The Bottom Line
Pros
- It's all about simplicity and flavor here, using the best organic ingredients.
- De Kas grows most of their own vegetables and herbs in their organic market garden.
- Spectacular 8 metre high ceilings and a beautifully designed interior. Park views from the patio.
- Your dinner is prepared by some of Holland's top chefs.
- Easy parking, outside the city center.
Cons
- The restaurant might be too far outside of the center for some.
- De Kas can be a bit tricky to find the first time.
- Their set menu can feel limiting. They do offer vegetarian options & are flexible about preferences.
Description
- Cuisine: A good mix of Mediterranean and Dutch influences.
- Address: Kamerlingh Onneslaan 3, 1097 DE, Amsterdam.
- Monday to Friday: 12.00 am - 2.00 pm, 6.30 pm - 10.00 pm; Saturdays: 6.30 pm - 10.00 pm; Sundays: Closed
- For bookings, call between 10.00 am - 5.00 pm CET on +31 (0)20 462 45 62.
- Dress code: Smart, Business attire and Smart-casual.
- Cost: A set 4 course lunch menu (Euro 35.00), or a set 5 course dinner menu (Euro 47.50), excl. drinks and gratuity.
Guide Review - Restaurant De Kas
Restaurant De Kas is not only housed in a former city nursery, but operates from the belief that food is at its best when prepared with the freshest ingredients, grown and harvested with care for the environment. Therefore, they grow their own herbs, seasonal vegetables and salads and buy fresh ingredients daily from local organic farmers. De Kas' chefs are surrounded by their garden and natural light. That shows in their food, which is light, modern and of the highest standards.The restaurant offers a 5 course set menu, based on the day's harvest, but they are more than understanding about specific dietary preferences. In fact, I have always found the waitress staff to be exceptionally friendly and helpful, which can be rare in Amsterdam.
Seated on the patio, facing the herb garden, we perused the wine list, which boasts a weekly selection of about 40 wines, with prices ranging from Euro 25 to Euro 100. I chose a glass of chilled champagne to start, while the waitress brought out crusty bread, olive oil and giant, juicy green olives. Once we moved into the restaurant, our feast began in earnest. We enjoyed seasonal asparagus alongside beets and potato croquettes. We munched on perfectly prepared scallops and salty samphire, and spicy, succulent Spring chicken with carrot oil. We delighted in a dessert of frozen yoghurt and panna cotta, topped with blueberries and strawberries, and then, when we thought things couldn't get better, they served some tender soft Madeleines, sugar coated fruit pastilles and other pastries with our coffee. Culinary heaven!
If the food alone doesn't impress you, the dining room interior, designed by Dutch 'It-boy' Piet Boon, most certainly will. The 8 meter high glass conservatory offers spectacular views by day and is beautifully lit by floating jellyfish-like installations at night. De Kas is a must!
