Rijksmuseum Café in Museumkwartier

I was a bit apprehensive about finding gluten free options due to past reviews, but I'm happy to report that things have changed! They have gluten free bread now and the tartines can be made GF. This is not written down on the paper menu and it is also not possible to order the GF option with the QR code, so you do have to order with a waiter (I was told their ordering system just changed so it's possible they'll fix this soon). My GF tartine was delicious and actually a more generous portion than the regular one for once :-)

Ordering is primarily done via QR code, but it seemed that those who had difficulty with QR ordering called a server over to place their order. I was able to enter immediately around 10 AM, but by noon, the queue had grown long. The food was meager, but the prices were reasonable considering it is a cafe inside an art museum. The brownie and coffee I ordered as an extra paired well.

Was there at 2pm on a Tuesday. There was quite a long queue to get a table. There weren't many vegetarian options, and little opportunity to customize the dishes as ordering was digital. Lots of noise. Despite this it was nice and the food was good, the staff were also friendly.

The café is located in a huge hall, and despite the daily crowds, the service is well-organized, with drinks and food available quickly. It's okay for a quick snack, but too loud and busy for longer stays.

Rather disappointing experience at the museum café. Our apple crumble was served still frozen — so much for dessert! 😅 It was replaced with banana bread, which was honestly less impressive than what you’d get at Starbucks. The banana bread was also cheaper, but apparently the price difference wasn’t worth mentioning. The staff were friendly enough, but some of the conversation behind the bar included the famous swear word sarting with an Fquite frequently. Not loud, but clearly audible from our table — a little out of place in a museum café. The museum is great; unfortunately, the café didn’t live up to the setting.

The small brownie for €5.25 was bone dry and anything but fresh. The three small slices of bread with butter for €5 were also dry; the butter made them chewable. The drink prices were high, but acceptable for a museum café. The server simply placed the order on the table without a word…

This museum cafe serves the most horrible food- the walnut cake was hard and cold as a rock. I couldn’t even finish it. The cappuccino was diluted. Prior to that, I asked one of the security guards outside the cafe if this was the queue to the cafe, got a dirty look with Yeap and he turned away. Save your money and eat outside the museum- plenty of restaurants down the street.., nothing here decent.

The truth is that for a Spaniard the food isn't anything special, but oh well.

Expensive, time-consuming, and dirty glasses.

I had the fried meatballs as a snack at Bitterballen; they go well with mustard and pair well with beer. The staff are friendly.

Nice place with tasty food. A good place to rest during the visit.

It's a nice cafe on the ground floor of the museum, the apple pie is very nice and they also offer a few tasty lunch options, although I would also have liked to see sandwiches on the menu. Can be pricy as well.

the sausage is slightly dry but overall a good experience with my gf.

I didn’t realize by “spicy chicken” they meant “overly salty but otherwise tasteless chicken”. The bread was dry, as if it were stale, and the mango sambal was pretty tasteless as well. The latte macchiato tasted just a regular latte, no strong espresso. If you’re like me and need to spend 5-6 hours in the museum, at some point you will want to eat — and you can’t leave the museum and come back in obviously — so you’re stuck with the cafe as your only option. But I would instead recommend eating a nice breakfast you enter the museum so you don’t have to eat here.

A convenient place to have a quick break right inside the Rijksmuseum. The café is comfortable, the service was good, and the food was nice. Perfect for a light lunch or a coffee between museum halls. A good option if you don’t want to leave the museum during your visit.

Food was expensive and not that good. I got the sandwich combo with soup and a coffee. The coffee was fine. The soup looked like pond scum and was the oiliest fluid I've ever eaten. Flavor was nice. Sandwich was dry as hell, and they just kinda dump this pile of mustard on the side of the plate. Overall if you're starving like I was it's something to eat, and that's about it.

The chicken soup I got was sickeningly oily and the flavor was middling. The food took forever to be served and simply was not worth the price/wait. Eat before coming to the museum, as once you leave you can't re-enter.

I rushed in because my blood sugar was low, and the chicken soup was absolutely delicious. The sticky rice (?) inside and the tender chicken... I wonder why this place is considered a famous restaurant. It’s definitely in my top five meals in Europe lol. You can order via QR code while seated. Congratulations to all the introverts out there. The lighting was great and the staff were friendly.

Please avoid at all costs this touristic trap. Absolut joke. Food without taste and prices higher than Switzerland.

Elevated food. Had a fabulous salad with asparagus, barley, tomatoes, and more. Prices on par with other museum cafés, maybe a little less expensive. I paid 23€ for a large salad entrée, a bottled iced tea, and a cafe latte.

