Excellent food and service! Order the Indonesian "rijsttafel" for lots of tiny dishes to share…read more.. The Merlot house wine (red) went very well with the food and was reasonably priced (19 euro for a bottle).

Nice, quiet and local restaurant! Had a nice dinner with my parents who came here many times…read morebefore. The ambiance of the restaurant is good and absolutely loved the "reistafel Kraton" we had. Overall def. recommend trying it out. It is a little bit expensive, but the food is worth the money.

My first Indonesian food that I can remember (yes I have lived in Jakarta but I was little...of…read morecourse I won't remember). The waiter was so excited that we were the first Americans that he's ever seen. He said he always wanted to go to the USA and asked a lot of questions about America. Of course my boyfriend who loves talking to strangers was excited to explain a lot of things and answering all his questions. With this kind waiter, of course our experience was going to be good. This place was highly rated in many tourist sites, and that was one of the reasons why we decided to try. And of course, Indonesia being a former Dutch colony, I thought it would be legit to try Indonesian food, instead of those Argentinian steak house in Amsterdam. I had Nasi Goreng. IT was great. Bintang beer was just like any other pilsner, not as refreshing as Heineken that I had at the Heineken brewery, but I know better than comparing beer from local brewery and beer from another country. Very kind people, good food, good conversation, and easy-to-get location. This is a perfect place for lunch after visiting the Airborne Museum in Arnhem.

Nice Indonesian. You…read morecan't go to Netherlands and not eat Indonesian. Batavia was a good choice. It was a 10 minute walk from our B&B. We split an appetizer, had 2 drinks and ordered rice main courses (€50).

Great experience with so much food and so many good flavors!…read more We had great service with some cold beer and the massive rice table. Multiple side dishes, meats, and, of course, rice. Plenty of seating downstairs and upstairs. About 25 minutes from the city center, but worth it for authentic Indonesian food!

Blauw came highly recommended by a friend who lived in Amsterdam. We had an early dinner…read morereservation and were promptly seated upstairs. The tables could've been bigger only to fit the spread they bring out so it's not so tight but we made do. We ordered the Authentiek meal for 2 people at ~€100 total. We also ordered wine and beer. The option we chose came with a variety of their meat, fish and veg plates. My favorite was the codfish, beef rendang, eggplant, gado gado, and the baked banana. Indonesian food has a bit of tanginess and heat. It's subtle at first but catches up to you very quickly. The eggplant was so spicy but damn was it delicious. They place a long metal tray on the table with tea lights to keep the warm dishes hot. It's quite an experience and I'd recommend doing it at least once if you've never had Indonesia food before. The service was excellent and restaurant itself was nicely decorated and spotless.

Excellent dining experience. We thoroughly enjoyed our rijsttafel. We were with three people and…read morewe had no reservation, but were seated immediately. We ordered the traditional rijsttafel, and were very pleased with the quality of the meal and the service. It was more food than the three of us could eat. The hostess was very friendly and attentive. I highly recommend this restaurant and will definitely come back.

Delicious food! Service was on the slow side, but very friendly. We were asked if we had a…read morereservation when we first arrived, which we did not. This seemed to be an inconvenience for the staff, but they ended up letting us sit at a table on the patio. The atmosphere is lovely and peaceful and the decor is beautiful, with many fresh flowers. And did I mention the food is delicious?! Check for 3 adults was 90 Euros.

Wonderful place, strange location -- in the middle of a subdivision, on the edge of the city. Near…read morea meadow with cows. You could tell you had arrived because the building itself was a totally different style, the old Dutch School type with a thatched roof, from the surrounding homes. Large. Parking was free, a nice attribute in Holland. The entrance is to your left when you drive through the gates. We were a large group, and we received the "rijst tafel" (rice table) arrangement: super tasty and elaborate and well-prepared. Fresh ingredients, imported Indonesian seasonings, locally sourced. Some seasonings were obviously hand-made, and quite delicious. I believe you have to pre-order this a day or two in advance, as it takes days to prepare some of the dishes. And though I am not an expert on Indonesian foods, I can tell these days that I know more now after the time in Portland spent eating Asian foods. Everything was made in an authentic style with excellent quality ingredients. Starting with a special salad and loempia, we dove in with gusto. The spicy foods were made with tolerable levels, although I stayed away from the dishes with whole peppers in them (logically!). Our group regrouped several times and we shared all dishes, lovely. Dessert consisted of, what else, a heavenly, many layered spice cake. I definitely would come back here.

