Linke Loetje in Schagen (woonkern-Midden)

What a nice restaurant. You actually want to eat all the fun names on the menu at least once. Very good food! And 'Bas and Charlotte' were a lovely way to end the meal. The staff are also super friendly and understand exactly how things work!

At Linke Loetje, we were particularly disappointed by the price-quality ratio. We paid quite a lot for relatively small portions and varying quality. The starter with eel, shrimp, and salmon was tasty, but modest. The fish & chips consisted of only five or six pieces of battered fish and, like the fries, were far too salty. Fortunately, the amount of ravigotte sauce and mayonnaise was fine. The off-menu sole, recommended for two people, was also disappointing in terms of portion size. The menu is literally a newspaper full of stories and advertisements. It is awkward at the table and, as far as we are concerned, mostly just superficiality. On paper, there seems to be plenty of choice, but many dishes are variations on the same thing. The lame puns in the names make the whole thing feel a bit old-fashioned. The restaurant is filled with all kinds of old items, from an English telephone booth to an old meat slicer. It has a certain charm, but for us, it was mostly very busy and cluttered. The tables are also so close together that you almost have to squeeze your way through other guests and staff to get to the toilets. The staff worked visibly hard, but we found the atmosphere somewhat overly student-like and jolly. There was extensive laughter and hugging with presumed acquaintances, after which staff members went back to serving dishes. This struck us as somewhat awkward and unprofessional. Moreover, some groups seemed to receive more attention than others. The serving of drinks could also have been better: soft drinks in wine glasses, without ice or lemon, and the same glasses all evening. All in all, not a bad experience on all fronts, but certainly a disappointing one for these prices. As far as we are concerned, the focus should shift away from the extravagant decor and forced conviviality, and more towards the food, the service, and the value for money. For us, this is not a restaurant we will be returning to anytime soon.

Had a delicious meal, nicely decorated restaurant and friendly staff.

Very tasty and friendly staff! Totally met my expectations.

What a lovely and good restaurant! Delicious food, fantastic decor, correct and efficient service. Absolutely recommended!

Had an incredibly delicious meal here for the first time! Highly recommended. The food was delicious, and the place is atmospheric and lovely! The service was also great and friendly.

The food was delicious, with a high-end cuisine. The staff was very friendly.

Having steak with a friend!! Great!! On to the next one!!

The pepper steak was very tasty; it came with all kinds of side dishes, and the portion size was therefore more than sufficient. Service was okay.

Atmospheric restaurant, friendly staff, and original menu. The food was amazing!

Ate here again tonight. The quality is usually good, but this time I had the lasagna. Unfortunately, it wasn't fresh and was presumably reheated in the microwave—at least, that's how it tasted. The staff's response was, "Yes sir, we are not an Italian restaurant." A shame, but otherwise the starter and dessert were fine.

My starter was delicious, my main course meh (but I really should have just ordered the prawns). Friendly staff and a cozy atmosphere.

We had a delicious meal, but it was very busy.

A friendly welcome... a nice table and the food was delicious! Bread roll on the house beforehand! In short, a real night out!

Had a delicious meal Tables were very close together

We had a great meal! The service was top-notch; they came to the table often enough to ask if everything was to our liking.

Fantastic restaurant for a nice meal. It has a cozy and pleasant atmosphere with a warm ambiance. The service is friendly and attentive. The chef is the real star of this story; he cooks wonderfully and has not disappointed so far.

Had a delicious meal, excellent service. Had a fantastic evening.

Great food, very customer friendly

We celebrated our third wedding anniversary today. And where better to do that than here? Until you encounter the waiter. It was written all over her face that she had no desire to escort us to a table. So there we sat. After 15 minutes (there were 4 people plus us in the restaurant), we were asked what we wanted to drink and the menu. A bread roll on the side. And silence again. Once ordered, things moved at a rapid pace. And by rapid, I mean rapid. Well, we do like that ourselves. Dessert. And we didn't want any more drinks after that. Before we knew it, the waiter was standing next to us with the bill. That means ..... Food fantastic. Disappointing, that is why I wouldn't go there again. Because it really wasn't a night out. They are friendlier in the snack bar. Too bad, you don't go out to eat here on a normal day. The price is too high for that. And for these prices, you do expect friendly staff.

Very nice concept. Nice names. Definitely recommended.

