Great food popular location!!! Food was authentic. Pizza we had was a little undercooked and needed that little extra spice!! Other dishes were tasty and clean!! Feel full but also lite on my stomach.. try to get window seat upstairs so you can enjoy the views as well as the meal.. regardless when your with friends and family live laugh love and eat!! Cheers read more

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Really great experience here! We had a lovely table downstairs by the window (although if you can get an upstairs table by the window, by all means this is the way to go). Food is excellent ... highly recommend the gran ravioli. Wine is also terrific! read more

Italian food in Europe, need I say more? Delicious. We had bruschetta to start, the tomatoes were out of this world. And the olive oil was strong. I had steak and risotto, while her ladyship had a lentil salad. Both portions when they arrived maybe appeared small-ish but we're in fact the perfect size. Any more and we would have skipped dessert. Which was BTW sorbet with seasonal berries which was equally delicious. The setting : overlooking a beautiful canal in central Amstetdam. A short walk to Dam and Slui squares. With locals putting past on the canal in their boats. You can't buy this ambience. We will return here before we leave. read more

Casa Di David - Italian Near Me - Amsterdam, New Hampshire

Wanting to avoid a tourist trap restaurant, we decided to ask the concierge at our hotel their suggestions on local Italian restaurants....we visited Casa Di David and were not disappointed. This place was packed and we were able to get a seat without a reservation. This is in a part of town where locals lived, so I already knew we made the right choice to select this restaurant. We started off with the bruschetta and the mixed green salad. Both were amazing, they seasons their plates just enough - generally I enjoy more salt but it wasn't needed. Then for our entrees, I got the salmon with green beans, my father got the Ossobuco with spaghetti bolognese, and my boyfriend got a spaghetti with bacon (i believe). Hands down, this was the best salmon I have ever had in my life. I touched it will my fork and it broke off in filets. The best cooked piece of fish and perfectly seasoned. Both the spaghetti's were out of this world and the Ossobucco was amazingly tender. For dessert we ordered the tiramisu - all I can say is YUMMMM! This was in the top 5 meals I have had in my life and we will be back. $110 with tip for three people to eat with drink - amazing. read more

Very good! Service was professional, courteous and efficient! The food was terrific and prepared exquisitely. Lasagna, Carbonara and bruschettas were delicious. Perfect cocktail and wine menu. read more

This place was a gem! Very cute and homey with three floors to this restaurant. The authenticity of the inside was a joy! They had a real pizza oven hay had a pulley system up to the 3rd floor. One of my favorite things we ordered was the burrata truffle bruschetta! It had some amazing flavor with very moist bread. For my main course I got the seafood linguini. It had tons of clams, mussels, shrimp and prawns with a very light olive oil sauce. Fo dessert I had the tiramisu. To die for! Overall an extremely amazing meal and we would definitely be back. The only item that we didn't have great luck was, was my dirty martini. I switched to wine :) -Forever Foodie- Ela read more

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I love this place. Amazing food. Great service. Super cool ambiance. As good of an Italian restaurant as you could find in any major city. I loved the octopus and linguine vongole and the Tiramasu is not to be missed! read more

Authentic Italian food!! The employees are actually Italian and the food was a good value. I had no complaints with the food! The steak was a good size and the Buffalo Mozarella was my favorite. I was actually mostly impressed by the owners cat that was inside relaxing. Amsterdam FTW! read more

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A great find. Nice restaurant with excellent food that is was excellent and prepared with a lot of creativity. The staff was very accommodating and excellent. We were given the street level canal view table in front on the main floor which was nice but the views from the second (first if you're European) were even better. My only complaint is that the on line reservation system refused to accept my cell as a valid phone number. Do make a reservation as the restaurant is very popular with locals too. I'm looking forward to my next visit. read more

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Very friendly staff. Excellent food. Try the halibut and spinach with olive oil and salt. Delicate, delicious! The osso bucco with risotto was wonderful! And the tiramisu is top notch!! Will come again!! read more

