Café Restaurant Dauphine

Actually i would rather rate it 3.5 We had a very nice and friendly waitress, and the other staff also: kudo's Not a lot of staff who don't know what they are doing, but just enough and professional. I like that. About the food. I had the risotto and lamb shank and cheeses from Kef to finish it off. This was all very nice. The langoustine tasted just fine and the chorizo provided that lovely crunch. The lamb maybe could have been cooked just a little more, and a little more gravy would have been nice. I loved the Welsh union cake. The croutons had a taste to it i couldn't identify, so i asked the waitress, but she forgot to ask in the kitchen. That can happen, especially when a little short staffed. Also asked my colleague who had the same dish and he had the same question. Maybe it was just the sugar bread, but i suspect they added another flavor to it. It was nice though. The cheeses were very nice, but what do you expect, Kef has a reputation to maintain. They were a little cold though, I'm picky about my cheese, i know. And for me a little more "exotic" would have been nice. But I prefer quality, and that's what you get. Wine wise, well I started with a Weize 0.0 (that's a beer, i know) this was to sweet to my tasting, so i had hoped for a non alcohol wine. They didn't have any. That's a missed opportunity. I switched to normal wine, only had 2 glasses, 1 white, 1 red. And these were fine. But if we can accommodate for vegans and allergies, that should be considered to IMHO. Last but not least, the building. I used to pass it every day walking to the station going to school and always wanted to see it from the inside. It didn't disappoint. Great to keep such striking architecture "alive". PS, the parking arrangement\facilities was very good. We shared a car and split the bill, that way even parking in Amsterdam is affordable.