TILBURG - In Your Pocket

E24 RESTAURANTS
Rodeo Grill Restaurant D-3, Heuvelring 120, tel. (+31)
137 505 841, info@rodeo-tilburg.nl, www.rodeo-tilburg.
nl. Carnivores can get their daily intake of iron at the Latin
American-style Rodeo, which specialises in meat dishes of
all stripes including small 180g fillets and monster 800g
steaks that could give a lion a run for its money. There are a
few seafood options for the vegetarians among us, but the
delicious aroma of sizzling flesh would probably be too much
for them to stand. This is the sort of place where lumberjacks
would feel at home, due to the generous servings and the
wood interior, although a bit more privacy might attract even
more gluttons to this affordable restaurant. QOpen 17:00 -
23:00. Closed Mon. (€15 - 20). PJABKW
The 7 Hillranch H-4, Zevenheuvelenweg 30, tel. (+31)
134 68 45 40, info@7hillranch.nl, www.7hillranch.
nl. If this restaurant ever goes broke, it could immediately
re-open as a kids’ playground or as a wild west museum.
After all, no cost has been spared to appropriate the perfect
knick-knacks for this American-style restaurant. The idea is
very simple. Wagonloads of food, particularly meat dishes,
are set out in a buffet for all the hungry cowboys and Indians.
The all-you-can-eat spread will cost you around €24. QOpen
Thu 12:00 - 23:00, Fri 12:00 - 24:00, Sat 17:00 - 24:00, Sun
17:00 - 21:30. Closed Mon, Tue, Wed. PTA6UKS
Health food
Tuinhuis Culinair H-5, Westermarkt 5, tel. (+31) 134
63 48 68, info@tuinhuisculinair.nl, www.tuinhuisculinair.nl.
You’ll find ‘t Tuinhuis (the Garden House) at the fringe
of a not particularly appealing shopping centre. As the name
suggests, the owners enjoy outdoor living and the menu
they’ve created from candied steak and teriyaki dishes to
steamed duck breast and tempura fried Dutch herring reflect
their travels around the globe. All of these eclectic dishes are
prepared with dedication and love in an open-plan kitchen.
Unfortunately, the junior staff could benefit from a kick to their
respective backsides. QOpen , Mon 12:00 - 18:00, Tue, Wed
11:00 - 20:30, Thu 10:00 - 22:00, Fri, Sat 11:00 - 23:00.
Closed Sun. (€18 - 23). TULBKSW
Yammie C-2, Telegraafstraat 1a, tel. (+31) 135 80
29 23, info@yammietilburg.nl, www.yammietilburg.nl.
This tiny establishment is tucked away on Telegraafstraat,
but worth the effort to find especially if you like a trendy
atmosphere and healthy meals that you can take away in
a card board box with chop sticks. Yammie’s menu is hardly
spectacular, but the food tastes good. This little take-away
restaurant also has a lounge corner where you can wait while
your meal is being prepared. Yammie also delivers. QOpen
16:00 - 21:30. (€6 - 9). JVGS
Smoking is now forbidden in Dutch restaurants
Historic taverns
St. Petrus M-8, Gelderstraat 1, Hilvarenbeek, tel. (+31)
135 05 21 66, www.petrus-paulus.nl. Next to the Church
of Saint Peter you’ll find the comfortable terrace of Saint
Peter’s Inn. The fitting name as well as the furnishings seem
to have borrowed much from the church next door, but in a
modern fashion. A priest delivers a sermon from his pulpit
in the middle of the room and on the left hand side of the
restaurant you could confess to the greed which is bound
to overwhelm you when looking at the excellent menu. The
same owner runs Taverne Paulus next door, which is more
popular with the younger generation. QOpen 08:00 - 22:00.
(€25 - 30). AUBW
Ice cream
Intermezzo D-2, Heuvering 31, tel. (+31) 135 44 89 22,
info@intermezzotilburg.nl, www.intermezzotilburg.nl. If
you want to taste the most delicious, home made ice cream in
the city, then look no further than Intermezzo. Unfortunately,
the clean and sleek salon on Heuvelring is only open for a
few months every year, but in the spring and summer local
Tilburgers queue up here for the Italian-style frosty stuff. You’ll
find flavours like grandma’s apple pie and white chocolate as
well as ciambella, fruitella and green apple. Although seating
is available, most customers take their ice cream cones
with them. QOpen 12:00 - 22:00. (€1 - 5). PJGBS
Indonesian
De Kleine Indo I-5, Professor Romeinstraat 19, tel.
(+31) 135 81 29 90, www.dekleine-indo.nl. This small
Indonesian restaurant is hidden behind Ringbaan Oost, but is
well worth the hike. The décor borrows heavily from traditional
Indonesian furnishings, but with a modern twist. The window
sills are covered in Wajang dolls, the tables are set with bamboo
placemats and, true to tradition, the staff wear sarongs. The
food’s authentically Indonesian, prepared the way old Javan
women might, but in a professional manner. Several types
of satay form the core of this traditional menu and typically
Indonesian drinks like klappa muda (rose syrup) and tjendol
(coconut milk) are also served here. QOpen 16:00 - 21:30,
Sat, Sun 16:00 - 22:00. Closed Mon. (€11 - 16). TUKS
Gember & Sereh D-3, Heuvel 3, tel. (+31) 135 36 05
85, www.gember-sereh.nl. You can order your food as spicy
as you like it at the Gember & Sereh Indonesian speciality
restaurant, but you’re personally responsible for any pain and
discomfort should your burning tongue and watering eyes
cause you any problems. The tables aren’t pushed together
due to lack of space like at many restaurants. Instead, a
large room full of tables and chairs with high backs help
keep your conversations private. Recommended. QOpen
16:00 - 22:00. (€17 - 22). JGBKS
International
Aan Tafel! J-5, J.P. Coenstraat 71, tel. (+31) 135 77 11
37, info@allemaalaantafel.nl, www.allemaalaantafel.nl.
Every Dutch child has heard their mother call out aan tafel!
which literally means ‘to the table’ and that’s the concept of
this restaurant: an eating establishment for families. There’s
a special children’s corner, a changing room and an elaborate
children’s menu. Even the seating area looks like an original
Tilburg living room, which is perhaps fitting as Aan Tafel! is
located in the middle of a residential neighbourhood. The
food is prepared as lovingly as it is at home, but with the
professional skills of a top-notch chef. QOpen 17:00 - 23:00.
Closed Mon. (€13 - 17). TLGBK
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