d'Vijff Vlieghen

Previously a pearl, now a huge disappointment We ordered the 5 course menu, but we left after the 4th course, unfortunately the food and service were terrible. The first starter was placed on the table without any explanation, but it was tasty. The soup had a good taste, but the temperature was not right. Then the real disappointment began: the entree was a fried fish with butter sauce and pearl barley; the barley was cold and undercooked. The main course was a pathetic hunk of lamb, extremely tough and mainly tendons. The garnish of peas was also not warm. The other person came to ask if I liked it, I indicated that the meat only consisted of tough tendons, after which I received a replacement dish. This was actually good and friendly service! The beef looked nice and pink but unfortunately was just as tough and zesty as the lamb, I didn't eat it either. When taking our order I indicated that I have a severe food intolerance to sesame seeds, the waiter assured us that there are no sesame seeds in anything. Then we get 2 rolls with sesame seeds visible on the outside... this is really not possible, I could have become very ill if I had just eaten that roll. We asked the waiter if there was a sandwich without sesame, but he simply replied that there was none, that my partner could enjoy 2 sandwiches and I would just have to watch. I asked another waiter if there was gluten-free bread without sesame, they did and a little later I got a freshly baked roll without sesame, so it wasn't that difficult. Well, maybe you already sensed it coming: the sandwich was warm on the outside but still frozen on the inside. We have eaten here several times in the past and enjoyed it and were very much looking forward to another evening of culinary enjoyment. Unfortunately this was a debacle, almost everything went wrong and we are not confident that with the current occupancy this restaurant is still worth a visit.

Another great restaurant for dining in Amsterdam, you can choose to have up to 5 or more courses or a single meal. The pork belly was amazingly good. Also, they serve one of the best gluten free breads I’ve ever had. The building is beautiful with all the old wood from a 600’s decommissioned sailing ship!