{"id":2819,"date":"2009-12-31T11:21:07","date_gmt":"2009-12-31T09:21:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.breigh.com\/wordpress\/?p=2819"},"modified":"2010-05-31T23:44:33","modified_gmt":"2010-05-31T21:44:33","slug":"restaurant-review-amigos-roosendaal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.canadutch.nl\/blog\/archives\/2819","title":{"rendered":"Restaurant Review – Amigos, Roosendaal"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\nThat\u2019s a lot of meat for only four people but in our defense, we did have veggies too!<\/strong><\/p>\n

Last night Xander and I went down to Roosendaal<\/a> to visit with our friends Penny<\/a> & Yuri.\u00a0 A few weeks ago when I went to visit Penny for the day we walked by a restaurant that sparked my interest.\u00a0 Amigos<\/a> is a BBQ restaurant where, for 20 euro per person, you can pretty much have an all you can eat BBQ buffet.\u00a0 You get garlic bread, unlimited fries, and a buffet full of meats, fish, veggies and salads.\u00a0 You pick up your own meat and bring it to your table to sizzle on the grill while you sit and chat.<\/p>\n

It was so<\/em> much fun.\u00a0 We all had such a good time!<\/p>\n

The food was delicious, I even tried new things like Kangaroo and Ostrich!\u00a0 They had a variety of meats and fish which covered pretty much everything people would be looking for.\u00a0 I definitely didn\u2019t feel like there was a lack of choice and there were too many for me to try one of everything.<\/p>\n

\"amigos\"<\/a>
\nXander and I before we stuffed ourselves silly, our cheeks already getting red from the heat.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Another thing I really liked was that they had unlimited sauces. Not something you see very often here in The Netherlands.\u00a0\u00a0 In a country where you are made to pay for each packet of Ketchup at McDonald’s and are given miniscule bowls of condiments in other restaurants, I was shocked to see a side buffet of \u2018pump your own’ mayo, sat\u00e9,\u00a0pepper, garlic, mushroom and other sauces.<\/p>\n

I don\u2019t think vegetarians would feel completely at a loss if invited to join friends at Amigos.\u00a0 There were a lot of veggies available for grilling, for example potatoes, paprika, mushrooms and courgette as well as boiled eggs and a variety of salads. \u00a0Nor would people with children feel out of place, as we had a child under two with us and they had a high chair waiting when we arrived with his own special place setting.<\/p>\n

It was a very gezellig <\/em>(cozy) atmosphere, with oil candles burning on the table, warm color tones and big wooden tables and chairs.\u00a0 We didn\u2019t feel like we were sitting right on top of other people and were able to chat freely without worrying about interrupting or annoying anyone.<\/p>\n

The service was great as well, very upbeat, attentive and friendly.\u00a0\u00a0 In a way they manage to get you even more excited about your upcoming BBQ experience than you already were when you arrived.\u00a0 It wasn\u2019t just a case of walking in and feeling like the person waiting on you was just doing their job, he seemed almost as happy to be there as we did.\u00a0 From the minute we walked in we were greeted with a big smile which was still there as he wished us a good night and waved as we walked out the door.<\/p>\n

Another good point is the parking.\u00a0 They are lucky enough to be located right next to a parking lot which is free <\/em>after 6pm on weekdays (not sure about weekends), which is a MAJOR plus point here in Holland where not only is parking space scarce but it can also be very expensive.<\/p>\n

There are a few negatives about the restaurant though.<\/p>\n

It could get pretty warm on your face as you sat there, so I can\u2019t imagine visiting this restaurant in the summer months, but on a cold winter evening, it was perfect!\u00a0 It wasn\u2019t roasting hot in the restaurant, I don\u2019t think I even broke a sweat.\u00a0 It was more like that nice heat you get on your face when you are sitting around a campfire at night.\u00a0 Nice on a cold evening, not something you\u2019d want to do when it\u2019s 30 degrees outside.<\/p>\n

Also, and this is more of a general annoyance with restaurants all over this country rather than just Amigos.\u00a0 I absolutely HATE that you can\u2019t get tap water.\u00a0 I drink 99.5% water, all day, every day.\u00a0 I drink a lot of it and can often be quite thirsty when I eat.\u00a0 At home I have\u00a0 a 750ml bottle next to me at all times that I fill regularly throughout the day.\u00a0\u00a0 When I go to a restaurant, I don\u2019t want to spend 2-3 euro on a bottle of water that will be gone in one gulp.\u00a0 I am there to eat, I will spend money on food but nothing makes me more irritated than being made to pay over and over for seriously overpriced, tiny bottles of water.\u00a0 I will usually buy one bottle but then ask for tap water.\u00a0 Buying the one bottle is my sort of peace offering, that is me sucking it up and saying ok I will pay something for your water \u2013 ONCE.<\/p>\n

When I asked last night at Amigos, after buying my one bottle of water, \u00a0if I could have a big glass of tap water, I was told it wasn\u2019t possible.\u00a0 In a very friendly manner, mind you, but still a no.\u00a0 I looked behind him, large glasses, a tap.\u00a0 It IS possible.\u00a0 You just would prefer to have me pay 12 euro for glass bottles that contain something that I can go in the bathroom and get for free.\u00a0 I\u2019m sorry, no\u2026 this is not on.<\/p>\n

Maybe it\u2019s the Canadian still in me, because a big glass and a big pitcher of water is the first thing to hit the table when you sit down at a restaurant there, at least when I still lived there, maybe they\u2019ve become as commercial too.\u00a0 I certainly hope not\u2026<\/p>\n

So yeah, the warmth of the grill is a pity as it makes it a rather seasonal restaurant to eat in\u2026 Perhaps these things can\u2019t be avoided.\u00a0\u00a0 There\u2019s really no excuse for not giving someone a glass of tap water when they ask for it, especially if they are going to spend over 50 euro there on food.<\/p>\n

You get a 9 <\/strong>out of 10 <\/strong>\u2026 if you would just have given a girl a glass of friggin\u2019 water, you would have had a 10.\u00a0 I almost gave you an 8, as the water thing really does irritate me that much, but the unlimited sauces thing made me rethink it.<\/p>\n

So, Amigos.\u00a0 Great food, great service (except for the water thing), fantastic concept and atmosphere. \u00a0 I will definitely be returning and\u00a0recommending\u00a0that friends visit as well.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

That\u2019s a lot of meat for only four people but in our defense, we did have veggies too! Last night Xander and I went down to Roosendaal to visit with our friends Penny & Yuri.\u00a0 A few weeks ago when I went to visit Penny for the day we walked by a restaurant that sparked …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2815,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8,152],"tags":[87,33,173,361,175,52],"class_list":["post-2819","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","","category-life-in-nl","category-entertainment","tag-food","tag-netherlands","tag-penny","tag-restaurant-review","tag-roosendaal","tag-xander"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.canadutch.nl\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2819","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.canadutch.nl\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.canadutch.nl\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.canadutch.nl\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.canadutch.nl\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2819"}],"version-history":[{"count":13,"href":"https:\/\/www.canadutch.nl\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2819\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5174,"href":"https:\/\/www.canadutch.nl\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2819\/revisions\/5174"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.canadutch.nl\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2815"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.canadutch.nl\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2819"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.canadutch.nl\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2819"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.canadutch.nl\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2819"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}