La Terrasse de Bruxelles — Restaurant in Brussels

The worst restaurant experience I've EVER had. I don't know what those who leave good reviews ordered and ate. At first, orders were taken chaotically. For the children, the waitress offered to take chicken with pasta and for one of the customers (there were 3 children) we agreed. Then they brought some drinks, some didn't. After the time when they brought cultery - confused where the forks, where the spoons, etc. - we repeated what each of us had ordered... And we already had a bad feeling.

After some time they brought the food. Such a noise started and it sounded like a country market. The waiter takes the portion and calls loudly - and we had to register who has it... They put the portions in front of us and we understand that something is not right. One of the persons who ordered a rabbit's leg is given a portion of duck leg.. When we say that it is not what he ordered - suddenly they say - yes, it is a rabbit.... :D The whole event of loudly distributing portions was embarrassing.... And then not everyone got it.

The pasta was overcooked and really disgusting. The mother went to the cashier and said that the pasta is bad, the children will not eat it and she is afraid to receive her portion and refused it. - NO ONE! didn't apologize at all. They didn't think to remove those lousy portions from the check...

In summary: The person ate, but didn't understand - it's a rabbit's or a duck's leg :D ... the children didn't eat at all! Mother too. We were billed for overcooked and disgusting pasta. Even more so - they were not ashamed to put the price as pasta with salmon (!!!) for those who were served chicken (!!!).

I am in shock about this place. Something particularly disgusting and unimaginable.

I DO NOT...

Disappointing—This Place Needs Gordon Ramsay

We were excited to try this restaurant based on the glowing reviews, but it turned out to be a huge letdown. When we arrived, the place was busy but not full. It took 10-15 minutes before anyone even took our order—not a great start, but we were still hopeful.

Here’s what we ordered: • Fish Soup: Tasted like it was made straight from the sauce in a canned sardine tin. It bizarrely came with tartar sauce and croutons—2/10. • Shrimp Croquettes: Mostly mashed potatoes with a trace of shrimp. You get two small pieces with some salad on the side—3/10. • Snails: Rubbery and bland. Either the snails were frozen, or they’re reusing the shells—(-10)/10. • Seafood Linguine: An absolute disaster. Grit and broken shells in almost every bite, and the pasta was mushy—(-1000)/10. • Lamb: The only halfway decent thing we had. It was fine but nothing memorable—4/10. • San Francisco (non-alcoholic cocktail): Meh. Just an average drink—5/10. • Cola Zero: Came from a tiny bottle—standard, but ridiculously small—5/10.

The service wasn’t much better. The staff never checked in on us once during the meal. To top it off, when we finished, they handed us a chocolate bar (no explanation why) and directly asked for tips—something no other restaurant on our trip had the audacity to do.

Honestly, this place needs Gordon Ramsay to come in and sort it out. Between the weird flavor combinations, careless cooking, and lackluster service, it felt more like a reality show kitchen nightmare than a proper dining experience.

Save your money—there are better...

Ordered the royal fish mix - which was unfortunately a mixed bag. The lobster was overcooked and super dry, and has lost all its succulence and plumpness. Likewise for the prawns of which 2 out of 3 were not fresh. They weren’t even big or meaty! There are three types of fish served in the platter. The cod (if I am not wrong) was so not fresh that it actually tasted terrible even with the seasoning. The fries were not as nice to eat as the other fries we had in Belgium.

On the other hand, the sole (if I got the fish right) was fabulous. It was so fresh that it felt like it was just fished! The mussels were very fresh and tasty, with a very flavourful and light (and possibly herbal?) broth. These were the true saving grace of the dish.

The restaurant was extremely cramped and space starved. Spaces between tables were so narrow that you had to be careful not to knock down other tables’ cups or dishes! We were lucky to have a place to eat, as we had a small appetite for this meal (and the staff did not judge us for sharing a platter).

The menu for the platter could really do itself justice by listing what components make up the platter. The staff were also not fully certain what ingredients were in each platter, much less...