tHUIS aan de AMSTEL in Omval/Overamstel

Limited menu and very long wait for our food but the meal was nice and very decent size portions

Enjoyed a delicious 2-course lunch menu. A delicious soup of the moment. It was warm, so the Gazpacho was a great soup for the occasion. Very flavorful. The risotto and shakshuka were also to our liking. Just like the homemade lemonades!

Wow what a find ! Just looking for a quiet location to drink coffee and plan out the day. Ran a search for my key criteria and tHUIS was near the top. But it was near a park and next to a river so IMHO it went right to the top. Drop the pin on Google maps and off I go. The my phone announces you have arrived but you look around and not there. Was about to toss it in but the walk along the river in the greenspace was pleasant. Then I found a sign went through a tunnel and there it was. Just like the picture! But wait no one there? Well the journey can be hit or miss. But I peak in and out on the patio, not visible from the front, a small mob of guest! A very good sign. Really pleasant waiter seated me with a great view. So peaceful calming. Had planned on coffee and apple pie. But the menu was filled with treats. If I took the lunch special not sure even with the coffee I could stay awake. Risotto sounded so awesome. Apitizers were dinner options, thought about a sandwich but seemed a bit much. Waiter who was very good at Englished pointed me to the soup option and it was perfect. Asparagus soup. Followed by apple pie was just a perfect light lunch. Came away energized and ready to visit the bridges and canals of the city. Regret this is my last day here would have loved to try the risotto. Just high quality food for good price. Very comforting vibe from the property. Glad I stumbled in.

Great service! And you can sit quite separately for a short meeting..

Went there for breakfast and coffee. Beautiful view and garden

Café tHuis aan de Amstel, a place where you are supposed to feel at home. Unfortunately, that is not the case on all fronts. At least, on Sunday afternoon, June 7, 2026, things were rattling quite a bit here and there, and we did not get that so-called 'homey feeling'. Look and feel regarding the building, terrace, and location: perfect. On the other hand, the staff on the terrace that afternoon seemed to have little fun at work, although I must admit they had adopted a nonchalant vibe. That is fine and relaxed, provided you know what you are doing on the work floor. That means greeting visitors when taking their order and ensuring that this does not take long. Maintaining an overview. Plus having expertise regarding what you offer, and that applies to the quality of the ordered hot drinks as well. None of this was the case. Oh yes, the menu could use a laminate. On to improvement. See you then.

Nice place with a fantastic garden and amstel river view , kind staff and honest food hahaha

One of those 'pay well over 20 euros for a tiny piece of salmon with a bit of sauce and a few half-hearted slices of vegetable' places. I'm alright with high prices when you at least leave the restaurant feeling fed. A full meal requiring both a starter and a 'main' dish is scammery at this price level.

Very nice and friendly place on the Amstel for coffee or lunch. Unfortunately, there is a lot of roadwork right outside at the moment, so it is noisy. And the apple pie was a bit soggy...

Nice place, delicious menu, friendly service

Beautiful spot, friendly service. Can't comment on the food as didn't eat, but there ginger lemonade was delicious.

We had a well-catered drinks reception here. We started outside, but no service came. Inside, we sat in a sort of living room. Here too, it took a long time before we could order. The charcuterie board and the bread were very tasty.

Had a delicious meal here. Fast and friendly service, incredibly flavorful food. Unfortunately, it was just a bit too chilly to sit outside, but in nice weather, it's a wonderful place to sit by the Amstel under tall, old trees. Truly an original gem in this neighborhood full of new-build apartments.

A wonderful café with incredible charm, truly delightful. You can sit comfortably both inside and outside. The staff is very friendly and attentive. An English menu is available, and card payments are accepted. The location is right by the water, a charming and relaxing spot.

A beautiful restaurant with a beautiful garden terrace by the river, in a historical building. I go here all the time either for their breakfast, or a glass of wine on a sunny day. There's currently construction near the river, but it doesn't disrupt the lovely atmosphere at tHuis. Favourite spot in the city!

It is a nice place in itself, but busy and with a lot of students. The food was a bit disappointing. The bread was rock hard. I wouldn't go back for it.

Nice location, ok service, passable food.

Lovely garden but unfortunately the borrel bites were quite bad. We ordered the meatballs (very hard), falafel (just bad) and tortilla (too dry).

Very cute cafeteria, close to the waterfront. The food is good, and the service is a typical Dutch one. (Decent, but not friendly or pro-active).

We enjoyed a nice afternood coffee, beers, apple taart and snacks in a sunny afternoon and everything was perfect! Will surely return soon!

A thoroughly enjoyable experience! The atmosphere was cozy, the staff very attentive, and the food fantastic. I can highly recommend it!

Really enjoyed the delicious tea and good service, thanks Guus!

