite was the apple sauce. I never had a full appreciation for apple sauce. So, when it came I thought "What the heck? Are they trying to fill the table with random cheap ingredients?" Let me tell you.. apple sauce tastes BEST when it's sandwiched between two bites of really heavy meat stews! It's so refreshing!
I'll end with a couple of pictures.
1. Interior of the restaurant
2. My place setting
3. J's place setting
4. Our dinner
