Restaurant Locals in Geldermalsen

The carpaccio on the lunch menu was a disappointment. The portion was far too small for the high price. Everything fit on a fork with ease and was gone in one bite. Absolutely no good value for money. Perhaps this might work as a small starter, but as a lunch dish it is truly inadequate. Why, for example, isn't a piece of bread served with it as standard? That would at least make the dish a little more complete.

Friendly and neat-looking terrace, with a cozy restaurant.

Dogs not allowed inside, perfectly fine. Found a spot in the shade on the warm terrace (code red). We arrived at 5:30 PM. No guests inside yet, only a group of 8 young people on the terrace who were being very noisy. Fine for a snack bar, but this is a venue on a different level. Our starter arrived after 3/4 of the wait. At 7:00 PM we asked where our main course was. Max 10 minutes. It ended up taking another 15 minutes. By then, we had already been sitting in the blazing sun for 15 minutes. Our food arrived at 7:15 PM. That was tasty, but the fun was gone.

We arrived there around 11 am, after a misadventure with the bikes we had rented. There was just a couple at a table, no other customers. My wife sat on a bench and was adjusting her knee pad on the hurting knee, and I joined her at the table thinking we might perhaps have a beer, since our biking day was anyway ruined. The waitress came and asked if she can help, not if she could get us anything. “We just…”, I started, but she didn’t let me finish: “then can I ask you to wait elsewhere”, she said. Spectacular! We felt humiliated. And we left.

One to cherish and therefore eat at more often. There isn't much quality to be found in the area, unless it's outrageously expensive. When you order a vegetable gyoza 🥟 and it serves as the prelude to signature food the way I love eating it most… Unpretentious and relaxed. I skipped the mussels with an Eastern twist, even though I expect them to be delicious given the rest, but I prefer eating them with a Dutch palate anyway! No reason to complain here, keep it up! But I do agree that the service could dot the i's and cross the t's a bit, so that you feel truly welcome and seen. Leaving glasses empty and not asking people if you can do anything else for them is just not done, of course… See you again soon! 🙏🥂

Had a delicious meal, the tartare was an experience Delicious taste The rest was also top-notch!

Since the transition from "Eten en drinken" (where I ate very regularly) to "Locals", I have had lunch and dinner several times. Yesterday was the most recent dinner. Still good. However, with a few caveats: a limited menu (virtually no fish: only mussels or fish of the day, nothing more), our choice of meat (bavette, tournedos, carpaccio) was of good quality. However, the garnish/accompanying vegetables were meager and the fries were more like sardines than chips. The desserts were top-notch, though, as was the service. Still, keep an eye on things a bit, Locals. Quality is crumbling here and there. Stay alert and you will remain a top-notch and affordable restaurant.

I had asked for coffee, but it didn't come. Upon inquiry, it turned out the order hadn't gone through, with an apology. But even after that, no coffee arrived.

We had a lovely time on a warm Whit Sunday. The Egg Benedict with smoked salmon and croissant bun was very good. And the Club Sandwich, Poké Bowl, and Carpaccio on white bread were also found to be very tasty. Simply very good.

It's nice to eat here during motorcycle tours. The food here is delicious.

A lovely evening out, the 4-course surprise menu was truly delicious! I only missed some fries with the main course; I'll have to ask for them next time. Every course was surprising and very tasty too! We would love to come back here again. Tip: parking is free on Saturdays after 6:00 PM.

We were there at 7:00 PM on a Wednesday evening and had our food by 8:45 PM. We only had a sandwich beforehand, so not even an elaborate starter. The food was okay, but not worth waiting nearly two hours. Not recommended.

What a wonderful restaurant. I have celiac disease, which means I can't tolerate gluten. I can't even have a crumb, otherwise I get very sick. Locals is one of my favorite restaurants where I eat regularly. They are always incredibly accommodating regarding gluten-free food and work very carefully. The food is delicious and the staff is incredibly hospitable and friendly. Highly recommended!

Nice location, friendly service and delicious food

Expensive! The cake arrived 10 minutes later than the coffee, but it was tasty.

We sat comfortably outside on the terrace. That was nice, because it was quite noisy inside. The food was excellent; we both chose the duck breast. The Primitivo wine was delicious too. It's just such a shame that you can't get a glass of tap water with your wine. They are doing that more and more often in restaurants, but clearly not here. Another minor downside is that it took quite a while for the food to be ready, but then again, it was quite busy.

Cozy terrace and restaurant. Friendly staff. Tastefully decorated and delicious food.

Waited 55 minutes for fries and bitterballen, reminded twice, handled poorly. Food fine, customer service mainly pleasant but substandard.

