Gold Coast Restaurant & Loungebar — Restaurant in Amsterdam

A Flavorful Journey to Ghana at Gold Coast in Amsterdam**

At the suggestion of a friend, I decided to give Gold Coast a try. He insisted that I experience food "prepared the Ghanaian way." Intrigued and a bit skeptical, especially about the Light Soup with goat meat, I agreed. What followed was a culinary experience that thoroughly impressed me.

The Light Soup was a revelation. The rich, spicy broth had a depth that penetrated the goat meat all the way to the bone. Though I'm usually sensitive to spice, the heat was perfectly balanced and tolerable. It’s a must-try for anyone exploring Ghanaian cuisine.

Next up was the grilled tilapia served with Jollof rice and plantains. The whole tilapia was massive, grilled to perfection with a flavorful char that complemented the tender, flaky fish. The Jollof rice was a highlight—steamed in a bed of aromatic spices that danced on my palate. Unlike some versions I've had in the U.S., this Jollof wasn't overwhelmingly spicy, allowing me to savor every bite without needing to cool down with water.

The dish came with a small salad and creamy coleslaw, which was a pleasant surprise. The creaminess of the slaw was a perfect counterbalance to the spicy hot pepper sauce I accidentally tried—beware, this sauce is not for the faint-hearted! If you're a hot sauce lover, you'd want this bottled up for sure.

The staff at Gold Coast were warm and friendly, adding to the overall positive experience. Surprisingly, the place wasn’t crowded, which is a mystery to me because anyone in Amsterdam looking to enjoy the authentic flavors and spices of the motherland should definitely make...

Sadly, only one of the three in our party got to enjoy a meal. We ordered together. One of the three entrees came out and we were told the other two were coming. 30 minutes later we ask and were again told it was coming. We waited a bit and asked again and they said they would check. After over an hour of sitting there we got up to pay for our drinks and the one food order that we had gotten. They had the nerve to ask if we wanted to take it with us?! The one entree that we got was good. It is such a shame as the menu looked amazing and all the people that were seated long after us who got their food also looked and smelled amazing. So, I have no doubt the food is good but the service was dreadful. Mistakes happen but you need to communicate that to the customer. When we asked what happen it was shrugged off. If they had just been honest, told us something was mixed up and that they had rushed our order once the mistake was noticed and it would be out in X-ish amount of time that would have been fine but to ignore us and to not communicate at all was not ok. We had a concert to get to and had made our reservation in plenty of time but when you sit there for an hour and only one of three entrees come out, it just wasn't nice. I won't be back,...

My first time visiting the restaurant with some friends, my friends decided to leave and we paid our bills and they left, I waited for one friend to come and we order two soft drinks, when we were leaving the rude unprofessional manager brought a bill of €122 which was paid already so they said it was a mistake and later he came with another rude waitress that we should pay €30 from the previous order bottle of wine and I said that’s paid already by my other friends that left ( thieves ) . So I started asking questions to bring the previous order receipt and they couldn’t provide it and the manager asking me to pay something I did not order. Very unprofessional and I wonder if the manager is the owner or not because this was very bad experience my first visiting, be aware of their receipt you can easily pay more...