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Cafe Vrijdag Haarlem

Restaurant Cafe Bar Diner Mexican restaurant Cocktail bar

One of the Most Reviewed Caves in Haarlem


Address

Riviervismarkt 1-3, 2011 HJ Haarlem, Netherlands

Website

www.restaurantcafevrijdag.nl

Contact

+31 23 551 1901

Price rating

$$ $$

Rating on Google Maps

3.90 (1.4K reviews)

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Working Hours

  • Wednesday: 12 to 10 pm
  • Thursday: 12 to 10 pm
  • Friday: 12 pm to 12 am
  • Saturday: 12 pm to 12 am
  • Sunday: 12 to 10 pm
  • Monday: Closed
  • Tuesday: 4 to 10 pm

Featured Reviews


Frequently mentioned in reviews: great (14) nice (14) good (12) staff (8) drinks (7) chicken (7) atmosphere (6) Mexican (6)
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  • 5/5 Oksana 2 years ago on Google
    Super food and drinks. Great location and staff. Really had a great time. Bitterballen with jalapeño were outstanding. Chicken perfectly cooked and seasoned. Pulled pork on the nachos fantastic.
    3 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 jiamin y. 4 years ago on Google • 37 reviews
    Overall a nice experience, very creative and thoughtful interior space. Ordered few drinks, starters and entrees. Their mojito taste great! The pino Colada on the other hand is not so authentic. Taste more juice like instead of the ice cone it should be. The presentation of ceviche is unexpected and tastes really fresh. Great combination with the green sauce underneath and surprisingly good with the chips! We ordered Tataki as well, however it’s too dry for me. Not a big fan of that. Both entree is great! The popo bowl is such a great value!! I ordered basic bowl(€10) with one topping pulled pork(€2.5) with Salsa roja sauce on the side. The bowl is huge! And you could see how much pulled pork they throw in the bowl with only €2.5! It’s flavorful and fresh! More than enough for one person! Highly recommend that. Pollo picante: they roast the chicken so well. It’s juicy and flavorful! And goes well with the side salad. Btw the fries is delicious as well! Pleasant experience 😌
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 4/5 Adeel Q. 5 years ago on Google • 176 reviews
    Nice interior and good food. Had a nice evening here. Good - convenient location, next to the big church - nice interior and atmosphere - friendly staff - good food - decent prices Needs improvement - when it become busier, it was more difficult to attract attention of the staff.

  • 5/5 akshi m. 1 year ago on Google
    If you are a lover of flavours, go ahead and order. The food is flavourful and the atmosphere is lit, the staff is fun and courteous. We ordered sticky chicken wings and pollopicante dish. They were both delicious and fulfilling. I would really recommend going and having a bite.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 4/5 RD F. 4 months ago on Google • 109 reviews
    Nice place where i went for a chat and a drink. They have a wide array of cocktails, wine and beer. Also snacks!

  • 5/5 Lisa F. 2 years ago on Google • 26 reviews
    We just tried Popo again (after several years) and I’m so glad we did! We really enjoyed the enchiladas; we had the pollo and the beef. Perfectly cheesy inside, tasty filling combo of meat and veg, and sauce was good too. Nice portion in my opinion. We shared a carafe of frozen lime margarita (good deal) and I will say, there could be some improvement in the frozen ‘Rita, not as smooth as I like but it did the job! Some reviewer mentioned it being more TexMex and to that I’d say, that’s what makes it good! (Honestly, It’s on the fringe, I lived in TX for almost 30 years, I think this is a nice balance of both) There are so many places tryin to go “so authentic” Mexican, and that’s great too, but we all need a little TexMex in our life. We’ll be back!

  • 5/5 Seokmin O. 1 year ago on Google • 9 reviews
    We had dinner at the restaurant. The meal was delicious and the service was great. The price of the foods are bit expensive. But good to experience the restaurant.

  • 2/5 N M. 3 months ago on Google • 7 reviews New
    It was extremely cold inside, to the point that we had to wear our jackets inside. Service was mediocre and it took very long until helped or until food came

  • 2/5 Luke M. 9 months ago on Google • 5 reviews
    You’ll get more authentic Mexican food from a shake and bake from Aldi, and even the salad has no idea what a dressing is. Choice is tiny too, but maybe that is just the lunch menu? Staff were nice enough, and only had two tables, so attentive enough, but they were all wearing their pyjamas for some reason…

  • 1/5 Spyros A. 7 months ago on Google • 4 reviews
    I am really sorry but the worst food i ever had in this restaurant.. Burrito with chicken came without the chicken..luckily they changed it..with chicken inside..but rice was soggy and appart from the Burrito.. I ordered steak fajitas...steak raw and didn't even came hot... They took this out of the menu... What happened over there ...I used to have decent food.. Even for a Mexican with a twist still the food is 0... You can't serve this to customers..

