De Dutch

Been here often… same same service is always slow, but i love the place decors are typical european place two toned tiles, table cloth in every table theres always a flower i love itcwhen they put tulips on them plus the amsterdam shoes that holds the menus in every table… free parking, accept all kinds of cards plus cash, neat place, thinnest and biggest pancake by diameter… good place for break fast… ill come back again… again…and again…

Nothing special about this brunch place. The ambience is nice and the design makes it feel like you’re in Europe. The dish appears colorful but the quality of the food is okay. It’s certainly cute for a date. To be honest, I wouldn’t come back only if they lower the price. My dish with tips is about $ 18 dollars. I feel that I didn’t eat enough for what I paid for. The portion is okay but the price is way too high for brunch. The fruit salad that I ordered as a side is certainly whatever. It doesn’t even look like it should be served. In general, this brunch spot is not worth the money for what you pay for. But I am happy that I can check off my must go to brunch spots in Vancouver. Also, I would give it 3.5 if I can, ½ point more because the service is great!

My food is always good when I come here. The service is good. I like the menu. This particular location is tiny!

«De Dutch? As in the chips? Are we eating chips for breakfast?»
I heard good things and bad things about De Dutch. I’ve heard their food was great, I’ve heard they were mediocre. I’ve heard the service was decent and I’ve also heard that their service is fantastic. I’ve also heard their meals are expensive. and… yea… I’ve heard their meals are expensive.
To be bluntly honest, I’m not exactly the type of person to eat a lot of food for breakfast; more often than not, I skip breakfast all together, but what I do love is finding places that serve breakfast food so I can tell myself I’m making up for the most important meal of the day. De Dutch is a nice place to do that. First thing to note is that the décor in this little place is really cute. Stepping in here is a completely different vibe than what you’d expect from the run down strip plaza that it is in and that is always a delight to see owners put effort into building a nice atmosphere with what they have. The server we got that day was also very nice to us, so that’s another plus.
Another great thing is the menu. It is a nice combination of ABC Country and Cora’s, with a little White Spot flavor and a dab of Denny’s. It practically has all the best parts and makes you feel relatively healthy with whatever you order. Presentation of food was equally as appealing.
Now… what wasn’t appealing… was the bill. The thing I’ve heard most before coming here myself was the cost of a meal here. I was slightly expecting a pricey meal before coming here myself, but a $ 9 orange juice feels. costly.
If you’re around the area, come try. But don’t forget that White Spot is just around the corner. *keep in mind though. White Spot may not be a lot cheaper either.

I’ve been going here for years, even before they spruced up the place a couple years ago with the renovations. I usually always order the bc bene. I’ve switched it up a couple times but have never been wowed by anything else. The bene is great, albeit I haven’t tried too many benes in my life time. I love that they use crispy Dutch rusk bread.
Although I’ve enjoyed the benes from here I am really curious about some of their other menu items. Unfortunately their prices are deterring me from exploring the menu.
All in all, I feel that De Dutch is expensive for what it is, but good nonetheless. 3.5 stars from me.

Thank you Unilocalers! My family and I were visiting Vancouver and wanted to go somewhere different for breakfast on our last morning there. We loved this place. The Pannekoek was delicious. The homefries or potatoes in the hash were to die for! YUM! Definitely go!

Food: Had the fruit pancake which comes with a bowl of whipping cream and a small side of fruits. I would recommend that this be reversed; large fruit bowl with a little bit of whipping cream. The pancakes were dark brown. I prefer mine golden brown. The syrup is not maple syrup.
I’ve also had the veggie omelet. The egg seemed dry and not moist enough. Maybe they used liquid eggs instead of fresh ones.
Power fruit cup with granola was good, especially with Bartlett Pears. It was packed with fruits and just the right amount of yoghurt.
Price: $ 45 with tip for the above items is overpriced.
Service: Always have had excellent service here. The waitresses smile and engage in pleasant conversation.
Atmosphere: It can get cramped in here when it’s busy. However, it feels like home.

Under new ownership, the store has been spiffed up and the coffee is still really good. Not the cheapest lunch, but very filling and enjoyable. Not all locations of De Dutch are created equal; this is our favourite of the ones we’ve tried. Our service experience has always been good here — it’s only slow if it’s really busy, they readily accommodate special requests, and they are attentive with coffee refills. Everyone seems relaxed in this space — it’s got good atmosphere despite the close quarters.

it wasn’t THE best breakfast that I have ever had, despite all the great things I have heard about them.
Will try their crepes before I spill out any more stars than I currently have.

i love dedutch!
it’s been years since i’ve been here, but there are several locations in the lower mainland. it’s simple, good.
i recall telling a dutch friend of mine (from the netherlands) about a popular dutch pancake house, and she thought it was hilarious! «dutch people don’t eat pancakes for breakfast. those pancakes are like a light snack!»
little do we know. still amazing though!

Food was fine, but way too expensive for what it is! Staff was a total of 2, so we waited a while for things we asked for, they came and some items never did.

