Mediocre food, no wait was the only plus. Maybe this place used to be good - we were able to get the table on Friday night without reservation or waiting. Food was so so, we ordered mussles and asparagus. Asparagus was ok, mussles had a very strange smell and taste. read more

Popped in and were fortunate enough to get a table for three. The prices were reasonable and service was slow, but typical for Amsterdam. Mashed potatoes were very good. Salmon was not flavorful. My daughter's meatball was salty. Overall cozy environment. read more

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Traditional Dutch dishes in a very nice atmosphere. The Poffertjes were great and so fluffy :) read more

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We wanted to try some authentic Dutch food so I looked up places on yelp and found this spot. It had 4 stars, so I thought why not give it a try. The restaurant has a nice and cozy ambience, but the service could be improved as the waitress who took our order had a bad attitude. My mom only drinks hot water (cold water is not her thing). When I asked for a cup of hot water for her, the waitress rudely responded with "we charge for water". Yeah ok....whatever. I can afford that cup of water and then some. The male waiter was much more friendly, I noticed that he said hello to every table he served before taking their orders. Even the lady that brought us our food was also friendly, she is probably the saving grace. Overall, the food was good, the stamppot and bitter balls were good. But the salmon and pea soup were a bit disappointing read more

Good meal overall. According to the wait staff, the owners father is a local butcher so cuts of meat are good and fresh. Three servers for the whole restaurant meant service was spare and in traditional Dutch style, they won't bring you the bill unless you ask! As we found with many restaurants, you don't get much say in where you want to sit...they tell you based on how busy they are. I had a steak and my wife had the "tender beef". Both were quite good. read more

De Blauwe Hollander - Tender Beef - Modern European Near Me - Amsterdam, New Hampshire

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The food is good but tables are very crowded and there was a long delay in receiving my third course, which was just a dessert. I asked for it twice and it took almost an hour. This left a bad impression. read more

The food was great, the service was superb. Abi (sp?) Was so friendly and helpful with recommending dishes to get and also wine. This was our first Dutch meal and it was fantastic! Highly recommend this restaurant for trying out a Dutch meal! read more

De Blauwe Hollander - The pea soup, stampot and everything is great! Service is wonderful! - Modern European Near Me - Amsterdam, New Hampshire

Stumbled on this place on our first day in Amsterdam while walking from the museums to Rokin, and so glad we did. We had such a great experience that we brought our friends the next night! Over our two meals we had fabulous service from Sergio, who was so friendly, very informative and gave guidance on what to order for our meals based on some dietary restrictions. Over the two meals, my wife and I had the cheese croquettes and side salad, the tomato soup with leeks, the vegetable pie, the vegetarian stamppot, and a veggie burger (new/temporary? item due to a mixup from their supplier-they were supposed to have gotten vegetarian schnitzel which would have been great to try). But I digress! All food was fresh, tasted wonderful and was plentiful. My favorite was the vegetable pie, a very unique and tasty dish. We also ordered beer and a trio of genevers (after having just come from the House of Bols Museum). Sergio was gracious enough to let us try the 4th genever on their menu as a comparison; and, at the end of our meals, brought us a glass of Hemel op Aarde (Heaven on Earth); which is now our new favorite dessert liqueur!! I realize this restaurant is in a touristy area; but for the value, tasty Dutch cuisine and great service, I highly recommend this place! read more

First time here and really enjoyed it. We had to shift tables to make room for a larger group. No biggie and we got a free drink. The bitter balls were good first time having so no basis for comparison but loved the mustard. The ribs were super large portion and very tasty. Potato and sauerkraut was also very good. Portions were so big had no room for dessert but may go back for the apple cake. Wait staff was friendly. Would recommend. read more

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Favorite restaurant in all Amsterdam. Period. It's not a trip to the Dam without their traditional split pea, and of coarse, I'm all about the straight up up meat and potatoes. I recomend the stamppot... either the roast beef and mashed, with carrot and onion, or the meatball in mashed potatoes, with endive and bacon. Since the first time I came to the Dam, nothing has compared. You can't beat traditional perfection, and a taste of culture. Here, they got it spot on, with exceptional service and a smile. read more

I am Dutch and can say that the food tastes exactly the way it should. The staff is all Dutch making this a real Dutch restaurant. However when I was there the wifi was down, the service mediocre (although friendly), the music a little strange and switched off all together at one point. When I asked if the tow of us could each pay for yourself by card, we we're told this is not possible. Also the tables and chairs are old. read more

De Blauwe Hollander - Modern European Near Me - Amsterdam, New Hampshire

This was listed as place closes to my hotel for Belgium cuisine. So glad others before reviewed this on Yelp and Google Map. The food was well prepared and hearty. I ordered stomppot (comfort) and bitter balls. Travelling for work means having to eat solo often, there was other solo guest and the staff were so kind that I never felt unwelcome or out of place. read more

