Cafe De Prins

It was the usual tourist circus outside and the quickening rain did not help. I had to find safe haven fast. And there it was, a seat at the bar. So I dove in and grabbed it. The bartenders are low key and helpful. the menu has good bar food (try the cheese fingers). I don’t think thay have any bad beer to serve so you are pretty safe ordering anything.

A lovely café with outdoor seating right by the canal.
The atmosphere is very relaxed, the coffee was good and it was just nice to sit outside and watch passerby or locals bustling about their business. The location is not that far from Anne Frank House, but I feel that I am getting more local vibe here than bunch of tourists hoarding seats in a café.
The service was friendly and I had absolutely nothing to complain about.

Great quick spot for lunch. I had the goat cheese rustica and it was delicious and came with a small salad. We had no idea the portion size so also ordered a Caesar salad to share, but ended up taking it with us. We also had the French omelet that was nice and also accompanied by a small salad; tomato soup and the burger. The burger was the least impressive of all but well, I didn’t order it because I can get a burger back home!
Overall a nice spot for lunch right on the canal at the right price.

Café de Prins is a very easygoing place to go for a drink or dinner. They serve a selection of dishes and vary their menu on a daily and weekly basis with a ‘daghap’ (daily dish) for always 10 euro, and a ‘week special’. Don’t expect too fancy food, but good food for a fair price in a friendly atmosphere.
Here you can have the real dutch Snert (pea soup) or a good steak. The pasta with pumpkin was not the best I ever had, but the fries I stole from my friend were very nice. The waiters are very authentic and prompt. The public is quite diverse, which makes this place also fun for people-​watching. A good place to go with some friends, probably not the best place for a first date, except maybe when you are a student ;-).

I’ve been to De Prins twice, with a 6 year gap in between visits. The first time around, I remembered it as an almost magical little local eatery with a world of charm and a great do-​no-​wrong menu. I may have built it up too much in my head after the first visit, because when I had returned in 2013, I thought I had perhaps set some high expectations.
De Prins delivered again. The place is truly a gem, with their stellar fondue (different fondues!), changing specials, and a very local vibe. I don’t know if the regulars would like tourists like me coming in here with my non-​Dutch self and my arrogant characteristics, like speaking English (I try to fit in as best as I can, and when I can’t do that, I at least try not to stand out too much). With that said, it’s been friendly. Service is surely on the slow side but no one is rushing in this restaurant, and nor should they be. What stands out in memory is the impeccable fondues more than anything else, but I think that’s due to presentation. Other items were ordered and they all impressed. I just can’t remember exactly h
It gets pretty busy, so have some patience but it’s truly worth your time to try some fantastic Dutch food.

Auf unserer «Eating Amsterdam Food Tour» machten wir hier halt und genossen eine klassisch holländische Spezialität: Poffertjes.
Diese waren super lecker. Luftig locker und mit Ahornsirup übergossen und Puderzucker bestreut, waren diese einfach ein Gedicht.
Eigentlich war ich von der Food-​Tour schon komplett abgefüllt, da wir schon einige Stationen hinter uns hatten, aber nach ein paar Bissen konnte ich einfach nicht widerstehen.
Das Café an sich war ziemlich gut besucht und somit war es auch sehr laut und warm.
Auf die Dauer sicher etwas ungemütlich, aber da wir hier nur kurz Rast machten, war das alles halb so wild. :-)

The cheese for the fondue is very good, just dipping in white or brown bread not so much. The salad was bland with a LOT of dill in the dressing. Nice atmosphere but I don’t need to go back.

Oh Gott! Wie kann man einem so etwas nur antun? Hier gibt es wohl die besten Poffertjes die ich je gegessen habe. Nach einer Wahren Fressorgie (ok es hies ein wenig anders
)an insgesamt 12 verschiedenen Orten in Amsterdam (überall gab es Kleinigkeiten), war das unser letzter Halt.
Mein Bauch war voll, ich hatte mich schon erfolgreich gegen die letzten zwei Mahlzeiten gewehrt und wollte nur noch ein Heineken oder Grolsch oder was gerade angeboten wurde.
Dann kamen die ersten Teller mit Poffertjes (Mini-​Pfannkuchen). Da dachte ich dann schon «Ok, einer geht noch», denn die waren wirklich Mini. Ich dachte man teilt sich so einen Teller mit 2 Personen, jedoch war in der Tat dieser erg für jeden Einzelnen von uns angedacht. Ich glaube hier wollte man uns wirklich zum platzen bringen. Ich hab das Spielchen also mitgemacht und einen probiert — großer Fehler!
Von nun an war ich nur damit beschäftigt diesen niemals leerwerdenden Teller vor mir zu vernichten. Man kann diesen Poffertjes nicht widerstehen! Unmöglich!
Nach zwei Bier und einem Teller war für mich dann endgültig Feierabend. Ich habe selten an so einem zentral gelegenen Ort so lecker in Amsterdam gegessen! Hammer!
Hier hat man nicht das Gefühl in einer Touri-​Abzocke zu sitzen, hier fühlt man sich wie zu Hause!
Bier und Pfannkuchen — sorry, aber wer auch immer die Idee zu diesem Konzept hatte ist ein Genie!

