Babel — Restaurant in Amsterdam

Didn't see any vegan options. Secondly, they advertise that all their meat/animal is halal. Halal is religious slaughter that's much more traumatic for the animals because the animals are conscious when their lives are ended. This kind of slaughter isn't normally allowed in the Netherlands, but an exception is made for religious reasons. I don't know why this place chooses to make all meat dishes with halal meat when the people who demand such meat are a minority in the Netherlands as well as among the customer group this library serves. I would have gotten a drink here to enjoy the view but I don't support a business that offers this kind of animal products. They should be serving the public and they clearly aren't. If you do eat meat but don't observe any religious rules, please avoid halal because of how bad it is with regards to...

Terrible service. I ordered a chai tea from a young girl whose facial expression as she took the order was already one of total disinterest. I asked for non dairy milk and she practically sighed and asked her senior colleague to show her. She then presented me with an almost cold glass of tea. When I said it’s cold she said “No it’s not look the jug the tea was made in is warm” (!?) I asked my friend to check and she agreed it was almost cold. I requested the girl feel my glass and tell me how that would be considered hot. She continued to discuss it with me basically implying I was mistaken and blaming the machine and the soy milk. Her attitude was so unprofessional even for Amsterdam I was amazed. Eventually her colleague took over and gave me a proper hot tea. Would never...

The building is beautiful modern architecture. The food court/restaurant replaced what used to be La Place. Nicely designed with a cosy feeling. Try to get a seat outside if the weather permits. Gorgeous view of Amsterdam. A cost effective way for a roof top view instead of going to the Skybar in Doubletree.

A wide variety of food to choose from. Judging from other bad reviews, I played safe and choose the pizza. It's grilled in a stone grill kitchen adding some "burnt" flavor, which is a plus point. There are also halal options if you are concern about that. All in all, food was just normal taste.

Staff wasn't friendly but the view compensate for that. If you're not keen to eat, go there for coffee & cakes and...