Veganer Burger mit Avocado, Zwiebelringen und Salat at Café Loetje in Amsterdam
It didn't look like much from the outside at Café Loetje in Amsterdam
Interior of 3D printed plant based meat at Café Loetje in Amsterdam

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Serves meat, vegan options available. Dutch restaurant offering salad, bread with hummus and a vegan burger.

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1 Review

First Review by etoile

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etoile

Points +323

Vegetarian
24 Dec 2023

Review of the vegetarian beef tenderloin

This is specifically a review of the vegetarian "beef tenderloin" as it's a new product from Redefine Meat. It is not suitable for vegans as I had it, although there are several other options including loaded nachos with vegan kebab.

If you want to experience what it's like to eat a steak without actually eating meat...this isn't it. I shared pictures with my friends and they said it seemed mostly like a weird pot roast. Redefine Meat calls this a flank steak, Loetje says tenderloin, but it's clearly some weird stringy mess. It's 3D printed, so apparently that technology isn't up to creating something meat-like.

Now, as for the actual review of Loetje. I am pretty sure the "Loetje sauce" was just melted butter. Hence not being vegan (it's not advertised as such), it's SO MUCH BUTTER. I didn't know it was physically possible to have "too much butter" in a meal, but Loetje managed it. The primary flavor was butter. Do not pass go, do not collect $200, just butter.

It's served with bread to sop up the butter. I imagine this is useful for the meat version but for the vegetarian version, my god, I do not need more butter.

The staff, however, were excellent. I really enjoyed my experience, even if I didn't enjoy the food. Note: I was at the Centraal location, which isn't listed on HappyCow, but the menus are the same across Loetje locations.

Pros: The opportunity to try 3D printed food, The staff were friendly , It was crowded but they still got me in quickly

Cons: Too much butter

Interior of 3D printed plant based meat at Café Loetje in Amsterdam

It didn't look like much from the outside at Café Loetje in Amsterdam

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