Beachrestaurant Zeepaardje in Wijk 04 Egmond aan Zee

Terrible! Very expensive, tiny portions, no service, plastic dishes! Self-service is fine, but then the prices have to be lower. Here it's just as expensive as anywhere else with table service. Cake in disposable plastic bowls, bad poffertjes, overpriced cola in cheap cans. We'll come back when a new owner offers something decent...

What an incredibly fun experience! 🏄‍♂️🌊 My son had a super fun surf clinic yesterday at Strandpaviljoen De Jongens! Everything was incredibly well organized, and the enthusiastic, friendly instructors really made it a party. And as the icing on the cake, the clinic concluded with a delicious hot chocolate with whipped cream! ☕😍 A successful day full of fun, new experiences, and happy faces. Highly recommended! ☀️🏄‍♂️

Nice place on the beach. You can argue about the atmosphere, but to my taste, it could have been decorated a bit more. What disappointed me somewhat was that you have to get your own drinks at the bar. But that is a design choice. Otherwise, friendly staff and, importantly, a neat and clean toilet.

No atmosphere, no service, they don't accept cash. We left quickly. Cash is king. 👋🏼 Bye

Beautiful atmosphere, good coffee, oat milk available, delicious beer and waffles, dog-friendly

What delicious breakfasts! We enjoyed them.

Unfortunately, the bitterballen weren't very good, but they were relatively expensive.

Unfortunately, I had a very mediocre experience here. The service is incredibly impersonal and sloppy. It turned out my beer had been sitting at the pick-up point for quite some time, but the staff had forgotten to mention this. By the time I received it, the beer was completely flat. Not recommended if you want to have a nice drink.

The atmosphere of the building offers plenty of opportunities, but with different staff. I have nothing against self-service, but at the very least be a bit friendly. The Rivella was sold out (at 3:00 PM), there were no juices left either, and when we asked if there was cake or pastry, we were snapped at in German even though we were clearly speaking Dutch. So, as far as we are concerned, it is not recommended. We didn't eat there; it didn't feel inviting anyway, so that is why the review regarding the food is neutral.

Lovely place with a great atmosphere! We love going there after a walk on the beach. Simone and De Jongens also took care of our wedding "by the sea." Everything was arranged down to the last detail! They really go the extra mile here! Our guests were very positive. Highly recommended!

Visited De Jongems for a staff outing. When you step onto the terrace, you don't expect what you see. The overall picture is very beautiful, considering the surroundings. The service and food were very good.

Latte macchiato for €4, half-full glass and 75% foam in your mouth. Cup of coffee also only half full for €3.75 and a disastrous taste. We'll be avoiding this place from now on.

The service and food were very good. We also rented beach chairs. Unfortunately, they were a bit inflexible when it came to booking for several days. Update 2026: New, larger premises "on the other side of the stairs," good food, cold drinks, and, as an update: much greater flexibility regarding beach chair reservations. We are very satisfied and will gladly return.

Rented 2 beach beds, friendly guy, everything well organized. Ordered a nice drink with snacks for lunch. Reasonable prices and the bitterballen in particular were super tasty. This will be our new regular spot when we go to Egmond aan Zee.

Nice atmosphere, relaxing in cozy, comfortable chairs with a sea view.

This beach bar is absolutely nothing special. The menu is boring and unoriginal, there is hardly any service, and the overall atmosphere feels dirty and unwelcoming. We ordered a frikandel with fries and had to wait more than an hour for it. That is unacceptable for such a simple order. As if that wasn't bad enough, we both got sick after our visit and developed stomach and intestinal issues! Based on our experience, I unfortunately cannot give more than one star. We will certainly not be coming back here!!!

We waited 1 hour and 15 minutes for our food, received nothing, and eventually left without having eaten anything. We were not taken seriously by the staff after we had mentioned this multiple times.

