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  • Simone P.

    Simone P.16 reviews

    March 22, 2025

    10/10

    Emotional culinary experience

  • Gaia F.1 review

    March 22, 2025

    10/10

    Amazing restaurant and our waiter Agustin was incredibly nice!!

  • Robert A.1 review

    March 19, 2025

    10/10

    Our experience yesterday was outstanding we arrived to the restaurant in the early evening. Rebeca the waitress was very pleasant and very helpful suggested a very delicious wine for us. After Augustin our waiter take our order we tried both the option meat and vegan and both was very tasty flavour full. We enjoyed each element from the dishes. We had a wonderful time thanks all the team and well done everyone

  • Don S.99 reviews

    February 28, 2025

    8/10

    The rijsttafel consisted of a well selected variety of typical Indonesian dishes. Unfortunately most of them were to sweet to be labeled authentic, except for maybe the 2 daging dishes. Still, ignoring that, the quality in terms of texture, flavour and presentation was very high,

  • Ashleigh W.

    Ashleigh W.6 reviews

    February 22, 2025

    10/10

    The most wonderful staff and service, beautiful cocktails & food (so much on offer for vegans and vegetarians!) and a gorgeous atmosphere. There was even a fantastic DJ to set the mood. Fantastic

    Mama Makan Indonesian KitchenOwner

    Dear Ashleigh, Thank you for sharing your feedback with us! We are glad that you had a great dining experience, and you enjoyed the live music too. We will have our next event in our restaurant on the 15th of March. Hope to see you there! Feel free to visit our website for the upcoming events: https://www.mamamakan.com/whats-on Warm regards, Rebeka Zsula - Restaurant Host

  • Ksenija R.

    Ksenija R.23 reviews

    February 25, 2025

    10/10

    Very beautiful restaurant, kind and knowledgeable staff. Really enjoyed the food - we had rijst tafel for 2 and it was really a lot of food! We didn’t manage to finish it all, but was super delicious!

    Mama Makan Indonesian KitchenOwner

    Dear Ksenija. Thank your sharing your dining experience with us. Hope to be welcoming you back to our restaurant very soon. Have a lovely day! Warm regards, Rebeka Zsula Restaurant Host

  • Federico L.44 reviews

    February 24, 2025

    10/10

    Since the welcoming inside the restaurant all the personnel was super friendly and nice. The food was amazing and the experience unique

    Mama Makan Indonesian KitchenOwner

    Dear Federico, Thank you for your lovely feedback. Hope to be welcoming you back to our restaurant. Have a sunny day! Warm regards, Rebeka Zsula Restaurant Host

  • Alain D.1 review

    February 14, 2025

    9/10

    Booked a large table for a team dinner, though it was Valentine's day! We had to go with the Valentines special menu. Food was great, everybody enjoyed, Though service was a bit lagging despite the pre-set menu. Starters were served quite fast once everybody was present, but man it took almost an hour to serve the main dishes!!! I understand that they were busy, but taking an hour to serve the main dishes is definitely stretching it.

  • F Z.19 reviews

    February 9, 2025

    10/10

    Friendly staff and good explanation of all food. I like that you can try a little bit of all different dishes, gives a fun aspect to the night. Pretty Indonesian tastes. Beautiful place!

  • Tony W.1 review

    February 8, 2025

    8/10

    Worth a visit. Lovely service

  • Pilar Q.2 reviews

    December 28, 2024

    8.5/10

    The food, service and atmosphere are all very good. I think the drinks could be better - nice ideas but they didn't quite match their descriptions.

    Mama Makan Indonesian KitchenOwner

    Thank you for your feedback! We're so glad to hear you enjoyed your dinner at Mama Makan. We truly appreciate your thoughts on the drinks and will take them into consideration as we continue to refine our menu. We hope to welcome you back soon for another experience. Kind regards, Woojin Assistant Outlets Manager

  • Eileen M.

    Eileen M.14 reviews

    July 4, 2024

    9/10

    Lovely food and nice people. Service a bit slow.

  • Frank F.2 reviews

    May 6, 2024

    10/10

    First time having Indonesian food. We ordered the rice table which had 15 different dishes. Food was amazing! Service was great. Highly recommend this restaurant

  • Sander O.1 review

    May 3, 2024

    10/10

    We had the most incredible vegan Indonesian ‘rijsttafel’ ever! Would definitely recommend

  • Federico B.17 reviews

    April 27, 2024

    7.5/10

    Service was absent: wait staff was insufficient to manage the room, we were constantly disregarded, and left disappointed. Food was good and the ambience very nice, but I wouldn’t recommend it.

