12. May 2012: Restaurant Mr. Falafel

May 18th, 2012

Great food at extremly great prices? Mr. Falafel is definitely the absolutely right place to go if you are hungry, want something tasty and are not ready to pay much. A freshly made falafel costs EUR 4.00. But with that not only a falafel comes but also a large buffet of vegetables and sauces you can help yourself with – and you get free refill from the buffet. Unfortunately, I did not take a picture but I can assure you it looks tasty, gets refilled regularly and is just great.

The guy behind the counter understood our order and deliverd correctly – he was friendly but did not speak much. The place is very simple and does not really have a charming side but because you usually take a falafel to go that is pretty okay.

All in all, I must say, I would absolutely go again to Mr. Falafel to grab another one. So tasty, so yummy and almost for free. Absolutely great!

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Mr. Falafel

Boulevard Maurice Lemonnier 53 / Lemonnierlaan 53

1000 Brussels (BE)

Cell: +32 49 33 46 412

12. May 2012: Celtica Bar

May 17th, 2012

The Celtica Bar is very appealing for one reason – a beer costs only EUR 1.00. Other than that it is a pretty run-down place. It is very dark, very crowded, you can find quite some weird humans in there too (who sit there alone and just drink beer after beer but do not even look alcoholic). The worst is that it is so dark inside that you bearly get to see anything.

As I said – amazing beer prices (basically everything is cheap, not only beer) and it has a very dark and run down atmosphere which can be good for certain occassions but generally speaking it is not a place I would go again (besides for the beer).

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Celtica Bar

Rue du Marché 55 / Kiekenmarkt 55

1000 Brussels (BE)

Tel.: +32 25 12 22 69

Fax: +32 25 13 33 08

E-Mail: George.Celtica@CelticPubs.com

Homepage: http://www.celticpubs.com

12. May 2012: Restaurant L’Achepot / L’HPO

May 17th, 2012

The Restaurant L’Achepot / L’HPO apparently is one of the good places in Brussels. The lunch started pleasantly with a little surprise from the kitchen – a pea soup. It was quite thick and tasty.

As a starter we shared “meatballs in a light tomato sauce with French Fries” (EUR 14.00). The meatballs were pretty big but they were quite good with the tomato sauce as that was somehow pretty rich.

And as well the French Fries were pretty tasty.

As a main course I had the “beef tatar the classical way with French Fries and a small salad” (EUR 16.00 or around that). Well, I must say I prefer the beef tatar the “non-classical way” because the classical way is apparently very largely cut meat – not necessarily not tasty but the meat was not fine enough so I ended up having strings in my mouth – not what you really want. As we had French fries to the starter I can say that those were good – but the ones which came with the main course were pretty disappointing – somehow as if they have been taken from the frying oil too early.

The Restaurant L’Achepot/L’HPO seemed pretty nice inside (just looked through the window) and the outside is also okay. The tables are simple but somehow it fits the easy-going atmosphere in that area.

The waitresses were friendly and helpful, the service was good, not outstanding, room for improvement, but generally good. Overall, one can definitely go and eat at the Restaurant L’Achepot/L’HPO – safe address for a sound meal.

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Restaurant L’Achepot / L’HPO

Place Sainte-Catherine 1 / Sint-Katelijneplein 1

1000 Brussels (BE)

Tel.: +32 25 11 62 21