An absolute disaster. The employee on the beach was extremely pushy and overly rude, managing to ruin our entire day at the beach. Instead of relaxation, there was constant monitoring, harassment, and arguments over the most trivial matters. For €25, you get neglected, sometimes even broken, sun loungers. The whole place felt like a failed attempt to copy the popular beach pavilions in the area, but without the flair, quality, or service. We left early and will definitely never come back.

Amazing, what a lovely beach pavilion. Modern, beautiful, and sleek interior, gorgeous terrace with lovely chairs. A breath of fresh air... highly recommended.

Had a nice lunch, but waited 45 minutes for the food.

Waited 57 minutes for 2 toasted sandwiches and a roll. Even though it didn't seem busy. And then, after half an hour, asking where they were and getting a lame excuse and a sharp remark. Not recommended.

We were there two weeks ago. It's a self-service counter, and at those prices you expect better service and a higher standard. The guys weren't motivated at all. I'd rather go to a different beach pavilion.

Beautiful new pavilion. Good concept. Nice atmosphere and friendly staff. Highly recommended.

The food was okay. The ambiance was good, a completely new building. Unfortunately, there was only wooden cutlery, a disaster. The woody taste in my mouth made cutting and piercing almost impossible. A shame, not a pleasant dining experience.

Beautiful weather today. Around 1 PM, we rented beach beds at De Jongens' new beach bar for €25, without a parasol because the boy said they were still in storage. We could rent the beds until 7 PM. At 5:30 PM, we were asked to leave the beds; they were closing earlier due to a staff shortage. No refund, but we were allowed to file a complaint upstairs at the beach bar. Unfortunately, first but last time.

Yesterday I ordered a frikandel sandwich, but it turned out to be fries instead of a roll. The mistake was corrected immediately despite the crowds; I was allowed to keep the fries and eat them, and a frikandel roll was made right away without extra charge. Top service, thank you.

Now "de Jongens". Time for new reviews. Our "hang-out" during a sunny Pentecost. Still a bit new for everyone, but the relaxed vibe ensures you can hang around for a long time. Don't forget to grab something to eat or drink regularly 😉.

That was the iced coffee I got for €5.20 🤡..

Completely new; the pictures show the old building. Really very beautiful with very high windows, so it's very bright inside. We didn't eat anything, so no rating. Completely self-service: pay first, pick up later = wait twice. Not my cup of tea, but I'm sure everyone has a different opinion.

A sort of fast food place on the beach. Just opened (2 weeks). One counter for ordering and two for pick-up.. People are doing their best in this ‘start-up phase’. I understand the choice, but it isn't a beach bar this way. By the way, it is perfectly clean and all that. But not much (beach) atmosphere..

Apart from the view, which is beautiful, the Aperol was served in the wrong glass. We won't be coming back here.

I'm afraid I can't understand the negative reviews. De Jongens, with its new outdoor seating, is a great place to relax. The view of the sea is priceless. The food and drink service hasn't changed in all the years we've been going to Egmond. One should perhaps be aware beforehand that the Netherlands isn't cheap. Having to wait 45 minutes when it's busy doesn't bother me when I'm enjoying the sea view. After all, I'm on vacation to relax and unwind, not to be in a hurry. I'm happy to pay the €1 for the restroom, as it's very clean and cleaned frequently. The Dutch remain some of the friendliest, most easygoing, and most trustworthy people we've ever met. Of course, this high-level complaining is coming from Germany again.

They have some very tasty snacks to eat there. The terrace is fantastic; the comfortable chairs are perfect for a relaxing break from the beach and a bite to eat. The "fresh" lemonade is just syrup made with tap water, which isn't ideal, but otherwise we were very satisfied and would definitely come back. Contrary to some other reviews, the food arrived very quickly, even though it was very busy.

Those with time to spare are welcome to stop here, but those looking for a quicker meal should find another place. The wait for fries and croquettes was a good 30 minutes, even though it wasn't busy.

