Orandaya — Restaurant in Amsterdam

Update: I found that my bill included the shaved ice which I already cancelled! The greedy owner didn’t show me an itemized bill. Now I have to repute via credit card. I 100000% not recommend and will share around. TL; DR: food average to ok, received rude and mean service from the owner, overall unpleasant and disappointing experience despite traveling long to eat here specifically. I ate here on July 31st for dinner. As someone from NYC, I deliberately travelled from airport hotel to this place to see how the food was and whether the social media recommendation (esp Chinese) was accurate. The food was ok (the assorted grilled chicken was meh; the tea rice was good; the pork katsu was average), but the service by the old Japanese lady with glasses was very DISRESPECTFUL. Whenever part of my order was ready, she just threw it on the table without saying anything or introducing what it was. But she’d say a lot of arigato (thank you) and sumimasen (sorry) to other tables and her colleagues (Japanese and white). Finally she only said “so” when she put a dish on my table, which was such disrespectful word to use to customers. But I guess she didn’t think I understood Japanese. The wait for each order was also extremely long - my first dish came after 40 min (almost questioned myself if this was fine dining lol). And when this woman saw me finishing everything except the dessert, she didn’t start making the dessert until after 20 min I told her I didn’t want it anymore and I couldn’t wait any longer. At the beginning I wanted to order something more as takeout for next day, but after this MEAN service I decided not to. I would not recommend this place based on my...

In short, the owner's behavior was not truly rude by any means, but it contained a very obvious indifference and carelessness in our presence. If the owner thought our order was taking too long, she could have told us or even politely urged us, instead of treating us with her unique “Polite Rudeness” throughout the meal!

In the beginning, the owner suddenly stood in front of us while we were still checking the menu and she acted like we were ready to order. When we told her we needed a bit more time, she left without saying a word.

The second time I was going to order some more, the owner even stood at another table to order for me (however, the restaurant was not crowded at that time), and again did not say a word after finishing the order.

We sat next to the entrance of the restaurant and we saw the owner open the door for customers or stand near the door to say goodbye each time. When we were about to leave she just stood a long way away and said goodbye to us.

I have been to this store many times. But with such unique indifference and carelessness from the owner, I probably won't be...

The restaurant, located between Europaplein and de Pijp, offers both indoor and outdoor seating, perfect for a nice day. The atmosphere stood out to me as it was very quiet, unlike many other places where you have to shout over loud music. The staff was incredibly polite and welcoming.

They changed the dish after every course, which added a nice touch to the dining experience. The fish was the freshest I’ve ever had in Amsterdam. I’m surprised this place only has 250 reviews! My boyfriend and I enjoyed baked gyoza, tuna sashimi, the Niji, another dish (the name escapes me), caramel mochi, and two Japanese beers. The total came to €148, which is a fair price for such fresh fish and high-quality products. The portions were just right; I left feeling full and even got a Chupa Chups 😊.

I’ll definitely be back to try more of the menu. Highly...