Simon

Great coffee place with good muffins

Really nice local museum. Beautiful light modern architecture. They have some stuff about the Roman history of the city, some medieval things, some temporary exhibitions, and something cool for children. The descriptions are mostly in Dutch and German. They serve proper espresso. The people working there were very friendly.

A bit of a tourist trap. The food is rather basic and of bland taste. Most energy seems to be put in the waiters/personnel who give a show that is supposed to resemble traditional Italian dining culture? Between meals the tablecloth is theatrically scraped to remove crumbs and when you ask a question about a dish on the menu the answer starts with “have you been to Italy?”

You are surrounded by a lavish decor of plastic plants.

It came to no surprise that most patrons were Americans.

Most exceptional was the shamelessness by which the waiters instructed me to review their restaurant on google maps and hand picked 5 stars for each category, saying it is unfortunate that 10 stars was not a possibility.

I guess the popularity of such a restaurant says a lot about modern day consumer idiocy.