ANNA

We found this restaurant based on Google reviews and were quite pleased we ate here. The food was impressive, and the nouvelle cuisine was great. While it is expensive, it was worth every penny and more. We have never been served so many sample appetizers. The presentation and taste were outstanding. If you are a foodie, we highly recommend Anna.

This is a late review but better than never — We were here about a year ago.
Service was terrific. The food came at a good pace. We ordered the 8 course dinner samples. It was a lovely experience to cap off oddly after touring the red light district with my wife and our friends that we randomly picked this restaurant. The food is beautiful and tasty. You may come out hungry if you’re one of those stereotypical american :)
We were fully satisfied with our meal.

Restaurant Anna is a great restaurant in a funny place. The Amsterdam Red Light District, which is a bit shabby by character, contrasts the quality of the food and the beautiful design. The food can be qualified as international cuisine. Anna really knows how to balance traditional courses and ingredients with new ones. The chef also manages to successfully combine ‘high’ and ‘low’ foods from all around the world. This results in a playful cuisine, but Anna also offers exquisite quality. All the ingredients create a beautiful symphony of flavour. It is culinary artistry as its finest. The service is extremely kind and professional, but also relaxed and casual. The staff has great knowledge of wines, other drinks and combinations with food. Restaurant Anna is perfect for any occasion. It is my favourite restaurant.

Not for the hamburger crowd; definitely for the foodie crowd! Great setting; fabulous treats included with the meal — before and after your ordered food! And the tastes and flavors of each dish is better than the last !
Creative wine list matches the offered meals! Feel free to experiment because you won’t be disappointed.

What a fabulous dining experience. Expect to be impressed!
Dined here with my fiancé to celebrate his birthday. We came on a Saturday at 6pm and the restaurant was totally empty but filled up. Fantastic and attentive service.
And the food. The food! The scallop entrée blew me away. The foie gras and beet appetizer was superb. As was the beef with oxtail ravioli. The presentation matched the super interesting flavors. Add a couple of glasses of very reasonably priced wine, and it was a night to remember.
NB: Don’t leave before you have a chance to enjoy the well designed (and «hidden») bathrooms downstairs.

This place came highly recommended to us by Restaurant de Kas (arguably THE best resto in A’dam) and we arrived with high expectations. Maybe too high. Although the experience was nice, I’m not sure how many times I will return or recommend it. It was too expensive for what you got, and too busy to feel cozy and tended to. We left feeling like it was a nice enough night, but not excited.

Such a find right in the red light district. We had a table by the window so were able to people watch. Added entertainment. The wait staff was excellent and very knowledgable with their wine selection. The atmosphere was perfect. Quite and the restaurant was full.
The food was presented beautifully. Would definitely come here again.

Excellent dinning experience with perfect service. Good atmosphere, !

I ate at Anna’s with my fellow Unilocalers. We had quite a big group (22 people? Something like that) and were seated at a nice long table. We shared some nice wine and there was water and appetizers on the table. We also got an amuse bouche with salmon which was great and very tasty. The waitress was very friendly and helpful the whole evening. What I think was kinda weird though was that she told us that our group should agree on a few dishes (like 5 different ones) so that we wouldn’t be ordering 10 different dishes with our whole group. It would be easier for the kitchen if we all ate the same things or something. But uhhh… isn’t the purpose of a restaurant to be filled with people? And all those people are eating different stuff as well right? But okay sure.
We votes for our dishes of choice and decided on four different ones. I had the ‘Fried wing of skate with beurre noisette, Borlotti beans, red onion compote and cream of piccalilli’. It tasted good for sure but the taste just wasn’t anything special. Sure it’s probably hard to prepare skate wing but the taste of the whole dish was a bit to recognizable, like something nice my mom would make. That’s just not what I expect when I go to a restaurant like this. But it tasted good so I don’t know, maybe I’m complaining or something.
So I did like Anna, but I wasn’t blown away by it. I feel like there are better restaurants where you pay less money.

