After some deliberation, I have decided to upgrade this place to four stars from my initial inclination of three because I love their vegetarian options.
This place is tucked away in a corner between two of the main cobblestone streets. I brought my family here for brunch during our stay in Antwerp.
GF and I were strongly considering their vegan tapas tower but in the interest of saving room for other snax throughout the day, decided against it and instead, ordered their veggie croque monsieur which I was also excited about seeing on the menu. Both of my parents ordered a chicken salad bagel or something in that neighborhood.
We probably irritated the fuck out of the wait staff because we needed to ask for more time on more than one occasion. My parents pretty much live under a rock so they asked some strange and confusing questions.
The food arrived and was certainly visually pleasing. Unfortunately, it became apparent very quickly that BF and I had both been given regular croques. GF is very anti-confrontation and elected to just pull the ham off of hers which also takes off most of the cheese, leaving her with just bread. I felt inclined to receive and pay for what I actually ordered so I brought the mistake to the attention of the waiter. The waiter proceeded to argue with me about what I ordered. Sir, I am a vegetarian and would never order a regular croque monsieur. Everyone at the table agreed that I distinctly said "VEGGIE" croque monsieur. He ultimately brought me back the correct one as we all speculated that it was probably acquainted with the floor or pubic hairs.
I will admit that the sandwich was pretty good as was the accompanying salad. My parents loved their bagel.
The food was enjoyable but I would have appreciated a more friendly approach by the waiter to the mistake. read more