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Amazing appetizers, bread and butter! Michelin rated....

Couvert Couvert, tenu par deux alsaciens Laurent et Vincent Folmer, pâtissiers de formation sont installés depuis quelques années en Belgique. Solides formation pour les deux notamment chez Marc Meneau, Fauchon, pâtissiers mais devenus aussi les chefs de cet ancien hangar à légumes transformé et fraîchement rénové en une salle de restaurant minimaliste (très belles chaises japonaises en hêtre clair) mais très chaleureuse. Le temps permet que nous déjeunions en terrasse face à la prairie pour un repas léger et équilibré. Le maître mot, choisir le meilleur produit qui ne sera pas forcément le produit du producteur le plus proche du restaurant, produit qui sera accompagné d’une belle sélection de vins à la carte. Quelques amuses bouches pour commencer tranquillement avec un verre de champagne Fallet-Prévostat blanc de blanc extra brut, à signaler cette parfaite émulsion de pommes de terre à l’anguille fumée qui est définitivement mon produit belge préféré. Tartelette seiche et choux-fleurs, tartine anchois et radis. Le pain maison est juste parfait : pain aux algues, pains aux olives noirs aussi doux qu’une brioche, pains aux grains, belle huile d’olive pour tremper son morceau de pain. Nous avons choisi le menu à 40 euros (entrée plat dessert) histoire de se réserver pour La Pastorale où nous devions dîner le soir.
 En entrée, maquereaux, betteraves, vinaigre figues et cassis, très esthétiques. En revanche, les saveurs sont assez neutres et on aurait pu attendre plus de percussion avec une telle vinaigrette. L’autre entrée, choisie par les allergiques aux maquereaux était un montage de tomates, de crevettes au basilic qui manquait aussi de percussion. Avec les entrées nous avons bu un Riesling Fronholz 2006, vin bio au nez d'agrume citronné très minéral. Plat unique pour tous : un cabillaud cuit à la perfection qui s’effeuille gentiment avec des poireaux, des champignons, des noisettes et un jus léger au vin jaune. Quelques feuilles de verveine citronnelle frites viennent nuancer le plat. Le jus manque de concentration ce qui est dommage car il aurait pu être une révélation avec un poisson. Avec le poisson, un magnifique Saint-Joseph Blanc Le Lombard de chez Cuilleron, un vin magnifique. Les frères se révèlent avec les plats sucrés qui sont leur domaine de prédilection. Le dessert est parfait pour la saison : un pain de Gênes sur une compote de prunes servie avec une glace aux épices parfaitement équilibrée. Très très bon. Tout comme les mignardises : madeleines aux kumquats confits, mousse de chocolat au caramel salé et une excellente crème au citron et à la rose parfaite même pour moi qui n’aime pas cette saveur en cuisine. Nous avons passé chez Couvert Couvert, un excellent moment de quiétude, alanguis par les 27°C degrés ce premier jour d’octobre, à discuter tranquillement avec Laurent ou Vincent (?), de ce plaisir de se retrouver au restaurant en Belgique, de cette audace que peuvent avoir les chefs, enthousiastes à l’idée de bousculer la cuisine sans attache ou forte tradition comme nous pouvons en avoir en France. C’est tellement agréable de pouvoir discuter avec un chef disponible et ouvert sur la cuisine de ses voisins comme Sang Hoon Degeimbre, Bart de Porteer ou Kobe Desramault plus à l’Ouest. Bref, ne faites pas l’impasse sur ce restaurant dans la région de Bruxelles....

Cuisine raffinée et inventive Carte des vins impressionnante et variée pour des prix corrects compte tenu de leurs qualités Le menu dégustation qui reprend quasi l'entiereté de la carte. Belle façon de se faire une idée pour une première fois....

cuisine contemporaine, légère et équilibrée mais qui manquait un poil de peps le jour de notre déjeuner....

Le cadre, pas assez cosy et "cheap" dans sa finition Service un peu absent lors de notre passage...

An amazing restaurant in a great setting. This restaurant has been rated as best top restaurant summer terrace by Gault Millau in Belgium. And indeed we can confirm the atmosphere is just great. We had the chance to visit this restaurant during the Diningcity "restaurantweek" at a reduced menu price. The tasting menu was just great! Very nice starter, Carpaccio of Langoestines. All dishes were of top quality. Service very professional. For sure a place to come back and to watch in the future....

Be_Gusto Event was absolutely great. Our visit during the restaurantweek in December with the special menu and great atmosphere. We started with a tartare of langoestines and flan of lobster. The cabillaud with girolles and smoked foie gras was absolutely delicious. As a main course the pheasant with chestnut, jerusalem artichokes and celeriac. All this followed by a delicious chocolate parfait with nougat ice cream. Also the wine arrangement was very good...

Explanation with the bill about their splits in revenues....

Nice decoration, ideal for a romantic dinner for 2. Very nice cuisine made by Johan, can be surprising. Julie leads the restaurant service very well, good wine advise....

