We are also sad the service and overall experience at Karakters has declined since the early days of the operation. We were told the owners had moved to Curacao a few years ago to open up a similar restaurant there. That's when we really noticed difference in - everything.

May I suggest Mary's Boon? We had a wonderful lunch there and then were invited to enjoy the lounge chairs out front for free. I don't remember the bar service being that great but we didn't need much...just a couple of beers and it was so nice to get up and walk up to their bar anyway.

We will continue to go to Karakters because we still love it but when we need something quieter - we'll go to Mary's Boon.