What a lovely place to eat in Geldermalsen! The dishes are all delicious (we ate with 4 people), as are the desserts. The service is friendly and it is a beautiful spot by the harbor.

We enjoyed it immensely. Very good service and equally good food. I have never eaten such delicious crème brûlée. Highly recommended.

A strange welcome with no contact from the hostess at the entrance. After waiting, a waitress sat me down at a table, and then the wait began again. After a good 10 minutes, I got up, but again, no action, and headed out the door. A few tables were occupied, and three young ladies had turned ignoring me into an art. The atmosphere in the restaurant itself was pleasant. I didn't see the menu.

Excellent atmosphere, fast service, very cosy and comfortable place to relax and unwind. Delicious burger, really juicy in a brioche bun. Tasty soup as well. Highly recommended.

A beautiful, modern location on the marina. It's quite large, which makes it a bit noisy. Not ideal for a quiet tête-à-tête. The lack of a drinks menu is a real drawback; you have to see the prices and see what they have. Food and drinks are quite expensive. Portions of food, glasses of wine, tea, and drinks are on the small side, very frugal. A real missed opportunity.

Even with an annoying allergen (E621...flavor enhancer), I could literally order the entire menu here! The food was delicious!

We had a delicious meal, the Dorade was highly recommended, nice place with a view of the harbour

I hadn't heard of this restaurant before. I had lunch with my mother last week. It was a very pleasant surprise, and we thoroughly enjoyed it. The food was exceptionally delicious. Everything looks well-presented. The service is friendly. Parking is available almost right outside the door. Definitely worth a return visit.

Surprising menu, very well-prepared, service also good. Nice atmosphere, though a bit more expensive than average.

This was my second time here. It's a truly wonderful place to eat. First, they ask what you'd like to drink, and then they give you the menu. They keep a close eye on everything. The food is delicious. I've had lunch there twice now, and I'm sure dinner will be delicious too. Highly recommended.

Trendy restaurant with a limited menu, but what you get is delicious. It's quite large, which makes it a bit noisy. Not ideal for a quiet tête-à-tête.

We wanted to grab some lunch. It took 15 minutes for our drinks to arrive. Then it took another 35 minutes for someone to take our order. I think the young man walking around didn't understand how things worked. He left and then returned after checking on one table. People who arrived later were served first. It's a good thing we were so hungry, otherwise we would have left. All in all, it took over an hour for our food to arrive. The club sandwich was fine, but not worth the wait.

Had a delicious lunch at a lovely restaurant with a pleasant atmosphere. The crispy chicken poke bowl was delicious, especially the small mushrooms in soy sauce.

Beautiful, modern location at the marina Friendly staff

Good latte macchiato, friendly service

We wanted a drink. We waited 15 minutes for an order to be taken. Then we waited another 15 minutes and never saw a drink. They did come and ask if we wanted a drink 😳. We didn't hear anything back. We left and went somewhere else where we were treated like regular customers and got our drinks served properly. Clunkers. Never again.

We had a wonderful meal here today. It just took a while, but with the sunshine, that's not a problem! We'll definitely be back.

Delicious food, excellent service, great atmosphere, top place!

Cozy, atmospheric, excellent service, nice menu, highly recommended.

A real asset to Geldermalsen and surroundings. Good food, beautiful products in a nice atmosphere. Tip for improvement: afterwards our clothes smell like fried food. The smell is also noticeable upon entering. Perhaps fine-tune the air extraction. Otherwise top!

Nice place on a small square at the harbour.

You have to sit there for 20 minutes before the waiter comes to ask you what you want. Then you haven't seen a menu yet, but you order what the waitress advised. The food was tasty but little and quite expensive. You only find that out when you pay.

Food was delicious only they don't have a lot of staff so it took quite a while before we got our food

Unfortunately today the weather was not what we like to have in the weekend. So lunch on the beautiful terrace at the harbour in Geldermalsen was not possible. After a very friendly welcome we were assigned a nice table inside, in the beautiful and atmospheric restaurant with a large bar and open kitchen and still a view of the harbour. After ordering a drink and receiving the menu we made our choice. Decided to go for the Locals Burger with fries. Very tasty burger and also the fresh fries with skin were as expected. We will definitely come back soon for lunch on the terrace in nice weather!

Just had a lovely lunch with the two of us at Locals. The layout, presentation and service of what was eaten were excellent and above our expectations, compliments to the kitchen! Certainly also for the atmospheric interior of the establishment. Highly recommended and definitely worth repeating.

