Parallel in Overtoomse Sluis

amazing food, price is fair and the service is very friendly too. 100% recommend

Food was unbelievable and service was amazing. If you are looking for a fun dinner with flavourful food , this is the place

Good food but slightly overpriced. The wine menu is excellent!

Delicious dishes, excellent wines, compliments to the kitchen and service. (And nice background music)

The food is terrible. They don't give you the right guidance. Even if you're hungry, I'd say don't go.

Wonderful dinner at the restaurant in Amazing City, Amsterdam in Netherlands

Great restaurant. Delicious food, good wine, and definitely value for money!

The food was great and the service was also great. Unique and very tasty.

The food is very delicious. Although the dishes are a bit small, everything we tried tasted amazing. The atmosphere is also quite good and the staff is really helpful. Everything comes in time without the need to repeat.

Ordered some beers and a tequila soda. Took a long time to get served and then got given a lemonade soda.

We kwamen eten bij Parallel wanneer we voor zaken in Amsterdam waren. We namen een tafeltje buiten, maar het interieur zag er ook heel gezellig uit. De rode wijn was heerlijk en ook het eten was lekker, alleen vond ik de porties wat klein. Wel zeker een bezoekje waard wanneer je in de buurt bent!

Great food and very nice atmosphere. One of the guests had allergies and they took that into account very well!

Food was tasty but difficult to share

You don't get such good service in Amsterdam anymore as here. Almost only Spaniards eat there, because of the good quality of the original Spanish food.

Great food, but the wine stole the show. Fantastic selection of Spanish wines, especially the Txakoli was great. Expert advice and pure passion. Absolute recommendation!

It’s always a pleasure to spend an evening at Parallel with friends! Great food, great service and great selection of wine.

Nul ! « Habitas con jambon » mais sans jambon juste saveur jambon = on se moque de qui ? ! Un œuf et des haricots pour 17€ ! Très déçus ,on s’attendait à passer un bon moment. Y aller si vous n’avez pas faim.

The price for half an inch of dish in paella called large is preposterous. Service was average or below. They didn’t really hit any marks other than overly priced one.

Amazing wines, great variety of Spanish famous wine makers. Food was decent quality for Spanish bites and delicatesse in Amsterdam. Great atmosphere made possible through Gonzalo and Giulia.

Very nice environment with very friendly people who represent the heart of their restaurant well.

Short: the best Spanish food I've ever had. Definitely a must have if you're somehow near Vondelpark Amsterdam Long: let me start with... If I still would be dating this is the place to be for the "third date" to impress 😉 maybe a bit too loud but on the other hand just another reason to lean over 😜 or in a long term relationship if you're looking for an exquisite place for having a special time and getting that extra goodie later on (you get the hint). "Parallel" might not be the best fit if you take your children with you, though they're nice. It's more an occasion for let's come together and eat and drink 🍷🍻 through out the night. The Food is top notch as good as it gets right before Michelin rating. The wine and beer they're serving is another example of their good taste, as far what we tasted. Go to "Parallel" and let me know if I overexaggerate. Thank you for the best dining we had so far in Amsterdam!

The Paella, Patatas Bravas, Croquetas, and Chocolate Ganache were absolutely superb—each dish bursting with flavor and beautifully presented. The red sangria, however, could use a little refinement. That said, the service was outstanding—attentive and genuinely friendly. Overall, a delightful experience and highly recommended!

They offer a great selection of wine and the tapas are very tasty , and also proper portion ( not like mini one in many other places, more like those in Spain ) . Highly recommended!

Food was okay Thought there would be more traditional spanish dishes on the menu. The patatas bravas were a bit burnt and dry and the sauce was heavy mayo mix.

You have to go there if you come to Amsterdam. Point!!!

Went to this Spanish spot with some friends. The vibe was good and we had a fun night. Food was alright, but a bit too salty for my taste. Our waitress was nice and welcoming. Main downside? Kinda pricey for what you get. It wasn’t bad, but the value just isn’t really there. Decent overall, but not rushing back.

Arroz con leche recipe I don't recommend but the rest of the food is great. You need to order some tapas and also the main dish and dessert to not remain hungry.

Fantastic food and friendly charming service. Food this good is hard to find in Amsterdam. Inventive kitchen. Every dish was superb.

Nice atmosphere, good wine, but the food was disappointing.

Food is really nice and drinks are impressive. I really like the sangria. But the price here is a little bit higher.