I always make a point of hitting this increadibly awesome café when ever I am in the great city of Amsterdam. Like an old friend, this place hardly changes and is always a comfort to greet.
This laid back brown café offers fresh, inventive, and inexpensive gastro-​stryle grub situated in a warm homey environment. Service is friendly and inviting. I could linger here drinking beer after beer all day long — and I do!
On a recent visit, I had the pleasure of ordering their insanely delicious Gruyère fondue which was a steal because, at 13 Euro, it easily feeds two people. But really, all the food I’ve ever had here is outstanding. They use only fresh local ingredients and the menu tends to lean towards a vegitarian-​friendly crowd — although, I’ve had a mean steak there as well.
I do however miss the cat that used to perch himself on the window sill by the tables in the back!

a very local joint on the beautiful Prinsengracht filled with typical dutch entrees. we were all in the mood for fondue which comes with a small salad. one of us also had the beef stroganoff. I enjoyed it all! Fondue was cheesy smooth and winey as it should be. Stroganoff was tender, moist and flavorful.
Our waiter was very friendly and all were quite attentive to our table. I’m not a huge beer drinker but saw they had a nice selection on tap.
Décor is straight forward with no fluff and good honest Dutch food.
If you want to try some local food in a very local environment in a beautiful part of Amsterdam give this place a try! I don’t think you’ll be disappointed.

Even though it is in a pretty touristy location, De Prins is not a tourist spot. dinner is great and packed with Amsterdamers. A good range of options including some typical Dutch (beef on a bed of potatoes and endive, and the best bitterballen we’ve found) dishes. Our son (18) reported the bacon cheeseburger was fantastic.
De Prins — like many an Amsterdam Winkel — is staffed by warm, helpful, charming humans. They have canal side seating too. Their’s is on the north side (further from Westerkerk and the Anne Frank House) of the Leliegracht bridge.
We only came by twice. Once for coffee and then another evening for dinner. We wish we had discovered it sooner We will certainly be regulars at De Prins on our next trip to Amsterdam.

The food is good & cheap. The beer is cold and freely flowing. This is a great place overal. There are better selections but I always come back here. Good feeling/​ambiance. The best is sitting outside on a warm day and having a witbeer watching the world go past. Inside I would recommend the cheese fondu

Had a fantastic meal in Amsterdam here. Got a traditional Dutch pea soup that was super thick. Also got the dutch rumpsteak, which I expected to be more of a rump roast, but it was very steaky. It was cooked rare, just the way I like it, in a mushroom gravy sauce that was out of this world.

Serendipitous lunchtime discovery! Recommended by our MacBike tourguide as having a decent beer selection (it does), the food was also hearty and delicious! Our trio split the lamb goulash, the daily special (white asparagus, ham, baked potato wedges and hollandaise), and the hot bar snacks platter. PLENTY of food for three people. Also, pretty sure the springroll-​esque fried cheese should be illegal. Absolutely too good to be true.
Also, AWESOME wait staff. In particular the bar staff, who were quick to recommend different beers on tap as per our preferences. One (the manager, perhaps?) not only served us our drinks as we waited on a table, but took our orders and conversed with us in our respective languages (Italian, German and English). And after his shift ended, our new waiter was also very friendly and helpful (though without the multilingual flair). A fun find!

I’ve tried 2 dishes at Café De Prins. The meatball with bread was surprisingly flavorful and tasty. The smoked salmon and asparagus was soggy and hard to finish.
Both had great presentation and the service was excellent. The server and owner came out to check on us during our visit. We also noticed a lot of locals eating here and even coming by just to say hello.
My husband and I enjoyed our 1 and half hour dinner on the patio eating where the locals ate. I would stay away from the salads and try their other items. Since I’ve only tried 2 things, I can only give a 3.5 out of 5 since the 1^st dish was delicious, while 2^nd dish wasn’t satisfactory. However, when I do return to Amsterdam, I would go back and try other items on the menu. The prices are affordable, the view is beautiful and the people are wonderful.