A great place for excellent quality, creative and healthier fare than merely meat and potatoes…read more The restaurant is brought contemporary, casual and nicely designed. It always seems to be busy, and with many locals. The salads look amazing and the ingredients well thought out. I had a chili sin carne which was as it sounds, with everything tidily arranged in groups. The guacamole is house made and amazing. So smooth. I thoroughly enjoyed all of it. Although they were quite crowded the staff and servers had a handle on it, and still kept a smile. I had a light beer that was quite refreshing with the dish, and a side order of the sourdough bread that was equally delicious. A very nice alternative to typical traditional Belgian fare.

Healthy meets delicious. Must be farm to table-- quiche full of fresh vegetables, crust melts in…read moreyour mouth. Salad with homemade dressing, peas, pepinos, heirloom tomatoes. Boon also makes their own lemonade with an elevated finish. Very comfortable and relaxing-- best place to enjoy a great meal. Coming back for sure

Not knowing what to expect, we came here for dinner on the advice of a local…read more You would easily walk past this place given the original facade, however the hum from within will make you look. This is a true locals place... Waitstaff are very welcoming and speak Dutch, French, and English from what I could pick up. Food was amazing! We had toasted bread with two different tapenades, tapas style potatoes with a delicious dipping sauce for starters. Angus steak with fresh pesto, some sort of croquettes, and a delicious mix of pan roasted shallots, baby cabbage, and cherry tomatoes. My wife had a Thai beef salad with pomegranate and mint...all delicious! This place has an extensive drinks list, and the person who served us was happy to suggest a couple of beers from the region. We would definitely come again!

Himalayan Mussels- Might be the best mussels I've ever had and is one of the overall highlights of…read moremy 3 week trip in Europe. I would've loved to have a mug of this broth to take with me to the Christmas Market as a nice warm drink. It was incredibly flavorful, the mussels were cooked to perfection, and the frites were crispy and fresh tasting. I'm so glad we stopped in.

Wow! Found this on a fluke, and it was worth it. We had a great waiter who was patient with these…read moretourists. We are on the back patio that was so lovely and peaceful. The mussels in wine and garlic were some of the best I've ever had and easily more than three dozen. The ham and cheese omelette was delicious ious according to my wife and one other person ordered the special burger and it was not only appealing, but had an amazing taste as well. And the the beer list was a nice combination of both domestic and even local beers.

I only ate at Cucumbertime once, but since it remains unreviewed on Yelp, I'm going to give it a…read morebump. As heads up, there are quite a few reviews on Happy Cow about this place that can offer more insight. Komkommertijd has a nice set up for a buffet-style place, instead a little courtyard that feels very natural and peaceful. After marching all over Ghent for the day and searching for a magic unicorn of a restaurant that served both waterzooi and good vegetarian/vegan options - FYI, that didn't exist in 2009 and maybe still doesn't, we parted ways with our waterzooi-seeking companion and returned to this vegan AYCE buffet. There was a selection of soups, app, and mains that satisfied me, including some curry and lentil dishes I liked. At 12.50 euros it was steep with the conversion rate at the time but worth it for this famished herbivore. We were there during the second ever week of Donderdag - Veggiedag, which is something that's been in my profile photos since I joined Yelp (pause while you look through my photos). http://www.donderdagveggiedag.be/ What's a Veggiedag or veggie day? It's like a Meatless Monday, but the City of Ghent officially declared Thursday to be veggie day in 2009 and sponsored some great promotions to encourage schools and businesses to adopt healthier and environmentally-friendly eating habits. We thought this was so excellent and very progressive, so we made a weekend trip from NL, just to explore the veg offerings. Sadly there was no big Veggie Pride Parade with dancing broccoli on Veggie Dag (they should mandate that part of the weekly event) but I did fill the hole in my artichoke heart left by the lack of visible celebration. Whether it's Thursday - Veggie Day or not, you should check out Cucumbertime and enjoy a healthy, tasty lunch or dinner meal. Hey, maybe they have a vegan waterzooi now too?

I had no idea how much I needed a meal at Komkommertijd. My first time to Europe and I realized my…read morediet consisted mostly of bread, meat, and cheese until that point. Getting my fill of veggies here balanced me out. The buffet costs 13.50 for lunch and 16.00 for evenings and weekends. A little pricey, but come hungry and you won't regret it. I filled three plates full of cold noodle salad, cauliflower and spinach gratin, roasted potatoes and veggies, rice, marinated chickpeas, and an apple cake made with almonds and rum to finish it off. We were there for about an hour and were able to pace ourselves and get our fill. I noticed that others who arrived before us stayed even longer. It's a good strategy.