The wine selection was excellent, and the service was warm and attentive, which made for a pleasant experience. However, the food didn’t quite meet our expectations, especially considering the price. The paella, in particular, was quite greasy and felt a bit too heavy. While I appreciate the effort in the presentation and flavors, I was hoping for a more refined balance in the dishes. That said, I’m still glad we tried it, and perhaps other menu items might be a better fit. Not sure if I’d return for the food, but the great service and wine might bring me back for a drink!

Bit of a letdown. Atmosphere ok. Burger was an absolute disappointment..

Tasty food but a little bit overpriced.

Had a great time here on Valentine’s, the night could not have been more special. Every member of staff was so friendly and welcoming, the wine was amazing and the food speaks for itself. I have to say if you’re in Amsterdam you MUST make sure to have this ‘Spanish experience’ 🇪🇸❤️ Thank you for a night we will never forget !

Cod with crispy corn and sherry dressing was heavenly, anchovies on brioche was surprising and the Iberico pig was delicious. Perfect service, nice place, great evening.

Service was wonderful, very attentive and knowledgeable on the menu. However the food left much to be desired in terms of taste.

Good Spanish cooking with some creative touches. But they were out of what I most wanted. Next time.

Great food, worthy of the price.

Had a great evening there! Fantastic food and warm staff! All dishes we orders taste great! Although we were already full, the desert was just too attempting, the flan was the best I had.

This was by far my worst dining experience in Amsterdam. Three generations of diners (my parents, self and kids) and no one liked the food nor the experience.

My girlfriend and I had dinner at this restaurant, intrigued by the good reviews and the very nice environment. The portions are very small and the quality of the dishes is average, we divided an entré, a first course and a main course, accompanied by bread and potatoes plus glasses of house wine, for a total bill of 90 euros and the need to eat something else as soon as we got home. The main course, the ribs, turned out to be quite stomach-churning, with a covering sauce and 3 accompanying sweet and sour vegetables. Total disappointment! It's a shame, but the service is attentive and helpful.

Best tapas in amsterdam😍 very refreshing and charming menu

Great food and wines, superb service, and beautiful decoration make this place a perfect spot for any occasion.

Delicious food, friendly & professional service & they were really kind to prepare a written list of items I could have in-advance of our reservation as i am dairy intolerant. I was here 2 years ago & returned a few weeks ago — the place is just as wonderful as I remember it!

Nice place with good tapas. It’s not very traditional tapas but with some glamorous twist. Portions are small and might seem overpriced but you pay more for the ambience and the presentation. The quality of food was good. The staff was very friendly and accommodating with all requests. It was my friend’s birthday and he congratulated him twice. Sangria was 5/10 🙈

Went for a solo dinner here whilst on a business trip. The service was really friendly but the food was the star of the show, the ox cheek paella and sardines were the highlights. The ox cheek was so incredibly tender I’m still thinking about it

Amazing tastes but a little pricey. I would definitely try the paella, and the life changing kale!

Ordered all the veggie options on the menu and the food was delicious. The gazpacho was the stand out dish. There was no veggie paella unfortunately but the waiter suggested that for next time, it can be accommodated if letting the restaurant know in advance. I will certainly be back to try it! Lovely staff and beautiful, relaxing atmosphere.

Verjaardag van mijn zoon gevierd en bijzonder lekker gegeten en gedronken. Service zoals je het t liefst zou wensen. Er was deze avond niets wat tegenviel, dat is toch wel heel bijzonder. Een echte aanrader!

Heerlijk gegeten, echt eens wat anders als de gangbare spaanse happen, bediening heel vriendelijk. We komen zeker terug

Delicious tapas! We went for their “Ribs & Rioja” night with a smaller menu and Rioja suggested pairings. The staff was very knowledgeable about the wine and the food was delicious. Gezellig

We've had tapas at multiple places in Spain and in one of our favorite restaurants near Boston (Solea in Waltham). This place compares very favorably with all of them. Superb. Very friendly staff.

Wonderful service and delicious food!

The service was excellent and very friendly, but both the food and cocktails could use some improvement. The Tinto de verano I ordered tasted more like grape juice. The beef short ribs came with a very sweet and unbalanced sauce, making it feel more like dessert than a main course. The Patatas Bravas seemed pre-made and were simply reheated when I ordered them. The Padron peppers were nice!

Friendly staff and decent paella with fresh seafood, however it lacked complexity in flavor and had no vegetables mixed in the rice... Also found 2 fishbones.