Very young chef with big potential. Located in the countryside about 20 minutes east from Antwerp. the interior was nice but for me too classic and not reflecting the young owners. We took the fix lenu and the starter was excellent with lobster, eel and celeriac. A bit truffeloil but not too much. The currysoup with broccoli was absolutely too spicy and killed all wine flavours. A bit too much in a gastronomic menu is my opinion as the taste stayed for hours. As a main course the veal was excellent again with correct cuisson. Also the citrus dessert was taste wise good. It only took far too long and we could only leave at 11.30PM. e had an excellent white portugese wine, donna Maria, amantis...

We prefer to choose one good bottle of wine instead of the wine selection that goes with the menu....

Timing, very young team in service. I missed an experience maitre....

The restaurant got very good feed back from various friends so it was about the time to finally visit them. We were a little unlucky that more than halve of the restaurant was used for a family dinner. Service wise off course this was noticed. We were nicely welcomed and the cold starter was excellent, agnus beef carpaccio with langoestines tartare, sorbet of mustard and quail egg. The sole with hot lettuce and champagne sabayon was also surprising and very tasty. Main course of beef tournedos, with potato gratin was a little to basic. Instead of dessert we were lucky having chosen the cheese chariot! Superb....

Service was slow, little lack of professionalism. We could only leave after midnight due to a slow service. Being informed this is not typical for them....

Be-Gusto Event February. Finally the day was there to experience this young chef's delights. He has been honoured by Gault Millau as young chef of the year and I admit he deserves a good quote. The restaurant is very small, around 24 covers only. The kitchen looked also very small which makes his food achievements even more honouring. He works with a fix menu to choose the 4, 5 or 6 course. The sommelier/maitre, young talent, not too much show but excellent in his way. explanations were great and the sugested wines by the glass every course were such an experience. Only for this we will be back. Also 6€ per glass is reasonably priced. We started after fine amuses with a combination of smoked eel, chicory, wheat and white beer. The combination with an Hungarian Riesling wine was excellent. Followed by skrei with romanesco cauliflower, coquilles, ostend prawn. nice dish but maybe sme more coquilles st jaques. As a main course the slow cooked young pig was excellent of taste and nicely combined with sorrel and sauerkraut. I am not a pinot noir lover but this one, Bautsta 2009, was very good. A dessert of cocos and the homemade chocolates with the coffee. Congratulations for this young team and thanks for making our Be-Gusto event again a success....

Very professional service, all quite young personnel that fits very well with the atmosphere they want to create in the restaurant. Interior is modern style with warm colours and ancient details of the former labour house in the beautiful city center of Leuven. High level of sophisticated cuisine, lots and lots of energy is put in the way of dressing the plate as well as producing a variety of flavours. The 'not every day' wines served were not only very good, they lifted all the dishes to an even higher level....

Due to the efforts put in the way of creating nice dishes, the chef should not forget to get decent portions on the plate as well. Not that you get out with a hungry feeling, but the size of portions could be a bit larger. The restaurant is very small, though 2 tables were left empty and walk-by guests were refused. It is hard to believe that 4 more persons would really make that big difference in stress and quality fot both kitchen and service. On the contrary a young recent restaurant should not forget about it's economical and financial goals ... it was a bit odd....

very special location - great food - also good to visit with many people! This restaurant is also housed in the authentic 15th century cellars that initially were used by merchants as a storage place during the two major annual fairs of Antwerp. The medieval set-up of this restaurant is unique in Antwerp and is reproduced in a life-like way. In the restaurant of Breughellian days, you eat with a spoon and your hands. Obviously, you drink from a mug. Wine, beer and water are served out of jugs. The dishes will be prepared from a medieval recipe and the menu will take you back to the days of yore. The romantic candlelight goes with the soft renaissance dance music in the background, the same period from which the building dates. The costumes of the waiters and the decoration seem to have been taken directly from a painting of Breughel....

Un minuscule eetcafe à la décoration attrayante (les tables de machines à coudre Singer, toujours aussi efficaces), au service sympathique et à la carte rafraichissante. Bon petit choix de vins au verre. Un joli hors d'oeuvre est offert pour bien débuter le repas....

Le verre d'eau n'est apparemment pas disponible... Le frites manquaient de fraîcheur et de croquant....

Une sympathique brasserie au coeur de Louvain, où les bières maison (de bonne facture, mais peu de choix) cotoyent les grandes marques du pays. Pas exceptionnel au niveau gastronomique, mais une bonne expérience dans l'ensemble, grâce à un service agréable, parfaitement anglophone et attentif aux allergies. Avec ses différentes salles réparties sur plusieurs niveaux et recoins, le Domus offre un grand nombre de places tout en restant convivial....

Le choix de plats est assez limité, beaucoup de snacks et peu d'options roboratives (ce qui correspond au fond au modèle du eetcafe flamand, n'empêche que). Service un peu débordé, quelques erreurs de commande....

Nice atmosphere Professional maitre We enjoyed a good wine (New Zealand) Good selection of fine appetizers...

We had the fish menu @ 80 EUR pp, which was in the end, a bit overpiced. Grilled oysters with leek: very nice dish but 4 large oysters was a bit too much, 2 would have suited as well Langoustines and roasted pig: nice but too much Sorbet of champagne: very tasty Main dish lobster and riz de veau, pasta: way too uch and too heavy, the lobster was overcooked (a shame ...) Creme brulee was very nice as dessert Mignardises: ok nothing special...