Culinary escape
Our restaurant and boutique hotel are surrounded by an edible garden.
For our Signature Menu, the kitchen creates a selection from whatever nature, our Waelde Tuin and the farmers we work with are offering at that moment.
We source as much as possible from nearby, occasionally allowing ourselves to explore ingredients from further afield. Discover powerful contrasts in flavour and texture, with growing, fermenting and foraging at the heart of our cuisine.
- Restaurant | Inspired by Nature Signature Menu
- Bar, terrace & lounge | Cocktails, wine, bites & sharing plates — hotel guests only
Our restaurant opening hours, please check out the reservation form.
signature menu
Take a seat at one of the tables surrounding our Chef’s Table.
Within this intimate setting, you will gradually uncover the chef’s secrets while immersing yourself in the flavours of this moment and the carefully preserved treasures of another season.
The elements of nature invite you on a journey through the different ecosystems of our island.
A culinary adventure to experience together.
- Signature Menu | €159
Open on Monday, Tuesday, Friday and Saturday until September 1st. Then on friday & saturday untill march 2027.
Hotel Experience Packages | From €289 | Click here
Our concept
An untameable desire to do things differently, inspired by nature.
You will not find a conventional menu at op Oost. Instead, we present a poem inspired by the elements of nature.
As dinner unfolds, allow your thoughts to wander across the island and through its different ecosystems.
The wind directions and elements reveal where we are. The moon determines the rhythm.
Allow yourself to be captivated at op Oost.
Our promise
May I invite you into my thoughts? Into what I hear when I stand beside the Wadden Sea, or walk through the forest?
These thoughts return in the poem that accompanies dinner, telling of the flavours of this moment and the preserved treasures of another season. A verse from this season poem:
ELEMENT WATER | EAST
“The Wadden Sea awakens. Veiled in the morning mist, the Moon calls the water home. Within the green-grey hues lies a hidden wealth of saline flavours. The contrast between wild and cultivated dances along the boundary between land and sea. Like an echo through time, a new season begins. You are exactly where you want to be.”
Connecting our guests with nature. That is our promise.
Our concept
Especially for our hotel guests…
Even on the days when Het Kook Atelier is closed, there is no need to go anywhere else.
“You are exactly where you want to be. Here. Now. At home. At op Oost.”
Enjoy the kind of small bites we long for when we are at home ourselves.
Simple pleasures to enjoy in the restaurant, at the bar or outside in the garden. Something delicious with a drink, made with ingredients sourced from nearby and further afield.
To share together, or to keep entirely to yourself. A moment in which nothing is expected of you. From exceptional local cheeses and Texel lamb sausage to shrimp croquettes and freshly harvested Wadden Sea oysters... just a small selection from our bites menu.
You are already where you want to be. Stay a little longer. Make yourself feel at home at op Oost...
Before you visit us...
To help you make the most of your experience at op Oost, here are a few things to know before you arrive.
- We exclusively serve our Inspired by Nature Signature Menu. An à la carte menu is not available.
- Advance reservations are required for the Inspired by Nature Menu, including for hotel guests.
- If you have any dietary requirements or allergies, please read our policy below before making your reservation.
- We do not offer a children's menu.
- Dogs are not permitted in the restaurant.
- Complimentary parking is available in the unnumbered parking spaces next to the restaurant or at the public car park on Lancasterdijk.
Dietary Requirements & Food Allergies
We understand that dietary requirements and allergies can make dining out more challenging.
As we work with seasonal ingredients and a small kitchen team, we are unfortunately unable to accommodate every dietary preference or allergy. Our goal is to offer every guest an unforgettable dining experience.
How can we accommodate you?
- Prefer not to eat fish, shellfish, crustaceans or meat? We are happy to serve a vegetarian menu.
- Do you have a lactose allergy? We offer a vegan menu.
- Do you have a gluten intolerance? We provide gluten-free bread.
- We are, of course, happy to accommodate pregnancy-related dietary requirements.
Please let us know about any dietary requirements or allergies at least 48 hours before your reservation.
Discover our orchard
Before taking your seat at the table, I will personally welcome you for a guided walk throughour De Waelde Tuin. [4km from op Oost] Together, we'll explore our orchard, vegetable garden and herb garden, where your senses begin the journey long before dinner is served.
This one-hour experience is a beautiful introduction to your evening at op Oost. And I promise you: afterwards, you'll experience every course differently—and you'll never look at an ingredient in quite the same way again.
The Discovery | Inspired by Nature | €189 per person
Including the Signature Menu.
Team
Driven by passion for conscious gastronomy, ambition and local hospitality. We would like to introduce you to the "Kook Atelier" team. Would you like to become part of our team? Click here to read more.
What you can expect
The Wad
Our salty backyard is characterised by silence and extraordinary vistas. The salty taste of the Wadden oyster is unmissable and an important part of our menu. Just like the razor clams, periwinkles and cockles. We do not collect these ourselves, but buy them locally from our fish specialist.
Bees
Bees are so important for tomorrow's world. In the front garden near the wild and edible flowers stands their home. Don't worry, they won't bother you. But they do enjoy all the flowers in the garden, the blooming lamb's ear by the Schorren and the beautiful flower gardens near Oost. We're already looking forward to our first homegrown honey.
Head to tail and spine
Conscious enjoyment is at the very basis of our menu, defined by contrasts in flavour and texture. The dishes you will be served not only give substance to the 'head to tail' principle, but the menu goes one step further; true culinary enjoyment from 'head to tail'.
Seasonality
Every day, you can choose to do things differently. Whenever possible, we pick products that are naturally available at the time and within 'reach'. In this way, we limit logistical flows, honour crafts and local home & professional producers. Together with our suppliers, we look at what can be done in a more sustainable way and how best to match our demand and their supply.
Edible garden
Our garden is almost entirely edible and our bees are definitely supporting that. From sage to wrinkle rose, gooseberry and the elder. Feel free to pick some fresh herbs for your own herbal tea or snack on the strawberries. In the saline kitchen garden boxes you will find our saline crops. A nice variation on conventional crops and definitely more sustainable.
Farmers
We have a passion for the finest ingredients and old crafts. We therefore enjoy working with small family farms and passionate artisans such as Farmer Jens from the village of “Oost”. Jens not only supplies beef, raw milk and the so-called “dual-purpose” cow & lamb. He also delivers our fresh eggs when 'our own chicken ladies' are occupied.
Green heroes
Once upon a time, there were three ambitious farmers, a vision, a piece of land and a buyer. Jan, Ellen and Edwin became “de Groentehelden (the Vegetable Heroes) of Texel. We instantly connected in our love for craft, nature and fine dining. From samphire to cabbage and sea lavender to radishes.
Botanicals
You won't find any cola or orange squash in our restaurant. We love creating special pairings, and alcohol-free moments certainly needn't be boring with us. We craft our own herbal infusions, kombucha, water kefir and botanical cocktails. Why? Because it's simply different, more exciting and closer to home.
