Senses

Großartig! Das Restaurant ist recht klein, stylisch und trotzdem gemütlich. Gutes Personal die schon ausstrahlen, dass sie etwas besonderes servieren, aber immer freundlich und hilfsbereit sind.
Und das Essen ist einfach toll. Es gibt immer eine spezielle Kreation oder etwas interessantes dabei. Oft ist es eine Kleinigkeit einer bestimmten Zutat, die den Pfiff bringt. Und da das Auge mit isst: man bekommt sein Essen sehr schön angerichtet.
Wie in solchen Restaurants üblich sind die Portionen nicht üppig, das ist aber auch nicht schlimm. Es heißt ja Senses und nicht Stomach. ;-)

L’hôtel n’a aucun intérêt mais le resto attenant vaut le détour !
Ce restaurant propose une cuisine gastronomique à un prix très abordable: 35 € pour 3 plats, 49 € pour 4 plats, sans compter amuse bouche, mise en bouche et mignardises, on en ressort plus que repus!
Le service est lent, mais ça permet de digérer un peu entre chaque plat sinon c’est compliqué.
La carte des vins est assez pauvre et les vins proposés pas folichon, mais bon on n’est pas en France ;)
Concernant les plats, c’est très très bien présenté, tout est maitrisé, le chef joue avec les mélanges de structure c’est original et bien-​sûr ce sôt des bons produits très savoureux.
Mention spéciale pour la volaille et le dessert à la mandarine, frais et gourmand, tout ce qu’il faut en fin de repas !
A conseiller pour un repas en amoureux. Il n’y pas beaucoup de tables donc c’est calme!

Really liked our experience here; we actually almost went back a second time in three days because it was so good. We had the two course surprise menu, a bottle of wine, dessert wine (which was some sort of cider-​port type blend I’d never seen before). The meal was delightfully filling, exceptionally affordable, and very artistic. The presentation was really quite fantastic. The wait staff were a bit slow/​confused but the chefs behind the scenes clearly were on form– everything was delicious and allergies were paid attention to perfectly.
Random, but you should check out their bathrooms if you go– very cool sink fixtures.

Service was impeccable, atmosphere is very hip. They are happy to cater to any dietary restrictions or allergies. The Surprise menu is the way to go, for sure. By American standards, portions are very small, but there are completely and totally satisfying. My vegetarian main course was probably the most well-​crafted dish I’ve ever eaten, both aesthetically and gustatorily. Gorgeous everything.

Senses is my favourite fine dining restaurant in Amsterdam. Take Chef’s special and enjoy! You won’t regret, this food is worth for every cent and actually, compared to Finnish Michelin * restaurants, Senses is not expensive at all. And the location, it’s easy, near the flower market. Outside you may doubt how fine restaurant this is, it doesn’t look so good but really, but you love the food.

Excellent food with carefully defined and integrated flavors and with stunning visual aesthetics stimulates all your senses! Stayed in the Albus Hotel right above the restaurant and stumbled into this incredible place and totally enjoyed the food and excellent service! Thumbs up!

We stayed at the hotel at the end of May and ended up having dinner there completely worth it, loved it. The 5 course surprise menu was totally worth the surprise
The food was so unique so well created and so tasteful. Presentation was beautiful

came in here for their surprise menu
prices are actually quite reasonable for a place that has creative and high quality food.
3 course is like 35 euro, 4 course is 45 euro and they have up to 7 courses I believe.
the place is small and cozy, servers are attentive.
oddly, a ¾ course tasting menu takes 3 hours to get through! don’t come in if you are on a time crunch.
food is quite creative. some of the dishes were better than others but overall you can taste the high quality and some dishes will definitely amaze you.
they are able to accommodate your preferences (which is nice as well)

I ate a 3 course surprise menu by myself on a whim. It was surprisingly not expensive (35 euro) for this level of taste and presentation. I didn’t leave hungry (unlike some modern fufu restaurants which give you 3 peas and a carrot sculpture. The food was genuinely surprising and utterly delicious. Easily, and by the far the best meal I had in Amsterdam over 2 weeks. And possibly one of the best in Europe overall in 2 months.
Almost want to remove a star for the rather silly fashion-​show house music they play while you eat but taking 1 star away from 6 star food still equals 5 stars :)

We had the 4 course surprise menu which was an incredible selection of stunningly pieced together dishes. A true concert of delicious culinary exploration. Good things take time, hence you should bring plenty with you (4 courses took 3 hours).
Regardless of the time spent, it was well worth it and I would highly recommend coming here, and would gladly come again in the future.

