Kakama (Asian fusion and bar)

Restaurant review                                                                                                  16/01/2009

 

Kakama (Asian fusion and bar)
Kruisstraat 31-31a, 's-Hertogenbosch 
Tel.: 06 – 53 415 112
www.kakama.nl

 

When you are in mood of eating Asian food but bored with Asian restaurant atmosphere or with their traditional taste then Kakama is an ideal place you should visit. It has an atmosphere of European restaurant, interior of the modern trendy bar and seating feels like modern high end restaurants in Asia. As name suggested, it has very good mix of all East Asian food. Restaurant also has a bar table and can be very handy for student hang outs, only if you are fed up with traditional bars. I think on sunny day you can also seat outside, but not sure about it.

Food is very good in taste and spicy food is still of European standard. The price range for soup is 5-9 Euros, starter 7-14 Euros, main course 12-25 Euros and dessert 7-10 Euros. Quality of the ingredients is good and food is not that raw or overcooked like other East Asian restaurants. You are served with the welcome chicken stalk; they call it vegetables in chicken stalk soup. If like to enjoy your drink in Asian style then you are at right place. It has good collection of finger food, which has twist of Asian fusion cooking. This makes it an interesting combination with drinks and your taste buds will love this. There are enough choices for alcoholic drinks including cocktails but beware you have to pay for the water bottle.

Service, the third factor which can make good food and nice atmosphere bad, is ok. Waiters here are friendly and you don’t have to wait for hours to get your food. More importantly they, waiters, know what they are serving in the restaurant, have good suggestions/ recommendations and the food comes warm on your plate.

On downside, the portion sizes are ok, less compare to other Asian restaurants. The supplements provided with course, rice or noodles, are less in quantity and you have to pay extra to get more (depends on your luck, sometimes they might give you this as a compliment). Though each dish on the menu card is well explained, for a normal person it is still very difficult to guess what will come on your plate, which actually makes it interesting. Overall I will go again to have a dinner there.

 

Ratings:

Atmosphere/ambiance: Three star out of five

Food : Four star out of five

Service: Three star out of five

Price: Four star out of five 

Recommendation: Three and half star out of five

Prashant Agrawal

De 5 kamers

Restaurant review                                                                                                  01/10/2008

 

De 5 kamers
Korte Putstraat 23, 's-Hertogenbosch 
Tel.: 073 - 6132779
www.de5kamers.nl

 

It is one of the restaurants, which I would like to go again not only for its ambience in the atmosphere but also for the food. The interior of the restaurant is cozy. As name suggested there are five floors in zigzag manner, each having slightly different interior and seating style. There is a bar on a bunker floor with very good seating cum waiting arrangements. On sunny day you can even seat outside, on road which is very common in Netherlands. As this restaurant is situated on so called restaurant street of 's-Hertogenbosch, seating outside on sunny warm day will be more fun. I think hence they should call the restaurant ‘De 6 kamers’.

Food is European style. An average price for soup is 8 Euros, starter 12 Euros, main course 25 Euros and dessert 10 Euros. Quality of the ingredients is good and food is not overcooked. Bread is warm and freshly baked just coming from the oven, potato chips are served in an innovative way and salad was freshly cut. The taste of the food is very good and fills like to have another go on same of different dish. There is very good collection of wine but beware you have to pay for the water.

The third factor which can make good food and nice atmosphere bad is a service. However in ‘De 5 Kamers’ the service is OK. Waiters are friendly and you don’t have to wait for hours to get your food. More importantly they, waiters, know what they are serving in the restaurant as well as the food comes warm on your plate.

On downside, though the portion sizes are ok the supplements provided with course are less in quantity for two people and you have paid extra to get more. Drinks are little overpriced and beside wine there aren’t many choices on the menu card. Though each dish on the menu card is explained in four different languages, it is still very difficult to follow, for a normal person. Overall I will recommend this restaurant for dinner out.

Ratings:

Atmosphere/ambiance: Three and half star out of five

Food : Four star out of five

Service: Three star out of five

Price: Three star out of five 

Recommendation: Three and half star out of five

Prashant Agrawal