Prices to high and the food an absolute disappointment. Maybe okay if just fingerfood and drinks, bc the location is nice.

Not recommended, as the wait time was extremely long (30 minutes for a French fry) even though it wasn't very busy. This wasn't an isolated incident, as all the guests had to wait that long. The staff was friendly, but they could do a lot better.

I thought I'd grab some lunch. First, I ordered a drink and then a quick croquette sandwich. The menu wasn't exactly extensive. I hadn't even brought the drinks yet when I was at the table, and suddenly a sign saying "kitchen closed" appeared in front of me, and that at 3:30 PM on a Sunday afternoon. You can only pay by card, NO CASH. The service is like a couple of toddlers; sorry, it's not table service, but self-service. In short, we will NEVER be back. Signed, the German/Dutch corporation.

There is self-service here. The smoothie was fine but expensive for the size of the glass. I found the hot spicy chicken sandwich horrible. There was some chicken on it but what was on it tasted like nothing. I will not be coming back here

BBQ with group. Delicious food. More than enough. Terrace and indoor restaurant tastefully decorated. Indeed, get your own drinks, but that also has its advantages. Friendly staff. Recommended.

We arrived at three o'clock during the May holidays to have a drink. That took some effort, because she actually wanted to close. Incomprehensible in my eyes on such a sunny day! Five minutes later a lot of people came walking down for nothing: they left without having accomplished anything.....

A self-service beach tent with a simple menu. Where you can buy food for a normal price.

Small place, but great atmosphere. Ice cream parlor at the front....

We had an Aperol Spirtz, unfortunately more water than anything else! Snack-like and rather unfriendly at the beginning of the season. The food (sandwich) was disappointing/dry. The view is of course great.

Previously a cozy beach bar – unfortunately disappointing today! Two years ago this was a charming and cozy beach bar with extremely friendly service. Today, unfortunately, it is more reminiscent of a simple snack bar: long waiting times for the food and an Aperol Spritz, which was very disappointing in terms of taste. It's a shame about the once-so-beautiful atmosphere!

Great beach tent. Friendly service. Minus; no parasols (shade) on the terrace.

I'm always there for dinner when I'm in Eggmond.

Nice view right on the beach. Toilets clean. We didn't eat anything, just had a cool drink, so we couldn't go wrong. Lots of free places.

Ordered a sandwich and received a chunk of chalk that fell apart. If you have complaints about the food, you don't have to bother reporting this because you will get the answer "that's how we do that" from the gentleman without any customer friendliness.

Toasti was extremely dry and fell apart as soon as I took a bite. Poffertjes were super tough and when I politely asked if they had accidentally made gluten-free poffertjes because I just couldn't get it down my throat, I was confronted by two inexperienced employees without any knowledge about cooking or service. Good luck if you end up here.

Breakfast on the beach. Perfect.

Is self service. Quality is reasonable

Super arrogant and unfriendly, I'd rather walk 100m further and eat delicious food and be served in a super friendly manner

Right on the beach, very attractively furnished, lots of niches and therefore good wind protection if necessary. The staff was very friendly and helpful, we would love to come back 😊

We took a short break on our beach day in Egmond an Zee and - as we like to do in the Netherlands - treated ourselves to a nice Chocomel. Of course, the location right on the beach can't be beat. The prices for food and drinks are quite good for the location; I've seen much worse beach stalls. We didn't sit inside or on the terrace, but in lounge chairs in front of a closed bar(?). There will probably be no service up to this point, so we'll go in to order.

Price for 1 glass of rose 0.1 l. 4.60 euros self-service. 1 beach restaurant further on I get 0.25 liters of rose for 5.50 euros. Also self-service. The portion of bitterballen was like everywhere else, but the scampi mentioned on the menu was missing.

Nice place, great map. But a very lazy concept. Self-service is fine, but having the kitchen closed at weekends with a full terrace is a bit of a shame

Service not at the table Average prices but considering that there is no service they are high. Diluted coffee that tastes like nothing In the breakfast package it says "smoothie" but you can't choose which one... only the vegetable one which among other things are chopped vegetables in water...