Went with my fiancee on our new ebikes to her work at decor atelier nationale opera and her chef was present with his wife watering the plants outside this huge 1 hectare workshop. She was allowed to show me around the projects and afterwards they gave us a tip for this place, never heard of but hey, pourqois pas. We biked there quite near Amstel Station and it was a delight. Beautiful building the ceo of water company used to live back in the day and it was held in that day and age. I had a nice burger my fiancee a soup accompanied with some drinks. Prices were okay (I think my fiancee invited me) and our meals yummie. Staff could use some training as they were more busy dancing and flirting with eachother than attending empty glasses. When around do visit or as a stop on a nice biking trip. Thanks for the tip! Will return some day :)

Great location for a good cup of coffee

Delicious food in a charming old building

Beautifully situated on the Amstel River, this 19th-century villa features a terrace with fantastic seating, making the food and drinks taste even better. The staff are very friendly and proactive. Also suitable for groups or modest parties. Nothing but praise.

Great place to sit for a coffee on a sunny day or a glass of wine in the evening. I've had mixed experiences with the food. My favourites were the open face sandwiches and the eggs (#1) and the french toast. But the atmosphere is 10/10. Because there is so much space, you can really enjoy your time there.

One of my favorite spots in Amsterdam for cake and coffee. They have vegan pastries and a great atmosphere.

Great service and the food was good

'Gezellig' spot to have brunch or coffee, especially in the winter when it is cold outside. There are also private rooms within the restaurant, so good for private groups or those looking for quieter or more private locations to talk. Food wise, it is okay, nothing really out of the ordinary. For some food, the portion are okay, for others (e.g. french toast) the portion could be better.

Super cozy café with feel-at-home atmosphere and very friendly staff! Loved the blueberry pancakes and hot chocolate!

If you love a good place for food, drinks with an brilliant atmosphere, you must not miss this one here. 10 out of 10. Our hotel in Amsterdam was very disappointing, but we found this treasure that saved the whole trip.

A beautiful, country-style ambiance with great attention to detail, extremely friendly staff, and very delicious and unique dishes. They also offered gluten-free options. We were absolutely thrilled and ate breakfast and dinner here three times in a row. Highly recommended!!! 😍

Only had a coffee, it was good but very small

Super beautiful, classic, fun, and original place! Great view, especially upstairs! Service: initially overlooked by young staff, but in the second half, a man came over, 40+, who really enjoyed his job: great! Cheesecake with a hint of orange was delicious, but the crust was almost impossible to get through.

All restaurant in a house Friendly service Home cooked food Had duck cofit casserole vegs Delicious reasonable pricing

A cozy spot with all those little rooms at a beautiful spot on the Amstel River. Especially in the summer when there's an outdoor terrace.

Really nice and cozy place to have a healthy lunch or dinner, prices are okay and the service is sometimes lacking, they forget your drinks, but always friendly

Great food and friendly service!

Nice place, feels like you're outside the city. The garden/terrace is especially nice in summer.

Coole Location! Must Breakfast Location

This restaurant is such a hidden gem located very close to Spaklerweg station. From outside, it looks like a manor, inside it feels like home. Inner design is cosy and vintage at the same time. You can meet with a small group of friends or your date and sit for hours here. Their menu is enriched with some ever-changing daily options. Servings are elegant and food is tasty. Fish was delicious, combined with some roasted baby potatoes. Wurst was also well paired with an interesting sauce. Overall, you have good food and good time here. Only thing to mention would be the staff is not that much attentive.

Beautiful city walk 2025 of 20 km walked.

I would have given it a 4.5, but that's not possible. The food was good.

The service was incredibly courteous and friendly, and very attentive to our gluten free requests. The food was great, the atmosphere was warm and made us feel very at ease and welcomed.

Great location. Beautiful terrace and delicious snacks in the summer.

What a secret tip! It's a bit off the beaten track, but super cozy and a beautiful location on the Amstel River. It'll be great when the blue fences are gone again in the summer...

Great atmosphere, especially nice once the construction work and fences are gone.

I went there one evening this week and ordered a fresh orange juice. What they served had a strange, fizzy taste, so I asked if they had added something to it. They explained that the juice had been made in the morning and might not have been fresh anymore. They apologized and took it back.

This was such a great place to get lunch right on the water! I got maybe one of the best, most flavorful sandwiches I've ever had!

super relaxed atmosphere, beautiful interior and unique location

Nice cosy restaurant with cosy summer patio. Food is excellent. We had small corporate lunch. Service was great.

Cute place for brunch, tea or coffee A soup I took wasn’t tasty but the atmosphere and service is very nice

Cozy cafe/restaurant with friendly service

It was a simple blueberry pancake🥞, but it was the most delicious pancake I've had in my 50+ years of life. Amazing🫨 I'll definitely go back‼️💕🌸 A simple blueberry pancake…. it was the best pancake I've had in over 50 years. Absolutely delicious and mind-blowing! The atmosphere was wonderful, and I'll definitely be back!