The food is great! Especially the dessert was awesome! White chocolate dessert is worth trying! Best one i had in Amsterdam!

Excellent. Lovely place. Attentive service. Exquisite apple crumble.

The wait was incredibly long for just four drinks. We had to get our own water. Prices are excessive, but thankfully the setting somewhat makes up for it, hence the two stars.

Limited menu, but a nice spot to rest a moment and grab a coffee.

May 2017. This was the best meal I had in Amsterdam. Best museum cafe I have ever been to. No idea why the review score is below 4.

We needed to feed ourselves before museum so haven’t seen the museum yet but the cafe worths the museum ticket price.

Subpar cafe with low quality service and just ok food.

Located right inside the ticketed area, the Rijksmuseum Café is a great spot to recharge. It’s an open, airy space that feels modern but cozy. The menu is small, but the service is incredibly quick—perfect if you’re on a tight schedule like I was! It’s a nice complement to the museum visit without taking too much time away from the art.

A beautiful spot for a light snack whilst visiting this stunning museum. It is a little on the pricey side but absolutely stands it ground on quality. The soup was packed full of flavour, a beautiful texture and the perfect quantity. The bitterballen were super crisp with a delicious piping hot filling. The cheesecake was melt in the mouth. Service was swift and very polite.

It's such a shame that they can't sell a cheese sandwich here at 10:45 because it can't be ordered until 11:00.

We received bitterballen that had no bite. They probably weren't fried. They were tough!!!

I always like museum cafés, and this was no exception. I had pork cheeks with a beer and a delicious dessert. It’s casual dining (I ate at a bar), and somewhat impersonal, as you order Via an app and then the food is delivered to you. But like everything, Dutch, it is efficient. It’s just above the main lobby of the Riksmuseum, so it’s a rather striking atmosphere. I would go back.

Great coffee and a pastry after our visit to the Rijksmuseum

It’s the year 2026, many people drink oat milk for environmental reasons, and against the grain the Rijksmuseum café charges/taxes you 0,65 extra.

I spend €12 on a cheesecake and a brownie and didn’t finish either of them. You get them nicer from the supermarket. We have to wait a long time too.

They should do online only. One person, a nice one though, takes orders and this person is not really in a hurry. My tea and cake were very good and pricy. People who ordered online were being served faster bit I found the online system rather a challenge. Once you settled in, the museum feeling gets through.

A sad excuse for what was once a lovely venue for a light meal. Wait staff was surly, and menu was a very odd mix of choices. All of what we ordered was old, cold or dry. Banana bread never saw a banana and was hard, pancake was dry and old as well. Cheese straw with soup was stale and sausage came with the most awful starchy mashed potatoes with stewed apples mixed in. Is this a Dutch delicacy? The cheese on a cheese sandwich was curled it was so dry. Overall a terrible, inedible expensive meal.

The food was terrible. It came out stone cold, we let the staff know and then it took over half an hour to be served again. This time the food was only mildly warm. The quality of the mash potatoes left a lot to be desired, with so much onion mixed in it overpowered everything else. Things we're missing from the dish which we're advertised in the menu. Staff were friendly, it seems there might not be enough kitchen staff for the amount of service they offer. The atmosphere is fine but when you pay over €30 for lunch and this is what you get, it leaves a bad taste in your mouth. Eat somewhere else.

We are back in Belgrade and we are still waiting on that cocacola :) waiter is creepy

On an average weekend, the cafe is incredibly busy, so you might have to wait a while for a table. It works via a QR code, which is faster. We both had a ham sandwich with soup, which was truly exceptional. We hadn't expected it to be this good, and we definitely enjoyed it. The food arrived quickly, but the drinks (a juice and coffee) took ages for some reason. The host who showed us to our table wasn't in the mood, but the servers who came to help us later were super friendly. It's a bit pricey for a museum cafe, but we enjoyed the food and the seating.

When I arrived, I was seated immediately, but I waited for the waiter for about 15 minutes. I lost my appetite and had to order online. My daughter ordered mushroom soup, and the table was incredibly uncomfortable. By the time the waiter finally showed up, it was too late. I asked for two glasses of water, and she told me I had to get up and go get it myself. In short, the service was terrible and the staff was very unfriendly. They should choose their waiters more carefully.

Hazelnut caramel cheesecake—absolutely fantastic and to die for!

Not bad. As museum cafe’s go this one was very good! The coffee was exceptional.

