On our last night in Amsterdam, we booked a table ...

On our last night in Amsterdam, we booked a table at La Rive. After being escorted to the restaurant by hotel personnel, we were shown to our table overlooking the Amstel River. The pace of the entire evening was extremely relaxed, maybe almost too relaxed at times, and took about four hours from start to finish. I actually had to ask to see the drink and regular menu and we had been at the restaurant for almost 20 minutes and none of those things were initially brought to the table! We did the La Rive Gauche seven-course tasting menu and enjoyed a bottle of red wine. All of the food was beautifully presented and the tastes were very good and varied. My husband finished off the night with a nice glass of port. While we really enjoyed our meal and knew it would be expensive (it was around USD 450) we actually enjoyed other meals in Amsterdam a bit more. Still, this is a very sophisticated restaurant and certainly worthy of celebrating a special occasion.