wij hebben lekker gegeten in dit mooie restaurant, vlakbij het rijks museum, waar we geweest waren. echt italiaans eten, vooral de antipasti vooraf was echt heerlijk, geserveerd op een grote schaal op tafel. daarna kregen we pasta met truffel en we sloten af met een tiramisu. je zit lekker daar, net alsof je in een italiaanse film bent beland. de bediening is erg attent en dat zie je ook niet vaak in amsterdam. aanrader!

vorige week in het kader van de restaurantweek hier gegeten. Ik woon al 30 jaar in Amsterdam en van de buitenkant ziet het er altijd heel erg gezellig uit. Dat is binnen niet anders, vooral omdat de pianist de hele avond speelde. Overigens had ik de pianist wel wat meer rust gegund (bijv. na iedere 3 kwartier spelen een kwartier pauze).

Het eten vond ik matig. Het voorgerecht bestond uit een selectie van diverse antipasti (zowel vlees, vis als groenten), wat zeer smaakvol was. Er had iets meer brood bij gemogen.
Voor het hoofdgerecht hadden we de keuze tussen saltimbocca en dorade; we kozen de saltimbocca. De groenten erbij waren uitstekend, de kwaliteit van het vlees vond ik mager; bij de slager kan ik dit beter krijgen.
Het toetje (semifrego als ik me goed herinner) was in orde.

Het was af en toe lastig om de aandacht van het personeel te trekken; ze waren soms meer met elkaar dan met de gasten bezig.

Afgelopen week tijdens de restaurantweek gegeten met een vriend. Het was een zeer geslaagde avond. Het menu was goed verzorgd, vooral de antipasti zag er mooi uit! Ook het hoofdgerecht en dessert waren erg smakelijk. Echt Italiaans. Het is een mooi restaurant en je ziet dat er aandacht is besteed aan de inrichting. Het hoge plafond is echt geweldig met het mooie glas in lood raam en de ornamenten. Bediening prima in orde, vriendelijk en attent. We kregen ook nog een limoncello bij de koffie aangeboden. Al met al een aanrader en we komen nog eens terug. Top!

Myself and 5 friends visited this restaurant on 10 March 2014. We booked through the website for the special offer during restaurant week. The table was booked for 19.30 and we arrived at 19.25. The table was not ready, we were told another party had taken it. 3 makeshift tables were pushed together at the back of the room, next to where the meals were collected from the kitchen. The Maitre'd did not realise we were there for the special offer which made us think that we were not expected. We expected to have a choice of meals on the special offer but found that it was a set meal so we chose to eat from the menu. Our party chose sea bass, salmon, tagliatelli marinara, spaghetti carbonara and spinach and richota ravioli. The last one in our party also wanted sea bass but was told they had run out, she then chose salmon but that had also gone, and this was 19.30! She settled for tagliatelli. We had bruchetta to start but that took 20 minutes to arrive. By the time our main course arrived we had been sitting there for 90 minutes. Not once did anyone come and see if we were ok or offer any apology for the long wait. When the meals finally arrived the tagliatelli was a large portion and hot, the fish dishes were accompanied by a small spoonful of potato and spinach, the carbonara had no white cream sauce, although it had been tossed in something, and had a few pieces of bacon you had to go searching for. It was just warm and was sticky in my mouth. The ravioli consisted of 9 pieces flat pieces in the bottom of a huge pasta bowl and was totally tasteless but very peppery. The Maitre'd came and asked if our meal was ok and I said no, he looked at me and walked away. Myself and friend did not eat the carbonara or ravioli, but the rest of the food was edible, although nothing special. At the end of the meal the waiter was clearing the dishes and asked if our meal was ok, I again replied no and explained what was wrong. The Maitre'd came over and in a loud voice said he would take our meals off the bill but I was the only person who had complained out of the whole restaurant. I said he had no proof of that, but whether or not it was correct, we were not happy with our meals. I said the carbonara was very dry and sticky with no cream sauce. He replied that that was the Romanian way of cooking it!! As I stated, I thought I was in an Italian restaurant. He gave us the bill and we noticed that there were still 5 meals on it. We had been charged for 2 salmon when we only had one. He was called over and apologised saying he would get a new bill. He brought another and almost threw it onto our table, but when we checked it was the same bill and we were still being charged for 5 meals. He again apologised and brought a further bill. I would not return to this restaurant and would not recommend it. There did seem to be some atmosphere at the front of the room, but we were practically in the kitchen, and still had to wait forever for our food! We were left for a long, long time with no explanation, apology or even a consolation glass of wine to keep us going. When we complained about the meals we were shouted at. The customer service and attitude of the Maitre'd was disgusting and he obviously does not handle complaints well. We did not cause any problems there, we sat patiently waiting for our food and not once did we call him to complain about the wait. 2 meals out of 6 were not good and he should have been more gracious instead of raising his voice.

Het pakte niet goed uit. Ik weet niet of het aan dat moment lag, maar men was heel druk, nerveus en het eten wat wij bestelden was allemaal verkeerd begrepen. Wij wilden geen ham, kregen we toch, de sla smaakte naar suiker en er zat choco pasta bij. Alles liep mis en verkeerd en de baas was ook niet aardig. We kwamen expres vroeg om half 7, maar om half 11 waren we pas weg, omdat we zo lang moesten wachten. Wij komen hier nooit meer terug in ieder geval! Trouwens de toiletten zijn ook heel erg vies, en dat is toch ook wel erg in een restaurant.