Los Pilones in Grachtengordel-Zuid

The food with authentic Mexican flavor and the cocktails are a must, not to be missed!

For the quality of the food and the type of dishes, the prices are excessive if you are looking for a Mexican place, this is one to avoid.

This was my 15th time at this cozy place. We stopped in for my favorite spicy margarita. The food here is generally delicious, especially during the holidays with their special menu.

Tables are very close together. The food isn't what it used to be. The taste was very disappointing.

This place used to be one of my favorites in Amsterdam some years ago. Unfortunately the food is not as good as before, plus it’s quite overpriced (27 euros for 4 tacos..) the service is great but definitely not coming back

Mango margarita is out of this world, made with fresh mango. I’m still thinking about it!

The best enchiladas and flautas in Amsterdam and the Netherlands, plus amazing service, ambiance, and overall food and drinks!! (They sell Victoria, papuuu!!) This Mexican food is top, top, top! Thank you so much. It's like coming home to Torreón every time I eat at your restaurant! Thank you very much :)

Please, try ‘chiles en nogada’. Huge compliment to the chef!

Really like this Mexican place , good vibe and tasty food options. The margaritas are nice here.

Arrived but they were full, the place was buzzing, we were asked if we could wait a little as a table was just paying. The hostess was very organised and we didn’t wait too long. Spicy margaritas were ordered and delivered in good time, we ordered the Queso Fundido to share, there were three of us and it was just enough to keep us going until our mains arrived. I had the Gobernador, which was delicious, the shrimp was plenty and the habanero chilli mayo made good eating. There was a Birria de Res ordered but seemed underwhelming although I was told it was tasty and Enchiladas Verdes looked both interesting and very delicious. Prices are in line with most places across Amsterdam so don’t expect cheap eats but if you want well cooked Mexican food and tasty margaritas along with friendly, efficient service then crack on. You won’t be disappointed. Don’t forget to tip well, they work really hard and deserve the recognition.

Close your eyes, take a bite, and you're in Mexico! 🇲🇽 Nice little restaurant. Lovely atmosphere and nicely decorated. Friendly, efficient service and amazing food. 💚

It was a Nice Place , the flautas were delicious. The guacamole was nice, but it could be better. Nice atmosphere and the prices were a bit expensive, but the flavor was very close to the original ones from Mexico.

Overpriced, whatever food, and they force you to tip

Everyone working there were so nice… the food was amazing and house margarita fantastic! I have missed Mexican cuisine having lived in California for many years… and this was the perfect meal. Highly recommend !

A great place to enjoy Mexican food

What a terrible experience and very disappointed. I have been going to los pilones for years and today was the last time. I ordered tacos al pastor, the tortilla were smelly not fresh at all. The meat was not what it is supposed to be pastor. Instead it was just shredded meat. The horchata was so tasless more water than flavor. I raised my complains to the manager and his respond was more than disappointing. He did not care and instead made me believe that I was the one wrong and no reaction to my comments. Sadly he is Mexican and I am so surprised that he can serve such a terrible food. Shame on you!

Nice find, great food, maybe a little pricey, but worth a visit

Expensive for what you get. The meat had no flavor. I'll never go back.

I'm from Mexico City, the taco capital, and it has a great atmosphere, great themes, good service, and good music. But I have to be honest, the food is NOT the best (it tastes better), and it's a bit pricey. Honestly, the... Service 10/10 Taste 8/10 Cost 6/10 Location 10/10 Ambience 10/10

Los Pilones is a fantastic spot for authentic Mexican food in Amsterdam. The Asada Tacos were flavorful and perfectly done, and the Lemon Margarita was absolutely wonderful — refreshing and well-balanced. Definitely a place worth trying many times! Highly recommended if you are in Amsterdam and you crave for some authentic Mexican foods.

I was at Los Pilones last night and loved it. The food is authentic and delicious. The mango margarita was spectacular. The service was fast and friendly, and the waitresses were very nice. I will definitely be back!

The food was delicious, I love going to places that are really authentic, the staff is also super friendly and the prices are great. Next time I’m in Amsterdam I’ll definitely pass by again.

