A little restaurant on the Oude Koornmarkt with good desserts. We arrived there after walking…read morethrough Antwerpen for hours looking for a nice place to have a piece of cake and some coffee. Unfortunately the owner was rude to us. He told us it was impossible to serve desert, we could only have dinner because "everyone in Antwerpen eats dinner between 18:00 and 20:00". When we told him we did not know that and were really in the mood for a piece of cake, he said "you should have done some research before leaving the house" We left the place but the owner relented and came after us. He gave us a table in the back and it turned out the restaurant was almost deserted. I had a macarone with chocolate mouse and raspberries, and my companion had the sachertorte. Both were good. Summing up: 3-4 stars for the food but only 1 star for customer service. On average a "meh" experience.

Been there a month ago. We wanted to have a cake and a drink but the owner was extremely rude. In…read moreother occasion tried their cheese cake that was ok.

From the owner: Japanse groene thee: sencha, matcha, bancha, hojicha.read more

This is a small, but great and magnificent place. Delicious drinks and even more delicious…read moredesserts. Don't skip this when you're in Antwerp.

My friends and I came here one afternoon for coffee and dessert after reading all the good reviews…read moreonline. We walked in to a completely empty place, with just the owners sitting at a table eating food. No greeting whatsoever, we decided to seat ourselves. We sat down and waited for the menus while the owners continued eating their food and talking quietly to each other while staring at us. After about five minutes it was clear they were not going to to serve us, so we left and they didn't even acknowledge us leaving at all. They didn't even say hello, offer us menus, or tell us they will be with us soon. I'm guessing because we were a mixed ethnicity group. This is not the first time I've experienced this kind of anti-immigrant behavior from Antwerp businesses. It's not even cozy in there, but rather very dark, old, and stale. Do yourself a favor and go to Popoff around the corner instead.

Like most restaurants in Antwerp, this place closes shop at 7 pm, but last call is really at 6:30…read morepm. I learned this about most European restaurants the hard way after attempting to dine here two nights in a row on a very, VERY rumbly stomach. And I was desperate to have my first waffle in Belgium. So, I finally got to try this place out the morning I left and it was a nice last sit-down meal to remember the city by. I got the Wafel Désiré de Lille--a fresh, toasty, warm light waffle topped with coffee ice cream, fresh whipped cream with hazelnuts, all topped with powdered sugar--the perfect basic delicacies you could ever ask for on a waffle. This was my breakfast but it was the best meal I had in days and I was so satisfied at the end. The perfectly warm temperature of the waffle and its toastiness is very memorable, and honestly the best waffle I've ever had--and I'm not even exaggerating, after spending 6 days in Belgium, snacking on waffles on the go. It was around €8-9, which is not bad, and you do get great quality. Service was average, but wasn't bad. The waiter was no-frills but helpful with recommendations in the area during those nights where I missed the cut-off.

This place came recommended by some people I talked to in the local area as a good place to get a…read morequality waffle. So far on my trip, I've had the chance to try waffles in Netherlands, but I really wanted to try an actual "Belgian" waffle. This cafe sits in the busy shopping area of Antwerp, bout 10-15 minutes walking distance from central station. When walking up I noticed the restaurant was really busy with people, which is a great sign. They have outside tables along with an inside dining area. Their menu features shakes, waffles, dutch pancakes, beignets, a few savory dishes and coffee drinks. I have no idea if they had a menu in English or not, I wasn't able to find one. My bad experience here started with service pretty much, the waitress here kind of rolled her eyes at me once she realized I didn't know any language except English (I'm sure my spanish was useless as well). After that encounter it was all downhill. I ordered their "Wafel desire de lille" thinking maybe this was their speciality waffle dish, cost about 8 euros and some change. The desire de lille was a liege waffle topped with ice cream, whipped cream and a dusting of nuts on top. Unfortunately I found the texture to be pretty bad, it wasn't crispy on top like it should have been and ended up being super soggy after the ice cream melted a bit. Taste wise it was just okay, I expected the ice cream to have a bit more flavor but it ended up being very bland. Very disappointed in both the waffle and the service here. My waitress made me feel like a total burden for some reason, even though she didn't really do much other than take my order which was just me pointing to an item on the menu. Someone else ended up bringing me my coffee and waffle. I understand the language barrier stuff, but I don't feel like that I should be treated like that. Anyways, the waffle wasn't good and service kinda sucked, not really a good time here. They also didn't have WiFi, the final nail in their 2 star review.

OK guys - please don't come after me with a pitchfork, but these were just standard tasting to me…read more I waited in a line on a weekend morning and was pretty excited to try this place because of the line and the great Google reviews. Don't be deterred by the long line, it actually moves pretty quickly because most folks have a list in hand already of what they want. I ordered: - chocolate croissant (the one with chocolate on the inside, and chocolate and almonds on the outside): was fine, just your usually chocolate croissant from a bakery. Definitely better than what you'd get from a market, but I was anticipating more buttery and flakely goodness coming through. - ham and cheese croissant (this seemed the most popular since there was only one left in the display case): they heated it up for me. Decent amount of cheese flavor coming through - love cheese in general though so that probably helped. Again, pretty good, but I wasn't blown away. - Tiramisu cup: oh boy, I was most excited to try this and was let down a bit. Not enough of that coffee flavor coming through, just tasted a hint of it in the layers. Pretty cup, but lacked that flavor. The place is still good, just wasn't blown away unfortunately.

They have a wide selection of breads, rolls, pasties, and other confections. You can grab and go or…read moresit down in the back. Both pastries that we tried were fresh and very tasty.

From the owner: Cupcakes, taarten, cheesecakes, macarons, cookies, tea en koffieread more