An amazing bar in a historical location, the ambiance is a perfect mix of modern, hip and…read morehistorical. Kudos to the mixologist who served me the best gin and tonic I've ever had!

A beautiful space, ruined by spoilt bratty teenagers…read more The Good: The bar is beautiful - huge main room with plush couches and gorgeous wooden beams, and a lovely wooden terrace outside overlooking a Koi pond. The Bad: Even by Waterloo standards (a town of spoilt rich kids), this place is really overly pretentious, with snobby spoilt brats in polos with turned-up collars getting drunk, while their fake-tan, surgically-enhanced mothers and their sugar daddies eat in the restaurant next door. Also, the music is far too loud, but the hysterical screeching of the brats is far worse. I'm unlikely to go back

A quaint, dare I say snug little Irish pub outside the town centre…read more In true Irish pub-style, and in contrast in other bars in Waterloo, the Snug is somewhere you can always strike up a conversation with strangers. People who go there are naturally friendly, and the confined spaces help too. There's also a decent-sized outdoor terrace where, once again, I keep finding myself chatting with someone new. Otherwise it's rather quaint, but unremarkable. Good pub food, nice traditional decor, and prices in line with Waterloo (ie. slightly more expensive than it should be). The main problem is that it lies far out of the town centre, so if you start your night where the rest of the nightlife is, it's a bit of a trek to get to. The one thing I do lament is that the staff aren't Irish. Don't get me wrong, I love the Belgians, but there's something very comforting about Irish staff in an Irish pub. And since Oscar's - in Waterloo town centre - does have lovely Irish staff, AND makes possibly the best burgers I've ever had in my life, I have little reason to ever go here.

From the owner: Bar/Club/Discothèque années 80read more

Just pretentious, the atmosphere quite posh à la waterlootoise!, Food acceptable nothing above…read moreaverage.

After a civil wedding in Brussels we were all invited for a lunch and reception in Knokke Out. The…read morelunch buffet was for about 40 people and I have to admit that for a buffet the food was excellent. Plenty of options and very good quality. I am usually not the biggest fan of buffets but was very impressed! Service was also impeccable! After the lunch we had a reception, this was for about 180 people and again the service was great and the canapés were of excellent quality. We were very lucky with the weather so it was great we could enjoy the sun! I would definitely recommend this venue for business or leisure parties/events. One tip: the sign on the highway from brussels is too close to the exit for the venue so about 70% of the guests missed the exit and had to make a detour to drive back to the right exit.

I've only ever been here once, with a couple of friends, to celebrate a job promotion. Since it was…read moresummer, they had closed the inside rooms and only left the patio open (except for the access to the restrooms). But the ambiance was really nice and chill. I had expected this to be a full-out club, with lots of dancing involved, but most people were eating and drinking, and listening to the live music (a really good cover mini-band). They have a pretty good selection of alcohols, especially liquors, including their own special mixes, which are really quite good (but unless you can really hold your alcohol, stay away from the blue drink for it can render many KO, especially if you've already "sampled" from a number of their other "poisons."). I haven't tried any of their food yet, but from what I could tell from the tables around us, it certainly looked appetizing. The place didn't start to really get packed till 11 pm/midnight, but nothing too rowdy (at least there were no fights that broke out, which is usually a pretty good sign). The decor is steampunk style, which I personally love, but not overly done (of course, since I didn't get to explore the inside rooms, I don't know if they laid it on thick there or not). The two things I didn't like were (1) the wooden floor that makes up the patio--the boards are not set one next to the other so that those who wear thin high-heels will most definitely get them stuck in there (I can tell it's a guy who designed this, like so many other things in Brussels), and (2) being outside, you're of course subjected to another population, this one much smaller than you are, but that still manages to annoy you: bug. Mosquitoes, check. Flies, check. Ants, check, check, check! (Especially if one of your friends has happened to spill his of the semi-sweet drink all over the place.) There is also a taxi service you can get there (to compensate for the fact that the club is somewhat out in the middle of nowhere), which is great if you've happened to have had a little bit too much to drink. The staff was pleasant, though perhaps a little overwhelmed when the crowds came in. But my friends and I definitely had a great time and will for sure come back here for another great occasion!

I can only review the terrace service as I've never been for dinner, but this is a beautiful place…read morefor an afternoon walk and drinks. The service can be a little slow, but it makes you relax and enjoy your time in the garden. It's not too crowded here and it's especially wonderful when the sun is out!