Very kind and accommodating staff. Menu depends on the day. Love the humble decor and the way they maximize what is a small space. Everything is fresh. Dinner for two is around €60-€70, but well worth the price. If they're serving the steak with goat cheese and raspberry sauce, order it. Will come back! read more

I just finished my meal, and felt the need to review it immediately. As I'm writing this, the chef brought in a fresh batch of lettuce and steak, and that meal was beyond satisfying. I had the pastrami appetizer and steak dinner, and both were out of this world. I like trying new places when I'm in a new city, but I may have to try this place again just because it was that good. read more

Perfect! The owner was super friendly, and asked if we'd mind sharing a table with another couple. It was a fantastic meal, with fantastic people. Food we had that I'd recommend: The Carpaccio in arugula, olive oil, and pine nuts for starter. A curry chicken reduction of sorts was the winner main, although my Sol was also delicious. read more

What a fantastic place to have stumbled upon. Friendly service and amazing food. We had no trouble communicating as the waitress spoke perfect English. Tiny place and you may have to wait and I wouldn't suggest for a large group. read more

Amazing food ... Even the bread is excellent... Hope to come before we leave Amsterdam... İf you are lucky you ll have a chance to come ... Atmosphere is very friendly too ...2sisters owns the place & they are there working read more

Small but so nice! Friendly staff and delicious food. Will be back the next time I'm in the area. There is no menu but staff will inform you what they have for the day. The affordable prices were also a pleasant surprise. The positive reviews on this establishment are definitely well deserved. read more

This was my first time and wow what a meal! I had the lamb shank with carrots and it doesn't compare to any lamb I've had before. Highly recommend and will come back next time I'm in Amsterdam. read more

Food was just ok. Limited menu which the staff quotes to you, which leads me to believe it changes daily. Nothing to really write home about. read more

First of all, thanks to Yelp for helping us find this hidden gem. It is truly an excellent experience from the onset when the host sits with you and explains the menu - nothing printed. A small and intimate but not 'on your neighbours lap' seating arrangement has been well thought out that even when busy, the staff are available to assist with your order but you never feel rushed or hurried. Very seldom will we have 3 courses but this was very different as each selection was too tempting not to try. Give it a try - our best Amsterdam food fusion experience read more

No menue but waitress explained what they had available and appetiser & entre were very good. My "veal" was beef but I can be forgiving since the overall food and ambiance was very nice. If you decide to go, keep it to "party of 2 or 4". Very small restaurant but highly recommended. Get there prior to 5:30 PM for quick seating. read more

Absolutely incredible food. Don't worry about the prices, they're average for the city. And with the atmosphere and quality of the food it is well worth the wait read more

Great place! It's down a quiet side street and would otherwise be hard to find. Recommend 100 percent. The food is outstanding, nice atmosphere, staff is helpful & nice. Got the dates wrapped in bacon for an appetizer - unreal how good with the bleu cheese. Classic strawberry and goat cheese Irish steak was great. Cheesecake for dessert was incredible. Anything you get will be good, just don't eat the lollipop at the end haha Cheers! read more

The food was great, the staff very friendly, and the price was reasonable. Quite small, only about 10 tables inside. Menu is not written down, so Willamena (?) was our lovely menu tonight. There were 3 meat dishes and two fish dishes as the main course. I had the beef steak with with goat cheese and strawberry coulis. Chris had the veal steak with herb butter. Both were excellent. We shared a pork pate appetizer which was home made and tasty. Drank 3 small beers between us and the bill was just over 50 euros total. Quite reasonable for the quality of the food. I recommend this place. read more

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2nd time i visit and as expected, exquisite! Will definitely come back if ever in Amsterdam again

Wow. Really impressed with this restaurant. A gastropub in the best sense. Spartan decor, good service and a focus on the fare. The steak, on top of a thin slice of goat cheese with a strawberry sauce, was so well paired. Will certainly go back. read more

Waited about half and hour before getting a table here one busy night and it was worth it. The room is cosy and unpretentious. Since the menu is not written down, you are taking a chance on the day's offerings - and at least on the night I was there, it was delicious. A wonderful blue cheese mousse with vegetables, a cod in a mint / pea coulis. The food is simple and charming. The staff is quick and friendly. A great place to eat near but away from the chaos of Dam Square. read more

