Close to the beach, the food was good. Friendly service, even though short-handed the evening we…read morewere there. Mac n cheese was amazing.

Very good friendly service. I had the shrimp curry pasta and it was delicious. Deserts were very…read moregood as well.

One of the go to restaurants of our local friends. This is a return visit for us. It is a very…read morefamilial place run by a couple who take your orders, serve, and everything else. The place is full, but so full that you can't get seated without a reservation. Good sign as many other places are not so full. Says something about what the locals know. We had only the seafood and cannot comment about the meat dishes. The service was so fast the main dishes came out as fast as most places take to put appetizers in front of you! So one of the cultural mysteries have not figured out. How can a Belgian tell so surely that a shrimp is Belgian and not the "inferior" French and Dutch ones? Must be the shrimps that are bi-lingual are Belgian :) But I heard this comment tonight. The shrimps are quality Belgian ones and the tomates aux crevettes were stuffed with them. The vin blanc sauce for the moules was much richer than another well known place in town. The scampi elicited a "Oh that's good" from two people at the table. The frites get double thumbs up from my Belgian table mates. Double fried as they should be and crispy on the outside and hot and fresh on the inside. And the lotte? The sauce was awesome. Not having had much lotte before, I couldn't tell about the quality of the fish. The portions are Belgian normal. That means if you are used to gimongous American plates, you'll need to order appetizers, soup, and/or another round of fries. A couple of slices of bread were put in front of us soon after we were seated. Okay. But not much. The rest of the meal made up for it.

Kombuis was recommended by friends who happily travel from Brussels all the way to Oostende to eat…read moremussels and fries there. You'll find a simple looking, inelegant, restaurant that you would probably just walk past if unaware of its celebrated kitchen. Indoors is equally unimpressive, with the kitchen the first thing you'll notice as you wait to be seated. The food is the real reason why you'll come here - unsophisticated, big portions of food that will satisfy the hungriest of visitors. We had mussels, as you should on a fist visit, and were thoroughly delighted. The fries are not exceptional, but with that amount of mussels you may not even need more than a handful of fries. Open everyday until late, I would definitely recommend Kombuis to anyone who is in Oostende. Mussels, fries and a drink will cost you around 25€.

Doesn't look like much from the outside, but they serve pretty good food inside. Staff are…read morefriendly, and the mussels were really good.

this restaurant is the perfect place for those who like steaks. as it is run by probably the best…read moreBelgian butcher. Hendrik Dierendonck. i was here this evening with my family. and had a nice steak dinner. as dessert i had a lemon tart with lemon sorbet ice. and maybe they forgot to put sugar in my ice because it was very bitter. other minor complains where that there are not alot of tables. and if you don't like sharing a table with people you never seen. this is not the place for you. and there are also no dishes for vegitarians. if you have no problem with those issues i named then this restaurant is deffinatly worth checking out. 4 out of 5 stars. it whould have been 5 if there where dishes for veggie guest to.

If you want to eat a nice meat in the prefect conditions, go to carcasses. The selectionis…read moreincredible and the service is perfect. The waiters know all the characteristics of the meat. The wine menu is short but the selection is precise and perfectly adapted to the meat.

We were passing through and hungry. Found the restaurant via Tripadvisor with great rating. And…read morethis was certainly deserved! Their dry aged meats look pricey, but that's the market. We had the "regular" grilled steak and boy, was it good! At 25EUR not cheap, but it was a big one. Paying extra for potato sides isn't usual either, but it didn't bother us. The steak was very tender and very tasteful. Rochefort sauce was awesome. And the housewine (red) was to die for! Oh, don't forget to order a plate of ham as apetizer. The small one is big enough for two and oh so good. Service is high average. I understand personal is not in it's top game on a Sunday at 21h. Interior feels small, but cosy. Nice atmosphere. Great humor as well! Would love to come back one day. To combine with a day at the seaside!