Nice place on the beach. Strange but good sandwich!!!!!

Tolles Restaurant, ausgezeichneten Fisch des "Tages" gegessen. Die Küche bietet sehr hohes Niveau. Wir waren restlos begeistert. Auch der Preis geht in Ordnung. Außerdem wurden wir sehr zuvorkommend und freundlich von der Chefin bedient. Nach der Verabschiedung wurden wir zur Tür begleitet.Da passt einfach alles. Die teilweise negativen Bewertungen finde ich völlig daneben. Es kommt immer auf das eigene persönliche Verhalten an. Hunde im gehobenen Restaurant zu dulden geht absolut nicht, dafür ist die windgeschützte Terrasse da!

Lovely place by the sea, friendly and welcome atmosphere, nice lunch,

A little expensive but very good

For years the quality of the food has been very good, the staff very friendly and attentive. Looking forward to next year!

Delicious food. Caesar salad was very rich. Sweet service. We thought the glass of wine at 6 euros was a bit high. Therefore not 5 stars

Heerlijk gegeten, bijzondere gerechten. Smaakvol. En de bediening aan tafel is heel attent. Kortom: gewoon doen

Super nette Leute hier, das Essen Top,

Wir waren an einem warmen Tag das 1. Mal im Außenbereich in dieser Strandbar. Hier war unser Hund auch noch willkommen oder evtl. auch nur geduldet. Als wir einige Tage, bei schlechtem Wetter, nochmals diese Bar mit Hund aufsuchen wollten, wurde uns der Zutritt zum Innenbereich verwehrt. Hunde sind dort nicht erwünscht! Man wollte uns aber einen Tisch abwischen und uns mit einem Tisch auf der Terrasse abspeisen. Im Egmond gibt es sicherlich Restaurants, die durchaus gehobener sind und Hunde trotzdem willkommen sind. Hundebesitzern würde ich diese Strandbar ganz klar NICHT empfehlen.

Heerlijk gegeten voor een redelijke prijs,

Erg armoedige plek. We zaten en bij het zien van de omgeving en kaart weer opgestaan. Mosselen warem zelfs 32 euro. Nou die hebben we ergens anders gegeten.

Altijd goed toeven bij het Zeepaartje voor een dagje strand (ligstoelen te huur) en een lekker hapje en drankje.

Best leuk om te zitten en wat te drinken. 1 euro voor toilet. Beetje gek dat het restaurant en terras 2 dagen dicht is door de week met deze warme dagen.

Niet de moeite waard,personeel niet netjes tegen klanten en eten zeer onder de maat. Wij komen hier nooit meer terug.

Vreselijk. Serveerster wel 10x langs ons tafeltje gelopen, nooit aangesproken wat wij wilden. Na 15 min maar weer weggegaan naar ander restaurant in centrum. Daar snel geholpen en lekker gegeten. Zeepaardje heeft het zeker te goed?

Vanmiddag even erop uit, kwamen bij deze strandtent terecht. Zag er op her eerste gezicht prima uit! Mijn man en ik bestelde beide een broodje. Ik de vegetarische kroket op bruin brood en mijn man de kip sandwich. We bestelde ook wat te drinken en ook voor onze kinderen en voor beide friet met een frikandel. Mijn man kreeg zijn broodje en dit zag er meteen al niet heel lekker uit vond hij maargoed hij probeerde het..de smaak was niet zoals gehoopt en ik zag aan hem dat het niet lekker was. Heb ook geproefd en inderdaad. Dus we deden iets wat we nog nooit eerder hadden gedaan. We melde dit bij de serveerster. De kok werd erbij gehaald en dit was nog nooit eerder gebeurd er kwamen zelf mensen terug voor dit broodje..super fijn natuurlijk maar daar hebben wij niks aan! We moesten het betalen en er werd verder niks gedaan geen oplossing niks. We waren perplex en eerlijk gezegd vinden we dit schandalig!

