Hortus café (The Orangery) — Restaurant in Amsterdam

The service was slow and it took a lot of time to get the staff’s attention. We were never asked about any allergens and were served food full of nuts.

The chocolate brownie was cold. Hard to cut and very chewy. The Tony’s Chocaloney Hot Chocolate sounded amazing but was average at best. And the cola we were served was not Coca Cola, but some random brand which tasted terrible. The nicest thing we had was the banana muffin which tasted pretty standard. Sadly would not recommend.

Although the botanical gardens are beautiful and very...

Food was fine but staff wandered around aimlessly instead of taking my order. I waited half an hour, in that time a staff member served two tables next to me and then ignored me even when I tried to get her attention. I eventually managed to flag down a staff member to take my order, but I wish I had just left. In the time I was there someone had ordered, eaten and paid. Wasn't a busy day by any means. Don't ruin your experience of the gardens by...

A beautiful location for sitting outside or in to enjoy a drink, a snack or a meal. I thoroughly enjoyed the pasta with homemade walnut pesto followed by a lemon meringue pie from patisserie Kuyt. Prices not particularly low (and you have to pay entrance to the Hortus) but the food and location are both worth it. It can get very busy at lunchtimes. Check the website about opening times for dinner (at the time of writing...