Top place! The atmosphere and coziness are infectious. A lively scene inside with friendly staff. Good portions, nice and generous, and a lovely ambiance. A gem in Schagen. I would love to come back again.

Food is heavily overrated. I had a piece of plastic in a freshly prepared dessert. How fresh is my dessert then??? After reporting this, nothing further was done about it. It is also simply listed on the bill. We are never going here again.

Noortje, Redmer, and all the other amazing people on this team will make your evening unforgettable!

We eat here about 10 times a year, when we're staying at our holiday home. It's a wonderfully relaxed atmosphere. No formality, just a cozy atmosphere. There's laughter and conversation. The staff is friendly. The food is good. As a vegetarian, I'd like to see more variety. But Swiss Life cheese fondue is always delicious. In short, we love coming here.

Even after 30 years, food is still delicious.

Last week, I once again enjoyed the service, atmosphere, and quality of this restaurant. For the first time in 10 years, I chose something different from André Haas or chateaubriand... the chicken with garlic and pepper was also a hit. 👌🏻 I highly recommend trying this cuisine.

We had a fantastic evening out. First of all, the menu is truly brilliant! The Bonless ribs in Jack Daniel's sauce as a starter is highly recommended! I hope they make it onto the menu. The steak was also incredibly tender and simply perfect! The service was friendly and spontaneous. It's a cozy place and one of the best, if not the best, places to eat in Schagen. We'll definitely be back, thanks!

Cozy, nicely decorated, well-organized menu, excellent food. It still has the same atmosphere as it did 30 years ago.

A cozy place to dine with friendly and attentive service. And we really enjoyed the food.

Delicious food with a variety of meats. Attentive service. The food was delivered quickly.

Friendly staff and delicious food

Tuna steak (€32.) was cold and hard, table much too small and lobster soup very expensive, €13.

We felt the price-quality ratio was unbalanced. The food itself was tasty, but given the high prices, you expect more. Unfortunately, the service left much to be desired. Everything was served very quickly, and the service was poor. We specifically requested a short wait between the starter and main course, but this was ignored. The same questions were asked several times by different servers. The staff was young and seemed uncoordinated; it seemed as if they weren't being properly managed. The main course was served with standard fried potatoes. Fries cost an additional €4.50, but you get a very small portion (at most a handful). That feels meager. The atmosphere reminded us of a fast-paced dining experience: quickly served, quickly eaten, and then on we went. It seemed as if guests who prefer a quiet evening dining aren't really the priority here. This is all particularly unfortunate, because we've always had good experiences here in the past. Hopefully, this is just a snapshot, and the quality will return to the level we were used to.

Had a delicious meal with a large group of people

December 21, 2025. Ate here for the first time. When we made our reservation, we requested a slightly larger table for two people. And we got it, even though the restaurant was completely full. That already gives you a two-point advantage as a restaurant. The busyness meant the staff had less time for what I read in all the reviews: friendliness and attentiveness. The food was excellent, with good portions and excellent quality, and therefore perhaps a bit pricey, but definitely worth it. A small blemish on our special evening was the table behind us. Eleven people (sports team or something similar), lots of drinks, very loud, and as the evening progressed, the atmosphere in the restaurant, and especially ours, was overwhelmed by loudly talking about a teammate who wasn't there. He was talking about his conquests and especially about how he was intimate with women. Disgusting is too lenient a word for this behavior, so we decided to leave. Perhaps a good tip for Linke Loetje to be a bit stricter with larger groups, especially to maintain the atmosphere. The decor, the excellent chef, and the guests deserve it.

We had a delicious and cozy meal on the second day of Christmas.

Cozy little place. It's actually quite large, but the decor still feels intimate. The food is okay. The service is excellent.

Well, we didn't even get around to dinner. We'd made a reservation over a week in advance because of a special occasion, and even called a day before to confirm. Upon arrival, 5 minutes early, there was no table available. No problem, we're early anyway. We then had to wait on the outdoor terrace, in the smoking area. We ordered drinks, and the lemonade was poured into wine glasses without ice, which was strange, but okay. Bread was offered, but we wanted to eat it at the table, not outside on the terrace among the smokers with our coats on. After 20 minutes, I asked to pay for the drinks because there was no view of the table. We did get it on the house, but the hostess's tone and reaction—"Good luck finding something else"—was such that Linke Loetje doesn't even deserve a one-star review.