I'll give 3.5 stars. A little better than 3, but can't quite give it 4. We were at an event for The Library which is around the corner (http://www.yelp.com/biz/the-library-amsterdam) and we knew we'd be hungry after. So we booked a reservation for 9pm and showed up at exactly that time. It's a beautiful building in a great quiet part of town, and so we walked in and stood inside the door for someone to greet us (we were happy to wait, no big deal). There was a server with the table right inside the door and about a minute after we walked in, he half-turned and looked at us with the "Can I help you?" look. Not rude, but not exactly welcoming. We said we had a reservation at 9pm. He asked if it was for two, we said said, and he said to go upstairs. It was slightly awkward. So, we went upstairs and waited another 2 minutes (again, fine) and a server saw us and we said the same thing and he pointed to a table we could sit at. We had a few different servers throughout the night, some more pleasant than others, but nothing to really complain about. FOOD: We got bruschetta which was amazing. I got the Rigatoni with beef which was pretty good and my husband got a seafood pasta which was okay. He said he would order mine if we went again. They do know how to cook the pasta which is great in a real Italian restaurant. (I should mention that my husband knows his Italian food and may compare everything to Italy) I think the menus are silly as rolled up paper scrolls. It's awkward, they are torn and I feel like a wine glass is just asking to get spilled trying to open it. The staff is Italian, so be prepared for the accents, I rather liked it, but it's just surprising in Amsterdam. Be polite with a "grazie!" every once in a while. Overview: Building-beautiful, Staff/service-okay, food-okay. Why 3 stars? Because it means A-OK! And that's how we feel. Nothing bad about it, but we don't feel compelled to return as we do with our 4 and 5 star reviews. read more

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On our first night in Amsterdam we decided on Italian food. Yes. Italian. But Casa Di David got great praise from our hotel across the street and we wanted something within walking distance. So feeling very hungry and very, very jet lagged (we had been up for almost 24 hours at this point), we washed up and headed out. The restaurant was very, very busy. That's a good sign. And everyone seemed to be a local and not a tourist. Also a good sign. We were promptly seated upstairs with a lovely canal view. Great. Then a very, very upset waiter comes over and tries to make us leave. Apparently we were seated at a reserved table. He was very unpleasant and it was very embarrassing. An argument ensued between him and the person who had originally seated us. Yikes! In the end, Mr. Unpleasant told us (very abruptly) that we'd have to move if the people who the reservation showed up. So with that in mind and half the restaurant staring at us, it took a few minutes to relax. We then ordered a bottle of wine. The reserved people never showed up. Of course. On to the food... A terrific first meal in Amsterdam. Hubby and I shared the antipasti plate and then I dined on the lasagna. He had a carbonarra. The wine, the food and the view were fantastic. Absolutely no complaints.... As for the very surly waiter? I guess interpersonal communications were not his strong suit. Oh well. With the US - Euro exchange it was an expensive meal. Had we been received a little better, I wouldn't hesitate to return. read more

There was a bit of an issue deciding where to eat one night for dinner with work colleagues. Admittedly, I wanted to go into the city and I think at least one of them did not. However, I found this spot and the reviews indicated that it was worth a visit. The walk from the train was relaxing and at first, we thought we were lost since we were in a more residential area, but all of a sudden, a super cute spot opened was revealed next to a canal on a little side street. Super cute! The inside was also adorable - low lighting, a pizza oven and super cool dumbwaiter system. It seemed as if this building had been around a long time, but not sure if that was just clever decorating. In any case, the atmosphere is more suited to a dinner with friends or a date than work colleagues, but I loved it. We started with the cheese/meat plate and bruscetta. Both were delicious and the figs on the cheese/meat plate were lovely! The cheeses and meats were delicious and really fresh and the portion size was large. I then had a pizza while my colleagues ordered pasta dishes. They both finished every last bite of theirs, so I assume they enjoyed the food. I thought my pizza was really good as well, though not my absolute favorite Italian pizza (but very very close!). Service was somewhat slow and unfortunately, they wouldn't let us split the bill which doesn't work well for our corporate expense policy, but we managed. Good Italian wine list, friendly-ish service and great atmosphere. The treacherous stairs to the bathroom could be improved as well as the bathroom itself, but generally, really worth a visit for the great atmosphere and food! read more

Awesome meal! Best dinner on our entire two month trip. Seafood pasta was generous and well prepared. Waiter was great too. We sat upstairs overlooking the canal. Very romantic. I never give 5 stars but this is an exceptional restaurant. Oh and wine and food is reasonable too. Very reasonable. Marc was our waiter and he says that the upstairs is named the terrace of Marc. Smile... read more

