Mossel & Gin

Dog friendly with lovely cocktails and less than mediocre food.

Entering the restaurant, we could hang our own wet jackets on a cramped space with no space for them to dry from the rain. Subsequently, we were greeted and could freely pick a table anywhere.

After being seated, we ordered bread, empanadas, G&T, and mussels with truffle and roquefort. It was half full when we arrived and the first drinks arrived quickly. We really enjoyed those creative and beautiful cocktails; one favourite included roses and raspberry. After that, it went downhill.

The starters and mains were served together and the empanadas were good, the mussels less so. Even though I was hungry, I was contemplating whether the mussels were supposed to be cold with the majority of the sause on the shells or in the bottom of the pan. And quite some mussels were cracked so I had to watch my teeth. The fries were good but the sause that came with them was not very tasty and did not pair well with the food, mayo had been a better option. The bread was tasty but quite pricey to ask €5 for two small pieces which were essential to get to the mussels sause in the bottom of the pan. We therefore asked for more bread and drinks, after spending a significant amount of time to get the waitress attention. Going on a valentine's date, ideally my date would have his attention on me whereas he now spent most of it behind my back.

In the meantime a dog approaches me and my date, no biting but physical interaction without prior consent, whereafter the dog owner asks if we thought that was bad. I personally think that dogs are not the most hygienic animals to keep in a restaurant, and if the restaurant makes a choice to welcome guests with dogs then they should make that clear.

After waiting for around 45 min we got the cocktails and cancelled the bread because the food was cold. We also got an apology and explanation that the ticket system had issues. They offered 2 cocktails on the house, but had kept the bread we cancelled on which we had to request to have corrected.

My experience with this restaurant is that although they took some action, it was too little too late. My date was a bit ruined and our time was wasted. The 2 stars is because of the cocktails and their attempt to remedy, else it had been 1.