I don't recommend at all. The portion is so small and the price is not reasonable. ㄱㅣㆍㅈㅣㅁㅣㆍㅅㆍㅣㅣㅇㆍㆍㅡ

Very good tacos, super nice service (the male waiter can get it btww)

The best Mexican food I know of outside Mexico! An excellent selection of tequila, mescal and Mexican beer, including my favourite, Negra Modelo.

The food was delicious! The service was very friendly too. Totally recommend it

The best carnitas tacos I've ever had! Beste carnitas tacos ooit!

Amazing place, great food, service and atmosphere.

We felt welcome and had delicious food and drinks. Wow!

We were skeptical at first when we saw the prices…but the tacos were filled to the brink. In other restaurants you‘d have to order twice to get that much. Great taste, all homemade - amazing Margherita aswell. Oh and it‘s cozy and stylish too, all the staff in a good mood at work. Well recommended for a fun night out.

Amazing mexican food, best I've had in Amsterdam.

Never had such bad tacos! Saltless and completely flavorless. The only flavor was that of spicy herbs, very overpowering. There were three of us, and none of us finished our plates! We ordered a pitcher of margaritas for €49, which was glass and broken at the spout! I reported this, but no action was taken!

This place became my favorite Restaurant in the World. The Service is very kind and generous. I enjoyed the starters on the house. Then I had a Mezcalita and a Tequila (El Amo) While Bar Chef Hector introduced me to Tequilas! I never been treated so friendly and I will never forget his special hospitality. I went there alone but felt welcomed, like I would welcome friends and guests. The tacos are crazy delicious and the Barbacoa is very well made. Hard to beat this down to earth and high class treatment. Really makes me thinking about visiting Mexico.

They serve authentic homemade Mexican food, with a great variety of tacos — especially the Taco al Pastor, which stands out.

great food, drinks and service, very close to the taste of the mexican food.

The athmosphere and service were good, unfortunately the tacos was a bit of an disappointment and lacked taste and textures and was overpriced . We expected more.

Tacos were tasteless and overpriced. The flavors had been lost somewhere along the way: freezer-microwave-customer. Even the "sauces" that came with them didn't bring the tacos to life. The bulk sauces followed the same tasteless pattern. In addition, the tortillas had been heated too much in the microwave. They were blazing hot, moist (boiling hot), and that's why they also crumbled in your hands. The maker, nor the owner, obviously has no expertise.

Delicious tacos. Worth the price.

I had dinner and drinks with a few friends at Los Pilones and it was amazing! The food is authentic Mexican, made and served by experts of the Mexican cuisine. It all was super fresh and tasted great! The people who work there are very friendly and professional. Thanks so much for giving us a great night! I will definately come back!!

The place is a good experience, especially the service of the waitresses. We were served by Stacy, and it was an excellent experience thanks to her kindness and service. However, the prices are expensive for the food, as four small tacos cost 25 euros.

Authentic Mexican food Great service from my friend Jorge

Honestly the food and vibe were so good I forgot to take pictures. The enchiladas were 10/10, the best mexican you can get in Amsterdam. The waiters all speak spanish and make you really feel the authentic vibe. Must go.

Every time I visit Amsterdam this is an obligatory stop as a Mexican living abroad. The food is quite tasty and true to the Mexican cuisine. The service is also good. The waitress and waiters are smiley and inviting. The music selection is good and the place is cozy. The prices are a bit high but still doable.

This place is a gem. Fantastic service and charming atmosphere. Some of the best al Pastor tacos I’ve ever had, an excellent margarita with a touch of heat (if you ask), all served with a lovely smile. Highly recommend.

Good food and Estrella Galicia beer on tap, hard to find

I mean this in the best way possible: As an American, I can’t believe some of the best tacos I’ve ever had were in the Netherlands. I got barbacoa tacos, and they were so incredibly good. Highly recommend.

Good taco’s, but a great addition to the menu would be adding extra salsa’s that you can order

Great Mexican vibe! We really enjoyed the tacos—especially loved all of them except the mushroom one. As a nice touch, we were served some complimentary nachos when we arrived. The service was smooth and friendly. Definitely recommended!

