I came to this restaurant as it had quite some high reviews. The location is inside a forest/ huge park in Brussels and it had some decent looking food pictures and overall it seemed like a great choice to spend my fiancé's birthday lunch, so I thought it would be a nice surprise and we could go for a nice walk in the forest afterwards.... What a disappointment.
We arrived around 14.00 and while there were around 5 waiters walking around, no one came to us so we decided to take a seat by the door. We had to call the waiter 2-3xs to attend to us and asked if the card (that looked more like a starter or snack menu) was the main menu, they said yes. They could have at that point told us that lunch was finished and only snacks were served at that point. Mind you that the Board outside said high tea started at 14.30.
Looking at the menu nothing seemed terrific so I ordered the Shrimp croquettes and my partner ordered the smoked salmon. These dishes were advertised for 20⏠and 27⏠respectively. We asked if it was a meal as we wanted some proper food but the waiter didn't hear us and left. When the food arrived, I was surprised when I only received 2 pieces of a croquette by itself & My partner got a plate of sliced smoked salmon (with 1 lemon đ) for 27⏠for his plate. For my 2 croquettes they charged me 20âŹ, so I paid 10⏠for 1 croquet.... We ordered 2 orange juices (served in a super tall slim glass which tasted so sour so it was must have been spoilt or they chose bad oranges) and a tea.
Our bill came out to 77âŹ!!!! I could not believe it... I wished I would have taken a picture just to show you what a disappointment this meal was.
I knew the restaurant had slightly higher prices and that's fine once you're getting something for it, but the service was nothing of spectacular. I had to call the waiter several times, the food was super expensive, the ambience was nothing special, overall it was just not a positive experience.
I would not recommend this restaurant to anyone unless you're going in a group so there is some atmosphere and you're not paying. Overall, 2/10...
   Read moreI would love to give this place a higher rating, and the only thing that makes it a 2 rather than a 1 is the location. It is located in the middle of the park next to a playground, making it a great setting, and family friendly. However the service is terrible. My family was coming into town (all adults) and I booked here. We walked in, and usually I find if I am speaking French I get nicer treatment in Brussels. Well, that didn't help here... I asked the first person/server if we could sit outside even though I reserved for inside. To which the man replied no problem, as they were not full. He did not relay this to the host however, as the host then arrived and showed me to a table for 4. When I said we were 5, he said "no," and walked away, leaving me and my family standing there without enough seats. I was pretty embarrassed, as for all the places in Brussels, I picked this as a representation for my visiting family. He came back and insisted I booked for 4. I pulled up the reservation on my phone for 5, at which point he became slightly nicer, realising his mistake, and that I had booked for inside, but they could still seat us outside. For the rest of the meal, we had to ask for things 3-4 times before they arrived, often late - my husbands beer showed up at the end of the meal with the check (when we ordered it at the start). For a 400 EUR bill, I would at least expect...
   Read moreComment ruiner une soirĂ©e qui sâannonçait sous les meilleurs auspices, aller dĂźner Ă la Brasserie de la Patinoire. ArrivĂ© Ă 7h, peu de gens en terrasse, on nous propose⊠de nous installer Ă lâintĂ©rieur. On passe commande : asperges Ă la flamande, couteaux Ă lâail, piĂšce de bĆuf saignant grillĂ© et thon Ă la plancha, et le dĂźner peut commencer. Premier acte, un serveur nous apporte nos entrĂ©es en demandant qui a pris les poireaux? Ăvidemment, il a en main une assiette dâasperges, mĂȘme pas vertes pour le coupâŠ, mais bien blanches. Je lui demande le nom des lĂ©gumes qui sont sur lâassiette et il me dĂ©clare quâil ne sait pas, quâil a oubliĂ©. Nos voisins de table entendant mon Ă©tonnement face Ă ce moment surrĂ©aliste en rient avec nous. Les oeufs sont trop cuits et baignent dans le beurre, la cuisine ne fait pas honneur Ă la Flandre. Bon, passons Ă lâassiette de couteaux avec une prĂ©sentation appĂ©tissante et une dizaine de couteaux qui nagent dans une sauce Ă lâail. Un bout de pain, un morceau de couteau, un peu de sel, de poivre et une cuillĂšre de sauce pour napper lâexpĂ©rience gustative. Et, câĂ©tait sans oublier un grain de sable qui est venu enrayer cette potentielle belle expĂ©rience. Du coup, chaque bouchĂ©e est gĂąchĂ©e par la dĂ©couverte ou non dâun nouveau grain de sable. Las, je nâai pas fini mon assiette. DeuxiĂšme acte, le thon , Ă©gal Ă lui-mĂȘme avec un risotto un peu fade. Le filet de bĆuf arrive et aussitĂŽt je contrĂŽle la cuisson et⊠limite bleu en lieu et place de saignant . Le serveur reprend lâassiette. Quelques minutes dâattente et le bĆuf revient aprĂšs avoir reçu une cuisson supplĂ©mentaire. Les frites Ă©tant devenu froides, le serveur les renvoie en cuisine pour revenir moins dâune minute aprĂšs. Chaudes mais trop cuites, sans doute les mĂȘmes plongĂ©es Ă nouveau dans lâhuile. TroisiĂšme acte, avec lâarrivĂ©e de nos voisins Ă la table juste Ă cĂŽtĂ© de la nĂŽtre. Il y avait plein dâautres tables libres mais non câest Ă cĂŽtĂ© de notre table. En soi rien dâanormal dans un restaurant dâavoir des voisins de table sauf que ceux-ci sont arrivĂ©s avec un Ă©norme labrador qui sâest placĂ© entre nos tables. Et tout particuliĂšrement sur mes pieds. Sans rien dire, ni nous demander si il y avait un quelconque dĂ©sagrĂ©ment ils ont commencĂ© leur repas. QuatriĂšme acte, la responsable ayant eu vent des petits soucis pendant notre repas vient nous annoncer, au moment de lâaddition, quâelle nous offre le cafĂ©. Et dans la foulĂ©e nous informe que le premier serveur qui voit des poireaux partout lui aurait assurer quâil nous avait prĂ©sentĂ© lâassiette en nous prĂ©cisant que câĂ©tait des asperges. Du coup, de surrĂ©aliste on passe aussi pour des menteurs. Cerise sur le gĂąteau, en rĂ©ponse Ă mon Ă©tonnement dâavoir Ă©tĂ© contraint de dĂźner en prĂ©sence dâun Ă©norme labrador , il mâa Ă©tĂ© dit que lâĂ©tablissement acceptait les animaux. Jâai bien rĂ©examinĂ© le site internet et je nâai vu nul part cette information. En conclusion, plus jamais je ne frĂ©quenterai cet Ă©tablissement qui gĂąche la nourriture et traite ses clients de menteurs pour une addition qui avoisine...
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