4,360 reviews
#39 of 5,278 Restaurants in Amsterdam$$ - $$$, Dutch, International, Vegetarian friendly+31 20 620 0922+ Add websiteImprove this listing
Hours
Sun
11:30 am - 10:30 pm
Mon
11:30 am - 10:30 pm
Tue
11:30 am - 10:30 pm
Wed
11:30 am - 10:30 pm
Thu
11:30 am - 10:30 pm
Fri
11:30 am - 10:30 pm
Sat
11:30 am - 10:30 pm
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Travellers' Choice 2024
RATINGS
Food
Service
Value
Atmosphere
Food and ambience
Local cuisine, Dutch, International, European, Street Food, Vegetarian friendly
Special Occasion Dining, Romantic
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About
The Pantry has been in Amsterdam since 2000. A real Amsterdam family business where you can get acquainted with home-made dishes from Dutch cuisine in a cosy, homely atmosphere. Step inside The Pantry restaurant in Amsterdam. Take a seat in our classic Dutch restaurant where enjoyment has no limits. Enjoy traditional, home-made Dutch dishes. Our team welcomes you warmly and hospitably to our restaurant with a homely Dutch atmosphere, filled with Amsterdam friendliness. In our restaurant, we make time for our guests. We can show you where to go in Amsterdam. Ask us for our insider tips! We’ll treat you to a mini-lesson in Dutch. These are useful phrases when ordering a snack and drink during your restaurant visit. • Good day = Goedendag. • How are you? = Hoe gaat het? • Enjoy your meal! = Eet smakelijk! • Thank you = Dank u wel. • Please = Alstublieft. • Good bye = Tot ziens. • Have a nice day = Fijne dag.
PRICE RANGE
$16.00 – $54.00
CUISINES
Dutch, International, European, Street Food
Special Diets
Vegetarian friendly, Vegan options, Gluten free options
Meals
Lunch, Dinner
FEATURES
Reservations, Outdoor Seating, Seating, Serves Alcohol, Full Bar, Wine and Beer, American Express, Mastercard, Visa, Free Wifi, Accepts Credit Cards, Table Service, Gift Cards Available
Top 3 reasons to eat here
Sponsored by: The Pantry
1. Experience Dutch Cuisine
"The traditional Dutch food was amazing"
Paulchy
2. Real family business
"This was our best meal and the warmest welcome in Amsterdam"
ScotsMumTeacher1970
3. Try some Dutch beer or wine!
"We also had a Dutch beer and red wine which were both good."
nikki7717
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Kathryn
Spartanburg21 contributions
Favourite Review
Oct 2024 • couples
Michelin has it all wrong! If ever a restaurant deserved a star rating, The Pantry deserves 4! Warm, friendly, welcoming staff and food!
Written 18 October 2024
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Jerome Hoogstraten
Dear , thank you so much for your visit and wonderful compliments.. ☺️ This one of the most beautiful comments we ever had.. Thank you so much..!! We do what we love to do, so nice to hear you felt it. Hopefully until another time is our beautiful city. Greetings from the Pantry family
Written 20 October 2024
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J-S
Lille20 contributions
Feb 2024 • couples
A picturesque room and charming staff await you in this welcoming restaurant where all nationalities meet around traditional Dutch dishes.
We took two Dutch delight menus which kept all their promises: the pea soup was delicious and the sausage and its various accompaniments as well. The portions are very generous and the service fast.
The place is highly recommendable if you want to taste traditional dishes on a fairly reasonable budget for Amsterdam.

Written 3 March 2024
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Jerome Hoogstraten
Chère Jade, merci beaucoup pour votre visite et votre joli compliment. Nous sommes toujours heureux de savoir que tout s'est déroulé à votre satisfaction. J'espère à la prochaine fois. Salutations de la famille Pantry
Written 5 March 2024
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Princes of travel
Paris7563 contributions
Feb 2024 • couples
The restaurant is located in the Leidseplein district, a few blocks from the famous Rijksmuseum. We strongly recommend that you reserve a table in advance at this restaurant as it is small and in high demand.
The room is small but warm, the decoration is typical and traditional. The welcome is friendly and warm and everyone speaks English very well. We opted for the traditional stamppot with meatball and stamppot with smoked sausage.