Well what can I say 🤔 Had never been there before... Upon entering, you experience the ambiance as a mixture of a living room and a kind of thrift store... Where the aim has been to create as much seating as possible per square meter and to ensure you of a so-called battle with your neighbor behind who, just like you, wants to sit comfortably at his or her table. Once seated, you are seated... The choice on the menu, well newspaper is fine, but price wise it quickly makes you forget the living room/thrift store ambiance, which has no connection (with the only exception of Rataplan 😉). The starter Duivels potje was fine, nothing to complain about, neither was the main course, the Smikkelstok... The so-called side dishes, well small round bowls and a container of fries (ceramic copy based on the plastic container) did raise the question whether this had to be shared with the other three table companions. This wasn't the case; more was easily ordered, no problem. I asked my question, and immediately followed it up with the suggestion to add a bowl of fried potatoes (which were phenomenal, by the way). Unfortunately, it never arrived. After waiting in vain for extra fried potatoes, and having shared the available bowl between the four of us (we each had three), I looked at my table companion next to me and thought, those extra fried potatoes are wasted on you. He was sitting so tightly against the table (the neighbor behind him apparently needed the space in the already cramped arrangement) that he couldn't have fit anything more in. Overall experience: crowded, little space, excellent preparation, small side dishes if you base it on one person, chaotic feeling when observing the service. I was fortunate enough to experience it and can join the club that can say I dined at Linke Loetje... My gut feeling tells me that's what it's all about. 😏 When I got home an hour later, I ordered another shawarma. You can never go to bed with an unsatisfied feeling in your stomach. 😊

Linke Loetje is a great place for a delicious meal, the service is friendly and neat.

Simply fantastic! We felt very welcomed, the food was incredibly delicious, and the atmosphere was cozy! Thank you! My insider tip for good food for two!! I have no idea why my review isn't published. I give it 4 stars for the food, service, and location.

Charming restaurant with authentic features throughout. We had a delicious Chateaubriand with plenty of side dishes. The service was excellent!

The entire restaurant is beautifully decorated, and the enthusiastic staff makes you feel truly welcome. We had the Tomahawk, which was delicious! You'll definitely want to go back.

Good food, too bad smoking is allowed on the patio. Service only 3 stars, maybe they misunderstood us (we're from Limburg).

I don't need to eat very full but that is understandable

The food is delicious, the wines carefully selected. The service is quick and friendly, and the restaurant itself is an experience in itself. We love coming here 🫶🏼

Never had such tasteless oven-baked mushrooms and lasagna. As a side dish, I had flavorless corn on the cob and a bowl of lettuce with a dollop of dressing. Disappointing.

This restaurant is highly recommended! Eetcafe Linke Loetje boasts a cozy and chic atmosphere. The service is friendly and prompt, and the newspaper-style menu is limited, but what you get exceeds your expectations. The portions are generous, the dishes are delicious, and the prices are very reasonable. In short, a perfect spot for a pleasant evening out. I'll definitely be back.

Delicious food as usual. The meat here is so tender and perfectly prepared.

Always delicious food and great service. A bit pricey, but better expensive than cheap.

Voorgerecht top, hoofdgerecht (Argentijnse T-bone steak) super. Mijn vrouw had Fish & Chips waarbij de patatjes wat slap in het bakje lagen. Wel goed te eten hoor. Sfeer prima en het (jonge) bediendend personeel deed het echt uitstekend. Aanrader!

Jammer, Wij waren er met zijn vieren om wat te vieren. Gerechten smaakten bijna allemaal het zelfde. PATAT Was Ongelooflijk ZOUT. (Niet te doen misschien ook eens vragen wat de klant wil?) Ik ben gerust bereid te betalen voor eten, maar dan moet het ook lekker zijn.(tegenvaller) Ga aankomende tijd niet meer naar Linke Loetje. (De gerechten die ik heb geproefd die avond smaakten bijna het zelfde. Mijn vraag is Waarom.

Fantastic food, well presented, we had a great dinner here. Wholeheartedly recommend the Gladjanus paling, Kreeftensoep (lobster), as well as the tuna steak and steaks. Comes with sides.

The kitchen remains excellent. But if you get a waitress who's having an off day, there's no one to notice or tell you where to go. It's a shame. It ruins your party.

