La Maria — Restaurant in Amsterdam

La Maria is truly delicious - but you need to go in knowning that this is a different sort of dining experience to a mainstream restaurant. There are no printed menus, not even a chalkboard, so be ready to trust the chef and listen as you are told the evening's dishes.

We found them to be friendly and helpful, and we decided to share two entrees (charcuterie and baked ricotta with olives) and one main, a juicy quail with rich, golden polenta. The meal was accompanied by the most divine knobs of crusty, chewy bread still warm from the oven. We had heard that the pizza at La Maria is really good and so were a bit disappointed that they weren't doing it that night. We quickly forgot about our pizza cravings when we tasted our dinner. Pizza is also as good an excuse as any to visit La Maria again!

I would not come to La Maria if you are a picky eater or have particular dietary requirements. This did not seem the sort of place where you can make endless adjustments to suit your taste, you just have to get over yourself and trust that the person working the oven knows best!

If you are conscious of money, you will need to be forthright in asking about how much your wine or dish is going to cost you. We weren't too worried about it and were pleasantly surprised. 12 for two glasses of delicious wine and 30 for our shared dinner. This is definitely a reasonable price as everything was perfect. The setting is pretty and felt romantic and intimate.

Come to La Maria with an open mind, treat the chef with the respect an expert deserves and enjoy the...

Last Saturday we went for some Italian food at La Maria. This was one of the greatest evening we had in a while. First, we came in to have a drink at the bar. The utterly friendly chef with a very funny sparrow tattoo on his arm made us feel very welcome. We had some rosé the chef recommended which was spot on. The food was extremely good; perfectly crafted pizza's which we combined with various starters. We went all out. All the dishes were super fresh and fantastically well prepared. It was very busy and crowded but the staff remained calm and gave the personal touch to every moment of contact. We really felt seen and special although the place was packed. The atmosphere was very cosy almost as if you were to sit at someone's home. We ended the evening with a killer tiramisu. We couldn't have wished for a better ending. Thanks for the amazing evening staff and I can 100%...

We were around the area and thought about eating something local. We were excited about this pizza place but it ended into a bad experience. The place is a bit small, the chairs and tables are not that comfortable you can barely move your arms, legs and have to be careful with your food and the tables around you. We ordered antipasto and one pizza, one was fine, but the pizza was served with a HAIR inside of it. We reported immediately and it was replaced. We ordered two cups of wine. We paid the bill, noticed that it was a bit expensive. When we got home we checked the receipt and we noticed that they charged us the whole bottle of wine. We had to go back to the place to request a refund. The people who work there didn’t seemed to care about their customers, and for us was a bad experience that we won’t recommend...