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HET  KOMPAS

Slow Food Wadden Island Restaurant

REQUEST FOR A TABLE RESERVATION FOR DINNER

as one of TeXel's smallest restaurants with only six with white tablecloths covered restaurant tables for dinner and only one shift an evening


a request for a reservation for one of this only six restaurant tables can be made on +31 - (0) 222 - 319360 and means and is possible with using a 2 course dinner per person

a starter per person or a soup per person and a main course per person and then mail your request to info@whiskybarplaza.nl
you will receive a confirmation of your reservation by email


nothing shows quality and style anymore than when we offer our home made with traditionally rustically carefully
artisanal handcrafted real meat and real food prepared Dutch / TeXel cooking art the same way and with the same quality we do it unmistakable since 1981 with TeXel lamb and TeXel beef


together with a nice lettuce, warm vegetables on a steaming tray and in a generous portion with real fried patatoes


served on preheated porcelain plates from Villeroy & Boch with cutlery from Gallo and Sabatier
on our with white tablecloths covered only six restaurant tables with comfortable armchairs made in 1981 for us by Spahn Gastronomie Möbel in Stadlohn


Bolsius long romantic chic gothic burning candless provide atmosphere and warmth when it gets dark

and enjoy one of our outstanding Italian wines to accompany your dinner from among others


bio dal 1978
the outstanding Italian organic- bio - dynamique, bio vegan wine from Fattoria La Vialla di Gianni, Antonio e Bandino
Lo Franco, the famiglia- run farm- and wine estate in Toscane

deserve- and are served in crystall glasses from Schott Zwiesel  

a bottle is to much for 2 or even 4 persons ? ?   the opened bottle can be taken home


east longitude 4o  45'  11" / north latitude 53" 01' 34"

one of TeXel's smallest restaurants + bar
the taste of an island
island lamb and beef
born on TeXel
raised on TeXel
slaughtered on TeXel
 exquisitely slowly crafted for you


located on TeXel nestled in the limitless nature at the edge of the World Heritage the Wadden Sea is TeXel something of a world
apart and an inspiring natural environment with a truly unique small restaurant + bar


in the shadow of the famous white church build in 1425 and its 28 metres high tower
build in 1450 on the edge of the "olde lant" of TeXel where dunes, forest, farmland and sea come together


and in the middle of the rural little village of Den Hoorn there is a lavender blue building
with on the wall the yellow flag with the Red Lion Scotland's unofficial flag
that's where the Kompas is almost half a century since 24 january vintage 1981 doing things unhurried


open from 4.p.m. closed on tuesday

adults only

classical music plays in the background


forward back to basic the real real
creating quality in simplicity and good food artisanal handcrafted with care and love


the good things in life still exist
we do not follow trends.
we have our own beliefs
we put everything we are
in everything we make
and that is what we are


manu factum natural from earth to table dealing with nature

TeXel's heritage beautiful nature and countryside makes TeXel truly naturally different from every other place in the world
TeXel does not belong to us we belong to TeXel


it all starts with the ingredients
the best food is only archieved by using the best ingredients and vegetables can as always be only as good as the earth in which it grows our vegetables come if possible from TeXel's soil our living larder


herbs from our own garden and born and grazed local TeXel lamb & TeXel beef comes since 1981 from the artisans
hans zijm, sander de ridder, lea broekman of slagerij Goenga in Den Hoorn on TeXel


Het Kompas Slow Food Wadden Island Restaurant is in early 2000's one of the first members of the slow food
movement Italy in the Netherlands

  slow food: the history of an idea

slow food was started in Piemonte by Carlo Petrini and a group of activists on 10 December 1989 (is Terra Madre day)
with the initial aim to defend regional traditions, good food, gastronomic pleasure and a slow pace of life  

 
a sence of place embrace the quiet gentle and slow exclusivity and savouring the cosy casual
ambience and pay attention take your time to enjoy, drink and dine treat yourself and go for it
slow food is a way of life


