Came here with a tinder date and we both ordered the surprise menu. He chose meat as his protein and I chose fish. The meat appetizer came with ham whereas the fish appetizer came with salmon, halibut, and cod! For the entree, the meat was pork and the fish was cod. The dessert was the worse. They definitely went cheap on this. The sorbet was tasty but the cake sucked. Is that even considered a cake? It was so dry and hard. Besides the texture, the taste was terrible. None of us wanted to finish it. We loved the tiny free bread. The best was the brown one - of course. It becomes a rock when it gets cold though. My Couchsurfing friend joined us super late but the staff decided to synchronize our meals together - our entrees were all served at the same time. I couldn't help but to notice that my CS friend had a story when he received his dish but we didn't. His server was quite hilarious with the dish descriptions. We ordered wine and when we received the wrong type, the waiter tossed it! Such a waste.. Overall, if the dessert was better the meal would have been perfect. It would have been even better if we all had different desserts so we could all share our desserts. Is it considered a surprise if we all had the same desserts? FYI: you have to pay for water. The bottle will be on the table. You can request for cold water. read more

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First dinner in Amsterdam. Thanks to Yelp, found this seafood restaurant about half a mile from our hotel. Great choice for seafood dinner. Oysters were fresh & sweet. Smoked sea bass was so moist. Mussels were so sweet too. Dessert was likewise great. Service wise, very welcoming. Wait staff very friendly and attentive. Hubby said he's very happy I chose this place. read more

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Our last night in Amsterdam and we were recommended this restaurant by the concierge at our hotel. Great atmosphere and ambience. We ordered the lamb, duck and mussels for our mains. Duck and lamb were very good however the mussels were over cooked and we left half of it. When we told our server he suggested that we should have let him know earlier as he would have served us a new batch of mussels. Instead he gave the three of us a glass of dessert wine on the house to have with our desserts which I thought was very nice of him. We had a lovely evening and would recommend this restaurant if you want to taste the local foods. read more

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We'd been here for 5 days and this was our last dinner meal before we left for our cruise. Sluizer was only 3 blocks from our hotel and it was recommended by our hotel host. It was a Monday night and we didn't have reservations. It was about 7 pm and there was 1 other couple in the restaurant. We were seated right away. The restaurant got quite busy after we arrived. We ordered beers, then dinner. Service was very friendly. We ordered 2 meals. One was a Cannelloni with stuffed with various vegetables and Italian cheese (16.80). This item was very nice. The other meal was Char and Scallop. They weren't kidding - 1 medium scallop. The Char and Scallop were both very nice - I just expected a bit more for the price (21.60) We had coffee and shared a Cherry Strudel. Very different style than we're used to. Small item but it also was very nice. In all, we enjoyed our meal. For the portion size vs the cost, we thought it was a tab bit expensive. That said, it was a very nice place. read more

This place was recommended by the front desk at my hotel. Atmosphere was OK but service was slow and a bit inaccurate as I did not receive my appetizer (it was not on the bill either so perhaps the server never heard the order). Other than that, the food was passable but certainly nothing to recommend. read more

Excellent wait staff with large portions. They had a good selection. I tried the white asparagus because it was in season but it was not as good as the local hype. We enjoyed our meals. The house wines were good and well priced read more

We came here for an early dinner with a small but reasonably well-behaved kid using a recommendation from our hotel. The recommendation was spot-on: Sluizer is a good Dutch restaurant in the touristy area that is frequented by locals. On a weekday it was not crowded between 5PM and 6PM, but then started filling out, so reservations might be necessary. Practically all of the patrons were local, but the English of our hosts was impressive (and English menus naturally available). This mid-sized (40-50 seats or so) restaurant is located at the southern edge of the area of the Amsterdam's tourist magnet area. I would describe the decor as classic: solid, yet not stuffy (beautiful candle holders, no white linens), the right balance for business, meeting of friends, or a date. Service was excellent, food recommendations were great, too - in particular, I liked the "surprise me" option on the menu - three courses are selected for you by the chef; we liked the drinks. The fish dishes chosen by other members of our group were perfect, my main dish (venison and duck) was a tiny bit more chewy that I would expect, dessert was merely good, not exciting. At early hours chosen by us the service was prompt, but started to noticeably slow down as a very large group arrived - if you go at the peak time, make sure you are not in a rush. These minor imperfections (at most a half-star deduction in my books) were more than compensated by the friendly attitude of the staff. Overall, highly recommended as a reliable place for dinner. If you are in Amsterdam and want to try the cuisine on a reasonable budget (50 euros per person in our case), this is the spot. read more