Tapas with a twist... humming, fun, authentic Spanish + modern / local. Good wines, beers and charming team. Go, it's something delightful and different. 🙌🏻

It was really an awful experience!!!!!We went there in July and ordered paella, which was the first time my parents had tried this dish. However, the chicken had a nauseating smell of rot, a mixture of sourness and the unmistakable stench of decaying meat. It's hard to believe the chef would serve food like this. Additionally, the portion of paella was incredibly small. I ordered the large size for two people, but I'm certain it wouldn't even be enough for one hungry person, even if the chicken hadn't been spoiled. I really wish I could delete this unpleasant memory!

Such a great place with amazing food!

The staff create an amazing family-like atmosphere. They remember all of our family favorite options and always deliver consistently great quality. They are apparently sourcing fresh seafood from Spain and you can always count on your favorite dishes in best quality. I can’t recommend the place more!♥️

Amazing food, great selection of wine, stepping up the game in the neighborhood

Estoy confundido. Excelente servicio. Sin embargo consiguió una paella de pescado que literalmente destruyó todos Un plato pequeño, fuera del horno, la mayor parte del arroz quemado, algunos (pocos) trozos de calamar. Encima de él, un filete de pescado, creo que macroondas. 29 euros Terminé eso, porque me muero de hambre, pero ¿es bueno allí otra vez? No, gracias, seguro que no. De nuevo la amabilidad a la cima.

I’ve eaten here before but last time was a most dissatisfying experience. We ordered a ‘large’ paella with a hefty price tag and what we received was a nearly empty plate with two small pieces of fish and a thin layer of sticky rice we had to scrape from the pan. Just no.

Very small portions but still rather expensive. None of the food we ordered was particularly good.

Every visit to Parallel is a pleasure: great food - this time we literally had one of each of the “Pica Pica” section, one better than the other - and also an amazing selection of wine, which includes some Spanish labels you won’t see anywhere else. The staff is duper nice, and all this together makes this one of our favorite places places in Amsterdam. Oh - the paella was also great! 🥘 🍷

Tasty food, cozy atmosphere, authentic Spanish food. Reasonably healthy, plenty of vegetarian options and great service. Good price quality.

Tenía una reserva el viernes a las 5:30 p.m. para mi marido y mi hijo de 4 años - llegamos allí y éramos los únicos. El camarero estaba súper atento y anotó todo lo que podía tener con una alergia a los lácteos. No hay menú para niños, así que mi hija consiguió la hamburguesa y era un poco demasiado elegante para ella. Tuve la comida de alcachofa vegana que era muy bueno. Todo estaba bien en general. No es amigable para niños. Y fue un poco extraño que el restaurante nunca se puso muy ocupado, lo que fue un poco incómodo, sin embargo, quién sabe podría haber sido el día o si español tal vez la gente se filtró más tarde para tapas.

Excellent food and service, definitely worth a visit!

Beste Spaanse restaurant van Amsterdam. Goede kwaliteit, veel keuze en prima porties met als kers op de taart Spaanse mensen in de bediening. Heerlijk gegeten en gedronken voor een prima prijs. We zullen zeker terug komen!

We went to this restaurant because of high reviews on internet. But it’s not as good as we expected. The service is very good. Some dishes are good but quite pricey for the amount of the food we got.

The portion of the dish is a joke. 48euros for a Paella and you find less than a cup of rice and two small pieces of fish.

First time visiting this Spanish restaurant. All the reviews were great, and it sure didn’t disappoint! Jamón Iberico was high quality, gazpacho melon with fennel was so refreshing and sangria was so light and easy to drink. I’ll be sure to come back again.

Spanish restaurant with a modern aesthetic and simple menu with very few but very enticing choices. The Patatas Bravas were enjoyable and the El Toro (oxtail burger) was juicy and very tender. I do have to say the burger came in a fairly small portion and was only accompanied by a couple vegetables. The highlight though was the Monkfish Huancaina with its spongy texture accompanied by rich fruit and crunchy corn. The Monkfish sauce was succulent and divine. The dessert was a Mató y Pera which is a pear pastry with mató cheese mousse and again a savory and well executed dish between the crisp of the pear and the softness of the cheese.

All of our cocktails were very underwhelming. The food was better but nothing amazing. Portions are on the smaller side and expensive. Ended up canceling my main dish as I was full after waiting 1 hour and 45 mins, I would not come back to this place again

Clean food nice paella and olives

The restaurant is very comfortable with excellent service and delicious food. Everything was very delicious, the paella, the croquettes and the dessert. The house wine is very good. Everyone is very attentive. We will definitely go back.

Great service, food was amazing. Will highly recommend the patatas bravas that are fabulous. The service was great and gave great recommendations.

