Westerlo, Belgium
Gevaertlaan 199
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+3216843377
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One of our favorite places to eat!
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6/10 for a nice wine selection. The menu looked promising, starting with mussels in escabeche with a mi-cuit of macquerel if I remember correctly. The mussels were cooked and the fish more or less rare, which is fine, if the fish is top quality, which it was not. The abundance of pickled vegetables was nice but why soooo many and why add a halved cherry tomato? Intermediate course was sole with NorthSea shrimp, handpeeled, and a home made shrimpcroquette om the side. The sole was great, the Hollandaise sauce and the shrimps too. But why add a potatomash packed with nutmeg an a pile of leek julienne on both plates? Less is more, remember? The shrimpcroquette was soft and the shrimp were next to it on the plate instead of inside. Why? The main course then: ossobucco. Intriguing because rarely offered in this type of restaurant. Again, expectations were only partly met. The meat was rather tasteless and not cooked to the right tenderness. But the osso was there and the marrow was nice. Other than that, a bland dish. Dessert was going to save the day then? Alas! Chocolate mousse lacked lightness, macaroon was hard and the cake dry and heavy. The icecream was really nice though and the strawberries too. Coffee came with lots of sweet treats that could no longer seduce us. Coffee was good though, as was the mini crème brûlée. They close this Monday for holidays. Were we just too late in the season to find enthusiasm in our plates and service or is something missing here? Time to go for less ingredients and more taste and excitement in our opinion. The nice wines could not make us forget that.
One of the best restaurants in the area - if not THE best! They provide a nice 'whole' experience, from entering to leaving. The atmosphere is open and jovial, the interior is lightly classical. The staff is very friendly and helpful. The food is very nice, a combination of simple tastes form a exquisite ensemble. The plates are works of art, which are hard not the photograph, print and put on your wall (yet I could withstand). The sommelier is very knowledgeable... And this not only for his wines, but also for his beers. Some beers were even unknown to me, which might not mean that much, but still I like to believe that I know my (Belgian) ales. If any dietary restrictions are necessary, it should not be a problem my dishes (lactose free - dairy free) were perfect and still very tasteful and not at all that deviant from the others. The pricing for all of this isn't even that outrageous! The prices are more than fair for a place like this, honestly they could easily go up if they wanted without losing clients. Certainly a place to visit! But be sure to make a reservation!
Lekker gegeten in een rustig en coronaproof kader. De gevarieerde lunch is een aanrader. Verse kwaliteitsvolle producten voor een correcte prijs. Vriendelijke en zorgzame bediening door de vrouw des huizes.
Altijd een leuke ervaring: lekker eten met net dat ietsje meer, zeer vriendelijk personeel
Super eten en vriendelijke mensen zeker nog een bezoekje waard en zeker niet duur
Zoals steeds, TOP bediening, vriendelijkheid en sfeer !! Een zalige, eerlijke smaakbeleving doorheen het menu!
Vriendelijke ontvangst. Heerlijke keuken. Mooie presentatie. Flexibel voor vegetariërs.
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