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The Pancake Boat, RotterdamPage 2 More photos
De Pannenkoeken Boot's pier is behind the red-roofed floating Chinese restaurant above, directly across from the Euromast. (The harbor is called Parkhaven, and you can reach it on foot or via the No. 8 tram from central Rotterdam.)
The interior of De Pannenkoeken Boot includes a statue of a mermaid whose motto could be "Pancakes or bust."
The pancake kitchen is on the main or lower deck. When your table number is called, you go to the kitchen to collect your first pancake.
A server will hand you a plate with the type of pancake you want: plain, or with apple slices or bacon baked in (as in the photo above).
Cooks constantly load new plates of pancakes onto a rack between the kitchen and the dining area. (The plates can be hot, so you may want to use a napkin as a potholder.)
A wooden table has pans of sweet and savory toppings--everything from ham, cheese, and sliced eggs to fruit, marshmallows, and candy sprinkles. (We suggest starting off with a dinner pancake and returning for dessert.)
After you've shoveled toppings onto your pancake, you can head back to your table for dinner.
A menu at your table lists alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks, which are charged separately and delivered by a server. Another optional add-on is the sundae bar, which opens for business after passengers have had their fill of pancakes.
This photo shows a family dining on the lower or main deck. (We took it from the upper deck, which has more tables, toilets, and an open sightseeing deck at the stern.)
This dessert pancake has slices of apple, banana, and peach, with brown sugar and chocolate shavings for an added nutritional boost.
After the meal, smaller children head for a hatch on the lower deck that, when opened, reveals a hold filled with plastic balls.
At the end of the voyage, you'll be offered a Wilhelmina peppermint as you leave the boat. The traditional Dutch mints bear a portrait of the late Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands, whose reign lasted 58 years (from 1890 to 1948). Back to: De Pannekoeken Boot - The Pancake Boat
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