Ziggy's Bar in Burgwallen-Oude Zijde

Way to expensive! Tourist trap! All the places around the old church are way cheaper.

Nice tourist bar with friendly people behind the bar. Perfect for a beer on the terrace.

Very nice place, in a great location. The only flaw is that you don't know how much the beer costs. The menu had one price listed, but at the counter they told us another, and when we went the next day, we got a different price again. Scam turist

€8 for gin, then €4.50 for the tonic. Over priced and rude staff.

Definitely not again. Expensive, toilet horrible...

Today we met a very positive lady who recommended us a good Dutch beer :)

Today I spent a day in the Netherlands from Belgium as a tourist. Everything was going well and pleasantly, until we ended up here. My phone battery was at less than 5% because I'd taken a lot of photos and videos. I politely asked a waitress if she could help me charge it. She was incredibly friendly and immediately offered to help. When we went inside together to look for an outlet, a man with white hair and a white T-shirt (I suspect the owner) appeared. He immediately reacted unfriendly and unhelpful. He told me to charge my phone at a charging station for €1. However, that device didn't work. The waitress did her best to find a solution and eventually found an outlet. The white-haired man was clearly not happy about that. He said rudely, "We don't normally do that here, do we?" I explained that I'm not from here and that I wouldn't even be able to find my car without my phone. After some discussion between him and the waitress, I was finally allowed to charge my phone. We ordered 6 drinks (3 soft drinks and 3 alcoholic drinks) and paid €47.50 for each—quite expensive. It later turned out he'd also charged €0.50 for a 15-minute charge. I thought that was very stingy. When the drinks arrived, we had to pay immediately. The waitress deserves all the credit; I would have liked to tip her, but I didn't dare because of her boss's behavior. After that, we went to another place where we paid only €25.50 for 6 drinks (3 alcoholic, 2 soft, and 1 mocktail). What a difference. To all tourists: I advise you not to go here. I rarely write bad reviews, but respect is very important to me—and that was completely lacking here. There are many other places that are better than this.

Great service, a very nice lady recommended a good beer, I recommend it :)

I am a similar business owner to this place and I have never wrote a bad review about a place but this isn’t just a bad review it’s a genuine review. Came in as we were tourists here from the UK and it was one of those “this is nearby let’s just go here” which I really regret now. We ordered a pizza, I asked the Asian (Indian lady with glasses) waitress about a specific ingredient on the pizza and she said “let me check the box” I should of just got up and left these people are selling €1.25 pizza in boxes for €20 odd, make that make sense. As I was eating this HMP pizza due to my Munchies, that same waitress came asking to pay the bill and literally put the card machine close to my nose and cheekbone like I am in the middle of eating this pizza and I just got my card out my wallet and managed to get the sauces on my wallet due to this. I just got on with it. As per normal I always wash my hands with hand wash/soap when I finish eating and went to the toilet to do so and their was no hand wash. Firstly this is a breach of hygiene as any business that has a lavatory must have hand wash so I went back to the bar area and asked the same waitress for hand wash she looked at me like she saw a ghost and just blanked me and walked off, I think hygiene might of offended her as she already had a ton of grease on and around her face not forgetting the greasy hair she has so then I turned to the bar man (turned out to be the owner) white hair, white t-shirt behind the bar, clothing that looked like it’s from a red cross clothes bank and said very politely “hey, excuse me their is no handwash in the toilet can you please give me one so I can take it in or just put it there” he looked at me in disgust and said “we don’t have any” I said sorry but how is that possible this is basic hygiene. I then continued to ask for something to wash my hands with in a polite manner but this old, crusty, unprofessional business owner just kept giving me attitude and avoided giving me this.I was very shocked and then I just pointed to the washing up liquid which was next to a small limescale fuelled sink behind the bar and he went to grab the bottle and I leaned over to grab the bottle but this inbesol of an owner literally squirted the washing up liquid in my hand and put it back next to the sink it was like I was begging for some coins and he just squirted the liquid in my hands then I felt disrespected and as my facial expression changed he said “oh so you didn’t give any tip” so then I said to him so this is why you’re acting like this?! Let me tell you something (and told him about the payment whilst I was eating situation as above” he just smerked. I also added when I finish my food then based on the service I pay tip but his and his teams service was utterly poor. I just then left but if you are reading this I can make your business grow 3x in revenue in the next 2 years do reach out to me but firstly go shop for a new wardrobe and teach your staff manners. Avoid at all costs

Beware of rip-offs! Completely overpriced, unfriendly, and unprofessional service. The drinks barely arrive at the table when the bill arrives and you have to pay. Cider 0.3l > €8.00 Beer 0.5l > € There's a €0.50 surcharge when paying by credit card. It's a disgrace.

Best bar in the red light district!

They rip off tourists - small bottle of plastic water 5 euro plus terrible toilet - just don't go

The waiter charges what he wants. The Coke costs 4 and I charge 4.50, and I also charge my friends what I want.

The egghead told us to pay by card because he charged us fees. The waiter was nice, but quite expensive. I think it's a disgrace.

