Alfonso's Mexican Restaurant
- March 12, 2002
- Rated 2 of 5 by
Illion from Amsterdam, Netherlands
Alfonso's is one of my favourite pre-drink restaurants as it is quite near to a few of my favourite bars. The two floor restaurant is nothing fancy. The interior is like most in Amsterdam: pretty plain, a few cliché items on the wall, in this case Mexican ones and small tables. Waitresses are mostly students, as in most restaurants here. This means the quality of the service varies. In general, if you act nice and make a few jokes, you’ll get excellent service.
Actually, come to think of it, almost everything is pretty much cliché in this restaurant, even the menu. Taco’s, burritos en fajitas are well represented. The quality of the food on the other hand is excellent. It’s simple and tasty and it fills you up nicely when you’re going on a bender. We usually feast on the fajitas, small pancakes made of corn which you can stuff with your choice of filling, chicken, fish or beef, from your personal and sizzling pot.
In conclusion: its no haute cuisine, it is not very original, but it’s pretty cheap, rather tasty and the atmosphere is fine. Go there with a few friends, not for a romantic dinner with your girlfriend.
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