Three Little Bottles — Restaurant in Amsterdam

*Great beer. But the service. Came on a sunny afternoon to have a tipple and something for my driving brother. Still some seats outside we thought we'd been lucky. We were served by a grumpy man, talking in Dutch - both of us are foreigners living in different countries but DO speak more than one language. Unfortunately the fluent Dutch was not in our repertoire, but were happy to enjoy the hospitality the barman provided - in Dutch. After couple minutes of being lost in translation, meanwhile we were trying to reach our goal, he explained, the MENU IS IN DUTCH, SO ARE THE BEERS. His fluent English could explain the 'T&C's of how we order a beer from a Dutch written menu, if we SPEAK Dutch. So my brother - not being fluent but can pick something from a selection - got me a beer, but for the sake of the quality of service he rather rejected any other well-stocked non-alcoholic drinks. So had the beer drank it quicker than I used the toilet and said a lovely farewell to the place I AM CERTAINLY NOT COMING BACK. And I still say, the beer was grand. *Our whole trip on the Netherlands ended so well, that I need to mention, Dutch hospitality is KING, but if you are not a nationalist, rather find the...

De Drie Fleschjes – known in English as The Three Little Bottles – is a historic Dutch bar located just behind the New Church on the Dam Square.

A historical Dutch bar, dark and small, located just behind the New Church and next to the Palace, The Three Little Bottles – in Dutch is a De Drie Fleschjes, it’s one of the oldest watering holes in the city. They have been operating as a ‘tasting room’ since 1650 and doesn’t look much changed. They serve a wide range of traditional Dutch spirit Jenever's (a juniper based drink, a Dutch version of a gin) as well as a great range of seasonal rotating beers on tap. This place has a lot of character. We were there last Saturday, as ending of our tour with several expats. It was just amazing how cozy and lovely this place is. Be aware there is a little place, so come with not too many friends ;-) beside that you will meet interesting people right there ;-)

The Owner and the bar tenders are friendly and welcoming whether you’re a local...

We have just come back here for a drink with our son who is now of age to drink alcohol as last time we went he was not. We have not been for around 8 years and last time we had a lovely time which is why we have gone back. On our visit this time though as soon as we got our drinks and went outside. When we moved the chairs outside slightly to another barrel the waiter with short brown hair charged over and rudely demanded us to move and dragged the chairs back to where they were. In the meantime a large group of American tourists were present and were allowed to walk in and out of the bar and up and down the street with glasses and bottles in their hands being loud continuously- the shirt haired waiter had no issues with them and let them carry on. them and let them carry on without retribution. Don’t bother with this place lots of many other nice bars...