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Expensive, in a touristy area so it's definitely catered towards people who are walking and are wanting to stop and eat ASAP (aka me). Pasta was pricy for the quality, the wine was decent.
Good service but a bit expensive for the value. €3,95 for a ciabatta bread and a pat of butter!!! The food was unfortunately quite bland. With the bread, the butter comes sitting on a basil leaf. Hint to restaurant: put the basil in the sauce and it'll make it taste so much better! The pasta was cooked well, al dente. The chicken was cooked fine but a somewhat meager amount for price point.
Convenient place to grab quick food in the tourist area. The staff member told me to pick a bigger table since they weren't full and then were quick to come take my order. They don't do complimentary tap water here (so you'll have to either order a bottle or just get a different drink), and the Heineken is the canned kind (not bottled). The pasta was decent and filling -- I got the tagliatelle bolognese -- but not any pasta to write home about. If there are lines everywhere else, then this is a good spot to get fed quickly. They have a few breakfast items, pancakes, pastas and pizzas, plus some selection of beers and wines. Prices were fairly reasonable but could be a bit cheaper given it felt a bit like a fast food place. All in all, solid and quick food place.
This would easily have been 5 stars if not for the very slow service. We were seated immediately, and they were very busy the entire time we were there - so I want to be sure and acknowledge that it was not bad service. It took quite a while for someone to come take our order, and then the timing of our food ended up being pretty weird, but worked out just fine for us. Garlic bread! At least 8 cloves of garlic died in the making of our appetizer and it was well worth their mighty sacrifice. Even our picky eater was impressed. The cheese pizza was perfect. A nice slightly floury thin crust straight out of the oven smothered in fresh cheese. I make homemade pizza every other Friday at our house and this was just as good if not better! It had the pizza oven flavor you just can't achieve without the real deal. Make your own pasta bowl was a big hit. We went with the cream sauce, chicken, and spinach tortellini. It did not disappoint. I considered going back the following night, but alas we only had limited time in Amsterdam, so I opted to try another place. The salad came out with the pasta (so it went garlic bread, then pizza, then pasta and salad - everything sans bread should have arrived together) and it was just greens, but they were nice and fresh and it was a good size portion. Now the salad dressing was were it was at. We quite enjoyed it! We finished it all off with some Dutch Pancakes for the table. They were piping hot, sugary, excellence on a plate!
Great service, we were hungry and cold after an hour boat/canal tour at a windy night, they were closing but they were generous enough to let us sit and give us friendly and warm service. We had pizza and pasta, they were pretty decent, I just wish the pizza had a lil more cheese, maybe because I'm used to pizzas in US Just FYI the toilets were not at the best condition.
I'm not sure if it's Pasta Bar or Pastabar but my receipt prints PASTABAR. Anyway, among this strip of Damrak where almost every business except a few joints like this one is aimed at tourist, because this is right off the Centraal Station. It's interesting when you walk by because inside is lively and busy. The outside has these benches like in a park or wooden version of school cafeteria benches, nice ones. On the wooden benches outside are ash trays and coasters. On each glossy wooden table inside are candles and a bottle of James Plagniol huile d'olive (olive oil), it sets the mood for the decor, which is basically paintings, I faced one with an almost nude women covered in pasta, very tastefully done. In the back is the lively kitchen, in which you'll actually see the busy chefs do their thing along with those upfront, with the waitresses not standing around, they are busy! The pizza is actually pretty good, the crust is very thin in that it is crispy on the ends and soft in the middle, the sauce tangy and sweet. The cheese is smooth, not stringy but right textured. The pies are considerably smaller than your average New York pizzeria, it's like one of those specialty pies: 8". The pies are nothing too special but very good. Pizza cost from 5 Euros on their basic limited selection to 8 plus Euros. Now they are called pasta bar, so essentially they serve pasta, it looked very good, a good sized bowl to those I dined with, but I didn't have :[ suppose someone else who has been here can elaborate on how good it is. They are also open for breakfast too.
Okay, it's called a pasta bar but I ended up having a traditional English breakfast here. Actually it was the first traditional English breakfast that I had had in a while (and ironically I didn't end up having one in England of all places). Mind you, don't expect anything fancy like you would expect in the hip cafes in the English speaking world, this is just you basic, everyday, English breakfast consisting of bacon, eggs, toast, and a dash of baked beans (and the heinz variety at that). The place itself was okay, and the meal wasn't all that pricey either. However, noting the number of places that offered English breakfasts made me suspect that a lot of English people travel over to Amsterdam - or they just like to cater for them.