Pretty good in terms of quality, should have had more dips with it, maybe some sour cream or guacamole!

Stellar. Really excellent. Great area. Many different kinds of taco. I had the al pastor, I had the taquitos with barbacoa. They've got Estrella on tap. The margaritas are the size of TGIFridays not the hipster joints and they also do pitchers. Nice patio space outside! Four 2-tops, so if you plan you could even sit outside with a group. I live in Germany so I miss this food and let's say that "chipotle" isn't going to cut it. It's like spending an hour in Mexico city. Dont worry about the price. Yeah it's expensive but the ingredients are right, you're in Amsterdam and the cuisine is not easy to get in Europe. I've got no complaints except I can't eat more right now. Luckily I'm here for a couple more weeks, so I'll be back

My mother went here before and said many things about this place. Had to see it for myself and it was BEYOND any expectations. I'm a bartender and regularly make margaritas... Los Pilones' margarita is a level I cannot even describe. A drink so simple made so well. And then the food... every bite was "no way... how?!" An absolute experience

We ordered a portion of Birria to share between 2, a little small (four corn tortillas), but very good seasoning. Additionally, two house micheladas that were phenomenal. The total was around 50 euros, honestly a little expensive, but very good service and delicious cuisine.

Nice vibes, cool interior, polite staff and really good cocktails. Especially the spicy margarita was great value for money! However, the food is very average… we got two types of tacos and both of them were very dry… not particularly worth the 25 EUR per dish.

They have great tortillas, so go for the tacos 😊 Also, great selection of tequilas and mezcal. Always a great alternative for when we’re feeling homesick… 🇲🇽

quesadillas were too oily and frankly not good. And for 21€?? No. Rest was fine.

Little bit pricy. Food was delicious. Nice and warm staff.

i was there last thursday, before a concert at the Melkweg...i had a reservation but arrived earlier, just after opening and there was no problem...i had the green chicken enchiladas and it was EXcellent...i've had pretty good mexican food in Phoenix, Arizona and Los Angeles and these were their equal, easily...i was a bit surprised that there were no sides, like rice &/or beans...but there were 3 enchiladas and my appetite was sated...and, again, they were VERY good...the price was reasonable...especially considering they're not far from Leidseplein...i would definitely recommend this place if the menu appeals to you. it's not my first time there and i'm hoping it won't be my last...

Best and authentic mexican in Amsterdam

Great food and amazing service. Location is a bit small, however the food more then makes up for it.

Had dinner there in the evening and what can I say?! It was adorable! We received a very warm welcome and were given tortilla chips and dips at our table before we could even order anything. The margaritas were excellently mixed and the food was absolutely outstanding! The restaurant is small, but super charming and comfortably furnished. Definitely worth a visit when in Amsterdam!!

Beautiful place and delicious tacos! The atmosphere was fantastic. A huge thank you to Camila despite not having a reservation and the restaurant being full, she found me a table and recommended the Michelada, which I absolutely loved!

Really awkward and not accommodating waiters. We were a party of 5, and when we asked if this was possible to serve 5 tacos for an extra charge instead of 4 per portion, the waitress didn’t even try to offer a solution. Instead her argument was that the tacos are precisely made as a portion of 4, and an extra one per portion wouldn’t be available. When we asked to consult a chef or a manager about this (because it actually doesn’t make much sense and I’m still convinced there are extra tortillas laying around the kitchen), she continued to be dismissive. And when the time for the next reservation started to approach, she was very on top of us, which didn’t feel smooth at all. Like, we are not 3 years old, we understood that there were other people coming. Tortillas in here are unfortunately wheat, their quesadilla was weird, but enchiladas verde and the corn cake were great! Overall, a decent place, with very inconsistent food in terms of authenticity, and unwelcoming staff. I would return for enchiladas and spicy margaritas, but not until their service improves.