*I got diarrhea after eating raw oysters here.* The food itself is quite nice, reasonably tasty. If it weren't for the fact that I got diarrhea after eating here. That's really not possible. In addition, the service today was quite slow and had a very reserved attitude. Considering the price level, this is not something you should expect - we sat in an empty restaurant for 15 minutes looking around before being asked if we wanted something to drink. And this after we were led to the table by the same person! In addition, there are (apparently?) children's menu options, but they are not mentioned or written down anywhere. The same goes for the drinks, which are quite expensive (€4.40 for a small draft beer!) but you only find out later. Too bad. I won't be going back here anytime soon, let alone for dinner.

Delicious coffee and tea. The outdoor area invites you to linger.

The four of us took a seat on a terrace. The atmosphere was relaxed and the service good.

It's the 4th time we've sat outside here and the service is soooo bad. Location is great, but let a good manager take over this restaurant

Customer unfriendly, if it is busy inside you are out of luck if you want to drink and/or eat outside. What do you mean everyone is welcome? Time for a new truly customer-friendly operator/owner

Nice restaurant, a good addition to Geldermalsen! Portions of food, glasses of wine, tea, drinks are on the small side (very economical), but it is all very tasty! Enthusiastic staff and good location, especially with nice weather.

Delicious food and a nice spot with a view of the harbor. The service seemed a bit inexperienced, so we sometimes had to wait a while before we were helped. It wasn't super busy. Nevertheless, I would come back here.

Ascension Day and fair in Geldermalsen. We had been talking about going for drinks at Locals for some time because this is a nice location and new. We were really looking forward to it. The weather was nice, so we went to the terrace. A lady comes to tell us that we have to leave because they are cleaning up the mess from the busy lunch. We were overwhelmed, we looked at each other in disbelief and left the terrace. We just wanted to have a drink alone, but apparently they couldn't even put down a bottle of wine, nothing... What an incredible missed opportunity! We regularly go out to eat in Geldermalsen, often spending quite a bit of money, but apparently we are not welcome at Locals... and the staff is not creative. Later we went to the terrace again and ordered a bottle of white wine. The wine coolers are also a big mistake, because they do not cool. If there is a hole in the side, they are black, resulting in lukewarm wine. Then you ask about those coolers and the answer is seriously "oh, we never get comments about that"... no, of course not because people prefer not to open their mouths. If you ask them, you will definitely get the same comments. In short, it's not all that useful here, pooh pooh...

A warm welcome, very nice and friendly service that knows how it works. Never had to wait too long for anything. It was so difficult to choose between so many delicious lunch dishes. Never had a dessert after lunch before, but what a good idea that was! The Toffe pear was sublime! I will definitely come back for dinner! Reservations are necessary!

Beautiful location, great service and delicious food. We chose the surprise menu.

Been once, nice place but indeed no drinks menu, a loss, you have to see the prices and see what something costs, right? 1x capu 1xlatte 1x white wine 1x beer 0.25 €25 quite expensive, hence no drinks menu, never again for us, a pity.

Very nice ambiance. Nice meal. But especially the care that the service has for their guests is fantastic. Open kitchen. Very nice to watch how the team prepares most of the meals on the serving hatch.

Beautiful and nice place. The surprise menu was really fan-tas-tic. (And also the truffle nuts with the coffee by the way, waitress with no name, thanks for the extra truffle nuts ☺️) I think that when the good weather outside arrives, the restaurant will become highly recommended.

Perfect experience, delicious lunch and super service. The focaccia in particular was excellent!

We donated here on Boxing Day and it was a wonderful experience.

Lazy Sunday was excellent and fun

We had dinner here on Christmas Day, a real pleasure. Price/quality is really well balanced. Good wine recommendations with every course. And a young waiter (19) who knew a lot about the wines served. The other employees were also very friendly! Great evening.

The two of us had a delicious meal here on Saturday, December 21, 2024. The ladies and gentlemen at the service are very nice, the food was excellent and the atmosphere relaxed. Will definitely come back here!

Had dinner here with my wife on Friday evening. Because the menu did not immediately appeal to us, we opted for the surprise menu. This turned out to be a good choice with all kinds of delicious dishes outside the menu. We also took the wine pairing. This was also very good! The service went smoothly, even though the place was quite full. We found the reception a bit hesitant (a smile was missing), but the waitress thawed as the evening progressed and was certainly knowledgeable. In short, worth repeating!

Only had coffee on the terrace. Nice in the autumn sun. The 'cool pear' pastry is special and very tasty.

We wanted something to eat for lunch. However, there was little/nothing on the menu that we liked. Bread with..... (simple eggs, pulled chicken, etc.) was virtually non-existent (wasn't on the menu). Shame. So I skipped lunch there and stopped for a drink... The Cappuccino and Cola on Wednesday were fine. The service from the waitress was good.

