Comments on: Poor Service in Amsterdam Restaurants http://www.dutchgrub.com/2009/11/08/poor-service-in-amsterdam-restaurants/ good amsterdam food from a trusted source - not a vending machine. Wed, 08 Sep 2010 11:34:37 +0200 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: MEM http://www.dutchgrub.com/2009/11/08/poor-service-in-amsterdam-restaurants/comment-page-1/#comment-4756 MEM Wed, 11 Nov 2009 09:02:04 +0000 http://www.dutchgrub.com/?p=1214#comment-4756 Good to hear more evidence of exceptions. Maybe the one thing we <i>can</i> do is to keep eating at the places with great service, and tell them that's one of the reasons we keep coming back. Good to hear more evidence of exceptions.

Maybe the one thing we can do is to keep eating at the places with great service, and tell them that’s one of the reasons we keep coming back.

]]> By: dutchgrub http://www.dutchgrub.com/2009/11/08/poor-service-in-amsterdam-restaurants/comment-page-1/#comment-4751 dutchgrub Mon, 09 Nov 2009 08:09:15 +0000 http://www.dutchgrub.com/?p=1214#comment-4751 Good point. There isn't so much we can do about the poor service, but agree that does not mean we put up with it. And the trendy places indeed are the worst, as well as pretty much anything around Leidseplein and Rembrandtplein. I just had a really bad experience on Friday night. I didn't make a reservation (mistake) and was completely ignored by staff for more than 5 minutes in the first restaurant and then told that no tables were available when half of the second restaurant was empty and it was close to 8:30pm. We went to Oriental 128 in the end. And as if to prove me wrong, the service was fantastic. We'd been there once before, more than 3 months ago and the host remembered us (tips sometimes do work). He even recalled that they had run out of the wine we wanted back then, and made up for it by making a great suggestion this time! --dutchgrub Good point. There isn’t so much we can do about the poor service, but agree that does not mean we put up with it. And the trendy places indeed are the worst, as well as pretty much anything around Leidseplein and Rembrandtplein.

I just had a really bad experience on Friday night. I didn’t make a reservation (mistake) and was completely ignored by staff for more than 5 minutes in the first restaurant and then told that no tables were available when half of the second restaurant was empty and it was close to 8:30pm.

We went to Oriental 128 in the end. And as if to prove me wrong, the service was fantastic. We’d been there once before, more than 3 months ago and the host remembered us (tips sometimes do work). He even recalled that they had run out of the wine we wanted back then, and made up for it by making a great suggestion this time!

–dutchgrub

]]> By: MEM http://www.dutchgrub.com/2009/11/08/poor-service-in-amsterdam-restaurants/comment-page-1/#comment-4747 MEM Sun, 08 Nov 2009 21:15:20 +0000 http://www.dutchgrub.com/?p=1214#comment-4747 Add me to the list of people who've gotten used to it here, though I can't say I "put up with it"...I just avoid anything resembling a trendy restaurant. It works pretty well. Add me to the list of people who’ve gotten used to it here, though I can’t say I “put up with it”…I just avoid anything resembling a trendy restaurant. It works pretty well.

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