Food Blog | The Hive | Haarlem

Trying to cover a lot of my UK / Netherlands food adventures and here’s one that I found really interesting in Haarlem. It’s a really cook breakfast / brunch spot in Haarlem that has a really homely vibe and decent food.

The Hive Haarlem Exterior

Where it Is

It’s a really short walk away from the Haarlem Central railway station. We came here on a day trip to explore Haarlem and this is a really good spot to stop for your first meal of the day quite simply because you’re not going too deep into the city before filling you up for the day.

(Walking distance from Haarlem Central)

 

Address: The Hive, Kruisweg 70B, 2011 LG Haarlem, Netherlands

Operating Hours:

Closed on Mondays
Tuesday - Friday : 9am - 5pm
Weekends : 10am - 5pm

What it Costs

What me and my girlfriend eat is most definitely not reflective of what the typical customer would come here to eat - we were pretty hungry - so our total bill came up to 39.75 euros. But as I mention, most people here normally get a much smaller bite - we ended up ordering breakfast platters - just because we weren’t planning on having lunch for the day.

Here’s how our bill looked:

Savoury Breakfast Platter : 14.50
Sweet Breakfast Platter : 12.00
Pumpkin Spice Latte : 3.75
Peanut butter hot chocolate : 4.50
Carrot Cake : 5.00
Total : 39.75 Euros

You can see their food menu right over here:

The Hive Haarlem Food Menu

The full list of menus can be seen on their website.

How it Tastes

Peanut Butter Hot Chocolate

I think that drinks are pretty unique. I had one of their winter specials - their peanut butter hot chocolate with a Reese’s peanut butter cups. Basically you put the Reese’s peanut butter cups inside that hot chocolate and I actually really liked it. Definitely on the sweeters side, but a really good drink to get me going for the day.

Pumpkin Spice Latte

My girlfriend had the pumpkin spice latter - but I think that one is definitely more on the side of acquired taste. Still a really nice drink in the cold months.

Savory Breakfast Platter

I had more of the Savoury Breakfast Platter. Overall, I would say it is a pretty complete breakfast. You have bagels, smoked salmon, cream cheese and cherry tomatoes. I actually added the omelette on top - supposed to be a 1 pound extra charge, but upon reflection, I think they forgot to add that to the bill. So just something to note. The only thing that I would maybe have a gripe about would be the omelette - it looks a little bit pale on the colour side, but I think otherwise, this is a really nice breakfast platter.

Sweet Breakfast Platter

My girlfriend had more of the sweet breakfast platter. A really nice assortment of different sweet treats for breakfast - pancakes, honey, whipped cream, and I actually really like honeydew and they had decent honeydew as part of their sweet breakfast platter.

Carrot Cake

Because we are slightly greedy on occasion with food, we added on a carrot cake on top. A really classic carrot cake that I approve!

Star Rating

7/10. A solid 7/10. A really cozy vibe and a really yummy breakfast to get you exploring Haarlem. Definitely a good spot to stop by!