Exceptional old world service and execution. Spoken menu- tight seating and delicious everything. Staff was polite and this is a highly recommended place to get a real hospitality. read more

Interesting how the reviews outside the US differ on other sites when viewed on Yelp (which I love). For example, this tiny restaurant got a 5 out of 5 on Goolgle, and a 4.5 out of 5 on TripAdvisor (with 30 reviews). Of course, most reviews on the other sites are in Dutch, because natives know this place is good. Bottom line - fantastic place that will exceed your expectations. The staff speaks English - meaning they memorize each night's menu and recite it in multiple languages. On my last night in Amsterdam, I had an appetizer (Stilton pate), a main dish (steak with gorgonzola and strawberry sauce) and a desert (great Tiramisu), a beer, wine and port for digestif, all for under 55 EUR, and all amazing. If you're lucky enough to get a table, this is worth it and you'll leave feeling like you had a decidedly non-tourist-y dinner. read more

Great little place right near all the action in central Amsterdam! As others note, there's no menu - the waitstaff tells you what's available that day. Not sure how many languages each waiter speaks, but it is apparently many (as is the case in much of Amsterdam), and I had no issue understanding my waitress' flawless English. (Although she mistook me for Dutch at first - that's what I get for being tall and fair!) Everything on the menu that day sounded _great_, so I ordered the steak with goat cheese and strawberry sauce on the waitress' recommendation. I absolutely wasn't disappointed! I got a delicious red pepper soup to start, and the steak itself was excellent - I had no idea strawberries and goat cheese could go so well with red meat. And given that this was Amsterdam, the frites that came on the side were fantastic as well. Add some local wheat beer on the side, and I had one excellent meal. Highly recommended! read more

My wife and I had dinner here two nights ago. Great atmosphere and excellent food at a very small local, neighborhood restaurant. They don't take reservations so we waited at the bar for 20 minutes, and it was definitely worth the wait. I had the mussels appetizer and the sea bass with sauerkraut. Had to believe, but it was amazing. My wife had the steak and it was also very good. I highly recommend this for a casual meal and getting feel for the local environment. read more

The best meal we had in Amsterdam!! They have a new menu everyday although there's a couple staple dishes that stay consistent. Prices are reasonable for the food quality. There are so many touristy places in Amsterdam for food, so I really appreciated this charming little hole in the wall. read more

I frequently meet friends for lunch an Van Kerkwijk, Although it's really close to Dam Square, it's on a quiet street away from the crowds, bikes and trams. The atmosphere is very cozy (one might even say cramped) but also bright. They have a standard menu plus daily specials. I really love their salads. They always offer a few vegetarian (not vegan) options. There is usually only 1 or 2 servers. So if you go there prepare to wait a while for service, especially when it's busy. Everything you've heard about their pear tart with fresh cream is true -- try it with a koffie verkeerd. read more

Last Friday evening was my 5th dinner here in the past year. I found Van Kerkwijk through Yelp and make it a point now to have dinner here at least once each trip to Amsterdam. This is one of my favorite restaurants anywhere full stop. The food is excellent as well as excellent value. I've had poultry, fish and beef options as well as a variety of starters and they've all been delicious. I'd like to comment on the sweets, but I've never had room to try them yet - next time! The hospitality and service (two very important and different attributes of a restaurant, IMO) are absolutely first rate. I just love sitting at my table savoring my meal and conversation and seeing and hearing the happy interaction of my fellow diners in the warm glow of the cozy room. I know it probably sounds corny, but the owners and staff have created a space filled with warmth and good feelings to go along with great food and service, providing an overall dining experience that's hard to match. read more

long wait but worth it... good hearty food cooked like home, heavy wood tables. not fussy just good. no reservations taken so thats a bit of drag as place is packed.check was quite low = good value for money...will try again... read more

We were there just a few days ago, on Easter Monday evening. When we arrived there were no free tables, but the waitress seated us at the bar area. We ordered some drinks, so waiting was not an issue. There was a crowd, the serving was a bit slow, but only due to the fact that there were only two waitresses to a massive amount of people. So our waitresses were super nice, knowledgeable and the food....I have high standards with my food and I had nothing to complain about! It was just perfect. read more

