THE DUCHESS

THE DUCHESS reviews from people who’ve dined at this restaurant. Based on recent rating.

1. R

   Roos

   Amsterdam1 review

   2.0

   Dined on March 4, 2023

   1. Overall 2
   2. Food 4
   3. Service 1
   4. Ambience 1

   It was not clearly stated beforehand that you could only stay at the table for 2 hours. Afterwards, I only saw this in the small print in the mail. I personally think that if you eat in a michelin star restaurant you cannot ask people to leave after 2 hours. My idea of a star restaurant is all evening dining and extensive eating. Now the food came 5 minutes after it was ordered, this felt a bit like I was at in an all you can eat restaurant. Exactly 2 hours after the reservation the bill came on the table and we could still go somewhere crammed into a corner to order dessert if we still wanted. Then we left because it is an expensive restaurant where I want to enjoy a whole evening and not just quickly slide in. All in all the food is good but I think the restaurant is not worthy of a star, because of the poor service.
   

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2. BS

   BenS

   Amsterdam2 reviews

   5.0

   Dined on February 14, 2023

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 3

   Amazing food, excellent service, great location. Small complaint, the music was a little too baddy and loud. Not horribly so, just louder than sociable for nice conversation.
   

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   NoraS

   Amsterdam2 reviews

   5.0

   Dined on February 4, 2023

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   I love this place! Beautiful atmosphere , best food, wonderful cocktail bar! It must be for a day in Amsterdam
   

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4. SZ

   ShawnZ VIP

   Toronto3 reviews

   5.0

   Dined on February 4, 2023

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   The food and ambiance was outstanding Every course was phenomenal
   

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5. HH

   HenrikH

   Amsterdam1 review

   2.0

   Dined on February 4, 2023

   1. Overall 2
   2. Food 1
   3. Service 4
   4. Ambience 4

   First of all, really good service and welcoming staff in the first place. Not really their fault that the food is really bad and that theyve been instructed to oversell dishes to the customer. Now onto the food. Our overall impression is that the food was bland and poorly made. We started with scallops for the entre, the scallop itself was cooked ok. However one the dishes was really salty, I think the scallop may have been overseasoned, which then again results in a way too salty dish. The sauce and mushrooms that came alongside the dish was bland and probably something I could make at home, not something that I should pay €12,50 pr scallop for. For the main dishes, we had dover sole meuniere (€46), roasted chicken (€35) and mashed potato (€9) on the side. First of all, the portions were small and could not fill us up. The fish was underseasoned, quite dry and the sauce that came along was boring and added really little to the dish itself. The chicken, again, was underseasoned, overcooked and dry, and the sauce on the side was unpleasant in the sense that it tasted a little burned and underseasoned. The mashed potato was underseasoned, grainy and poorly made. I could probably make better (and more) mashed potato at home for a fraction of the price. Overall, I would not recommend going here at all. Not for the food, nor that the instagramability really weighs up for the lack of quality in food. We ended up paying close to €200 for a meal I could make at home without any real effort and a meal that didnt fill us up to the extent that we had another dinner a few hours later. Stear clear of this place until they figure out that a Michelinstar doesnt mean that you have the right to become lazy and drop the quality of the food this much. If they were given a star based on the quality of the dishes we had, then I for sure have big questions with either the palate or the ability of the judge who gave them this star. AVOID!
   

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   SachaN

   Amsterdam1 review

   4.0

   Dined on February 3, 2023

   1. Overall 4
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Since the beginning when we entered the restaurant, service was on point. We were treated properly from the beginning until the very end with a nice gesture to help us celebrate our anniversary. Wine list was quite nice, could be a bigger collection from more areas but we found an pleasing wine nice and easy. Food was exeptional, could eat a kilo of their king crab. Nice job.
   

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   Fabrice

   Amsterdam1 review

   5.0

   Dined on February 3, 2023

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 4
   3. Service 4
   4. Ambience 5

   Great experience for a romantic dinner. Very high quality food in a unique setup.
   

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   CoralieB

   Amsterdam2 reviews

   5.0

   Dined on February 1, 2023

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Amazing experience ! Delicious food, and super friendly staff, thank you !
   

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9. R

   Rudiss

   Amsterdam1 review

   4.0

   Dined on January 14, 2023

   1. Overall 4
   2. Food 4
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Some of the dishes like the pistachio pasta dish was a bit underwhelming but in general the food was quite good!
   

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10. SV

    SimoneV

    Monaco1 review

    5.0

    Dined on January 10, 2023

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 4
    4. Ambience 5

    Nice ambiance. Very good surprising menu. Delicious desserts.
    

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