It was a fine dining restaurant that was awarded one Michelin star in 1980 and retained that rating until 1990.

In 1990 he sold the restaurant to buy De Hoop op d’Swarte Walvis.

[6] In the period 1981-1986 Jean Jacques Menanteau was head chef.

[7][8] Since 2009, a Chinese-Japanese restaurant has been housed at the former location of De Oude Geleerde Man.

[9][10] De Oude Geleerde Man is subject of the poem Lofzang aan de Oude Geleerde Man by Gerrit van Lennep (1774-1833).