Cappuccino — Restaurant in Ostend

I asked here if I could go with my dog for breakfast to avoid what happened to me. Arriving with my labrador we waited about 3 long minutes (they were not busy) at the door, only the waiters looked at us so scared and surprised, we had to sit down because no one no matter how much they saw us waiting took us to a table. Afterwards, a waiter who is very short, very wide and thinks himself a "super daddy" and I'm sure the people who complain about the bad service are for him, because the service he gave us was disgusting, how to describe it? Arrogant, "cool" and disgusting. We were wrong to think that breakfast closed at 12, we arrived at 11:30 and he told us no, impossible and to leave. Sorry? Then some girls came to the side of our table asking for waffles, pancakes and coffees and guess what? There was no problem for them. That dwarf is the worst waiter...

Food was nice, although way too sweet. I shared a waffle with someone and took a cappuccino. Overall considering the portion sizes, I understand the somewhat higher prices.

However, our waiter, Jeroen, was very rude. He was very brief in his interactions, didn't thank us, was all over the place and clumsily dropped the food on the table. When we paid what we owed, he barely mumbled a "dank u" and left on the spot, not caring a bit that people just paid 20€. Throughout the meal, we observed Jeroen and it seems like he behaved that way with everybody. I understand that it is a busy day, but the basic politeness measures are not optional even in that case.

The food experience, which was nice, got really tainted with the service we got. I cannot recommend this coffee shop...

I take my ratings very seriously when it comes to restaurants. I can easily tell you, this is the first place I've given a 5 star in all categories, EVER.

The eggs benedict was one of the best I've ever had. The banana milkshake tasted like my childhood. The pancakes were nice and fluffy. And they treated my 10-month-old son like a little king.

The service was quick, efficient, and friendly. It took less than 10 minutes for the food to be prepared (for a table of 4 people)... My son was too young to eat most things on the menu, so they brought him an assortment of fruits in the most beautiful platter (see photos).

I miss Oostende already, simply because of this cafe alone. Highly...