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Cozy and Quaint in Amsterdam

  • May 21, 2009
  • Rated 4 of 5 by tvordj from Dartmouth, Nova Scotia
Cozy and Quaint in Amsterdam

Amsterdam is full of quaint restaurants, tucked away in corners and up short narrow streets and this is one of them. We were visiting the Begijnhof area near the Spui tram stop and decided it was time for lunch. We walked around a bit looking at menus and trying to decide when we spotted some signs up a narrow street which was off a very busy and crowded shopping street lined with trendy designer stores (Kalverstraat, I think) in the area. A peek at the menu satisfied us and once inside, we were hooked.

De Rozenboom has a big, bright window in front and has three levels of seating area. We were ushered in to the lower level with it's dark wood walls covered in blue and white tiles. The wood tables and chairs matched the decor and the staff was quite friendly. They had an English menu which was handy and the contents were fairly varied. There were Dutch specialties, some Amercian style items and lots of general tasty goodness. They have a la carte and a tourist set menu and also a children's menu as well and there is a board on the wall with specials and additional items that may not be on the menu card.

Graham had a burger and fries from the "snack" menu and i had a delicious ham and cheese "toastie" that was listed on the board and we shared a Dutch pancake with chocolate for dessert.

The prices are reasonable, too. The restaurant is open from noon to 9:30 in the evening. I wouldn't recommend this if you have mobility issues, though, because there are narrow stairs to each level and the stairs to the toilets are spiral and a bit hazardous. I would recommend the restaurant otherwise. the food was wonderful and the staff was friendly. See the map on the website for location. http://www.derozenboom.com/

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