Unfortunately this place was the worst experience on out trip to amsterdam. Our drinks took about ages to get to us, the (horrible) wine was served in a water glass (!) and the pasta really was bad too. The service was one of the worst I have experienced in a long time.
Ate here for lunch. It was good, not fantastic, but a relatively cheap option in the area that was not McDonald's. It's full of tourists. The sign out front says PASTA 4.95! but good luck with that. The pasta menu goes like this: You choose a pasta (5 euro), then you can choose add ons. Red sauce was extra. I added chicken for 2.50 euro and mozarella cheese for another 1.50. I had a Sprite which came in one of those mini glass bottles for 2.80. Then I had another Sprite for another 2.80. So it escalated to 15 euro pretty quickly. Pasta was cooked nice. A little past al dente, but fine. Not a lot of chicken, but I wasn't expecting to get much either. For lunch, it was plenty of food. My husband ate too, (a ham panini I think?) I'm attaching a pic of my chicken w/ mozz and the receipt.
Great food and very fast service and one of the best coffee I have had. Also very friendly. We will definitely return for breakfast.
3 months ago
Was really excited to come here on my vacation to have a sit down dinner with my family but unfortunately that was not the case. The drinks were really good but that was about it. I ordered the pesto pasta and it was bland literally just tasted like pasta. Most of my table sent our food back then one person just asked for fries and never got them but they were on her bill. The staff was a little rude when we were trying to send out food back and it seemed like they avoided our table with how long it took to get simple things and our checks. I ended up leaving while they were waiting for the fries and checks and I went to MANNEKENPIS which happened to be on the same street. read more
It is exactly what my daughter and I were looking for. We were just casually exploring Amsterdam on our last day in the city. She had been wanting pesto so we tried pizza pasta bar. It hit the spot and checked all the boxes. The staff is friendly, the food is great, the atmosphere is quaint and comfortable. We enjoyed it. And to people who say it took more than 10 minutes - you are in Amsterdam. Dining out is a relaxing experience, not a 10 min thing. Still we were in and out in about an hour (a little more) and it could have been under an hour if we were in more of a rush. read more
This place is less than a 10 min walk from the central station on a very busy street. Tons of tourists of which we were as well. Wasn't expecting a lot but the view from the table on the sidewalk was great. Additionally, there was some hope as the menu said the sauce was homemade. We both ordered fettuccine with homemade bolognese sauce. Surprise surprise sauce was good, noodles were cooked properly as well. Nice size portion and also came with a warm mini loaf of bread. Pricing? It's a tourist area. Suck it up. Great view good food lots of action. Enjoy. Excuse the picture I took a mouthful before I took a picture! read more
4 months ago
2 years ago
Good service but a bit expensive for the value. €3,95 for a ciabatta bread and a pat of butter!!! The food was unfortunately quite bland. With the bread, the butter comes sitting on a basil leaf. Hint to restaurant: put the basil in the sauce and it'll make it taste so much better! The pasta was cooked well, al dente. The chicken was cooked fine but a somewhat meager amount for price point. read more
3 years ago
Convenient place to grab quick food in the tourist area. The staff member told me to pick a bigger table since they weren't full and then were quick to come take my order. They don't do complimentary tap water here (so you'll have to either order a bottle or just get a different drink), and the Heineken is the canned kind (not bottled). The pasta was decent and filling -- I got the tagliatelle bolognese -- but not any pasta to write home about. If there are lines everywhere else, then this is a good spot to get fed quickly. They have a few breakfast items, pancakes, pastas and pizzas, plus some selection of beers and wines. Prices were fairly reasonable but could be a bit cheaper given it felt a bit like a fast food place. All in all, solid and quick food place. read more
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This would easily have been 5 stars if not for the very slow service. We were seated immediately, and they were very busy the entire time we were there - so I want to be sure and acknowledge that it was not bad service. It took quite a while for someone to come take our order, and then the timing of our food ended up being pretty weird, but worked out just fine for us. Garlic bread! At least 8 cloves of garlic died in the making of our appetizer and it was well worth their mighty sacrifice. Even our picky eater was impressed. The cheese pizza was perfect. A nice slightly floury thin crust straight out of the oven smothered in fresh cheese. I make homemade pizza every other Friday at our house and this was just as good if not better! It had the pizza oven flavor you just can't achieve without the real deal. Make your own pasta bowl was a big hit. We went with the cream sauce, chicken, and spinach tortellini. It did not disappoint. I considered going back the following night, but alas we only had limited time in Amsterdam, so I opted to try another place. The salad came out with the pasta (so it went garlic bread, then pizza, then pasta and salad - everything sans bread should have arrived together) and it was just greens, but they were nice and fresh and it was a good size portion. Now the salad dressing was were it was at. We quite enjoyed it! We finished it all off with some Dutch Pancakes for the table. They were piping hot, sugary, excellence on a plate! read more
