Loetje Oost

I love eating out, so I always make time almost every weekend to eat out and try new places. This time was Loetje’s turn, after reading all the good reviews on tripadvisor and Unilocal.
When I first walked in, I already did not quite like the atmosphere. It was so packed you could not even walk without stepping on someone toes. Nevertheless, I decided to just get a table and the host told me to wait for 30 min. I waited, waited, waited and waited, asked and after 40 min nothing. So I asked the host again she said wait 5 min more after 10 min still nothing. At this point I should’ve left. After more than an hour finally we got our table.
We called for the waitress so many times but was ignored. Finally we ordered the bali steak. When our food arrived was surprised of how fatty and salty the sauce was. The price was also not friendly on the wallet for that quality.
My suggestion avoid and go to castell better quality steak and atmosphere.

Okay, if you’re up for steaks — and you have an iron stomach that can handle a load of butter — this is the place to visit if you want a chance a of actually getting a table. The concept of keeping you waiting (and mostly drinking) while you wait, is awesome, yet a bit passé if you ask me. That’s why I go to Loetje East instead of the Pijp (even though the original one is a bit more charming).

The steak is amazing, I think about it all the time and judge all others against its perfection.

One of famous Loetje restaurants. Famous for their «biefstuk», good place for lunch or to go out with larger groups of friends.

Lottie Oost came highly recommended by our hotel as the «best steaks» in town. On arriving, the front part of the restaurant has a great atmosphere, open, modern, fun, unfortunately, our party was seated at the back of the restaurant. This was more cafeteria like and definitely lacking in the charm of the front. The service was indifferent at best, they were busy, but they also didn’t seem at all concerned with serving us. The steak was solidly mediocre, not the best of we expected. In a city of great restaurants, there are loads of better choices, this wasn’t too bad, just not great.

When a place is always busy it’s because is good! That’s the case of Loetje! Really handy that you can book through their website and you can see the hours available. Big but cozy restaurant. I had a beef steak and it was really good and the meat what’s perfectly cooked. The fries I had were also great. I definitely recommend this place for a good steak.

We had dinner here with a few friends and was quite impressed with the food. They had some great bitterballen and the steaks were cooked to perfection. They had a good selection of beers and the staff were quite helpful and the price was quite reasonable for how much we ate and drank.

Simply put — they’re not lying about having the best steak in Amsterdam. That being said — I am not a steak expert! I would normally never order a steak at a restaurant, and I was pleasantly surprised by the melt-​in-​your-​mouth quality of it and the combination of the sauce with the texture of the meat. But that’s all I know.
Great place, good for big groups, good salads to accompany the steak (although I couldn’t eat more than a few bites due to the massive delicious steak).

Juicy steak, perfectly cooked. Hot, crunchy bitterballen with creamy insides. Yummy sauteed mushrooms. I think they drizzled a lot of oil on the meat and ‘shrooms, but they were tasty. They didn’t play any music, which could have added to the ambiance. But the décor was nice. And even though it was loud inside, you could still hold a conversation.
We were referred here by one of the front desk staff at the Swissôtel for «the best steaks» in a non-​touristy part of town, and he said he also lived in this neighborhood.
After we got there, I realized this restaurant is part of a chain, and my friend was a bit disappointed. But the food was really good and the staff spoke English and gave us English menus when we asked for it. And everything was beautiful inside – especially the bar area. We were seated at a high table at the bar area in the front of the restaurant, and I could admire the cool light fixtures and decorations on the walls.
My friend got some mints from the bar that were like big white discs and tasted delicious. And they didn’t disintegrate immediately like after-​dinner mints, so I could suck on them for a long time. :)

I can’t believe this is a chain of restaurants. That proves, again, what poor taste people have in food. The food is unbelievable mediocre and overpriced. The size of the steak doesn’t match the price you have to pay for it. The steak didn’t taste like a 20 euro piece of meat. To make things even worse you have to pay extra for your fries. Really?
This was the first and last time for me but Loetje doesn’t have to worry they go out of business… people love mediocrity.

Food and ambiance are great. May be a touch noisy so not good for intimate occasions. Good for groups though. Can’t compare to the original as I’ve never been to the one in Zuid.

Aan het eten heeft het niet echt gelegen, alhoewel het allemaal erg lomp was. Mayo gewoon door het bord frieten gekwakt en zo wordt de garnalenkroket geserveerd met vier stukken casinobrood (dit was een voorgerrecht). Dat snap ik dan niet, je zit praktisch tegenover de beste bakker van amsterdam en dan krijg je dit. De bediening liet echt te wensen over, Trea kwam nadat wij de garnalenkroket hadden gegeten het hoofdgerrecht opnemen en toen wij besloten om niet voor de bekende biefstuk te gaan, kon zij alleen OH??? Dat had ik niet verwacht! uitbrengen. Redelijk ongemanierd vond ik dat en ik twijfel zelfs of zij niet in de verkeerde (klantgerichte) branche aan het werk is. Wij hebben besloten geen toetje te nemen en voor het eerst in mijn leven heb ik geen fooi achtergelaten.