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Brownies & Downies Alkmaar

Restaurant Cafe Coffee shop

One of the Best Places To Visits in Alkmaar


Address

Kanaalkade 17, 1811 LP Alkmaar, Netherlands

Website

browniesanddowniesalkmaar.nl

Contact

+31 72 737 0359

Price rating

$$ $$

Rating on Google Maps

4.70 (550 reviews)

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Working Hours

  • Sunday: Closed
  • Monday: (New Year's Day), Closed, Holiday hours
  • Tuesday: 10 am to 5 pm
  • Wednesday: 10 am to 5 pm
  • Thursday: 10 am to 5 pm
  • Friday: 10 am to 5 pm
  • Saturday: 10 am to 5 pm

Featured Reviews


Frequently mentioned in reviews: people (17) nice (17) good (16) staff (15) friendly (12) great (11) delicious (10) service (10) brownies (10) Super (9)
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  • 5/5 Julie M. 1 year ago on Google
    The most amazing plaze, it feels like you are home. The sweeties staff and amazing food.
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Rimmy M. 5 years ago on Google
    Brilliant concept of using a cafe as working place for people with disalibities. Of cause you will have to be more patient than normally, but works good. The vegi-burger was great!
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Andrew O. 6 years ago on Google
    Super place in Alkmaar ... possibly the best. Great food and great staff. Love it.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Juliane E. 3 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Just wonderful!!! It should be jam-packed, as magical and delicious as it is there! Keep it up, you are great !!! (Original) Einfach wunderbar!!! Es müsste eigentlich proppenvoll sein, so zauberhaft und lecker wie es dort ist! Macht weiter so, ihr seid toll!!!
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Ruud C. 4 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Great restaurant !!! Good food !!! 😀 Recommended: Pulled Pork sandwich and Hamburger sandwich😀 (Original) Geweldig restaurant!!! Lekker gegeten!!!😀 Aanraders: Broodje Pulled Pork en Broodje Hamburger😀

  • 4/5 sjana C. 4 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Beautiful location beautiful old nostalgic outfit. Very cosy. (Original) Prachtige locatie mooie oude nostalgische outfit. Heel gezellig.

  • 5/5 Jaap van P. 4 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Fantastic place to be with small children. The children have a great time in the spacious play area. Service and food were very good too. In short, fun for the entire family (Original) Fantastische plek om te zijn met kleine kinderen. De kindjes hebben zich uitstekend vermaakt in de ruime speelhoek. Bediening en eten waren ook heel goed. Kortom, plezier voor het hele gezin

  • 5/5 Chung L. 4 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Delicious eaten (Original) Heerlijk gegeten

  • 5/5 AnGie K. 4 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Last week eaten here, as always delicious! Super sweet staff, fast service and an attractive environment. (Original) Vorige week hier gegeten, zoals altijd heerlijk! Super lief personeel, snelle service en een sfeervolle omgeving.

  • 5/5 Dieter H. 4 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Always nice and tasty. I had a tarte flambee that was delicious. (Original) Immer wieder nett und lecker. Ich hatte einen Flammkuchen der sehr lecker war.

  • 5/5 Mind-Spa L. 4 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Dear service, nice card. Would be nice if it is also on the website. Delicious lunch eaten. See you soon. (Original) Lieve bediening, fijne kaart. Zou wel prettig zijn als deze ook op de website staat. Heerlijke lunchplank gegeten. Tot snel.

  • 5/5 Marijke S. 4 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) A super cozy restaurant for the whole family. A very good kitchen. Recommended!! (Original) Een super gezellig restaurant voor het heele gezin. Een zeer goede keuken. Een aanrader!!

  • 5/5 ee L. 4 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Nice cafe. Super delicious cake. Very friendly service. You can also sit comfortably around the fire. Especially nice when it rains outside. (Original) Schönes Cafe. Super leckerer Kuchen. Sehr freundlicher Service. Man kann auch schön gemütlich am Feuer sitzen. Besonders schön wenn es draussen regnet.

  • 5/5 Irene K. 4 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Delicious eaten and comfortably seated! (Original) Heerlijk gegeten en gezellig gezeten!

  • 5/5 lautje de R. 4 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) So cozy here, delicious bitter garnish and the wine thick primA! (Original) Zo gezellig hier, heerlijke bittergarnituur en de wijn dikke primA !

  • 4/5 Bernadette K. 4 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Very cozy and tasty 👍 (Original) Sehr gemütlich und lekker 👍

  • 5/5 Jayden S. 4 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Again here for the tasty brownies (Original) Wederom weer hier voor de lekkere brownies

  • 4/5 Peter P. 4 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Very nice concept. Location and decoration top. As a beer lover, I had hoped for more varieties. (Original) Erg leuk concept. Locatie en aankleding top. Als bierliefhebber had ik gehoopt op nog wat meer soorten.

  • 5/5 Mirthe H. 4 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Very nice place! Spacious and good atmosphere. (Original) Erg fijne plek! Ruim opgezet en goede sfeer.

