Saur (restaurant)

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Saur
Saur (restaurant)
Restaurant information
Established1927 [1]
Food typeFrench, fish
Street addressLange Voorhout 51
City The Hague
Postal/ZIP Code2514 EC
Country Netherlands
Website Official website

Saur was a restaurant in The Hague, in the Netherlands. It was a fine dining restaurant that was awarded one Michelin star in both 1958 and 1959. It was again awarded a Michelin star in 1967 and retained that rating until 1989. [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] The restaurant finally closed down in November 2013. [9]

In the period 1982–1984, head chef was Ad van Wel. [10] [11]

Restaurant Saur was convicted of breaching the price regulations in 1942. During the wintertime it had charged ƒ 2,50 for a plate of pea soup, while it was only allowed to charge ƒ 1,20. Although it was moved to a higher price class before the conviction, it still had to pay a fine of ƒ 1000 (thousand guilders). [12]

In the last days of his life, 2 May 2002, politician Pim Fortuyn was dining with friends in Restaurant Saur. A large crowd of protesters gathered in front of the restaurant. A security firm offered to protect him, but Fortuyn declined. Four days later, on 6 May, he was murdered. [13]

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