Casa Di David - Italian Near Me - Amsterdam, New Hampshire

We decided to have Italian in Amsterdam. Yes, they have good Italian cuisine even in Holland. We had a great table by the front window with a great view of the entire restaurant. We ordered a couple bottles of red wine to start, and really just had 3 pastas to share. We did the spaghetti carbonara. Spaghetti bolognese, and truffle raviolis. This place gets 4 stars based off the carbonara. It happens to be my favorite pasta dish, and it was the best of the three. The truffle raviolis were a little bit of a let down, but the bolognese was pretty good. Because the carbonara was so good, this place gets my seal of approval. read more

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Food here is solid, service is ok. My group started with a bottle of house red and some burrata and mozzarella. The burrata wasn't as gooey and creamy as I typically prefer, was much closer to a solid cheese. For entrees i picked a combination plate- veal saltimbocca with a side of truffle spaghetti. My friend had rigatoni with steak bolognese and my hubby had spaghetti carbonara. I tried the other dishes and definitely liked mine the best. Carbonara was heavy on the black pepper and a bit dry. The rigatoni red sauce didn't taste fresh and almost like it was slightly burnt. We attempted to order a second bottle of wine, it never came. The wait staff only realized after clearing our plates. They promptly removed from check. Overall vibes of the place were very cozy. The pizza oven on the first floor was massive and constantly churning out hot pies. read more

As Casa Di David is a leading Italian cuisine in Amsterdam, there are other components at a dinner experience like service and pleasantness. Unfortunately, from the moment we went through the door, we were invisible. At the entrance we were ignored. When we mentioned we're waiting for too long, we received a rude comment. When we waited to order food for 35 minutes, the waiter disappeared and acted as he was doing us a favor when he finally arrived. Even the bill was brought to us late. We're traveling the world very often and we don't have too many expectations but this experience was disrespectful and embarrassing for a glorified restaurant like that. Sorry. read more

Great food, great service, party atmosphere. VERY LOUD. If you have trouble following a conversation in a loud environment, you will have trouble here. Everyone was almost shouting to be heard. read more

This is a phenomenal Italian restaurant, with unique blends of spices and ingredients to stimulate the palate. The Lentil soup (with pasta pieces) is EXCEPTIONAL. I had the gran ravioli stuffed with truffles and a savory sage and butter sauce. Outstanding. 2 drawbacks: lack of good wine pairings, and service was poor. read more

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Good service, good location, very good food. Worth another trip. I went there as it was recommended by my hotel for Italian with three other coworkers and everyone was very pleased with the meal and the service. read more

Great atmosphere, superb food and excellent service! Really enjoyed our meal here on 9/22.

Excellent food, very authentic. Small restaurant, and they take their time to serve you. We were a group of 6, got there at 8pm and left around 11pm. Not complaining, we sip through 3 bottles of wine and no pressure from the waiters, but be prepared to spend the whole night there. Got a bruschetta for start and then the burrata and truffle pasta, just amazing... read more

Our group had an excellent time here. Kind of upscale but not snooty, our service was excellent. Mixed appetizer platters, pizzas to share and amazing pasta entrees. I had seafood pasta that was just delicious. A very good Italian place. read more

This is s really excellent restaurant set in the heart of old Amsterdam , Well wrath s visit if your in the area !!!!! read more

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You know it's good Italian when the entire wait staff speaks Italian to each other. Great atmosphere, tasty food--lasagna was a solid YUM, duck breast was de-licious, spaghetti vongole was a little salty, and the company fantastic. Music was terrible--went from disco to EDM and back and forth. Great neighborhood and felt very local. I would recommend to anyone swinging thru or living here. read more

Pizza with prosciutto and arugula was tasty. The view of the canal was terrific and our waiter took great care of us.

Ricotta pine nut ravioli !!!!! Lasagna was good too, but out of our four dishes that one was unlike anything else. We ordered a bottle of red wine, the primitivo, it was very smooth as I requested. Great service, get the bread, don't leave without dessert. We got this chocolate cake with ice cream and a raspberry filling that was our favorite .. we fought over it and attacked it until it was gone in 60 seconds. The homemade tiramisu was excellent as well even if you're not a fan of that dessert it was so light and creamy still worth it. read more

Casa Di David - These desserts are a must have so good ! - Italian Near Me - Amsterdam, New Hampshire

