Live cooking dinner buffet
Discover the popular Live Cooking buffet at Van der Valk Hotel Sassenheim - Leiden, a culinary experience for young and old! Every fortnight on Saturdays, you are invited to enjoy freshly prepared dishes, prepared live by our chefs. Choose from a wide selection of dishes, from international classics to local favourites, and put together your plate exactly as you like it. Take a peek at the Live Cooking part of our Nest restaurant through a Virtual Tour.
A table reservation for Live Cooking Sassenheim is required. Live Cooking Van der Valk Sassenheim looks forward to seeing you!
Practical information
Dates and prices
When is the Live Cooking buffet?
- From 17:30 to 20:30
Upcoming Saturday night buffets:
- Saturday 21 December 2024
- Saturday 11 January 2025
- Saturday 08 February 2025
- Saturday 22 February 2025
Prices 2024
- Adults: € 51.75
- Children (3 to 12 years): € 26.50
Prices 2025
- Adults: € 52.50
- Children (3 to 12 years): € 26.50
Including house wine, draught beer, soft drinks and coffee/tea. Maximum 6 alcoholic drinks per person. Please note: different conditions and rates apply for specials and holidays.
Theme buffets
Specials
On some weekends, (extra) culinary themed buffets are organised where you enjoy seasonal specialities and/or an extra culinary experience with flavours and traditions from cuisines worldwide.
Please note that different prices and conditions apply to specials.
Upcoming specials:
- 7 February 2025: Indian buffet
- 8 March 2025: FishFestival
Nostalgia and conviviality
Holidays
The Live Cooking buffet at Van der Valk during the holidays has been a household name in the region for many years, and for good reason; here you can enjoy an evening full of warmth and conviviality with the whole family and an extra generous and festive buffet.
Please note that different prices and conditions apply during holidays.
Live Cooking holiday buffets:
- 24 to 26 December 2024: Christmas buffets
For the whole family
Supervised children's activities
During the Live Cooking buffet on Saturday evening, we organise the cutest supervised children's activities in the children's corner, so that mum and dad can also enjoy a wonderful evening of all the delicacies.
Live Cooking buffet package
Including overnight stay
Combine your visit to the Live Cooking buffet with a delicious overnight stay and choose the Live Cooking buffet package, where you will also enjoy an extensive breakfast buffet the next morning.
Practical information
Booking conditions
We would like to draw your attention to the following:
- Unfortunately, we cannot accept preferences regarding the size and/or location of your table. We will always reserve a cosy table for you
- For groups of 10 people or more, it is not always possible to guarantee one long table
- We require a €20 deposit per adult and €10 per child (ages 3 to 12), to be paid in advance
- Free cancellation up to 1 week in advance
More Live Cooking
Other Live Cooking activities
In addition to the fortnightly Saturday dinner buffets, Live Cooking also organises the famous Van der Valk breakfast buffet daily, a festive Sunday brunch every Sunday and luxury and extensive lunch buffets on selected days (and subject to availability).
For more information on group reservations, please contact our Banquet Sales team on tel. +31(0)252-462255.