If you're craving genuine, heartwarming Dutch comfort food near Leidseplein, The Pantry is the real…read moredeal. The space is quaint, cozy, and feels like stepping straight into a classic Dutch living room. If it's your first time or you just want a bit of everything, the stamppot combination plate is unbeatable. Getting to sample all three traditional mashes--hutspot, boerenkool, and zuurkool--paired with a juicy smoked sausage or traditional Dutch meatball is pure comfort on a plate. The Erwtensoep (Dutch pea soup) served with rye bread and smoked bacon is rich, thick, and incredible on a cool afternoon. Start off with the bitterballen or Dutch shrimp croquettes to share while you wait. Service is super friendly, welcoming, and effortlessly switches between languages without missing a beat. Because the dining room is small and intimate, it fills up remarkably fast--booking a table online in advance is essential, especially if you're aiming for dinner. A total gem for proper, unpretentious Dutch cuisine!

My mom (a very picky eater with a sensitive gastrointestinal track) and I walked in here for a late…read morelunch on the day we arrived in Amsterdam. And despite ALL of our meals in Amsterdam being excellent, this one may have been the best. We wanted to try Dutch food, not totally knowing what to expect and were blown away by the combination of flavors and textures we consumed. We started with the pickled herring which was served with onions and pickles- fresh yet bold! I'm still thinking about those little fishies weeks later. Then we each had the sampler-ish plates (I forget what it was called). Hers was the vegetarian version and mine was with sausage. There were 3 kinds of essentially mashed potatoes with veggies mixed in: 1 with spinach I think, 1 with carrots, and 1 with sauerkraut. Mine came with a delightfully rich gravy and my moms came with some kind of lighter yellow sauce (I think mustard based). We tried these same dishes at other Dutch restaurants during our stay, but nothing beat The Pantry. The service in this quaint and cozy spot was also excellent!

Good food and even greater service! The waiter was super friendly and attentive - my son loved…read moretalking to him. We had duck liver pate and pea soup as an appetizer. I had the wienerschnitzel. My husband had the Grandma's stew with mashed potatoes, vegetables, and homemade applesauce. The food was good. Portion sizes were huge. My son devoured the French fries. For dessert, we ordered the warm apple pie. It was delicious. Would recommend if you want traditional Dutch food!

First restaurant I tried in Amsterdam, and I was really happy with the food and service!…read more Ambiance: Homely, lots of seating. It was packed on a Friday night, so make a reservation in advance if you plan to go at a peak time! Food: Great! I was excited to try Dutch food. The fish stew was fantastic. Well priced, too! Service: Great, waiters were attentive and it was easy to order in English. Would recommend!

My wife and I got into the area late and were looking for a place to get dinner. We were told…read moreL'Hitondelle was still open so we walked over from our hotel. We were seated immediately by the friendly staff. With my wife's Dutch and the staff's English we were able to order great food and some beer. We sat on the back deck which was wonderful, with a nice park like setting and some lively modern music. They have a terrific banana caramel tart for dessert.

Amazing food and such a quaint atmosphere. It looks more like a chic house than restaurant. The…read moremustard soup was so tasty as was the chicken satay. All around a great meal! Service was typical for Holland...eat, chat; take your time.

Came here just for breakfast. The interior is spacious and elegant. The breakfast menu is a bit…read morelimited in my opinion, but still good. I got the Croque Madame which was yummy. Service was fine. I have no complaints about this place, but it was nothing mind-blowing.

We were 2 times it ws delicious but the menü is limited…read more Service eas good espresso was best of everything

Really enjoy this place. We went to "The Pantry" one night and the next night to De Blaise…read moreHollander since we had checked out the menu the day before. It is across the street. We saw liver in the menu and knew we needed to try it. It was awesome. The service was great and it is a typical Dutch style restaurant. Lovely time.