Deze tent moet nog heel veel leren qua horeca! Geen aanrader!

Erg leuke strandtent/restaurant met goede en vriendelijke bediening en lekker eten. Lekkere carpaccio en goede hamburger! Aanrader!

Small dinner portions and expensive, wouldn't recommend, good view!

Always a pleasure to come in the hot days to the beach. The restaurant offers beach beds and umbrellas, also wood beach chairs. Close to the center and the light house.

Nice place to stay at the beach, even during bad weather.

Man sitzt schön windgeschützt und hat einen wunderbaren Blick auf die Zee. Leckere Snacks und Getränke...

Heerlijke tarbotine gegeten met lekker veel groenten. Aanrader.

Erg goed eten en beetje goede service. Tafeltjes voor 2 staan naar ons idee iets te dicht bij elkaar. Hoogwaardig eten voor een strandrestaurant.

Zijn niet super vriendelijk. Alsje naar toilet wil zitten ze er meteen, onvriendelijk boven op, dat je of betaald, of een consumptie neemt. Ook rekening splitten doen ze niet aan.

Wat hebben wij lekker gegeten bij Beachrestaurant Zeepaardje in Egmond aan Zee. De saté was prima en de kalfsentrecote was echt subliem en mals. Het personeel was zeer prettig, vriendelijk, deed goede suggesties en toonde interesse. En de prijs: Die was voor deze tijd alleszins redelijk en betaalbaar voor de kwaliteit die er geleverd werd. En voor de eigenaar; met de groeten van degene die vroeg om een nagelvijltje voor de vork.

Lekker hier een drankje gedaan, vriendelijk personeel, aan zee dus.... altijd goed.

😊👍 Schöner Blick auf das Meer. Service sehr freundlich. Das Preis-Leistungsverhältnis entspricht den üblichen Gepflogenheiten. Die Rezension bezieht sich nicht auf das Essen. Toiletten sauber und für Restaurantbesucher kostenfrei.

Het is een best luxe plek! Er zijn verschillende luxe gerechten! Zee paardje bieden ook Verschillende soorten dranken! De sfeer is perfect!

Wenn man zwei Gerichte bestellt, muss man sich eine kleine Pommes teilen. :(

Niet de aller vriendelijkste serveerster. Jammer.

Uitzicht super ... Vakantie in Egmond aan Zee het eerste wat wij doen is naar de strandtent het Zeepaardje biertje doen € 3:70 een bittergarnituur, nacho s wat shets mijn verbazing dat serveren ze niet meer 😖 voor ons is dit de laatste keer want dat hoort bij ons biertje.

Wir haben sehr gut gegessen und gut gezapftes Bier getrunken.

Wir haben bei mäßigem Regen hier Platz genommen und eine Kleinigkeit gegessen und getrunken: 2 mal Fritten mit Frikandell, 2 Kaffee und 1 Frisdrank. Das kostete mal eben 29€. Dass man dann trotzdem als Gast noch 1€ pro Person für die Toilette zahlen muss, ist einfach nur abgezockt. 3 Sterne für die Aussicht (auf die Baustelle am Strand) und die guten Fritten.

Super Bedienung und schöne Aussicht

Eten, bediening, sfeer, alles dik in orde en al jaren constante hoge kwaliteit. Helaas sluit de tent voor het winterseizoen. Tot 1 oktober kun je nog terecht!

- schönes Ambiente, tolle Terasse - gutes Essen - aufmerksames und freundliches Personal

Prima strandpaviljoen mooi buiten terras en vriendelijk personeel goede lunchkaart met veel vis

Onvriendelijke bediening wij zijn snel weer weg gegaan met 10 personen, ze hebben het te goed! Geen aanrader zien ons nooit weer!