  • 5/5 Kai M. 3 years ago on Google
    Toll! Yippie! Yummy! Very good toasts and a cool location!

  • 5/5 Frank M. 4 years ago on Google
    Great place for a lunch or just a coffee. Welcoming interior, friendly staff, nice choice..

  • 5/5 Jan T. 4 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Cozy and atmospheric (Original) Gezellig en sfeervol

  • 4/5 Dauphine M. 4 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Cozy bistro, nice people and good food (Original) Gezellige bistro, leuke mensen en lekker eten

  • 5/5 Divya S. 1 year ago on Google
    We love this place. Have been there twice. They have delicious pancakes, sandwiches, coffees, teas, of course brownies too. The portion size is big enough. The music and vibe is pretty chill. Some spaces also for families and kids. The staff is very polite and attentive. The location is also quite convenient, easy to reach. I'd definitely recommend this place.

  • 5/5 Freddy 1 year ago on Google
    I loved the Cafe. Really lovely people working there. Always nice and courteous. Dogs are welcome and the brownies are quite delicious too. We'll come again :)

  • 5/5 Anthony C. 1 year ago on Google
    Hamburger with fries is €12.50. Service was great. They are keeping people with Down's Syndrome gainfully employed. We had a great time. Family friendly with play area for kids.

  • 5/5 Katrien A. 1 year ago on Google
    OMG, How original is this!! Great place, great and cute staff, beautiful interior, and best brownies ever. Well done. Wonderful initiative!

  • 5/5 Nils 1 year ago on Google
    Very friendly staff, good prices and perfect atmosphere. I love this café.

  • 5/5 mina v. 1 year ago on Google
    After 6 months in Alkmaar , I discovered this cafe today . It’s a very beautiful place with very nice and friendly staff. I would totally recommend it .

  • 5/5 katerina k. 5 years ago on Google
    I love this café. The staff is lovely and the food is always delicious. I love how they serve the cappucino in a little tray with a small glass of cream on the side and a little cake.

  • 5/5 Jens E. 11 months ago on Google
    Good coffee, friendly people

  • 5/5 Paul K. 3 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Are you down, get a cup of coffee here. Recommended! (Original) Ben je down, haal hier een kop koffie. Aanrader!

  • 5/5 David G. 5 years ago on Google
    A nice place to sit down, relax and enjoy the great pancakes :) Very nice waiters !

  • 4/5 Gary G. 6 years ago on Google
    Good brownies and coffee. Warm place to wait for the bus. Super nice staff people.

  • 5/5 Sarah Z. 5 years ago on Google
    There's no bad Brownie's and Downies. I love them everywhere.

  • 4/5 John T. 6 years ago on Google
    Easy going place where you are served by people with special needs. Can be a bit loud, kid friendly.

  • 5/5 Raffiek T. 6 years ago on Google
    Good food, frendly people. Nice interior. Definetly a place to visit again. The brownie was verry noteworthy, crunchy crust and a little moister on the inside. I've seen a lot of dry brownies, but this one deserves an award.

  • 5/5 Ole H. 6 years ago on Google
    Super place, service and menu!! A great place to visit

  • 1/5 Michael V. 7 years ago on Google
    terrible concept using cheap disabled service people: This is a typical nightmare of screwed dutch thinking. In all respect to disabled people, but using them as cheap service people and even building a franchise concept out of this is a BIG NO GO. I don't want to discriminate disabled people, but offending guests with the disabled theme or offending disabled people with huge misperceptions is a big no go. I simply ordered a typical dutch "uitsmijter" for my breakfast, it took ages before one of the non-disabled service people came along to excuse but the typical dutch "uitsmijter' is not part of the menue card. In place of that they are offering typical dutch and highly overpriced marketing food with beautiful names. The interrieur design is nice, but the tables are really small, they mostly offer very cheap budget chairs. There is not a piece of love in this concept, it's a big thievery and unrespectful business making on the back of disabled people.

  • 5/5 Sarah Z. 5 years ago on Google
    I love it

  • 5/5 Marianne D. 3 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Just got home from a delicious high tea as a present for my birthday. Each course was surprising and simply excellent in taste. The service was very attentive and helped us well. If I do have to mention a point (which certainly did not detract from the whole experience), I would have expected a brownie somewhere;). But seriously this was the best High Tea I've ever had and I've enjoyed quite a few good high teas. Thank you all for this great afternoon! (Original) Zojuist thuis gekomen van een heerlijke high tea gekregen als cadeautje voor mijn verjaardag. Elke gang was verrassend en gewoon uitstekend van smaak. De bediening was zeer attent en hebben ons goed geholpen. Als ik dan toch een puntje moet noemen (dat beslist geen afbreuk heeft gedaan op de hele ervaring), dan had ik nog wel een brownie ergens verwacht ;). Maar serieus dit was de lekkerste High Tea die ik ooit heb gehad en ik heb al van aardig wat goede high teas mogen genieten. Bedankt voor deze geweldige middag allen!

