Merlet

Michelin starred restaurant in the Netherlands

Merlet

Restaurant information
Established| 1984[1]
Head chef| Jonathan Zandbergen
Food type| Modern[2]
Rating|  Michelin Guide,[2] since 1998[3]
Street address| Duinweg 15
City| Schoorl
Postal/ZIP Code| 1871 AC
Country| Netherlands
Seating capacity| 100
Website| Official website

Merlet is a hotel and restaurant in Schoorl, Netherlands. It was awarded a Michelin star in 1998, which it has maintained (as of 2023[update][2]).[3][4][5][6][7]

GaultMillau awarded them 17.5points out of 20.[8] It was named Dutch restaurant of the year 2012 by restaurant guide Grootspraak.[9][10]

Merlet is a member of Alliance Gastronomique Néerlandaise.[8]

Head chef Alan Pearson was the first Merlet chef to be awarded a Michelin star, which was still in place in 2023 following several changes of chef. In 2001 Pearson was succeeded by Wilco Berends, who in turn was succeeded by Timo Munts in 2007.[1] Munts left in 2013 and was succeeded by former sous-chef Frank van Enter,[11][12] and by Jonathan Zandbergen in 2015.[13]

## References

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1. ^ a b "Over Merlet - Historie" (in Dutch). Merlet. 2011.
2. ^ a b c "Merlet – Schoorl". MICHELIN Guide. Retrieved 23 March 2023.
3. ^ a b (in Dutch) Historical overview Michelin stars 1997 t/m 2000 Last visited 24 July 2011
4. ^ (in Dutch) Historical overview Michelin stars 2001 t/m 2005 Last visited 24 July 2011
5. ^ (in Dutch) Historical overview Michelin stars 2006 t/m 2010 Last visited 24 July 2011
6. ^ (in Dutch) Totaaloverzicht Michelinsterren 2011 Last visited 24 July 2011
7. ^ (in Dutch) Totaaloverzicht Michelinsterren 2012 Last visited 29 November 2011
8. ^ a b (in Dutch) Knoopjelos.nl - Merlet Archived 2011-10-28 at the Wayback Machine
9. ^ "Merlet Restaurant van het Jaar 2012" (in Dutch). Horeca Entree. 27 November 2011.
10. ^ "Merlet Restaurant van het Jaar" (in Dutch). Telegraaf. 30 Nov 2011.
11. ^ Bluiminck, Nathalie (24 October 2012). "Timo Munts weg bij Merlet* in Schoorl". Misset Horeca (in Dutch). Retrieved 28 October 2012.
12. ^ "Restaurant / Executive Chef Frank van Enter". merlet.nl. Retrieved 14 January 2015.
13. ^ "Jonathan Zandbergen naar Merlet". Misset Horeca. 26 June 2015. Retrieved 29 December 2015.

## External links

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* Official website

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Michelin starred restaurants in North Holland (historically highest rating)

Two star restaurants|

* Apicius (Castricum)
* De Oude Rosmolen (Hoorn)
* Ron Blaauw (Ouderkerk aan de Amstel/Amsterdam)

One star restaurants|

* Bij Jef (Den Hoorn, Texel)
* De Deyselhof (Landsmeer)
* Glastronome (Heiloo)
* De Hoop Op d’Swarte Walvis (Zaandijk)
* Imko's (IJmuiden)
* Klein Paardenburg (Ouderkerk aan de Amstel)
* Lakes (Hilversum)
* Mario (Neck)
* Posthoorn (Monnickendam)
* Auberge la Provence (Laren)
* Merlet (Schoorl)
* Soigné (Bussum)
* Spandershoeve (Hilversum)
* De Vergulde Wagen (Heemskerk)
* De Vrienden van Jacob (Santpoort)

See also|

* Drenthe
* Gelderland
* Groningen, Friesland and Flevoland
* Limburg
* North Brabant
* North Holland (Region Amsterdam \- Region Haarlem \- Rest of North Holland)
* Overijssel
* South Holland (Rotterdam \- Region The Hague \- Rest of South Holland)
* Utrecht
* Zeeland

* List of Michelin starred restaurants in the Netherlands
* Category:Restaurants in the Netherlands
* Category:Michelin-starred restaurants

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