8 years ago
Great service, we were hungry and cold after an hour boat/canal tour at a windy night, they were closing but they were generous enough to let us sit and give us friendly and warm service. We had pizza and pasta, they were pretty decent, I just wish the pizza had a lil more cheese, maybe because I'm used to pizzas in US Just FYI the toilets were not at the best condition. read more
I'm not sure if it's Pasta Bar or Pastabar but my receipt prints PASTABAR. Anyway, among this strip of Damrak where almost every business except a few joints like this one is aimed at tourist, because this is right off the Centraal Station. It's interesting when you walk by because inside is lively and busy. The outside has these benches like in a park or wooden version of school cafeteria benches, nice ones. On the wooden benches outside are ash trays and coasters. On each glossy wooden table inside are candles and a bottle of James Plagniol huile d'olive (olive oil), it sets the mood for the decor, which is basically paintings, I faced one with an almost nude women covered in pasta, very tastefully done. In the back is the lively kitchen, in which you'll actually see the busy chefs do their thing along with those upfront, with the waitresses not standing around, they are busy! The pizza is actually pretty good, the crust is very thin in that it is crispy on the ends and soft in the middle, the sauce tangy and sweet. The cheese is smooth, not stringy but right textured. The pies are considerably smaller than your average New York pizzeria, it's like one of those specialty pies: 8". The pies are nothing too special but very good. Pizza cost from 5 Euros on their basic limited selection to 8 plus Euros. Now they are called pasta bar, so essentially they serve pasta, it looked very good, a good sized bowl to those I dined with, but I didn't have :[ suppose someone else who has been here can elaborate on how good it is. They are also open for breakfast too. read more
Okay, it's called a pasta bar but I ended up having a traditional English breakfast here. Actually it was the first traditional English breakfast that I had had in a while (and ironically I didn't end up having one in England of all places). Mind you, don't expect anything fancy like you would expect in the hip cafes in the English speaking world, this is just you basic, everyday, English breakfast consisting of bacon, eggs, toast, and a dash of baked beans (and the heinz variety at that). The place itself was okay, and the meal wasn't all that pricey either. However, noting the number of places that offered English breakfasts made me suspect that a lot of English people travel over to Amsterdam - or they just like to cater for them. read more
11 years ago
Unfortunately this place was the worst experience on out trip to amsterdam. Our drinks took about ages to get to us, the (horrible) wine was served in a water glass (!) and the pasta really was bad too. The service was one of the worst I have experienced in a long time. read more
13 years ago
Ate here for lunch. It was good, not fantastic, but a relatively cheap option in the area that was not McDonald's. It's full of tourists. The sign out front says PASTA 4.95! but good luck with that. The pasta menu goes like this: You choose a pasta (5 euro), then you can choose add ons. Red sauce was extra. I added chicken for 2.50 euro and mozarella cheese for another 1.50. I had a Sprite which came in one of those mini glass bottles for 2.80. Then I had another Sprite for another 2.80. So it escalated to 15 euro pretty quickly. Pasta was cooked nice. A little past al dente, but fine. Not a lot of chicken, but I wasn't expecting to get much either. For lunch, it was plenty of food. My husband ate too, (a ham panini I think?) I'm attaching a pic of my chicken w/ mozz and the receipt. read more
10 years ago
Great food and very fast service and one of the best coffee I have had. Also very friendly. We will definitely return for breakfast. read more
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I stopped by here to try some pasta and it was amazing. I love how fresh the pasta is, and the cream sauce is amazing. This restaurant is a must in Amsterdam. read more
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This was place was so good we went there for breakfast and dinner. Food comes out very quickly after ordering, even with a large group. Friendly workers and amazing food. The Dutch pancakes were a perfect choice for breakfast and the rose sauce and gnocchi for dinner could not have been any better. read more
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Decent food at a low price compared to most other places in the area. The mint tea is really good! read more
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Damrak 19
1012 LH Amsterdam
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