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Restaurant Envy

Prinsengracht 381, Amsterdam 1016, The Netherlands (Jordaan)
+31 20 3446407
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Ranked #312 of 1,929 restaurants in Amsterdam
Cuisines: International
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Good for: Romantic
Dining options: Breakfast/Brunch, Lunch Spot, Dinner, Reservations, After-hours
Neighbourhood: Jordaan
Description: Envy is a great meeting place with a living room atmosphere, in which fresh products, a high quality delicatessen and good wines make up the central focus of the food. The first thing you see when you come in is the open kitchen, which functions simultaneously as the shop window. Casual and laid-back, the restaurant has been awarded by Michelin and serves from a menu that changes each week. The dishes are not too small, so you can easily share them with your friends. Oysters can also be individually ordered, as well as caviar by the gram. Envy stands for the highest quality, whether in the delicatessen offerings or the exquisite homemade chocolate. The intimate table arrangement, the tasteful decor and especially the traditionally prepared dishes have ensured that Envy is a real hotspot.
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Pittsburgh
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33 reviews 33 reviews
26 restaurant reviews
Reviews in 10 cities Reviews in 10 cities
30 helpful votes 30 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 17 May 2013 NEW via mobile

This was a "big city" type of place with lots of modern decoration and a hip vibe. True, the quality of the ingredients was very high and the preparation done professionally. The portions were quite small as noted by some other reviewers. Wine pours a little on the stingy side. All in all, the place made little impression and could... More

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LA
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52 reviews 52 reviews
32 restaurant reviews
Reviews in 19 cities Reviews in 19 cities
56 helpful votes 56 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 13 May 2013

The food was good but not great. It was a small plate format but frankly the plates were almost to small to share. Very dark but pleasant room. Good wine list at decent price points. The Dutch sausage to start was great also had the lamb which was nice. A good experience and although not perfect overall was good.

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See 2 more reviews by alwyscllct for Amsterdam
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 11 May 2013 via mobile

Modern and cool place. Very HQ tasting menu. Good value for money, and a nice Bib Gourmand. All courses where well composed and tasty.

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Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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9 reviews 9 reviews
8 restaurant reviews
Reviews in 4 cities Reviews in 4 cities
5 helpful votes 5 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 11 May 2013

The menu looks good, indicating that you can order envy's delicacies for lunch. However, (almost) none of the dishes on the website's menu comes back on the current lunch menu. It's quite disappoining when you can only order cold dishes and the only warm dish is too small to stop starving. We had BTL and burrata, decent, but noting surprising... More

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See 4 more reviews by Domi S for Amsterdam
London, United Kingdom
1 review
1 of 5 stars Reviewed 10 May 2013

We visited this restaurant a few months ago and had a horrible experience, particularly with the restaurant host. We are already quite used too the arrogant way the Dutch catering staff serve you in Amsterdam, but this person, a Mediterranean looking guy, who was supposed to make us feel welcome treated us literally like scum, something I've never experienced in... More

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Zurich, Switzerland
2 reviews
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 2 May 2013

great food & great atmosphere and reasonable prices. came here for the 2nd time to enjoy the tasting menu and it was again a lovely experience. will soon be back!

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Tel Aviv, Israel
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16 reviews 16 reviews
6 restaurant reviews
Reviews in 11 cities Reviews in 11 cities
1 helpful vote 1 helpful vote
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 29 April 2013 via mobile

We went to this modern restaurant to enjoy very imaginative cooking, excellent service quite reasonable price. I recommend trying the chef's menu. You get a verity of dishes made from excellent local products. the combination is also a great addition to the meal.

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Copenhagen, Denmark
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6 reviews 6 reviews
5 restaurant reviews
Reviews in 3 cities Reviews in 3 cities
2 helpful votes 2 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 28 April 2013

Had a dinner on sunday 7 people. We had an opportunity just to choose from the menus so there was no a la carte. Amazing food, little simple with the first tapas plate(bread oil 3 kinds of ham/salami) . Waiter Alex was really charming and was always near by if we need something,and was explaining each dish because we didn't... More

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Istanbul, Turkey
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47 reviews 47 reviews
18 restaurant reviews
Reviews in 27 cities Reviews in 27 cities
19 helpful votes 19 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 25 April 2013

Trendy restaurant at a nice district. The tables were a bit squeezed to each other, not very roomy. It was a rather small restaurant with tables on one side, long bar tables on the other. We had a 4 course tasting menu. Service was very good, every meal was explained to us while serving. The food was good but not... More

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Nelson, New Zealand
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18 reviews 18 reviews
7 restaurant reviews
Reviews in 13 cities Reviews in 13 cities
3 helpful votes 3 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 18 April 2013

Had an amazing meal with great service, we went for the tasting menu the wait staff told us what each dish had and was very informative and helpful. They even created a special dish that didn't have shellfish as my girlfriend doest like enjoy it which was a nice touch. Food was fantastic so was the wine we ordered. Well... More

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