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).

Amazing dining experience! The staff were incredibly attentive, friendly, and welcoming and I loved…read morethe ambiance of the restaurant and seating with the tables built to keep the food warm. It was nice that they allow people to order the rijsttafel for 1, and I saw a number of people doing this. Rijsttafel Authentiek: pisang goreng, sate kambing, sate ayam, ikan mentega, acar ketimun, sambal goreng kentang, gado gado, sayur lodeh, kerang asam manus, terong sambel ijo, ayam rica rica, danging rendang, telor kuning, nasi putih, nasi goreng, krupuk, serundeng, sambal. (They warn you that the sambal is very spicy and it is :)) Everything was delicious-my highlights were the ikan mentega, gado gado, sate, and sambal.

We were advised by many to try the Indonesian food while in Amsterdam and this seemed to be the…read moreperfect spot! We enjoyed the Rijsttafels Authentiek, which was like a tasting menu which included several meat, fish and veggie dishes. I'm not a fan of mussels though so they offered to substitute them for the shrimp, which was so kind. It was truly an excellent experience and we enjoyed every moment of it. The service was so kind and the restaurant itself is modern but cozy. Everyone there was clearly very happy. Definitely make a reservation, it's totally worth while.

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.

Had a lovely experience here on a drizzly November evening! So good that I dropped by again for a…read moresandwich to go before I left Amsterdam! Come here for homey, delicious Surinamese food. The staff were friendly and courteous, and I would gladly come back next time I'm in Amsterdam. Walked in on a Saturday evening around 7pm as a solo diner and the restaurant was packed. I didn't make reservations so was hoping they could squeeze me in and it was a yes, just had to wait for about 8-10 minutes until the bar area seating cleared up a bit. Score! Seated the menu was presented right away, after about 10 minutes staff asked for my order, I got: - Spang Makandra Special €17.50: this is a plate of several of the house specialities. Fried rice & noodles, braised chicken, grilled chicken satay, stir-fried long beans, egg, potato sambal and perkedel (fried potatoes). So tasty all around! Loooved the braised chicken was done very well, the peanut sauce used for the chicken satay was a bit on the sweeter side. The egg was scrambled (believe this was intentional for this preparation), the flavors were delicious! I can't comment to the authenticity since I'm no expert in Surinamese food though would certainly recommend this dish to all. - Dawet €3.00: if you're familiar with SE Asian shaved ice with palm sugar syrup, the flavor of this drink is reminiscent. While the color is a bright pepto bismol pink, it's mostly coconut milk with a strong flavor of gula malaka. Was on the sweeter side though glad for the coconut milk to balance out the spiciness of the hot sauce. - Beef rendang sandwich €6.50: sooo yummy. Considering the Indonesian and Chinese influences in Surinamese food, I've eaten my share of specifically Malaysian and Indonesian food in those countries and the curry flavors in the sandwich were prominent and super tasty. The spices were quite strong that even wrapped in foil and inside a plastic bag, my entire bag smelled like rendang (in a most moth-watering way lol) after carrying for some hours. The decor was cozy and filled the left side wall with pics of patrons of the past, opposite wall full length mirrors to make the space look larger. Seating enough for about 50-60 probably. Even though they were slammed, staff checked in periodically on how I was doing, refilled water, which indirectly led to an interesting conversation with another solo diner sitting at the bar. Strong recommend!

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.

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

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 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.

We came here after our tour guide earlier in the day had recommended us to try Indonesian food in…read moreAmsterdam. We were able to get a same-day reservation and were excited to try the food here. We were told before we were seated that we had 90 minutes for our dinner, which wasn't an issue for us as that's more of a norm in the US, but I could see that feeling too rushed for the usual dinner in Europe. Every table was filled and were seated all pretty close to eachother, which added to the level of noise and feeling of a super busy evening. We ordered the tasting menu and the first course was an AMAZING start- probably the best Indonesian dish I've had outside of Indonesia. The main course is where we had more issues - for having 9 different small plates to try, the amount of rice for 4 people was definitely not enough. Some of my friends in the group were also more sensitive to spice, so it would've been nice if there was more consideration to ordering the dishes by spice level or at a minimum letting us know which plates were more spicy. And while there were many to try, most of these dishes were just okay, nothing really stood out. The dessert course was a much larger plate/portion than any of us were expecting, which was a pleasant surprise but the flavors were also just okay to me.