We were bummed to be stuck for an extra day in Amsterdam during a trip and were so lucky to find this place for dinner. It made the hiccup in our travel much less disappointing. We came in a bit on the early side (between 6 and 7 pm) and did not have to wait very long for a table. By the time we were into our first courses, the waiting area was packed, so we were glad to arrive when we did. Food was delicious, prices were reasonable, and service was fun and personable. I am a vegetarian and my needs were very well accommodated--two veggie main course options! The broccoli soup starter was the highlight though. I am even inspired to try to make something similar myself, although I know it will not come close to the incredibly balanced soup I had at Van Kerwijk. So good. read more

Great place! Was looking for a cool spot with great ambiance and food and found this on Yelp. Sunday night and it was packed which left me with either eating at one of the 5 bar seats , or a tiny bar stool table at the very back which I selected. It was perfect. No menus just "here is what we have today" - and I sat right next to the resident (sleeping) cat. Very reasonable cost. read more

Great dinner in this quaint side street place. All indoor eating. Wonderful friendly staff with good personalities and warm smiles. The place was packed. We had the ham special appetizer and the steak and chicken dinners. Very reasonable. 67e with one drink, two wines, two appetizers and dinner with salad. Definitely going back. read more

I love being surprised by restaurants. Normally I know what to expect once I pick a restaurant (thanks yelp!) but this place blew me away since I didn't have internet to double check right before hand! We got there around 9 or 9:30 so the six of us were lucky to be sat right away since it was a tuesday. The restaurant was candlelit and has a really nice vibe. After they read the menu to us, we got a little nervous since they didn't say any of the prices and some of my group members were on a bit of a tight budget. Fortunately when we asked we found the prices super reasonable with mains between 11 and 19€ (especially for those of us jaded by Paris prices). The appetizer plate was around 6€ per person (Though the six of us shared a plate for four which was perfect and 4.25€ each) and featured great bread, three different spreads, some sausage and some goat cheese wraps. I tried both the chicken and beef with strawberry?? sauce and then had the cheesecake for dessert. On top of that, the fries and salad given for the table were so good! This was the perfect restaurant for us and we couldn't stop talking about how great it was throughout the entire meal. read more

This was our first meal in Amsterdam and didn't disappoint. Had lunch there - service quick, people very friendly and efficient, meal delicious. My husband had the chicken thigh sandwich with a sweet chili dipping sauce - chicken came like a pulled chicken sandwich. I had the vegetarian sandwich which had a hummus spread, cheese, hard boiled egg, lettuce and tomato. Very enjoyable! Would definitely eat here again read more

This is a hidden gem that you would be sorry to miss. There are no menus. You are given selections for what is available that day. Four of us got three different meals and appetizers. Each one was better than the next. The duck was cooked perfectly and not greasy at all. There were two steak selections, one done rare and one done well. Both were outstanding and melted like butter. The fish selection, halibut, was served over a mashed root vegetable and was absolutely delicious. We chose not to get dessert, but only because we were full. We would definitely return and highly recommend it to anyone who is looking for a very nice cozy restaurant with wonderful food. read more

The menu is different but the food is so fresh and everything just worked! We had a goat cheese salad and an Indonesian meatloaf sandwich -both were delicious! read more

I keep coming back here with my wife. Great for couples or groups of four. They do not take reservations so large groups would not work. Food is excellent. Menu changes from time to time. The menu choices are explained at your table and are not written down anywhere. Excellent value and service. read more

Fabulous & friendly! We visited twice (once each lunch and dinner) and would have returned again if we'd had more time on our vacation. The menu changes daily and the food was fresh with great flavors. The salad with Smoked Salmon (lunch) was lightly dressed and came with a large slice of freshly baked bread, horseradish dip and whitefish dip. The carrot soup (dinner starter) came with the same wonderful bread. I had the spinach and artichoke quiche and my husband had the cod with a horseradish mashed potato & sauerkraut. At both meals we had a local craft beer that was also excellent. Our lunch was early and the restaurant did start to get busy as we got past 12:30 or 1 pm. We noticed the dinner service was very busy on both Friday and Saturday (we strolled by often since it was close to where we stayed), but when we returned mid-week for dinner we were seated right away. I'd definitely recommend a visit to this gem! read more