Cut Throat is trendy AF and serving up brunch specialities all day. It's a barber shop connected to a pub, and just steps away from Dam Square and multiple trams.
I found this spot on Yelp while planning the itinerary for our trip. Since I knew we'd be in this area on night, it became the perfect spot for a light dinner. I made reservations 2 weeks in advance, but we didn't need them. There were people drinking at tables but it wasn't overly crowded.
When we walked in around 8pm, about an hour early for our reservation, we were seated immediately and told that the kitchen actually closes at 9pm, the time of our reservation (so good thing we got there early). We each ordered a beer and chatted with our server who actually happened to be from Brooklyn, NY and recognized my accent. Small world!
We ordered the bitterballen, a Dutch specialty, to split as an app since we hadn't tried this yet, and the red velvet chicken & waffles to split. We weren't starving, just looking to try a couple of things to fuel up for some more roaming around.
The bitterballen came out first and they were exactly what I expected. Delicious fried balls of a Dutch cream sauce mixed with flour, and dunked in a side of mustard. I really shouldn't be having dairy so I didn't have more than 2 of these which is fine. These bad boys were filling.
Up next was the red velvet waffles with fried chicken - served with banana (ooooooh) and bacon, with a caramel sauce drizzled on top. Sweet and savory, decadent, and delicious. The weird thing is that when our waffle dish came out, we were informed that TECHNICALLY people are not allowed to split dishes here (weird) but I guess they let it go because it was late and we absolutely had no idea of this restaurant policy. I'm not sure if this is because the entrees are fairly cheap (our chicken and waffles were 13€), but I've never heard of that before. Maybe a European thing? I'm not sure, but we split many dishes on our trip and never had a problem.
We also each had a beer, chosen by our waiter. Both were great recommendations. The amount of food we ordered was perfect too. We left full, but not rolling out the door either.
If you're coming to grab a bite here, maybe come for actual brunch if you want to see the barber shop in action. If you're coming for dinner, make sure you don't come in past 8pm as the kitchen closes at 9pm. read more