My wife and I visited while the restaurant was quiet and ordered four tacos each. She had the mushroom tacos which had an off-putting smell and I had the carnitas which were very good. During our meal my partner started to choke on her food and so began to drink from her water bottle as our ordered drinks had been finished, the waitress marched over seeing this and threatened to throw us out for the outside drink while my wife still struggled to swallow.

We visit a Mexican restaurant in every city we go to and this was by far our favourite from Boston to Budapest! A small menu of classic and tasty food. Quality ingredients and lovely atmosphere even when quiet!

Had dinner with my boyfriend and parents a few weeks ago, unfortunately we were very disappointed. Los Pilones also used to have a restaurant in the Jordaan and it was really my favorite. Delicious soft tacos that you could fill yourself with slow-cooked beef and black bean puree. Unfortunately, the quality of the food is no longer the same

The food is fine but not something I would come back for. However, the cocktails are amazing!

The attention is incredible, they speak Spanish! And the best margaritas in Amsterdam

TASTELESS FOOD We went to the place based on the photos and reviews on Google, we arrived and there was no table inside, we sat outside but they didn't put any heat radiators on either, nothing would freeze and that's it. We ordered some barbecue starters that I don't remember the name of the dish, inedible sauce and the filling of meat without onion without even salt, we ordered some tacos after the main dish to share the same without anything, they put a small plate with a strange sauce and a chopped onion, and that's just the tortilla without making it, the meat without even a little salt or condiments or something that takes away the tasteless taste that the food had, horrible €45 for that in our life we ​​had eaten something like that, that does not represent Mexican food, I do not recommend it at all, and I have not taken a photo of everything I am saying why we left there in 10 minutes.

Great Mexican place! Tacos were delicious, made with fresh masa tortillas. The guacamole with chicharron loved it too. Loved the enchiladas too. Even more than my favorite tacos Cozy, yet vibrant atmosphere, and an easy location to get to. Will be back!

Great food, atmosphere and servers. We had my brother’s 30th Birthday and they were very accommodating and fun.

Expensive and small plates but the food is really good though. And the service is nice. It was crowded and the tables are tiny

4 ppl. Says its open till 00h but its not. Food is not that great and small quantities or the price. Very dey service.

Mexican? Is this a joke? Probably, one of the worst I have tried in a long time. Maybe, just maybe, try putting less bell peppers. Cause that’s the only thing I can taste. The service is fine. The location kinda good. Music, thumbs up! The price for what I ate it’s not even fair. If you just want a margarita and chips, come. Otherwise, go somewhere else. Byee

I'm from Arizona but live in Ireland. I haven't found a Mexican restaurant that understands the Mexican roots yet. The culture and proper flavours. So glad I found this place!! Flavours were incredible but of course mild for the European palet , never the less top notch!! So good Compliments to the chefs and to the insane tequila reserve

Best Mexican we have found so far in NL

Very delicious food! Authentic, cozy and tasty would be the best way to describe this place. The birria tacos were definitely the highlight of the evening. We also tried the corn cake, which I’ve never had before, as well as all the lemonades available! Such a gem in Amsterdam.

Nice place with Mexican cuisine. I don’t like spicy food and it was possible to remove spices what I really appreciate. Everything what I tried was very good! The stuff was very friendly.

Main course was rubbish: an enchilada drowning in a characterless mole sauce. The maragarita was served in some kind of lemonade glass and, even worse, tasted like lemonade. Not a single pit! Staff was okay.

Was on our doorstep on Tuesday but they were closed while Google says they are open.

Great Mexican food, but 25 euros for 4 tortillas is just way too much.

Super good food and atmosphere, the waiters gave excellent service. We ordered some birrias, very delicious but expensive for 4 templates.

I would like to explain my terrible experience in this restaurant. I went for lunch a few weeks ago and I was sitting in the bar where I could see and hear the atmosphere behind it. The cooks treated the waitresses badly, they make fun of them and talked to them without any respect making me uncomfortable. Worse part comes when we (my friend and I) realize the owner was on the restaurant, sitting in a table (when there was no table available for clients….) allowing these manners and situations. He had a very womanising attitude, we thought he was a bit slimy because he only served the two of us. The women who work in this restaurant have to put up with macho attitudes from their colleagues and boss, it's shameful. The atmosphere is unpleasant, and I would never recommend it to anyone. Moreover, though the food is tasty is expensive.

