Isola Bella in Grachtengordel-Zuid

I ate one of the worst pizzas of my life. I really don't understand the 5-star ratings I see from other users. I have serious doubts about their authenticity. Or maybe they're just people with a sweet tooth.

Friendly owner, excellent food at a fair price for the city center.

Tasteless food. Coke served from a previously opened bottle. 20 euros per person for one dish. The owner came inside with a lit cigarette.

Food was decent. Nothing special, it’s pasta because they were out of pizza. Go to pay for the bill and “the card machine is broken.”

Unfortunately, it's overpriced and the food portions are small. The service is reserved. Not as good as the reviews suggest.

Poor value for money, 21 euros for some low-quality pasta. The place was dark and the bathrooms were very dirty.

A bit pricey for the level of quality, but good food, very friendly service and a lovely terrace overlooking the plain.

Delicious food and great ambience

I have been coming here for years and have always had a fantastic meal, but my experience tonight was such a letdown that I wonder if I will ever return. We ordered food for 3 people, and upon serving, it was immediately indicated that the chef had accidentally prepared the wrong sauce: tomato sauce with salmon. Okay, well, I might as well try it anyway. Well, that just wasn't very tasty. Next, another meal was prepared for me. However, it was prepared so quickly that the pasta was undercooked. Since we also had tickets for the evening, I had no other option but to keep eating... The cola that was ordered was lukewarm; normally that is masked with ice cubes, but my company didn't drink cola with ice. So, very gross. When I asked for a glass of tap water—it was 35+ degrees that day—I was given a bottle. Not that the water is very expensive, but I paid 10 euros just for water, which is simply unnecessary in the Netherlands because our tap water is perfectly drinkable. Naturally, I reported everything, but no discount was given; the excuse was that they have a new chef. I paid over 90 euros for food I was far from satisfied with. But then I felt seriously nauseous, which was almost certainly due to the undercooked pasta. I reported this by email, but I have not received a response. Such a shame. This used to be a very nice place in the middle of the city, but when they don't bother to listen to customers (I rarely complain) and quality takes a back seat, I doubt I will visit again in the future.

The best pizza on Terschelling!😋

Great Italian restaurant, ideal for groups. There were 16 of us and we were all served at the same time. We were even offered a limoncello as a digestif.

Had a delicious meal, super attentive service.

Wanted an early meal away from Rembrandt Square and just around the corner found this authentic Italian. Very rustic furniture that was clearly built to fit the restaurant. Great service from friendly staff with food clearly cooked to order, rounded of by a gratis Limoncello shot.

Well located, unique decor, great food, inclusive and welcoming atmosphere. Don't wait, just go.

Ate here this evening, on the last night of our Amsterdam trip. I had a ravioli in a cream and dill sauce with salmon...and it was delicious! My husband said his pasta was the best tomato based sauce he'd ever had. Amaretto Sour was made to perfection! Would highly recommend!

Excellent service and atmosphere

The restaurant owners are very charming, the Italian atmosphere is guaranteed, and they even offer limoncello at the end :)

The six of us had a wonderful meal and a very enjoyable evening. Some bread as a starter and expanding the bruschetta to six portions was no problem.

A very welcoming restaurant, the staff were fantastic! And the food was delicious. I highly recommend it.

A real Italian restaurant. We've been there for the second time and we're just as satisfied.

Nice restaurant. Delicious food, friendly staff. Bonus points: there's a cat!

Always good food, we usually go 3-4 times on a 5 day trip +- 😃

A lovely, small, authentic restaurant. Very friendly and attentive staff. We were there in the late afternoon. The tomato soup was sensational!! We would also order the vegetarian ravioli again anytime. Everything was freshly prepared and served piping hot ☺️ If we are ever in Amsterdam again, we will definitely come back ☺️

The food was fantastic and the atmosphere is very warm and comfy. I'd go back ☺️

Amazing food, beautiful building, lovely staff!

Very welcoming place. Professional and friendly staff. Abundant food. Italian flavors. Fairly priced. A real pleasure. Thank you.

