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The experimental restaurant of De Sering 

TestTafel is a foundation with as mission the funding of De Sering.

TestTafel serves its seven course menu on Wednesdays and Thursdays, starting between 18:00 and 20:00, and on Fridays and Saturdays starting at 19:00.

Also a three course menu is served on Wednesdays and Thursdays, starting between 18:00 and 21:00.

You can contact TestTafel via e-mail: info@testtafel.nl

You can make any changes to your reservation via your confirmation e-mail. Any other questions we answer best and quickest via email. 

A public space, community kitchen, and host to your initiatives. 

The beating heart of De Sering. A community kitchen that serves two courses and homemade bread for 2.50,-

The in house coffee pop-up of De Sering. The best coffee in Amsterdam for the best price. 

The experimental  restaurant of De Sering. A weekly changing three or seven course menu, natural wines and cocktails

De Sering is host to a great scale of events and initiatives. Check here to find out what's going on and how your idea can be on the list!

Both De Sering & TestTafel are available for catering. From intimate ten courses at home to thousands of meals on the barricades.

What is TestTafel

TestTafel is a foundation that was created to fund De Sering. By dining at TestTafel you help us offer affordable food at the People's Kitchen and free space for the initiatives of our guests, people from the neighbourhood and activists. Our financial policy is therefore public, and can be found here.

TestTafel started in June 2021 when all the money of De Sering was gone. The plan was to organise four crowd funded dinners for friends and family to build some buffer while we were looking for a location.

At the third edition almost all guests were people we had never met before, so we decided to continue. A quick four months later and TestTafel was open twice a week, had a wine menu, cocktails and its own group of volunteers, workers and fans.

In December 2021 we got the offer to open a restaurant in a new theatre hub called De Sloot. Even though we had very little money or experience, we decided to go for it. We did a crowdfund, started with construction, and on the 27th of May 2022 we opened our doors.

An empty hall in January 2022

TestTafel during the summer of 2022

The group that set out to build the new location 

The menus

The seven course menu is served on Wednesdays and Thursdays with starting times between 18:00 and 19:30. On Fridays and Saturdays we have only one start time: 19:00. The price for the food is a donation between 25,- and 55,-. 

Every Tuesday, the cooks, and everyone that wants to help out that week, gather to design the menu. We select the dishes based on techniques we want to learn, classics we want to turn vegan or things we think are just fun to cook.

The three course menu is served every Wednesday and Thursday between 18:00 and 21:00. The price for the menu is a donation between 25,- and 35,- The menu changes daily and is based on the things we want to work on that very day. 

There is no set style or food tradition. You can find Bánh mì sliders, a vegan take on bouillabaisse, and jerusalem artichoke ganache tart all in one menu.

Reservations for the seven course menu are required. You can make your reservations here. For the three course menu reservations are not required but recommended. Reservations can be made here.

Directions, accessibility and contact information

You can find us at Rhôneweg 6 in Amsterdam. We are only a 7 minute walk from station Sloterdijk. You can also park for free in the surrounding area, these parking spots are often filled, however. 

We can work with most allergies and dietary restrictions. Please let us know as far ahead as possible! Because we change our menu every week we do not have special versions of our menu ready. The further we know in advance the greater the chance that we can make an adjusted version of all the dishes. 

Our location is wheelchair accessible and we have a wheelchair accessible bathroom.

You can contact TestTafel via e-mail: info@testtafel.nl

You can make any changes to your reservation via your confirmation e-mail. Any other questions we answer best and quickest via email. 

Catering, events and collaborations

We are available for catering on location at any scale. From intimate private diners with friends and family to large scale festivals or events. For more information on what our kitchen can offer click here.

We love to combine TestTafel with events! Techno parties, pop-ups, theatre or anything else you can think of. Interested? Read more about how you can make your ideas a reality with us and De Sering here.

Finances

At TestTafel we try to balance a living wage for our workers, contributions to De Sering and long term viability of the project. In order work towards the best balance we have set ourselves some rules.

There are no owners. As a foundation its impossible for any of us to own TestTafel. Since there are no owners, none of the profits can be taken by us and no one has to be bought out when someone leaves. 

We all earn the same. Everyone at TestTafel gets paid the same. Irrespective of experience, responsibilities and age. At the moment this is minimum wage. Over time we want to build up to a living wage of 15,- per hour. 

The profit is for De Sering. We are building towards 10% profit. All of this money is meant for De Sering. 

Our finances are public. In the long term we want all our financial numbers to be public and posted here on the website. At the moment, providing continuous accurate data on our website is still too much work. We hope to start publishing in 2023. 

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