We ordered delicious vegetarian sandwiches for lunch. Super🥳

Delicious breakfast, great coffee and friendly staff. I wish I had found them sooner while in Amsterdam.

The menu is also available in English. Cakes and small dishes are available until 6:00 PM, and from 6:00 PM onward, something for larger appetites is also available. We had a delicious apple pie with tea or coffee, and the service was very friendly, even though we don't speak the local language. We felt very comfortable.

It's beautiful here. Right on the Amstel River, with a garden and a retro feel. It's like sitting in a friend's dining room. The menu is pleasantly uncluttered, and the food is a bit Dutch, a bit fusion, and a bit vegan. The service was very attentive. Everything was excellent overall, go there.

The place is very nice, delicious food, fair price and an excellent place to walk.

Friendly, peaceful atmosphere on the banks of the Amstel outside and in the middle of the life of the locals who pass by running or cycling... Hearty, delicious meal and fast service

August 2025, Amongst the modern flats, 't huis aan de Amstel stands still in time. This old beautiful house is a nice cafe-restaurant serving a small menu from morning till diner. Of course sitting in the garden on a beautiful day overlooking the river Amstel. Service is good but you need to seek for their attention. Brood from Menno (always a good choice). For business or pleasure a good place for a get together.

Beautiful place but mediocre food and drinks

Estuve 8 días en Amsterdam y viví literalmente al lado de "Thuis Aan DE Amstel". Qué debo decir. Estuve allí TODOS los días. El Café es increíblemente bueno, el Servicio son las personas más dulces y agradables que encontrará. (Básicamente todos los Holandeses son así para ser justos : P ) Las tostadas francesas son muy buenas y los huevos revueltos también. El pastel de manzana era muy bueno, yo soy de Viena, conozco buenos dulces. La casa es superdulce y la vista en el amstel es mágica. ¡Tienes que comprobar IT!

Special villa on the Amstel with a garden, beautiful terrace and nice menu

Service was very poor, not much choice for dinner.

The most beautiful and wonderful place in Amsterdam. I'd like to keep it a secret. G.

The view is very nice sinds you look straight to the Amstel river. Unfortunately food was not so great. We were sitting outside, Surrounded by barking dogs with unconsidered owners that find that normal. We did share with the staff the uncomfortable situation. We left after 15 minutes.

It looks cozy and neat. The service is very friendly.

A very nice place in front of the river Amstel.

Stopped randomly for a coffee and a snack. Very good quality food and the atmosphere is unmatched. Try the apple crumble pie for sure

Delicious food, beautiful location, and very attentive staff. Wouter, in particular, is the best!

In more and more places/restaurants in Amsterdam it feels a bit like it has become too expensive for what you get in the end, as is the case here. The small amount of yoghurt with granola was filled with two meagre segments of mandarin, 3 pieces of apple and two small pieces of banana. Really 4 bites, not nearly enough to be considered a reasonable breakfast. The fresh juice, again too expensive for the literally 2 sips from a minuscule glass. Still trying to go home with a satisfied feeling, but the banana bread arrived on the table soggy and moldy.... sent that back. We did receive a very nice 2 apple crumble cake from the house, but this was not really special either. Friendly staff but extremely mediocre cuisine. We will not try this for dinner.

I had the bad luck that when I visited, the food and service took so much time that we were almost thinking of leaving.

Friendly and relaxed atmosphere.

Het was alweer een tijd geleden dat ik er was. Mooie entourage, altijd attent personeel, lekker eten, dat WAS mijn ervaring. Deze dag was het even anders. Ik kwam rond 16.45 binnen en vrijwel meteen kwam er iemand vragen of ik wat wilde drinken, top, maar ik wilde even wachten op mijn gast. Toen die kwam duurde het ook geen 5 minuten voordat er wat gevraagd werd, fijn. De drankjes lieten lang op zich wachten. Waar er wel tussentijds gevraagd wordt of we gereserveerd hadden vraagt er echter niemand of we de kaart willen zien. Daar vragen we zelf om, ruim een uur later. Gemiste kans! We bestellen een borrelplank met: blokjes kaas, grillworst, olijven en grissini. Althans dat stond er op de kaart. We krijgen geen nootjes en er ligt een berg kleine toastjes op de plank (ipv de grissini). Als ik vraag wat ik daar op mag smeren geeft de dame van de bediening aan dat dat voor de baba ganoush is. Mijn antwoord, dat zit er niet bij. Jawel dat is dát bakje. Uh, dat is mosterd, ik heb het net geproefd. Nee hoor dat is baba ganoush. In het bakje zat letterlijk een bodempje mosterd. Als het wel baba ganoush was geweest, net genoeg voor 4 mini toastjes. De dame bleef volhouden. Ik vroeg haar het dan toch maar even met de keuken te checken en gaf haar het bakje mee. Even later kwam ze terug. Het is inderdaad geen baba ganoush, maar excuses voor haar volharding, dat lukte niet. De toastjes waren voor de grillworst. Die worst stop ik normaal echt zo in mijn mond maar ach je moet wat om je eruit te kletsen. De toastjes waren oud, de nootjes ontbraken, de olijven waren smakeloos en dat voor € 19,50. Zit er een nieuwe kok of had deze zijn dag niet? M.u.v. de dame die niet weet wat ze weg brengt én het verschil tussen mosterd en baba ganoush niet kent en een kok die niet weet wat er op de borrelplank hoort was het overige personeel vriendelijk. Ik ben geneigd ze nog een kans te geven maar dan hoop ik wel weer de oude kwaliteit aan te treffen!

