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Old 01-April-2008, 05:50 AM
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Yes! In year 2000, I dined at the De Roode Leeuw (The Red Lion) and I loved it! It is in the Hotel Amsterdam just off of Dam Square (in Amsterdam).

http://www.hotelamsterdam.nl/

Unfortunately, the restaurant pages are in Dutch and Babelfish is not much help on the online menu. I do recall having ham and rabbit cooked in a lush unique way. And they serve a genveer (a Dutch precursor to gin) that is much better than the one in the minibar, but it was $25 a shot.

This was the most expensive meal I had that wonderful week in Holland - about $60 not counting that shot of genveer. Probably be $100 now with the fall of the dollar.

But I certain recommend it if you want to sample the best in Dutch food. I wish I could remember more, but, well, it WAS Amsterdam after all! And it has been eight years.

Hotel Amsterdam is nice, also. Expensive but everything in Holland is, especially now.
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