Above the restaurant
Senior suites
Spacious suites with a living room of their own, a double Auping box-spring bed and a wine cooler. They are above the restaurant, with a view of the garden.
Restaurant De Lindenhof
fine-dining restaurant with suites and kitchen garden
De Lindenhof is the restaurant of chef-owner (patron-cuisinier) Martin Kruithof and Marjan on the Beulakerweg in Giethoorn. You eat in a homely restaurant with a large garden and a kitchen garden of its own, and after dinner you can stay the night in a suite, lodge room or the Chefs Cottage.
Fine dining with vegetables from its own garden
De Lindenhof is a warm, homely restaurant with suites, next to a large garden with a stork’s nest at the far end. Along the terrace of the lodge rooms and the Chefs Cottage runs a long kitchen garden, where the kitchen team picks vegetables and herbs. Martin Kruithof draws inspiration from nature and the watery landscape around Giethoorn and cooks classic and surprising dishes. The cooking combines regional dishes with French and international cuisine.
Maître-sommelier Pieter-Jan and head chef Lennard work in the service and the kitchen. Martin previously worked at the German three-Michelin-star restaurant Im Schiffchen in Düsseldorf. De Lindenhof has two Michelin stars: the restaurant received the first in 1996, the second in 2005.
- Lunch and dinner
- Vegetarian is possible
- Own kitchen garden and a large garden with a stork’s nest
- Senior suites, junior suites, lodge rooms and the Chefs Cottage
- Breakfast with produce from the kitchen garden
- Packages with dinner and an overnight stay
- Catering and private dinner at your home or on location, by arrangement
At Restaurant De Lindenhof you can have lunch and dinner, stay overnight in a suite or cottage, have breakfast, book a package with dinner and an overnight stay, take a cooking workshop, go on a water safari and arrange catering or a private dinner at home.
Restaurant
Dining at De Lindenhof
De Lindenhof serves lunch and dinner. The cooking combines regional dishes with French and international cuisine, with vegetables and herbs from the kitchen garden. Vegetarian is possible; let them know about dietary requirements in advance. The menu changes, so call the restaurant for the current menu: 0521 36 14 44.
- Lunch and dinner
- Vegetarian possible
- Vegetables and herbs from the kitchen garden
Garden and kitchen garden
A garden by the water
Behind the restaurant is a large garden with borders, lawn and water. The stork’s nest stands at the highest and farthest point. The kitchen garden borders the terrace of the lodge rooms and the Chefs Cottage; it is the kitchen team’s workplace, where they harvest in the morning for breakfast and the kitchen.
From De Lindenhof you can also join a water safari through Giethoorn and Weerribben-Wieden National Park. With binoculars you look for bitterns, purple herons, storks, black terns and roe deer.
- Long kitchen garden with vegetables and herbs for the kitchen
- Large garden with a stork’s nest
- Water safari with binoculars
- Land by helicopter on a neighbouring grass field and sail into the garden in the sloop (electric boat)
Breakfast
Breakfast with vegetables from the kitchen garden
If you stay overnight at De Lindenhof, you can round off your stay with a generous breakfast. The ingredients come partly from the kitchen garden and are picked the same morning.
- For guests staying overnight
- With produce from its own kitchen garden
Staying overnight at De Lindenhof
De Lindenhof has four senior suites, four junior suites, four lodge rooms and the Chefs Cottage. All accommodations have an Auping box-spring bed and climate control, and an extra bed is possible. Some are above the restaurant with a view of the garden, others border the kitchen garden.
Above the restaurant
Restaurant or Lindenlodge
Junior suites
Homely suites with an Auping box-spring bed, a designer bathroom and air conditioning. Two junior suites are above the restaurant and two in the Lindenlodge by the kitchen garden.
By the kitchen garden
Lodge rooms
Modern rooms that border the kitchen garden and a spacious terrace. There is a Nespresso machine, so you can walk through the kitchen garden with a cup of coffee in the morning.
