Café De Amstel in IJselbuurt

delicious food, drinks, and hospitality

Another real Amsterdam pub, cozy atmosphere and good food

A cozy, normal, old-fashioned neighborhood pub with delicious food at normal prices. On Saturday, we had a delicious old-fashioned tartar sandwich, and my mother had a tasty toasted sandwich with cheese and beef sausage. We drove here specifically for this lunch because I had been here a few weeks ago with a large group by boat. You see, you can moor at the jetty here. This is one of the things that makes a visit special. We dined there back then, and the food was of very high quality then too. The meat, for example, comes from a very good Amsterdam butcher, and you can taste it! Add to that the genuine Amsterdam people who run the eatery, the humor, the simple decor, the terrace on the sidewalk, and the chance to run into 'Arie from Cafe de Amstel', known from radio and theater (the joke teller), and you have a super fun experience. Not just for eating, because you can also enjoy hanging out at the bar. A step back in time, pure Mokum, and excellent value for money!! In short, whether you come by road or by water, a unique experience.

Just a little bit of being wonderfully Amsterdam♥️

You won't find a browner place than this cozy pub.

Amstel beer overlooking the Amstelkanaal - great ambiance. I don’t speak Dutch and the staff was so friendly

What a delightful cafe, incredibly sweet people, good food, and reasonable prices. You simply can't pass up the 'gransplank'!

Spontaneously went to grab a bite to eat there. Hoping to run into Arie, "the joke teller from Radio 538." And sure enough, we did. He really took the time for a chat, and we took some photos with him right away. Very cozy atmosphere. A real old-fashioned Dutch brown pub. And we had a delicious meal too.

Title: Worst experience in 25 years in Amsterdam. Terrible service and substandard food! I absolutely do NOT recommend this place. Yesterday I went to eat here with my boyfriend and a friend of his. A female employee (of a larger build) was incredibly grumpy, rude, and yelled at customers as if she had no respect for them. I have lived in Amsterdam for 25 years, but this is truly the very first time I have experienced something like this. This is the worst experience I have ever had. When I walked to the bar to order a beer and asked for the menu, she snapped: "If I have time, I'll come to you." After she finally brought the menu, we had to wait an incredibly long time for her to come and take our order; she acted as if she didn't see us. We ordered two steaks and a portion of spare ribs. We weren't even asked how we wanted the steak cooked. Then we had to wait an hour for the food. When we mentioned it, she responded rudely: "You didn't make a reservation, so you just have to wait this long." When the food was finally served, it was a huge disappointment. The sauce on the steak was extremely salty (I understand it's a bar and they want to sell more drinks, but this was really too salty). The spareribs, on the other hand, were tasteless and very greasy. We did end up eating it, simply because: 1. We didn't want to argue with such a rude waitress (afraid she would completely lose her temper), and 2. We had to pay for it anyway. In short: this place really has nothing positive to offer. It was a terrible experience and we are guaranteed NEVER coming back here!

What a lovely afternoon we had here on the Amstelkade. The atmosphere is incredibly pleasant, and the view over the water really completes the picture. We thoroughly enjoyed the food. The spareribs, in particular, were fantastic and prepared with great flavor. The portions are good, and everything looks well-presented on the plates featuring the restaurant's logo. It is the perfect place to sit back and relax with a nice cold beer. We will definitely be back soon for another round.

Great cafe with a lovely Amsterdam atmosphere. All the staff are sweet and try their very best. And the food. Wow. AMAZING. We'll be back soon. Greetings from Borger, Freddy and Miranda

Comment from another guest; A well-known café of Arie the joke teller on Radio538. Very small, authentic Amsterdam eatery. We were there just for a drink. A real in-crowd where everyone knows each other. If you aren't used to this, you won't really feel welcome there. Exactly that, and nothing to add. By the way, Arie was kind enough to put up a wasp repellent and even thanked us kindly upon departure.

Had a nice time drinking some beers. Decide to stay for dinner too, which was a great choice. It was delicious (the 'spreading board').

