Stepping into Jur, we were greeted by a cheerful bartender who quickly welcomed us but warned us that the restaurant would be filling up with a large reservation of 31. To get to our chosen table back by the kitchen, we followed the waiter behind the bar, which gave us a taste of how comfortable the evening was to be. Within a few minutes two vodka tonics , were placed in front of us along with menus. After a quick scan, I ordered the green salad with goat cheese, apples and a honey thyme dressing and Drew chose the tomato and basil soup. We decided to share the natural cheese fondue as our entrée. When our appetizers were served accompanied by a basket of soft and delicious bread, I ate every bite of my salad and had to stop myself from licking the plate. It was crisp and sweet, topped with a full round of warm and creamy dutch goat cheese crowned with pine nuts. I dipped a piece of bread in the soup and was impressed by the fresh tomato flavour, and subtle hint of basil. As the room filled with people, it became very loud but this was part of the experience. As I waited for the fondue I admired the décor, which was dark wood accented by delft tiles, and soft lighting. A Jack Johnson cd played providing great background music. A few minutes later, a young waitress brought out a ceramic fondue stand and lit the burner, the waiter followed with the pot and placed it down over the flame. We eagerly ripped into the loaves of bread and dipped it into the hot gooey cheese heavily accented with wine, not for the faint of heart! Although I was getting full, desert tempted me and I succumbed to the white & dark chocolate mousse and mint sorbet, Drew was drawn to the “ Soesjes”, tiny cream puffs filled with vanilla ice-cream and drizzled with chocolate sauce. Both were delicious and paired with fluffy whipped cream, and a crisp wafer cookie. All in all a great meal, attentive service and I will be back to check out their lunch specials. Total bill was 45.60 Euros.

Jur has the honour of being listed as # 3 on the top ten list of Eeetcafes in Amsterdam and now I understand why. AmsterdamEvents also utilizes Jur as a regular stop for the organized tourgroups.