No alcohol in cocktails, tourist scam

Badest Long island ice tea we‘ve ever had! No alcohol at all for 14€. Never again

Expensive, an Amstel Radler and a draft beer €21, just as they bring you the drink you get the dataphone in desperation, it seems very inelegant to me, I'm not a criminal nor would I leave without paying. The good thing, they offer payment facilities, I was able to leave my kidney as a payment method.

It’s frozen pizza and crap like that, way over heated in a microwave. I literally burned my lips on the cheese sticks. 4 drinks, 1 microwave pizza, 2 paninis, a hot dog that we never got, 120 euro. We packed up and left, the burn on my lip may end up being a funny story later, but we regret waisting one of our meals here with so many other great options. The service, however was awesome.

Really cute bar! That’s about all the good I can say though. Our poor server, bless her, did well at being the only one working doing food and drinks and serving. Drinks were very expensive and the food was obviously frozen and just heated up.

Expensive and shit. Don't bother 😂

Fantastic bar staff, always made us welcome

6 drinks coming to a cost of €85, one coke one beer 2wines and 2coke and vodka. This was a crazy amount, when going to pay on card both my cards were declined so we had to pay cash. (Both cards worked fine anywhere else. If drinking here check prices before you order, they put the Dam in Amsterdam!

Super expensive, the guy changes the prices at the moment

Even though the Menu said one price then the waitress charged another one. €17 for a Guinness and a small bottle of Radler (200 ml). Avoid this bar at all cost

I'm so embarrassed that I brought my family here and it's the most disappointing pizza (like a cheap frozen one). Sangria has nothing to do with the original one. Red bull was good though. P.s. went back second time on football game because there were no other places available on July 10th, 2024. We figured we would order some snacks because how can you screw that up, but yet they did... their chips were stale and ran out half way through the game. The bitter ballen were the worst that we ever had. On to the drinks, martini was from a premade mix, was not at all the original taste, but it was still 14-15 euros just like a real homemade cocktail. We only went because it was the only place with a table to watch the game.

My favourite spot in Amsterdam, visit everytime

We just stopped for drinks. What surprised me was the fact that the waiter came with the bill and we had to pay as soon as drinks arrived. I guess if we ordered seconds we have to pay every time. Not that is bothering me, is just strange. The terrace was cute, with view towards the church.

Rude service and automatically adds service charge - poor show

Despite the seemingly ideal location, you shouldn’t stop to drink here. The bartender who served us was extremely rude. His manner was that of distain towards his customers who ordered soft drinks, despite the order coming to €24. He also added a 10% tip to the charge without informing us. Furthermore, the bartender couldn’t have been less accommodating, replying in a short and aggressive tone when denying a request to make a Cafe Latte (an item on the drinks menu) despite the bar being close to empty. The toilets inside were disgusting, with no locks on the male toilet doors. To make matters so much worse, not even a single David Bowie song was played!

Way overpriced. Charges 1€ for tap water. Sneakily adds tip to the bill. Better options in the area.

Lovely bar man, to the other reviews about using the toilets, if you’re using the establishment for just the toilets, you will be expected to purchase something? Brilliant atmosphere and music ☺️

Great little spot to grab a beer and have a chat with the bartender

I wish I could leave 0 star for this establishment but unfortunately Google won't let me. This is the worse place to go in Amsterdam, staff is absolutely awfully unpleasant and make you feel most unwelcomed. I guess the one star will go for the fact they have a billard available maybe 🤷🏼‍♂️ Avoid at all cost!

Got an espresso martini which tasted like water. The staff refused to taste it, and would not make a new one, the reason was that this was how their boss had teached them how to do it 😂

The waiter, pleasant, what is said pleasant, is not. I went to the bathroom and there was no lock. I had to pee holding the door. When I left I put soap on my hands but the tap didn't provide water. I had to rinse off in the men's bathroom.

Top atmosphere, top playlist, good beers, top service 🫡

Terrible service and terrible Spritz.

Nice bar, really bad service and not clean

They said us to “go” out of the pub because we are not giving anymore orders after we had 5 beers, 2 aperols and 1 pizza while they are having free tables, no lines and we had our last drink like 30 min ago. Just terrible terrible service, won’t come there again and don’t recommend.

We drank lots of beers and had Aperol, pizza etc for 3-4 hours. We stopped at some time and we were not drinking for the last 20 minutes. They requested us to leave because we did not want anything to drink in the empty pub… I will not be going even around anymore.

Music ok, owner(?) rude, couldn’t setup a tab, asked for a large and got told “we aren’t mcdonald’s” spend your money elsewhere, no tab? at a BAR?

Don’t go to this bar. Even though it looks cozy, they rip off tourists want to use toilet . Well I’m not even tourist but yeah, this is the conversation o had with the barman - B: how can I help you - we’re going to the toilet - is for customer only - I can pay for you - no it doesn’t work - can I get a bottle of water ? - 4.00 - ok can I use the toilet ? - now yes And the charge was 4.50 ….