Been twice now. Indicate that they do not have a drinks menu (never experienced this before) but that they do have everything. Then don't have plant-based milk for coffee because; "We're not that hip." I think it would be a bit of a hassle to purchase half a pack for people with lactose intolerance. Then they didn't have ginger beer either. Soup was quite tasteless, partner's burger was tasty. Expensive sweet potato fries with truffle mayo was a real waste of money. A few minimal strings of sauce on top and all the fries were dark brown as if they came from old frying fat. I ate some of them out and the rest tasted really fried.

The atmosphere is absolutely beautiful. And the staff is also very kind. We had sandwiches for lunch and we liked it.

Lunch was delicious. A beautiful terrace overlooking the marina.

We go to a restaurant, looks like a nice place, go inside, order from the 3 choices. It takes a long time to arrive, the meat arrives half cold, but in the meantime you have to order fries because there are four of the "potatoes" mentioned. Staff was nice.

A restaurant like you would like within walking distance of your home.

Delicious food in a super cozy atmosphere. Especially when the sun is shining and you can look out over the harbor on the terrace. For a wonderful evening out with good food and if you take the time, you really get value for your money.

Delicious food. Every dish was prepared differently than normal, everything home made and also very tasty.

Great place, just super tasty food, relaxed setting, beautiful place! See you soon!

looks nice the lunch very good friendly staff

Beautiful location. Friendly and attentive staff. Delicious food. Highly recommended!!!!!

Fantastic meal in a nice atmosphere with ditto service in a beautiful location at the marina in Geldermalsen. Book in time😉

Very limited dinner menu, otherwise excellent location on the water. Staff is friendly but the interior is quite cold (modern)

Delicious food in a super relaxed atmosphere! Very tasty dishes, to which attention has clearly been paid. The service was very friendly! An absolute must, pearl in the area!!

We had to wait on the terrace before anyone even came to us. With 4 occupied tables outside and 2 occupied tables inside, the restaurant was full. No explanation etc. or we would like to welcome you another time, full, what a worthless welcome there, we will never eat anything there.

Delicious lunch on a great terrace!

A really great place. Went here for lunch with a friend. Nicely decorated, good food and not expensive. Staff were very friendly and professional. I will definitely come back here one day.

Great restaurant at the harbor. Friendly service, good food.

Very nice restaurant. Tasty food and friendly staff

Delicious food! Beautifully located, nice terrace, beautiful interior design and friendly service. We took the three-course surprise menu. Highly recommended! The only thing I missed was a drinks menu. Now you don't know what is/is not available. For example, it would be nice to be able to choose from various cocktails and gin and tonics, etc.

The atmosphere is great! The service is amazing and they have attention in English. The food is well priced and they also have glutenfree options. The glutenfree bread used in sandwiches in their lunch menu can be a bit hard, definitely couldn't cut it with my cutlery and had to takit it with my hands. Other than that, it was very tasty!

Incredibly beautiful thing! Food is of good quality! Friendly staff, and a nice atmosphere. Highly recommended!

This attractive new restaurant is located in a beautiful location at the marina. In the summer you can also dine on the terrace, but fortunately it is also nice to spend time indoors when the weather is bad. The service is friendly, your coat is taken and you are taken to your table. The staff does not all have the same experience, but this is more than made up for by their enthusiasm. The small menu is well varied and is certainly not too expensive. Besides the menu, there are also alternatives you can choose from. Limited vegetarian offering, which is a shame. Even on busy days, the food is served quickly and neatly. All in all a great dining experience!

Nice restaurant on the water in the most attractive place in Geldermalsen. Good coffee and nice lunch menu.

Nice restaurant with good food and friendly staff

Nice good singer (Maartje van Klinken) during a nice dinner in a modern and attractive restaurant.

The portion of beef bitterballs are highly recommended. Very tasteful.

Cosy, music in the background. Would love to come there

Nice location, especially for a cup of coffee. Advantage: the dog is allowed inside.

Very delicious. Lunch was very good and so tasty and fresh. Enjoyed this beautiful place.

Delicious 3 course surprise menu, it was a real surprise. Staff exceptionally friendly.

Atmospheric location, limited but good menu.

Delicious food and friendly staff

Delicious meal, starting with carpaccio where the strips of cheese melted in your tongue, followed by prawns that, combined with a sweet and sour salad, were great. Ending with a cheese board with cheese from Noordam and Betuwe apple syrup, a perfect combination with nut bread. Something less was that it was fresh.

It was great. Delicious food. The service was excellent.

Good food and knowledgeable/friendly staff

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