Excellent pub: I am pretty confident that this is the best Irish pub in Aalst (even though I know…read moreof no others), nicely decorated with all the necessary pub trappings. It is managed by true Irishmen who serve Guinness as it should and make good Irish pub food that can compete with any Belgian-French brasserie. Great, succulent steaks, and their Shepherd's Pie is grand. Sláinte!

Stopped here for a quick coffee in the morning. They don't serve food in the morning so coffee stop…read moreonly. Will be back in the evening for their beer

This was a teeny bar in a busy square, and while it has a cool history of being the smallest bar,…read morethere isn't much here. We stopped by in the morning for coffee and sat outside on their patio. The coffee was good, though they do not serve food so we ended up leaving after we finished our coffees to find another place nearby to grab a pastry.

This is my home away from home…read more O'Pub and it's staff can be considered the heart of the Mons expat community. It's comfortable. It has good beers. I could not recommend a better place for a drink on a typical Belgian rainy day.

Really the only place in town to go and catch a Premiership game. They call it an Irish pub but it…read moreis the most un-Irish pub that I have ever been to and I have been to many. Saying that, It is nice, comfortable and there are some decent beers on offer. They tend to keep it very dark though for some reason. I also heard that it gets pretty crazy later in the night and there have been the occasional fights. Nice during the day and early evening hours but I wouldn't go there when all the drunks are out!

Middelburg's living room. Open 7 days a week from 11am to 2am. Laid back, indie bar for all ages…read moreduring the week. A bit louder, busier, younger, less indie and more dance and even some Dutch party music on friday and saturday nights. And one of the few places in town where sunday afternoons and sunday nights can actually be pretty good. Seventy-Seven (just call it 'Sev' if you want to blend in) is where Middelburgers learn to drink, fall in love, celebrate the birth of their children, come to to find old friends on christmas eve (even if they left the city decades ago), catch their elderly parents getting drunk and eventually catch their own kids having their first beers. One of the oldest bars in town: people have been drinking here on this spot since at least the 1780s. The original building was destroyed in a fire in the 1890s. The present-day building dates from around that time and survived Word War II. It's current decor is from around 1970 when the original De Koophandel (The Commerce) was renamed Seventy-Seven. Probably one of the ugliest and most worn out of all Middelburg bars, which adds to the charm. Other features: regular drum 'n bass nights, not so regular live music, huge terrace out front from april till october. The selection of beers (about 5 on draught, 10 on bottle) could be better. But the atmosphere is always good and you can get crisps, peanuts (free!) and all sorts of toasties around the clock.

Good place. Food is good and it looks nice inside. This bar sits on the corner and has a small…read morepatio also for summer drinking. Beer is just the Belgium beers, but they are good. Food seemed fresh and had good taste.

My husband and I are visiting from the states. We are big Yelp users and saw this place had strong…read morereviews. While still a bit hesitant, we decided to go for it. We are so glad we did. The food was fantastic. I got the goat cheese salad and added chicken. He had the cod. The cod was especially excellent.

We stopped in for the fotball match. Sat at the bar near the tv. Ordered some drinks while we…read morewaited for it to start. Ordered a cheese plate as well. While we were waiting we walked around. This place is huge. It is very nice inside. Staff were very busy but did a nice job keeping up. Prices were pretty standard for the area. We had a great time and people were nice. I wouldn't say the locals sitting next to us went out of their way to be cordial which is odd for us. Typically people strike up a conversation with us. We tried but it was a no go. I think they were angry we were sitting in "their" seats. LOL. Too bad friend, get there early or have the reserves sign in place earlier. Definitely recommend you stop by.

Nice hidden gem, with an easy going vibe. The woman running our lodging recommended it, so we…read morestopped in the afternoon, sitting on the courtyard and enjoying the beer. We came back after dinner for the free jazz, which started at 9 that night. We got there around 8:30 so that we could get a seat inside. The tables are very close together, as they must like to pack them in for the performances. They have more chairs stacked in the corner, though there was no more space to put people in those chairs. You have to go to the bar for service when there is a performance, which becomes problematic as it gets more crowded. There is a sign that requests silence during performances, though there were several who were chatting quietly throughout. There's a nice little courtyard for the smokers, which is covered in the evenings. They have a few snacks, but it's all about the beer and drinks.

A random surprise lines down a line way... When we visited during the day it seemed to attract a…read moreyounger student type of crowd however let that not distract, it's a really cool bar with a easy going vibe to it and the blend of music was understated though added some good vibes to this place. Enjoyed this little secret bar and wish I'd had the chance to pop back when they had live music playing which they appear to promote pretty well. They could do with advertising more or having a better presence on the Main Street to attract those travelling through