We have visited a few times and found the food to be good, but the service? Meh. I've seen the same…read moreserver every time and he's always a bit hurried and gruff. But an experience last fall turned us off for good. I visited with my son (a student who also lives in Kortrijk) and we couldn't decide so we ordered 3 different entrees. The server (like many Belgians) thankfully spoke English well (better than I speak Dutch!) but he looked at us with a look that very clearly said "dumb foreigners" so I explained my son would take it back to his kot.
When he cleared our table after lunch, we unsurprisingly had a full entree remaining so I again stated it was for takeaway. (In most restaurants in Belgium, they box leftovers up for you vs bringing you the box to do yourself.) But he never returned with our takeaway, so when I paid I inquired about it. The server looked at me like I was insane and very loudly exclaimed, "You did not say you wanted it!" drawing the attention of everyone sitting in the small indoor space. Obviously it had been long enough that our food had been tossed and I wasn't going to give him a reaction that would add to his clear distaste for foreigners so I just smiled and replied, "Ah. You must not have heard me. Okay." and I left.
He could have pulled me aside and said, "I'm sorry, I didn't know you wanted it..." and he likely would have received the same response from me. However his immediate reaction was to blame and draw attention. Sad, actually, as we live literally 20 meters away and would have dined here often.
B O T T O M L I N E :
The food is good but we'll pass on the attitude.
