De Stenen Tafel

De Stenen Tafel is a restaurant in Borculo, in the Netherlands. It is a fine dining restaurant that was awarded one Michelin star in 1999 and retained that rating until 2011.[2][3][4][5][6][7][8]

De Stenen Tafel
Restaurant information
Established	1971[1]
Head chef	Raymond Prinsen
Food type	French
Rating	Michelin Guide
Street address	Het Eiland 1
City	Borculo
Postal/ZIP Code	7271 BK
Country	Netherlands
Website	Official website

French restaurant guide Gault Millau did not mention the restaurant or its sister bistro De Olliemölle.[9]

The head chef of De Stenen Tafel is Raymond Prinsen,[10] who took over in 1994.[11]

Prinsen closed the restaurant in April 2011, due to lack of motivation.[12] He went on with his Bib Gourmand bistro De Olliemölle and started developing other plans, like a cookery school.[13] Prinsen did not enjoy his restaurant-free period and announced the return of the restaurant in April 2012. Although with a different concept, just open two days a week and 20 couverts, he has promised to try to get his star back.[14] The restaurant, nicknamed "De Stenen Tafel 2.0", reopened on 14 September 2012.[15]

Raymond Prinsen and his wife Gea Meppelink bought the watermill in 2007. The local municipality Berkelland was in financial difficulties and the sale solved a bit of their problems. For Prinsen and Meppelink, this means that they not only own the restaurant, but also the building in which they have heavily invested.[16]

In 2009, Gault Millau awarded the restaurant the Wine Award for the quality of its wine list.[17]

See also

• List of Michelin starred restaurants in the Netherlands

References

1. (in Dutch) watermolen.nl
2. (in Dutch) Historical overview Michelin stars 1997 t/m 2000 Last visited 3 June 2012
3. (in Dutch) Historical overview Michelin stars 2001 t/m 2005 Last visited 3 June 2012
4. 2001 Michelin Benelux. Clermont-Ferrand: Michelin et Cie. 2001. p. 405. ISBN 2-06-000298-2.
5. Brandligt, Vivie (1 May 2012). "Historisch overzicht Michelinsterren 2006 t/m 2011" [Historical overview Dutch Michelin stars 2006-2011]. Misset Horeca (in Dutch). Retrieved 12 January 2013.
6. Nederland 2007. Clermont-Ferrand: Michelin et Cie. 2007. p. 141. ISBN 978-2-06-712249-9.
7. Nederland 2009. Clermont-Ferrand: Michelin et Cie. 2009. p. 149. ISBN 978-2-06-713833-9.
8. Brandligt, Vivie (22 November 2010). "Totaaloverzicht Michelinsterren 2011" [Historical overview Dutch Michelin stars 2011]. Misset Horeca (in Dutch). Retrieved 12 January 2013.
9. "Knoopjelos - Olliemölle". Archived from the original on 2011-10-10. Retrieved 2012-06-18.
10. Nederland 2009. Clermont-Ferrand: Michelin et Cie. 2009. p. 149. ISBN 978-2-06-713833-9.
11. (in Dutch) watermolen.nl
12. Kok, Richard (6 December 2010). "Topkok Prinsen stopt met De Stenen Tafel". Misset Horeca (in Dutch). Retrieved 18 June 2012.
13. Bluiminck, Nathalie (31 March 2011). "Laatste dag voor sterzaak Stenen Tafel". Misset Horeca (in Dutch). Retrieved 18 June 2012.
14. Kok, Richard (18 April 2012). "De Stenen Tafel in Borculo keert terug". Misset Horeca (in Dutch). Retrieved 18 June 2012.
15. (in Dutch) Restaurant De Stenen Tafel Borculo heropent Archived 2013-10-08 at the Wayback Machine
16. Kok, Richard (29 November 2007). "De Stenen Tafel koopt vastgoed". Misset Horeca (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 22 February 2013. Retrieved 18 June 2012.
17. Kok, Richard (26 October 2009). "Raymond Prinsen apetrots op wijnaward GaultMillau". Misset Horeca (in Dutch). Retrieved 18 June 2012.