A lovely Amsterdam café. You know, they still exist. Reasonable prices, a nice heated (spacious) terrace, good beers, fun, authentic staff. Just a great place!
On the evening of Friday, July 31st, I went out for dinner to order Foe Yong Hai. During the meal, a huge piece of eggshell landed in my mouth. When I mentioned this, the explanation given was that they use fresh eggs—about eighty a day—and so this can happen. In the entire time I have eaten Foe Yong Hai, I have never experienced anything like this. No discount, no drink as a mea culpa! The result: the next morning I felt unwell, later in the day I vomited, had severe stomach cramps and diarrhea with a fever. According to the doctor, it was food poisoning; the food came out after about 20 hours just as it had been consumed the night before! An eggshell in food can contain bacteria or salmonella on the shell itself. Very annoying, because I am visiting family in Zeist and have been lying in bed sick there since yesterday. What annoys me most about this is that the restaurant has made absolutely not the slightest effort to take even the slightest responsibility regarding this incident. I am considering reporting this to the NVWA because I find it unbelievable that a restaurant using fresh eggs is unaware of the dangers or consequences of incorporating a raw eggshell into food. I will list them here: bacteria, salmonella. Not just from having the shell in your mouth, but this actually spreads throughout the entire food! A restaurant should absolutely realize the consequences of this and certainly not try to 'brush it off' with a smile and an irrelevant explanation for the customer.
You call for information and aren't told that you are required to take certain things. We just wanted to listen to music and have a quiet drink, but were forced to buy fruit for €60. Review so others are aware.
We had lunch here on Saturday via Social Deal and it is highly recommended to book. We had the 2-course lunch and it is really worth it. Tomato soup as a starter and a wrap as the second course, was very tasty! A beautiful restaurant & friendly staff. It's a shame we don't live nearby, otherwise we would come more often.
Our food was too cold and inedible. Pizzas were missing ingredients like gorgonzola and egg. The crust felt just like a slice of bread. Only half of the pasta was in the container. The delivery person was 40 minutes late. And now you pay 4.40 in delivery fees. And if you call to ask where your food is, they don't know you. Even though we have been ordering for years! I don't want anything from la mama like this anymore.