Libertine Petit Café — Restaurant in Amsterdam

A quiet Friday afternoon. The terrace is half full, the restaurant completely empty. Three waiters are standing behind the bar ignoring me for two minutes. Then one of them, a shorter, young man with short brown hair, looks at me. I smile at him. He doesn’t smile back. Instead he throws his head back in his neck with his eyes widely open (which translates to „What tf do YOU want?“) I order an espresso, which he then - laughing with a female colleague - prepares and then, again without smiling, serves. I thank him, drink my espresso, pay and tip - still no smiles or thank you - nothing. I go to the bathroom and while I am washing my hands, the second toilet door opens with that lovely young waiter coming out and walking straight back to the bar - without washing his hands. Libertine Petit Café — horribly unfriendly mega egos with no hygiene serving you tasty coffee in a...

A big PASS. I stopped by on a sunny afternoon to get a glass of wine. It’s a nice setting for that. Decent wine. I can attest to some of the other comments referring to so-so service. My server was fine, but I did notice on several occasions that some people were not getting waited on as if they didn’t belong. A couple tables went in and ordered because the server didn’t come out. No excuse for making people feel unwanted. They also have reserved placard‘s on all the outdoor tables even though they’re not reserved. They’ll decide if you deserve to sit there or not by eyeing you up and down, kind of a ‘status’ thing. Why, I have no idea. Can’t attest to the food and probably won’t because I’m not planning on returning. That’s...

it was a nice dinner. food was lovely, and the servers had rather good hospitality and the place had good ambience. I particularly enjoyed the salmon, the skin was crispy and the fish was well seasoned. oysters were not expensive which explains the petite size. The vongole was however an amazing serving size and I was full.

indeed a PETIT cafe. we were a party of 3 but were assigned to the rather small round table; however, it seemed to be a common problem faced by other guests too. Perhaps it’s good to go as a party of two rather than a big group. alternatively, you may choose to dine outdoors where it seems to be a bit more spacious and a good place to...