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My wife and I went to Niven on Saturday night. Firstly I must say that we normally dont dine in Michelin Star Restaurants but as American Express were doing their promotion week we decided to give a try.

Located between Delft and The Hague next to the golf course it is not an easy place to find if you are unfamilure with the area. If so, just hop on the number 1 tram from either Den Haag or Delft.

My own expectations were way above exceeded. We were greeted in the reception and shown to our table in the main dinning area. The whole place looked amazing. Great attention to detail with a lot of thought put into the design and layout. For a large area the noise was at a minimum, a rare thing in The Hague.

Service was excellent. Then came the food. I could ramble on about this for a long time but I'll try make it brief. We had a set menu of Scallop with variations of apple. Then a main of Beef. The scallops were cooked perfectly but the real star was the beef. Black aberdeen angus in a jus that made me smile and almost cry at the same time. It was a taste sensation that I've rarely encountered. Oh, did I mention that in over 9 years of living here I have never found a place that does British Beef.

Wine selection was what you would expect from such high end dinning but we decided to try something different and opted for a Lebanese Red, Chateau Musar 2002. The taste was so different from anything we have ever tried but went perfectly with the beef. It was so good I've just ordered 6 bottles.

To sum up, Niven is one of the best places I've ever been, certainly way and above any place else in The Hague area

Actually went here on Saturday night with some friends by accident, the place we were going to was fully booked. So glad it was - this place is a real gem.

A Oriental/French fusion affair done to an exceptional level. Expect to pay around 40 Euro for for courses.

A great wine selection for all budgets and some of the best service you will find in Den Haag.

This is also one of the few places I've been to recently where you can have a conversation with those around you without having to shout.

My only gripe, even though it's a small one was the time between courses. One of our party just had two while the rest of us had four so an extra bottle of wine was required. Not a bad thing unless your tastes are for the more expensive.

Went to Wonka this Saturady and had the 4 course 'tasting menu' with the wine menu.

Every course was excelent and presented well and the wine selection for each course was well matched.

Service was very professional and relaxed with a good brief on each dishe and wine choice.

From the outside you would probably walk past and miss it, fairly unremarkable and plain inside. Dont be put off, it's a gem.

I would recommend Wonka for special occasions as the prices are fairly high but you will not be disapointed.

Situated over looking the harbour in Scheveningen this is a modern bright restaurant serving up to date dishes. Menu changes on a monthly basis and the wine selection has to be one of the largest I've seen anywhere.

Have been here for both lunch and dinner. Weekdays you will find is mostly made up of groups for buisness dinners and the weekends for couples and smaller groups.

Extensive seating available ouside for those warm evening's.

Very popular so reservations are recommended for evening dinner.

Table positions are fairly close to one another and noise levels are fairly high.

Service is good and dishes are presented well.