Rijsel

Got lucky with a same evening reservation and had a wonderful experience. Service was superb. The entire staff was friendly and attentive. The smoked eel appetizer was fantastic. We got the beef, a spring chicken and the ‘nage’ which was a fish dish. All were outstanding. I’d go back in a heart beat.

Oh my god: the food was just absolutely amazing. By arrival the owner does greet you, and that makes for a great personal touch. The restaurant is in old (huishoud) school. The part it is in was actually where the cooking classes used to take part!
You get appetizers when you arrive and bottles of tap water are constantly refilled which makes for such an great customerservice experience!
Please order the bouillabaisse, it’s very rich and uberyummy!

From the food and the service to the ambiance and, my god, those desserts (!), this restaurant scores 5 stars in my book!
The prix fix dinner menu at 33E is a totally steal considering the portions, quality and overall refined execution of these French country classics with a slight Dutch twist.
My elegant, balanced soup starter and my roasted baby hen served with country style roasted potatoes and a bib salad was the kind of double-​dose of comfort that you wish you could cozy up to every night once the evenings start to cool off and the winter chill sets in. But the real zinger of the meal was my café gourmand, a marvelous medley of sweets (a butter sablé, a mini chocolate noisette cake, a praline chocolate, a drunken apricot floating in bed of chantilly and the most impeccable, creamy, canelé that has ever graced my lips) served with a coffee or tea. Just the perfect end to an exceptional meal.
The staff is professional and sweet and the owner a total darling. Not a false note anywhere to be found (though if it were my restaurant, I’d dim the lights just a smidgen to create a slightly more romantic feel…)

Fantastic food and unparalleled organic wine list. Be sure to book a month or two in advance because this place is popular (yet not so expensive).