The Old Soul — Restaurant in Amsterdam

Being Valentine's day we wanted to celebrate us four friends. So we decided to make a reservation at The Old Soul, seeing the beautiful food pictures and the good reviews online. We were super excited when we walked into the warm, cosy atmosphere, however, maybe it was because it was a 'special day' the food, and the overall experience ended up being quite disappointing.

They did not have the regular Wednesday menu, but instead had a special 'Valentine's day' menu of two main dishes. One was with bbq mushrooms and quinoa. The second, was with Pom, rice and involved batter fried mushrooms. Both of them were served in small-ish bowls and in both of them there were a lot of raw onions (red and green). The bbq mushrooms were quite sweet, and the batter fried dish was okay, but it was not warm at all. In fact it felt like it had been made a while ago. The rice that came with it was nice, though once again, not warm. These two dishes cost 27,50 each, which was shocking, considering the dish itself and the quantity.

We also ordered a roti roll, which was 16 euros, and quite expensive for a roll in my opinion. The sambal that came with it was it's saving grace.

The only thing we genuinely enjoyed was the cassava fries.

The service was okay, but it seemed like the servers were harried, or perhaps the restaurant was short staffed that day. All in all, maybe we should have gone to The Old Soul...

Hello everyone! Today i had the luxury to eat at the old soul. And Boy was it a good experience!

As soon as we came in the atmosphere was very nice the owners of the place were also very nice to talk with and helpful. They had Surinamese music playing for a chill vibe.

They know a lot about a plant based lifestyle and it shows in their cooking!

As a starter we had the Surinamese dumplings they were amazing! Very crispy on the outside and soft on the inside. We also had the Casava Batjauw Jack and it was just as tasty. really enjoyed it

The drink i chose was the soursop smoothie it was so good really enjoy Soursopp and it is a little hard to find in the Netherlands

As a main dish we had the Abaku moksi alesi.

Really had a good plate with soft and sweet plantain and instead of tofu (we don’t consume soy) the owners offered Pom to go with it wich was very nice!

For dessert i had the Bojo. This one was tasty too.

If you want to eat Surinamese and or Plant Based.

Definitely check them out!

Thank you The Old Soul

And to the people who read this and wanna swing...

The first time was great. It was on a Sunday. The owner served me personally and everything went well. I ordered pom first and dumplings as well. The second time was on a Saturday evening. The owner left when we came in as a group. We had reserved for six. We had asked for okra soup about a week in advance. It was not on the menu. All salads were sold out. Which I regretted, because that is one of the few things I can eat. Most of the desserts were sold out as well. There was only one piece of apple pie left. They had to share it. The waiters got all confused and made mistakes. This was a great disappointment. Something that wasn't ordered, was on the bill. We found out afterwards. I was ashamed because I was the one who had recommended the restaurant to my relatives. They loved the food and the atmosphere, but were not pleased about the above...