This place was great. It gave me and my husband an good snapshot of traditional Dutch cooking with a slight modern twist. We loved the little deep fried balls. According to my husband, they tasked like thanksgiving. I agree. I had a delicious pea soup and my hubby got a meatball with mashed potatoes and endive. The meatball was perfectly seasoned, but the potatoes needed salt. Everything was good overall, but needed a bit of salt- I gather Dutch food uses less then us Americans. Dessert was my favorite. We ordered the tiny Dutch pancakes with melted butter, powered sugar and vanilla ice cream. It was life changing. The ice cream tasted so much better than anything we have here in the states. I totally recommend this place for anyone visiting Amsterdam who wants to a taste of traditional food. read more

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I certainly had a good and unique meal here. The main dish is basically mashed potatoes with a slab of meat on top. Get the three course dish, comes with soup, that meat thing, and desert (usually pudding, which was great). The price isn't outlandish and you'll feel pretty fancy eating here. Likely should limit to 2-4 people, it's pretty tightly packed, so you'll be sitting next to strangers if you don't take up a whole table (kinda cool). read more

Do yourself a favor and get the stamppot here. On our last night in Amsterdam we randomly stumbled upon this place... It looked quirky and smelled good, so we decided to just give it a try without checking the reviews online. It was our first time having stamppot at all but it tasted delicious. I got the one with tender beef, which was AMAZING, and my boyfriend got the meatball one (he confirms that it was delicious as well). I got their seasonal beer to accompany my meal and it was pretty great too. We also enjoyed the apple pie. Also my boyfriend accidentally left his Tomorrowland hat there but when we called the next day to see if they still had it, they were very nice about it and said they were holding on to it until we went to grab it later on in the day. Which isn't always a given in some places, so it was appreciated! read more

Potato soup was very delicious!!! We also enjoyed trying bitterballen, a must try when visiting Amsterdam. read more

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Good local food. Good atmosphere. I tried the Stampot "Hutspot" and it was very good. I would recommend this restaurant for local food and I would come again. read more

Food is so so, kind of pricey for the portion ! Prepare to wait for 1 hour so reservation is needed.

Despite having just spent five days in Amsterdam, I still know next to nothing about Dutch cuisine. But that's better than the nothing I basically knew before going to Amsterdam, and, for what little I do know now, I guess I can thank this place. I was drawn here by the very fact that it advertised itself as offering authentically Dutch food, which, believe it or not, can actually be hard to locate in Amsterdam. The special menu on the wall declared "Hotchpotch" to be something exceptionally Dutch so I went with that and... Well, meat and mashed potatoes can apparently make for a somewhat expensive Dutch dinner and not just a typical Thanksgiving. The bacon on top was pretty tender though, and good bacon can improve any experience. Summary: A decent place to go Dutch. read more

A good intro to Dutch cuisine Ambience: Pretty much a standard restaurant with seating inside and out. Service: Great staff. Very friendly and happy to offer suggestions or simply talk about anything. No rush no fuss. Food: Huge portions. Good quality but I think they should warn people that even if you're hungry you will most likely be leaving some at the end. The hotchpotch has very tender meat and great potatoes but way to much potatoes. After trying this for one meal I came back a few days later and simply went for an appetizer and desert which was enough. For this I chose the herring (which is probably an acquired taste and not for everyone but I thought it was great) and the poffiertjes (kinda like a mini pancake) and this was probably the best meal I had in over a week in Holland. Price: Good value. Overall I'd recommend this as a good place to get a sense of Dutch style food. read more

We set out for a typical Dutch meal to try it out at least once while in town. Through a couple of apps we found this restaurant. The menu was reasonable and the meals that we saw seemed simple yet appetizing. We were seated at the front of the restaurant amongst other tourists. The servers were sweet and polite... And very attentive. A couple of strange men had walked in and sat down behind my boyfriend. His coat hanging over the back of his chair, he chose to move his iPhone and wallet from his outside pocket to his inside pocket. After only 5 minutes the men stood up and made their way to the door and the waitress seemed bewildered by their behavior and asked them if they were leaving without wanting to eat. As soon as they walked out she asked my boyfriend if he had everything in his pockets and he checked and said No! she immediately ran after them to stop them. My boyfriend and some other English patrons as well! Luckily enough they were willing to give back the iPhone. The wallet they threw on the ground and we had to insist for the cash contents that they had been seen passing one another by the Englishmen who had obviously thought that that was a suspicious thing to do at a dinner table. After the drama and a little bit of a nervous laugh, we sat down to enjoy our authentic meal. The dinner was even more delicious after the waitress saved from a horrible tourist experience! This aside, the food was really good! I thoroughly recommend it not only for an authentic taste of Holland but for the great service as well! Thanks again to that waitress! We don't know her name! :( read more