We paid 34 euros for 2 cocktails instead of 24 euros. The prices were already exorbitant but for asking for 2 glasses of water, we paid 10 euros more??? Clearly theft.

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While we sat with my daughter and my son ordered a big beer an old guy wearing glasses asked me and my daughter if we wanted to drink or eat and we said thanks. He responded very rudely as you are sitting in my terrace then you need to eat or drink and I said my son is already drinking and we don’t want to do so. And he left with rude manners. Hr also replied my son’s request at the toilet for soap as this is an Amsterdam bar and did not give any soap. The four days we spent in this amazing and nice city with very nice people and this is the first place we had to embrace this level of rudeness. These type of places are shame for the cities and we as customers should be aware and make the difference between the good and bad.

Warning about the place! Pints ​​and drinking glasses were all rinsed in the same washing water, after which the soap was used again. Didn't drink Heineken.

They charge you more than drink are in menu.. not recommended

Nice bar but the owner hates his life

One of the bartenders very rude. Not much available

The worst place I've ever been, the worst bar and the worst bartender. The behavior of the waiters towards customers is really unnerving. The looks and sarcastic comments that constantly bother us, such people should not be in the market. The toilets don't even have doors, everyone including the bartender is drunk and aggressive. What problem do you have? Everyone is in a good mood in the Netherlands, learn from other people!!

Be careful tourist trap!!! Cubra libre ordered. We received it Captain Morgen with lemon, MINT and Cola. Outrageous prices, even for Amsterdam!!!

A few drinks at that place. Nice staff. Toilet very miserable.

We ordered 2 pints of the famous HK 15 euros on the menu, we were charged 17 euros, when we asked for an explanation "because we work for that", and well what would it be like if you didn't work champion!

The price is way too high. Not even a glass with the soft drinks for this price, forced to drink from the bottle. To go to the toilet it's worthy of Fort Boyard.

For alcoholics If I could I would put a 0 Destined to disappear. You try to order coffee and they tell you no, you try to go to the bathroom and they tell you that if you don't order you can't go, when they just denied you service, they only want to sell alcohol.

Avoid! Cocktails no go . Wine no choice. Rubbish from start to finish. Go next door , delightful 👍

Quiet little bar, lovely barman, reasonably priced, delicious cocktail!

Everything was great, it’s in a central location so the prices were fine for me, the staff was very polite and kind both times I went there, I will definitely be back!

As smiling as an original exhaust from a 7r, ad7r insta Nsm the boss

Very kind service, I have no words except perfect and friendly. If you are looking for a pleasant company, this is the right place for you!

Almost cheating when paying. requires 3 euros for separate payment and generally bad atmosphere

The waiter was nice, but the bartender charged us all 3 euros extra per person, because we wanted to split the bill. That’s just not ok.

There are warm drinks on menu but bar guys said no warm drinks. Ordered a cider with €6 and waited rain to stop. My friend ordered a 2% alcohol beer with €8. Our hair were wet, asked tissue but only got one piece of tissue.

Very nice bar ! The owner is very friendly

Tried to rip us off for 2 AU drinks saying we hadn't hadn't payed enough even though they admitted to a mistake. Shocking

Definitely not the best cocktails 🍹 but sitting outside people watching was nice 👍🏼

7€ for a 300ml bud and they didn't even clean the table

Popped in for a game of pool and a beer - friendly service, fresh beer and a great (single) pool table area.

Super Freundlich! Nur die toiletten sind nicht besonders toll

Locale intimo e di atmosfera con arredamento in legno ed un piccolo soppalco. Proprio di fronte una bella chiesa del seicento che tiene compagnia con varie melodie suonate dal carillon della torre campanaria.

Absolutely excellent bar. Found it after playing the most recent modern warfare game. Totally lives up to the hype. No weapons allowed.

Absolutely wonderful. If you’re too sensitive a snowflake to have a laugh with Dahli and the staff then, yes, move on. If you like a lovely spot, good fun and a great memory of Amsterdam then I hope to see you there next time I’m in town.

Erg duur en je word er gefilmd

Always try to bag the seats outside the window! Great beer and great atmosphere.

Lovely bar with charismatic & friendly staff. I will definitely be going back on future visits to Amsterdam.

Heel vriendelijk personeel, gezellig een drankje gedaan!

Love this place, always spend hours here when I'm in the city, great spot.

Very nice resort. Nice bars friendly staff

Old, not comfortable, not my cup of tea definitely

Ci siamo rifugiati in questo bar in un pomeriggio di pioggia. Proprietaria molto simpatica. Buoni i cocktails.

Un super endroit Patron adorable

Hartstikke gezzelig leuke mensen

Lieu très sympathique, serveuse très gentille et prix bas et endroit bien situé je recommande.

Lovely place. Delicious beer and bitterballen.

Very chill place and awesome staff

Excellent place very cosy and welcoming

Very friendly atmosphere, good music. Loved it.

Lovely place to have a drink. Essa

Very nice staff. Amazing music!

Good friendly bar drinks reasonably priced one for the beer route UTB

Friendly staff, limited snack menu, but a great atmosphere.