Ralf & Wolf — Restaurant in Aalst

Eating at Ralf and Wolf met our expectations.

Although the menu and concept of schnitzels only seemed underwhelming at first, we had a lovely dinner.

The building itself is known and has tremendous historical value.

While entering, we loved how the entry was decorated. However, the staff did not make immediate eye contact and kept doing what they were doing. There were a few seconds of awkwardness before they showed us to our table.

The house cocktail was delicious and gave an expected buzz—really great. Our table opted for the schnitzel and burger with different side dishes. The tomato salad felt like they didn't make an effort to add flavors or bite-sized bits. Since it's summer season, I also expected flavorful tomatoes and not the tasteless produce you get in a supermarket promo.

Other parts of the meal were good and yummy, both flavor-wise and ingredient-wise. I had the panna cotta as dessert. Our table also ordered coffee, tea, and a digestive. My dessert was brought, so it was a little bit inconvenient that I had to wait for my drink order to accompany my dessert.

At some point, service became hectic, and it felt like they were one crew member short of good service. Although staff were running and trying to keep on top of things, our dirty plates stayed a little too long, and we saw lots of people awkwardly looking around us. If the emptyness between meals takes too long, it gives awkward silences, so that might be a point...

Very beautiful styled restaurant with beautiful decor. I found the restaurant to be very loud and noisy, I could not hear the people at my table very well, not sure if it has something to do with the soundproofing or the people around us. The waiters were very friendly and informative explaining the concept of the restaurant. I ordered the Japanese chicken schnitzel. Unfortunately this was positioned in a pool of sauce and so the bottom of the crunchy schnitzel became soft and not appetizing. Maybe they should serve the sauce in a separate bowl. Another point of advice: the white wine bottle should be put in a bottle cooler. Our bottle was out on our table getting warm all evening . My tiramisu was original and tasty only could it be a little bit bigger. Overall a...

Mooie zaak met aangename inrichting. Kwalitatief mooie gerechten die lekker zijn klaargemaakt. We hadden ook niet anders verwacht... we wisten dat de koks lekker eten konden maken zoals in de vorige zaak. Gestart met een lekkere dark and stormy, waar we wat grissini en wat hummus bij kregen. Gevolgd door een romige maar lekkere pasta met scampi en mijn partner de gevulde champignons. Lekker klaargemaakt met voldoende kruiding. We kozen daarna natuurlijk voor de schnitzel...wat had je gedacht. Krokant en lekker gebakken, met een slaatje dat je zelf kon kiezen een een aardappelbereiding, we namen beiden de tomatensalade en de hasselback aardappel, beide waren heel lekker. Traditiegetrouw is een Wiener-schnitzel enkel met citroen ...persoonlijk... welja..ik eet graag een sausje en dat miste ik wel een beetje. Desserten waren ook in dit restaurant top! Wat een heerlijke toef slagroom en lekker ijs... zelfgebakken koekje en huppa, klassiekers maar wel enorm lekker gemaakt, dat is tegenwoordig ook een kunst. Vriendelijke bediening, de barman maakte de drankjes professioneel klaar en had de nodige flair. Schoonheidsfouten waren er ook.. zoals mss wat langer wachten dan de meeste mensen willen of de soms kleine foutjes in de bediening maar.. we vergeven dit. De mensen deden echt hen best en dat maakt veel goed. We komen zeker nog terug, die schnitzel van vis moeten we ook nog...