I was in the same group of eaters as Kim V. and as much as I enjoyed the company, I didn’t really enjoy where we were. I had a vegetarian amuse bouche which was a few shreds of lettuce, parmesan, a croûton and some green liquid I guess basil oil, which was nothing special. After that I had a vegetarian main course of which I was under the impression that it was a starter given the portion size. But I thought this of all the dishes at our table as we at first had chosen some starters from the menu which apparently somewhere in the process had changed to mains. My dish was good, there where a lot of things on my plate that I normally don’t eat but I finished it all. However, as Kim also mentioned her mother’s cooking, I’m certain my father could have made this and taken it to the next level. Granted, my dad’s a chef but if you don’t have the talent or passion for cooking, that certificate doesn’t mean anything to anyone.
Everyone at our table enjoyed their food, but also had some comments on details in the dishes. Mathias was at least smart enough to order two dishes as he hadn’t had lunch. Knowing that we were going to taste all the ice cream at Metropolitan Deli after our dinner made the portion size acceptable, but for a regular meal it wouldn’t have sufficed. Also, since when does it cost more to make a vegetarian dish than a duck dish? I paid twenty five euro’s for some ravioli and vegetables whereas the duck cost twenty four euro’s. Seems odd to me.
Now, my suggestions for improvement at Anna.
*Add more vegetarian dishes to your menu! One starter isn’t enough and if you decide to give me a dish that isn’t on the menu, please let me know in advance. Nobody ever asked the vegetarians (or non-​veggies for that matter) if there where any food allergies to take into consideration. Luckily my only allergy is meat, but it may as well have bean corn, courgette or something else on the plate.
*Just change the entire interior design, it’s cold and impersonal. Or at least add some art, flowers, better lighting, use more friendly materials and just make the place more inviting. Table setting is perfect though, keep that.
*A special shout out to the toilet. I love the fact that they use little towels, no paper, no dryer, just towels and a hidden hamper. However, the toilet itself; black and square… It FREAKS me out! Seriously, black toilets are creepy. And with the square shape it was also uncomfortable to sit on. Plus, what happens when the seat breaks? Do they stockpile these things or is the toilet unavailable while they wait for a special square seat to be conjured from somewhere? So many questions. All unnecessary questions, just get a nice looking toilet with a normal shape and that isn’t black. I have officially decided I hate black toilets.
So in conclusion, if you have a butt load of money to spend, want small portions of decent tasting food and a nice bottle of wine then Anna is your kind of restaurant. I’d still rather go to a great Italian or French place for similar food with a better ambiance and price.

A real treat. Inventive, mouthwatering cuisine (like langoustine with melon and avocado or scallop with corn foam and popcorn) was quite a surprise near the Red Light District. I enjoyed the terraced seating at the back of the restaurant which afforded everyone a view out the back window at the hoards of tourists on a voyeuristic scavenger hunt and depressed youth getting their fix at the coffee shop across the way. Amiable staff demonstrated in-​depth knowledge of the limited, but complementary wine list. Unfortunately cocktails are not served, so get your apéritif in advance.

Another fantastic restaurant experience in an unlikely place (smack dab in the red light district). From the entrance, Anna looks like a nice, but somewhat bland upscale restaurant. As you venture in though, the back half of the dining room terraces down to windows overlooking the old church and surrounding cobbled streets; it’s like a window looking back in time. The food was superb; lots of interesting and unique flavors served with lots of care and attention from the helpful staff. Judging by the crowd, its popular among the younger and smarter locals. And the prices were very reasonable — 150 euros for a meal you would pay twice as much for in New York. Go if you are in town.

Ein neueres schönes Restaurant. Aber leider sehr arrogant: Wollten dort kürzlich um etwa 21:30 essen, worauf uns (wir waren zwei Personen) von der Geschäftsführerin freundlich beschieden wurde, dass sie nur noch einen Tisch für drei Personen habe, leider. Das haben wir noch nie erlebt.

Really nice. Good service and excellent atmosphere. Food is not very special but just good.