After spending most of my time abroad this Summer, I didn’t get to spend much time with my friends. Of course I did take a trip to Athens with my friends at the beginning of Summer and I went to London with Eline but it is always nice to catch up with everyone at the end of Summer. Everyone has their stories about trips they have taken or things that happened while I was gone. Last week we decided it was definitely time to catch up so after I had my driving lesson, I met up with my friends in Leiden to have lunch. We didn’t really have a plan where to have lunch but we ended up at ROOS, Taste & Smile.
ROOS, Taste & Smile | Botermarkt 12, Leiden
Since I live nearby Leiden, I (of course) go there a lot. Over the years lots of new stores and food spots opened up in Leiden and to a lot of them I haven’t even been. ROOS, Taste & Smile is one of those. When we wanted to try something new for lunch, ROOS, Taste & Smile came to my mind and everyone thought it was a good idea to go there.
The weather was being really weird so we decided to sit inside. The interior looks so cute. As you can probably tell from the photos above, it was definitely my cup of tea. We sat down where you entered and it was a great spot to sit down. We were able to look out of the window (which is always nice) and enjoy the look of the industrial wall with the blackboard on it. On the blackboard they put a couple of things from the menu. I immediately saw something I definitely wanted to try after having lunch. Can you already guess what?
After having a good look at the menu, I decided to go for something that I always like, no matter where I get it. Of course I am talking about a sandwich with pesto, rucola, tomato and mozarella. At ROOS, Taste & Smile you can choose between white, brown or spelt bread. Most of the time I go for brown bread but since they had spelt bread, I went for that. Maja and Isabella both went for a chicken club sandwich. All of our sandwiches were really good. I especially liked the home made pesto. I definitely want to try to make that myself as well.
When we came in, we saw a little bit of the menu on the blackboard on the wall. That’s when I knew I didn’t need to eat that much because I definitely wanted to try one of their homemade cakes. One really caught my attention: the white chocolate cheesecake. My mom has made this before and it was really good. So yes, Maja and I shared the white chocolate cheesecake and Isabella got a big piece of the carrotcake. Just like our sandwiches, these were delicious as well.
While we were enjoying this delicious food, we were able to catch up and have a lovely time. I think this has to be my favorite way to find a hotspot. You set a date with your friends and just walk around until you see something that interests you. Just go in and see what it is like. If you don’t like it, don’t go back there. If you do like it, go back there. In the end you’ll for sure have a good time with your friends. Am I right ladies? I will definitely be coming back here to try more of their home baked goods and I think you should as well. Have you had a lovely summer holiday? What do you think about ROOS, Taste & Smile?
Love,
Neeltje
It was so good! X
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Yesss ?
Uh this looks so yummy! I wouldn’t mind such a cake right now 🙂
xx, Carmen – http://www.carmitive.com
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It definitely was 🙂 Xx
I would love that!
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Of course you would 🙂
This place looks super cute and the food seems to be really tasty 🙂 Definitely want to eat there!
What about following each other?
Caro x
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Ah you definitely should! Xx
Ziet er zo leuk (en lekker!) uit 🙂
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Dat is ook zeker 🙂 Xx
This looks so yummy!!! enjoy your day!
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Thank you!
It’s getting late here, but your food pics are making me salivate! *scoots off to the kitchen*
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Haha ah! Xx
Hey wat leuk, hier wilde ik binnenkort heen gaan! Lijkt me echt n leuke lunch spot :))
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Het is ook echt leuk! Ik ben benieuwd wat je er van vindt als je er bent geweest 🙂 X
OOOOH! Ik kende dat plekje in Leiden niet! Vind je het eens leuk af te spreken en misschien wat foto’s van elkaar te maken? Wist niet dat je ook zo dichtbij Leiden woonde. Ik woon aan de Zoeterwoudsesingel aldaar. xx
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Het is echt een aanrader om heen te gaan! Jaa lijkt me gezellig 🙂 Ik heb het alleen de komende weken heel druk met school dus misschien daarna een keertje? Let me know! X
COOL blog! 🙂 I greet:*
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Thank you!
YUM! Looks delish.
Here you’ll find some other yummy hotspots as well: http://www.twodaze.com/category/twodaze-hotspots/
XO Romy
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It really was!