Café Barrera

Was ok

Quick, friendly service, with beautiful canal views. Great coffee and decent prices. We ordered a BLT sandwich and a 'provincaaltje sandwich' The Provincaaltje is a toasted bread pizza with delicious, thickly melted goat cheese, Gouda cheese, tomatoes and herbs. Very tasty! The BLT might not be recognisable for overseas tourists, but it an open-faced sandwich with plenty of bacon and a tangy white sauce strewn over the top. Good and less than 8 euros. The latte had a very thick and sturdy cream that passed the spoon test and the taste was well-balanced and creamy with a good caffeine hit. A great pit stop, pick me up cup of coffee.

Great looking bar with great Belgian cider

Hi! I don’t think this is a non-Dutch speaker friendly kinda cafe/bar. Three times I was there and the staff was just too cocky and not nimble. I know that sometimes dutch cafe can be like that, take their time and quite slow, which is okay. But, not this one. They also did not consistent about their menus. Sometimes they had, other time they said “no, we did not serve that.” Overall, it is quite unpleasant experience.

Affordable, welcoming staff. Delicious food. Before lunch time it's very relaxing, but at lunch time it is very busy.