Dudok

Simple and fine food. Do not expect elaborated dishes, it’s a brasserie and your plate will be served within 15 minutes. The options are not very exotic, but everything you order is of decent quality with decent prices. The Dudok applecake is famous in Rotterdam — and served in several restaurants — but it was not too special. However, there was a large collection of different cakes that looked appealing! Service is friendly and fast, the ambiance overall is very good.

Dudok is a pleasant and place to have lunch. And although it’s busy the service is fast, friendly and efficient. Enough said.

I’m always hesitant when I venture to a new country and order a breakfast option. On this occasion, with the signature Dadok breakfast, I was pleasantly surprised to find a good balance of breads, bacon, eggs, sausage, and cheese.
In a city, I was warned, was full of less than friendly people Dadok has a very congenial and amiable English speaking staff.
Easy to find while walking, reasonably priced, with plenty of seats on a Saturday morning; very much recommended!

Delicious food and nice servants but a little bit loud because it’s a quite big restaurant.

Yes, it’s an institution. Yes, the appeltaart is iconic. Yes, the interior is historic.
Certainly, you should come once and take it all in. i love the light-​filled interior and the stylish design. The communal table is perfect for a solo snack. The appeltaart, with its whipped cream accompaniment, really is that good.
But the service is rushed, and the atmosphere can be hectic on the weekends. You will wait forever for the check. While the servers themselves are perfectly pleasant, they’re definitely stretched thin, and it shows.

We stopped by around 3pm. The place was packed with people having late lunch, having a drink during shopping and having a coffeebreak.
The apple pie is very rich (a lot of butter and sugar involved). So only plan the apple pie stop in your itinerary on a ‘hungry’ moment. We had a heavy stomach for quite some time. We expected too much of it. Should have shared a portion with two. Dudok’s apple pie can also be found all around town (we saw it at Central Station and Restaurant Bazar).
My wife had the cheesecake which was fresh in taste and probably a better option not being really hungry.
Service was quick and pleasant.
As it was crowded it was quite loud. As the floor is of oneven bricks it’s not easy to sit stable.

The appeltaart or apple pie is one of their signature dishes and should be a must try if you visit.

Funny thing is that the owner of Koekela is the former patisserier of Dudok ;-)
This place is an institution in Rotterdam and was at the time the first of its kind in The Netherlands. Service and food could be better, but always a pleasure to visit.

I love this place! They have the best apple pie!!! Shhh! Don’t tell anyone back in the states I said so! Heheheheh

Nice atmosphere, reasonable prices, great food.
My glass of house wine was quite small but it was only 3 EU, after all. You have an option to get a carafe (11) or a bottle. And it was good (I ordered the dry white from Spain). I ordered the friend goat cheese over pumpkin risotto and the risotto was rich in an herbal flavor and the texture was just right. The pumpkin was great too.
The staff was friendly and I felt very comfortable despite the culture shock I experienced on my first day in The Netherlands.

great atmosphere over all. As far as the food goes, I think it’s above average. In my opinion it is slightly over rated. Everyone raves about their apple cake, but I’ve had better.
It is a great place to chill and have a good food with a group of friends. However, if you’re looking for really good bake goods and cakes, I would suggest Koekela over Doedok.

What a cute brasserie! It was a great place to sit, have mint tea and chat with friends. I’d definitely come back!

My preferred place to have brunch in Rotterdam!!! Absolutely GREAT! The Apple cake is the best :) One of the entrances is just a shop where you can get the fab cake packed to go!!!
Very loungy, spacey … with different seating options… from the newspaper communal table to the private just for 2.
It is an open space old building very Dutch Style décor which I really love. A bit retro 30’s deco… very very nice.
All the menu is great… just do not give 5 stars because the service can be very sloppy sometimes… especially on a busy day or late evening.
Good for any occasion. even just a beer.

Wirklich eine fantastische Atmosphäre in diesem sehr schön erhaltenen Architektur. Allein der Besuch der Toilette ist genial da hier die Zeit stehen geblieben scheint. Auch der Lesetisch ein highlight. Enttäuschen wie fast überall in Holland die qualität des Essens (abgesehen von der Appeltart) das kleine Frühstück für 7,50 bietet gerade mal zwei scheiben langweiligsten Gouda und Kochschinken, né Marmelade und Hagelslag. Serviert mit dem üblichen Matsch der hier ernsthaft als Brot bezeichnet wird. Evlt. sind die Sandwichs besser, habe ich jedoch nicht probiert.

Das Dudok in Rotterdam liegt sehr zentral gleich neben der Fußgängerzone Hoogstraat und Beursplein. Das ehemalige Versicherungsgebäude von «De Nederlanden van 1845» wurde erst 1991 zu dem heutigen Café adaptiert.
Es trägt den Namen des Architekten Willem Marinus Dudok, der ab dem Ende der 30er Jahre für die Versicherungsgesellschaft tätig war und unter anderem auch das Stadtbild der niederländischen Stadt Hilversum geprägt hat.
Nun zum kulinarischen, oder eigentlich nur EINER Empfehlung: die Appeltaart — also Apfeltorte. Die schmeckt von Dudok besonders fein und mit Schlagobers ist sie dann sogar noch besser.
Auch einige andere Cafés und Restaurants in Rotterdam haben diese und andere Desserts von Dudok im eigenen Angebot.
Am Zeitungslesetisch ist wahrscheinlich die größte Auswahl an internationalen Tages– und Wochenzeitungen in Rotterdam zu finden.
Verwendet man den Eingang auf der Straße Meent geht man am Geschäft vorbei, wo man Appeltaarts und anderes für zu Hause kaufen kann.
Gleichzeitig Vor– und Nachteil ist die Größe des Raums, denn wenn es voll ist, hallt es etwas, was auf die Dauer etwas störend sein kann. Im Sommer ist es jedoch auch draussen sehr schön, da die Straße an der Dudoks Tische stehen, nicht sehr frequentiert ist.
Kurzum: Ein schönes Café und auch das Angebot des Restaurants ist empfehlenswert.