Restaurant la Rive, Amstel InterContinental Hotel, Amsterdam Reviews

I myself worked in the Amstel hotel in the 1980s and from what I learned there I still reap the benefits.

Great fine dining experience. Very tasty and honest food and the presentation is superb as well. A lot of the fine dining places are now focused more on presentation and not so much about the original flavour of the ingredients. Also if you love Pinot, this bottle is perfect. Usually fruity Pinot would be too acidic to my taste but this one is so smooth. Really happy that we ve come and tried this one next to the river .
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Excellent combination of meals in the seven course menu with nice wine pairings. Great service from lovely staff. Don't skip the Sgroppino - it was marvelous.

Perfect dinner with different types of wines, classic style, chill atmosphere by the river

We sat at a lovely table where we looked through huge windows out at the Amstel river. We were presented with a menu suggesting two 7 course menu options - one with meat the other vegetarian. Our captain explained if there was something among the courses we could skip it and make other substitutions if desired. We made our choices and selected a wine and started our dining journey. Each dish was not only beautiful but so fabulously delicious!

Enjoy with a capital G. What a special experience this was!

Great food and wines, loved how passioned they talk about the food and wine. We had a great evening

Remains weird that they have lost their star
Have eaten exquisite with a true taste explosion both the food and the matching wines
Staff very competent and professional but still friendly and a perfect service

On June 9 a wonderful evening was spent in la rive. Tasty dishes beautifully presented. For our mother of 92 the dishes could have been a bit smaller. Pleasant informal service.

No better place to look at the Amstel river with some delicious dinner. Fantastic

Very Good Restaurant !
Great experience , highly satisfied

My wife and I went for dinner and we were seated facing the canal, which was beautiful. The service and wait staff were fantastic and made us feel great. My wife had vegetarian food and I had non vegetarian food. Both of us loved almost every single dish that we had. Wine pairing was excellent.

First time I thought it might be a bit pricey, but it's worth every penny. Whenever I'm in Holland/Amsterdam, this is the first place I go to

Delicious mixtures of favors carved to perfection! Highly recommended!

Perfect service and good cuisine. Wonderful cherry dessert. The only minus is a very long waiting time before the dessert.

It'd had been 3 years since I last dined here and at that time I thought it was the best vegetarian pre fixe meal I'd ever had, I I dine all over the world. Upon return to Amsterdam, my first move was to book a reservation here. I find its best to do so in person so I went there, met one of the staff, looked over the dining room and chose a table that had the best set up for a single person and an Amstel River view. There are 6 tables to choose from and 2 have unobstructed views where the others have a partial view. I sat at table 5. They can do a vegan alternative, but I went for the "regular" veggie 6 course which is 100 Euros.

Impressive place, beautiful restaurant with excellent service

This was one of the rare occasions where I ate well alongside with celebrity.

Beside a little rude host everything else was all right!

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.

Absolutely amazing. They made us feel very special on the first night of the honeymoon. With every wine, we were told a detailed explanation of where the grapes were grown, how the wine was made, and why it's a good pairing for the upcoming course. Every course was absurdly decadent. Being at ground level of the Amstel, with the tables facing outwards towards it, was icing on the cake. No where else on our two week trip - even at other Michellin starred restaurants - came close to the deliciousness and wonderful service we experienced at La Rive.

I am a bit puzzles with my overall experience. The place is amazing: interior, view. But the service is ridiculous.

There are 5 waiters that don't do anything.
We were waiting for soup for lunch for 45 min. And still waiting for a salad.

I am also not impressed with the taste of boullebouse for 19 eur.

So if you come for impressive interior - this is the place. If you are hungry and don't want to wait for your food for couple of hours - there are way better spots in Ams.

Food was very lovely, high quality and put together amazing flavours! We had taster menu with amazing variety to please everyone s taste!

Fine food and exceptional wine choice, but still a few minuses: wrong bottle of water, missing cutlery, ... Yet top address in Amsterdam.

Had an absolutely delightful evening with impeccable service. The restaurant was above and beyond in two departments, food and service. The dishes were masterpieces in mixing fresh ingredients in season, alongside some excellent finesse. The bread and butter alone deserve a mention. Every single dish deserves a lengthy positive review. We dined a la carte but perhaps next time the tasting menu would be even more enjoyable.
Most importantly though, the service was charming and personable. Every dish was explained thoroughly and every effort was made to accommodate any requests we had throughout the night. We even stayed past the closing time and the staff were kind enough to even offer us another round of coffee.

Honestly eaten here. Nice atmosphere and extensive menus ..

Overpriced dog food. Host was the biggest stuck up douche ever. Go to a doner place instead and save yourself 100 euros.

Bring your credit card, but it's worth it. Chic in the beautiful Amstel hotel. Btw, reception is a bit poor ....

Lovely food and great service, really recommended.
The waiters are helpful in the suggestions and the atmosphere is quite and elegant.
Try to book a table near the window to have the best experience.

The international Amstel hotel has got a great restaurant called La Rive.

Excellent food and wine, quiet and comfortable atmosphere, staff very welcoming and hospitable, really enjoyed my dining experience

Everything in top class, the food, the service and the atmosphere. Recommended.

French restaurant is more than wonderful
High quality
Wonderful flavors
Special dishes
Strongly recommend
Inside the intercontinental hotel with river view

Amazing French restaurant
Very delicious
Very special
I highly recommend it

Expensive restaurant but with great food and environment

The best place to be at.i went there for my birthday and they really made the day special!! Everybody must go there once. They take care of all your dietary requirements I am in love with this place .

