Frequently
asked questions

You can book online through our website, or by phone on 0294 – 233201 (Tuesday to Saturday from 2pm, not during dinner service). For a weekend evening we advise booking ahead, and well in advance for the Christmas days.

Changes and cancellations are free of charge up to 24 hours before your reservation, by phone or email. This also applies to larger parties and to the Christmas days.

We have two rooms of our own for private dining: the Wine Loft above the restaurant, for up to 24 guests across three tables, and Koosje Edema's old living room, the Huiskamer, for 12 guests at one table or 18 at two. The whole restaurant can also be booked, for up to 40 people in one room. Call or email us on 0294 – 233201 or info@tante-koosje.nl and we'll talk through the options and the table layout together.

We do not keep a formal waiting list. Feel free to call us on the day itself, around 3pm: a table regularly frees up by then.

Gift vouchers can be ordered online through our website. When you visit, we deduct the amount from your bill, so the voucher can be spent on everything we offer: the menus, the à la carte dishes and the wine list. The voucher does not expire, though it would be a shame to leave it lying in a drawer too long.

From Tuesday to Saturday we are reachable by phone on 0294 – 233201 from 2pm onwards. Outside those hours the answering machine is on. For a reservation we would rather not be called during dinner service, between 6pm and 10pm.

Yes. Let us know your allergy or dietary requirement when you book (this can also be done on the day itself) and the kitchen will adapt the menu for you. Alongside the Tante Koosje menu we serve a full vegetarian menu of 4 to 7 courses every month.

Yes. Alongside the Tante Koosje menu there is a full vegetarian menu every month, in the same range of courses as the regular menu. It changes monthly with the season. The current menu and its prices are on the website.

Yes. Let us know when you book (this can also be done on the day itself) and the kitchen will adapt the menu for you, with the same number of courses as your table companions. Tell us which ingredients you would like to avoid.

The Tante Koosje menu and the vegetarian menu change every month with the season. The à la carte list is available all year, but the dishes on it change almost as often too, following seasonal produce. The current menu and its prices are always on the website.

Yes. With both the Tante Koosje menu and the vegetarian menu we put together a wine pairing that follows the courses, in full or half glasses. It costs from € 55,00 to € 80,00 per person depending on the number of courses, and half glasses cost less. If you don't drink, or would rather drink less, our sommelier pours an alcohol-free alternative with each course. Our wine list holds over 250 wines, 12 of them by the glass and 7 alcohol-free.

Allow around half an hour per course. Four courses take about two hours at the table, and with six or seven courses it becomes a whole evening. There's no rush. The evening is yours.

We have no strict dress code. Tante Koosje is a living room, not a stage: come as you feel comfortable. Most guests opt for smart casual.

Parking in Loenen aan de Vecht is entirely free. Right next to the restaurant is a public car park on the Leeuwendijk. You can also park for free near the Jumbo supermarket and elsewhere in the village.

The ground floor of the restaurant, including the toilet, is wheelchair-friendly. Our Wine Loft is reached by a staircase and is therefore not wheelchair accessible. Let us know when you book and we will take this into account in the table layout.

Yes. In spring and summer, weather permitting, you can eat outside on our terrace at the foot of the old village church, right in the protected village centre of Loenen aan de Vecht. You can also book a table on the terrace. Gault&Millau named it Terrace of the Year, and it's still one of the most beautiful terraces in the country.

Yes, children are very welcome. Do let us know when you book, and we will take it into account.

Unfortunately dogs are not allowed. Assistance dogs are, of course, welcome.

You can pay by any of the usual means: cash, debit card or credit card. A Tante Koosje gift voucher is deducted from the bill.

We are open Tuesday – Saturday. The kitchen serves from 18:00 to 22:00. We are closed Sunday & Monday, as well as on King's Day and every year from 27 December until early January. We serve dinner only, no lunch. Lunch is possible on request for groups of 20 or more.

We are at Kerkstraat 1, 3632 EL Loenen aan de Vecht, right in the protected village centre, about twenty minutes' drive from Utrecht and half an hour from Amsterdam.

Free parking is right next to the restaurant, on the Leeuwendijk.

The Tante Koosje menu can be taken from 4 to 7 courses, from € 105,00 to € 150,00 per person. The vegetarian menu is built the same way and costs from € 97,50 to € 140,00. À la carte is ordered per dish.

Drinks and the wine pairing are not included in those prices. Current prices are always on the menu page.

Yes. Tante Koosje has held a Michelin star since 2005 and has now kept it 21 years running. It is listed at 15/20 in Gault&Millau. The restaurant has also featured in the Lekker 500's top 100 several times, ranking as high as 88th, and Gault&Millau named its terrace Terrace of the Year.

The kitchen is classically French at its base, with modern accents, led by chef Roland Veldhuijzen.