We also had two typically Dutch desserts, namely poffertjes (halfway between crepe and pancakes) and waffles with ice cream. Drink prices are reasonable.
The wait for the dishes is correct, the quality/price ratio is excellent for this brasserie type restaurant. The desserts were also excellent.
We had a pleasant time in this restaurant.

Written 1 March 2024
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Jerome Hoogstraten
Chère princesse.. :-) Merci beaucoup pour votre visite et vos gentils mots. C'est toujours agréable d'entendre que tout était à votre goût. Le plaisir était pour nous. J'espère à la prochaine fois. Salutations de la famille Pantry
Written 5 March 2024
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137nigel1965
Horsham93 contributions
Feb 2025 • couples
We had booked this place well in advance of our trip due to the previous reviews saying that it is always busy. On the day we arrived a couple of hours ahead of our booking as we had finished our museum trip earlier than planned. We were lucky enough to be shown to a table even though the restaurant was still busy mid afternoon. It is a very intimate restaurant so don’t be surprised to be sitting very close to surrounding tables, it has quirky decor with lots of ornaments, plates, pictures etc adorning walls & shelves, almost like stepping back in time a bit which we loved- it gives added atmosphere. We ordered some drink & bread ahead of starters, which was served promptly. I went for the Bitterbollen starter & my wife had Shrimp Croquette’s, both tasted very good and ample sized in portion. For main I chose the beef stew whilst my wife had the oven meat dish. Again, the quality was very good and ample in size. We had no room for desert sadly, as what we had seen come out looked lovely too. Service was quick & efficient without feeling rushed and I can see why this restaurant gets good reviews time and again, I booked back in late November I think and can honestly say it was worth the wait. Hopefully by going in early we freed up our time slot for someone else to experience the cuisine. We come to Amsterdam at least once a year and we will definitely be calling in again (with a pre booked slot). Don’t miss this place if you are visiting.
Written 4 February 2025
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Jerome Hoogstraten
Dear Nigel, thank you so much for your visit and beautiful review. We always love to hear that everything was completely at your wishes. It was completely our pleasure to serve you a proper Dutch meal. Hopefully until soon again.. Greetings from the Pantry family
Written 4 February 2025
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maricimino
Palermo30 contributions
Sept 2024 • family
First night in Amsterdam with the desire to try typical Dutch dishes. Positive reviews pushed us to try this small restaurant where we were greeted in a friendly way and we tried the famous bitterballen, goat cheese croquettes, bread with herbal flavored butter and various types of stamppot (I tried the mixed dish with meatball but it was just as good the one with sausage) and finally we divided a slice of apple pie with vanilla ice cream (very good, like strudel) and a chocolate ice cream with accompanying mousse.
With three draft beers and a bottle of water we paid 30€ per person. Hearty dishes! We divided the appetizers (there were 4).
Recommended!
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Written 4 September 2024
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Jerome Hoogstraten
Caro Maricimino, grazie mille per la tua visita e la bella recensione. Fa sempre piacere leggere che tutto è andato secondo i piani. È stato un piacere offrirti una buona esperienza olandese. Spero di vederti la prossima volta ad Amsterdam. Un saluto dalla famiglia Pantry
Written 11 September 2024
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MADEMOISELLEPAT
Argeles-Gazost504 contributions
Sept 2023 • couples
By going there at 11:30 a.m. without a reservation, we were lucky to have a table and to be served quickly.
Smiling and warm welcome. Map in different languages including French.
4 complete menus, we took those at 22 and 29 €, which is very reasonable for Amsterdam.
Above all, what a pleasure to finally be able to taste traditional Dutch cuisine (it's a change from the salads and sandwiches that you find everywhere). The dishes are very well cooked, lots of flavors and generous portions.
Fast service despite the crowd. Very pretty decoration on the walls.
We can only recommend.

