RADION Amsterdam — Restaurant in Amsterdam

This place has the potential to be amazing but the utterly dreadful service lets it down.

They used to have kids entertainment on a Sunday afternoon which was amazing and the place was full of families, but they stopped before the summer and haven't started up again.

The food is reasonable but expensive eg) a veggie burger and fries is more expensive that a steak burger , which makes no sense.

I was excited by the addition of 4 diff cocktails on the menu and went on Saturday night to try them - i wish i hadn't bothered. No one knew how to make the cocktails, even after i explained how to do it and what the ingredients are I had to wait for around 20 minutes while the chap behind the bar faffed about and found as many excuses as possible not to make my drink.

I know its a student bar but if they want regular customers that can actually afford to spend time there then they need to train the staff properly. Im rating it as a 1 but not sure it is even that good these days. Has gone downhill this year. Sort...

It seems this place has good music but don't expect inclusivity.

Just liking the music isn't enough to enter this establishment, you will be selectively filtered out.

I came here alone as a single girl, because I'm not from around here. I come from Roosendaal, which is a 2 hour drive from Amsterdam.

Went here for a techno event and bought tickets beforehand because I really liked the music.

I was refused door entry because I couldn't answer the cryptic question "Do you know what this event is about?" I was too nervous and didn't know what to answer, I'm still new to these events. Felt absolutely devastated. I have autism which makes these situations difficult for me.

The DJ later told me this shouldn't have happened and he would've let me in, which makes me happy that I am also allowed to listen to his fantastic music and that it's just an issue with RADION

This just goes to say what kind of place it is.

Positive: they...

It looks like a student's haunt - and is probably quite popular with the local younger generation - but I quite enjoyed this place.

The scaffold out front looks like they're renovating the place, but is actually part of the décor. At the bar they invited me to take a seat and they'd bring the menu over - I opted for their local beer and a dish that consisted of beef stew served upon a layer of chips, something that's traditional. It was cheap, tasty and filled a gap, but I'd not think of it as fine dining (it could have done with some veg to the side).

If you're looking for a relaxing place to read a good book, do a crossword, natter to friends or conduct some uninterrupted artisan activity then this is the place to go. It's a bit dim and dingy with some tranquil piped music... but I felt welcomed and engaged as a customer there so I'll happily return to try out their other...