Café Maxwell — Restaurant in Amsterdam

We are from Frankfurt and have decided to randomly hop on a random tram and ended up in this peaceful neighbourhood. Loved the ambience in this cafe/pub. We sat outdoors under a huge brolly roof area. We let our waitress, Rachel, chose drinks for us then had a refill and cappuccino which came with a cute little Stroopwafel. We recently had lunch but ended up staying longer and ordering some Nachos here to share - which tasted really yummy with generous guacamole, light sour cream, onion, jalapenos, diced tomatoes, melty divine cheeeeesseeee (and was warm!), absolutely no regrets there! Washroom was cosy and maintained clean; a separate unit for ladies and gents. I think the gents could choose between a standing urinal and private cubicle. Indoors the restaurant felt very airy, good air flow and with fans especially in this trying Covid era. A big plus was the service by Rachel - was genuine, chirpy, swift and observant! An asset to the cafe/pub! We adopted the same tipping culture as per Germany's here, or perhaps a little more cos we really liked...

That's a cool place in one of my favorite cities. A great choice of wine, beer cocktails and spirits goes well with a fast, polite and cheerful staff. It's one of the places that entertain by its vibrant athmosphere if you know what I mean.

I tried the spareribs and they came perfectly tender. Evidently they have been seemed before bbq'd which makes them perfect for me. Also the Dutch Hot Snack platter was excellent. What more to expect from a bar/pub?

The place is named after US journalist and society relorter Elsa Maxwell I learned. She was famous I her time in the 1930s for her parties which laid ground for her stories. The Maxwell in Amsterdam for sure inherited...

New review as of 2023.

Have been yesterday and I went home very disappointed. Before covid i used to come here to get one of the best burger in town. However, the burgers now are on the low end of the scale, tenderness of the meat, replaced by over well done meat (we were not asked how we wanted it by the way), bread also shrinked in size. Overall disappointed, the positives are the atmosphere and service (always nice). In summary, bring back the old burger (or the old cook or meat provider?)!

Old Review from 2019 Very nice place, food is great (one of the best burgers in town). The only drawback is that it's always...