M Steaks & Burgers House — Restaurant in Kortrijk

What a fun find in Belgium! This is a small, two-story, modern restaurant with great food, amazing people, and a really good vibe.

As one of Kortrijk's newer restaurants, it already has a loyal following with customers lined outside the door some evenings! Perhaps it's the free beer provided for those who remain in the queue, but I tend to think it's the exceptional food and service that keep customers returning to M. (Reservations are available on their website!)

The chef is Brazilian/Italian, trained in Miami. His wife, also from Brazil, oversees service along with their 3 daughters. It is truly a family operated small business. They are all wonderfully kind and were willing to answer our many questions about the menu (currently printed in Dutch, but available online in English) and all the delicious foods we were eating.

For starters, our party of 3 shared the brie, which is baked in phyllo dough and served with regional fruit, slivered almonds, and drizzled honey on top. Absolutely superb!

We wrestled with entrees because absolutely everything on the menu sounded wonderful, but we all opted for burgers after seeing a few being served to other tables. So glad we did because they really hit the spot. Their burgers are far from basic, with unique flavors and sauces that I hadn't enjoyed elsewhere.

And desert? Mm. I had the molten lava cake, which is my personal fav. If you're a lava cake connoisseur like myself, you know that it is very easy to overcook lava cake. Rest assured, M's molten cake is cooked to perfection! Absolutely delicious Belgian "lava" flows with every single bite. I am obsessed. My son had their ice cream - a simple vanilla with a Belgian chocolate ganache drizzled on top - which he couldn't stop raving about!

My son is considering attending university in Kortrijk and I am so hopeful he does, if only so I can make this restaurant my new habit!

B O T T O M L I N E : Go! Right now. Order the Brie and the lava...

I went here because they had allergies listed on the menus and I have celiac disease so I can’t have gluten. I was happy to find a place that had it listed on the menu, but the staff doesn’t know how to handle it still. I ordered a steak that was supposed to come with fries and salad, it was listed as gluten free. I also mentioned three times that it had to be gluten free. The salad came with croutons. My mom and I were also supposed to have fries, listed on the menu as gluten free. The fries didn’t come, which was bad service from the kitchen. In the end we were happy the fries didn’t come, because when the staff was informed we were served incorrectly, she wanted to get us the fries, but when asked if they were fried in the same oil as snacks, she said yes. They clearly didn’t have knowledge on cross contamination. It was a shame, cause it gave me a bad feeling that I might be sick.

After receiving a reaction: We were NOT served by a student. She was an adult woman in her forty's. Still, the kitchen made the mistake of not serving us with fries AND serving me croutons while I specifically said GLUTEN FREE! I think your reaction is tasteless and hurts the wrong people. We were also served by a younger guy and girl who spoke english (who could be students) and they...

A bit sad to not add a 5 stars rating on this restaurant but my experience wasn't as good as expected.

Ordered a filet pur saignant (so medium rare). Got something closer to medium and it was too salty :(

I poored the mushroom sauce on top, hoping it was gonna take some of the saltiness away but apparently, that one was salty too. I was hoping for a more creamy sauce but soit.

Red wine also not fully convincing. I don't know if they had a wine card, nobody mentionned it and the one we got served didn't have that much peps, to serve with meat, it's a bit sad.

On that note, my bf really enjoyed his meal. No fail on his side... Guess I just wasn't lucky.

Maybe I need to give it another try and go for a burger instead cause they looked...