For our last dinner in Amsterdam, we decided to try this place. It was crowded and we were lucky…read moreto get seated at all since we did not have a reservation. The staff were welcoming and kind. The decor of this traditional Dutch restaurant was the traditional blue and white ceramic plates and vases in shelves along the walls. Very pretty. It would have been wiser for us to order the traditional Dutch entrees such as stamppots. Because we had enjoyed them earlier this week, we ordered a pork fillet and chicken satay instead, which come with fries. Our food took 30 minutes to arrive, which made sense considering the packed restaurant, The sauerkraut and salads were delicious. My chicken on skewers was tender, and mildly flavored; the peanut sauce was too sweet. We received ketchup on request for the fries which were bland, and it also was too sweet. My husband's pork fillet was overcooked and very dry inside. It was difficult to slice with the butter knife he received. The gravy that accompanied the pork fillet was delicious, perhaps the best part of the meal. We drank tap water which tastes great here. Please read the 5-star reviews of others who did order traditional fare from the menu because I'm sure those were amazing.

Really excellent food in a lovely "greenhouse" setting. Everything we had was terrific, and the…read moreservice was as good as you'd expect from Amsterdam. It's also not very noisy in the greenhouse area, so if you're scheduling a dinner (like ours) where you want to be able to have a serious conversation, this is a great place for it. The staff here will work very carefully with any members of your party who have food allergies, so remember to fill out that part of your reservation form. Good wine list, too. They had a couple of Alto Adige wines I didn't see elsewhere in Amsterdam.

We had dinner reservations for 5:30pm on a Friday night. The place is very modern and upscale. The…read moremenu doesn't indicate any items GF but the server gave an allergen menu. We both ordered a glass of wine and risotto. We were brought GF bread with olive oil, but only one piece to share. The risotto was perfectly cooked and very flavorful. The servers changed throughout dinner but the guy at the end was very nice. My friend and I shared 2 GF desserts - the chocolate mousse and pavlova. The pavlova was incredible and the mousse was good but very rich.

Service and food are spectacular- this is coming from us- the jerks. Highly recommendread more

My son Brody and I were in Amsterdam on our way to Germany and we wanted some authentic Dutch food…read morewhile we were there. After reviewing best Dutch restaurant on Yelp, VS was #1. We sat on the patio. Our server brought us complementary bread with butter while we read through the menu. I'm told my meal was authentic Dutch food, but it just seemed like a strange combination. The name slipped my mind, but it was a pile of mashed potatoes with endive, with a meatball on top with brown gravy and then beside that with some type of smoked sausage with a pile of mustard. I've always felt that whatever food you put on a plate should taste good together sausage with the mustard with the meat and the gravy and the mashed potatoes just seem disjointed to me. With that sad, I ate every drop of it and enjoyed it so maybe I learned something from this meal. ‍ My son took the alternative approach and ordered a meal with Indonesian flavors; chicken with peanut sauce was the main entrée and it came with french fries. He definitely enjoyed his meal as well. I'm glad we gave VS a try. It turned out to be a good meal of Dutch food in a touristy area with food from all over the world. I guess I'm old-fashioned because I just wanted a taste of the local cuisine. Cheers!

This was my husband's and my first dinner in Amsterdam! The Hacée and the stamppot are heaven! I…read morelove the plates are mismatched and have been for decades! Reading the menu was fun! We dropped off our little frame with our mothers in it. The server originally asked us to place it wherever we see fit, but the owner (she has the manager vibe) came over and helped us picked an even better spot! Service was what I thought was slow, but then we learned that Dutch people are very customer-focused, so we had to initiate an eye contact and signal to them that we are ready to close our check. I also found out that tipping is not required. Who would have thought? Oh, and also water is not free. Lastly, be sure to make a reservation because this place very packed for the duration of our meal and some people got turned away.

Popular joint serving up Dutch Comfort food. Make a reservation - it gets busy. We made it easy and…read moreopted for the sampler plate for 2. Comes with two kinds of beef stew, 2 two kinds of potatoes, apple sauce, cabbage, and sausages over mashed potatoes and sauerkraut. Everything was really good! No strong flavors, but all cooked well. Service was very good and the ambiance is funny! Place is covered with pictures of moms that the customers have brought in. We loved it! N*joy...