I came here with my mother while visiting Amsterdam. It's been a few weeks since we were there. When we first got to Europe mussel season was starting everywhere so we were very excited to try some mussels from this neck of the woods, as we have some pretty fantastic mussels in British Columbia being right on the Pacific Ocean. We made a reservation earlier in the day because the man whom I'm assuming was the manager told us they were the best in Amsterdam, we believed him. The awards on the window backed this up so we left excited. To our disappointment we showed up for our 8 o'clock reservation, the one time we decided to make a later reservation because we felt we kept going for dinner too early every night by European standards! We sit down happily ready to order these mussels and our server tells us they are out. We were both frustrated but we decided in the long run to just order something else, for at least the next 20 minutes after we saw many things of mussels going to various tables. This was frustrating unfortunately. I ordered some sashimi for dinner that cost 14 euro and they gave me 6 tiny pieces with a bit of lettuce. To give you a visual idea these pieces of sashimi wouldn't even be big enough to serve on nigiri . You might in fact have great mussels, but perhaps you should work on setting the same standard for your other dishes. Also one more thing we found a bit obnoxious which my mother failed to mention is that when another couple sat down next to us whom had clearly had their hotel suggest them to come to that restaurant. The manager who told us of these amazing mussels earlier in the day did not once say a word to us the entire time we were there, he hid away. But he just jumped on the opportunity to talk himself up to this couple from the hotel.... We left paying the entire bill too. That's some great customer service alright. read more

Here w a large group from Texas. Food is REALLY great! Innovative and interesting, delicious!!!

We stopped in to make a reservation asking if they had mussels and they responded with "we have the best in Amsterdam". We were very exited to finally try North Sea mussels.Coming from the pacific coast of Canada we have very amazing seafood and great mussels. Unfortunately by the time we arrived no more mussels..needless to say we were disappointed. We understand these things happen. We looked to see if there was something else on the menu we would like. I decided to order the carpaccio and soup and my daughter ordered the sashimi. The tomato soup was very good, the carpaccio was somewhat underwhelming. I understand going out to eat in Europe is sometimes more expensive however my daughter received 6 tiny pieces of tuna sashimi plopped on a few pieces of lettuce for 14 euros. We were hoping considering we were so excited to try the mussels they raved about and we were unable to try that they would have made sure our food was excellent. I believe our server felt we were not particularly happy, so instead of giving us good customer service she ignored us for the rest of our meal and the owner avoided us the rest of the evening, even after he had boasted about their mussels. Even though we were very disappointed we tried to make the best out of the situation and remained pleasant with the staff..however by the end of the meal we just wanted to leave, as we no longer felt comfortable in the establishment. read more

Avoid this place at all cost.The staff and the owner are pretentious and rude.They make you feel like you are just not worthy to eat at their swanky restaurant.The food took forever to come and when it did arrive it was tepid and greasy.The wine was over priced and frankly the whole experience scream rip off.Dirty glassware..I could go on and on.... Never again . read more

A jewel of a restaurant in the inner city. The service, price and quality of food is exceptional. The smart folks know about this one and now I can count myself lucky for enjoying a wonderful experience in Amsterdam. read more

Excellent restaurant with good service and great food. Host was particularly nice and accommodating on a busy Saturday night and we did not have a reservation. I had the turbot which was great. Highly recommended this place read more

Lovely traditional Dutch restaurant. Small menu but makes the choices quite easy. Since I understood this place was most noted for seafood, I asked the server which she suggested: the seafood stew or the cod. She recommended the cod since I wasn't extremely hungry (she mentioned the stew was best but very rich). This was absolutely the freshest, nicest cod I have ever had. Slightly crisp (seared) on the outside, but moist and flakey on the inside. Paired with a mild Dijon mustard type sauce, spinach mashed potatoes and broccoli. Bravo! Very nice service as well, with a reasonably good wine list. read more

