Right along Rembrandtplein there is a stretch of pubs with outdoor patio seating. A great place to grab lunch on a sunny day, and relax with a cold drink …or two. But beware, because a lot of these are just plain tourist traps, with over priced crappy food. La Madonnina fits in this category.
After doing some shopping, we decided to stop for a quick bite and thought that some pasta sounded good. After a wait of 20 minutes, a waiter finally appeared to take our drink order, for a beer and a rum and coke. I had to repeat myself 3 times, as the waiter barely understood or spoke English. Drew ordered the ravioli; I ordered an insalata caprese (tomato and mozzarella) and a side of garlic bread. When our food arrived, I was sadly disappointed to see a very small amount of limp tomatoes, garnished with some thin slices of mozzarella cheese, and drizzled with oil, on my salad plate. The garlic bread was actually a thin pizza crust, sprinkled with garlic powder…no flavor at all! The worst was the plate of obviously canned ravioli in a very bland sauce. Yech! It was not worth eating, so we quickly paid our bill of 24.50 EU…and left…still hungry!
I would not recommend this place to my worst enemy.