KID Amsterdam — Restaurant in Amsterdam

Visited here a while back, and the food + atmosphere was amazing without being overly expensive for the quality (the sticky toffee pudding was superb). However, the service was the worst I have ever had. To summarize why (more in detail below), the service was terrible because the waitstaff were chatting amongst themselves at the bar with their backs turned to the customers the entire evening, too busy to attend to any customers. However, I would still recommend going because I have heard from friends that the service was good on other days they attended.

Bad service (in more detail): while the waitstaff were polite enough during interactions, I spent 5 minutes (not exaggerating) waiting at the door without anyone coming up to guide me to my reserved table (and this was not because the waitstaff was busy with other customers); in the end, my fellow guest had to go up to the waitstaff to get their attention. Throughout the whole evening, it felt as though the waitstaff were inconvenienced by the presence of customers. It always took long to have a waiter come to our table (to order food, get drinks, get dessert, get the bill, etc.), solely because the waitstaff were standing and chatting at the bar table with their backs facing the customers. It was horrible to feel as though the customers were inconveniencing the waitstaff's "hangout" merely by having dinner at the restaurant. HOWEVER, the person with whom I dined has gone back more than once since then and reported wonderful service since then, which makes me wonder why the service when we attended together was so bad. Overall, I would recommend going purely because I think the terrible service may have been a one-time thing (I hope...

I really wanted to rated this place higher because the staff was quite friendly. It is very cozy, cute, hipster vibe but if you’re anywhere near the door it will be quite a draft so bundle up as the heat is not set very high to offset.

The seabass, although it indicates it is spicy we found it very bland I even requested salt to try and bring some flavouring out, it was on cold tomato puree which in theory should be very light and almost like a gazpacho lacked in flavour, the seabass itself tasted fresh.

The cabbage was very good.

The short rib was very disappointing, we didn’t finish it as it was very dry and unseasoned. The au jus just tasted like cheap oil on the side. It was just a piece of dry meat with some oil on a plate. (No bone from rib in sight)

Langostine noodles, these had potential but our came out cold. They were hard to stir because the were not hot or even warm so they were pretty much stuck together so unfortunately after our first bite we didn’t eat any more.

The spicy chicken burger, this was good but fried anything is usually good so it’s hard to mess it up.

Although the staff was very pleasant, they did not ask us at all if we enjoyed the meal and when they took the plates with clearly visibly portions away they did not bother to ask if there was something wrong, they ignored it completely.

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Hands down one of the best chicken spots in Amsterdam. This reminds me of home (US) with a unique cultural flair that tastes personal and loved. I find that restaurants in Amsterdam try to do so much to be “cool” when in reality the food falls flat because they try to do too much instead of focusing on what they are good at and KID focuses on specificity that feels very well researched. To say all of this about fried chicken wild but worth it. The cucumber and black fungus salad was delicious and a perfect side dish, everything can be shared so you can try different things with a friend. I did not try the sandwich as we wanted to go for a simple dish for our first time but I loved that it was cut in half! I cannot wait to go back, a true staple for my girlfriend and I as fried chicken is one of our love languages.

As a natural wine connoisseur, I have tried every single wine they offered but I really love that the natural wine selected on glass and bottle was not over the top, but instead complimentary to the flavours. The vibe is immaculate, clean, and the water carafe bottle was such a stunning detail. I loved everything about this place.

Only feedback is that the chicken wings have curry which can stain the fingers, clothes and nails a bit, so be careful. It makes the chicken delicious so a very welcomed...