Nice Classic interiér with good offer of food, waiting time little bit langer 😕

The service is friendly and the food is good. I had the hummus with roast pumpkin, cashew, pomegranate, and pumpkin seeds, and then later, the wild venison pastry, a warm, hearty pie for a gray day.

Located inside the museum, it allows you to take a break during your visit.

The cafe inside the museum is great to have a bite to eat when one is inside the museum. Food is not amazing, but perfectly edible. Service is good & atmosphere is vibrant, with ample of space between seats. We had some small bites to eat & coffees. We were happy to say the cafe well serve its purpose.

We arrived and waited for the waitress for 25 minutes. People who arrived after us were served, but we weren't. We gave up and left. Terrible service, I don't recommend it, however, the museum is worth visiting.

The food and beverage service is very disappointing. The price is very poor in relation to the quality and quantity. The service isn't bad, but it's also not great.

Ordered the French breakfast with ‘coffee of you choice’ then told we had to pay £1 extra for flat whites. We asked for the manager who would not budge. Pathetic. As you can see, they were rushed off their feet.

Loved this museum café — so good we came twice! 😄 We first stopped by before hitting the museum because, honestly, we were starving. lol Then after spending six hours wandering around the exhibits, we ended up right back here again for dessert and coffee — no regrets! The museum closes at 5pm, but they let guests linger a bit. We stayed until around 6:30pm, enjoying our treats in peace. The food here was surprisingly delicious for a museum café, and I have a theory — maybe it’s because there’s a Michelin-starred restaurant inside the same museum? Either that chef has a hand in it, or the museum just really cares about good food. Either way, we weren’t complaining. Service was friendly and efficient, though their mobile ordering app never worked (I tried twice!). In the end, ordering from an actual human turned out to be the best solution — classic always wins. For lunch, we had the chicken salad, mushroom soup, and bitterballen — all excellent. Then later we came back for apple pie and coffee, which totally hit the spot. And let me tell you, I’ve had bitterballen at plenty of places in the Netherlands, but this one? Hands down the best I’ve ever had. 🙌 Highly recommend stopping by — whether it’s for a quick coffee and pastry or a full-on lunch between museum strolls, this café totally delivers!

Waited 20 mins for one cappuccino

Glenis is an excellent host, and her work isn't for everyone. She's fluent in several languages. We were extremely satisfied.

Cozy place to grab a bite or drink if you get tired browsing the museum exhibits

Overprices and understaffed, this place serves small portions at a large price. With long waiting time came cold coffee. Also: never been to a café, where order and pay up front through your phone, and the waiter is there only to bring you the food you ordered. Paistries were delicious tho'

Nice atmosphere and delicious cakes, but the service was horrible. I know it's not easy, but staff giving you attitutde after making multiple mistakes is just not good enough.

Inside the Rijksmuseum, it was very convenient, but when I went there was a queue to get a table. We had a snack that was very tasty and a dessert with a beautiful presentation, shaped like little Amsterdam houses.

Entered the place, had to place my own order, pay with full credit card details, and then had to wait ten minutes for one single espresso. What is it exactly that waiters do here, besides calmly sipping their juices every five minutes behind the bar? I NEVER leave negative reviews, but where I’m from, everybody would have been fired after the first day.

Very nice staff and waiters. The service was excellent, we had a problem because our order was duplicated by the system and came twice, but they head waiter resolved it, refunded us the money and gave us a free coffee for the inconvenience. We would definitely go again!

Bright and elegant café inside the Rijksmuseum. A perfect place to take a break after exploring the galleries. Good selection of pastries, light meals, and drinks. Prices are a bit higher than average, but the quality and atmosphere make it worthwhile.

Bright and elegant café inside the Rijksmuseum. A perfect place to take a break after exploring the galleries. Good selection of pastries, light meals, and drinks. Prices are a bit higher than average, but the quality and atmosphere make it worthwhile.

Beautiful and elegant cafe European museum cafes each have their own unique design, and they're a must-try for me. The Rijksmuseum's is thoughtfully located at the entrance, beautiful and comfortable. Food: The cafe is delicious, and the apple pie is excellent. You can order by scanning and paying. Hours: Museums close at 5 PM, and the cafe is open until 6 PM.

Few dishes offered but good quality, fresh, tasty and friendly food. The service is very slow and completely disjointed. What a shame

I had the Sampler Platter which I recommend. Great service.

Unfriendly! The barcode on the table doesn't work. Completely overpriced. Not recommended!

The order system with QR code doesn't work, we had to wait half an hour for nothing, which is a pain given that the museum closes so early. A big waste of time. Also the food is bad and expensive.

