Smokin’ Barrels

Awesome food. Nice atmosphere, near the Volkshotel if you stay there… burges are good!

They make a pretty mean lobster roll and pretty delicious gin cocktails. Outdoor seating is wonderful on (rare) hot days. Worth the trek out oost!

Wasn’t to happy with this place, took 40 minutes for our food to arrive, while it wasn’t that busy.
I ordered the «royal with cheese» burger, came with fries and salad.
The fries were nice, except that they were cold. The salad was Oke. The burger was a big disappointment! Oil was dripping off it and the taste of grease was overwhelming. The meat itself was tasteless and the bun was soaked with grease. Oh and the burger also wasn’t really warm anymore.
If you want to eat a nice burger, go somewhere else

At first glance this seems like a bro-​date kind of place, but I’m going to go out on a limb here and say it’s perfect for any kind of friend date, ladies’ night included.
The place has a lovely laid-​back atmosphere, a hilariously macho menu and a killer G&T selection. I had the Quarter Pounder With Cheese (can’t resist a Pulp Fiction reference), and it was good. Not mind-​blowing, but good. The food came out so lightning-​fast that I’m a bit concerned that all of it was simply reheated, but some of my party had the lobster and were very satisfied. Also, they have yam fries, which in my books gives them 1000 extra points.
Definitely worth a visit when in Oost!

Ok so the burgers are good. Like, really effing good. Oozing and dripping like the Carl’s Jr’s ads of yore. And the frites and the salad that come with it– good good good. Idk, I just get a bit bored of the wannabe Brooklyn vibe. I mean, I almost choked when I was told the wifi password is– yep. Brooklyn. Ok, probably to do with their beloved house beer, but it just feels contrived. Anyway, this is in no way a suggestion to avoid this place; really their food is amaze. I have plans to take my next visitor there. But just, everybody let’s chill out on Brooklyn for a bit.

«Food rage»…
I think nowadays everyone is familiar with road rage. Some people behave like real a-​holes once they step into a car. Traffic can turn innocent little girls into the monster from Aliens vs Predator, just because someone forgot to signal for left.
And then you have… food rage.
You see, instead of the regular burger that comes with the surf n turf, I decided to order the Ari Gold with my ½ lobster. When you team up truffle and duck liver in 1 burger, you leave me no choice but to order it!
And I must say, they were surprisingly accommodating. Usually the A’dam dinner scene is not very flexible when it comes to special adjustments to set menus, but no problems here switching burger with the surf n turf. No problem as in they just charged me more, which was to be expected. But, so far so good.
The burger was totally amazing, no issues with it what so ever. In fact, the burger, not the lobster, was the star of the turf.
Well, no issues with the burger except for the buns that is. I had huge issues with the buns! What were they thinking when designing this burger?! Somehow thinking that 2 HARD toasts were better suited to soak up that liquid gold instead of normal, SOFTER buns? So you create a burger with the most luxurious ingredients… and than you decide to top it off with to toast? Really?!
So while my dinner companion was trying to have a conversation with me, I looked like a mad woman trying to frantically prevent my precious foie gras truffle juices from squirting out from all sides. My preciousss…
Apparently, I looked quite aggressive during this whole process, displaying some serious food rage. Drove me mad! And like with all anger you always blame someone else. So I blame the stupid f*king toast… ARRGG

Superbe endroit ! Le serveur était super cool, accueillant et drôle.
Je recommande fortement !

A super deal with a burger and half a lobster for less than 30 Euros with a beer selection to boot AND good service? Count me in!
We came here with my boyfriend’s mom and her boyfriend. Even though the indoor dining was packed by 7:00pm, there were some outdoor seats — we weren’t sure about these at first but once going in, the many, many heaters keep you nice a toasty! The place was filled with a variety of people, but I think the specialist G&Ts, craft beer, and general vibe of the place had me owing royalties to Coolio by the end of the night (‘been spendin’ most our lives living in a hipster paradise…). It’s ok, I’m a lover of handlebar mustaches and beards as much as anyone!
What I don’t love, is seafood. I am NOT a seafood eater (read: if aliens ever come to earth, I can tell them with 100% certainty that I didn’t eat their ‘people’ — lets be honest, every crustacean kind of looks like an alien). However, my dining companions (read: will-​be-​alien-​food) assured me that the lobster was succulant and fresh. The burger was solid but I did find the fries a little weird. I dont knwo, they were notably ‘starchy’ but that didn’t put me off them — they came with a nice sort of tarragon dipping sauce.
Burgers and Lobster and fancy G&Ts aren’t ‘new’ concepts anymore but Smokin’ Barrels makes it worth going anyway!

Th Burger and Lobster chain in London is a real smash hit over there. I’ve been there over a year ago. Now we see more of these concepts coming to Amsterdam.
Smokin’ Barrel is like Burger and Lobster plus so much more… And I like it.
The interior is well decorated and you can see they have an eye for details. The atmosphere is let say New-​York-​Brooklyn-​Hipster. All completed with for example the use of Mason Jars.
The menu is big! It has more than just burgers and lobsters. For example American pancakes, sandwiches, all kind of toasts and a lot of different kind of drinks.
I took the Surf and Turf… a Burger and ½ Lobsters. The burger was good! It really hit the spot! The Lobster was too small, but cooked/​grilled just right.
If I was living nearby I definitely would go to this place more often then I am planning to do ;)

I’m so in love with this place.
Burgers AND lobster. effing amazing G+Ts. Novelty Russian beer.
I got the basic burger with pancetta and it was amazing. It comes with fries and a little salad. and a wet nap. they thought of everything.
Great services, cool décor (the floor is made of pennies!).
Will go again in a heart beat.

Best burger I had in Amsterdam. Great selection of beers and gin tonic… What else do you need?