Lucias Restaurant — Restaurant in Amstelveen

Lucia’s is the restaurant inside the lobby of the Cityden Stadshart hotel. All the staff are superbly trained, friendly and very professional. I am so impressed as most of the staff are students i believe. The Chef had a seasonal menu which looks very impressive. I ordered the seasonal vegetable soup that was bursting with flavour so so good, roasted carrots with labneh and grilled salmon with creamy spinach sauce and more roasted vegetables. My son loves salmon and said it was excellent! The labneh was also interesting a little lighter than authentic labneh (maybe a dash of creme ?) but very tasty nonetheless. I actually used the spinach sauce from the salmon as well as a dollop of the labneh in the soup and it complemented it even further. I would say the labneh could benefit from a pinch of salt and the soup a bit less salt. The beef tartareis exquisite and far superior than the same dish i had at the Brasserie in Ouderkerk. Talented Chef ! Bravo. Oh yes and we also had pancakes for breakfast which my son said were possibly the best pancakes better than his mothers and she makes...

This restaurant deserves all the praise! We dined here twice now, and both times were absolutely amazing. The first time, I tried the “Pasta of the Day” and it was unbelievably fresh and flavourful. On my second visit, I couldn’t resist getting the pasta again, and it did not disappoint! The creativity and taste in their daily specials is something to look forward to each time.

As if that wasn’t enough, my husband got the burger and he said it was phenomenal—juicy, perfectly cooked, and packed with flavour. The attention to detail in the food and the warm, welcoming atmosphere really set this place apart. The service was attentive without being overbearing, making the whole experience even better.

We can’t wait to go back! If you’re looking for a place that consistently delivers both quality and creativity, this is it....

We went for the second time to this restaurant recently as we had a very nice diner the first one. What a disappointment! The portions were quite small and not very tasty. I ordered the catch of the day that were supposed to be salmon, but got another fish. The vegetables that were served with it were tasteless and not seasoned at all. The polenta fries were burned and smashed (waiter offered some discount on the bill because of that, which was nice). We ordered also flammenkuechen with goat cheese. The amount of cheese was very low and the taste was also not very nice. That is really a pity, because the place is very nice and close by our place, but we will not...