Birtat Restaurant

What would you eat first in Amsterdam 🇳🇱? I have been to Amsterdam 5 or 6 times, I think. And I have a tradition: the first thing I eat is shawarma... 😅 Typical, right? 😇 This is not something I exactly chose. But I have a friend from Amsterdam 🇳🇱 whose family is from Morocco 🇲🇦 and, every time I arrive in Amsterdam, he either cooks shawarma for me or takes me out to have shawarma... 😅 I love shawarma anyway so that's fine for me. 😋 This time, he took us to Birtat restaurant, a 🇹🇷 Turkish restaurant that he apparently knows very well and, most of all, that is open quite late, which was key that night cause our train 🚄 from Paris 🇫🇷 was delayed... a lot! 🤬 We ordered a mix platter that had shawarma, koftes, fries, rice, salad and bread, plus some tapas. Everything was good and there was too much food so we couldn't finish. We paid €50 for 3 (including soft drinks and no desserts), which would be expensive for this kind of food in Barcelona 🇪🇸, but maybe not much so in Amsterdam 🇳🇱... We were served in a timely manner and I can't really complain about the service, but we were lucky we were with a local cause English 🇬🇧 isn't useful there (that's probably the only place in the whole country where nothing is written in English nor anybody talks to you in English... 😅). The place is not cozy at all and that's probably the worst part of this venue. You can't expect anything fancy, but you can have a good meal, late at night (for the Netherlands!), and that's what mattered that night. 🤝 . . . Quality & taste: 9/10 Quantities: 10/10 Atmosphere: 3/10 Originality: 6/10 Ratio price / quality: 7/10 Service: 7/10 How I felt afterwards: 8/10

The food was good and tasty, and overall the restaurant is fine for a casual meal. However, the service could be improved, as there was some confusion with our order. It’s a standard place where you eat well, but the experience depends a lot on the service.

Very nice restaurant to stop by for authentic Turkish dishes, soups and desserts at even late hours. Their shawarma worths a try and soups are tasty. Don't miss out on Sutlac (a traditional dessert made with milk). Service is quick, prices are reasonable.

We ordered ro take away a kip fillet wrap and a durum kefta. The chicken dressing was great, but the portions are small. It looks like the desserts are homemade but we didn't order them. 📝 Slow and unfriendly service 💰 Expensive prices for the quantities

Used to come here very often at my previous job due to office location, first time back here after COVID period, it is still very tasty with good service! Highly recommended!

I love that place, Amazing Turkish food. Open early....I like ❤️🙏🏼

Biber dolma & fasulye days are my favorite days. <3

I had a positive experience here. The people seemed friendly and the food was a good value. I plan to return and try some more dishes.