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Restaurant Classico

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Split-level stop hung with black-&-white shots & colorful fashion photos, serving Italian classics. People often mention service, restaurant, pasta, menu, waiter, Italian, recommend, friendly, time, staff,


Address

Willemsparkweg 87, 1071 GT Amsterdam, Netherlands

Website

www.classicoamsterdam.nl

Contact

+31 20 676 0700

Price rating

$$ $$

Rating on Google Maps

4.40 (1K reviews)

Open on Google Maps

Working Hours

  • Friday: 12 to 10:30 PM
  • Saturday: 12 to 10:30 PM
  • Sunday: 12 to 10:30 PM
  • Monday: 12:30 to 10:30 PM
  • Tuesday: 12 to 10:30 PM
  • Wednesday: 12 to 10:30 PM
  • Thursday: 12 to 10:30 PM

Featured Reviews


Frequently mentioned in reviews: service (10) restaurant (10) pasta (9) menu (9) waiter (8) Italian (8) recommend (8) friendly (8) time (7) staff (7)
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  • 1/5 Ariel L. 10 months ago on Google
    Terrible service. Rude waiter. 10mins after taking our orders, we were told mussels pasta was not available. But we never ordered that. We asked the waiter for the menu to clarify what he’s talking about. He questioned us in a rude way why we needed to read the menu again. THAT’S BECAUSE WE DON’T WORK HERE, and we definitely don’t remember it after reading just once! He grumpily gave it to us. When he came back again, we ordered another dish. He told us not available again. For the record, it was only early lunch time. This is what the waiter said, “I have no time for you…” He meant we were wasting his time taking unavailable orders again. But it was him who’s wasting our time. WE DON’T KNOW WHAT YOU HAVE OR NOT! Your restaurant has no food to offer and you’re blaming us for that ?! Risotto was awful. A picture is attached to show you how soft the prawn risotto was. We’ve been to many Italian restaurants before and we know how it should taste like. Final reminder for anyone who is still courageous enough to come and get insulted. Be reminded to check your bill because they’d leave a bill on the table with dishes that never came.
    8 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 4/5 David K. 7 months ago on Google • 189 reviews
    Nice Italian Restaurant near the Concertgebouw, so it seemed like a perfect pre-concert meal. It was a bit chilly but we decided to eat outside for the ambiance. Service was lacking - the waiter paid more attention to the lively conversation with local Dutch patrons and did not check on us much. I got a drink menu long before a food menu, frustrating because I like to pair a wine with my dinner entree. I also was informed that the prix-fixe menu advertised online was not available. I order a beef carpaccio starter and a ravioli main. A glass of prosecco was my drink since I wasn't sure what food options were available. The ravioli was tasty but I've had better in America. The carpaccio never arrived, adding to our service woes. We were on a tight schedule due to the concert, and we were getting very concerned that the carpaccio would arrive too late, but it didn't come at all. And after all that, the carpaccio still appeared on the bill and we had to get it removed. One more service issue - the restaurant only accepted cash despite not advertising this anywhere. Overall a solid Italian meal, but not recommended for tourists on their way to the Concertgebouw.

  • 3/5 Sohrab T. 5 months ago on Google • 182 reviews
    Quite an ordinary restaurant with average food and service quality but high prices. I ordered my tenderloin steak medium but it was rare. All in all, I wouldn't recommend this restaurant. The prices don't match the quality.

  • 5/5 MengChi C. 1 year ago on Google
    The place is awesome! Service is the best! Top-notch hospitality. Food is stunning. Had risotto with prawns and saffron sauce. It satisfied my taste buds right away.😋
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 4/5 Ang W. 1 month ago on Google • 75 reviews New
    We had nice Italian food, authentic and delicious. My friend wanted to have lobster pasta but they didn’t have it, so better to call them and check first if you really want lobster

  • 1/5 Ely Coimbra F. 1 year ago on Google
    As a food lover, I cannot recommend this restaurant. The portion is laughable compared to the price, and the pasta is not homemade (actually, everything appeared to be store bought, alas frozen). Moreover, the [apparent] owner was extremely pretentious and, at times, inconvenient, not to say cheap, as he served us in dirty plates and couldn't bother changing glasses when bringing new drinks (pressuring us to finish the drinks, so he could have the glasses for refill). Awful experience.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 2/5 Dean H. 1 year ago on Google
    The food was very average for its price. I would call most of the things overpriced for no apparent reason. As a person living in Italy i can say the dishes are far from Italian taste. To make things worse, when it came to pay they gave me wrong bill with things that i didnt order. Pretty dislikable experience.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Alexia N. 1 year ago on Google
    Everything was perfect! We ordered the 3 course menu and it was very filling and delicious. The quality/price ratio is very good and the staff are very friendly and nice
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Y. Y. 4 years ago on Google
    Futtchinne is great! Very thick milky/ cheese flavor with truffle and all kinds of mushrooms. The squid with orange juice is also good. Good service, friendly staff. Warm friendly restaurant which is easy to find.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Tim L. 1 year ago on Google
    The food is delicious and the chef is friendly and easygoing, really have a good time here for the diner
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 3/5 Edoardo a. 1 year ago on Google
    I am Italian and I can say that the quality of the food is not super. It is average. The price is a bit high and the waiting times are high (some customers left the restaurant tired of waiting). I put 3 stars for the kindness of the staff and because you can see that they try to give their best.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 1/5 Anastasia D. 1 year ago on Google
    ATTENTION! Never ever in your life go to this place. Food is overpriced and overcooked. We waited for our order for more than an hour. Waiter, yes, one waiter for the whole restaurant and the CHEF or you can call him a waiter, chef, owner, manager are Arabs who are so ashamed of their ethnicity, pretending to be Italians. Very rude communication, no service at all. WASTE OF TIME and MONEY.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Biurak K. 6 months ago on Google • 40 reviews
    Second time in here, and the food is consistently amazing! They also help with which wine to pair our dishes with.

