It was a fine dining restaurant that was awarded one Michelin star in 1960 and retained that rating until 1975.

The director of the museum was a regular visitor of the restaurant and found that the front needed to be preserved for historical reasons.

[7][8] Due to the large number of parliamentarians frequenting the restaurant, it was also the place for politic intrigue.

The most known case is that of Wim Keja, who was approached in the restaurant to speak out in favour the Dassault Mirage F1.

It was mentioned in 1595 as "Huys Teijlingen aan de oostpoort van het hoff" (Eng.