We found this restaurant through the Tripadvisor app on my iphone. Brussels was one of the cities on our most recent trip that we didn't have a guidebook for, so, we kind of played it by ear. Finding the city guide app by tripadvisor proved to be a mixed blessing. Most of the time it steered us right, but there were a few hiccups. This was not one of them. In fact, this turned out to be one of our best meals on our trip that included Paris and a number of other towns.
My dish was the beef stew with rochefort beer sauce. This dish reminded me a bit of a Guinness stew that I had a number of years back. The flavor was rich and the beef was tender. The stoemp that I chose as my side was the perfect addition to the meal. It reminded me of bubble and squeak from the UK.
My husband's dish wasn't on the menu, but was one of the specials of the day. He loved the sausages and the sauce that accompanied them. These were the first of many sausages he'd eat on this trip.
Overall, this restaurant was a win. The food was delightful, portions ample, and it was quaint and cozy. That being said, it could be hard to get a table here as there weren't many. I think I recall only 11 or 12 in total and a number of those were two tops. The website says they don't take reservations, but we saw one local come in and reserve a table for about an hour later when we were about to leave.
By the way, it seemed one of the most popular things at this restaurant was their beer selection. There was another American eating at the table next to us who was thrilled to find his favorite which he claims is incredibly hard to find. There was an extensive selection, but we didn't try any. We stuck to entrees this time around as they were accompanied by bread and a nice salad to share. Dessert would be a waffle or something chocolate on the way back to the hotel.
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