Pizzeria Il Palio Amsterdam

Good food that is reasonably priced. English translated menu and has some American favorites. Wonderful service with smiles. The outdoor seating is limited so you have to call ahead to reserve those tables. But the tables inside were plentiful and the customers seemed to get the same level of care and attention.

Pizzeria Il Palio is located on Leidsekruisstraat, a short walk away from Leidseplein in Amsterdam. I decided to visit here for dinner, on the first day of my December 2023 trip to the Dutch capital. The restaurant is a decent size, there is a small number of tables as you enter the restaurant, or you can go down a small number of steps where there are more tables. The pricing was reasonable for food items, but I did find the €4.5 surcharge for a gluten free pizza base to be a little excessive, I understand that gluten free does cost the restaurant more, but it seems a little over the top to charge this much more. I decided to go for the gluten free pollo pizza which contained chicken and mushrooms, the chicken was very good quality, the amount of the toppings (chicken, mushrooms, sauce etc) was generous and could almost be restaurant quality on its own, but the base was far too thick, it wasn't crispy, it was edible sure but wasn't too enjoyable. Drinks also seemed fairly expensive, especially non alcoholic drinks, the cheapest drink in terms of € per ml was a draught beer it was amusing to me how beer ended up being cheaper than water! The staff seemed friendly enough and the phone charging boxes were a nice touch as they don't have plug sockets by the tables. The other members of my party ordered a lasagna and were very pleased with their meals so perhaps their regular food seems much better than their gluten free options, which need some work but there's a lot of potential for sure. 3* I probably wouldn't return but that doesn't mean my experience was bad, there were some positives about the experience as mentioned.

Food was fresh bread was fresh raviolis for home-made wine selection good drinks server was excellent waiter excellent

To be good several times in Il Palio, if of course the food and people love. When we entered, we sat next to a table of Italians!! This tells the story I think. Good and absolutely affordable food and staff with good attitude and beautiful interaction. I just love it. Gert .. ask them for an apple pie shot and you will be surprised to the one or the other)

Great food with excellent prices and great localization, near Museumplein! The spaghetti Carbonara, spaghetti pesto and pizza were amazing.