Walking on the Albert I-Promenade is a wonderful thing to do and probably the towns biggest attraction. And to sit down in one of the restaurants and cafés to watch the world go by is another thing to do. We chose this place here to do so based on good feedback online.
It boasts a premium location directly at the promenade with views of the beach. Great to watch the hustle and bustle on the promenade. Staff was really friendly, the wine good and affordable. We chose the 2-course set menu (you can choose between several items though). Had the curry shrimps and the small bouillabaisse for starters. Curry shrimp was surprisingly good, shrimp seemed fresh. The bouillabaisse was fine, not to thrilling and lacking some variety of fish. But for the price of course it was ok.
For the main we had the Steak Tartare and the "Moules" (mussels). Steak Tartare was decent and enjoyable. But the moules were quite disappointing. Didn't really have the freshness we got used to in the weeks in France we've spent before coming to Belgium. Maybe we've been spoiled there, but the mussels here didn't hold up at all.
Some items were quite good, some a bit disappointing. It was a set-menu, but as such not really cheap too. That's would be ok though, it's got a prime location this place. I'm willing to pay for that. But just to judge the food: I won't come back. For a drink? Probably so. read more