If you have time for only one Surinamese meal while visiting Amsterdam, Warung Spang Makandra is a…read moregood choice. The food is excellent, they have English menus for us tourists, they're affordable, and they have a nice beer list and plenty of tables -- making them maybe unique among Surinamese places. It is helpful to make a reservation, but if you didn't ... they have a lot of tables, and many turn over fast, so get in line and wait, you'll get a table eventually. They have a really good selection of vegetarian dishes, so much that you won't feel restricted at all. Spice levels are moderate, so if you're a pepper-head, order some sambal on the side. Do order some of the side dishes; I'm especially fond of the bara and the teloh with salt cod and peanut sauce. Warning, though: Surinamese food uses nuts heavily, so do not go here if you have a nut allergy.

First time trying Surinamese food. I looked up Indonesian and this restaurant popped up. When we…read moregot to the restaurant, we were very surprised at how busy it was. We were able to get the last table and were given the English menu, which was good. However, it took 30 minutes for our food to come out. The portions were big and the flavors were bold.

Ate at this restaurant for dinner with a group of 10 and we all enjoyed the food. It was a hot day…read morein Utrecht and from the outside of this restaurant they advertise they have AC which helped lol. We ended up ordering the "Rijsttafel Besar" which took a little long to prepare but the dishes seemed never ending with the amount of food we got. I don't remember all of the Indonesian names for the dishes but of course we got the chicken and beef satay with the peanut butter sauce, the fried bananas, beef rendang, fried rice, nasi rawon, sayur asem (soup), etc. I would say there were about 10-15 different items to try and enough for our large group. Everything tasted delicious and so glad I had Indonesian food on my last night while visiting Holland. We don't have many Indonesian restaurant where I'm from in California so this was definitely a treat!

The food was great, specifically the vegetarian dishes. The dishes are not on the menu so you will…read morehave to ask for them. The sweet chicken was also very delicious. The beer was relatively ok, nothing too special but did the job. The desert was also worth noting, the cake to be specific.

Kartika serves good Indonesian rijsttafel (multi-dish sampler of spicy meats, vegetables, rice, and…read morenoodles). I don't have Indonesian food where I live, so was excited to try this in Amsterdam. I thought the dishes were all flavorful and gave a good mix of meat, vegetable, and rice dishes. The individual servings were small, but filling enough because of the heavy coconut milk used in most dishes. 1 star off: The attitude of the waitstaff was abysmal. First of all, their website does not offer reservations and they rarely answer their phones. So my family and I arrived at restaurant opening to get a table. The first thing they said to us was "Do you have a reservation? If you don't, I can only give you a table if you get out by 6:30PM." in a stern way. We said okay. The group that came after me also raised the issue that no one at the restaurant answers their phone for reservations. The waitstaff did not respond to that, but begrudging seated them. 1 star off: While we were ordering food, the waitstaff noticed that my son had a water bottle with him, and proceeded to give him a lecture that water bottles are not allowed and that we have to order water from them. He is a teenager...he does not know he was supposed to conceal his water bottle at this restaurant. We all ordered drinks, including water, but the experience left my family feeling unwelcomed.

We had a great meal and very friendly considerate service. Great option for someone dairy free, I…read morewas able to eat everything.

We got late night reservations at this restaurant at the recommendation of our Jordaan food tour…read moreguide. I was put on a waiting list when I tried to make a reservation the day of and luckily was able to get off the list shortly. The inside has a downstairs and an upstairs. The tables are kind of close to each other. The staff was nice and recommended the tasting menu that had a little bit of everything. We were absolutely blown away by how flavorful and delicious everything was!! I would definitely come here again and get the exact same thing.

Went here on a week night. We did not have a reservation and only outdoor seats were available. The…read morefood still came out at a good pace and it was interesting to sit in the narrow Amsterdam streets for dinner. We chose the two course chefs à la carte. We had asparagus w. salmon and tempura shrimp for starter and the chicken and lamb dishes for the main deal. All of it very tasty and well made. Obvious why they are so popular.