Knotwilg (De) — Restaurant in Damme

We first found this place to be charming and quaint. The bar games are neatly made and the food is good. The service was efficient albeit not too friendly and spoke English, which was a relief. We asked to share our lunch portion, but she brought two plates. Free pass- maybe lost in translation but I don't think so. Paid the bill and ordered another beer so we could play one more game of tabletop shuffleboard. We were in the dead middle of a game, meaning I was poised to take a shot, and the male owner came over and swept the board clean. No explanation, no "excuse me", no eye contact. It then became apparent that he was explaining the games to a paid birthday party, but come on. We paid 60€ for lunch and we were treated like trash. The party didn't even play the game- they moved on to another board where he explained the rules. It was so awkward and infuriating even a couple of the party goers looked at us with sheepish eyes. When my husband calmed down he went inside to explain to the female owner, but she was unsympathetic and rude as well. My son was near tears and couldn't understand what happened.

So yeah- this place is not interested in tourist visits. Only locals. I would definitely skip it and find another more...

We rode bikes here from Bruges and at first we thought it was a great spot and spent at least €70 on lunch. Then the owner decided to interrupt a game I was playing with my son before we were done and started to show some locals how to play it. It was extremely rude and really soured the entire experience. Apparently they aren't interested in customers who happen to be visiting the area and it was not worth the trip in the end. I would...

We just had a couple of beers but this place would definitely warrant a revisit. Dog friendly. Loads of character; a proper village bar. And games! Loads of them….would be a fun place to meet up as a group. Loved the old village photos. Pics of the village as I forgot to take into...