Food was amazing ! I will definitely come back

The restaurant is really nice, well located. The service is good and the food is awesome. I really recommend the Paella. Also drinks are really good and I recoomend the Duch Mule.

modern spanish tapas. really nice

I absolutely loved it. The food was delicious, the chef is amazing. The staff are friendly & nice. The atmosphere has a cool chill vibe.

Spanish cuisine restaurant. Really nice place, welcoming and fast service. Very nice waitresses. Excellent wine list. The pata negra is exquisite, the meatballs and the "papas bravas" are very good. The paella is not very big (they say it is for two people) but it is very good. With the meat that looked like butter, truly excellent! And finally, the desserts are all good, but the flan deserves an extra point: delicious!

Simply put, excellent food and drinks served by extraordinary waitstaff. Anchovies were divine, best I've ever eaten. Risotto was phenomenal as well. Heartbroken that there was a supply issue and no padron peppers available, but I hope to return soon and try them and more of the menu in the future

Great experience for our first meal out at Parraell. Danique was excellent with service, explaining the menu, conversation and service with a smile. Highly recommend the Anchoa, and Patatas Bravas. The Terra Alta Tinto and Blanco were very very good also! Pictures are of the mains.

Kitchen only open from 5pm. We took padrons, patatas bravas, cecina (raw dried beef on cracker with goat cheese) and pulpo kimchi. Everything was tasty, the patatas bravas could have been more spicy. They had a very 'good' taste.

...small, clear map. The quality of the food is above the Dutch standard, but by German standards the price/performance ratio is high. I can't judge what it's like in Amsterdam.

I cannot find the photos of our fab dinner at Parallel but I have to say, it was delicious. A Spanish inspired menu and we shared plates to enjoy all the fabulous flavours of their chef. In a casual corner of Amsterdam we leisurely sat for hours sipping local beers and enjoying some beautiful food! Thanks for your care of service to three travelling Canadians. Cheers, Spicy Jan

Nice ambience and good service, the ginger ale is the best I've ever drunk. Unfortunately I forgot to remember the manufacturer. Maybe you can find out this way. Otherwise a successful evening and a recommendation.

Delicious food and a nice place to sit, even if you donate alone. Enjoyed the wine and paella.

Was an amazing experience and delicious food. The service really made it a memorable evening. The waiter explained everything in detail and shared great insights into traveling in Seville. The owner even came out to poor our wine.

The staff is very kind and helpful, thank you for the flowers. The coffee is very good. Great place right on the street 🙏🏻💕

Spanish style. Very good food and excellent service. We though the patatas bravas and padron peppers were lovely. We had chicken paella which was not too large for two. Well recommended.

Always a great time here with interesting Spanish fusion tapas and cocktails. I think there's a price increase recently though but it's still worth it.

✨A native Spanish opinion✨ I came here for my birthday looking for Spanish food to cure the homesick. And it exceeded my expectations. We ate the best paella outside Spain. But the best was the service, with a waiter called Gonzalo giving us one of the best dining experiences in the city. We will come back for sure! 💜 The only BUT I could say is that they should add more Spanish beers to the menu :)

The asparagus is exceptional! The burger is rether small

Parallel gives a wonderful Spanish food experience in a great space and with service you don’t often run into in Amsterdam. The dishes are diverse, original and delicious and the wine selection (also per glass) does not disappoint. Highly recommended! We will definitely return.

Really tasty Spanish cuisine with some asian fusion.

I went there few times, in my previous experiences it was ok but not so special. I think they might have changed the Chef, last night all the food was amazing. We had appetizers and veal paella. All were fantastic

Well, 1 star for the food, because it wasn't special. The exorbitant prices create expectations that are absolutely not met. The flavors suffer from too much fusion, making it difficult to distinguish the flavors. We had 10 different dishes with 5 people. This means that you only have 1 or at most 2 snacks of all the dishes😁. In terms of price, what Parallel called "paella" took the cake... €28 for a small pan! It had nothing to do with paella... It tasted and looked like a failed risotto. Never again!

Food is excellent. Every dish I tried was perfectly balanced, with different flavors and textures. Lovely atmosphere and perfect service. Everyone was extremely friendly and professional. Special thanks to Gonzalo and the two lovely female waitresses :)

The food has some unusual twists and combinations but ultimately it wasn't very well done. The potatoes salad is a gluggy, saucy spreadable dish that did not appear to contain any potato. The fish used for the ceviche appeared to be poor quality, poorly prepared - it looked like the offcuts, and the flavour has lingered for quite some time now, which isn't positive. There were not that many typical options that you'd expect from a Spanish tapas place and what they had instead was not a welcome substitute. Sitting outside with a drink would be nice as long as you weren't that hungry, and the service was fine.