It was a surprise find! We didn’t make any reservations bc it was last minute decision to eat outside. Luckily we got a table inside, but with an open window. It was quite busy but waiting was reasonably for our foods. I highly recommend the sous vide sukade! I am really impressed! I’ll probably come back with other friends just for it xD

Delicious food, friendly service, unique location on the water

Great place to sit. I ordered limonade and each time my glass was half full. That was a pity.

Lovely place both inside and outside. Nice staff.

Popped into tHuis aan de Amstel for brunch and it’s a real gem! The smoked salmon frittata was fresh and flavorful, and the homemade apple tart was a perfect sweet finish. The coffee’s on point too. Loved the chill vibe in this old riverside house—feels like a cozy escape from the city, with a cute terrace overlooking the Amstel. Staff were friendly, though service can be slow when it’s busy. Prices are reasonable (~€12-15 for a dish), but book ahead for weekends. 5 stars!

Super nice café/restaurant right on the water. Highly recommended!

We went for dinner with my toddler and they were very accommodating. My son got to run around in the garden while we waited for food. The view of the river and the old house itself are lovely and unique. The fish with couscous was a highlight. We liked it so much we returned for lunch on a rainy afternoon and sat inside — also very cozy. Had the scrambled eggs, couscous salad, and sausage sandwich. The wait staff were extremely attentive, making sure we got out of there within an hour since they knew we were in a rush. We would come back again and again! Highly recommend.

Great place to just go to or to organize a private party. Very nice location and top service and food

Enjoyed a good lunch. Not cheap. Well worth it. And the fresh sju is really fresh sju. Delicious!

Me encantó este bar cafetería. Fuimos aquí para desayunar y tuvimos las tortitas más increíbles. Café también era increíble! Muy relajado con fantásticas vistas

Those three towers of the collapse are cool

Had a lovely lunch in the garden of tHuis aan de Amstel! What a lovely place to sit when the weather is nice — there are tables in the shade as well as in the sun, all with a view of the Amstel🥰. The staff is incredibly friendly and we all enjoyed the food. Something for everyone! Beautiful location, I would love to come back here😊.

Ideal for dining and meeting with a group because they also have separate rooms downstairs. Excellent friendly and smooth service.

Best meal I had in Amsterdam in a week. Great atmosphere, the most beautiful sunset (came in a bright spring day), and the food and service were even better. Not fancy, not tourist, I would probably come back if I lived here.

Ambience is great. Ordered some falafels as a snack, it basically felt like a scam. Embarrassingly bad, and I’m being kind about it. Why?

Very cozy place with a beautiful view over the water. Nice terrace, nice rooms, very nice staff!

Very cute place with a bay window, plants and pretty decor inside. We ordered brunch, very good! The waiters were super nice and friendly, friendly atmosphere, plus as the order took a while to arrive, we were offered a hot drink! I recommend!

Great ambience, small, fine menu. Very courteous staff. Tip!

Found this restaurant by chance while having a little stroll along river Amstel and fell in love with the cute house right away. Very nice staff members answered my questions about opening hours at Easter and if reservations are necessary. Luckily, I could drop in twice without reservation and enjoyed the best meals during my 10 day-holiday in Amsterdam. Both the white fish (similar to cod) and the Risotto were superb! In fact, it was my first time ever to have risotto "al dente" - neither overcooked nor still hard inside. LOVED it so much! Next time in Amsterdam, I will stay again in Amstelkwartier to be as close as possible to this culinary gem ❤️🩷❤️.

Food delicious, nice place, female staff. Could have been more attentive. The gentlemen did understand their trade.

We had such a lovely waiter, he even waved while we left. We would highly recommend this place

I'm surprised this place isn't more popular. Everything is great!

super nice location on the water, terrace outside, nice ambiance inside, private rooms, good food, great service

Amazing restaurant in a historic villa, great food and the kindest service. Definitely worth a visit if you’re in the south of Amsterdam