Very good, nice place, very good food, capable and distinguished staff, I recommend this restaurant with Italian food

Best Italian restaurant in Amsterdam. Super nice, friendly service. He even asked how we were! So friendly... Food: Salad, pasta, pizza, and dessert were all very, very delicious. Four of us ate there. Everyone enjoyed it. Highly recommended... 🥂👌🏼👏👏👏👍👍 Please visit, it's really very good ♥️💋🏆 Prices: Great, totally worth it!

Very warm welcome, excellent waiters and service! Simple and effective dishes. On the other hand, a little tip: try to rethink the presentation: for example, for pasta, serve it in soup plates rather than flat plates; it'll look more presentable ;)

On our 7 day stay in Amsterdam my wife and I ate here twice. It was equally good both times. 👍🏻👍🏻

Great little date spot in Amsterdam. We had the carbonara, bruschetta, caprese salad and filet. Everything was delicious! Drinks are strong, desserts are tasty and the staff is very funny and attentive.

traditional pizzeria dishes between 13.5 and 20e

Fast service, delicious food, and pleasant service. Top!

One of the worst spaghetti carbonara I've ever eaten. The bacon tasted bad, the spaghetti was overcooked. I don't recommend it, sorry. Good service, but not great pasta... and on top of that, the spaghetti was €16.

Sorry, but we're not there yet. Nice place and excellent service, but the food isn't there. Below-average pizza (for goodness sake, in Italy, I've had worse...). Overcooked pasta, good sauce, but overcooked. It seems like a typical Italian restaurant, but for non-Italians.

My partner and I stopped for dinner because we were tired of searching and wanted pizza, but here, besides good service and a nice, welcoming place, we didn't find a good pizza. One of the worst pizzas I've ever had, with raw ingredients thrown on top that prevented it from cooking properly, mozzarella that hadn't melted, and the whole thing was pretty tasteless. We paid €18 for a vegetarian... I don't think we'll be back.

It was amazing the food was beyond good the service was super funny and kind food is quick and overall was great

I ate here twice during my stay in Amsterdam: once for dinner and once for lunch. I had pasta and I can say that the dishes were good and plentiful. The staff is very friendly and attentive. You can eat in peace and without the hustle and bustle that you find in other places.

Good food, affordable in a great spot just outside the hustle and bustle of Rembrandtplein.

I'm still waiting to order my dessert! Anyway, I left... too long! The food is decent, but I've had much better for less.

Had a delicious pizza here on the bustling Thorbeckeplein. Friendly staff. No long waits. Definitely recommended!

The food was truly delicious. It was a shame about the large chunks of garlic in the food, but that didn't spoil my appetite. The service wasn't what you'd normally expect in a restaurant. I won't be back.

The Sicilia pizza and spaghetti pepperoni were fantastic. We chose this restaurant based on the reviews, and we weren't disappointed. The waiter was also very polite.

The dish was very good, but not even the size of a children's menu... Very disappointing, the server took it all in stride...

Increíble restaurante con camareros atentos y una decoración acogedora, esto es muy recomendable para los amantes de los primos italianos 👌

La comida y el servicio eran increíbles. Todo desde el momento en que nos sentamos hasta el check fue encantador. Sin duda comería aquí de nuevo. Muy recomendable.

First time in Holland. Issola Bella was excellent. Taste of Sicilia pizza was great. I'm happy to be here 😀

Fantastic experience and amazing food. We will return next time we are in Amsterdam!

lekker eten , gezellige buurt , prima service , vriendelijk personeel,zeker een super aanrader, allen daar heen , ik kom terug

Excellent food and attention. I recommend it

The tenderloin with cream sauce is really great as is the double espresso with tiramisu. Italian beer and a scroppino complete it. Also nice that you don't have to wait long.

Paramos a comer una pizza. Éramos los únicos clientes en el restaurante. Nuestro servidor era amable y la pizza era buena. ¡No estaba contento cuando fui al baño y no había jabón! Esto es inaceptable. Era temprano por la tarde y parecía haber suficiente personal para atender el mantenimiento de los baños.

Excellent cuisine and a timeless setting. If you also love art, you'll enjoy dining in a setting worthy of Gaudi.

Beautiful restaurant with Art Déco character and the food is great!