Awesome place 👍🏻 The ribs are among the best I've ever ate! 🤤 Outside tables allow to sit beside the channel.

Had a great pee on King's Day, and that for only 1 euro and a clean toilet.

Do Not go if you don't speak Dutch. Horrible service! Been to multiple places in Europe never had such horrible service. Wouldn't even bring us napkins, no napkins at the table, so I grab a dispenser and they got an attitude. Quick solution have napkins. No utensils, no kind words, hate i spent time and money here. Save yourself!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Also food was MID!!! Stay away

Went here for late night food and drinks. Felt very unwelcome due to being foreigners. We ordered food and received no napkins or utensils. After grabbing our own, the older female bartender came over to the table and aggressively grabbed the empty napkin dispenser and walked away. This isn’t my first time traveling to another country and this is the worst service I have ever gotten. Did not even finish the overly fried food because we felt so uncomfortable.

Staff are friendly & working very hard to serve customers. Very much enjoyed my Saturday night.

This is definitely a place that always makes me happy. The atmosphere is fantastic; as far as I'm concerned, the best atmosphere in Amsterdam. I often come here to watch Ajax and am always warmly welcomed. Even when there isn't much space, they always try to make everything to your liking. Furthermore, the service is simply a solid 10. The food isn't very extensive, but it is always tasty. And the beer is always nice and cold. For me, a top 3 pub in Amsterdam. See you soon!

I had a delicious meatball sandwich with my father.

Nice place, nice people, good music. good drinks and a lovely location

Delicious food and very nice people!

Delicious food, super friendly, very cozy! A place to come back to again and again :-)

What a nice and gezellig bar! It's the perfect bar around the corner with good drinks, a great variety of food, and local music. Every time I pass it, it is filled, and everyone seems to enjoy it!

A nice restaurant with a friendly owner and good food and drinks. Highly recommended, away from the tourist crowds.

great weather at Arie's, good service, lekjet food, nice atmosphere

The food and atmosphere are absolutely fantastic, the spareribs are absolutely delicious, highly recommended! Everything is delicious there, and a whisky is a nice treat afterward! 🥃🍻🔝😋!

Everything was great, very nice and friendly service

Best tournedos I ever had. Friendly and familial atmosphere. Very gezellig. I’ll be back!

Not welcoming for non Dutch at all.

The meat is excellent. The best meat I've had in Europe. We ordered Schransplank.

I received a warm welcome, and although I was alone, the relaxed atmosphere made me feel comfortable and at ease. The food was also good. Such a lovely place, thank you.

What a gem of a traditional Dutch café! The moment you step inside, you feel it: humor, conviviality, and pure Amsterdam fun. This is the kind of place where everyone is welcome. And then, of course, Amsterdam's one-of-a-kind jokester: laughter guaranteed! Highly recommended!

What a lovely cafe! The food was delicious!! And for a good price. A fun pub where you can also enjoy a delicious meal and where you won't be looked away after you've finished. We'll definitely be back! Thanks Arie and the ladies.

Had a fantastic time at Arie's. When I made the reservation, I was already cracking up, haha, about my vegetarian daughter 😂😂 The food was great, and the fries with special herbs were delicious. The prawns were delicious, the satay was delicious with a tasty satay sauce, the prime rib was very well prepared, and the chicken skewer appetizer was also very good. The service was excellent and very friendly. They also have vegetarian options, such as fish and a veggie burger with stir-fried vegetables and prawns, of course. The fries were super well-fried with the special fries herbs. In short, a highly recommended place to eat, and a super cozy atmosphere!

Super cozy place and friendly staff! And the apple pie is highly recommended, even at 10 PM (if there happens to be any leftovers) 😌😌

Yesterday I tasted the spareribs for the first time. The tastiest and most tender I've ever tasted! Until now, that was in Curaçao, but now at De Amstel! You only had to touch the meat with a knife and it fell right off. Plus, there's that Amsterdam atmosphere and friendly atmosphere. Highly recommended!