  • 5/5 Endorphine Nail B. 1 year ago on Google • 3 reviews
    Always great experience! Enjoy coming here with either large groups or a small company. During our recent visit it was extremely busy. Nevertheless, we got our table on time, food and drinks arrived quite fast. The staff was attentive, friendly and efficient. The price matches effort and quality.

  • 4/5 Natalia N. 2 years ago on Google
    Great location and pretty good menu. The food is a hit or miss. (The fried cauliflower had way too much lemon juice on it, but the wraps and quesadillas are good.) The customer service is very lacking though, the staff is quite passive and not very friendly.

  • 4/5 Aarzoo K. 1 year ago on Google
    The food is great, however not too authentic but still loved the vibes. Also, the cocktails are amazing and if you are lucky, you might hear the best reggaeton🫶🏻. A must try place.

  • 5/5 Boris 1 year ago on Google
    Had a great time visiting Popocatepetl. Staff was friendly and nice and helpful, spoke great English as well which was great because I don’t speak dutch. Tasty frozen margaritas - tried the lime flavour which was great. For food we had chicken wings - meat was falling off the bone, well seasoned and tender. Also had some ribs - deep, smokey flavour and tacos which were really tasty (and big!) Relaxed atmosphere and cool decorations. Worth a visit

  • 5/5 Fiore 1 year ago on Google
    The bartender was amazing! We were 03 girls and we just wanted to have some drinks before heading home and we found this nice place that was fully booked but the bar area worked for us. They have great churros and nice cocktails! Definitely would go again :)

  • 4/5 Lori A. 1 year ago on Google
    Great place for drinks! We enjoyed the mezcal mule and margarita. This place would be five stars if there was something for kids such as quesadillas or something non spicy as all the menu has spice (states by waitress). Burritos are tasty though!

  • 3/5 Pablo E. 1 year ago on Google
    Great food and margaritas, also the atmosphere and decoration were nice…the service however was very slow.. Pitty!

  • 5/5 Evee N. 1 year ago on Google
    Didn’t expect much from Mexican food in the Netherlands, but my meal was lovely! The restaurant is well decorated and the staff are nice. I ordered the chicken nachos, they were filling and delicious. I asked for extra pico de Gallo - the meal is very rich and the pico cut it nicely. My nachos came with a hand wipe, which was a nice touch!

  • 3/5 Alonso O. 3 months ago on Google • 3 reviews New
    We order through the QR code that it’s on the table (every table) and then they brought the order (wine) and the bartender or waiter said to us “don’t order through the app cause it changes tables” so we thought why don’t you remove it if it is not the system anymore. And the Indian waiter was nice 👍🏻

  • 5/5 Koen V. 2 years ago on Google
    Loved the place. The best Mexican food outside of Mexico I had in years! Perfect balance of spicy well prepared. And a nice cosy quiet atmosphere.

  • 5/5 Eszter M. 2 years ago on Google
    First of all, the interior design and atmosphere is 10/10 - the best looking place I have ever been to. I had a virgin caipirinha, a vegetarian burrito and churros. The caipirinha had a perfect balance between spiciness, sourness and sweetness. The consistency of the churros and the flavour of the chocolate dip was also perfect. I personally prefer burritos where the rice, sauce and salad are put inside it, here they were put in little plates which makes the burrito a little less flavorful but it had fresh cilantro. Service is a little slow but kind.

  • 5/5 Nynke 2 years ago on Google
    My favourite restaurant in Haarlem! The staff is always friendly, and the food is great. I just wish they would bring back the nacho's as a main dish.

  • 4/5 Praveen H. 2 years ago on Google
    was good. not a fan for aubergine filling in the Vegetarian Burrito, but it tasted good.

  • 5/5 Sarah L. 2 years ago on Google
    We had a very pleasant experience here. Really good food, nice drinks and an awesome location. The interior is really cool too. Definitely a spot where you can go for some food and drinks or cocktails. We had the Mexican burger with sweet potato fries, the famous ribs, the vegetarian nachos and the Popo salad and we all loved it! You will definitely have to get one of their delicious lemonades! They are gorgeous and made with love! Prices are reasonable. Definitely worth a try.


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Amenities


  • Parking
    • ✓️ Paid multi-storey car park
    • ✓️ Somewhat difficult to find a space
  • Payments
    • ✓️ Debit cards
    • ✓️ Credit cards
    • ✓️ NFC mobile payments
  • Offerings
    • ✓️ Beer
    • ✓️ Wine
    • ✓️ Coffee
    • ✓️ Alcohol
    • ✓️ Spirits
    • ✓️ Cocktails
    • ✓️ Small plates
    • ✓️ Vegan options
    • ✓️ Late-night food
    • ✓️ Vegetarian options
  • Accessibility
    • ✓️ Wheelchair-accessible seating
    • ✗ Wheelchair-accessible car park
    • ✓️ Wheelchair-accessible entrance
  • Dining options
    • ✓️ Lunch
    • ✓️ Dinner
    • ✓️ Dessert
    • ✓️ Seating
  • Service options
    • ✓️ Dine-in
    • ✗ Delivery
    • ✓️ Outdoor seating

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