De Eeuwige Jeugd — Restaurant in Amsterdam

They say the Dutch service is the worst. Well, they say that sometimes you feel that they cannot care less and they could almost spit on your face. After visiting De Eeuwige Jeugd, I believe that. That was one of the places in the neighbourhood that you used to like to go. It was, unfortunately. Waiters, picking up on the fact that we do not speak Dutch, thought that it is okay to speak about us behind our back (literally standing behind us) about the rearrangement of the seating. You could be wrong... If we do not speak Dutch between each other it does not mean that one of us is not capable of understanding the language. The guy came to us and said that we have to move and there is no choice or option, and that is because they have decided that and that is it - we have to follow. That was rude! No sense of respect, don't mention hospitality. Mind that the customer is there to enjoy the drink/snack/dinner, and at least he/she should be treated...

Good, and rather cheap beer and lovely ambiance. Especially for Amsterdam standards. But because of this also extremely crowded on Friday and Saturday nights. While it was very hard to move around, people got quite rowdy easily and as a shorter person this is not always extremely enjoyable as my face is around the height of other people's elbows.

Because of the crowd, the bouncers also have trouble keeping rowdy people out or under control. Unfortunately some guys felt it necessary to let their hands roam around me and a friend of mine. Which is too bad because we were having a good time until this happened. The music was good, beer was good, and the bar looks great with some very nice places to sit upstairs. I will be back, if only to wash the bad taste of the last experience out...

I spent about 3 weeks in Amsterdam right on Tweede Van Swindenstraat and De Eeuwige Jeugd was a good spot to relax and have a drink, I went a few times.

The atmosphere during the day is pretty relaxed, not super full and a good place if you want to check out a local footballing experience at a bar. The beer is from a brewery of the same name and it's very good. At night it feels more like a real bar, with music and lights.

Food wasn't anything special as it's not their focus but still good enough to accompany the beer. The burger itself was just ok, but the bitterballen were great, including the vegetarian ones for those who like that option.

Definitely stop by the bathroom as the ambience with the globes is something unexpected but...