I really like the idea of this place and I can see a lot of potential but the staff really needs to be trained better. The hosts seem to be all over the place and I experienced one bartender that was trashing american beers in my conversation with him. Now I have a huge problem with that. I love trying all different kinds of beer and I'm from the US. There are tons of craft breweries in the US and some of them do have exposure in Canada. I was very offended but I still returned again. I have been here 3 times and this is how I gave them 2 stars:
Lost 1st star with the hosts being super disorganized and not having cohesive information among them.
Lost 2nd star (should've been 2) from the ignorant male bartender that I experienced in the outside bar.
Lost 3rd star because I saw signs for Toronto Beer Week and when I asked the bartender about it he didn't know, so he asked another bartender and she didn't know. So he said I'll go ask my manager and I'll get back to you. When he came back I had to ask him again about it and he said no one knew anything about it other than what the sign said, which was located in the middle of the floor behind me. All it said was that they were holding a brunch one morning. A lot of help that is since it's a citywide event! We went to Mill Street Brew Pub the following day and the manager there gave us the whole background and history of the event and gave us a little booklet that showed us in detail, every bar, brewery, and brewpub that was participating in this event and where they were located. Sooo much more help than anyone at Amsterdam Brewhouse.
They kept 1 star because they do have good beer
They kept the 2nd star because the couple times I've had their food, it was good.
Overall I will avoid returning to this place if possible. Sorry, I know this place is still kind of new (even though I think it opened the beginning of July), it's been open for almost 3 months and I think I'm done with visiting this place.