Anyone who has ever been to basically any country in the EU knows that people take their fries…read moreseriously. RPEL is a cool hipster joint that serves fries made from organic potatoes here in the city of Eindhoven in the southern part of the Netherlands. The vibe is cool and ambience is hip and casual. The Dutch people consider fries to be their main course, not an appetizer. Therefore places like this are quite packed during lunch and dinner times. RPEL also has gourmet dipping sauces to accompany your fries with such as mayo, Belgian mayo, BBQ, curry sauce, applesauce (a German thing) and their new citrus and truffle mayos. The citrus had the nice touch of actual lime zest sprinkled on it, and the truffle mayo was definitely delicious. They also have a variety of other friend foods to snack on. Yes. Yes I would definitely go back.

they serve good belgian steak with steppegras which are really little crispy fries they actually…read morecall meeuwers stro over there. The service is good, fast and the staff is friendly.. its actually a restaurant inside a typical belgian frituur.

There is something ironic about a "fry tent" showing the 24 Kitchen cooking channel on its tv, but…read morethis place embraces that irony. They have won something called the Frietopia award from 2009-2014. No word on what happened in 2015. The fries are really rich and fatty, and have a subtle potato flavor. The croquettes and chicken sticks are extra crispy, and a little longer than the average croquette format. The vanilla milkshake tasted very artificial, it was very sad. They have a limit of 6 small fries per person, so that the line doesn't move any slower than it already does, so keep that in mind if you're ordering for a large group. The line at the counter was crazy. We waited 45 minutes before we could order and another 10-15 minutes for our food at 6:30pm on a Saturday night. I don't think it's worth it just for the fries, but clearly many other people disagree with me, otherwise there wouldn't be such a crowd. The wait was sort of gezellig, with people of all types cramming into the small shop. Some of the older women in line got all judgey at me for having a 2 year old in this establishment, but I guess that's just an old fashioned Dutch mentality. Like I said, you'll see all kinds here.

Now, we Dutchies take our fries seriously. Chips, they call them over here in Edinburgh, but for us…read morethey'll always simply be frieten. And down in the South of the Netherlands, we really know our fries. This place is my dirty little secret. So you'd better be grateful I'm letting on! It's not something you'd probably find on your own, it being such a hole-in-the-wall but I promise you, you will not find better fries. This, my friends, is one of the top 3 (!) frieshops in the Netherlands. How do I know? Duh, because we have the National Fries Test, of course. (Yes, we're a funny lot, but we know our priorities). This place has been serving me since I was knee high to a grasshopper, I believe the saying is, and it will serve me until I die. A Dutchie without patat is a dangerous thing indeed. Pop by here on a weekday, between regular meal-hours or you'll find all the locals lining up around the block (I wish I were kidding) for a pointy bag of fries. I once stood in the freezing cold, a thick 2 inches of snow, for 45 minutes just to get my hand on some fries. Believe me, I'd do it again. Probably will actually come December. Those golden brown and crispy thickly cut fries, with proper mayonnaise on them. Oooh there's just nothing that beats it! Right, when you're in town, and in need of some proper fries (with mayo please) this is the spot!

One of the best places for Belgian(!) Fries in the area of Mechelen. Besides all the regular meat,…read morethey have home-made shrimp croquettes which are delicious.

We found ourselfs looking for something quick to eat heading out of the city to shop for antiques…read more Past this place and remembering to have heard about it from driend that had visited Mechelen earlier. Parking is dine in front of the place which fir us was great since it was comming down pretty hard that day. Frites where great sauce selection even better!

If you like fries ...they got fries! Not bad. Definitely worth the wait in line (it moves pretty…read morefast, have your cash ready). I got myself the special (mayo, curry, onions). It was good. Small will satisfy 95% of people. Large is great for sharing but honestly a small is great for sharing if you are looking for something to hold you over till your next meal. I am a big fan of Dutch Mayo! Wish they had some benches for sitting.

Yes there's a line that could be very long! But there's a reason for that because it's amazing !read more

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