Written 11 September 2023
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Jerome Hoogstraten
Cher Pat, merci beaucoup pour votre visite et votre belle critique détaillée. Ce fut notre plus grand plaisir de vous offrir une expérience néerlandaise amusante et de bon goût. J'espère à la prochaine fois. Salutations de la famille Pantry
Written 14 September 2023
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Antonello B
1 contribution
Dec 2024 • couples
Arrived for lunch without reservation we are asked to wait outside a few minutes until a table was freed and this is understandable. After 20 minutes of waiting they let us in, but after another 20 minutes nobody bothered to take the order, in fact they served people who came after us. Maybe because we are Italian? In the end we left without ordering. Shameful treatment without respect for the customer. Never again.
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Written 17 December 2024
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Jerome Hoogstraten
Cara Antonella, grazie per la tua risposta. Mi dispiace sapere che non è andata bene. Non è così che vanno normalmente le cose. L'ordine viene normalmente preso rapidamente. Non è certo perché siete italiani, quasi il 25% dei nostri ospiti sono italiani e li salutiamo sempre con piacere. La prossima volta che sarai ad Amsterdam, faccelo sapere inviando un'e-mail a info@thepantry.nl. Allora mi farò perdonare.
Mi dispiace ancora che sia andato storto.
Cordiali saluti, Jérôme, ristorante The Pantry
Written 18 December 2024
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Bob D
Charlotte133 contributions
July 2024 • couples
This is very nice place for very good Dutch cuisine. We made reservation before we left for Amsterdam and glad we did since the seating is limited. There is indoor and outdoor seating which is nice. My wife and I wanted to get some authentic Dutch food and we both ordered "Hutspot". I got mine with sausage and my wife chose it with meatball, she also had pea soup."Hutspot" is a dish that consists of mashed potatoes, carrots and onions and was very good. The price was very affordable, cost 16.50 (Euro). I told our server that I wanted a beer that I could not get in the US, and he recommended one for me that was very good. I took picture of it to remember the name -lol. I would recommend this place if you visit Amsterdam. The ambiance was nice, service was very good and really enjoyed our meal at reasonable price.
Written 28 September 2024
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Jerome Hoogstraten
Dear Bob, thank you so much for your visit and beautiful review. It was completely our pleasure to give you a good Dutch food and hospitality experience. Hopefully until another time. Greetings from the Pantry family
Written 1 October 2024
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Sarah H
5 contributions
Feb 2025 • couples
We had dinner here after pre-booking before our trip. Was very busy with people, who had not pre-booked, queuing outside, hoping to get a table. Once we had experienced it, I could see why it was so popular. We had one of the set menus and were not disappointed. Every course was amazing with lots of flavour. The staff were attentive and provided good service despite it being busy. Nothing was too much trouble. If you want to try good Dutch food at an affordable price, I would highly recommend this place and suggest pre-booking.
Written 15 February 2025
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Daniele F
Italy17 contributions
Dec 2023 • family
Premise: those who come here must expect to eat typical Dutch food, if the expectation is to satisfy our typical Italian taste you will still be dissatisfied. With this premise, the food can be 4 stars (always considering only Dutch cuisine). The place is very small and has mainly 2-seater tables. The staff is friendly even if hasty in their ways. Absolutely necessary to book. What I didn't like was the management of entrances. If you are a couple, even without having made a reservation, you just need to wait about twenty minutes and you will still be seated, reservation or not. If there are three of you (as in our case) you are told that everything is booked and to try again at 10pm when it was 6pm... (i.e. a less rude way of saying go away and don't come back). We were able to eat because one of the 3 tables outside became free and the owner offered us this solution.
Ultimately, a must try to return, with renewed joy, to our beloved Mediterranean cuisine.

Written 28 December 2023
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Jerome Hoogstraten
Caro Daniele, grazie mille per la tua visita, la bella recensione e il feedback. È bello sapere che ti è piaciuto il tuo pasto. La gestione delle porte a volte è difficile perché abbiamo più tavoli da 2 persone che da 3 persone. Molte persone spesso non hanno problemi a tornare alle 22:00, quando diventa un po' più tranquillo. Ecco perché lo offriamo. Sono felice che tu sia entrato. Speriamo di vedervi la prossima volta nella nostra bellissima città. Saluti dalla famiglia Pantry
Written 3 January 2024
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Ellie R
3 contributions
Feb 2024 • couples
This is a small venue and we wandered in on the off chance they had space around midday. So glad they did!
