De Bosbaan — Restaurant in Amstelveen

I visited this café twice after a friend recommended the tuna sandwich, which he really liked.

First visit: I came a little after 4 PM and found out the tuna sandwich is only available earlier in the day, as part of the breakfast/lunch menu. I ordered fries and chicken bites, while my friend got the Caesar salad. The fries were mostly tiny broken pieces rather than full slices — not the worst thing, but a bit disappointing. The chicken bites were bland, and the Caesar salad didn’t look very appealing. The food was initially delivered to the wrong table, but otherwise, everything arrived without too much delay.

Second visit: This time I came earlier and got to try the tuna sandwich. It was actually good — great bread and an interesting touch with the apple. However, I asked for tap water and was brought water with lemon and mint, which ended up on the bill. It wasn’t bad, just not what I ordered. Drinks were also served noticeably after the food.

Service (both times): Long wait for drinks, long wait for the printed receipt — and during the second visit, the receipt never came at all after paying by card.

The café is in a convenient location near the Amsterdamse Bos with a nice view, but overall the...

I had a rather unpleasant experience here. It was an extremely hot day today (+31 degrees). Myself and some friends had ordered drinks and food.

It was so hot that some of my party were over heating. En route to the bathroom I approach the bar staff to kindly ask them if I could have a glass of water with some ice.

One of the staff said yes of course before being interjected by an extremely unpleasant and arrogant member of staff.

He quite literally laughed and said we don’t do ice unless you’re paying for another drink. I said we had ordered several drinks. He laughed and said no, along with a few other arrogant colleagues.

It was highly disrespectful and unpleasant in tone.

I later asked another member of staff, please could I order some water with ice. They were less rude, but panicked and said they had run out.

The way I was treated was appealing. The drinks wee river priced. The atmosphere was unpleasant.

Revolting experience. All because I asked for...

A restaurant with amazing view to Bosbaan and Amsterdamse bos! We came here with my colleagues and organised a barbecue night out! The grilled meat was tasty especially the spare ribs and burgers. The Kip sate was quite dry and unfortunately served a bit cold and the sate sauce nothing special. The grilled vegetables were also nice and especially the portobellos. The grilled octopus not really good (seafood quality a bit disappointing) but the salads and the potato side dishes were also tasty. The service was quite friendly and responsive and the drinks were ok. In the end we also had a coffee which was also quite good. In total a nice evening out for drinks and food with colleagues. I would come back to enjoy drinks or coffee with a...