Venstra Cafe — Restaurant in Amstelveen

The coffee is as cold as my ex's heart. The ambiance gives you that 'visiting grandma's house' vibe, if grandma was a minimalist who didn't believe in comfort or joy.

The cafe sits with the ironic charm of a wolf in sheep's clothing, nestled under a library that radiates warmth and welcome, much like a mirage in a dessert. If you're fooled into thinking you can enjoy a peaceful read with your coffee here, think again. This place is as cozy as a dentist's waiting room and about as welcoming as a tax audit.

The waitresses here have the kind of charm that would turn Medusa to stone. During my visit, they shooed me away from the bar seat like it was a private club for Friday's laptop-haters. Tried to sit at another table with my laptop? Nope, laptops and iPads are the café's public enemy number one every day of the week!

In short, Venstra Cafe is as delightful as finding a raisin in your cookie when you're expecting chocolate chip. It's absurdity incarnate, and if that's your cup of tea—or should I say, your lukewarm cup of disappointment—then by all means,...

Coffee taste is good but it is usually “warm” not “hot”. Staff steams a large amount of milk at once and uses it as needed. Awful. Milk should be steamed per order and maintain around 70 degrees celcius and slightly more for take away. Not sure if they are even properly trained baristas. I saw and asked if the milk was hot as it was sitting at the counter and the rude male employee touched the cup and said yes. Lazy. If it was in fact correct temperature he wouldn’t be able to touch it so easily. My expectations for coffee in the NL is low but please, warm/lukewarm coffee is...

The reviews are accurate. I just got the coldest coffee of my life, even though I repeated twice that I wanted it boiling hot. Even worse, their cold coffee is more expensive than Starbucks! This is a perfect example of how lack of competition works - they can get away with it simply because they're right below the library, while Starbucks is a 6-7...