The smell of the food while we were waiting was delicious and there was a great atmosphere. The menus were available in multiple languages and there were set meal options or you could order from the menu.
The staff were very friendly and were happy to answer any questions and provide recommendations.
The bittenballer and the chicken satay were delicious. Will definitely be looking to go back on any future trips.
Written 14 February 2024
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Jerome Hoogstraten
Dear Ellie, thank you very much for your visit and wonderful compliment. We always love to hear that everything was totally at your wishes. Hopefully until another in Amsterdam. Greetings from the Pantry family
Written 14 February 2024
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Mari
Olbia79 contributions
Nov 2023 • couples
Dinner with typical Dutch food, we went one evening but as it was full we preferred to book for the next evening (even though we could have waited and they would then have given us the first available table) Very kind staff, very good food. They have the possibility to choose fixed menus with various price ranges or à la carte. They have menus in all languages. The place is always full so booking is recommended. Must try because it's really worth it!

Written 16 November 2023
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Jerome Hoogstraten
Caro MF, grazie mille per la tua visita e il bel complimento. È sempre bello sapere che tutto è stato di tuo gradimento. Speriamo di vedervi la prossima volta nella nostra bellissima città. Saluti dalla famiglia Pantry
Written 21 November 2023
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Lucy Reed
7 contributions
Nov 2024 • couples
Cosy traditional dutch restaurant! Loved the atmosphere as soon as we walked in. The waiters spoke fantastic English and were attentive & friendly throughout the evening. The food was piping hot and delicious and just what we needed to warm us up. I don't have a bad word to say about this restaurant. Would highly recommend. We had the Hutspot with sausage.
Written 14 November 2024
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Jerome Hoogstraten
Dear Lucy, thank you very much for your visit and wonderful comment. It was completely our pleasure to give you a good Dutch food and hospitality experience. Hopefully until another time. Greetings from the Pantry family
Written 14 November 2024
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David P
Lytham St Anne's24 contributions
Feb 2025 • couples
When we walked into this charming and cosy gem, we were immediately struck by the warmth and friendliness of the manager. This outstanding hospitality continued with the equally lovely lady who worked together with him, and all other supporting staff. This was genuinely a standout evening on our three night stay in the Dutch capital.
The outstanding customer experience continued with our traditional Dutch dishes, which were all incredibly tasty. Although all of our courses were served swiftly, we never felt rushed at any time. Our hosts at The Pantry simply wanted us to have a lovely time with them, and we did.
When we look back at our trip to Amsterdam in years to come, we’ll always fondly remember our night at The Pantry. Thanks for making such a happy Amsterdam memory for us.
Written 15 February 2025
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casey
Edinburgh1975 contributions
Sept 2023 • solo
This restaurant is very small, cramped and stuffy but the food is traditional Dutch food and tasted lovely and the waitresses were attentive and friendly. However looks can be deceiving. Firstly I couldn't see a drinks menu so ordered a Coke that came without ice. I ordered the number 3 menu which was a selection of sausages, beef stew and what I thought was included in the price I got charged separately for which was the chocolate mousse and eggnog so when the bill came I was surprised by the extra costs and the 9% service charge. I felt like they have taken advantage of a young woman who was on her own and I guess they did as I didn't say anything but an absolute joke and a bunch of conning money grabbers, please be aware and speak up, wish I had!
Written 5 September 2023
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Jerome Hoogstraten
Dear Casey, thank you for your visit and feedback. I am sorry to hear that your visit wasn’t what you expected. But please let me explain some things.
The drinking menu is in the back of the menu and we always serve our soft drinks without ice because not everyone likes this. If you had ask for ice we are happy to serve you this.
I think the dessert went wrong because by a miscommunication and should be of course included in the menu price, not extra. So you can send me a email and I will pay you back the extra costs for the dessert. (Info@thepantry.nl)
The 9% is not service charge. It’s the tax you pay to us and we pay it to the gouvernement every month. But it’s not an extra charge, it’s included your total bill.
And maybe for a next time. Please tell us right away if something is going wrong. We don’t like to make mistakes but it can happen. But then we can straight it at the spot. We will never take advantage of any of our guests. They are all special to us.
With kind regards ,
Jerome, restaurant the Pantry
Written 7 September 2023
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