  • Susan M.1 review

    April 20, 2024

    9/10

    We really enjoyed our night out at this restaurant. The food was good. The customer service was excellent. Liked the little touch of the Indonesian dancers. My only criticism was that the food in the little bowls got cold very quickly but on the whole we loved our first ever rijsttafel.

  • Martin G.1 review

    January 13, 2024

    10/10

    Perfect Service, Perfect an very good food No Problems with de Dog

  • Narman P.1 review

    January 13, 2024

    10/10

    Amazingly tasty food and great variety. Such a good experience

  • Henar r.9 reviews

    November 10, 2023

    3/10

    We had a reservation but the host try to put us in the bar, very rude. Then, made us wait in the bar. It is too expensive for such a rude and sloppy service.

  • Alan M.8 reviews

    September 29, 2023

    9.5/10

    Wonderful rijsttafel restaurant. Clean and friendly service. All of the dishes served as part of the rijsttafel were wonderful. Some spicy but all very tasty

    Mama Makan Indonesian KitchenOwner

    Dear Alan! Thank you for your lovely feedback! We are really happy that you had a great time with us and enjoyed our food and service. Hope to see you at another time!

  • Raneem M.2 reviews

    September 25, 2023

    6.5/10

    The food was below expectations heavy on stomach types was below average and the rice was not indonesian

  • Liat P.3 reviews

    September 17, 2023

    7/10

    The restaurant is very beautifully designed. Food was nice and tasty but tourist oriented, hardly spicy, didn't feel authentic. It is a set menu, the whole table gets a whole bunch of dishes. Service was OK but a bit slow and not too attentive.

    Mama Makan Indonesian KitchenOwner

    Dear Guest! Thank you for sharing your feedback with us! Our set up menu offers a shared dining experience indeed, in which we believe all the flavors and spices are well-balanced that is appealing for both tourist and our local guests. We will make sure you get a better service when you will visit our restaurant again!

  • Juha H.3 reviews

    August 25, 2023

    8/10

    Nice restaurant with good interior. Food was good but not mind blowing. Very nice balance with flavours. None of the portions were super hot, though nice amount of chili. Service was quick and friendly. Would recommend this restaurant.

    Mama Makan Indonesian KitchenOwner

    Dear Guest! Thank you for your feedback and compliments! Hope to see you in our restaurant at another time!

  • Adela J.2 reviews

    August 25, 2023

    4.5/10

    "Overpriced & cold food with below average service" The interior of the restaurant is nice and gives a luxurious feeling. But that is the last luxurious thing we experienced. The food was kind of average (worse than most of the restaurants I have experienced) and it is not served on a heated plateau so you are ending up eating everything cold practically. The service gives a feeling of "being tolerated" rather being welcome. Do we recommend this place? Absolutely not, there are plenty of better Indonesian restaurants, even in a close neighbourhood.

    Mama Makan Indonesian KitchenOwner

    Dear Guest! Thank you for sharing your feedback with us! We apologize on the service and that the food was cold. The next time you visit we will make sure that we give you the best service.

  • Matt I.1 review

    July 27, 2023

    5/10

    They will force you to purchase the rice table for each member of your party at 44 euros per person, even if one of your party is a youth who wouldn't eat most of the dishes.

    Mama Makan Indonesian KitchenOwner

    Hello Matt. We are sorry to hear your dissapointment in our restaurant. Just to let you know our restaurant food based on a sharing concept.

  • Valeria D.2 reviews

    July 15, 2023

    10/10

    Loved everything! My favorite in Amsterdam!

    Mama Makan Indonesian KitchenOwner

    Hello. Valeria, We are grateful for your visit and for taking the time to share your dining experience with us. It's always making our day to hear back from happy Mama Maken. your Kinds words are greatly appreciated and brighten our day. We look forwards to service you again. Mama Maken

  • Martina B.10 reviews

    June 24, 2023

    10/10

    Really can recommend it. Nice place and pleasant staff.

