Pont 13 is housed in a renovated ferry dating back to 1927. The ferry used to go back and forth over the Ij. Pont 13 have tried to keep the unique features including the port-holes, old boiler, huge oval roof (with new skylights), wooden floors, add to the industrial ambiance.
You can enjoy great French cuisine and fine wines within this spacious boat. I have been a few times and co-incidentally the majority of the times with large groups. The atmosphere is really relaxed and the staff always accommodating. The last visit on Wednesday was to bid farewell to a red bearded South African friend who is traveling back to Durban for the World Cup. There were about 20 of us and Pont 13 allowed us to have a mixture of plates with plenty of wine. Even as the evening got louder and louder, the staff were still pleasant. At some point there was also a musician playing near the entrance on his violin.
Just to add to Pont 13's uniqueness, I spotted a wee rabbit (who is not for dinner) later in the evening and the restaurant's huge (but not quite as big as a St Bernard- but fairly big) dog that wandering around the restaurant.
Pont 13 is a little way out, going West past Centraal Station but well worth the distance to this unique location, and the food doesn't let it down either.
http://www.pont13.nl/
Make sure you check the website for latest address as it may move again.
5 stars :-)
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