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• Disappointed

I decided to try out Golden Temple while travelling in Amsterdam. I was hesitant to go based on the Happy Cow and Trip Advisor reviews, however I liked the location and the menu looked nice when reading it online. When arriving I was greeted warmly by my waitress. She seated me and offered some of her opinions on her favourite dishes on the menu. After ordering I noticed there was a small dog in the restaurant. I'm still unclear if it belonged to them or to another patron. I am not used to animals in a restaurant environment, and to be honest, I didn't like it. The door didn't close on its own, so if someone left and the door didn't shut, one of the guests would either yell across the room to have someone close it or she would constantly get up. It was very distracting. I ordered the Vietnamese Rice Paper Rolls as a starter and the Tempeh Peanut and Vegetable salad. I asked the server if she thought if these 2 things were too similar to order. She said no, and thought it was a good idea. The Vietnamese Rice Paper Rolls came out first on a very small slate plate. I could tell by looking at them that they were going to fall apart. There was too much stuffed in, and they were open on both ends. This made it hard to dip into the sauce. Half of the filling fell out on the table - so I didn't eat it. The wraps could have been assembled better AND came on a plate, or side plates in case anything fell out. They were delicious and the sauce had a little kick to it. The Tempeh Peanut and Vegetable Salad came out shortly after. The tempeh was marinated nicely. The salad was good - nothing too special. I felt like there was way too much purple cabbage and I got very bored about 1/4 of the way in to the meal. About 75% of my plate was purple cabbage. I would suggest asked for half of the salad on a bed of brown rice or quinoa with the tempeh. To me, that would have been a much for satisfying meal. I found for the price and what you get it was not a good value. I would not recommend this restaurant based on what I ordered. Perhaps some of the other dishes are more filling, better prepared and more well-rounded. I would probably not return to Golden Temple. I feel like there are much better choices in Amsterdam. I wanted to rate this 1 cow, however Happy Cow won't allow me since it's a vegetarian restaurant (min 2 cows).