Le Fou du Roy — Restaurant in Durbuy

Durbuy is an unbelievably charming little town. Lots of wonderful sights and a fantastic location.

And this restaurant here was a great choice to get some lunch. Definitely the best food we've had during our stay in Belgium.

It was a bit of a rainy day but the terrace was fully covered and warm enough, so we took a table there. Our Bulldog was welcome as well.

There was no english menu and our waiter didn't speak english as well. Luckily I freshed my limited french up a bit the past few weeks, so ordering was no problem.

Ordered some wine and beef carpaccio with burrata and a plate of bone-marrow. Never had the combination of burrata (a milkier, creamier version of mozzarella) and carpaccio. But it was a perfect match. Very good choice. The bone-marrow was as it should be. Nicely roasted. Creamy bone marrow, nicely spiced. If you love bone-marrow, then this is for you. They did it very well here.

For the main we've had warm foie gras and truffle ravioli in cream sauce.

Both dishes perfectly done. Foie gras was cooked to perfection. Great quality as well. We just love Foie Gras. The truffle ravioli another great choice. A good size load of pasta and a rich sauce with some truffles (besides the truffle-filling). Very very good.

All in all a great place to have lunch or dinner. Great atmosphere as well. Fair prices. Really enjoyed...

EDIT: In the reply below, the owner claims that it is indicated on their website that they are closed on 24/12. It was in fact not indicated at the time of booking, and also not today (I trust that they will rapidly add this information now). They also claim to not have been working with Tablebooker for a long time, but the link was definitely on their website when I booked (otherwise I would not even have known about Tablebooker, which I hadn't heard of before). It is a sad state of affairs when business owners use an "apologetic" reply to in fact blame the customer for the situation.

Stay very, very far away from this place. They accepted our booking for Christmas eve on 27 October and apparently only now, on 11 December, realise that they will be closed that day. To add insult to injury, they don't even have the courtesy to call us - they cancel by anonymous e-mail. This means we cannot find an alternative anymore and we will probably have to cancel our stay in Durbuy completely. Funnily enough they still appear to be taking bookings for that day on Tablebooker. Total incompetence....

A very nice place to dine. The atmosphere is great and authentic, decoration different than usual (in a better way) and the staff friendly all things considered. The entrees were superb, both the frog legs and the shrimp tartare, but the main courses were quite neutral. The fish was cooked well, but the overall taste was not something that stood out, as well as the truffle in the ravioli was a bit too much and heavy. The dessert was amazing, baba au rum with rosemary ice cream like it came from the heaven! A very good...