De Vondeltuin — Restaurant in Amsterdam

Great location, but let me describe the funny, but sad experience. We came with a group of 3 on a reservation.

Order 2 burgers and ravioli with salad and fries on the side.

Wait 10 minutes, device u get when ordering starts to bleep and and installs u you to go pick up ur order.

1 burger is ready yet the other 2 dishes are nowhere to be seen.. great to have a meal together with friends.

20 min later device once again goes off and this time it’s the saddest portion of 3 ravioli, literally not enough to feed a child and the second burger. Cheese on top half melted and it looks distatefull.

Burger is tasty, good bun and great sauce. Fries are cold, still not to bad. Plenty of mayonnaise. Salad that with it consists of untopped carrots and some green.

5 minutes later device goes off again and the side salads are ready..

Pretty much a dog bowl, filled with green salsa with no dressing some chickpeas and more untopped carrots. Hungry so i decide to eat some, regretted it with every mouthful but found out the dressing was in the bottom of the bowl.

Overal experience, venue has potential, service sub par to non existant. On the pricey side even if the quality was better. Burgers are good, kitchen most likely understaffed and little to no oversight.

1 star experience, funny though to get a reversed meal served...

It was a lovely, warm, sunny day in Amsterdam and we wanted to spend it in the park. This small restraint in Vondelpark looked very inviting. The were many places to sit outside and we thought we were so lucky to have a relatively empty outdoor cafe on such a sunny day. However, our nice day soon turned quite unpleasant. We were three and ordered a simple lunch except one of us who ordered a burger. We got a whopping bill of 80 euro! We paid but felt a bit skeptical… and then when we checked the bill, they had charged us for three burgers! And when we asked to be refunded, the nonchalant staff said that they couldn’t do anything about it!! The guy who had actually made the mistake just ran out the back door! Another woman who was there sulked and talked so rudely. Finally one nice guy gave us a slip and said we had to e mail the boss to get our money back. But why? Why couldn’t they just put it back on our card? Or give us the cash back for the burgers we never ate??? I don’t understand why we must suffer for such inefficient staff…. And to top it all, the food was pretty average . Finally we left after they gave us a slip that said that they owed us two burgers ans we can come and get them another day. It’s just seemed like the least effort full thing to do…overall I’m quite...

3 star rating based on the food

Food: I had pancakes and my boyfriend had a toastie- both satisfying, (but not mouth watering 5 stars). Other times I've visited, I have had standard snacks and coffee that were nice, but keep in mind you come here more for the vibes than the food I suspect. They offer bar snack type food that are perfect for socialising (I suggest the bitterballen sweet potato fries).

Space: A great place to meet friends and colleagues as they have a really nice open outdoor space. I haven't seen the indoor area opened for dining (I have only visited during COVID period) however there's umbrellas and trees that provide decent cover even when raining (very important given this Dutch summer we're having).

Location: perfect meeting spot, right on the edge of Vondelpark, with an adjoining kids playground so the kids can run around while you enjoy a...