Benji's — Restaurant in Amsterdam

I went in the restaurant this morning as there were still at least 1/3 unoccupied tables. However, I was turned away by one of the waitress as she said that the restaurant was very busy and we would have to wait for a long time. She didn't specified how long were we supposed to wait and just left us there unattended, and there were just the two of us.

We left in a huge disappointment as we are tourists who came specially for the good reviews on Google, but we wouldn't come again because of the unfriendly attitude of the waitress.

Response to owner's response: well I hope you could listen to your customer's comments as I've seen quite a few similar comments about the unsatisfactory services here. If the staff is not enough you could have given a time for the customer to come back, say an hour later, or offer the customer to get a drink first, if they are ok with it. It does let customers down when they see plenty of empty tables in the restaurant but they were turned away as we wouldnt expect a restaurant not to have enough staff to serve when the restaurant is only at...

This place is very typically Dutch, with very nice setting and excellent food. I really insist on the fact the dishes are delicious and fresh. But my God, service is one of the worst I've experienced in my life. I know Dutch service is not famous for its efficiency, I used to live in Amsterdam. But this place should enter the Guiness Book of Records for the slow motion effect of their staff. Both kitchen and waiting staff. We had to leave without the dessert we ordered 20 minutes before. 10 minutes to get seated, 15 minutes to get our order taken, 25 minutes to get served, 15 minutes to get our plates removed from our table and... no dessert. Although it was magically ready when we got up and left. Staff kept chitchatting and were really uninterested by the customers. Or by the fact we clearly said we were unhappy. Same for cooks. Can’t say they were that busy by the way, with about 4 of 5 customers inside. Anyway, big shame cause the place and food...

Let me tell you something. If you live in Amsterdam and haven’t been to Benji’s yet… what are you even doing with your life?! Seriously, cancel your plans, grab your tote bag, and RUN—not walk—to this slice of brunch paradise.

And now. Let’s talk about the queen, the legend, the one and only… Sara. WITHOUT AN H. That’s right—because she doesn’t need an H to be an absolute icon. This woman isn’t just a waitress. She’s a culinary fairy godmother, a brunch sorceress, a beam of radiant human sunshine with the speed of a Formula 1 pit crew and the comic timing of a Netflix stand-up special (even wore a ferrari t-shirt).

She was: So nice, we wanted to invite her to our wedding. So fast, she practically teleported with our food. So funny, we laughed like we were at a Kevin Hart show.

The vibe? Aesthetic overload. Plants. Sunlight. Smiles. It’s like your Instagram feed had a baby with your dreams.

We literally had to hold back tears. Yes, it...