Dosa South & North Indian Restaurant — Restaurant in Amsterdam

There ought to be a negative rating available for places like these. I did read the reviews and should have heeded the negative reviews. Anyway, after a week of Dutch food, I was willing to take risk - the location is prime and the restaurant is very inviting from the outside. Inside, the waiter was a Punjabi kid (~ 20 years old) and I specifically asked him if there was South Indian cook in the kitchen. He assured me that there were 2 cooks - one North Indian and one South Indian. I went ahead and ordered the South Indian meal that comprised dosa and vada with chutney and sambar. First came the lentil soup - in other restaurants specializing in South Indian cuisine, that would have been rassam. This was plain North Indian dal. Then came the main course - vada dipped in dal, lousy dosa, plain dal passing off as sambar. And coconut chutney - the texture reminded me of the phlegm of cough and the taste made me almost puke. Kheer was third rate. I am just appalled that the dude had the gall to lie to me on my face when I asked if the cook was South Indian. If he had been honest then I would have ordered North Indian...

I don’t spend time on writing reviews often but when I do it’s because I think they absolutely deserve it (one way or another).

Dosa is by far my number one Indian restaurant here in Amsterdam. And a pleasant go-to when we feel like having a comfy night with good food. Actually this has become one of the only restaurants I order add since when making the final call deciding on the restaurant, Dosa always wins!

I myself am vegan and found that most Indian restaurants serve a rather dry vegan naan. But not Dosa! I practically always order vegan saag paneer (saag tofu) and the flavors and spices in this dish are so well put together! I also tried out the other vegan meals which are all great. I just really love the saag the most. My partner is not vegan btw so on her behalf I can tell you that it’s not just a gem for vegans.

Staff always have been very polite and helpful.

So yeah, definitely ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ recommendation for this...

The interior is ok and clean. The food and service are also quite average. If you are around there and feel like Indian food, it is an ok place to eat, but this can’t be a restaurant you pick for trying Indian food; you’ll be disappointed. Seeing the service in the restaurant, it feels like they opened the restaurant yesterday and they are unprepared, but they have been there for years apparently. There is no specific person taking your orders, so the service you get is quite random and inconsistent. I had lamb tikka masala; lamb pieces were very hard and chewy. My partner had lamb sag, which had more tender lam pieces. The plain naan was very good. Mango lasi was too sweet and the dahl soup...