We stopped by for a quick breakfast before wandering around Ghent. This place was open before a lot…read moreof other surrounding spots and had a good variety of food. It was tough to choose from their big bakery display case. The inside has a good amount seating as well as the outside. I thought the prices are reasonable and what we had was pretty good!

Such a cute café to go for lunch. The staff are lovely and the food is very good as well. I ordered…read morethe Courgette and Ricotta quiche which was very good and it comes with a salad. And my mom got the Burrata Heritage(?) salad which was even better!! For drinks we got the lemon and mint lemonades which were a solid 12/10! Lovely place would definitely recommend

OMG - we loved this place. It looks like a place you might pass by but the food is outstanding…read more!!!!! Wow !!! So fantastic ! And the man that made the food was great as well. I will be back !!!! Also - the cheese balls are gluten free.

This place is so cute!! the staff has such a positive and welcoming energy and their sandwiches are…read moreincredible. you can't go wrong, all of us loved every one we got. (i got the gouda) definitely go here!

Fries are one of my major weakness. In fact, it was my only food source for lunch in high school. I…read moreliterally had fries every.single.day. I managed to remain thin though. Go figure. Anyhoo, I love just about anything that is fried. So of course, De Frietketel is right up my alley. We managed to stop by twice during our stay in Gent. It's fast food and it's cheap. Enough said. The fries are delish and the portion is huge. We also had Bitterballen, Bicky Burger & Bicky Rib. All were good. We stood in a fairly long line once. You order, get a number and pick up your food when called. The folks here are friendly and helpful. The place gets full with college kids. Cheap eats! Seating can be hard to get, but we never had a problem. Don't come in expecting gourmet and you won't be disappointed.

We were in Ghent for a day tour. My husband and I are strict vegetarians, which is fun in a country…read morelike Belgium where it's not all that common. In addition to that, we don't eat onions, garlic, leeks, or chives (it makes it that much more fun). I did my research and found out that Ghent was supposedly the most vegetarian-friendly city in Belgium so I made a list (not long at all) and this place made it. Then I found out that they would be stopping in our next city for lunch so when we were let out to roam, we walked the 16 minutes from our starting point to get sustenance before our meet up time. It's fairly easy to find with a GPS and we got to see some of the back roads. Thankfully, they had recently opened and though I would have preferred to dine in, we needed to hoof it back to the group so we asked for the items to be bagged. Their menu is clearly posted on the wall. There were two guys working and the guy taking our order knew English (thank you). After explaining our restrictions and confirming that their fries are vegetarian (YES), we ended up ordering the walnut burger (he said it was their popular item) and their broccoli burger with veganaise (it's extra) along with an order of large fries, which he said would be more than enough to share. The patties were deep fried and placed in these white buns along with lettuce and tomatoes and very generous dollops of mayo (I guess I can't really complain about paying for the condiments then). They each got their styrofoam container and were very well sized. I watched him grab a paper container only slightly bigger than my hand, fill it with fries, place it on some food grade paper, then he topped it off... until you couldn't see the paper container anymore. In went a good almost 1/3 cup container of mayo and the entire thing was wrapped in paper before he tore a small hole at the top to let out some steam. I had a couple of fries fresh from the fryer on the way back. They are unsalted and were quite good. With the mayo, it added something extra and perhaps more vessel clogging properties to my bill of "health". When we got close to the meeting place, we sat down and wolfed down our burgers. They were good and quite filling. There was a huge walnut in my patty that hadn't processed completely and it was delicious - not all too seasoned but still good. I would have liked to add pickles next time for extra acidity. Hubby's broccoli patty was well seasoned and I didn't see much green from broccoli but I saw something that might have been carrots. It was good as well and could do without added acidity. Turns out mine was made in-house but his wasn't. In the end, I'm glad I finally got a taste of (vegetarian) Belgian fries as well as something of good nutritional value for lunch. I'm also very thankful to this place for giving us edible choices (just because something's vegetarian still doesn't mean we can eat it). It's also reasonably priced! Yay!

Amazing food best apitazers and it's just amazing everyone…read morewas nice the service was amazing

Good and cheap thai in the middle of Ghent,…read more Make sure to call in advance for a booking, since it's often packed with people. When you decided what you want, you go and fill a plate with vegetables, don't be ashamed to fill your plate to the max capacity, these vegetables are afterwards being used to cook your meal with. Delicous and cheap!