Honestamente nunca escribas una crítica negativa. . . La comida era bastante buena, pero el servicio absolutamente horrible. Primera vez en Amsterdam - primera noche fue aquí para la cena. Estaba sentado en la parte trasera y esperó 30 - 45 minutos para ser reconocido después de que se cerraron los menús, camarera nunca volvió. El restaurante no estaba demasiado ocupado para un sábado por la noche. Mi hijo quería el desierto pero nunca nos ofrecieron, nunca nos preguntaron si queríamos beber algo. Pedimos agua con nuestra cena y nos cobraron $ 8 por el agua, ¿es esto típico en Amsterdam? ¿Tal vez? Causó nuestra primera impresión de Amsterdam no es genial, muy desagradable. Definitivamente no recomendaría especialmente con tantas opciones gastronómicas en esta área.

Eat here. They make pasta like your Mum would. Can't recommend this place enough. Words don't do justice, so I won't even try.

Especially gnocchi was unforgettable. There is sirculation in restaurant regularly, waitress were very kind and behaved warm.

Cené aquí como parte de un grupo de mujeres. La comida era deliciosa! Todo estaba recién hecho y las porciones eran generosas. El personal era muy servicial con nuestro gran grupo. Algunos de nuestro grupo regresaron por segunda noche. Gracias por una gran noche!

Authentic Italian. Good homemade ravioli dishes and pizza. Staff very friendly. No kids menu but they can adapt to suit. Very much recommended.

Very nice place! Food was good, you get way more than you pay for. Staff were all very friendly🫶🏻 and helpful when the pin machine didn't work. Big shoutout to the waitress with the ACDC shirt :) Groetjes uit Wageningen🩷🍋

We've been here twice during our visits to Amsterdam. We liked that we always arrived to find there were always tables available. It's spacious, and the service is quick. The pizzas are very good, and the spaghetti is also delicious. I also really liked the tiramisu for dessert. I think it's a good place to have dinner and relax. The food is also good quality, as is the prompt service from the waiters.

Buen restaurante italiano, con una gran variedad de platos. Todo está cocinado en la habitación principal, está recién hecho. Sin embargo, los precios son tranquilos altos.

We had dinner here yesterday, Friday February 21, 2025, before a visit to the Carré theater. The restaurant is very attractively decorated, with beautiful walls and ceilings. We were kindly received by a young waiter who served us for the rest of the evening. The food is fantastic, truly authentic and tasty Italian dishes. We enjoyed an anti pasti starter with a delicious white wine. The cannelloni was freshly prepared and incredibly tasty. The dessert was also very tasty. Upon departure we were offered a delicious glass of Limoncello. The prices are very reasonable, we initially thought that our bill was incorrect because the amount was much lower than expected. Isola Bella is highly recommended if you want to eat delicious and authentic Italian food in the middle of Amsterdam. Thanks for a nice evening!

The food was very tasty, although on the pricey side. There was very little sting in the drink. The staff was very friendly.

Great food, service good reasonable price...

Hi me and my other half are from uk we stubble across this place wow the Survice, atmosphere was perfect and the food is amazing proper Italian food, what a little gem of a restaurant, the carbonara and the sausage pasta,both was cooked to perfection, and the meats and cheese was very nice

Great Restaurant with amazing option and is their since 1960. Serve legacy with taste. The people taking order and helping out are also very nice. The way they say Gracias ☺️ wow. Apart from food I got full with gratitude and love 😘. Tried pasta , fried mushrooms and Brucetta

It was fantastic , the best pizza ever

Excellent pasta. Very good service. Possibly one of the best spaghetti I have ever eaten, superb. I advise you to visit this restaurant. Hugs

The food at Isola Bella was fine, but the portions were on the small side. The food was served quickly, which was nice. However, the service varied per employee: some were very friendly, while others seemed less hospitable.

Me and my friends had a tonno and a pepperoni pizza. Cheese was not good, not soft all the way and very greasy. 4/5 stars is way to much. Service was good tho.

If you like Italian food, run away! It’s clearly not Italian and the salt shaker fell into the pan. The pizzas are bland and not cooked and the ragù vida is very hard. The prices are excessive for Domino’s Pizza.

Surprising restaurant with open kitchen and delicious food. Friendly service. Reasonable prices

Just a good restaurant, I had a good ragu myself, other dishes from our table companions were also good.

I've been coming here for years and I always leave very satisfied. The food is great and the service is always very friendly and very good! I would absolutely recommend this.

