Lalou
★ 4.2 · 132 reviews Delft Opened November 2024
Chef Mario Ridder's brasserie with a 750-bottle wine list
A 750-bottle wine list runs through every price point at Lalou, chef Mario Ridder's first Delft restaurant before he opened the more exclusive Azurite elsewhere in the city. The monumental building splits into three spaces: a colorful French baroque entrance, a brown-cafe wine bar, and a dining room for 60 to 80.
Grab snacks and a glass at the bar, or settle in for a three-course dinner around €50. A hidden garden and terraces out back work well for groups.
What guests say
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Gauthier Leclercq 43 reviews · Local Guide 14 February 2026
The dinner was very nice especially entrées and desserts but the portions of the mains were a tiny bit small
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Wouter Blok 613 reviews · Local Guide 7 December 2025
After getting acquainted through WijnenSpijs we went back, for the atmosphere and the selection of wines. We we're pleasantly surprised by the choice of the menu, sweetbread and snails (om nom nom) and delicious deer. The wine list is thick like a Bible and contains all the classics like Lafite and many more. (If you want to let your creditcard rip) The one downside, which is an issue throughout the Hospitality Industry, is thr lack of experienced staff. The one is the picture is a great maitre, truly forthcoming and knowledgeable. The other staff members were quite inexperienced and thus caused awkward and funny situations at the table. 😂
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Rob Vermeulen 27 reviews · Local Guide 22 August 2025
Special place in Delft. Beautiful location with three distinct seating areas (weather permitting). Very extensive wine-list and great though small food menu. Staff is friendly and caring.
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Kris G 246 reviews · Local Guide 15 August 2025
Good quality food but fairly pricy. I specially dont understand how the oeuf noir justifies its price. Its a eggshell that is painted black for 17,50, filled with potato salad with some kaviar and eel on top. Could also have been called oeuf vert if they used green paint.
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MMP UK 43 reviews · Local Guide 16 November 2024
Lalou is a great addition to the Delft restaurant scene. The location was always a nice building (was previously Cafe Einstein for many years) and now it's really gotten an uplift in the styling. Very beautiful and comfortable interior. The food is awesome. Really delicious. The wine list as well. As always be prepared to pay for the good stuff. Partner and I did a full meal (Mise en bouche with house bubbles, oysters, small starters, large mains, cheese/dessert, washed down with a few glasses of wine, a digestif and coffee. And some bottles of water) and our total was about €275. As great as the kitchen is, you need to be prepared for well-meaning but clumsy service. It's not (yet) at the same level as the food and environment. Things like not describing the wines served, bringing food without checking on drinks orders, dirty dishes sitting too long, empty glasses without an offer to refill. All signs of inexperienced and young staff; it's a relatively new restaurant and people learn. The food is most important, and it's delicious. If service is still like this one year from now though.... It needs to get to the same level the price tag. Also at this price class I don't think a cloth napkin is too extravagant. An easy fix. The "big" cheese plate was surprisingly small. Just three little fragments of cheese. We wondered how little you would then get with the small portion. It was the only dish we weren't enthusiastic about. Very much looking forward to watching this restaurant develop and hopefully flourish.
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