Hop - gastrobar — Restaurant in Leuven

Mediocre food in a smoking room. The menu is fixed, one can choose the main dish out, of three options. The food quality is average at best. They love to burn the bread. Personally, I am not such a fan. We had wine, bubbles and red. Both bad quality. The worst part are the waiters. Most of them are bored out of their mind, and they parrot the list of ingredients in a barely understandable monotone. One of the waiters was plain rude. We had the fish. It had bones. Be careful. The cooking takes place in the same room and the extraction does not seem to work since all the smoke ends up inside, in the client's...

It has been really long time since I have had such a good diner. This is a total experience: the location, the place itself, the music, the food, the drinks… Take some time to enjoy this as the total experience took around 2,5 - 3 hours, but oh my god, was it worth it. From the appetiser, blue cheese with radish, to the bites, cauliflower on the bbq, tartare, the fish. To the main dish, bbq duck, to the dessert. The accompanying drinks compliment the dishes very well.

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Nice atmosphere where the busy chef is cooking in front of you (if you are sitting next to the bar). The cooking process is fantastic. Fire and ice, all into your mouth. The food itself is not that extraordinary, especially considering the price. The menu is also a bit routine. But the pairing drinks are quite good. Overall it is a good place to watch, eat and enjoy. A small takeaway, be prepared for the remained bbq smell on your clothes if you...