The Bulldog Palace in De Weteringschans

Really good food, atmosphere and staff friendly

I've been here twice and absolutely loved it!

the service was terrible, the waiters were very rude, and it was a very bad experience. We'll never go back.

Very nice place to stop and have a lunch. Prices are reasonable.

Excellent place to come with friends!

feels like home in some special way

To start I get the whole old jail thing, but when the American cards don't work and you get the big blunt and it smokes like shit. Its overpriced for average bud.

The Bulldog is great 👍 Friendly service and the best bar in Amsterdam!!!

The Bulldog is not bad at all. One of its biggest advantages is that you can find it almost everywhere in Amsterdam, making it a convenient option. Their café and pastry selection are genuinely very good and definitely worth trying. That said, it is an extremely tourist-oriented place, and if you are looking specifically for top-quality cannabis, there may be better options around the city centre. Still, it is an Amsterdam classic and a convenient stop for a coffee, something sweet and the overall experience.

Great atmosphere , enjoyable place to sit have a smoke, a drink and people watch the day away

Everything was delicious and the staff was top notch.

Came here several times while in Amsterdam and had a fantastic time 🫠. Great food, atmosphere and of course, flower!

Good place quiet packed as I expected the prices were okay I found it a little higher compared to shops not to far away but I did enjoy my time their and the staff were respectable and welcoming!

I was a weekly customer till today. A waitress I see for the first time there, warned me that vaping is not allowed by showing me the no tobacco sign. She didn't want to understand there is no tobacco in the vape and threatened to throw me out by security. I left the place myself, for good. Edit: The attitude changed after my review. I have had no problem about smoking a vape so far.

Well, but you have to pay to use the bathroom :(

Great place, great lad behind the bar, would recommend

Lovely friendly greeting and service. Great advice in the coffee shop spent more than I meant to. Bar was lively and nice outdoor area to people watch. Visited twice in one day

The Bulldog Palace is quite nice, with a great atmosphere and a peaceful place to relax.

Silvia and Giuliana are very kind and professional

We bought a fair amount of cigarettes and sat outside. An employee said it wasn't a problem. Then one person ordered a coffee, and another couldn't order one because this place doesn't offer lactose-free milk in 2026. Then they said if you want to smoke here, you HAVE to order an overpriced drink. After that, we were kicked out. I can't recommend this place.

Great atmosphere, best place in Amsterdam, good food. Staff are friendly and knowledgeable and would highly recommend

The music was quite loud, but otherwise the place is nice and fairly large, and rather well located.

Don't forget to go downstairs. You absolutely must drink your own coffee.

Expensive, bad service, and very basic food. They even charge you to use the bathroom. I don't recommend it; you can walk half a block and find a thousand better options.

Thank you for this amazing and surprisingly effective cake 😄

Idk about the food, but I’m talking about the service. There was a waitress, really rude. After we ask a tea ( from both side was a misunderstood) she came with 2 cups of hot tea but since outside were around 32 degrees, we were looking for refreshing tea (fuze tea). After we told to her we don’t want that, she just change but was almost annoyed that it hadn’t been mentioned earlier, when actually, the blame was on both of them. After an hour we decided to take a coffe. Also here, we said “macchiato” but was our fault. We meant espresso macchiato but she came with 2 huge latte macchiato. After we call her again, she said “ I can only cha he one, not two” And for me this makes absolutely nosense. She took only one and change it, rolling her eyes and huffing. Rude rude and rude ! She is with blond hair, and blue eyes, English accent. YOU SHOULD CHANGE JOB

Everything is cool but not food

Great me and the wife come everytime we come amsterdam

Great atmosphere and service at all locations

Mattia and the rest of the staff provides a world star service at this iconic Amsterdam landmark. Absolutely worth a visit, you’ll regret not going!

Don’t drink their cocktails, they taste like water.

Everything was great, had a wonderful time.

Amazing shop and a lit of nice souvenirs 😁

The shopping here is awesome and the coffeeshop has a nice outdoor and indoor area with a lot of variety. Everyone is very kind.

Customers have to pay for bathroom. Beer quite expensive and not as quality food

Great service, great offer and great quality!

Amazing coffeeshop, food was great for munchies and the staff was super friendly!!⭐️

Nice place here the employees is very good with the customers

Absolutely cannot fault this place. Amazing decor. Cracking DJ sets. Food is delicious and reasonable price for Amsterdam

Valeria was super sweet and attentive. Hostess with the mostess.

Nice setting, but the waiter was arrogant, unpleasant, cold, and jaded… in short, a disgrace to the profession and to this coffee shop chain. I'm frankly disappointed, and this behavior negatively impacted my experience; I felt unwelcome.

