It started 1980, Rose’s Cantina opened her doors.
Hardly anybody in Holland knew anything about Mexican food.
With the idea, coming from falling in love with Mexican food by travelling and living in the U.S. and Mexico, we started with 4 enthusiastic people a little restaurant.

We had seven tables, a broken piano and a kitchen with secondhand equipment, and located in then a dark street, with no other bars or restaurants, but, in the center of Amsterdam.
In the evenings it was quiet, maybe some passers by asking their way to the Leidseplein.

The old piano was banned by our guests, because a piano does not eat, and they wanted another table.
Thanks to our guests there started to be a unique atmosphere in our restaurant. Good food, sometimes too much, nice cocktails, often also too much, hot inside and everything was possible.

Rose’s Cantina became a big restaurant we have 150 seats inside, a front terrace and a garden patio for outside dining if the weather permits, which, however, is still Dutch.
We still serve the best quality food, and go steps further than our well knowed enchiladas and burritos. Mexican food has so much to offer, and we invite you to taste it! Don't forget our great cocktails or the more than 20 kinds of tequilas.