Restaurant Red

Roger R. • 1 review

April 21, 2024

7.5/10

The food is good, but not great. The service is good, but not great. For the price, both the food and the service should be better. My steak was cooked more than I wanted / ordered (medium well to well instead of medium). I ordered the steak with a red wine sauce. I expected that the steak would be marinated in the sauce to make the meat more tender and flavorful, but it was simply on the side. I admit, that this was an assumption of mine that turned out to be wrong. It was neither stated by the staff or on the menu. However, it the steak was marinated in the sauce ahead of time, it probably would have been better. i tried a couple of wines, but didn't like either of them. This is a matter of taste, but one of them was so bad, that I didn't even finish the glass. The service staff were all very friendly. I enjoyed being waited on. However, there were a few things that the staff could have done better. For example, i ordered lobster and just received one utensil to dig the meat out of the lobster claw. I only received other, more useful utensils after specifically asking for them. Since you have to work with your hands to get the meat out of the lobster, your hands get really greasy and sticky. I only received wet wipes after specifically asking for them. Those are little things, but they make a difference. I ordered brussel sprouts instead of french fries, but was brought both. The waiter did repeat what I ordered beforehand so that I know that he understood, so I'm not sure where the communication went wrong. I was charged for the brussel sprouts even though they should have been a replacement for the fries that came with the meal. I did specifically state that i would be OK with that, if necessary. it would have been nice however, if they didn't charge me for the entire price. The brussel sprouts was an odd combination of flavors (balsamic vinegar, pomegranate & parmesan). It was different, than normal which I like. I'm still undecided if the flavors work well together with brussel sprouts. I ordered a "lava" cake with orange ice cream and was looking forward to the orange ice cream, but it was replaced by a berry ice cream, which was still good, but simply not what I ordered and not what I was expecting. This should have been communicated when I placed the order. The lava cake was really good. The ambience is really nice. I like the decor and the atmosphere. P.S. Please remove "lamp shade" on the door or replace it with a flatter lamp shade. It's easy to bump your head on it and simply get's in the way of opening the door. P.P.S. Please change the silverware. The forks are so thin that they are hard to use and the steak knives didn't cut through the steak very well. I understand that this is very nit picky! However, for the price, I think it should have been better. I think with a few small changes, the restaurant and the food could go from good to great.

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Caroline E. • 1 review

April 5, 2024

4.5/10

Steak was good but limited choice. Lobster was ok, only. Service was extremely poor. Booked table for 7:30pm. Waited 15 mins for menus. Then waited to order. Between starter and mains was over an hour. Never got offered desserts.

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Zees d. • 1 review

March 31, 2024

9.5/10

Great ford and lovely, professional staff. The only negative was that half way someone decide to plan loud music via one speaker for the whole restaurant. But after asking, they turned it less loud. But the manager should feel this herself.

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Eyal K. • 1 review

December 16, 2023

10/10

The staff of Restaurant Red were extremely nice and attentive throughout our meal. Food was great too, as well as the atmosphere alongside Frank Sinatra’s biggest hit ‘My way’, preformed by one of the waiter himself. Keep up the good work, well done! 👏 we’ll come again very soon :)

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Jeffrey A. • 6 reviews

February 18, 2024

9.5/10

I eat here every time I am in Amsterdam. Fantastic filet and bearnaise sauce. There was one waitress who had to serve the entire restaurant and it was packed. She kept her cool and got us what we needed. Given how many people there were, the food came out relatively quickly. The only thing is the space is starting to look a little tattered and neglected. No hand towels or air dryer in the bathroom.

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Thiago M. • 100 reviews

February 11, 2024

7/10

Food was good but service was a challenge. Too busy with one waitress trying to help.

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Lourens K. • 5 reviews

January 25, 2024

5.5/10

What happened here? This was a very nice and vibrant restaurant. It still has the looks, but it completely lacks atmosphere. The service is not warm, there was no-one to greet us and it was quite empty. Also, the meat was great but the sauce cold and hard. All in all, it just misses the attention that makes the difference between great or in this case, disappointing.

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Thiago M. • 100 reviews

December 28, 2023

9/10

Good meat restaurant. Service not consistent.

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Steven d. • 3 reviews

December 29, 2023

10/10

Great food, great atmosphere, great singing by José

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Thiago M. • 100 reviews

December 10, 2023

9/10

Dishes and service quite above TheFork reviews. Very good meat main.

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Edward F. • 1 review

August 6, 2023

6.5/10

We had a reservation and were given two options for multiple open tables, both unappealing. The waiter took our order and after our meals were delivered, he never returned until we hailed him for our check. We saw multiple people walk in and take seats by the window, two with no reservation. The restaurant was not crowded, so no reason for the lack of attention or poor seating choice.

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Mylena P. • 1 review

April 1, 2023

10/10

excellent service and food. we stayed quite some time and the staff was very friendly. I would recommend for a great Amsterdam canal view in the center.

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Vasileios N. • 2 reviews

January 7, 2023

4.5/10

Service wqs adequate. The place feels like a ghost of its former self. It was not well maintianed with cobwebs in lighting fixtures, and trash on the floor. It can be done better

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Montserrat C. • 21 reviews

January 2, 2023

4/10

Service extremely unpleasant, you felt guilty if you had to stop them for napkins ir ine more glass of wine????

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Armstrong O. • 6 reviews

December 11, 2022

10/10

Was there for dinner for 6 ppl. Not the first time, and certainly not the last. Such a wonderfull setting with nice ambiance and the food and cocktails were on point. One tip though, in the winter months do something about the door/curtain as it cab get chilly if you are seated close to it. Other than that, great staff, great place to eat!

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Luca C. • 5 reviews

December 2, 2022

9.5/10

Second time we dined at Red and we enjoyed again the food, the service and the atmosphere. A really nice place to spend two hours with your significant ones.

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Jackie T. • 1 review

October 22, 2022

3/10

This restaurant we arrived 20 minutes early. There were plenty of tables available and we were turned away and told to come back later. Didn’t know the basics of what was on the menu. Staff hygiene really poor. Placed our 2 course order, after serving our starters asked us if we wanted anything else!! Wasn’t asked at anytime if we were happy with our food. Frozen chips not good for the high end prices. Overcharged in the bill. Needless to say would never return to this restaurant and most definitely would not recommend this to anyone else. Staff need intense customer service training.

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Tesheng C. • 1 review

October 19, 2022

10/10

The food is delicious, service is good. the fries and salad are fully supported if you order the main course. dessert is good, but only 1 IPA beer, it's a fly in the ointment

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Kathleen B. • 1 review

October 8, 2022

6.5/10

6:00 reservation on a Saturday and already out of SEA BASS....fish of day.... States entrees are served with fries and salad. 3 of us...served 2 salads and 2 fries to share...with option to order more. (cutting back on waste) We did order another fries/salad, since each of us wanted a salad. first 2 salads, NO dressing...had to ask for it. Just serve each a salad/fries as stated on menu. Serve a smaller portion if worried about waste.

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MJ F. • 2 reviews

September 22, 2022

6/10

Staff did a good job, very kind and accommodating. All requests were honoured so thanks a lot! Food was okay but not excellent. Wine options where good but could be better.

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