Definitely an experience. We tried the tasting menu. The pigeon was delicious. Everything tasted great, the staff was extremely attentive. Should be a stop on any foodies trip to Amsterdam.

A shocking experience, eating in La Rive of the Amstel hotel.
According to Michelin, they don't have a star (anymore)
I left the composition of the five-course menu - preferably with fish - to the chef.
Amuses are often a prelude to what awaits, yes, alas, that was also true this time. Four small "laps", perhaps a bit too short, no cracking or taste, nothing special without any refinement. An exception was the caramelized tomato, which was "the highlight" of the evening.
Two types of butter were served with the excellent bread, unfortunately hard and not spreadable.
The quality of the fish, in particular the Langoustine and a main course of sea bass, was of very mediocre quality.
It was striking that, unfortunately, I have seen little or no creativity from the beginning to the friandises.
By the way, the service was very attentive and deserves a compliment.
A week earlier I ate and drank about the same in a two-star restaurant, the bill was the same except for a few euros.
I used Valet Parking for parking. Never again at the Amstelhotel, after waiting 10 minutes in the hall, the men had found it necessary to change settings - only accessible through a menu.
Unfortunately.

A wonderful birthday lunch for my friend. Attentive staff, amazing food.

Me and my friends came here for dinner! The staff was very helpful and the price is very affordable!

5 * for the location in the city, 4 * for the food, 3 * for that nice waiter who arranged us a table at the window anyway. Food was delicious and sitting on the Amstel and my own company was great. However- On arrival our name / reservation was called through, but downstairs we had to wait and our name had to be looked up again. It took an hour on Saturday evening and a waiter before we could pass on our choice of food. Waiter used us to vent about how difficult it was that when it got colder everyone came in at the same time (Max 10 tables). Many staff have the mouthguard on the bottom instead of on the chin, so that the mouth is not covered, which is disappointing (wear your mouth mask properly or not at all). Cheese platter tasty, wine ok, but we have not recognized a living room feeling as described by the Parool. In our opinion, not directly recommended, unless you mainly come for the location. 2 people and wine - 180

Gorgeous interior and canal side view, but mediocre food, grossly overpriced. Service was attentive, but male waiters seemed gruff. Head waiter was excellent, as was demure female server. Food is more appealing to a meat and seafood crowd. Patrons were mostly older, very overweight.

Quality, taste, serving, culture and service - all like a good night's sleep. Great!

Great transformation from La Rive to Amstel restaurant!. We totally love the ambiance, the tasty modern food and the excellent highly professional, attentive service! The wine cellar at this place is remarkable - don't be satisfied with the wine choice you see on the food menu (although it's good), but ask for the separate wine list - you'll be amazed! This restaurant gave up the Michelin star to become even better.

Eaten June 30 and it is better than the previous 2x. There was a nice art gallery. The service was great, amuses delicious. Small wishes were also handled well, including a person who could later sit down and so eat a la carte, with an extra dessert from the house. Recommended

Amazing experience/dinner. A group of us were in a private room and every detail of this experience was perfect. This is food elevated to art. I wish i would have taken more pics of the food but i was too busy enjoying it.

I tried new dishes for myself on the advice of the waiter, thank you!

Perfect, the gates of paradise are here. The sommelier so nice and who speaks French. Majestic place, go there with your eyes closed!

Such a great experience. We had the the six course menu with wine pairings and it was amazing.

Eaten here with colleagues. Poor service and unsanitary filthy food. Certainly for me a picker. Unless I can find major changes and developments with you, I might try

Full 5 stars from online reservation to invoice.
We felt very comfortable and had a wonderful evening with a very good menu with wine accompaniment.
We recommend.

Upon return to Amsterdam, my first move was to book a reservation here. I find its best to do so in person so I went there, met one of the staff, looked over the dining room and chose a table that had the best set up for a single person and an Amstel River view. There are 6 tables to choose from and 2 have unobstructed views where the others have a partial view. I sat at table 5.

I will never return to this place. Their website lists a dress code of casual chic with absolutely no detail as to what that entails. When my husband and I came for our reservation we were sent away since my husband was wearing Chino shorts. When asked to provide me with a list of criteria for their dress code, I was told they would need to check the hotel policy and I was instead printed a Google search and sent on my way. Absolutely horrible. If you expect people to follow a dress code then provide them with what is allowed/not allowed.

A restaurant that deserves its star. Attentive staff, the sommelier speaks French and is very nice. Our waitress was delicious. The menus and dishes are very well tuned. Special mention for the lobster: a treat.

Fantastic experience! Regular menu and vegetarian menu fantastically prepared, together with wine pairing with every dish and the very well experienced colleagues that are able to give a full night experience!

A Big "Thanks" is gone to Floris, for his kindness . A very beautiful place. The quality of meal it was wonderful. Our menu had 7 courses, that was a trip into the gourmet. We had there the best Oyster ever. Super experience to be repeated !

a corner of modern France in the Amsterdam. SehrGut

Wow what a place! Amazing food with stunning views. Definitely book in advance by email. Is tough to get there but so so worth it. We recommend the lamb dish.!The complimentary drinks and cheesecake were lovely touches also.

Fancy and elegant, food is lovely but matched by prices.