Nice cafe with delicious meatball sandwiches

What a wonderful evening we had here! If you're looking for a cozy, fun, and comfortable place, this is the place to be! Both the food and drinks were delicious and affordable.

Great atmosphere and a real Amsterdam vibe. Highly recommended!

A lovely, typically Amsterdam atmosphere and excellent food. Highly recommended!

I can only say that this is a fun and cozy place! The people who work there are nice and friendly, and the food is also great.

Great place. Authentic Amsterdam. The service is prompt, which makes it even more enjoyable.

We happened to come here by boat. Great cafe. Just the way it should be. Good food, tasty drinks, down-to-earth and honest staff.

Nostalgia; it's like stepping back 50 years, but in a positive way. A cafe just like it used to be, with a lovely atmosphere and friendly staff!

What a cozy atmosphere, with delightfully down-to-earth service and time for a personal chat. Where Amsterdam humor still shines across the bar every day.

Incredibly delicious and tender beef. It was cold on the table, but that was a risk I took, and the benefits surprisingly outweighed the cold meat. And it was busy, so I factored that in. You look out over boats sailing by. The heat lamp upstairs also created a warm atmosphere outside, under the awnings. Good service. Everything fits perfectly within the price.

The food was so delicious and the atmosphere was so pleasant. We arrived as strangers but were treated like friends. If only it were this delicious and welcoming in my city.

Absolutely fantastic. Top-notch staff behind the bar.

One of the best bar in the city. See for yourself. Wendy is the best bartender ever

We had a delicious lunch this afternoon. The homemade meatball sandwich is highly recommended! The ham with honey-mustard sauce is also delicious. It's a cozy traditional Dutch café with friendly service. Next time, we'll try the tournedos!

I really like the place and I would like to visit more often, but I really feel that they don't like foreigns (non dutch speakers) they dont seem very friendly to us. We felt unwanted.

Fantastic, authentic neighborhood café where everyone is welcome. Friendly, Amsterdam-style service and good food!

Incredibly delicious food. Amsterdam atmosphere. A bowl of water for the dog Hardworking people

Super cozy pub/restaurant. Friendly owner and staff. Food fantastic!

A real Amsterdam pub. You can also eat there. But that is secondary. The Tournedos is really well cooked. The atmosphere is brown. As it should be here.

Lovely brown pub where you immediately feel at home

Very cozy cafe with very friendly staff.

Cozy, good food, nice staff and the best taps :-P

Great food in Old School Amsterdam style!

It was a super fun evening with delicious food and fine wine! ☺️

Finally got around to going here. 😉 delicious sandwich for lunch👌.made by Wendy. Ended up here again later that evening. Was very pleasant. Real Amsterdam brown pub. They left with the joke book written by Arie and signed on the spot. Thanks again Arie and we will definitely be back🥳🍻

It was great to meet DEN Arie, the jokester

Great atmosphere and delicious food! I recently ate here and I'm very excited. The place looks beautiful, with an attractive interior and a pleasant audience. The atmosphere is relaxed and perfect for a night out. The steak tartare is definitely recommended—fresh, well-flavored and perfectly prepared. The service is friendly and attentive, which only makes the experience better. In short, a restaurant where I will definitely return!

Even received a sweetie from Arie!

Here every week since Live Jazz Mondays. Lovely staff, lovely guests and, especially on Monday’s, amazing music!

Top bar good cappuccino top bartender called rim super service

First time I had a super tasty meal, twice it was just as tasty... I'll go again next time...

Unique of its kind. Very cozy and a great card. You won't find it more like Amsterdam.

Always a nice, cozy vibe! My go to place for beers when I’m in Amsterdam

What a great afternoon/evening we had. Greetings to the book printer

Legendary thanks to Arie and the team, in the heart of the Amstel, a M U S T when you are in Amsterdam.

Well-known café from Arie the joke teller on Radio538. Very small real Amsterdam cafe. We were only there for a drink. Real in-crowd where everyone knows each other. If you are not used to this you will not really feel welcome.

Fun guaranteed. Delicious snacks and dinner, including jokes.

Very good food, it was absolutely great!