De Blauwe Hollander - Meatballs, boiled potatoes and red cabbage mixed with apples. - Modern European Near Me - Amsterdam, New Hampshire

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De Blauwe Hollander is in the very busy restaurant and bar area of Leidseplein. One of two dutch restaurant that are across one another, it is a good option to taste dutch food (I do once every time I go to Amsterdam). I have been here before but the management changed this year and the experience was better than what I remembered. Service was excellent and the food was very good (if you like dutch food). read more

Good traditional Dutch style food! Recommend ! We ordered the chicken satay and the plaice fillet. Both meals were excellent quality. Fresh ingredients. read more

My husband and I visited Amsterdam for the first time last weekend. We decided to walk around after our museum visits, and find some Dutch food. This is not necessarily and easy task, as there are so many restaurants, more ethnic than Dutch! Upon arrival, we were greeted and seated very promptly. We discovered very quickly that we had arrived just before the big dinner rush. It was Sunday evening, February 16. Our server was Tessa, who was very friendly and helpful. We told her that we were wanting to try a true Dutch experience. She patiently answered all of our questions about the menu, and seemed delighted when she took our order. She even told us a little history about the restaurant, and what the restaurant name referenced. (I won't spoil it for you...go ask!) We started with a bottle of Sourcy and 2 beerenburghers. Tessa had told us she thought the beerenburgher was strong, but we didn't think so. We didn't thinks this was any fault of hers, as everyone tastes things differently. We thought it was kind of "brandy-like". She thanked us for providing feedback, so she can do her job better. Next we each had erwtensoep (pea soup). This was amazing! Most times I find soups to be very salty, and the night before we had erwtensoep at another establishment where we found it very salty. It was served in the traditional way with a slice of rye bread topped with bacon. I ordered the "Menu 19" which is a 19 Euro special, and my husband had the Kip sate. To complement our dinners, we ordered a bottle of Rondo, Dutch red wine. My meal was hutspot, potatoes mashed with kale, served with a kielbasa type sausage and gravy. The portion was large (I took 1/2 back to our studio to pan fry the following morning), and the sate (chicken) came with fries, a cabbage apple slaw and a piece of krupuk. We both enjoyed our meals tremendously! The wine was light and fruity. It pared will with our meals. We enjoyed a coffee (espresso) and a dessert as the Menu 19 included one of those. We wanted to try the dessert, which was really quite good. I cannot remember what it was called. In a bowl, one side had plain yogurt and the other had a custard. It was topped with a tart berry sauce whipped cream and a small sprig of red currants as garnish. Perfect, not too sweet ending to a great meal. We were completely impressed with the service, as the place got very busy, and all table were served by Tessa and one other gentleman. They never made us feel rushed at all, and didn't miss a beat. The courses were perfectly spaced, allowing us to really enjoy our experience. I would absolutely recommend De Blauwe Hollander! read more

We had a wonderful experience here centered around excellent food and warm, family-style service. Didn't know much about Dutch cuisine at all and thought I'd come here to try it. I'm so glad that I did. The stamppot was delicious as were the poffertjes. Highly recommend coming here and they are kid-friendly too! read more

Enjoyed this place quite a lot! They were very kind to accommodate our very large group and the 11 of us were seated together comfortably. Service was excellent, very warm and friendly. Portions were very generously sized and the food was very tasty. The atmosphere is cosy and the decor is simple. We enjoyed our experience here and would happily recommend it to visitors! read more

De Blauwe Hollander - Hotchpotch with carrot, onion and tender beef. - Modern European Near Me - Amsterdam, New Hampshire

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Non-expensive, Ditch-traditional, neat place, awesome food, bitterballen, hearing, veal liver and mash potato, close to Rijksmuseum. Ijwit beer!! read more

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This place is awesome. I would say the experience was better than the nearby pantry. Although, I would give the pantry 5 stars as well! If you are looking for dutch food in this area, you can't go wrong with either of these places. I had the warm bitter garnish here, bitter balls and other fried appetizers. Fantastic. Then mussels and fries. Also fantastic! read more

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Small Dutch restaurant. It filled up quickly by 7:45, with a line waiting. Good English menu and waitresses. Mussels and Dutch bouliabase were nice. Local Holland white wine (William) was decent and interesting. Many near us ordered the pea soup and expressed approval. read more

