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Reviews - Saffraan aan de Amstel

Reviews

9
of 10

Excellent
598 reviews
Ambience
8.7
Food
9.0
Service
9.1
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  • Tom d.1 review

    March 30, 2024

    10/10

    Good

  • Lena K.20 reviews

    May 1, 2024

    8/10

    It was such a busy day for the stuff. the sun was out and terraces were full! So we had to sit inside and the waiting time was exceedingly long. But the food was good! Thanks

  • Saranel B.7 reviews

    April 25, 2024

    6.5/10

    Definitely not Turkish

  • Stefano S.3 reviews

    April 12, 2024

    9.5/10

    We completely enjoyed the food in this restaurant. The mixed platter gave an excellent variety and provided a great sampling of what the restaurant is capable of. The service was attentive but not at all overwhelming. We highly recommend this restaurant as it became one of our best dinners in Amsterdam.

  • Andreas S.1 review

    August 30, 2023

    9.5/10

    Great place at the canal with the typical shared platter concept and Arabic dishes. Definitely would visit again.

  • Monique v.

    Monique v.18 reviews

    April 30, 2023

    10/10

    Had a great outside dinner. The mixed grill for 2 people is great!

  • Claudio C.29 reviews

    March 20, 2023

    10/10

    Delicious authentic Turkish cuisine, kind owners, everything perfect, greatly recommended. Nice atmosphere near the canal, will definitely return.

  • Nicole T.1 review

    December 1, 2022

    10/10

    Great find, cosy little place, nice staff and delicious food! So much to choose from the menu. Many vegetarian options too. We visited with our sons ( both 18) and we all had a great time

  • MinA A.5 reviews

    November 18, 2022

    10/10

    Great food and staff. Very tasty Turkish dishes.

  • Uta B.1 review

    September 24, 2022

    10/10

    Very friendly staff, excellent food which was nicely prepared. We would come again

  • Sebastian I.1 review

    September 5, 2022

    9.5/10

    Excellent service & food. A bit pricey, but I guess it comes with the great experience of dining on the Amstel. Definitely recommended if you like Mediterranean food.

  • Marcus T.1 review

    April 20, 2022

    10/10

    Excellent location, stunning food, a really helpful waitress, who help with our food order. She was lovely and friendly. Wine excellent and good was tasty and excellent. Do visit if you are in this area.

  • Anca P.

    Anca P.76 reviews

    April 15, 2022

    10/10

    Very nice place, great food. A bit expensive.

  • Christian S.2 reviews

    February 14, 2022

    9/10

    Staff was really nice. Excellent service. Food was very good. The cold starters were very tasteful and the dinner was delicious. Very well balanced spiced food

  • Marti M.52 reviews

    May 23, 2021

    9.5/10

    Great service and great food, on a side street without a lot of (car) traffic which is nice and settling when you are with an energetic kid wanting to get up a lot! ????the feta salad and pizza (my child ordered this) were my favorite dishes!! The pizzas was delicious and the salad enough for two! Very but portions!! The staff is so friendly and kind. We will be back!

  • Mustafa K.

    Mustafa K.4 reviews

    October 7, 2020

    10/10

    The staff and service were nice, the food was delicious. The place has a nice location and a nice atmosphere. I definitely recommend this place.

  • Sean D.34 reviews

    December 31, 2019

    9/10

    Great find.

  • Nanne B.15 reviews

    November 14, 2019

    9.5/10

    The dude who manages it all was very friendly and took really good care of us. His food recommendations were spot on and turned out to be delicious. I would definitely go there again.

  • - -.1 review

    October 26, 2019

    8/10

    Very happy that we went for this Turkish cuisine restaurant

  • Ingrid A.1 review

    September 1, 2019

    10/10

    Excellent food, great service, lovely location. Large variety on the menu, we all chose something different and noone was disappointed. But we had no space for dessert!

  • Margot f.7 reviews

    May 7, 2019

    7/10

    Very good entree: special squid in garlic sauce.

  • Dion S.152 reviews

    May 6, 2019

    9/10

    Food & Wine really good.

  • Yil M.

    Yil M.6 reviews

    May 4, 2019

    10/10

    Food taste was only shadowed by the great service! Definitely will go back

  • Zak R.

    Zak R.44 reviews

    April 28, 2019

    9/10

    Better price than we thought it would be! Service was a little slow though.

  • Ken B.5 reviews

    March 25, 2019

    10/10

    Very kind and helpful host. My sister’s a vegan and they offered great food.

  • Serhan Y.24 reviews

    March 11, 2019

    10/10

    From start to end everything was exceptionally good. The restaurant applied promotion without asking and the service level as well as food quality was outstanding. I highly recommend to everyone

  • Joëlle C.4 reviews

    December 23, 2018

    8.5/10

    Nice and cozy place..and great food!☺️

  • Caspar v.12 reviews

    October 25, 2018

    8.5/10

    Like the personal touch!

  • Caspar v.12 reviews

    September 14, 2018

    10/10

    Very personal approach!

  • Marta S.43 reviews

    April 1, 2018

    10/10

    Amazing food, excellent quality, special treatment, beautiful place. 100% recommended.

  • Bogdan K.

    Bogdan K.3 reviews

    March 22, 2018

    10/10

    The food is really good.

  • - -.8 reviews

    March 13, 2018

    8/10

    Nice decoration, friendly personnel, good food. Just the smell was a bit heavy but they said they are aware and working on that to have better air-vacuuming.

  • Jessica S.

    Jessica S.6 reviews

    March 9, 2018

    10/10

    Really welcoming small restaurant with a big selection of different dishes and a variety of specials of the day. The service was really great and we will definitely come again. Just the waiting time could be a bit shorter but it was a busy Friday evening.

  • Seb W.20 reviews

    March 6, 2018

    8.5/10

    Very friendly and relaxed service, nicely informal.

  • - -.1 review

    February 11, 2018

    8.5/10

    Great restaurant! Warm welcome by the owner and the owner is open to your food preferences in constructing a dish: the menu is more like a guideline and not a must. Resulting in a delicious plate of food. Ambiance is friendly and warm. Inside of the restaurant is very stylish and modern. Definitely going again!

  • Madhurima C.44 reviews

    January 20, 2018

    10/10

    Good service and food!

  • Madhurima C.44 reviews

    November 3, 2017

    10/10

    Delicious food and friendly staff

  • Elles P.59 reviews

    October 16, 2017

    10/10

    We were looking for a place not too fare from the Volkshotel. We stumbled upon this renewed Italian/Turkish restaurant. The owner had an Italian restaurant in the same spot for years but he was ready for a new concept. The place looks very nice, nice furniture. It comes with a great sunny terrace where you can enjoy an enormous crowd of people biking to and from work. The owner greets you with a lot of joy and truly wants to make your evening something special. We were with 4 adults and 2 kids and he customized all our needs. The anti pasti with Turkish influences was delicious and plentiful, as were the mains dishes. Maybe a bit too plentiful. It's perfectly okay to make the portions a bit smaller. Anyhow we had a great evening.

  • - -.20 reviews

    September 23, 2017

    9/10

    Nice medium sized restaurant on the Amstel which is far enough from the main roads of the city so that you have a nice atmosphere. You can also see the chef at work if you're so inclined.

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