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Our friends staying at the Westin had the concierge make dinner reservations for the six of us, and they chose Casa Di David. We met the other 4 after they had already been seated close to the pizza oven. The menus, while creative, were cumbersome. They were rolled like scrolls, and were difficult to deal with once the burrata and mozzarella appetizer arrived. Many of us oohed and aahed over the ravioli carbonara, and Jimmy and I opted for the combo plate of short rib and ravioli carbonara, and a pizza with prosciutto and arugula. The short rib was tender and juicy. The ravioli carbonara was unimpressive. Maybe it was because we'd all been so excited, but it didn't taste like much other than cream - no pepper, no seasoning. The pizza was great, with nicely fresh arugula, a decent crispness to the crust. We were seated by the pizza ovens, and it was quite the show, particularly with the dumb waiter that was used to get the pizzas to the other floors. I'm sure that's common for Amsterdam restaurants, but it was quite amusing for us Americans. read more

The service was wonderful! The food amazing! On the canal. Outdoor seating if you like. The house red wine was fantastic!

Food was ok. Burata was a bit on the salty side. The spaghetti bolognase was very bland and there wasn't much sauce. Would not come here if I were you. read more

A very nice Italian restaurant in lovely Jordaan area. Ask the table from the 2nd floor with the canal view and you won't be dissapointed. A beautiful view, nice Service and really good food - simple but elegant and not too expensive but not either cheap. Just perfect. read more

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It is one of the classic Italian restaurant in Amsterdam you can find on many guides (which is not too good as it is always very crowded). You definitely have to book in advance, and even then expect to be waiting a bit. We had to wait last night despite the booking but we had been offered a nice prosecco we sipped outside (luckily it was not raining). Two floor old style building right in the center, on the Singel... facing the water. Run by Italians so of course Italian is spoken but also English and Dutch. A lot of tables for the small space... maybe a bit too many. Food was really nice. As part of the welcome package as you seat, together with the menus, you get platter of olive tappenade with bread.... LOT OF GARLIC in the tappenade.. really a lot! Started with a Vitello tonnato antipasto which was served on a nice bed of salad, quite unusual but very good. The others got pulp salad and bruschette which were also very nice. My main dish was veal stake with truffle and crust... very very well prepared, great meet. The tagliata with mushrooms from one of my friends also was good but as she likes it well done, meat was a bit on the hard side. Not an incredible selection of wines, and on the wine list they do not report much information, but the Vermentino we took was a nice bottle (I know... white with meat... ladies in this case ruled!!) I was disappointed from the desserts. My Catalan cream was very average.. too sweet with too much vanilla... not my preferred. The Cannoli and the Panna cotta also were not so good compared to the rest of the meal. Over all nice place. A bit too lout, better if you get there later in the evening, but then you risk to find the kitchen closed and the menu shorter as they finish stuff (I could not get osso buco as they run out of it!!!) For the over all experience I would say a bit too expensive.. and for the glitches above, not a 4 star rating ... definitely not 5. The service was okish, borderline to get the rating to 2 stars. Not rude, but not even the nicest smiling ones, and kinda slow, but we were definitely not in a rush :) read more

Let's be clear: we're giving this spot two stars only because the food is worth four or more. It's the service that brings the score down. Like many others who have visited Casa Di David, we were underwhelmed--and a little hurt--by the bizarrely rude service we received. Everything was fine when we walked in. The staff politely pointed us to a table on the second floor, and we were quickly given menus. When we ordered, our waiter recommended the house wine and affirmed our meal choice. Here, we should say that the Gran Ravioli was dreamy, and it paired well with a margarita pizza. Perhaps it was because we told the waiter we'd be sharing these items, or perhaps it was something else, but from here on out our waiter was short with us, never checked in, and seemed to go out of his way to make us wait to pay--over 45 minutes after our plates were clean and our glasses empty! When he finally brought the check he was curt, cold, and didn't even say goodbye before he turned away from us. We recognize that it was busy--the food certainly warrants it!--but there's no excuse for this lack of service. We would recommend it solely based on the food, but would also warn any customer that they are in for a confusing night. read more