I think this is the last real Amsterdam pub in the South.

Wonderful evening with Arie and the girls!

Ask for a joke! Food and service are great!

.. how can i review café de amstel ? this place is perfection. walked in feeling very delicate after the night before. ari ( probably spelled wrong ) welcomed us, poured some weissen and cooked me a beautiful fillet steak with jus ( gravy ) and some bread to mop said jus. BREAKFAST OF THE GODS. he's a great host. thank you for a breakfast i will never forget

A nice cozy brown pub with friendly employees and a delicious steak.

Would love to come and have a satay and a beer, always have fun at the bar and An is super sweet. But if there might be Sonnema Berenburg on the menu, then 10 Stars!!! Greetings from Spakenburg

Some of the best steak I ever had, and super cozy

Really Amsterdam. Good food, affordable prices and pleasant staff. Arie knows how to make a good meatball.

Cozy cafe, delicious food. Good atmosphere

Top tent, good food, tasty drinks, but above all the service is fantastic!

I happened to walk in on a late Sunday afternoon after a matiné of Wende in Carré on the way to my hotel and I didn't regret it. I fell in the middle of the Amsterdam Sing-along afternoon. What fun. OK, all the guests had already ordered something to eat so I could only order after an hour, but with a few beers in between that was no problem at all. Arie's jokes were good, as were his tournedos with bread and fries. Recommended!!!

A pleasant café to the eye, but once inside this unfortunately quickly changed. We came in with a large group, and we already received a look as if we would rather not be seen. When everyone had found a spot and placed their order, they did not act properly. With a large group there is understanding for paying for the drinks in advance, which I had done nicely (an amount of €9.80 to be precise). Then only a small part of the drinks arrived, after which we waited patiently for the rest of the order. After 10/15 minutes I politely asked if something had gone wrong by accident, and you were looked at as if you spoke a different language. In short, money was gone and no understanding for the missing part of the order Like this..

I laughed my pants off and the food was far beyond expectations. What a great tent.

Delicious meatballs highly recommended

Cafe De Amstel what a great Cafe. With Arie. The joke teller.

Love this place! Best food ever. The ribs were the best!

Excellent food. I would definitely recommend their ribs! It's a really cozy place.

Nice! And you can park your boat in front of the door. Nice detail

One Sunday in July, café found during a walk through the neighborhoods, a pretty little terrace along a canal perpendicular to the Amstel. The boats dock and passengers come to have a drink or a bite to eat. Very well-known café in a very quiet area. It was a good time spent on this terrace.

Start the day along the water with Illy Tasty wine without the hangover Staff customer friendly and not pushy Protects against excessive intoxication Own recipe meatball not to be missed Familiar neighborhood spot, you can guess Satay and santé!

What a nice cafe in the middle of a quiet neighborhood. Very tasty food and nice atmosphere / both inside and on the terrace. Very friendly staff, good service! By the way, Arie is a wonderful person with a great sense of humor. You hear him tell jokes on the radio!

What a nice Amsterdam pub with the one and only Arie from café De Amstel in Amsterdam. Super nice people and right on the Amsterdam canal. When you visit Amsterdam, go to Arie and his wife.

Quiet place in a quiet area, a pub for its own people. Delicious beer and friendly staff. I want to come back here

Today was a day in Amsterdam, we almost didn't get further than Café de Amstel! What a nice and cozy pub! Not to mention the food, which was absolutely delicious. Nice friendly guests and very pleasant staff. Amsterdam Summer is on the program tonight, but afterwards we will definitely go back to the Amstel for a beer! Arie and the other employees, thank you for the pleasant afternoon and the delicious food.

Unfortunately I have to report differently, the Cafe looked great, but the bartender had some nonsense on her mind and went to tell us what to do with our bikes. I didn't like her behavior at all and have been with her for a few years now! First visit, but done with it straight away! Oh yes, she wanted to prove that she was a real Amsterdammer! Well she didn't pass, I can tell you! Shame! Fortunately, the jokes on 538 are better than the bar staff.