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Originally Posted by RebelR
Ate at the Pub, The Hard Rock, and a steak place a bit further away. The Hard Rock shut the kitchen down 10 mins early and served Beer that was half full. One of the guys at the table commented that if you did that in Scotland they would smack you over the head with it. The waitress just shrugged it off. Its not like she gets paid any differently. The pub, we waited 15 mins just for a menu and someone to take a drink order.
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Unfortunately, the pubs in Amsterdam are simply tourist traps. By default they don't have good food and bad service. All I can do is advise you to NEVER eat at the pubs.
What exactly do you mean by half full beers? Did they have a head or were they actually only half full? Because heads on beers are normal over here(cultural thing). Half empty glasses are not.
Other than that, there's good service and there's bad service.
Another factor you should take into account is the friendlyness.
Americans tend to be overly nice with fake smiles and exagerated interest in the customer. If you're used to that, Dutch waitresses might come across a bit disinterested. But that's simply the way we are.