Good mat. Altid hyggelig. Vert der både på sommer og vinter. Smilende folk som jobber der. Anbefaller og teste ut resturant

The lasgna and pepperoni pizza were lively but the real stars of the show were the desserts! The tiramisu was one of the best I had and the Zapaione truffle was to die for!! The staff was so lovely as well

Une vrai cuisine italienne avec de vrai italien. Belle découverte dans un lieu unique , à la mémoire de ce lieu , Isola Bella , lieu mythique. Très gustative et très bonne , un vrai régal

The experience was not very pleasant. The waiter was very friendly and the food was delicious. But the cook was smoking in the kitchen and there are mice in the restaurant.

The food is absolutely incredible and the staff are lovely! We’ve been every time we come to visit Amsterdam

I ordered the grilled chicken dinner, the chicken texture and amount of cooking time was perfect, absolutely no spices on the chicken and the broccoli was over cooked, all you could taste was onions, very disappointed.

Very cozy place with great italian food.

Great food,great ambiance.We ate here during our stay.Many thanks to Sara for the hospitality.🇭🇷

What a beautiful restaurant and very nice people. Definitely worth eating there.

Lovely food and reasonably priced

Very hospitable staff and tasty affordable pasta!

On a quiet Friday, had the best carbonara that I can remember!! Quick, easy service

Very disappointed with the food and service. Myself and two friends found the food to be bland. I had ordered a large sprite which was flat, when I pointed this out the glass was topped up but still flat, when I complained again was told it was out of bottles but never had sprite like this. My mate was charges €7,50 for water - ok on the menu but still very expensive for water. The Pollo Pasta dish was very bland and tasteless and most was left. My friend’s pizza lacked any source and again most left. The service was lacking and as above, we was left surprised how a complaint was handled.

An average Italian restaurant in Amsterdam. Pizza is a very nice choice. The chef is a real Italian who knows how to cook. Give it a try. You will love it.

Isola Bella es un buen lugar para una gran pizza italiana o plato de pasta en el corazón de Amsterdam. Siempre nos sentábamos fuera, ya que las mesas están protegidas por un dosel por lo que estábamos muy cómodos incluso cuando llovía. En su mayoría comimos pizza y pasta en este restaurante, y nos pareció que era un lugar bastante fácil y cómodo para comer durante las vacaciones. La ubicación del restaurante es en una gran plaza de colores donde se puede ver la vida de la ciudad de Ámsterdam pasar mientras se come. La comida era generosa en porciones y de buen sabor. No para aquellos que están buscando una buena cena, pero este es para familias y cualquiera que quiera comer buena comida mientras está en movimiento sin recurrir a llevar.

Excellent pizzeria restaurant. Beautiful terrace overlooking a quiet, wooded square. The pizzas are very good and plentiful. The service is friendly and the prices are fair. We had a great time. I recommend.

La terrasse était accueillante, il restait une table pour deux, on avait faim et manger Italien nous tentait bien. Bon ben voilà. Le repas bof bof, pas vraiment mauvais (un petit citrate m'a quand même bien aidé à le digérer), mais pas vraiment bon non plus. Insipide, sans intérêt autre que de combler notre appétit. Vin du même niveau et je ne suis pas convaincu du coté maison du dessert. Tarif pas si bon marché compte tenu de la médiocrité de l'ensemble. L'exemple type du restaurant à touristes.

Rude waiter who doesn't know how to deal with guests. Tip: changed jobs

We ordered a baked canneloni and a filet mignon. Both dishes were great!

Restaurant servant jusqu à tard le soir, le personnel est accueillant et agréable. La pizza était généreuse et délicieuse.

We ordered a light salad, and the sauce was only olive oil and thick. We also ordered a lasagna, which was delicious, but the salmon was a bit greasy.

Super service and delicious food! Recommended! Well prepared meat, delicious homemade pasta (tortelli), Italian service.

You can find delicious Italian flavors here. The food is very delicious. I wouldn't recommend going inside, but it's nice to sit outside 👌

I was disappointed given the Google rating. The food was bland. The salmon was over-cooked. The vegetable and potato sides were very small. They outright refused to serve tap water and charged 7,50 for a bottle of water. That would be illegal in France.

Pizza is like from Albert Heijn.