Food & drinks in the depot
The depot has a (literally) glistening exterior and a spectacular interior. Another special experience awaits visitors who take the express lift to the sixth floor. The depot’s roof not only provides a spectacular panoramic view of the city, but it also has a a restaurant, named Renilde, beautifully situated in a green oasis. And all of this in the heart of Rotterdam!
Practical information
Restaurant Renilde is during the day open during opening hours of the Depot and in the evening from Wednesday to Saturday.
Lunch
On Tuesdays to Sundays from 11:00 to 17:00 (lunch till 16:00, last round at 16:30). Visitors with a valid entrance ticket can go here for coffee, tea, lunch or just a drink. It is not possible to make a reservation for lunch.
Dinner
Restaurant Renilde is open for dinner from Wednesday to Saturday from 18:00 to 23:00. The restaurant is therefore also open after the closing time of the depot. It is much appreciated and requierd that we are informed of dietary requirements in advance when making the reservation. We serve a daily changing carte blanche menu of 4 to 6 courses with seasonal products. You can book up to a group of 8 people.
The rooftop garden
The sixth floor is located at a height of 34.5 meters and has a breathtaking view of the city of Rotterdam. In the forest on the roof you will find restaurant Renilde with 120 seats. On the other side you can find the event space, room Coert, both accessible via an express lift. The rooftop is free to visit from 18:00 on days when the restaurant is open.
Hall Coert can be rented exclusively during the day and in the evenings for all kinds of meetings (evenementen@boijmans.nl).
Payment with cash is not possible. We only accept pin, mastercard and visa.
Unfortunately it is not possible to split the bill. Bills must be settled in one go.
Restaurant Renilde is urgently looking for employees!
We are looking for competent Restaurant employees. Your ultimate goal will be to provide high-quality experience that will help us maintain and attract customers.
More information
Diner
For dinner we offer a carte blanche dinner, where you leave the choice to the chef. You can choose from a 4-*, 5- or 6-course dinner, wine pairing on request.
For an impression of the restaurant and its dishes, view the instagram-account of restaurant Renilde.
Prices
Menu Renilde € 142
6-course dinner including cheese, 6 glasses of wine, water, aperitive, and coffee
6-course dinner € 80
5-course dinner € 67
4-course dinner* € 57
*Only available on Wednesdays and Thursdays.
Surcharge for Dutch cheese €13
Wine pairing € 8 per glass
Wine paring (small) € 5 per glass
We charge a water contribution of €3 per person for the entire evening.
We cook using fresh ingredients and base our menu on the ingredients that are brought in daily. For this reason we have limited possiblities to accommodate allergens and other dietary restrictions. We ask you to let us know about any dietary restrictions in advance. Should it be the case that we are unable to fulfil your specific wishes, we will contact you. When needed we can make our menu completely vegetarian.
You can make reservations up to 8 people through our reservation system on this page. Unfortunately we can not accommodate larger groups.
Lunch
Visistors with a valid entrance ticket for the depot can come to Renlide for coffee, tea, lunch and drinks.
On Tuesdays to Sundays from 11:00 to 17:00 (lunch till 16:00, last round at 16:30). Visitors with a valid entrance ticket can go here for coffee, tea, lunch or just a drink. It is not possible to make a reservation for lunch.
Payment with cash is not possible. We only accept pin, master card and visa.
Unfortunately it is not possible to split the bill. Bills must be settled in one go.
Reservations are limited – we only take reservations for group of 10 to 15 people. For more information contact us via renilde@boijmans.nl.
For smaller groups during the day we only take walk-ins.
Restaurant Renilde, the name
Renilde Hammacher-van den Brande was curator at Boijmans from 1962-1978. She laid the foundation for one of the most important museum collections of modern art in the Netherlands. In addition to our Rothko, Renilde also bought work by Dalí, Magritte and Man Ray, among others. She also made major exhibitions in the museum, such as the legendary Dalí exhibition in 1970, which was opened by the surrealist master himself. Renilde Hammacher passed away in 2014 at the age of 101.
Video about Dalí's visit to Rotterdam, from the perspective of the then curator Renilde Hammacher
Chef Jim de Jong
Jim de Jong is chef of Restaurant Renilde. Jim is known for the outstanding restaurant De Jong in Rotterdam's Hofbogen, of which he was owner and chef until earlier this year. During his early years, Jim worked at star restaurant Le Cirque in The Hague, which at the time was led by chef Robert Kranenborg. In Montpellier, France, he was then chef-de-partie at the two-star restaurant Jardin Des Sens, before becoming co-owner and chef of De Jonge De Jong in Rotterdam in 2009. In 2013 he opened his own restaurant in the Hofbogen. Jim de Jong won the Golden Spoon (Gouden Lepel) in 2016 and was named Young Top Chef of the Year by restaurant guide GaultMillau in 2019.
Hall Coert, the name
Coert Ebbinge Wubben started working at Boijmans in 1941, became acting director in May 1945 and was director from 1950-1978. Under his management, the museum acquired the collection of D.G. van Beuningen, with masterpieces by Van Eyck, Bruegel and Titian, among others. In that year, the name Van Beuningen was added to that of Boijmans. Together with Renilde Hammacher, he also gave space to modern art and took the initiative to expand the museum with the Bodon wing. He obtained two bequests, which are still active as important funds for acquisitions, the Lucas van Leyden Foundation and the Van Rede Fund Foundation. Coert Ebbinge Wubben passed away in 2014 at the age of 99.