Chefs Cottage
More space in the Chefs Cottage
The Chefs Cottage is a spacious, modern cottage by the kitchen garden. Downstairs is a large living room with a double Auping box-spring bed, upstairs are two single box-spring beds. With an extra bed the cottage is suitable for a family with children. When you open the sliding door, you step straight into the kitchen garden.
- Living room with a double bed on the ground floor
- Two single beds on the first floor
- Extra bed possible
- Sliding door to the kitchen garden
Water villa
Water villa De Wieden at Bodelaeke
At Waterresort Bodelaeke, a holiday park on a private lake in Giethoorn, De Lindenhof has a villa of its own right on the water. Through the large windows you look out over the terrace and the water, and from the private jetty you can swim or sail away in a boat. You stay for three nights and can have lunch or dinner at De Lindenhof in between. You book the villa by phone.
- Three bedrooms and two bathrooms
- Sauna on the ground floor
- Private landing stage with a swimming ladder
- Wi-Fi
Packages
Packages and culinary outings
De Lindenhof combines dinner and an overnight stay in packages. The options vary, so ask the restaurant. Martin also works with other chefs of Les Patrons Cuisiniers. You book packages by phone. You can also give a culinary gift voucher.
- Packages with dinner and an overnight stay
- Culinary outings with other chef-owners (patrons cuisiniers)
- Culinary gift voucher
Workshop, catering and book
Cooking with De Lindenhof
On a cooking workshop you cook for a day at De Lindenhof, combined with a trip in the sloop with a skipper through Giethoorn. Ask about the options.
De Lindenhof also cooks at your home or on location, as catering or as a private dinner. You arrange that by appointment, preferably by phone.
- Cooking workshop, can be combined with a boat trip
- Catering at your home or on location
- Private dinner at home
- The book Ode aan de paling (Ode to the eel) by Martin Kruithof, with recipes from chefs of Les Patrons Cuisiniers
Practical information
- Bookingby phone on 0521 36 14 44; packages and the water villa are also booked by phone
- Parking25 private parking spaces and two charging points for electric cars
- Paymentby Visa, Mastercard, JCB and Maestro
- Helicopteryou can land on a grass field next to De Lindenhof; you then sail into the garden in the sloop
Frequently asked questions about De Lindenhof
What kind of restaurant is De Lindenhof?
De Lindenhof is a fine-dining restaurant run by chef-owner (patron-cuisinier) Martin Kruithof and Marjan. The cooking combines regional dishes with French and international cuisine and uses vegetables and herbs from its own kitchen garden. The menu changes, so call the restaurant on 0521 36 14 44 for the current menu.
Can you eat vegetarian at De Lindenhof?
Yes. According to De Lindenhof, vegetarian is possible.
Can you stay overnight at De Lindenhof?
Yes. De Lindenhof has four senior suites, four junior suites, four lodge rooms and the Chefs Cottage. All accommodations have an Auping box-spring bed and climate control, and an extra bed is possible. De Lindenhof also has a water villa at Waterresort Bodelaeke.
Can you have breakfast at De Lindenhof?
Yes, if you stay overnight you can have breakfast here. The kitchen team uses vegetables and herbs from its own kitchen garden, harvested that same morning.
How do you book at De Lindenhof?
You can book by phone on 0521 36 14 44. According to De Lindenhof, packages and the water villa are also booked by phone.
Can you park at De Lindenhof?
Yes. De Lindenhof has 25 private parking spaces and two charging points for electric cars.
Can you come to De Lindenhof by helicopter?
Yes. You can land on a grass field next to De Lindenhof and change there into the restaurant’s sloop (electric boat), which takes you into the garden in about a minute.
Can De Lindenhof also cook at your home or on location?
Yes. De Lindenhof provides catering at your home or on location by arrangement, and also a private dinner at your home. It is best to discuss that by phone.