If you leave a review, you get a plaque.

Amsterdam's iconic coffee shop. This shop is housed in a former prison and welcomes you in style to the "Little Venice of the North." I recommend this legendary spot for a first visit.

Some bouncers didnt want to say whats up, weirrd guys

Beautiful place to enjoy! The store has reasonable prices and a good variety. 100% recommended!!

The quality of the food is excellent. Delicious and unreasonably priced.

A wonderful and beautiful place. The music is lovely, the staff is friendly, and the guard outside is very nice to the visitors; his name might be Rick.

Customers are expected to pay 50 cents just to use the restroom. Outrageous!

it’s the OG. But I feel like they take things a lot for granted given that they have the “OG” status. When you can buy everything from literally the same exact goodies or equipment for up to 50-60% less within the same country, that’s when it doesn’t make sense to me. Other than that, I mean it’s THE Bulldog Palace, of course you should go and have a look at least once since it’s always packed and the live music sessions are very fun. It’s just much more logical to buy any type of consumables from elsewhere and then come to the palace to enjoy a couple drinks.

I've been here a lot of times and honestly, I've never been disappointed. Staff, vibe, food and drinks... everything you need for a good evening was on point. Food could be a little more versatile, but I guess that's just me. It was absolutely delicious tho. I had a fun time here.

If you're looking for good spare ribs anywhere, this is the place👍🏻😎

Our experience here at The Bulldog Amsterdam was amazing! We visited the coffee shop and also checked out the store, which has so many cool items and unique souvenirs. The whole atmosphere is super interesting and full of history. We definitely recommend it

Great place to grab a drink, and for those who smoke weed, you can have both.

The Bulldog is the Bulldog, the best in the world!

Food is crazy, atmosphere is perfect, location is awesome

Nice location. Music was too loud but that‘s just my personal preference. Barstools are not comfortable to sit on.

Normal priced drinks (for Amsterdam), good music, quick service, and of course the vibes👍🏻

Happiest people gathering in the world!

Lydia was exceptional! She was extremely friendly and helped us out with all our needs, she made our experience amazing! Thank you Lydia!

Great coffee-shop and collection of souvenirs. Friendly staff, good music

What a cool vibe. I'm not used to being able to smoke weed in a vibrant bar so it was weird for me but it's a really cool place and the vibe is great

We paid approximately €50 in cash for the first round of drinks and €78 by card for the second round, even though we ordered exactly the same amount! Unacceptable.

Great place with lovely staff and great food!

Chill comfortable area. Very historic very entertaining.

Perfect service from Elena, thank you so much for your support and the great service! 🫶

Great location enjoyed the atmosphere. Busy street

This is the ultimate coffee shop located in liedsplein, great service, good weed

Outside nice chill atmosphere, and inside crazy chill atmosphere. Service ist really nice , prices are also alright. Food and drinks are really good. The the officer on duty downstairs is also good.

Awesome, just chilling, doing some shopping, having a beer

Food, drinks, music, and more to enjoy in Amsterdam! And on Tuesdays, you can sing if you want!

It's a classic, the food is very good, and they also serve typical beers from Amsterdam and nearby areas.

It holds an irony that has to be experienced. Am.old.police station bought by the Bulldog company. Can evem sit in 'jail' and have a smoke

Elena provided a very good service even though the place was full because of the champions league final

Food was amazing,servıce was too slow but it was okay, atmosphere was good

Nice outdoor seating, nice to sit chill an smoke

The waiter Yousef is a G! Welcoming and very good recommendations for the city

Great place, great vibes and a lot of history!

Dopest shop in town 🤍 love the service the vibe and of course the Marijuana is TOP 🍃

Great place with a cool atmosphere and a very friendly team. You immediately feel comfortable and welcome. Everything is well-maintained and done with attention to detail. Excellent service, relaxed atmosphere, and definitely worth a visit. I'll gladly come again!