The food was basically solid, but it was my most expensive steak, but not the best. The sauces cost extra at €35, and the staff didn't ask about the doneness or any requests for salt or pepper. The staff were friendly, but we weren't even told to say goodbye. We were moved on to the next one... There's no drinks menu, and the menu doesn't reflect the prices. You can't complain about the ambiance; warm, inviting, and cozy best describes it. Unfortunately, the table was wobbly. A solid restaurant in itself, but not good enough for the prices they charge.

After years, the service has dipped. I've been coming here for over 20 years. I've always had delicious food, a nice atmosphere, and cheerful, informal, and good service. My last visit last week certainly lived up to the good food. But my companions and I felt ignored, unheard, and treated unfairly by the staff. After we pointed out that something was wrong with the receipt, we received it back with that correction, but also with a correction for the incorrect wine price, a 75-cent increase, and an extra bottle of water, which had been forgotten earlier. I don't care about the money at all. But as I mentioned earlier, if I come to you with a complaint, you resolve it politely and don't go out of your way to get your way. Then you have no heart for hospitality. Result: zero tip! And if you had simply deducted the beer and iced tea we hadn't had from the receipt, we would have tipped you between 20 and 25 euros. Even after having to ask for the menu and our drinks three times. I think it's stupid and not restaurant-worthy. I won't come back until the service is back on track. Too bad... But luckily there are many nice restaurants in North Holland.

The spareribs were on the dry side and quite neutral in taste. The wine was from Portugal and that made up for a lot

We ate here on 6th June...There were 7 of us and everyone of us enjoyed the experience so much. I started going there 25 years ago courtesy of friends and never been disappointed. First class restaurant😊

Toppertje van Schagen We enjoyed it! • nice that the cola and fanta are also served in wine glasses. (Our girls thought that was a party!) • fillet steak and spare ribs: delicious! • fast and friendly service. • music playlist = great! We will definitely come back for a bite to eat when we are in the area!

Delicious food, will definitely go back.

A top restaurant, but on the pricey side

Nice atmosphere, nice correct service, tasty food. A bit pricey though.

Very cozy place, but the side dishes make the bill a lot more expensive, but they are very tasty and the staff is very friendly.

This has to be the best restaurant in Schagen. Boated twice on my 4 night stay as our 1st experience was exceptional and 2nd was just as exceptional. Forget the other restaurants listed above this as this had to be the greatest food, service and overall welcoming experience. I had pork tenderloin Bali And then the bullet steak both fantastic the sirloin ordered MR was cooked to perfection with loads of sides and jacket potato included in price. Cannot praise or comment enough on this friendly fantastic restaurant. The staff are so accommodating and owner / manager recognised us on 2nd visit which was lovely. Forget the overpriced sour staff at SOHO def choose here

An atmospheric restaurant. Good food

Very cozy tent with friendly service and delicious food.

As always, super friendly service and super delicious food 🙂

Always great to eat here. I also really like the decor

If you really want to enjoy delicious food and a wonderful atmosphere, then this is the place for you. Linke Loetje is for real food lovers. Great

Delicious food, friendly service.

The food was super tasty again, meat really well prepared. The service is also fast and attentive

Too bad, it was always great. Hospitable, everything at ease. Now they don't know how quickly to serve everything. And certainly no longer hospitable. Within an hour and fifteen minutes you are outside for your head and coffee. We thought we would sort it out after the main course. So not recommended..

Pleasant. Food very good. Hospitable

Wir haben heute Abend ein Entrecote und ein Thunfischsteak gegessen, sehr lecker! Als Beilage gab es Salat, gebratene Kartoffeln und überbackenen Chicorée , genial!!!

Top location! Large portions! Tasty dishes and unique atmosphere!

Delicious food. From starter to dessert it was superb. Worth repeating.

Delicious food, delicious wine, excellent service and always a pleasant atmosphere

Delicious food with extra flavour! Why are large wine glasses left on the table when no wine is being consumed??? What do you mean? And cola in a wine glass? Super stupid! Just clear another table when the guests are ready, this will be a lot more fun! This also applies to the items that remain on our table. Don't return to the kitchen empty-handed if you don't have to. Linke Loetje hobbles out the back! Shame! I'll just leave it at this!

Delicious food, of the 11 people there was 1 who found the salmon a bit dry. The rest ate something else and found everything delicious. Good and friendly service. All in all a top experience. Worth repeating.