We really did enjoy Blauwe, the place is central, clean and neat. The service was very hospitable and English friendly. We had the split pea and mustard soup. Loved the pea, the mustard was not a do again. The cheese croquette salad very nice as was the meatball sandwich. Beer offerings were awesome. The only short giving is that Dutch food is a very heavy for Americans. Did I just say someone severs heavier food than us? I think if you were visiting in the wet cold of winter it would have been received better. That said, however, the greens on the salads were impeccable and included mache and a wonderful light dressing. read more

We wanted a Dutch meal, so we came here. I ordered the mussels and my boyfriend got their prefixed menu - pumpkin soup, hotchpotch, and yogurt type desert. The place just became extremely busy when we arrived, so the waitresses were not as attentive, but super nice. The food portiona were massive. Normally when you order mussels, you can still be hungry after, this was a huge portion. The only thing we didn't like about this restaurant is that you have to pay for water!!! What? Who charges for water? Other than that, we had a lovely dutch meal in amsterdam! read more

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I've actually forgot what I ordered here since it was about a month ago, but what I can remember is, after I had holland food here, I did not make any attempt to try any holland food during the rest of my stay in Amsterdam. I usually eat local food exclusively when I travel, so go figure. read more

Excellent food and exceptional service. But most of all so welcoming to our 13 month old baby. As parents we want to travel the world and it is exciting to find places that welcome us with our kiddo so we can try the local flavors. They gave him kids cards and really took care us. Thanks Kevin and the other staff! read more

Bitter balls. That is what you need to know when you eat at this restaurant. They are absolutely amazing, as is the herring and the stump pot. My wife and I had a fantastic meal enjoying authentic dutch food. When I go back to Holland, this is where I will eat. read more

Got here early after an unsuccessful attempt the previous night. Reservations a must if you don't want to eat before 7. Had the three course special for €20.50. Included a choice of soup, choice of stamppot and dessert or coffee. I went with the pea soup, beef with carrot and onion stamppot and a post meal coffee. Good food, plenty of food and nice environment. Definitely recommend for a traditional hearty Dutch meal. read more

De Blauwe Hollander - Modern European Near Me - Amsterdam, New Hampshire

In search of an authentic Dutch dinner, we felt lucky to snag a table for two without a reservation tonight. With an appetizer called Bitter Balls, well, we had to try them! They were a little like a mushroom pate inside a hushpuppy. We considered them to be quite tasty. 4 stars for the porkchop dinner, and 1.5 stars for the leek soup. The hits were the lemon cheesecake and the little baby pancakes drizzled in butter. The downer was definitely the tortoise-like service, so just be aware that a simple dinner may take upwards of 3 hours. read more

There wasn't much in Amsterdam that I did not like and this place was among the highlights of my recent trip. I consider this place the origin of where my obsession with Bacon Pancakes began. And I'm not saying they invented the dish or even that they make the best Bacon Pancakes in Amsterdam, but my first experience with Bacon Pancakes was memorable and I have this restaurant to thank ! Must try their Bitter Balls and Hot Flames appetizers as well, they were awesome... read more

We arrived in Amsterdam and for our first night wanted traditional Dutch food. This restaurant was friendly and offered the perfect menu, and the food was so fantastic, we enthusiastically returned to the restaurant on our last night as well. Doesn't that tell you everything you need to know. Wonderful! And a great value. read more

Being of Dutch descent, my family trip had to include a bowl, or five, of Dutch Split Pea Soup. De Blauwe Hollander was one of the few restaurants that included it on their menu. It's located in a alleyway full of restaurants in the Leidseplein area. We started out with a bowl of Split Pea Soup each. And then had the main meals. They had a special meal deal for 19 euros each where you could have the split pea soup, a hotchpotch meal, and then a specific dessert. My sister had a hotchpotch with tender beef. That beef and the split pea soup had us all hit with a blast of nostalgia. They tasted so much like what our grandma used to make for us when we were little, especially for my dad. That alone made our night at the restaurant spectacular! My hotchpotch dish was a mashed potato with sauerkraut mixed in and a sausage. The last piece of sausage fell on the floor and my first reaction was to pick it up and eat it because I could not waste such a delicious thing! But my sister forced me not to eat it and that was a good thing because there was a piece of hair on it and tons of dust. The dessert was just a bowl of half yogurt/half custard with fruit coulis drizzled on top. You may not think it would be that great for a restaurant. I was a bit disappointed when I found that was the only option for the meal deal, but it turned out to be really refreshing and light after such a heavy meal. I was so full from stuffing myself with all the good food, I had a foodbaby afterwards (I named it Pim)! I highly recommend this restaurant! read more

We waited for 1 hour and a half with no food save a soup, which was salty and possibly industrial. The restaurant was freezing, despite us wearing our winter coats inside. We eventually left. read more