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French, European
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0.2 miles from Royal Palace (Palais Royal)
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Reviewed September 28, 2023 via mobile

Fusion at its best. The restaurant is not the traditional Belgian restaurant. It actually is a mix of Asian and many other things: Portuguese, Belgian, Spanish, etc. and it really works. I was there for a business dinner and had a scallop carpaccio, and beef...tataki (sort of). Desert was a coffee ice cream. The carpaccio was top notch. Fresh, beautiful, tasty and well balanced. The tataki was cook to perfection, tender and tasty. And the ice cream was smooth and not too sweet! Loved it. My buddy sitting next to me was having shrimp (not as good as my scallop) and cod with truffled risotto (admittedly better than my tataki…and as noted the tataki was good). All accompanied by a nice Sancerre. Did not play but they have a formula of 1 appetizer, 1 main and one dessert with a fix price. Btw, both service and decoration are amazing.More

Date of visit: September 2023
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Reviewed March 27, 2023

We picked it for the girls' night out. It is a nice cozy place, we got a good table. From the beginning the service was bad. Yes, it was packed, nevertheless, we had to ask for everything, for menus, to order, for drinks, not once...they came by themselves. The principle of ordering is to pick your own combination and I opted for Formule COMBO of 1 appetizer, 1 main and 1 sweet. As appetizer I took Bang Bang shrimps that was wrapped in Kadaïf, for main Lamb shank with bourbon sauce and for dessert Pistachio panna cotta. Everything was amazingly delicious. I also tried duo of croquettes from my friend, very tasty too. We drank a very nice rose wine. It was bit pricey, which was OK because the food was really good. However, I would think twice to go again because of the service.More

Date of visit: February 2023
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Reviewed February 2, 2022

Very good service. Original and cosy atmosphere. Delicious meals with fine tastes and very refined presentation.

Date of visit: January 2022
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Reviewed February 27, 2020 via mobile

Excellent food so long as you leave your vegetarian friends at home. Great choice for meat- and fish lovers, as the name might suggest, but not a single main course for vegetarians, which is unusual in 2020, even in Belgium. FB describes this restaurant as...vegetarian-friendly. That it is not. Pretty pricey too.More

Date of visit: February 2020
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Reviewed February 14, 2020 via mobile

A very pleasant restaurant to sit and eat. There are no prices next to the dishes, instead you are invited to choose a menu for a fixed price. So you can opt for starter and main course or main course and dessert, or all three....We went all the way and even though it was a lot for a small eater, I regret nothing! The food was delicious. As a starter I chose cheese and crab croquettes and I loved that it wasn't presented in the traditional, classic way. Even the bread on the table was given a little twist and came with a savory pesto instead of butter or olive oil. For the main course I chose a tuna burger. Again, you often find burgers on a menu but it's the first time I found tuna mentioned so of course I had to try this. It was heavenly. For dessert I had an apple pie with speculoos ice that I shared because I wanted to let everyone taste how good it was. It was a wonderful experience and if you love a modern style, you can't go wrong here!More

Date of visit: January 2020
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Reviewed December 18, 2019

Food was ok but the professionalism of the staff was below expectations. The waiter dropped the cutlery on me so I got sauce on my shirt, my jacket and my trousers. Dry cleaning exists so it was not a big problem as they offered to...pay for it. The evening went well and we tipped far more than the dry cleaning would cost. However when I sent the receipt they changed their mind and refused to reimburse me for my costs. Not a nice way of treating customers.More

Date of visit: November 2019
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Reviewed December 8, 2019

This is very nice and simple place, nothing posh, but the food is great and service is very good. It's a very interesting fusion of different kitchens, served in a very attractive way and very tasty. It is a perfect place for a business dinner...with 10+ people or smaller celebrations.More

Date of visit: December 2019
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Reviewed December 8, 2019

Located near port de Namur, this restaurant is a typical belgian brasserie, serving mainly belgian foods and specialities. We had a dinner here. All foods were excellent in quality, tasty, well presented, in good portions. The ambient was very good and funny. Service however was...slow, it needs improvement. The total price was in the high region but worth it.More

Date of visit: December 2019
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Reviewed November 16, 2019

Went with a group of 5 for a steak meal. Somehow they were unable to cook 4 of the steaks to medium.they were all sent back to kitchen and even on the chefs 2nd attempt and 3rd, still couldnt cook the steak to medium. Ok...so chefs have bad days! But how the manager delt with situation amazed me..... never been spoken to by such a rude condescending person in my life. His response to the steak being sent back 3 times was "you have eaten it SO you must have enjoyed" he seems to think it was ok that 3 attempts were made to get the food right and still it came out the kitchen wrong. He didnt care. Also menu has Ceaser salad available, nowhere on the menu does it state served with chicken. So why did a ceaser chicken salad turn up to the table. Managers responce again was ceaser salad is always with chicken, we dont need to write that on the menu you should know!! Nesskess to say our vegetarian guest went hungry. Really shame about the egotistical manager could have been a lovely meal had he managed his restaurant and delt with his unhappy customer's in a professional mannerMore

Date of visit: November 2019
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Reviewed November 11, 2019

Nice intruguing menu to satisfy foodies that love to try new things at decent prices. The burrata with granola and tomato marmelade is a must. Loved the broth with salmon too. One request:once upon a time I had a dessert that I remember to this...day, pistachio panacotta with an apricot and rosemary compote. Divine but not for many it seems. Please please bring it back on the menu!!!! or just give me the recipe 😊More

Date of visit: November 2019
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Reviewed October 30, 2019

Located in the city center of Brussels you find this hidden gem where I enjoyed a business lunch this week. The staff is attentive and fast. We took a 2 course lunch and I enjoyed the tartare as a starter and a bowl of cowfish...as the main dish. Both plates were prepared very well. The meals are reasonably priced and there interior allows you to have a good business conversation with your partner.More

Date of visit: October 2019
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Reviewed September 24, 2019 via mobile

This was a night out with friends and we were excited to try out something new. Food and wine were really good, however they should consider hiring an extra waiter as the hall was full on a Monday evening and the two waiters were struggling...to keep up. There seemed to be some regular clients who were getting considerably more attention, which did not really make a good impression...More

Date of visit: September 2019
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Reviewed September 3, 2019

Excellent food, a nice combination between international and oriental cuisine with an excellent service

Date of visit: August 2019
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Reviewed March 23, 2019

Balance, this is the most adequate word to describe our experience in this beautiful restaurant in Brussels. Balance between fish and meat flavours, between rustic decoration and modern accents, luxury and relaxed atmosphere, light and dark corners and of course wisely balanced service. Balance doesn`t...always destroys enthusiasm, sometimes it can provoke it. And this restaurant is an example of that.More

Date of visit: March 2019
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Reviewed February 17, 2019 via mobile

He hadn’t reserved nevertheless the personnel went out of their way to find a table. Not a given today! The meal was delicious & inventive and the service was impeccable. Strongly recommended

Date of visit: February 2019
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