  • 5/5 Crystal N. 2 months ago on Google • 32 reviews New
    WOW! One of the best dinner experiences I hace had in a while. We loved the ossobocu and the risotto with prawns. My brother ordered the sea bass and it was cooked to perfection. My daughter loved the ravioli. The suggested wine paired wonderfully with our dinner. We enjoyed the dessert sampler with cappucinos, and it was the perfect conclusion to our meal. Everything was fresh, delicious, and reasonably priced given the quality. I would recommend this place and plan to return in the future!

  • 5/5 Laura S. 4 months ago on Google • 13 reviews
    The place was a local hot spot. There were quite a few parties celebrating there. The atmosphere was warm and inviting. The staff was very friendly, the food is filling. I order the salmon and spinach pasta plate and it came out HOT and tasted pretty good. I’m happy that I found my way there on my first night in Amsterdam.

  • 5/5 Darrell T. 4 months ago on Google • 7 reviews
    Great food, great staff service. The langoustine and lobster pasta were both very flavourful and pasta was al dente. Highly recommend! Grazie!

  • 5/5 Troy V. 1 year ago on Google
    Steak was very good. Sicilian beer was terrific. They should have more than one wine available by the glass.

  • 4/5 Lorena E. 2 years ago on Google
    Good Lobster with linguine at a decent price. Other tables received a free bruschetta before ordering, but we didn't.

  • 2/5 Dmitry S. 1 year ago on Google
    Unfortunately, there is a very bad service: it was served a pasta with mussels instead of pasta with mushrooms (obviously because of waiter’s poor English). Besides, we ordered another course and asked whether it was spicy. The waiter answered “Not at all”. Twenty minutes later we got a dish with the food rich strewed with red pepper and with a lot of garlic. After our complaint we have got another portion, but much more quickly and with a sodden rice with some heated frozen vegetables. Also, we can’t recommend this restaurant at all

  • 3/5 Daniela F. 1 year ago on Google
    We were disappointed because the food was great but too little. Furthermore, they took like 45 minutes in prepare our food and we were the only customers there. During this time not a single glass of water or bread was served. Poor attention!

  • 2/5 Beatrix et Norman R. 1 year ago on Google
    Set menu is a tourist trap. O written menu, just an oral description, starter was a lump of burrata on its own, one main dish, pasta and mushrooms, was fine but the other one was minimal, shrivelled sea bass with a tiny amount of vegetables and potatoes.T wo waiters intrusively tried to get us to buy the most expensive wines (39 and 55 euros) while we were making clear we wanted thehouse white. Mistake in the bill (which was corrected). Would definitely not recommend.

  • 5/5 Frank W. 6 months ago on Google
    We stumbled across this gem while walking the neighborhood around our hotel. We were seated promptly, nice casual atmosphere and service was friendly and attentive. I had asked if they had a certain dish that I didn’t see on the menu and boy did they deliver! I had the spaghetti bolognese and my wife had the veal with white wine sauce. Both dishes were well prepared, came out without delay and piping hot, you can’t beat fresh Parmesan cut fresh from a huge wheel table-side. All topped with a perfect bottle of Chardonnay! The chef was pleasant when we extended our compliments. Highly recommend visiting when in Amsterdam.

  • 5/5 Christian M. 2 months ago on Google New
    Great food, friendly and attentive service. A great place to have a nice dinner before going to the Concertgebouw. It was obvious that many locals think so, too. The orecchiette with mushrooms and sausage were fantastic. My wife and I will certainly visit again when the opportunity arises.

  • 5/5 Esther G. 1 year ago on Google
    The staff was super friendly and food was just amazing.

  • 5/5 Dan O. 9 months ago on Google • 1 review
    A fantastic quaint traditional Italian restaurant, which I happened upon while strolling through Amsterdam on my first night in the city. Friendly and accommodating staff. The owner (or I believe he was the owner) suggested the bacon wrapped sea bass which he paired with an amazing Italian white wine. Definitely recommend Restaurant Classico.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍


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Amenities


  • Parking
    • ✓️ Paid parking lot
    • ✓️ Plenty of parking
  • Payments
    • ✓️ Checks
    • ✓️ Debit cards
    • ✓️ Credit cards
    • ✓️ NFC mobile payments
  • Offerings
    • ✓️ Beer
    • ✓️ Wine
    • ✓️ Coffee
    • ✓️ Alcohol
    • ✓️ Hard liquor
    • ✓️ Healthy options
    • ✓️ Late-night food
  • Accessibility
    • ✗ Wheelchair accessible parking lot
  • Dining options
    • ✓️ Lunch
    • ✓️ Dinner
    • ✓️ Dessert
    • ✓️ Seating
  • Service options
    • ✓️ Dine-in
    • ✓️ Takeout
    • ✗ Delivery
    • ✓️ Outdoor seating

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