Uma Marisqueira ( Sea Food Restaurant ) — Restaurant in Ghent

I hate to be this person, but sometimes a restaurant needs an honest review: First of all the service was very disappointing. I appreciate the server for providing the best service he could, but he didn’t have any knowledge about the menu or wine menu (he even didn’t know what a blue-cooked steak looks like, spoiler: it was well done). As a profound wine enjoyer, I must say the most expensive wine was very mediocre at 37 euros. The calamari was just deep-fried calamari on a plate without any side dish whatsoever and the Portuguese stake looked like it was just microwaved for 10 minutes even though I asked for a blue-cooked steak. We didn’t bother asking for dessert or finishing our wine, we just paid the bill to cleanse our sorrows at a better...

We had a meal there this evening, shared the lobster, sea food dish. Had great fun with the lobster, as first time experience. I ate quite a lot of the dish, king prawns etc. Also the lobster. My husband ate as much as he could. We both found the dish extremely tasty. Then we had a dessert which was the flan that was made of egg. Very light and satisfying. Lucas was extremely attentive and talented when it came to the drinks for the couple we were with.. He made them both a very tasty gin and tonic, in a very different way. They both liked it. The other waiter was very polite and friendly too. Sorry didn't get his name. IT was a very nice way to end our stay in Gent, Belgium. Well...

The restaurant had a nice location, but was totally empty when we came for lunch (on a Monday noon). Personnel was friendly, which makes it a bit harder to write what will follow...

The soup of the day (vegetable) was nothing special; actually a bit bland, boring, without any special notes. The paella was better than just plain rice, but very bland compared to other paellas I've eaten in my life; even prelafe ones from Lidl has more punch, and feels somehow fresher...

It could be OK for a quickly made survival food at home, but with so many excellent restaurants all around, this is a place I won't be...