Relatively small restaurant for a popular museum like the Rijksmuseum ,this means having to wait to be seated.

Cramped (there’s barely any space to walk and very little gaps between tables!), extremely busy but friendly waitresses. Taste wise… it’s OK just to fill your hunger.

Long long long waiting time - don’t go there unless you have 30 mins of your time

The setting is magnificent, but once you're seated, be very, very patient to be served. Consider selling a kidney or two too. Coffee costs 500 euros per liter for espresso. If you can't afford it, you can settle for a Coke; it's only 25 euros per liter.

The service was so bad we had to leave… App order doesn’t work. We asked for help for two waitresses and both looked at us and do not acknowledged us. So rude! The worst experience in Amsterdam so far. Just avoid it if you can: pricey, bad service and long wait.

Daisy was the sweetest waitress I’ve ever experienced! Her smile was great and we were helped very fast!

The breakfast was way overpriced, and it consisted of just one croissant (though very tasty) with two small pieces of melon and a tiny amount of butter and jam. The granola was tasty, but a bit stiff and there wasn't much granola on it. The chef tried his best, but the staff didn't follow through. They spent more time chatting and joking with each other than actually working, which is quite annoying when you're sitting right next to them and have to wait a long time. Really, do something about those prices and give better guidance to staff who aren't trying. They're there to work, not to have more fun than the guests, and when we left, we saw and heard that many people felt the same way.

Water is free if you pour it yourself from a container; if you order a 0.75l bottle, you pay €7.25. It's quite expensive for what they offer in return.

Not recommended. Overpriced, small portions, poor service (no one came to take our order). And then, when ordering online, you have to use online banking, with a password and online PIN, etc. No bank card. Never again.

Terrible coffee. Taste like an instant coffee

Tomamos té / café y pastel. Eran caros pero sabían bien. Schatje estaba muy bien presentado y delicadamente saborizado.

We waited for a cola and a lemonade for 25 minutes

We went there for lunch after visiting the museum. There were few food options, but we ordered the tapas board and green salad online. The dishes took ages to arrive, but the good thing was that they didn't charge you €6 for a bottle of tap water; you could get it from a dispenser. The food was very, very good and filling; it's truly worth it.

Ideal para una parada de café antes de la segunda parte de nuestro recorrido por el museo; el personal es muy amable y conocedor, ya que no sabíamos qué pastel pedir. Compartimos el pastel de manzana Holandés y tarta de queso de lima clave y estaban deliciosos!

Surprisingly good food as a museum caffe. The smoked chicken was super tasty. Also enjoyed the iced pistachio latte. Food portion is not that big, but OK for a light lunch.

Visitado después de ver el museo. Puede que te lleve un tiempo encontrar una mesa, aunque una vez allí puedes esperar precios moderados. La comida es muy cara El lunes, que es cuando lo visité, puede esperar que este café sea una de las dos opciones de hospitalidad (la otra es una pequeña parada para tomar un café justo al comenzar la visita) abiertas, ya que el restaurante Rijks está cerrado. Probé una maravillosa tarta de manzana Holtkamp (cuya panadería está a solo 10 minutos a pie) que es genuinamente holandesa y realmente deliciosa, agradablemente condimentada con canela y llena de pasas. Aunque no es del gusto de todos. También sirven una selección de desayunos, sándwiches y otros pasteles. También sirve cerveza Heineken de barril para aquellos que prefieren algo más fuerte que el té o el café. Los productos locales se celebran plenamente. Apto para niños en su totalidad. El pedido se realiza escaneando un código QR (lamentablemente no tengo foto de ese código) y luego tu pedido se lleva a tu mesa. Realmente podrás apreciar el atrio que se agregó cuando se renovó este Rijksmuseum mientras estás sentado allí.

The feeling you get when you don't want to pay the full price and you have already paid.... Nothing was wrong with the food or the atmosphere, but the service managed to screw up the order after a waiter moved us to another table. We received the drinks fast and everything was fine. But the food never came. my wifes sisters food came and her drinks, but our food never came. After finishing the wine, we grabbed the service and asked when our food would come. She couldn't find it in the system and we got ignored!!! then later another waiter came with a recipt and found the missing food order. I paid to have a good glass of wine with my food. I did not pay for wine, then 20 minutes later the food. We didn't get the service I paid for.

Very busy. And relatively expensive.