This restaurant exceeded all my expectations. The food was simply amazing. The service was also impeccable. The staff is very friendly, always attentive and with a great attitude. If you are looking for a quality Mexican dining experience, this is the place. Totally recommended!

Shrimp taco was delicious. I was quite satisfied. You can come by making a reservation.

Each time I’m in Amsterdam I try to make it to this restaurant for a little taste of home. I’m usually on a work trip and after long days I need a place to rest where I get good Mexican food and good company. Recently I’d had a hard day and the cook, waitresses, and owner all visited with me, gave me samples of all the different salsas, and were just really great. I told my husband I really needed to be around “gente” and they did not disappoint. Their company turned my whole day around (especially Victor and Andrea!) The tostadas and guacamole are amazing. I had a sope and it was delicious and had great fresh ingredients. I will warn however that the cheese is a sheep’s or goat’s cheese, which I’m not fond of so I’ll be back this week and will request no cheese. I’ve also had the flautas and the tacos and everything is really good. If you’re like me and need a little taste of home while traveling or just need to chat in Spanish with some awesome folk, don’t pass this place up. It’s my favorite spot in town! Almost forgot that I’m gluten free and I had so many things to choose from!

Every time im in Amsterdam I have to grab their green enchiladas

A secret gem within the channels... very good mexican food. Ask for the Flautas, those with the green salsa were from another world!!

Ultra fast service, very welcoming and warm staff. Good music, and good decoration in the theme. Downside, on the enchilladas verdes, a somewhat bland dish… Big disappointment with the brownie which was full cinnamon without having specified it… The drinks, for their part, are not very spicy for a spicy marguarita… too bad we really like Mexican dishes, the pleasure was not there!!

Food are quite overpriced for the portions. Tacos and flautas are tasteless. We are not coming back.

The food wasn't particularly good, you won't eat it either, it's a shame to spend the money on it

I used to come here very early. We had our first date night in a very long time. So then you just want to sit down and enjoy it. The food definitely had a good taste but the portions were really small for what you paid. We left hungry. It was also very clear that we had to leave quickly, the last bite had not yet been served and the plate was already off the table. We were also not asked if we wanted anything else. I just asked for a dessert menu. and then asked again if we could order something. The fresa Margritha pitcher was very tasty. But I recommend investing in a different type of straws. There was a lot of crushed ice and pieces of strawberry in it. Really delicious, but not drinkable with a small paper straw. Especially if you drink a pitcher. After asking twice for a new straw, I just drank it from the glass. Too bad I used to love coming here. But you won't see me there anymore.

Fantastic selection of tequila and tacos! 👌

We asked for a dish without cheese and it still contained cheese and a dish without salsa because it would be too hot for the child, but here too the salsa was still on it. That was very annoying.

The quality of the food was super, we really enjoyed everything we ordered, and they were prepared super well. But three out of seven tacos were sold out, which was a pity. Also a bummer was that reserved a table at 21:15, and the kitchen closed after half an hour, so we were not able to order anymore food after a short time (without any notice from the staff. I think you should not accepting any reservations after 20:00 if you decide to close your kitchen that early (city center of Amsterdam).

Best Mexican restaurant in Amsterdam! The food is delicious and the drinks are great. The service is always very effective and have never left disappointed.

Very delicious and friendly staff

Came here with a Mexican friend who said it was one of the best Mexican restaurants in the city and it did not disappoint! We had the Sopes and the Tacos Al Pastor to start, and Enchiladas Verdes as a main. All dishes were very tasty - portions are not very large, but this was definitely enough for us. All the waitresses are very friendly and welcoming and the atmosphere is great too - Mexican music in the background and a nice environment to dine in!

We went to the post office for nothing, it was closed and it said open. Fatal, very unprofessional.

They got the basics right. Enjoyed their tacos and margaritas

The place is perfect very small and cozy, but everything is excellent