slow living is a mindset and a return to genuine values such as, craftsmanship, timeless, sustainable, tradition,
individuality, independence, integrity


faithful to the world who is coming round to our way of thinking and discover conscious that slow and small is the way
to go this is our moment in the sun the trend have come to us


stray from the herd stand out of the crowd be no nomad think different be your own boss say goodbye to the uncovered tables this is the time to be slow and escape away from the horde make your life extraordinary dare to be different


we believe in authenticity provenance & traceability
we believe in terroir matters
we believe in slow
we believe in the soul of the artisan
we believe in and belong to TeXel
in everything we stand for


please note that we cannot accommodate vegetarian alternatives nor gluten free serving our dishes may contain traces of allergenen

Het Kompas
the Scotch whisky bar
the original
and also with TeXel's unparalleled Wadden single malt- single cask whisky's


RESERVATION REQUEST FOR A NOSING & TASTING


we look forward to your visit and recommend that you make an appointment in advance to experience a tutored nosing & tasting session at 3 p.m. on reservation


please let me know when you would like to visit us and at which tutored nosing & tasting I can assist you in an
one on one private guidance at our bar


a request for a reservation for a nosing & tasting can be made on + 31 – (0) 222 319360 and then mail your
request with the chosen nosing & tasting to info@whiskybarplaza.nl
you will receive a confirmation of your reservation by email


almost half a century since 24 January vintage 1981
a destination and meeting place for the devotee
of vintage Scotch- & vintage TeXel single malt- single cask whisky's
sometimes the last of its kind


we did’t join the Scotch single malt whisky movement we startet it


discover the unique flavours of this impossible unparalleled collection take the time to nose, sip, savour


single malt whisky is not only a wonderful drink it is an expression of the nature of the land in which it is distilled


every single malt whisky is a reflection of a place it is begotten by the soil the air as well as man it gives enduring fame to the life of the place and its rhytm the authentic taste back to the real the origin


adults only

Scotch single malt whisky the Scottish icon

from a huge range of old & rare-, sometimes unique-, unrepeatable Scotch single malt whisky's
and collectables, sometimes the last of a kind and never interchangeable can take between one and three hours depending on the questions being ask


the iconic living cask uncover the next great hidden dram

with more then 100 different Scotch single malt whisky's in one glass
this Scotch single malt whisky's blended together is different every time you enjoy it, carefully chosen topped up and then left to marry
every glass unique


the island distillery De Lepelaar
the TeXel single malt- single cask whisky's a TeXel's icon
strictly limited

unparalleled circular Wadden Island Whisky crafted without compromise
TeXel single grain-, TeXel single malt-, TeXel single cask- TeXel single smoked malt- TeXel seaweed whisky's  
produced from barley, rye, wheat, oats, spelt, TeXelse Triticale and matured in different casks

made since 2013 when it started at distillery De Lepelaar in Den Hoorn, TeXel
on the estate De Bonte Belevenis of Inge Yntema and Joscha Schoots who started the estate in August 2008
every single cask unique


the  S. M.  W.  S.

you 're about strike something truly special

strictly limited, exclusive, uncompromising craftmanship

     Scotch single malt whisky's from the "old" Scotch Malt Whisky Society, The Vaults, Leith, Edinburgh and bottlings
among others
from the Louis Vuitton Moet Hennessy (LVMH) era from the legendary chairman Bernard Arnault as the then owner of the S.M.W.S.
a tribute to the classics
every single bottling unique


    RARE  MALTS  SELECTION  
the collectables

a historic collection of Scotch single malt whisky's from distilleries which sometimes no longer exist

         each individually numbered bottle has revealed a most intriguing character, its individuality emphasised by a quirk peculiar to natural cask strenght bottlings.
          so small has been each bottling run that every rare malt, drawn from casks, which naturally differ has had its own unique strenght.

          the rare malts selection each unique to taste and to remember with affection


we do not accept debit- (pin) cards we do accept mobiel banking

info@whiskybarplaza.nl / www.whiskybarplaza.nl

Bank: NL03INGB0673463400


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