Paramos a desayunar. Los dos tuvimos el desayuno RIJKS: pan de masa madre, queso Gouda, cruasanes, mermelada casera, mantequilla de granjero, huevo ‘en cocotte’, fruta de temporada y zumo de naranja. Pedí gluten, pan gratis en lugar de masa madre. Fue el mejor gluten - pan gratis que he probado! Todo estaba delicioso. El croissant era excepcional, mantecoso y escamoso!

Demasiadas pocas opciones de menú para el almuerzo! Un poco embarazoso debido a la fama mundial que tiene el museo. Me preguntaba qué dirían otros huéspedes y parecen encontrar las opciones demasiado pocas. Hicimos bromas preguntándonos cuántas horas se reunía un comité para decidir qué había en el menú. Dos páginas de bebidas y 5 artículos en una quinta de página para el almuerzo. Ve a ver. ¿O la dirección de museos como underfed snd sloshed visitantes? Casi todas las opciones son veganas o vegetarianas. No estoy contento con eso si solo hay dos opciones que incluyen carne y una es una ensalada. Incluso los artículos con el nombre de una carne en ellos no lo son, así que busca las hojas en los elementos del menú si quieres evitar vegano o vegetariano. No es una buena relación calidad-precio, pero los sándwiches de salchicha y el café con leche helado eran buenos, incluso si el pan no estaba relleno. El sabor del café con leche se olvidó, pero el chef trajo un pequeño tazón para que pudiéramos agregarlo nosotros mismos. En ese sentido, el café anima a los huéspedes a sentarse, ordenar y pagar en línea. Ya sea minimizando una experiencia gastronómica evitando el contacto con una camarera o compensando la escasez de personal, ¡no estoy seguro de cuál! Algunas camareras geniales, otras deficientes. Sentirse decepcionado.

perfectly ambient cafe in the middle of the rijksmuseum! despite having to wait to be seated, the line moved quickly. coffees were balanced & the green salad was so tasty!

I came two times. First time was smooth but second time ruined it all. I ordered but my drink never came. I was trying to get attention from a waiter (a bald middle-aged guy) to ask about my order. We even had firm eye contact, but he then just totally ignored me and ran off. Very rude and disrespectful. The waitresses are all nice though.

Food, drinks and surrounding is perfect. Service is terrible slow, snail 🐌 like, waitresses are nice and friendly. But because one has to wait so long, it's a disappointing experience

Coffee before sightseeing, after sightseeing, and maybe during. Very nice place with friendly prices.

Nice location, great cafe but quite pricey.

Very expensive and lousy service, while it is teeming with staff. After waiting fifteen minutes for two drinks I tried to speak to the employee who showed us to the table. It was not easy because she pretends not to see you. When asked where the drinks are she says she will ask but then doesn't. In the end we walked to the bar and got it ourselves. We didn't take anything else because you pay 20 euros for 12 bitterballen! Really scandalous!

‘What a mess’, said people who walked out of the café when we went in. And boy, were they right. Ordering via QR, waiting 20 minutes for 2 drinks (soft drinks 4.50 ps) and grumpy staff who don’t care about anything. Shame on this beautiful museum.

Excellent Applepie, coffee, delicious. Service: 5 stars, very attentive staff.

A café inside the museum with a modern and cozy atmosphere. The coffee options are delicious and the service is friendly.

Came up the lift with the pram And have been told to wait by one of the male waiter at the lift for someone to seat us and he ran off. Only to be ignored for 5minutes. Until we asked. Got seated and was very pressured to ask what we want, baby was fussing so had to feed and was waiting for two more to join us. Got drinks and then ordered food, Bitterballen and bread platter and it took 25mins. No cutleries was given and asked for some side plates and gave two instead of 4. I think this place needs some serious training with the FOH staff!!

It was great to be able to relax in the cafe. The staff was attentive and friendly. Everything we ate was delicious. It was much better than expected from a museum cafe.

The restaurant is conveniently located in the art museum and the staff is friendly. The cost is high and the food is average, but there is nothing to complain about in an art gallery. The only two shortcomings When serving drinks, the waiter spilled some juice but did not deal with it, leaving a juice mark on the table. There were small bugs on the food, but since it did not affect the meal, we did not inform the service staff separately. (On the cheese in the lower left corner of the picture.)

It had a great ambiance, staff were friendly. when it came to brownie it was so harsh and tasteless. Amsterdam schatje and caps of tea were fine.

It is a very busy café. There is a QR code on the table from which you order. You only meet the server with the server that she ordered. They were some vegetarian options and these were clearly marked on the menu. Taste was very good. There were plenty of non-alcoholic options. Services quick. Overall, a good place to stop by if you’re a vegetarian in Amsterdam visiting the Rijksmuseum.