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| - The Amsterdam BrewHouse just opened this Saturday and we decided to check it out as it was a rainy afternoon. Here's our first impressions of the place:
THE GOOD
- nice layout and decor with mixed array of seating available for different party sizes, including an outdoor patio with bar/lounge
- extensive food and drink selection
- highlights: six brewed in-house craft beers, excellent poutine (fresh cut fries, not that salty, light gravy, big cheese kurds), plenty of tvs to catch the game
- friendly and attentive service from our waitress
THE BAD
- disorganized and misinformed staff as inaccurate information was given out regarding seating, wait time and food availability. Eg. told that they were at full capacity and wait time was around 40 min but wasn't the case when we talked to the hostess and were seated within 3 min
THE UGLY
- after finding out there were actually no seats at the bar, the bartender rudely told us that we could grab a beer and have it outside?!
Not sure if, 1) he realized that it was raining and 2) it was the waitress who had brought us to the bar to seat us in the first place. Again, there seemed to be miscommunication and disconnect between staff
- did not like our beers and only finished half of it!
- ordered the Kawartha Lakes Raspberry Wheat beer and one of the in-house brews called Fracture, an IPA. Found that the Raspberry Wheat beer did not taste sweet at all like Fruli, which was described to me by the waitress as being similar; it was bitter. The Fracture was a little bit too hoppy.
However, despite our mixed first impressions, we enjoyed the atmosphere and there seemed to be a good menu selection so perhaps we might re-visit to check out the beer tour and try something different.
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