{"id":6847,"date":"2015-09-11T17:50:02","date_gmt":"2015-09-11T15:50:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/?p=39349&lang=en"},"modified":"2025-12-19T11:22:23","modified_gmt":"2025-12-19T10:22:23","slug":"kroegrecensie-tinderen-aan-tafel-bij-de-dijk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/2015\/09\/11\/kroegrecensie-tinderen-aan-tafel-bij-de-dijk\/","title":{"rendered":"Bar review: Tinder at the table in De Dijk"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Where can you find the coldest beer, the best atmosphere and highest scoring chances? Every two weeks, EM\u2019s reviewer Eric Oosterom mercilessly judges on Rotterdam\u2019s nightlife. This time: all you can eat spare ribs at De Dijk.<\/p>\n

What a splendid fa\u00e7ade this place has. The establishment\u2019s name, De Dijk, is written out in bold neon capitals. Looking at them, you kind of hope that one day, one will conk out like you always see in films. So that you\u2019ll be chowing down in \u2018De IJk\u2019 or \u2018De Dij\u2019. That\u2019s a fun idea.<\/p>\n

Inviting bar<\/h3>

Oh well, it\u2019s too early for that. On the contrary: the interior of the \u2018grand caf\u00e9\u2019 is spick-and-span: not a whiff of romantic decay. There\u2019s an inviting bar, set up in the centre of the establishment, and they\u2019ve decorated the windows with what looks like leadlights. And if you venture outside, you\u2019ll find a nice-looking pavement caf\u00e9.<\/p>\n

The only thing missing is some thirsty students. At this hour, the staff are our only company in the bar, and around 8 they even sit down for a moment to eat their dinner. Probably due to it being Monday.<\/p>\n

'The best spare ribs in Rotterdam'<\/h3>

Talking about the staff: they\u2019re quick as can be, and friendly besides. After ordering, our beer \u2013 served nice and cold with a two-finger head \u2013 is set in front of us in no time at all \u2013 as well as De Dijk\u2019s menu. The menu\u2026 Well, they\u2019re obviously proud of the place. The first page features blurbs taken from Algemeen Dagblad<\/em> and De Kralingse Ster<\/em>. \u201cThe best spare ribs in Rotterdam,\u201d says one. And: \u201cTake it from me; their ham on the bone is delicious!\u201d The question remains: which year do these rave reviews come from?<\/p>\n

This doesn\u2019t rattle our waiter: De Dijk\u2019s speciality? That would \u2018definitely\u2019 be the spare ribs. We make no bones about what we\u2019ll be eating today \u2013 all the more so since on Mondays \u2013 and Wednesdays too, by the way \u2013 spare ribs are \u2018all you can eat\u2019 at \u20ac12.95.<\/p>\n

And that price proves very reasonable for spare ribs this good. They\u2019re right in calling them a speciality: the meat glides off the bone and tastes delicious. A second round arrives post haste, and is tucked away even quicker. And they don\u2019t give you a stomach ache either, as your reviewer recalls from previous occasions.<\/p>\n

Student hangout without students<\/h3>

With the smell of draught beer in the air and pictures of rowers on the wall, it\u2019s obvious that De Dijk is a student hangout. But oddly enough, most of the patrons surrounding our table are over 40. The most studenty feature at this time of day would have to be the gents, which is fitted with a trough urinal. Peeing side-by-side may forge a bond on a night out, but it feels a bit awkward when sober.<\/p>\n

The other people in my party also notice the lack of customers. Which is why they soon retire behind their mobiles, and start swiping on Tinder. No complaints about the Wi-Fi, is their conclusion \u2013 which is good news for De Dijk\u2019s pickup potential.<\/p>\n

Maybe we should come back on Thursday.<\/p>\n

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Atmosphere: 8<\/p>\n

Studenty character: 7<\/p>\n

Pick-up potential: 7<\/p>\n

Price of a regular beer: \u20ac2.20<\/p>\n

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