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| - Cafe Hollander is an upscale Belgian-style cafe-bistro on the west side of the Hilldale Mall. They have comfortable patio seating and an airy bar area with lots of seats and over 30 beers on tap.
As one might expect, you won't find any Miller Lite on tap; they have a wide selection of mainly European wheat beers, each of which is served in its own distinctive mug. I arrived hoping for a beer and pretzel snack around 2:40pm. The waitress told me that they only serve their brunch menu on the weekends. My grandfather really recommended the pretzel, and when I asked if we could have one, the waitress rolled her eyes and told me they only serve those after 3pm... I politely asked for an exception (it was 2:45pm and the place was empty) and I was denied... In the end, we had various appetizers. The sweet potato fries ("frites," as they're called at Hollander) were decent, and the pair of beers I had were alright.
I had a pecan pie with vanilla ice cream, which was also just okay (the pecans were fine, but the crust was stale supermarket crust). The waitress made her self scarce during our short snack, and it was hard to get to ultimately get the bill.
In summary,
Service - 2/5
Food 2.5/5
Beer - 4/5.
Feeling generous, so let's call it 3 stars.
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