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2007-12-30
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Was quite packed when we arrived at 8 pm. Since I didn't reserve beforehand we sat at the bar which was OK, it was wide so there was plenty of room for plates of food, and there was enough distance between us and the barmen to avoid "you stare at my eyes and I stare at yours" situations.Got a bottle of the Belle-vue cherry flovoured, beer, $45 on draught. Not too bad, just a hint of cherry and quite tangy. A's first beer was a dark trappist one called Achel, nothing to write home about, and his
Got a bottle of the Belle-vue cherry flovoured, beer, $45 on draught. Not too bad, just a hint of cherry and quite tangy. A's first beer was a dark trappist one called Achel, nothing to write home about, and his second was a Kwak which was refreshing and quite fruity, and was served in figure of 8 shape glass on a wooden stand, a bit like chemistry class lol.
A wanted to come here for the mussels as he wants me to taste real Dutch ones, but the big disappointment was they were from Australia and were not the smaller blue black shell variety that hail from Holland. The manager confirmed our suspicion that it's cheaper for them to import from Oz. We had them the Mariniere way - cooked in a simple light consumme, and was quite an authentic method apparently according to A.
For mains (around $200 a pop) we had the roast duck and beef stew. The skin of the duck was crisp and not greasy, the sauce (a red cabbage one) was light and went well with the heavier meat of the duck, and the dish came with half a dozen dumplings. The stew (cooked in beer) had too strong a beer smell plus the meat was overcooked, so it could have been any kind of meat for all we knew. There was plenty of gravy though. Portion sizes were average.
Best thing of the evening was the piping hot fries (frites) that came with the mussels, and the specially-made mayonaise which had a creamy texture but was very light. At least the fries lived up to the name of the place! It's probably better to come just for the beer - there's one with a chocolatey taste that I will try next time.
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