In all honesty, I’m glad this was only a 3 star joint as I visited on my ill fated (Ill being the operative word) weekend in Amsterdam. We didn’t seek it out specifically, we just kinda stumbled across this well-​presented restaurant as it was opposite the flower markets in tourist central.
The venue itself is very well kept, clean and has an air of decorum (leading on from the design of the posh hotel it’s attached to). It was relatively empty on a Saturday lunchtime with our group of five and two couples enjoying a glass of wine and a light bite to eat.
The service was fantastic. We were seated and given the menu within a couple of minutes of entering. Our waitress was polite and friendly, checking the appropriate amount of times whether we wanted anything and if everything was alright with the food/​drinks.
From ordering, we only had about a 15 minute wait for food. Most of us were just having paninis/​sandwiches, but one of our number had ordered a hamburger which would took slightly longer to prepare. When my panini arrived, it looked perfectly fine. Plenty of melted mozzarella, warm… Y’know, standard. However, when I looked on the underside the paper towel it had been served on top of on the plate had gotten stuck to the bread! Cue me desperately trying to pick bits of black napkin off my lunch. Not good.
Once I had gotten –most– of the paper off, it tasted ok. Not as fresh and tasty as I had as hoped (the tomato didn’t taste as sharp and the basil not as fresh as I would have liked), but again — fine.
I was only drinking cola and water so in total my bill came to around 10 euro. Not too bad, but I felt I could have gotten a better «non paper coated» panini elsewhere. The rest of the group enjoyed their food and the accompanying wine, but it’s not somewhere I would hurry back too.

This is one of my most amazing palatable experiences with edible masterpieces that will make your mouth beg for more. My husband and I got a 5-​course meal groupon prior to visiting Amsterdam and made reservations by email as the groupon required. The food was fantastic. It’s not for the non adventurous who don’t like variety in their food but simply order the same thing over and over. The service was great. The gap between serving was a little too long for my taste. The whole dinner took almost 3 hours. I would come back to this restaurant with or without a groupon. Your senses will be gratified.

Great food/​wine pairings. Had the 4-​course pairings tonite. Salmon with Wakame Salad, shredded pork & fig, diamond steak with Augratin potatoes and fresh spinach. Wines ranged from Wente Mornin Fog Chardonnay to a Spansh Zin and Rioja.

We booked online and were excited to eat here, but were sent away because we had our small, amazing dog with us. Their lo$$.

Glad I did NOT read the review from 2011 before we went there for a late lunch — we (my son and I) really liked the décor, and Roos (Rose) our waitress was lovely —
The restaurant is attached to a four-​star hotel, one with a real lobby (unlike the two-​stars I usually stay in) and über-​modern restrooms —
I had a ‘caprese’ broodjie (?) sandwich to us ‘Mercans — tasty pesto, some whole pine nuts, basil, mozzarella that tasted fresh, on two slabs of good whole grain bread. I did not need dinner later, just a snack.
Will (my grown son) had a large burger on a good size roll which he declared perfectly cooked, medium well. His side of fries were fresh hot delicious and came with a smoke flavor mayo made in house by the chef, with his own (secret)formula. — GRILL TASTE for real. Maybe doesn’t sound as good, but if you like the taste of a grilled steak or burger, this taste was great. And it did not linger too long on the palate —
They serve dinner here too, but it’s a lot pricier than lunch, which was a great buy. The lunch for the two of us, with one drink for me, and three for Will (cappucino, iced tea and a coke) came to under 30 Euro — Will left Roos a little extra, he thought she was very attractive (his remark to me after leaving started with «If I were single…»
Gotta go, more yummy food finds to explore, we’re only here until tomorrow —
PS it’s winter, no fruit flies

The Senses was formerly called get together. The food is excellent. If you want to be surprised, then take the surprise menu. We ordered a la carte and it was really something! It’s extraordinary food, but not pretentious. They pay attention to every little detail, for instance I had an onion sauce that was really great. We’ll be back soon!
This restaurant is associated with the Albus hotel. Even on a Saturday night you usually don’t have to make a reservation, but you can drop by spontaneously.

Immediately after dinner, I was happy. Delicious starters and decent main course — wine was paired well. But I’m almost sure that something I ate there made me sick, so just be aware. And the fruit flies were out of control! Also, we were the only diners there from 7 – 9 p.m. on a Tuesday evening, in the heart of Amsterdam. Maybe everyone else already knows?