First came here in 2007. Let's just say I've been chasing the wonderful flavor of their "mosselen…read morefrieten" since then! Extremely generous portions, fresh mussels, very tasty white wine sauce (numerous other variations are offered), and perfectly cooked fries. They also offer lots of other seafood and meat dishes. We tried the vol-au-vent (chicken with cream sauce in puff pastry) and it was also yummy. Was glad to come back after 5 long years...the flavors were just as amazing, with friendly and prompt service to boot. Cash only!

Kombuis was recommended by friends who happily travel from Brussels all the way to Oostende to eat…read moremussels and fries there. You'll find a simple looking, inelegant, restaurant that you would probably just walk past if unaware of its celebrated kitchen. Indoors is equally unimpressive, with the kitchen the first thing you'll notice as you wait to be seated. The food is the real reason why you'll come here - unsophisticated, big portions of food that will satisfy the hungriest of visitors. We had mussels, as you should on a fist visit, and were thoroughly delighted. The fries are not exceptional, but with that amount of mussels you may not even need more than a handful of fries. Open everyday until late, I would definitely recommend Kombuis to anyone who is in Oostende. Mussels, fries and a drink will cost you around 25€.

Great seafood place. We tried to go to The CatCh first but was close and we were glad to find AFP…read moreopen instead. The food is so delicious. We had the shrimp and fish soup. Both well seasoned and delightful. Something that is of remembrance for a side trip to Oostende. The service was very kind. Highly recommend

This is the first restaurant we visited on our first day in Ostend. My sister in-law treated us…read morehere. So I tried mussels and fries. It was OK. My mother tried pasta and my nephews had fish and salad. Family time was great. Service was excellent. It's a bit pricey. I also expected that they would have a big fish market inside, but they had limited selection. It's a very nice place to visit.

This really is one of the finest restaurants in town! It is also mentioned in the "Guide Michelin",…read moreso I'm definitely not the only one who knows where to have an exquisite dinner. The menu changes every month (I've been here 2 times so far.....definitely returning) and offers tantalising suggestions. The 2 times I came, I took oysters (6) for starters: just opened, raw oysters with lemon and pepper.......divine!!!!!! For the main course, the first time I had chicken stuffed with witlof and croquettes, the second time pigeons in a tantalising porto sauce with pomme gratin. The ingredients are fresh from the market, the food is really excellent. Excellent service divine dishes and accompanying wines don't come cheap...around 100€ per person. For this price you get an evening in heaven!

Nice and friendly restaurant. We chooses the mussels and some house wine. The food is awsome and…read morethe design is really nice

Walking on the Albert I-Promenade is a wonderful thing to do and probably the towns biggest…read moreattraction. 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.

Had a very nice meal at this restaurant which overlooks the beach/ocean in Ostende, Belgium. My…read morewaiter was friendly and my service was good. I had some delicious oysters and then the rundsteak. And then a lovely Coup Dame Blanche for dessert. Would go back again in the future.

This is a FISH restaurant, but this category doesn't seem to exist among the British! The food is…read morevery fresh and prepared in the classic way: Dover soles lightly fried in butter, ray wings with brown butter and capers, fish soup with rouille, etc. The quality is good, but this is classic cooking with some Belgian idiosyncrasies (tomatoes with mayonnaise with the fish!). Do not expect any original touches. The wines are OK, and the service excellent. This is a small restaurant, and it is advised to make reservations otherwise you may find yourself waiting for a looong time!

We beat a retreat here during a viciously rainy day in Ostend, this being about as far along the…read morequay as we could take the biting wind and rain. As it turned out, this was a pretty good choice. Bistrot de la Mer is a traditional and good fish restaurant, set in a row of other similar restaurants, but reassuringly crowded. There are a number of set menus, from which we chose a great fish soup, served traditionally with rouille. The skate was simply gorgeous, and the weather encouraged us to loiter for pudding and coffee, watching those of a hardier disposition wandering along the quay.