  • Wendy B.1 review

    May 20, 2023

    10/10

    Delicious, lovely staff, beautiful interior. We went specifically for the vegan rijstafel - a big hit with our guests. Would certainly go back.

  • Rich R.4 reviews

    May 12, 2023

    6.5/10

    The food was really quite good, and plenty for our big-appetite group. The cocktails are overpriced. The room is nice if a bit generic, but the service was pretty bad. It seems to be a management or lack of management issue, or no systems. People would redundantly come to check on us, but then nobody would actually come to deliver on a request for water, or another drink, etc. At one point we waited 20 minutes for a 2nd cocktail, and then when delivered it was not the correct one. This escalated to absurdity when the bartender came over and told us we were wrong. We shrugged and said, whatever. Mysteriously, the right drinks were then delivered 5 minutes later.

  • Dorothee C.13 reviews

    May 1, 2023

    4.5/10

    Dissapointed Expensive Cold plates

  • Lisa W.1 review

    April 27, 2023

    10/10

    Wonderful rijsstiffel- great assortment, very tasty. Not too spicy which was good for our group. Atmosphere lovely- not crowded or noisy- just right for a fun first meal in Amsterdam

  • Derek V.2 reviews

    April 7, 2023

    10/10

    Great date night. Glad to see the rice table now includes 2 kinds of rice, I had read previously it did not. Amazing flavors and variety, we would definitely do again!

  • Henri v.5 reviews

    April 3, 2023

    5.5/10

    Really disappointed here. This so-called up scale restaurant served "rijsttafel" ( A Dutch created dish based on Indonesian ingredients) was simply not up to par. The rice was far too sticky and it felt like not fresh ingredients were used. What was even more disappointing is that when wanting to pay a tip for the excellent service, I asked whether the personnel would receive this - well no - it goes directly to the hotel! You should be ashamed of yourself

  • Siri C.7 reviews

    March 11, 2023

    10/10

    Brilliant service and the food sharing platter was amazing! Staff knew we were celebrating our engagement and gave us Prosecco on the house Definitely recommend this place for great food and service and we will be back again! Thank you mama makan!

  • Mascha P.

    Mascha P.4 reviews

    March 4, 2023

    6/10

    We have known Mama Makan since the opening of the hotel and restaurant and bar, and have visited often over the years, enjoying different types of menu’s and seasons. We were not as pleased last night with the service, it was like we were passers-by in a busy brasserie somewhere, and we would have expected more hospitality. The atmosphere was rushed and this time also too dark, there was not enough attention to explain what was presented, we didn’t even get offered (or offered to order) some kroepoek upon arrival, only the first three people arriving, and drinks (specialty cocktails) didn’t come or didn’t include all ingredients! I believe once we ordered rijsttafel for 8 persons for EUR 42,- pp it was a done deal and we weren’t worth more attention. I will think twice before returning, though the food is good enough, Personnel could have gotten a lot more from us if there had been some attention and we were mainly told of what wasn’t possible for instance when we asked to box up the leftovers (we had to do it ourselves, in an upscale hotel-restaurant!), and when we asked to order something with the coffee and tea we were told spekkoek was only for breakfast.. The dessert menu is rather limited and could offer more variants like fresh fruit and tjendol or something. I had also been confirmed twice by the restaurant and prior to the dinner I explained them we would only be one party of 8, not two and that they knew something had gone wrong when they marked the pending reservation as confirmed. I spoke to three people telling them please know that I received two confirmations, I didn’t want them to send others away while they waited for a group that was already there, yet mid-dinner I received a call asking where our party of 8 was .. well, we were mid-rijsttafel.

  • Sheetal M.1 review

    February 24, 2023

    7.5/10

    The food was great but the service was very slow. We were informed in advance that there is a delay in the kitchen but we thought it’ll be 15-20 mins. We had to wait over an hour for our dinner which tainted the experience.

  • Rita R.1 review

    February 19, 2023

    4/10

    Bad service

  • Harry S.192 reviews

    February 20, 2022

    7.5/10

    Good food, lunch offers attractive, fast service. Value for money. Original menu. Will return.

  • Ashton E.7 reviews

    September 17, 2021

    9.5/10

    The food came quickly and tasted lovely! It was actually my third time going and this time brought a friend who likes Indonesian food and she really loved the tastes too :)

  • Alex T.20 reviews

    September 12, 2021

    10/10

    Very very good!

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