Le Chalet Restaurant — Restaurant in Ganshoren

The first time in this brasserie in Brussels. At 12h30 for lunch time there was nobody on Sunday. The table was cleaned, the bar was open and the kitchen as well. There is one bathroom for women and one separate for men. There is alcohol gel are the entrance of the local and in the restrooms. The prices are in line with the average of the brasseries in Brussels. But 3€ for a pepper sauce I think it's not worthy! They'll give you hot bread and olives as starters. You can order lasagna, pasta Bolognese, fish, salad, meat and desserts from the menu. The Italian and American tartares are good and the spéculoos tiramisu as well. Even though, I suggest tasting the Mikado crêpes with vanilla ice cream. You can order meat such as entrecôte or filé pur of beef and horse. French fries, backed potatoes, mushroom, peppers or cheese sauces for accompaniment. The menu offers also coffees, cocktails and normal beverages. The portion are big enough, not too huge. The waiters speak French and English, are friendly and caring a lot of the clients. Sometimes the radio play Italian songs. In front of the local there is a beautiful view of the Elisabeth parc And basilica of koelkeberg. There are free parkings for two hours around the local. At less than 2 km by foot there is a free parking for all day, so I suggest you to walk. Usually you can pay using bank cards or cash but I suggest you taking cash since apparently the POS system is not always...

Mise à jour de mon avis vu la reprise récente du restaurant en 2025. Je m'y suis rendu 4 fois depuis la reprise et mon avis est mitigé. Je leur accordé 4 étoiles bien que je serais plutôt sur un 3,mais je ne souhaite pas les pénaliser.

La carte est un melting pot de cuisine grecque et brasserie bruxelloise, sans doute une tentative de récupération de la clientèle du Fredericks Borg fermé en face dont c'était la signature.

Un peu maladroit à mon avis, car l'identité grecque du restaurant devrait être assumée. Les plats grecs sont généreux et fait maison et généralement de bonne qualité. La fourchette de prix est cependant un peu haute à mon goût et des alternatives existent à moindre prix ou équivalent mais meilleur service dans le quartier (que j'habite)

Le service quant à lui est de qualité variable, grande rotation au niveau du personnel souvent inexpérimenté mais excusable. Les jeunes qui veulent travailler on mon respect mais certains manquent d'expérience. Je leur souhaite de tout cœur de l'acquérir, mais certains oublis ou incohérences font tache, cfr prix.

Globalement j'ai une appréciation positive de ce restaurant que je souhaite voir prospérer, mais il y a clairement de choses à corriger, une identité à assumer.

J'y retournerai ! Mais j'espère voir l'expérience améliorée dans le temps, le patron est de très bonne volonté ça se sent et ça fait du bien !

Ps : Les assiettes Gyros sont...

The croquettes tasted floury (possibly store bought) and pasta looked presentable but was bland with little ingredients. We sat outdoors as advised by the waiter as the air was fresher (their air conditioning was not switched on and it is 28 degrees). Service was ok, friendly waiter who spoke fluent English. A few other patrons were there, mostly to grab a drink l.

Overall, would not reccomend for the...