Casa di David never fails! Ambiance: Busy, yet cosy because of all the dark wooden furniture and the stone oven gives that authentic feel. Waiters: Macho, Macho Men! but hey which girl doesn't like a bit of flirting ;) Menu: Large........This is a bit of an issue because it takes you some time to decide what to eat, since it all sounds so good! Food: Great! One of the better Italians in town, and yes they truely are Italian cause as we know that is always a question in Amsterdam. last time I ate here (and I have been here several times) I had the Fettucini Nero e Bianco with Scallops, Prawn and a river lobster and can I just say..............Estupendo!!! It was so, so good and so much food that I did not even look at the desert menu! Absolutely a restaurant I would recommend for anyone who loves Italian food and a good ambiance. BTW: Just to be fair, the only thing I never had here is a Pizza, so I do not know if those are good. But Pasta's. Meat and Fish dishes are amazing! read more

I was there a few years ago, and I still recommend it. I was with my sister and a friend, both meat eaters, I am not. I saw three vegetarian dishes that looked good, was leaning towards one, but really wanted all three. I asked my sister and friend what they were thinking of getting and they both really liked the vegetarian dishes too. So we ordered all three, and we each got to eat a third of each. We all loved all three. We were there a little early for dinner so it wasn't crowded but as we were finishing up, it was full. We liked the service, but we didn't need much.... read more

First impressions can often deceive, and Casa Di David exemplifies this. Not more than 2 minutes after entering the restaurant, I really wanted to turn back and eat, instead, at the not-so-classy restaurant we generally goto on weekends. The staff looked hurried and almost uninterested in seating customers at the right tables, many of which were still left untidy from the previous diners' time there. So, now, you wonder, how does this place end up getting 4 stars from me? The answer is the quality of food. Once you discount that indifference and tiredness, prepare yourself to stuff yourself with some of the finest Italian food in Amsterdam. The menus are like medieval paper scrolls that don't want to be flat. The furniture seems old, too, as do the walls and the little ceiling height wine cellar upstairs. I imagine Casa Di David to be a bit of a workers' mess back in the day. They even have a manual pulley system right in the center to send dirty dishes down. We decided to order separate pizzas, and even though it is often a bad idea to judge an Italian restaurant with the quality of their pizzas, we were amazed. The ingredients were fresh and top notch. So much so, that I felt bad not being able to finish the entire serving. Taking the pizza home was not even a question. I want to remember the pizza just as fresh as it was when it came to me, and not a reheated slice. The service was actually quite attentive and personal once we got beyond the chore of finding someone to seat us down. Good food and good company - that's what good times are made of. In the end, we shared a portion of the divine tiramisu. It was awesome. I would highly recommend calling much in advance and reserving one of the canal facing tables up top. The view is mesmerizing and makes you want to spend the rest of your life in this magical city. read more

Wife (or unborn son) was craving pizza halfway through our European adventures. The exceptional bartender at Hoppe recommended Casa di David which happened to be just around the corner. I was a little leery when he said it was his twin son's favorite place... It is rather beautiful with a traditional pizza oven in the center of the restaurant. We were seated right next to this and were entertained all evening by the human powered dumbwaiter (rope and pulley) that transfered food upstairs. But go here for the food. It starts with a spicy black olive tapenade to dip the table bread into. It is a problem because it is so tasty you may just fill up. We opted for a pasta, orecchiette salsicci, which was bathed in a rich broccoli cream and spicy italian sausage. Purely devine! Pizza was an easy choice-salame piccante (it resembled sopressata). The thin crust was cooked perfectly with a nice cracker bit and soft inner chew. The tomato sauce would cause a true Neapolitan to take notice. Meals were hit and miss in Amsterdam but I would definitely recommend this--besides you're a heck of a lot closer to Italy than in America. read more

We were in Amsterdam a while back and wanted a break from the Dutch food and were recommended Casa Di David by the hotel we were staying at. We managed to squeak in a table one evening and were pleasantly surprised by everything we ordered on the menu. It was actually so good we wished we had a place that came close to this back home. read more

Traveling in a new city it is scary to pick a yummy place to eat but thanks to yelp we found Casa de David and it was AMAZING!! I had the raviolis with walnuts, a glass of red wine. They were very accommodating with my baby girl and they made it feel like we have been regular since they opened. I will definitely return and enjoy their amazing food and service!! read more

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I loved this restaurant because of the garlic decorations and pulley system for the food! The food was delicious and I think just the atmosphere got me the most. It's right along two canals, families were getting together and being merry, it was also romantic and homey... the lasagna was the BEST!! Maybe I was lovestruck, but this was the best Italian food I had in my life! I'd love to go back to prove myself wrong!! See you guys again! read more