We ate at Sluizer last night. It came highly recommend by our hotel. Seemed to have mostly locals eating there. We ordered the sashimi appetizer - Excellent. My wife ordered the grilled tuna w/pasta - that was even more delicious. I ordered the lamb. It was very tasty. Sluizer was one if the best meals we had during our vacation. I Highly recommend it! read more

The escargot was amazing. My pan fried Turpot fish was so good. Thank you Klaas for a wonderful evening on our anniversary trip. Nick and Judy read more

Came here with wife on Sunday , no reservations. The restaurant has a very attentive wait staff. Decor is modern and very elegant. Atmosphere is quiet and feels very fresh and clean. The food is very tasty and has a good range of seafood. Ordered the following - mussels pan fried in herbs appetizer - bacon wrapped goat cheese appetizer - wolf fish and cod entree - fish stew entree - crime brûlée The appetizers and entrees were fabulous. Appetizers had an abundance of taste. Mussels were buttery and filled with herbed flavor and sauce. And you can't go wrong with Bacon wrapped cheese....Highly recommend the wolf and cod fish entree - it was cooked to perfection, seared in the outside and very juicy in the insides. You can truly taste the freshness of the fish fillets. The fish stew was delicious as well, it was served in a put with some mash on a separate plate. The stew had a lot of fish fillets stewed with other seafood. This dish was very meaty and provided a more subtler Tse compared with the fresh fish fillets of the other entree we ordered . Cream brûlée was standard fanfare, nothing spectacular. read more

Overrated restaurant as many that are recommended by hotels. Prices are decent but nor at par with the expected quality. Service was so-so. read more

We went to have dinneWow the waiter was full of himself! He acted like it was the swankiest top-notch restaurant in the world and it was some kind of privilege just to walk through the door. He treated us like peasants. Food was decent but the waitstaff were a bunch of foppish pretentious jerks. read more

While the food was good, the service was horribly slow. It took over 10 minutes for my mom to receive her second glass of wine! If you have time, eat here. If you have serious jetlag, eat here because staying up late is the best way to rid oneself of it. The mussels and fries were good, and the "surprise" menu was most certainly a surprise. Overall, two New Yorkers were fine, but not okay with the wait. read more

Amazing service and great food. We had the short ribs and the strudel!!!

Dinner for 5 (3 adults, 2 teens) last week. We were looking for a seafood place near our hotel and found Sluizer via Yelp. This was our first real restaurant experience of the trip. Food: Moules frites a big hit with the twins. Grownups enjoyed their tuna, fish stew and cod/wolf fish combo. I wish I hadn't let the waitress talk me out of the smoked Rode Poon because I soon learned how great smoked fish is in the Netherlands. The wine list was small but reasonable. We had a French white that was unfamiliar (and that I can't recall the name of) but paired well with seafood. Service: Could not have been nicer. More attentive than typical in Amsterdam. Except for talking me out of the smoked fish, no complaints - and I'm sure she had been trained to "warn" Americans about such a highly flavored dish. Value: No complaints here. It's easy to spend the same or more in Amsterdam and we thought the quality justified the price. I'd go back. read more

My favorite restaurant in Amsterdam. Here in the US when you order salads they're expensive without many ingredients. Not at Sluizers. The food is delicious and reasonable for what you get. The next time I'm in Amsterdam I will be back. read more

We are "foodies" from New York City and went here on recommendations by friends. What a wonderful find! The setting is classy and warm and the menu is a knock-out. My husband had the 3-course chef's surprise fish while our daughter and I ordered the seared tuna from the menu. Oh my, each dish was beautiful to look at and perfectly cooked. The sauces were subtle -- they brought out the flavors of our fish and the vegetables (sweet potato, asparagus) were done just right. My dessert was a total pleasure: white chocolate risotto. Yes! Oh, my final comment was how nice and welcoming -- and knowledgeable -- everyone was. Go here. You'll be so glad you did. read more

I attended a group dinner hosted by one of Association Members. The staff was very attentive and the food was fantastic. I ordered the Cod broiled in a pot with veggies and it was great. I also got a chance to sample the ribs, they were great. The owner was ver cordial and help the staff. Highly recommend. read more