De Vier Seizoenen Lisse

On the route of the Flower Parade 2023, great view!

Excellent dinner tonight. The ribeye and asparagus soup was very good.

Food was OK, but waiting time was way too long in detriment of the whole experience (Had to spent almost 3h there, out of which 2h was waiting time). I could understand it in the first hour, when it was more busy, but not later when the restaurant was getting empty.

Stopped in on our bike ride up to Keukenhof from Leiden. Lisse is pretty dead for restaurants, despite being in the middle of Keukenhof's season. Staff was friendly, but food was fairly mediocre not simple, but not complex, not great, but not bad. Beer selection was pretty sparse for a Dutch restaurant. Atmosphere was sort of stuffy upscale seems to cater to the tastes of retired tourists, but seems a little out of place for a rural village in Holland. Prices were steep given the quality of the food, but in line with restaurants in other tourist areas of Holland.

We came with some friends for 3 nights stay and had a really wonderful time. ate in the first night in the restaurant and what an experience. great friendly and attentive staff. the manager was friendly and very helpful in terms of local points. where you even get a bus. the rooms are clean well ordered the breakfast baskets only full of tasty. no full english thank you. the place in the evening is a joy. park their car, go, drive or take a bus. by far the most relaxing way to get around. nice to see how the mama runs on bikes at school. not a Chelsea tractor in sight!