Before leaving for Amsterdam with our cousin Rebecca I got down to some very serious business and planning…We had to sort out all of our restaurant reservations. She had gotten some amazing tips from friends who lived there.
We got together to recon our options.
One that definitely made our cut was Envy. We decided it would be our first night’s dining place.
We headed there on our bikes, chained them up like locals – okay, not quite like locals the first few times – and walked the last few steps to the restaurant. On our way we asked a tall, blond stranger to take a photo of us.
Summer brings out the best in the city, the people are super friendly and the city is alive with young people enjoying the heat. The canals are packed with people on boats with a bottle of wine and good company.
Eventually, we made it. We sat down and almost immediately hit up the menu. Look at these chicas studying the options.
The two, who were too busy looking at the food menu, left picking the wine to me! Let me just say, the ladies were quite happy with my choice, we finished two bottles quite easily.
Then came the starters.First up: Prosciutto di Parma for the two.
Then: “Luxury bread with truffle mayonnaise and olive oil” with delicious crunchy nuts on the side, Rosie’s favourite
You know it’s serious business when the hair gets tied up…
The mains came out and we decided to share it all. Envy’s philosophy was to order several dishes and share to get to try each.
I had decided to try a pescatarian diet for the trip as it made ordering easier and I didn’t feel so guilty making them take vegetarian options.
The first main: oosterschelde lobster with Dutch asparagus, clams and young vegetables…
Beef entrecote with crème of puffed onion and green peas.
Lamb with eggplant, courgette and sauce of young garlic.
Creamy risotto with tomato and burrata…
All the food was delicious and the service was super friendly. Our lovely waiter even gave us tips on where to go after and where all the locals went out.
While doing our heavy research and booking all the restaurants, Rebecca and I did a naughty thing…
We said it was a birthday celebration dinner in order to get special treatment. In a way it was true.. in a few days time it was Rebecca’s birthday.
Since Rosie had no idea about this plan of ours,when the waiter came up and asked us “whose celebrating their birthday tonight?” we sneakily pointed to Rosie at the same time.
Who was completely befuddled but went with it anyway “Yes, me!”, then she pulled this face.
How sneaky! Then the following occurred (which made Rosie a very happy lady!). All the (good-looking, might I add) chefs came out and sang for her and she blushed and giggled (should I mention that they were all incredibly good looking?). They served up their birthday wishes for Rosie on this creation.
We dug in, giggled away while Rosie pretended that its her birthday and finally it was time to go.
A good evening spent in Amsterdam, right?
Love,
Juliana
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A nice positive colorful lighthearted post. Awesome....With a little sneaky intent,lol..Happy Birthday for down the road:)
Glad you enjoyed it!
Looks like you all had a jolly good time. :) I love Amsterdam, but haven't been there for 5 years. Hope to plan something soon though.
I'm afraid the idea of trying every dish has been a bit of a failure for me. It diminishes the unique taste of each dish, and kinds of dilutes the whole experience. So I always go for only one dish at a time.
I can just never decide, when ever I'm wish more people it's great to order a selection and mix and match. I guess the whole sharing concept comes from my Asian roots
Amsterdam is one of my favorite places. I went on a three month honeymoon throughout Europe. I just wrote an article the other day about my time there and some of the best places to go. https://steemit.com/travel/@johnnyyash/5-most-amazing-places-to-experience-in-amsterdam
I just skim read your article, I wish I had it to hand when we went, we did visit the van gough museum though, it was a great experience
I miss Amsterdam, lived there for 3yrs, never went to envy though, wish I had.
i have to say, it has a special place in my heart too! the Dutch are so welcoming.
Damn, its look tasty ;)
thank you :)
it was very tasty, i would recommend this place to anyone who was visiting Amsterdam.
ok so now I am really hungry could I have a doggie bag please ?
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lol thank you
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what a beautiful lovely ladies!. :*
thank you, i love your steemit username btw :)
youre welcome gorgeous hehe, im not a bot by the way.
hahha, i guessed that, thanks for reading :)
Lovely post. Can't wait for more. :)
dont worry, we'll be sharing some more of our adventures with you soon!
Nice pictures!
thanks, we put alot of time and effort into the editing :)
I love wine but have never been to amsterdam. You just made me book my first flight there haha
that`s awesome! check out out blog on steemit for some other tips :) @johnnyyash put up a pretty good simple guide too https://steemit.com/travel/@johnnyyash/5-most-amazing-places-to-experience-in-amsterdam
I love the idea. I love everything about the article. I banned myself from watching any kind of food post after 10p.m...Hahahaha I didn't know the content till I started reading...On strict food restriction due to my halfmarathon being due in one month... Your way of writing is fascinating. Congratulation :)
Aww, thanks a lot for the kind words Margot, it means a lot, and good luck with the half marathon! 😄
Wow, this food looks awesome! I never quite got past Fedo and the lushish cakes when I was there. :p
The first time I went, my friend gave me explicit instruction to "find me hotel before doing anything!". I failed of course and got lost after two coffee shops. The U-shape layout was the work of the devil, I was sure. After hours spent wondering through the Red Light District I gave in, sobered up and started back from the train station and found my hostel.
Another night, I was out cycling and didn't realise there was a curfew at my hostel and missed that so I just pick one direction and cycled for miles on gorgeous bike lanes that never seem to end. It was magical.
I am going back this Dec on my way back to England!
What a story! Seems like you have some tales of your own to share! 😄
Just broken flashbacks intersperse by feeling of dread, fear and loathing at times. Yeah, I should start blogging about them before they fade any further into the abyss. :D
You kids stay clean and righteous! ;)
Great post, thanks for sharing all your delicious food with us!
And for making me hungry... :P
thanks so much for reading and supporting us :)
Looks so good! Great job girls!
Thanks Pammy wish you were there to join us :)
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