De Luwte — Restaurant in Amsterdam

Approximately halfway along Leliegracht, between Keizersgracht and Herengracht canals, is De Luwte (the shelter), a charming French restaurant, with Parisian decor and a warm and inviting ambience.

This brasserie has two adjoining dining areas, a well stocked bar, and a spacious outside terrace overlooking the canal, with its recently built waterside gardens, specially created to encourage butterflies and as an inner city wildlife haven.

Stepping inside, you encounter a splendid fireplace, illuminated by dozens of candles in its hearth. Olive trees are scattered throughout, creating delightful al fresco fine dining surroundings, especially when the weather outside does not allow. It's a great place to unwind while watching the procession of boats sailing past the entrance

The staff are friendly and attentive, without being obtrusive. Start your dining experience with one of the house coctails or mocktails, with enchanting names such as Pornstar Martini, Tonight's Full Moon, Kiss Me at Midnight and Mint to Be. I can't recall the exact name of my favourite; it's Dirty something - a delicious combination of dark rum, ginger beer, lime, and figs.

The wine list features a superb selection of curated wines from the vineyards of Argentina, France, Germany, Italy, New Zealand, South Africa, Spain, Portugal, and the USA, available by glass or bottle. Lovers of bubbles can choose from the offerings of Moët & Chandon and Veuve Cliquot.

There's a mouth-watering selection of entrées typically featuring the likes of fresh oysters, steak and tuna tartaar, burrata, beetroot and goats cheese salad, carpaccio, aubergine salad Middle Eastern style and seared scallops.

The main menu is seasonal and comes in meat, fish and vegetarian variations, each limited to a maximum of four or five dishes, enabling the chef and kitchen brigade to prepare their culinary delights to perfection, accompanied by side dishes of choice. This is fine dining at its best.

Desserts include Pornstar Martini Cheesecake, classic homemade tiramisu, and the oh so delectable Baked Alaska, flambéed at the table, with Grand Marnier

Pricing is affordable, with De Luwte offering immaculate service and sensational cuisine in unique surroundings. Once you've tried this brasserie, you'll keep wanting to come back. Reservations are highly...

Truly a delightful experience! We were in Amsterdam for 4 days and this was one of the absolute best dinners we had during our fantastic stay in gorgeous and welcoming Amsterdam, NL. Let me preface by saying that the hostesses and waitresses went out of their way to accommodate us. We came in one afternoon for an early dinner, but they were short-staffed in the kitchen that day and weren't able to sit us, however, they made a reservation for us for the following day. We were coming back from a full day in Brussels, Belgium and had a delay due to railroad issue, because of that we were an hour late for our reservation @ De Luwte. Girls accommodated us without any issues and we were pleasantly surprised that we were seated so swiftly. Service was great as everyone helped each other out. Our cocktails were out of this world, especially the one with passion fruit. I had P-STAR MARTINI and TONIGHTS FULL MOON, my husband went for his usual, Moscow Mule, - all drinks were superb! The food though... where do I start? We ordered 2 appetizers, Spicy Tuna Tatare and Tuna Tataki. I honestly cannot tell you which one was better as they were both absolutely delicious. Our younger son loved his DUCKBREAST, my husband and I opted in for TRUFFLE RAVIOLI and LEMON RAVIOLI, and our older son chose RAINBOW SUSHI ROLL and SHRIMP TEMPURA SUSHI ROLL - all were super tasty! Sushi were so yummy we had to order another round. For dessert we got BAKED ALASKA and FAMOUS P-STAR MARTINI CHEESECAKE - OMG - the best! It has been over a month since we went to Amsterdam and visited Brasserie De Luwte, but we still think of this incredible city hoping to return soon so we can experience more amazing food this brasserie has to offer. This place is a must when in Amsterdam. Please make a reservation, you will not be...

The staff are pleasant and the atmosphere is nice, but when your paying good money these things are expected. The restaurant is definitely not French, it’s Dutch. The dishes are Dutch and the food has no depth.

I ordered the cod, it says it comes with a green curry sauce which sounds as if it could be great, but unfortunately it’s executed poorly, the curry sauce is underwhelming, sludgy and translucent (a curry sauce should be thick and punchy). The cod was over cooked so it had no moisture and had been left to rest too long so it had become tough and rubbery, a very unpleasant dish.

My wife had the lemon ravioli. We joke because she will eat anything but on this occasion even she had to think twice before putting another fork full of starchy pasta with no sauce in her mouth, again: disappointing.

Highlight of the meal was the side fries!

After living in Amsterdam for 5 years we have tried almost everywhere and we give honest feedback, we explained our experience and hopefully it’s taken on, serving up undercooked pasta and overcooked fish for just shy of 100EUR is something the restaurant should address. Unfortunately we will not return, plenty of quality French restaurants in amsterdam to chose than De Luwte for an...