Really delicious food and good timing in terms of service, definitely recommended

It is a cheerful restaurant with something to see all around you. It is a bit cramped, but that is not disturbing. The food is usually delicious, but today the spare ribs were unfortunately full of chunks of fat. However, the dessert made up for a lot, because the white chocolate mousse is highly recommended. My friend had the fish and also said he had a delicious meal. Definitely worth coming for a meal sometime

We had a very tasty meal. Friendly service and a wonderfully relaxed atmosphere. In short, a wonderful evening away! Highly recommended!

Have been coming here for years, but the prices are very high. It remains a cozy tent. Casual, but we recently spent a little more in a restaurant with a star (!). What we really can't find are the side dishes. 4 people in a bowl, no larger than a small soup bowl, with potatoes. Two heads of chicory for 4 people and a small bowl of salad. The restaurant was packed so it probably doesn't matter, but we think it will be too expensive.

Delicious food and seated service was top notch...

Erg druk, slechte stoelen, eten redelijk, prijzen te hoog voor wat je krijgt. Glijden af naar niveau van wokrestaurant.

Informal atmosphere. Very friendly service. Pay close attention to what is happening or needed at the tables. A knife fell from our table. Before we knew it, the cutlery was changed. As a starter you get a bread board on the house. Delicious dishes. Worth repeating.😁🤩

Delicious food, very nice service!

Delicious food. Good steak. Service very nice.

A bit pushy with questions about new drinks. Otherwise great atmosphere and delicious food.

We hadden ons verheugd op een gezellige avond bij Linke Loetje in Schagen ter gelegenheid van onze trouwdag, maar helaas werd het niet de ervaring die we gehoopt hadden. Hoewel de service efficiënt was en de kindergerechten prima, was mijn hoofdgerecht – de ossenhaas biefstuk – teleurstellend. Het werd lauw geserveerd, en na slechts twee happen moest ik het terugsturen naar de keuken. Toen mijn biefstuk eindelijk terugkwam, had mijn vrouw haar maaltijd al helemaal op en waren de bijgerechten inmiddels koud. Wat de ervaring echt teleurstellend maakte, was dat mijn biefstuk aanzienlijk kleiner was dan toen ik hem naar de keuken stuurde. Toen ik hier navraag over deed, kreeg ik een ontwijkend antwoord. Bij het vragen of alles naar wens was, heb ik mijn teleurstelling duidelijk gemaakt. Hoewel het personeel vriendelijk een gratis dessert of koffie aanbood, was mijn eetlust inmiddels volledig verdwenen en wilden we gewoon weg. Het is jammer, want deze avond had een bijzondere viering moeten zijn met mijn gezin. Voor een rekening van €161,70 verwacht je toch een betere ervaring. We hebben helaas geen fooi achtergelaten. Hopelijk kunnen ze deze punten verbeteren, want het potentieel is er zeker.

We were looking forward to a pleasant evening at Linke Loetje in Schagen on the occasion of our wedding day, but unfortunately it was not the experience we had hoped for. Although the service was efficient and the children's dishes were fine, my main course – the tenderloin steak – was disappointing. It was served lukewarm, and after only two bites I had to send it back to the kitchen. When my steak finally came back, my wife had already finished her meal and the side dishes were now cold. What really made the experience disappointing was that my steak was significantly smaller than when I sent it to the kitchen. When I inquired about this, I received an evasive answer. When asking if everything was okay, I made my disappointment clear. Although the staff kindly offered a free dessert or coffee, by now my appetite had completely disappeared and we just wanted to leave. It's a shame, because this evening should have been a special celebration with my family. For a bill of €161.70 you expect a better experience. Unfortunately we didn't leave a tip. Hopefully they can improve on these points, because the potential is certainly there.

Delicious food. And what lovely staff work there. Very nice atmosphere and the interior of the restaurant is great to see.

Delicious food with friendly staff and fast service, top

Conviviality at its best, good food and beautiful dishes.

Cozy atmosphere! Competent service with excellent knowledge of dishes! Dishes tasted delicious and you got plenty of side dishes.

Delicious food, cozy place, friendly people.

Beautiful thing. Very nice card. Pleasant, knowledgeable service. Good wine. That too. A party!

Nice restaurant. Delicious food. The only drawback I found was that the music was very loud at the back of the store.

One of the best places to go for a nice dinner in Schagen, a very good and cool (newspaper) menu. Excellent service and atmosphere