I love this place! The restaurant looks gloomy outside, but don’t let it fool you. The décor is in yellow and blue (very happy colour for rainy Vancouver). Friendly server to help you with the selection and willing to put the toppings on the side (if you are like myself, indecisive about what I want on my pannekoek). It’s a nice cozy quiet restaurant, tables are a little tight (but it is not busy, so no elbow fighting). This is more expensive than IHOP for the amount of food that you get. If you like more varieties such as all wheat pancake or nutty grain pancake, and booth seating in a louder environment, then IHOP is your place. If you like a nice quiet place to have breakfast/​brunch next to a fireplace, then De Dutch it is. I would go back here for breakfast again!

the food was good. i had an eggs bene with ham, and my guy had one of those super large pancakes with ham and he subbed something for hash browns. he also got an oj at the waitresses suggestion and lots of coffee refills. we thought it was good while we were eating but then when it came time to pay all the good memories we just made fizzled. our bill came to over $ 40, which i think is freakin ridiculous. the waitress couldve warned us that the concentrate-​tasting oj she suggested was made of gold and the coffee refills werent free.
with price smart across the street we realized we couldve spent that over $ 40 on groceries for 3 days!
never again…

Great tasting breakfast and good size portions too. Tad bit expensive though.

What can I say, I love me a good breakfast. So when my girlfriend suggested we go here and that they had these things called pannekoeken that were essentially thin pancakes, I was curious.
I ordered the strawberry and whipped cream pannekoek and I rather enjoyed it. It simple and and just plain good. Service was friendly and the place has the air of a local breakfast café which I admittedly prefer for my breakfast restaurants over being pretentious.
Just be warned: the OJ is rather expensive. Makes me want to smuggle it in a flask like some prohibition drunkard who needs his mimosa in the morning.

With all the construction, it might be hard to get to right now. We ended up having breakfast there on Sunday morning before trying to go to Pride… we had to park in the neighborhood and walk a bit.
There were lots of tables that morning. Odd because this place is usually packed. We sat beneath a window or something that was blowing cold air. It wasn’t that warm that morning, so I was really cold. But I was also hungry, so you make do.
We tried really hard to wait for our fourth, we really did. We ended up ordering about 10 mins before she got there. Once she came, she ordered and her food was up the same time ours was. That was very nice of the server and the cooks to time it that way!
I had the Canadian Pannekoek. I wanted to have the eggs benny, but I am going to this place for a reason— the Pannekoek. The egg yolks were bright orange (I need to start buying nicer eggs) and the «de pork» was so good… salty, but not fatty. My pannekoek was slightly crisp and good for dipping in the eggs. Then I hit it with some maple syrup and it was scrumpdidlyumptious.
The coffee was good and refilled many times. I really like the service here. The server was really friendly and accommodating.

teeny little pannekoek house in a smaller complex. still has the same feel and design like all the other bigger locations.
was here for breakfast today with a friend. never been to this particular location. cute and cozy is the best way to describe it. full of families, old friends, and some couples. i like the feel, kinda like going to grandma’s house by the country for a family reunion of members you never see.
we both had eggs benedict. mine was spinach & shrimp bennies — soo good. don’t know what it is about the hollandaise sauce… just hits the spot. we both cleaned out our plates. with a side of hash browns (perfectly cut teeny tiny squares) and mixed salad, it was a nicely balanced meal.
my day started off very well indeed!

We tried this pancake house after our BC friend recommended it. The place itself looks nice, decorated in Dutch style. I ordered veggie pancake. It arrived after lengthy waiting. For more than $ 10 I was expecting something different than just plain big pancake with few veggies inside… But actually it tasted pretty good. Bathroom was dirty and cold. Service was so so.
I wont go back for that price!!! I can make yummier pancakes at home.

The place is nice and cozy, packed with tables and patrons. A good sign in the beginning. Then service came and I realized why it was packed. There was minimal transitioning and the majority of the people were sitting around waiting for their food.
Service in the beginning was attentive and the unlimited coffee refills are a nice touch. However, service definitely waned after the initial order and food was extremely slow to arrive. Even the tables that were there before us did not get their food for a noticeable amount of time. Coffee never came around again for another refill and the wait staff were mostly hiding behind the cashiering counter near the back. To no real fault of theirs, I think the food was just very slow to come by.
My sister ordered the ham benedict. Last time I checked, eggs benedicts came with poached eggs, not fried over-​easy eggs. The english muffin or bread underneath was overly dry it just crumbled. The hollandaise was not memorable and the hash were pre-​packaged cubes that were simply unentertaining.
I ordered the granola pankeoke that had granola baked into the batter. It came with cinnamony apples and honey. I understand that it is a breakfast place so shouldn’t the honey be in something other than prepackaged individual rip-​open containers from the store? The pankoeke itself was pretty tasty, hence the one extra star for the experience. The soft apples were sprinkled with cinnamon and that went well with the pankoeke.
I also ordered a side order of scrambled eggs. The eggs were cooked brown, dry, and flat. For $ 2.95, it was a very low point in the meal. Scrambles are supposed to be light, fluffy, and moist.
The rest of the meal was very expensive. Our breakfast came out to be $ 35 including tip. Very pricey for mediocre to disappointing food quality.
Service was one of the slowest I’ve seen in any brunch/​breakfast place. Food took around 15 – 20 minutes to come. After we were done, we sat around waiting for someone to come by so we can get the check and pack our left-​overs. No one came by so I had to hail someone down. Wait staff was genuinely nice but lofty, inattentive, and missing.

Everytime I visit Vancouver, I ALWAYS have to stop into this place for a breakfast.
The place has a small, cozy feel. Not that many tables, but great for breakfast, or a brunch. Excellent service, and excellent food.
Get there early-​ish if you want breakfast, or you’ll be in the lineup!
BC’s equivalent to Alberta’s «Nellie’s Cosmic Café»