We are all stoners lol.
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Situated not far from the main Pathe cinema near the Waterlooplein station, this coffeeshop is a two floor structured building. The top floor is really the only floor that has any personality or character. The dull bottom floor is only for people who are below the height of 5’6’. Anyone who is taller then this will have to spend most of the time bent over on their way to a seat or squatting. The upper floor is tropical beach themed with wooden beach walls and beach artwork all around. The décor has been given an average ranking due to the bottom floor being poor. The top floor is definitely worth a visit if you enjoy spending your time on a beach in Hawaii.
The seating is limited with the wooden stalls being the only option available upstairs. Downstairs there is a different style of seating but it is very cramped and in poor condition. There is a large LG television screen, which was showing the television in HD. Watching tennis that big while stoned was impressive and left me in awe. The music in the shop at the time was some hardcore rappers shouting and a few gunshots being fired. It was a little loud for my tastes but the fact that they even had it on was points in my book and if it had been a bit lower in volume and more varied then I think it would of scored a lot higher.
The view was quite nice being higher than street level elevation. There were seats at the window that allowed you to enjoy watching people walk past and the odd bike running over someone’s foot. The shop is right next door to the cinema and from this they receive a lot of customers and it also creates a lot of foot traffic going by which is good for people watching. There is a bar opposite the coffeeshop, which also gets busy and can create quite a viewing spectacle.
Overall, the prices are quite average and there is a lack of food, to go with the lack of effort put into this shop by its owners we would say that this is a fairly mediocre venue. It’s worth having a quick look in and maybe if the seats at the front are free grabbing a drink, but don’t worry too much if you don’t have time.
For the ratings that we gave on this shop go
here.
Mr Oranje
