Café Brecht — Restaurant in Amsterdam

Great German beers, snacks, and atmosphere.

You will be hard pressed to find people in the Netherlands making compliments about their eastern neighbors. Common Dutch wisdom holds that the Germans have no sense of humor, spark no joy, and continue to use Dutch beaches to dig trenches, to lie in because they have no chill to just tan.

That being said — Cafe Brecht has brought some of the best of German culture to Amsterdam. The care is a wonderful nook that feels half way between your Muttie’s living room, Brechts writing room, and a well done German (sports) cafe.

It’s one of those places you have to know about and as such it draws in a steady set of fun locals (in a location where it’s easy to only attract noisy tourists). They do hospitality and beer in their own way which makes it such a fun...

A cozy and well located cafe in Amsterdam. However, the staff weren’t friendly and welcoming towards me. I arrived when the cafe was almost empty, so I took a table with five chairs as I was expecting another friend to come. However, very quickly the cafe got filled and then a lady approached me with a very dry attitude, ordering me to leave or sit at the bar. I understand that I can’t occupy 5 chairs, but that must be communicated with a nice and respectful attitude. Even when I asked to pay and expressed that this wasn’t nice, the reaction from the staff was so cold. I stepped out with my friend who just arrived and well never go back again. It is just one of the few cafes in Amsterdam that doesn’t care about their customers, knowing it is probably a tourist who would never...

Terrible customer service with rude bartenders. Spent a cozy evening here ordering drinks with friends. Towards the end of the night I ordered a cider which tasted incredibly sour and like it had spoiled. When I asked the bartender if I could possibly switch it for something else she was incredibly rude to me and acted like I was being incredibly unreasonable saying "well I already opened it so I can't serve it to somebody else".. which missed the point completely. I told her I wouldn't be ordering anything else and she and her coworker made faces at each other about me. This was very disappointing because all the drinks till then were lovely and it was a...