We'd been here several times during our stay in Amsterdam, and until one evening, the experience had always been excellent: the staff were kind, helpful, and professional, and the atmosphere was pleasant and well-managed. Precisely for this reason, what happened next was even more striking. We entered as we had done on other occasions, initially waiting at the entrance without any staff member welcoming us or directing us to a table. Meanwhile, other people were coming in and freely taking their seats, so, after several minutes of waiting and seeing some free seats at a shared table, we decided to sit down as well. A small pouf was sitting on the sofa next to the table. Simply assuming someone had left it there, I tried to politely move it and put it back. At that point, an Italian waitress with long black hair and glasses intervened, her attitude disproportionately aggressive and theatrical, as if I had committed a very serious act rather than simply a misunderstanding in a dark and crowded place. Despite my immediate apologies and the fact that she promptly put the beanbag back where it was, the girl continued to speak in an arrogant and needlessly intimidating tone, obsessively harping on a supposed "reserved" sign that was practically invisible from a distance, especially considering the lighting in the room. Rather than an employee intent on managing a situation, she seemed like a frustrated person looking for someone to vent her bad mood on. And that's the real problem: not the misunderstanding, but the manner. Because a polite customer should never feel treated with hostility for a situation born solely from a lack of organization at the entrance. If someone had simply done their job, welcoming customers and assigning seats, none of this would have happened. It's still a shame to see an entire competent and courteous team ruined by the attitude of a single person incapable of managing the public with poise and professionalism. N.B. A sincere piece of advice to the girl: at her age, perhaps she should ask herself if working in contact with people is really her path. Kindness is not optional in hospitality, and arrogance does not become authority just because it is displayed loudly.

Amazing place with cool souvenirs

Loved the service and Laura from souvenir was so nice!

Very good experience, the drinks and the atmosphere were great.

I have been coming here since 2003. Always good selection, space cakes & i love their fresh squeezed orange juice!

Monday & Tuesday night karaoke is THE place to be!!! Amazing friendly staff, huge selection of songs, wonderful hosts and great drinks. I loved it so much I went 2 nights in a row!!! They made my birthday very special and I’ll be back any time I’m in Amsterdam!!

Nice atmosphere, good sound and delicious food.

This is the first time I am using cannabis. After having tried it, I want to thank them. I would like to share more information about what it is like to try it. Thanks to the team. I also want to thank the employee Yousef; he is a professional and speaks more than 5 languages. This is great! Thank you!

Great place to have a ,,cigarette”. Very nice interior and good coffee. Tip: don’t buy your ,,cigarettes” here. Go to Easy Times

The bar is usually stuffed with happy dancing people but the drinks are good and live music is amazing. Smoking green inside is allowed while tobacco is forbidden. Staff is very friendly. Wine and beer is priced well, cocktails are a bit in the pricey side but they taste very good.

There is a selection of excellent munchies, a place to sit outside and inside It is also a coffee shop, a restaurant and their souvenir shop Relatively large place

Cozy terrace and friendly service

Cracking place to sit outside and watch the world go by. Started snd finished a few days here while in Amsterdam. Locely atmosphere bot in the day and the evening

A really cool spot with a great atmosphere and a rather unique decor (an old police station with the original prison bars). The only downside was that, on two consecutive visits, we were asked to buy a drink if we wanted to stay inside, but only on one of those visits. It's possible that buying a drink is mandatory to sit inside.

Pleasant first experience, service was friendly but unfortunately I caught the girl who made the porn star martini stirring the ice (to chill the glass) with her finger.... apart from that everything else was nice and it's the latest place open! A definite must try smoke friendly people ^^

The atmosphere and location were nice, but the experience at the bar completely ruined it for us. The bartender had a terrible attitude from the moment we ordered, acting as if she was doing us a favor by serving us a beer. Customer service matters, especially in a place that receives tourists from all over the world. Being rude, dismissive and visibly annoyed with customers creates a really uncomfortable experience. On top of that, charging customers to use the bathroom after already buying drinks feels ridiculous. We came excited to visit The Bulldog because it’s such a famous place in Amsterdam, but honestly the service was disappointing and unwelcoming. Staff attitude can completely change the experience.

Iconic place, worth the visit for the experience. Busy and relaxed vibe, perfect to feel Amsterdam’s energy. Service could be better, but still enjoyable.

I would like to report an incident with a waiter named Youssef/Yusuf at The Bulldog. This happened on Saturday at around 15:00. He was the waiter working outside at that time. I sat at another customers’ table only after asking for their permission. However, Youssef/Yusuf suddenly told me that I could not pay my bill separately and said, “Don’t do stupid things.” When I told him that I did not want him to speak to me in such a disrespectful way, he kept insisting, raised his voice, and refused to acknowledge his mistake. The situation felt very uncomfortable and disrespectful to me, especially because I had done nothing wrong and had simply asked to pay my own bill separately. I would appreciate it if this could be looked into, as I do not think customers should be spoken to in this way.

Been there on Friday night.. I remember great music, quality sound, fantastic Dutch lager and incredibly beautiful waitress.. 😅 they've got great stuff in general.. and BTW before you go there make sure you have pocket full of €1 coins for the lady looking after the toilet 😉

My son and I had dinner together.

My friends and I tried to meet a friend in here and the "bouncers" we're being total d bags and wouldn't let us meet our friend. When we asked why they wouldn't let us in, they refused to tell us. I don't know I generally thought the "bouncers" were refusing to let us in being a friend group of guys.