Optimist — Restaurant in Leuven

This restaurant has a very interesting concept where you can order various sizes of the same dish. This way you can sample multiple main courses by ordering them in small sizes, or you can order one dish as small to be an appetizer and one dish medium or large as a main course. The dishes themselves were very creative, tasty and perfectly prepared. Where this restaurant lacks is the service because it's very very slow. If you happen to be sitting outside, it may take forever for a waiter to come to your table to take your next order for food or drinks (it took about an hour to serve two small dishes and a beer). If time is precious for you, I would suggest to sit inside so you can get your waiter's...

A delicious tapas-style restaurant. Had the corn (medium) and bao buns (medium) which each cost 16 euros. We thought this was a bit pricey but have to say the taste was definitely up to standard.

We also had the nachos (9.50) and a goats cheese bagel (7.50) which were quite filling so overall a great meal. For drinks they have some nice Belgian beers on tap such as Karmeliet and Kwak.

Service was a bit slow even for Belgian standards and I think the outside area could be nicer. Definitely worth a visit if you like good...

I ordered Forel fish and a few side dishes and liked a lot. I am not a vegetarian or veganist, but the menu was certainly tailored to the growing demands in this sense. Loved the open sky terrace, and very friendly staff. The only dowside, not sure how that can be resolved, was about finding parking space nearby. It's a crowded place, where many customers look for parking. I can only recommend to approach this place by foot, bike or step. Cobble stones in this area do not make this place easily accessible for...