| Amsterdam, Netherlands |
| Restaurant Christophe Leliegracht 46 1015 DH Amsterdam (020) 625 08 07 12/14/09 At the recommendation of the bartender of the Hotel Toren, I spoke with a waiter at Restaurant Christophe regarding food allergies. He assured me that they could handle food allergies and that the chef was familiar with avoiding cross-contamination. |
| Hotel Toren Van Eeghenstraat 64 1071 GK Amsterdam, Netherlands 020 6226352 Our room had a mini bar refrigerator. A picture of it's contents is on the Food Allergies To Go Facebook page. The room was clean and overlooked one of the canals. There were a few items at the breakfast buffet in the hotel that looked safe for my son who is allergic to milk, egg, peanut, and tree nuts. The list includes Corn Flakes, Smacks, bananas, oranges, red apples, green apples, and Sesam Wafers (wheat flour, sesame seed, water, yeast, vegetable fat,sugar,salt) by Wasa (www.wasa.com). |
| General Information: The bartender at the Hotel Toren told me to be very careful with food allergies while in Amsterdam. He explained that the relaxed party atmosphere of the Amsterdam residents sometimes carries over into restaurant service. So, I should be aware that some servers might tell me that they are taking food allergies seriously when they actually were not. He suggested I speak to someone at Restaurant Christophe since he knows the owner who has a reputation for taking his trade very seriously. Restaurant Christophe also provides room service for Hotel Toren. |
| Steakhouse Evita at The Grasshopper Oudebrugsteeg 16 Amsterdam The Netherlands Steakhouse Evita Reservations T: +31 (0) 20-4232424 12/14/09 The Grasshopper is a three floor establishment. The Steakhouse Evita is on the top floor. I spoke with the manager of the Grandecafe Bar (looks like a popular party spot according to their website), which is on the ground floor of the Grasshopper. She told me that the staff of the Steakhouse Evita could safely serve someone with food allergies. Evita was not open, so I could not speak directly to their staff. The middle floor is a sports bar. |