  • 4/5 Marise B. 3 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) The staff is friendly and you can have a good lunch (Original) Het is vriendelijk personeel je kan er goed lunchen

  • 4/5 Pahuldip S. 3 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Yummy! (Original) Lekker!

  • 5/5 Ryan du P. 3 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Very good food! (Original) Heel lekker gegeten!

  • 5/5 Jörg J. 3 years ago on Google
    Das beste Kaffee das wir in unserem Urlaub in Holland besucht haben, einfach Weltklasse!!!!

  • 5/5 Frida L. 3 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Nice place and super friendly staff! We had a high tea, a lot of and super tasty for a very good price !!! Really recommend! (Original) Leuke zaak en super vriendelijk personeel! Wij hadden een high tea, super veel en super lekker voor hele goeie prijs!!! Echt een aanrader!

  • 4/5 Jaap Z. 3 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Still quiet the first Friday evening opening. But delicious eaten and served with enthusiasm. Good glass of wine with it. Definitely recommended for the middle classification. (Original) Nog rustig de eerste vrijdagavond opening. Maar heerlijk gegeten en met enthousiasme opgediend. Goed glas wijn erbij. Zeker een aanrader voor het middenklassement.

  • 5/5 Paulus A. 3 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Very nice place to have a cup of coffee or to have lunch. The entourage is very atmospheric and the staff friendly. (Original) Ontzettend leuke plek om heerlijk een kop koffie te doen of te lunchen. De entourage is ontzettend sfeervol en het personeel vriendelijk.

  • 5/5 Moritz T. 3 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Great place. Warm drinks and pancakes outstanding. Very friendly staff. (Original) Tolles Lokal. Warme Getränke und Pancakes überragend. Sehr freundliches Personal.

  • 5/5 Helen P. 3 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Beautiful space, nice and helpful service, good food. (Original) Prachtige ruimte, aardige en behulpzame bediening, lekker eten.

  • 5/5 Joek B. 3 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Delicious coffee (Original) Heerlijke koffie

  • 5/5 De Boekentuin A. 3 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Delicious cappuccino and this cake (Original) Heerlijke cappuccino en deze cake

  • 5/5 Dennis S. 3 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Was great to unwind after a hard day! Delicious food. (Original) Was super om na een zware dag te onthaasten! Heerlijk eten.

  • 5/5 S. K. 3 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Great concept for a not too cheap price. (Original) Tolles Konzept zu nicht ganz günstigem Preis.

  • 4/5 Anja Schut-de G. 3 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Cozy and good food. (Original) Gezellig en goed eten.

  • 4/5 Darren S. 3 years ago on Google
    Very good.

  • 5/5 Klein A. 3 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) It was pure coincidence that I came over, but since I can't get past brownies anyway, I went in. I have not looked back. Since I wasn't sure which of the brownies to eat, I was suggested to try them all. So I got 5 small brownies with whipped cream and a coffee for an unbeatable 6 euros. And they were all incredibly tasty. Had to hold back not to order the whole thing again directly! (Original) Reiner Zufall dass ich vorbei gekommen bin, aber da ich an Brownies sowieso nicht vorbeikomme, bin ich reingegangen. Ich habe es nicht bereut. Da ich mir nicht sicher war, welchen der Brownies ich essen sollte, wurde mir vorgeschlagen, doch einfach alle zu probieren. Ich habe also für unschlagbare 6 Euro 5 kleine Brownies mit Schlagsahne und einen Kaffee bekommen. Und sie waren alle unglaublich lecker. Musste mich zurückhalten, das Ganze nicht direkt noch einmal zu bestellen!

  • 5/5 Ingrid F. 3 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Super cozy. Lovely people. Delicious snacks .. (Original) Super gezellig. Lieve mensen. Heerlijke hapjes..

  • 5/5 Juan M. 3 years ago on Google
    Best café in Alkmaar! Drinks, food, everything’s pretty nice. I love the people there!

  • 5/5 Robin P. 5 years ago on Google
    Fun place, good food and super friendly staff. Go here to support this project and have a good time while doing it.


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Amenities


  • Pets
    • ✓️ Dogs allowed
  • Parking
    • ✓️ Paid street parking
  • Payments
    • ✓️ Debit cards
    • ✓️ Credit cards
    • ✓️ NFC mobile payments
  • Offerings
    • ✓️ Beer
    • ✓️ Wine
    • ✓️ Coffee
    • ✓️ Alcohol
    • ✓️ Small plates
    • ✓️ Vegan options
    • ✓️ Healthy options
    • ✓️ Vegetarian options
  • Accessibility
    • ✓️ Wheelchair-accessible toilet
    • ✓️ Wheelchair-accessible seating
    • ✓️ Wheelchair-accessible entrance
  • Dining options
    • ✓️ Lunch
    • ✓️ Brunch
    • ✓️ Dinner
    • ✓️ Dessert
    • ✓️ Seating
    • ✓️ Breakfast
  • Service options
    • ✓️ Dine-in
    • ✗ Delivery

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